This is a live mix of 6 oscillations created in Pure Data. CDBAF#E according to my notes. Discovered this patch from making it about a year ago on a Linux machine. I opened up and created this live interaction.
An angry little tune about the pres(id)ent situation.
EOB strat>russian big muff pi>guitar disruptor>ibanez DE7 delay
Isolation
Quarantine
But people all around
The sickness of not caring
No empathy to be found
Bail out banks…
Ukulele and vocals performed by Jazz, 12.
She's starting to write her own stuff (proud!) but just to get her in the studio for the first time, here is a cover of a song by Vance Joy.
I have never written a song about the RPM Challenge itself, until now. Have we really been here for 15 years? It needed to be fun, it needed to be a great dance number. I had the gtr riff, and realized it would be even better as a horn line. The…
Straight recording of a little sound-maker thingy a friend put together for my birthday that is controlled by a photocell so yeah, I'm gonna play around with it.
This one came solely as the chorus melody and the basic hook "So I'll sing my song for Carolina" It's all I had for months, but I thought it was a good chorus line so I kept humming it to see if it would sprout further ideas. The mid section is…
This one started as the verse chords and some rambling vox melody. My demo of just gtr and me mumbling resulted in something vaguely Lennon-esque in delivery, so I kept that aspect and took it further for the mid section. The harmonies in the…
This one started as the piano piece. I was messing around and thought it had a vaguely Eddie Harris sounding vibe from Plug Me In (which is a killer record, absolutely killer). Anyway, I decided to develop it, since it sounds a little different…
A total gtr inspired tune. The riff came first and I knew it needed thunderous drums. The rest fell into place. I envisioned this one being very Top of The Pops on a Saturday in 1971, or Granada TV in summer of' 70, depending on your point of…
I have never written a song about the RPM Challenge itself, until now. Have we really been here for 15 years? It needed to be fun, it needed to be a great dance number. I had the gtr riff, and realized it would be even better as a horn line. The…
I'm not sure if this is rockabilly or late 40s jump R'n'B. Dance music though. I had fun with the lyrics and the backing vocals.
This is now a tidied up version 18/3/09
Recent Comments
definite workings in sound.. it is.. consistent and well played. here-
so experimental there is a way about this that has,,.. mmm a way about it.
Such anger I am glad you can express it so well. --
great performance!
As a co-RPMer, I think this is a fantastic song of celebration to commemorate RPM's 15th year. Love it!
nice. really nice.- I can't really hear the birthday tune too much at the end..
excellent stuff.---
Thank you all: bethan Mathis, sister savage, Newbold and everyone else for stopping by and listening:)
Yes, "Greatest American Hero", just the intro. Nice!
That's three generations of us who love your stuff. Molly (13) is the latest.
Love this...nothing better than the ambience of a live club show! Great tune!
Yet another wonderful gift of the Muse -- just what was needed today. Thanks so much, Ben.
Whole album - m a s t e r p i e c e.
Another one for the car playlist!
*flame in the air*
"The harmonies in the chorus were fun to record..." and absolutely wonderful to hear. Picking up your Lennon shades here too - very cool!
Great funky, loose groove. Love the cheeky percs in the bridge.
Love the way this one kind of slinks along. Sounds like an absolute classic on the first listen. Fantastic, Gary!
AMEN!
Still brilliant.