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August 2023 (h)A(y)-Side. Vocals by me and Adam Donnelly. Tim's probably gonna hate me for this one...
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Letter Seventeen said

Not only do I not hate you for this one, I love it!

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July 2023 B-side. It was laundry day and I was bored. I want to go out I want to roam It's laundry day and I must stay home This is so boring My brain is foam It's laundry day and I must stay home What else can I do today Tonight…
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Letter Seventeen said

I love the ascending line in the bridge.

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July 2023 A-side. I was thinking about Black Flag and Sex Pistols for this one. No more kings or monarchies We will bring them to their knees Crowns get tossed into the sea No rules only anarchy You might have your throne today But we…
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Letter Seventeen said

OH YEAH! And you met the July bonus challenge for 30DaySongs by including a section in 7/4. Oh so awesome.

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This was the first lyric I had for the entire project. Everything's portable but I can't move
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Letter Seventeen said

Something made me go listen to this song again... this is just brilliant, Ed. Lovely doesn't begin to describe it.

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Here's a cover of the Code Four / Will of the Sun tune "Gonna Be a Couple of Bumps". Drums recorded 4/23, everything else recorded 4/21
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will of the sun said

This rocks! Love the added vocals!

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Fun with a new pedal and a new scale. Written and recorded May 27th, 2022
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wakyct said

Good tune! Inspired arrangement of part one and two, nice work.

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Fun with binary code. Written and recorded May 6th, 2022
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Sudara said

This is great!

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Fun with binary code. Written and recorded May 6th, 2022
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wakyct said

Awesome, 1010 out of 1010.

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Fun with binary code. Written and recorded May 6th, 2022
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A Beautiful Scene said

Pretty epic!

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The first thing I had for this was the drumbeat.
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Lane Sullivan said

Very Lovely!

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Everything changes except for the time
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Lane Sullivan said

What an Excellent departure! Now get back to the metal!

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I rolled a die to decide what guitar I would use for the last song. I then ignored the result and went with the E-flat axe anyway.
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Letter Seventeen said

Check out Mr. phasey-voice.

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I wrote this song and I have a music degree and I couldn't tell you what key it's in.
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Letter Seventeen said

So awesome!

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Let's give it one more try!
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Letter Seventeen said

I do loves me some DKM harmonies!

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This is the busiest arrangement on this EP and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
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Letter Seventeen said

Great closer and a great way to finish out the arc of the record. This a really wonderful EP, Ed.

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I love baseball. It's the best.
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Letter Seventeen said

Great energy and great fun.

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My good friend Adam Donnelly played the trumpet part on this.
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Letter Seventeen said

I totally want to see the movie trailer this should accompany! Major bonus points for the trumpet, too.

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This riff was hatched one random day waiting for a student to log into their Zoom lesson. One year later I finally got to use it.
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Letter Seventeen said

Apparently Ed likes the Allman Brothers. Who knew?

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It rained a lot this summer.
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will of the sun said

Oh, the feels.

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This is the busiest arrangement on this EP and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
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will of the sun said

Fun and neat little album! Love the progression of the songs, like it tells a little story. "Watching the Rain" is a nice song to end the album, sounding melancholy but full of hope. Well done!

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