tracked 7 years ago, in the same vein as "A Brain Haemorrhage Would Be A Birthday Present".
-modified toy keyboard into a resonant filter with LFO mod into a Boss DD-3 DDL pedal, all tweaked as part of the performance.
-beat is from an old…
i originally wrote this in 1987 after buying my first 4-track, but this version was recorded in early 2009.
2 tracks of acoustic guitar and one vocal track. Mark Cook from Herd Of Instinct did some button-pushing for me.
thick and hairy track stem transfer from a 16 year old multitrack tape.
i plan on doing a few overdubs and a few brutal edits in the name of a new arrangement.
i need more rock in my life.
yes, there will be vocals.
needs a new vocal, so i muted it. also plan on replacing the DI acoustic/electrics (which i don't think were played all that well) with one miked acoustic guitar and maybe a clean Tele playing a different part.
EP needs some corrective EQ to sit…
thick and hairy track stem transfer from a 16 year old multitrack tape.
i plan on doing a few overdubs and a few brutal edits in the name of a new arrangement.
i need more rock in my life.
yes, there will be vocals.
needs a new vocal, so i muted it. also plan on replacing the DI acoustic/electrics (which i don't think were played all that well) with one miked acoustic guitar and maybe a clean Tele playing a different part.
EP needs some corrective EQ to sit…
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Kazoo solo? Cool. i couldnt publish my Pink Floyd covers playlist to the front page for some reason, but here it is:
http://alonetone.com/kavin/playlists/surrogate-band-pink-floyd-on-alonetone
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Recorded in 2006.
Joe Silence - guitars, beats, vocals
Mark Cook - fretless and 12-string basses
Originally written by Russell Cowser.
New arrangement and additional material by Joe Blair.
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - vocals and all instruments; tracked by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders.
Mixed by Joe Griffin of Toxic Bag Productions.
The guitar solo is not actually a guitar.
Recorded and mixed by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders in 1998.
I deny any responsibility for the lyrics.
Tom Higgins - vocal
Joe Silence - guitars, bass and foley
(can't remember his name!) - drums
I would do a new mix of this (to remedy…
Recorded in 2009 for the RPM Challenge.
Joe Silence - flying slide guitars, tweaked beatbox, spastic echo torture and toy keyboard mutilation
This was recorded to cassette 4-track and then dumped to DAW for clean-up and mixing.
Recorded and mixed by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders in 1998.
I deny any responsibility for the lyrics.
Tom Higgins - vocal
Joe Silence - guitars, bass and foley
(can't remember his name!) - drums
I would do a new mix of this (to remedy…
Recorded and mixed by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders in 1998.
I deny any responsibility for the lyrics.
Tom Higgins - vocal
Joe Silence - guitars, bass and foley
(can't remember his name!) - drums
I would do a new mix of this (to remedy…
Recorded and mixed by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders in 1998.
I deny any responsibility for the lyrics.
Tom Higgins - vocal
Joe Silence - guitars, bass and foley
(can't remember his name!) - drums
I would do a new mix of this (to remedy…
Recorded in 2001.
Tom Higgins - vocals
Joe Silence - guitars
Mark Cook - fretless bass and beats
This track sounds kinda fuzzoid for a reason: It was originally recorded to a Roland VS-880 hard disk recorder, but then mixed to cassette…
Recorded in 2005.
Joe Silence - guitar and vocal
A very quickly recorded cover of the Neil Finn tune...I think it took 2 hours from setting up the first mic to rendering the mix?
"Danse Macabre (first performed in 1875) is the name of opus 40 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns."
synths used:
- Korg DW-8000
- Roland D-50
- Emu Proteus 1000
the last time i will EVER do this much tedious MIDI sequencing. so over it…
My contribution to the Aural Films Robots! compilation, available here: http://auralfilms.bandcamp.com/album/robots
From Cordwainer Smith's Instrumentality series of stories, the Manshonyagger (from the German Menschenjäger, meaning hunter of…
This dark reggae tune has been hanging around in my "works in progress" folder for a while, but I was finally inspired to complete it when I borrowed a guitar from my friend Joe. Thanks, Joe!
