Hey friends, it's been awhile! I just got back from Alpharetta, where I managed to get a few short hours hanging with my good friend Treefrog. We recorded a whole bunch of weird noises & then decided to do at least one "real" song. This is…
I have touched and I have known
the memories of stone
And echoes of the oceans
are etched upon my bones
My body's of the earth
and my spirit's of the sky
My mind is of the matter
these memories will never die
So let's go down below…
This is my submission for Akron/Family's "Woody Guthrie's America" Project.
[WOODY PROJECT 2.0](http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/woody2/Woody_v.2.0/New_Home.html)
Goodbye Blue Monday
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Goodbye blue Monday
There's nothing else to say
We always knew
we would part this way
Time comes to say goodbye
To pause perhaps and wonder why
Why we always had to be
So blue, so blue
I can see that life…
(RPM 2011) For obvious reasons, many RPM albums make use of improvisational sound collages. ;-) This is the first of three that divide the record into sections. You may or may not hear the connections in the lyrics, but it actually does make…
Goodbye Blue Monday
-
Goodbye blue Monday
There's nothing else to say
We always knew
we would part this way
Time comes to say goodbye
To pause perhaps and wonder why
Why we always had to be
So blue, so blue
I can see that life…
Sloane did me a favor & played an electric guitar part on this one. I had hoped to work with her more on this project, but she wound up leaving town to help take care for a recovering family member.
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Seventeen thousand…
Come Tomorrow
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I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
(RPM 2011) For obvious reasons, many RPM albums make use of improvisational sound collages. ;-) This is the first of three that divide the record into sections. You may or may not hear the connections in the lyrics, but it actually does make…
Sloane did me a favor & played an electric guitar part on this one. I had hoped to work with her more on this project, but she wound up leaving town to help take care for a recovering family member.
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Seventeen thousand…
> Wrinkled Shirt said
> What are you using for percussion?
As far as I recall, that was simply a stock rhythm track from an old Alesis drum machine. I was applying some effects in real time during the mix, bringing the level up & down which gives it that cool swirly dynamic...
Thanks for listening!
Sloane did me a favor & played an electric guitar part on this one. I had hoped to work with her more on this project, but she wound up leaving town to help take care for a recovering family member.
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Seventeen thousand…
Sloane did me a favor & played an electric guitar part on this one. I had hoped to work with her more on this project, but she wound up leaving town to help take care for a recovering family member.
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Seventeen thousand…
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
@rinyville - Thanks for the response! I tend to want to bury my vocals in the mix... I resisted the urge this time, but when I listen back, it just seems too loud. I am really curious if anyone agrees that it could stand to be brought down just a touch?
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
Come Tomorrow
-
I'm like a tumbleweed, got no roots
I'm like a climbing vine, leaves and chutes
Come tomorrow, I might not be around
Come tomorrow
I'm a reflection, you see me in your mirror
A missed connection, so far and yet right here…
To all who commented, thanks for listening! I do think the vocal is *just a bit* too loud... anyone agree with that assessment?
@Mr Sandbags - I did actually smoke Marlboros once upon a time, but that was over twenty years ago! No more tobacco for me!
Cave Street posted a track recently, their contribution to the Woody Guthrie Project, organised by Akron Family.
http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/W.G.A..html
I wanted to take a shot at this too, so here's my demo. It was really just half…
Excellent version! Did you send it in to the Akron/Family? For anyone who is interested, my version is [here](http://alonetone.com/cavestreet/tracks/woody-guthries-america). The web page where the various versions are being posted is [here](http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/Splash.html).
This is a filler piece for this cool new CD I'm working on. I got this Clint movie thing working pretty good :) Think of it as our hero horsebackin' it across the plains in the land of the big sky.
I think the piano has a bit of Robert Nichols…
Hi folks,
It's good to back after RPM and the blackout of 2010.
A couple firsts here. I recorded this 100% with the computer. I never plugged in to a computer before.
