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I have left the solar system --- and gone into deeper space here- just drifting now but away from all the violence and wars on that third planet earth --- and further away from the whole systems to find peace serenity and tranquility there's…
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Recorded in my room on Sandy Beach Cruise Number 26 in 2020
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I had the opening riff for a while and February 2022 I turned it into the intro it always deserved to be.
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I put a guitar in DADGAD and this song nearly wrote itself.
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I don't know why I started thinking about The Dismemberment Plan, but I did and this song was the result.
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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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The first thing I had for this was the drumbeat.
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 18.
I still have two more songs to mix but as of right now this is hands down my favorite of the batch (spoiler alert, I think I might be saying that about the two songs that are left as well). Usually when I…
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Because I needed two tracks for a playlist, here is one second of me clacking the kitchen tongs
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I wrote and recorded this song for RPM 2022.
It's about the push to go "back to normal" after covid and what that really means.
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I wrote and recorded this song for RPM 2022.
It's a bit of a mess how we've been unable to beat this virus.
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I wrote and recorded this song for RPM 2022.
It was the first song I wrote about Covid, inspired by my partner's office going down with the virus.
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I wrote and recorded this song for RPM 2022.
In the push to take us back to normal, we're being told to accept living with covid as an inevitability.
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I wrote and recorded this song for RPM 2022.
It's about Covid.
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 17.
Now we're talking. I like this one a lot. My self criticism are valid, the melody in the verse is too la di da sing songy, and I shouldn't have used a Big Muff fuzz pedal on the rhythm tracks (too much bass…
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 16.
This one is all right. I'm not quite ready to say it's a lock for making the final album but it's close. If nothing else, the rhythm guitar part is fun to play and the vocals are nice and shouty.
I used…
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If we take a moment Ignore what divides us two
Just take a moment What would we see
Would I see a brother Might I be your friend
Might there be more that binds us hand in hand
Between you and me are the same old songs
Between you and me…
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If I'm out of words
to brighten up your day
All that's left of us
is rust and decay
Remember these moments
more than just alive
Think of these
times when we thrived
If the sun ceases to shine
forever runs out of time
If we're all out…
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This is how these things start
My sad excuse for a work of art
Put in the effort, set the pace
Hardly anyone listens anyways
Years of this takes its toll
Only few ever know
All this work done in haste
A whole month gone to waste
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...and this is version #2, a completely different take on remixing an earlier piece by Wendingo24. This one is much more in line with the initial piece.
Although I still wanted to include electric guitar, this piece is mostly acoustic. Very cosy…
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RPM 2k22
never need to convince myself
I always knew
surrounded by you
I am at peace where I am
can you say it too
the past is a clue
stop waiting, for things to change
just change, anything that you want
change, anything that you…
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RPM 2k22
down goes the sun
so lay down your head
and follow it
the penitent one
cries in his sleep
cause there's no release
tear down this wall
piece by tiny piece
faithful through it all
but there's no release
so little revealed…
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RPM 2k22
down goes the champion
disappear into the past
his glory fading out
know it would never last
faced with reality
just a shell remains
nothing to fall upon
and no one else to blame
raise your white flag
and hope that you get…
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RPM 2k22
this night if we are sober
we'll deny that this over
and before we slip away
to sleep and dream of better days
this night if we are sober
we'll decide if this is over
and slip away into a dream
that will tell us, which direction…
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RPM 2k22
sigh
waiting through the night
but you're not coming over
thought you were my lover
same
every night and day
every single moment
now you have to own it
sighing, the emptiness
the last caress, fading away
crying, the tears…
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RPM 2k22
farewell my concubine
there's no need to get the door
but i'm bored
waiting for your big surprise
I can't wait for tomorrow
for a heart to appear
my dear
and by then you know i'll be gone
there are no words left
no convincing…
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RPM 2k22
kiss me softly in the evening light
and like the breeze, i'll be blown away
linger longer if you have the time
and whisper truly that you want to stay
how long, oh eternity
doesn't seem to ever last
forever's just a word it…
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Some work with a new collab partner: Wendingo24 from Freesound.org
One of 2 remixes I have created based on some earlier recordings by Wendingo24.
He provided the acoustic guitar at the start of the track (which I also manipulated to sound like…
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This started out as a joke from a meme and then, well.....
Wilsun did his best imitation of Bruce Dickenson in the bridge
Dan Upton played the heavy guitars in the bridge and the solo you like
Time to self-assess
You still want to be so…
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Grant and I became obsessed with maj7 chords and that led to a lot of jazzy sounds. The title came before there were words and it seems about right.
Megan really made this one shine.
Backing vocals by Megan Kleven https://megankleven.bandcamp…
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For the first time in 13 years Grant sent me some lyrics. I added a verse and then spent the month of February waiting for the song to give me a direction. It did on about the 24th. Originally this was sunny and upbeat.
Keep it quiet kids…
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A tale of two songs and a unicorn. The funky instrumental meets the jazzy bits and then Megan joins in on the singy bits.
I've spent years searching for the proper female singer for my songs. I've referred to it as my quest for a unicorn…
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I developed a strong obsession with the building blocks of pop songs and tried to craft one. Unfortunately, I wrote it in a key that was high enough that the combination of the rapid-fire words and the pitch nearly made me pass out while singing…
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I attended Ronan's Mountain Recording Retreat this past year and one of the mentors was Michelle Shocked. We had nightly jam sessions with the participants and she would jump into the middle of us and just make everything so much fun. She also…
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Look, it's not a Letter Seventeen record if I don't end it with something like this. Plus, I spent way too much time playing with orchestral libraries all summer to not use them somewhere.
