Rough Mixes (2007)
10 tracks by Robert James
I tried doing the RPM challenge in 2007 but was delayed for a couple of months. These are rough mixes of mostly finished songs recorded at that time.
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Four Walls
"Four Walls" is the oldest song of the bunch. It was written early in 1992. I had been working with a drummer friend of mine for a while during the Fall 1991 semester. We'd get together once every few weeks... (more)
Thursday
Written during Spring Break 2001. Can you guess which day it comes from? The lyric is about how I was on day 4 and had already run out of ideas. Kinda typical.
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Stupid Punk Song #1
"Stupid Punk Song" is... well... stupid. I woke up one morning and the entire song, lyrics and all, was stuck in my head. I let it rattle around for a few days before putting it down on my new 8-track. I played... (more)
Blink Your Eye
Early Prime Meridian song, also known as "Mega Closer" as we used to stretch out the ending in huge Rock fashion.
Something New
Originally written in my bedroom in 1992 or so. Later rewritten and played by Prime Meridian from 1998-2000. It was basically forgotten about until I found it on a tape in 2004 and brought it out for Break Even.
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A Matter of Time
Written while working at Northeast Broadcasting School. Started out as a piano/bass/drums groove and sort of evolved into this forgettable number. The lyrics took about 4 seconds to write.
Photograph
Written during a spring break writing experiment in 1999. Write one song a day. I did it pretty easily. This is about a photo of my grandmother that I saw at her wake in 1998.
The Sun
Written at Northeast Broadcasting School as an experiment in replacing recorded sounds with samples. It was played pretty much as is by Prime Meridian in about '99 or '00 or so. It was heavily reworked and... (more)
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Vanishing Point
"Vanishing Point" was an attempt to force myself to write a full song. I had been playing in Break Even for about a year and found myself completely unable to write music. I had just set up a nice little 8... (more)
Mall Rat Blues
"Mall Rat Blues" was written by Prime Meridian in 1997. It was the 2nd song we wrote. It was also the first song we dropped. I don't think we ever played it live. It's stupid and boring, but I have never been... (more)
