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Some friends throw other friends going away parties.
Songwriting friends say "hey, what a great idea for a song."
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I've been losing my voice today and ended up having to go back and do retakes to try to get as close to on-pitch as…
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This evening I couldn't get any satisfaction, so I struck out in to new territory, whacked a load of reverb and echo on everything and set off. This is what I found.
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Recorded July 2009. Song originally by The Black Keys.
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Recorded July 2009. Song made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
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Recorded July 2009. Song made famous by Tracy Chapman
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Song recorded July 2009. Original version by The Black Keys.
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Song recorded July 2009. Song originally by Santana.
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A reverse take (recorded live at a gig) of a couple of Pink Floyd covers. The amazing Bill Pohl on 2nd guitar. It came out sounding strangely symphonic.
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This is day 24 of my 24 day project. So that means it's over.
And if you're reading this on alonetone, this is lucky track number 100.
24 "songs" in 24 days. Really, the only requirement was to produce a minute of music each day.
I wish…
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I talked to the guy in charge of... well, everything but coding, I think... He gave me a lengthy description of the culture of where this piece is for, including pictures, which I was waiting on... The drums need to be fleshed out, but this is…
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This song was made by two different piano samples (both
from Sudara):
1. One was recorded by Sudara (and gang?) axing away at a hapless old piano in New Mexico.
2. today, I convinced Sudara to noodle on the piano and send it over to me…
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'Hond' is Dutch for 'Dog'. the song was inspired by my dog, which explains the title. it contains a vocal piece of proze (in Dutch) which i wrote about my dog (in the context of a larger story).
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because this music might not be as good for your mind as you (or i) believe it to be.
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song was created on my birthday, 9th of august, 2008. so that's why.
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because the stick in the other song was great-sounding and it is also a reference to a dog.
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i was looking at the moon one night and made a song about how nice it looked.
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an apparently innocent children's song on cut-up piano, while at the same time posing a very deep philosophical question, that is, besides a question in general, also a question asked with respect to your reaction to the song: if you think it…
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'oprotmuziek' in Dutch, would probably translate as 'fuck-off music' in English. in other words, the kind of music you play when you'd like for people to go home, hence the title (and the music).
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this is one of my favourite songs. it's not as strange or complicated or whatever as most of my work, but it's just very nice.
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as i sit and make music till late at night, i sometimes lose track of time, as the title demonstrates.
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English title would be 'today it's a bit cold', literally. it's a story by a Dutch kid about what he did that day and related stuff.
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literal English translation: 'it presses in my head', because of that feeling you sometimes have that something is pressing against the inside of your skull.
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an old song (made with free synth/sampler/sequencer software AXS). gives you 1.43 to take a leak whilst in the middle of an album.
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This program was created for "The Mobcast", podcast of Mobtown Modern, as an introduction to the theme of our third season opening concert, "Loopy", at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, 9/16, 8 pm.
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I recently bought a monstrous old Emu keyboard sampler, and this is the result.
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Proof that a cheap electric guitar can be a substitute for a drum kit.
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Again substituting a guitar for a drum kit but this time an acoustic.
Structurally, a more straight-forward piece, sounding more like a band than some of the other Ca Va? Oui, Ca Va! songs.
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Another one from back when I was tracking to actual tape. Was going to do a new version at some point, but decided I had lost interest. Sometimes there's no sense in recreating the past! Recorded probably the beginning of 2007
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I don't have the source-files for this one, but I think it was made in 2004, probably in the winter
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A badly-tuned kalimba, a toy drum and a novelty stapler... Pop genius.
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I like the atmosphere, but the source is loong gone (ca 1998)
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Totally fake rap-vocals from totally fake indians, you could tell from the cornflakes
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First take guitar part that I just liked the feeling of, which sounds a bit like a haunting version of Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah'.
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Beat created from different strokes on an electric guitar, which is probably of no suprise. Pretty simple arrangement but a fairly strong melancholy-pop song.
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The only song I ever wrote about an actual person I knew. She's heard it and she now sings all corny and gets the words wrong.
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called this track 'dirty awakenings' because it sounds like dirty awakenings.