It started off so nice
A time for you and me
Taking…
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Dave has been around with his guitar a few times. This will be the first time one of our collabs makes it to the RPM challenge.
We left it quite last minute (Dave had all sorts of other things going on), but managed to get him on Friday 25th…
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Another one by Snapper4298 and me....
There is crazy.... and then there is absolutely, insanely, utterly crazy mad...
Firstly, it's not even an arpeggiator at all, but never mind that. The melody is crazy, wonky!....
Apologies for the use…
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2022 RPM Challenge Song Number 14.
The title pretty much says it all. I had more trouble improvising over this stupid little asshole of a song than I've maybe ever had before in my entire life. It was awful. The leads you're left with are…
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Yep! It's me and Snapper4298 again!
This year, we just kept going!
Melodically I think this is one of if not THE richest and most beautiful tracks I have ever created :)
Sounds so epic!
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Another collab with Snapper4298.
An electronica track with an old school type beat.
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Snapper4298 and me go back a long time (more than 10 years! I couldn't believe it myself!)
Great collab partner!
This is another electronica piece, with a hint of chiptune (among other things).
Don't know why, the piano pat makes me think of…
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Dan was mucking around with the bass guitar. I recorded it.
Then I took parts of the recording, and quickly added some drums and other parts to it. This one was just a quick job. Nothing too fancy...
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A heavy metal track...
Since I don't play the guitar (or any other instrument) , all the guitars you hear were created inside my computer...
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 13.
I use GarageBand for all of my amateur recording needs. I use the MacOS version for recording real instruments and mixing and adding gobs of echoes and stuff. Sometimes I used the iOS version to kick off…
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A spaceship carrying the last remnants of an ancient alien race travels the cosmos looking for a new home its passengers in deep hibernation. But some catastrophic failure affects the ship's systems. The computer is unable to wake up the passengers…
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Well, my entry for RPM 2022 went from LP to (a very short) 4 song EP but this track I think has bags of potential. It was a discarded idea from a few years ago that was lurking in my 'half-baked' Logic folder but something in it ignited my creative…
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2022 RPM Challenge Song Number 12.
This one is okay, I guess. Nothing special. It has eight bars of three part harmony and I always feel good when I can pull that off. I'm not sure if it has what it takes to make the final RPM album, but…
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2022 RPM Challenge Song Number 11.
I'm torn over this one. I like the riffs, I like the groove, I like the melody, but I think I hate the lyrics more than I've hated any lyric I've written in a very, very long time.
This is what I get when…
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For the people of Ukraine...for the people of this world!
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2022 RPM Challenge song number 10.
I currently have 10 songs finished and the running time for those 10 songs is 36:22. I could call it complete now and feel good about myself. I still have 10 more songs to mix though, and this one is heading…
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2022 RPM Challenge song number nine.
Simple. I like it. It started with me strumming over a drum loop and then developed quickly. I thought about leaving the bass and drums off, but wimped out. It's a little folkie, but not THAT folkie…
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A track that definitely has elements of funkiness, but is also heavily influenced by disco and house. Features ejay vocals.
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Probably my second favourite track I made for my RPM album. Features the vocal hits of the wonderful Miss Jocelyn Brown courtesy of the Delicious Allstars Funk Constructor.
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Vocal features Kate Wild and backing vocal Delicious Allstars.
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Probably my favourite of the tracks I made for my RPM 2022 album simply because it seemed to come together quite quickly and easily. I love the warmth of the bass and how it constrasts with the sharpness of the horns and trumpets. Vocal courtesy…
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A funky themed track with vocal hits and scratches featuring Savant aka Stanstro, Dizzy Dustin, JFB and ejay vocals.
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2022 RPM Challenge, song number eight out of (hopefully) 20.
I liked this one a lot right off the bat. I even put a note on the trello card that this one might be the winner. I'm not so sure about that anymore, but I do like it. I dig how…
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A husband and wife, our good friends, surprised us with their grace during a very tough time for us. This is the song I wrote about that. Acoustic guitar, bass, and vocals.
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Sounds from the bottom of the sea as the lost diving saucer is found, seemingly lifeless. Is there hope, continue to the next song to find out.
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Sometimes life knocks you down and decides to kick a few times for good measure. It can be hard to push though at times, but it’s important to persevere because it can and will get better. This is a song about staying strong and remaining hopeful…
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Based on a riff brought back to life after many years, and remembrance of a childhood fever dream. Wrap this in the context of the past two years and this is the musical result.
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Carmen cut her trip short to come home to Waldo faster. She finds his note about trying to see the world for her.
I don’t know why you would leave
I think you feel you’ve got something to prove
I know I was supposed to be gone for sometime…
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Two EHX devices; Voice Box, and Stereo Memory Man. Original sound is voice only, with a loop created on the SMM and extra vocalisations on top. Submitted to Sound-In "Peace" for 24/2-3/3/2022.
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Demo of track I’ve been working with on with Luis of Voltage Agony/Soil To Ash. Going to add a few more elements and make it a tighter mix then it’ll be a keeper for the next release.
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RPM Challenge song number seven.
Chug chug chug chug... was I trying to make a metal album? There are a couple of songs that sound like an old person trying to remember what metal songs feel like. Oh well.
Not much to say about this one…
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