I've always used a Roland VS machine and burnt my
songs/tracks to SCSI…
Post RPM jammin'. I don't feel much like cleaning up after RPM. Not yet anyway. I think my little Casio took a beaten and went out of tune. I did this arrangement with just the Casio, guitars and
harmonica, hence the annoying piano and strings…
I keep writing songs about communism, for some reason. I thought it was slightly amusing to discover that Mashino actually IS an industrial town. Sounds like "Machine". Get it? Get it??
Featuring Otis Maly on Organ.
Maybe it’s a trick of the light
The way your eyes shine at me
I don’t want to fight and I can’t take flight
Somethin’ tells me I’m gonna see
Just what spell you put on me
I can’t let you out of my sight…
Dweeb said
> Like that organ...
Thanks Dave, props to Otis Maly on that one. He's an amazing local musician who I hope to interest in playing on more Cave Street tunes!
@ minus the hat - the album cover is actually based on a slice of red onion :-)
Earthlings, eh? Well I've never heard them (or of them) but I'm gonna check 'em out straight away!
Thanks for listening!
Comments on Cave Street's stuff
Sounds really cool the way it is mate. Great to here you back mate. Great track top vocals.
"thoughts have their consequences"... scary but true! stimulating poetry with groovy, beautiful sounds...
Love the diversity of your sounds!
martian blues... we've all been there... Nice track!
ooooo :3 this one is nothing but wicked :3
Sick :D I love it <3 keep it up!
how did I miss this one, love that rhythm, synthy feedback possibly ocean harp sound and the softly subliminal vocals.
Cool, thanks.
Cool and atmospheric. :)
Stunning and what a voice. Great.
Nice one mate. Very cool
> Wrinkled Shirt said > What are you using for percussion? As far as I recall, that was simply a stock rhythm track from an old Alesis drum machine. I was applying some effects in real time during the mix, bringing the level up & down which gives it that cool swirly dynamic... Thanks for listening!
Still Love it excellent vocal
nice smooth track - love the chilled vibe. Its all about the Neolithic Revolution!
Holy crap...I emailed you back, totally blew me away! I freakin love it. Can't even explain how well your voice fit with that riff. Wow...
@rinyville - Thanks for the response! I tend to want to bury my vocals in the mix... I resisted the urge this time, but when I listen back, it just seems too loud. I am really curious if anyone agrees that it could stand to be brought down just a touch?
love it
No, I don't think the vocal is too loud. Great song. Loved the whispering part too!
Nice one Michael top vocals mate very cool indeed.
To all who commented, thanks for listening! I do think the vocal is *just a bit* too loud... anyone agree with that assessment? @Mr Sandbags - I did actually smoke Marlboros once upon a time, but that was over twenty years ago! No more tobacco for me!
Comments made by Cave Street
Excellent version! Did you send it in to the Akron/Family? For anyone who is interested, my version is [here](http://alonetone.com/cavestreet/tracks/woody-guthries-america). The web page where the various versions are being posted is [here](http://akronfamily.com/woodyproject/Splash.html).
excellent work!
I like how this one seems to pick up right where the last one left off... another great mix!
Great soundtrack music! This mix is great!
wow, really love this. gotta log off for now, but I'll be back for more of this...
As always Dave, i love your attitude and your vibe. Wish you'd post the lyrics for this album!
Separated at birth: Dweeb & Lemmy!
Dweeb said > Like that organ... Thanks Dave, props to Otis Maly on that one. He's an amazing local musician who I hope to interest in playing on more Cave Street tunes!
Ha, I think that's what's right with it! One of my all time Dweeb/Nair faves!
Dig this tune, Dave! Welcome to Alonetone!
@ minus the hat - the album cover is actually based on a slice of red onion :-) Earthlings, eh? Well I've never heard them (or of them) but I'm gonna check 'em out straight away! Thanks for listening!
Sometimes she wished he would rise from the dead just so she could kill him all over again! *Great line!*
Wow!
Drums now too... And now crossing the 5 minute mark & this piece just keeps building! Excellent work!!!!
loving the direction this is headed just after the 3 minute mark!
You got me floatin'
another excellent track!
Great soundtrack to the vision of snow falling (yet again!) outside my window... Great track!
> ghostly said: > Hope you liked it! Yo, G. I loved it! Will be downloading once I get back home!
sublime. love yer beats