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A song I've had stored in my head for quite awhile, though never committed to tape (erm... binary code) - probably because I thought it was a bit simple and even trite. Having to come up with an album's worth of material in a month cured me of…
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Circuit Tree said

thanks for submitting your tracks to The New Spin. I love 'em. I'll play one tonight. Anything I should say about you?

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A deceptively forceful song dealing with the death of my sister.
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Rob and Laura said

That is one damn good album. Can't believe it's the work of one month.

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A song that really crept out of nowhere and one that I don't entirely understand its meaning. Some things in the song I can pinpoint the origin, but some I haven't a clue. I'm really happy with the way it turned out - semi-ok vocal and all.
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Rob and Laura said

Another wonderful song. Amazing lyrics, great narrative. Love the subway sound at the end.

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Another song held over from my band days. Again, an attempted homage to the Velvets, but perhaps a little too shiny. I still plan to replace the cheesy 'solo' synth with glockenspiel somewhere down the line.
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Rob and Laura said

The beginning guitar and singing evokes a modern Velvet Underground in a unique way. Love it. (addendum: I honestly wrote that before clicking over to your notes about this song, and now I'm cracking up. Well done.)

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A song I wrote and recorded in one day (the day before the RPM Challenge ended, actually). I really stretched my abilities as a picker here (duff notes and all), but I shamefully admit I really like this song. A reminder to me of the strength…
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Rob and Laura said

Beautiful opening guitar layers, wonderful picking. I love these lyrics, bleeding in the snow=nice. The title is quite nice as well. Ha, we're kin: you sing "I'll fly away", I sing "I'll sail away." Oops. :)

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A song I've had stored in my head for quite awhile, though never committed to tape (erm... binary code) - probably because I thought it was a bit simple and even trite. Having to come up with an album's worth of material in a month cured me of…
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Rob and Laura said

Another beautiful song. The ethereal guitar is so great, and then...amazing change. Oh man.

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This song has been hobbling around half-written in my psyche for eons, and it took the RPM Challenge to finally finish it! Like many of my generation, my first peek into the world of women (and what they looked like under their clothes) was National…
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Rob and Laura said

Absolutely perfect. I love your sound here so much. (I hope you don't mind if I download your album: I'm pretty sure it'll be in constant rotation for a while.)

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An exercise in configuring sonic spaces - it was only later that I realized the scathing lyrics were self-directed.
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The 16 Points said

Ooh, another one! I'm enjoying all your tracks, but the J&MC style ones are sticking with me tonight. BTW, great job recording and mixing these - that's a skill I still haven't mastered (no pun intended)

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A blatant attempt at exploiting the deep well of The Jesus and Mary Chain/Pixies/Raveonettes/House of Love. A lovingly loud, shiny and guitar-laden paean to those great bands.
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The 16 Points said

Very nice J&MC/Raveonettes feel on this. I'm really enjoying this.

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A song I wrote and recorded in one day (the day before the RPM Challenge ended, actually). I really stretched my abilities as a picker here (duff notes and all), but I shamefully admit I really like this song. A reminder to me of the strength…
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kirklynch said

Really nice song- I can see why you like it

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A song I've had stored in my head for quite awhile, though never committed to tape (erm... binary code) - probably because I thought it was a bit simple and even trite. Having to come up with an album's worth of material in a month cured me of…
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Guest said

Your stuff is wonderful! R-e-a-l-l-y wonderful!

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A deceptively forceful song dealing with the death of my sister.
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Guest said

Excellent track and an excellent album. I liked all the tracks, but I'll just comment on this one... :)

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Another song held over from my band days. Again, an attempted homage to the Velvets, but perhaps a little too shiny. I still plan to replace the cheesy 'solo' synth with glockenspiel somewhere down the line.
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Guest said

Wow, I really love your dreamy, folky sound!

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A deceptively forceful song dealing with the death of my sister.
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Guest said

A beautiful song that really says something.

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A song that ended up in an entirely different place than from where it began. It was meant to have a dark 'David Gray' kind of feel, but ended up being the love child of 'Love and Rockets' and 'Stars on 45.'
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Guest said

Definitely my fav. This song is addictive. ...sip...

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