Recorded in 2006.
Joe Silence - guitars, beats, vocals
Mark Cook - fretless and 12-string basses
Originally written by Russell Cowser.
New arrangement and additional material by Joe Blair.
Found this one while clearing out the cobwebs prior to the 2011 RPM Challenge. It appears to be as finished as its going to get, sooo... here it is.
In short: a quirky love song for our cybernetic brothers and sisters who dance to a different beat.
Recorded in 2009 for the RPM Challenge.
Joe Silence - flying slide guitars, tweaked beatbox, spastic echo torture and toy keyboard mutilation
This was recorded to cassette 4-track and then dumped to DAW for clean-up and mixing.
Recorded and mixed by Joe Silence at Spit Recorders in 1998.
I deny any responsibility for the lyrics.
Tom Higgins - vocal
Joe Silence - guitars, bass and foley
(can't remember his name!) - drums
I would do a new mix of this (to remedy…
This is the first outing of a new granular re-synthesis based Reaktor ensemble I am working on codenamed "BD".
The track is generated by 4 instances of the ensemble (playing different samples), panned by CamelSpace, with lashings of Valhalla…
Felt the need to go back to something more sound driven.
I've been learning a lot of new Jazz chords and wondered what they might sound like as pads. I ended up creating a device chain in Ableton Live featuring Alchemy, Omnisphere, and Absynth…
An ambient guitar piece done rather quickly, warts and all.
Stems from ideas I've been developing on my new JamMan looper pedal (catnip for guitarists if there ever was such a thing).
Comments on Big Joe Silence's stuff
because they didn't have their own reality show. Trippy!
Such a good song. I like the sentiment behind it.
Ha, I can almost see the bug-eyed expression on your face while you played this. :)
I bet the miked acoustic would really warm this up. With a few tweaks, it'd sound great!
Really rocks.
Sweet tones and mix. I like it.
Very nicely played and sung!
Man... excellent version!!!
Kazoo solo? Cool. i couldnt publish my Pink Floyd covers playlist to the front page for some reason, but here it is: http://alonetone.com/kavin/playlists/surrogate-band-pink-floyd-on-alonetone
another excellent one i found again on my fav list a brilliant cover
thank you, Mr. Cowser!
Nailed
The demons took over...
Nice job very cool.
@SS: thanks! @BL: i think it was Sleep Lab? failed to complete in both 2009 and 2010. right now i'm using the name Joe Silence and plan to keep it.
Great musicians - folky gem!
Actually, I was wrong about the date. This recording was done in 1998, not 2001.
The shrill acoustics actually work well in this context. Love the chord progression
Yeah, it was the title that drew me to this track. Especially like the vocal, oooh nice bass in there. Just a tad distorted.
Good work Joe! 2 hours eh? Excellent cover indeed.
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this sounds positively haunted. really digging it.
@sluggthesickpuppy: i'd play it on guitars if it lent itself to being played on guitar. if you want to tackle it, be my guest.
YAH! evocative. what did you use for this?
ohh, chill-out time!
Ooohhhh, yeeeeaaah...!
thank you, Mr. Cowser!
*waves hands with outstretched fingers* the colours...!
i like how blown out it all sounds, like cheap mixer abuse. fur and hair! *twitches on floor*
if i left this on repeat all night i might take up painting again. this is a good thing.
@SS: thanks! @BL: i think it was Sleep Lab? failed to complete in both 2009 and 2010. right now i'm using the name Joe Silence and plan to keep it.
Actually, I was wrong about the date. This recording was done in 1998, not 2001.
i like it. *calls therapist for crisis counselling*
it's often the imperfections that make art come alive. digging this.
love this! what tuning did you use?
enjoyed this. wish i'd been there to applaud. also, i went to that church until sometime in 1982. apparently it was very different back then. :D
loving the sounds and atmosphere. i gotta listen again.
I think i could listen to this all day.
This is making me float away. Really loving this.
love this!