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A ballad about the perils of life.
Featuring Bugzee & Tragic
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Recorded August 28, 2009
Details: Martin D1 (DADFGC - capo II), Shure SM57, Audacity, Sound Forge.
After digging this tune up really I really wanted to try it again on acoustic (which I don't play much). This is a second take recorded in…
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Uncle Bobo needs his keys back, and he has a reward for the first person who finds them!
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This is the audio version of my blacksmithing lesson which can be found at http://ironangelforge.blogspot.com/
This webcast covers more detail on the blacksmith's forge.
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Claudio Nuñez was born in Buenos Aires in 1959. He studied classical guitar during the 70s, composition with Hilda Dianda and obtained a choral conductor degree in 1980.
Claudio lived in the USA between 1981 and 2004. He has released 7 CDs…
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A field recording of multiple boomboxes playing doctored field recordings of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, played back at the Inner Harbor.
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Another Blacksmith Lesson, this time with intro musics! This episode explains how to build a coal forge out of a plastic bucket and some cat litter.
All of the written lessons, along with pictures to illustrate some of the lessons, can be found…
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The song was constructed around a field recording of Lacandon men paddling across the lake in Métzabok, Chiapas (Southern Mexico). The Lacandon speak "Hach T'an," which is a Mayan dialect-- this is the language you hear in the track. Unfortunately…
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It's the "do no harm" mix.
Because, theoretically you won't hear any difference between this and "technique 43".
Which is sad really, given how many hours I spent on it. Hours spent on the oh-so-exciting put-everything-in-Logic step…
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Written and Recorded August 29, 2009
Details: Martin D1 (DADGAD - capo V), Shure SM57, Audacity, Sound Forge.
Late night improvisation in remembrance of my father.
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Another quick little ditty. Wandering the no man's land between old timey and the 21st century
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a song about a beautiful woman who loves guitars and being happy :D
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Written and Recorded August 29, 2009
Details: Martin D1 (DADGAD - capo V), Shure SM57, Audacity, Sound Forge.
I can't hide the fact that I've listened to Pierre Bensusan. Or that I've longed to return to Paris.
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Completely done with my microKORG. The organ sound is a preset, but the rest of the tracks are customized programs.
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I hereby name this the "bridge to nowhere" mix since it was the musical content of the bridge that I spent the most time on.
If you've heard the song before, I've provided a shortcut video that plays the bridge from last night's version vs. tonight…
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Something I was playing around with when I was working on another project. Just the guitar and some vocals with finger snaps thrown in.
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There's really nothing special about this... I didn't even mean to write it.
I was looking for a (free) way to make music that's more... expressive. Rosegarden doesn't have enough in the way of dynamics. I tried a bunch, and I ended up with LMMS…
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A tribute to Ted Kennedy. It was a little ambitious for part of a 24h project.
Lyrics:
the world was hurt today
with news scary to say
we lost another man
right when progression began
and I hate to see you go
I just wanted you to…
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Lyrics:
Caged as a bird
free will is such a bitch
it's your responsibility to stay alive
pay the bills etc, etc
but how you enslave yourself
whether or not you enslave yourself
it's up to you
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Written by Sluk & Buzzy in 1988
Sluk - chicken scratch, first solo
Buzzy - Drums, bass
Frankie - vox
Rod Guitar - second solo
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Hey Kids! Bring some strangers... Uncle Bobo's bus is in car jail.
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That's right! The first of my pieces with a title!
It actually started as a little tune I whistled when I was getting my soccer stuff off after practice, and it hit me to record it, so I did... This is the outcome.
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This is my second experiment with "song form".
In this case I tried out probably the simplest form: "IABABCABE" where I - intro, A - verse, B - chorus, C - break, E - end.
Although I'm not sure if the verse is supposed to build into the…
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Just working out some rhythms. Toucans come in at about 1 minute.. wish I could get the sound onto vinyl for some proper scratching. I used Sandbags' awesome generative sequencer Elysium for some of the ambient and lower pitched toucans. The lead…
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Shaken, not stirred please.
Experimenting more with sandbags' Elysium. This time I used it to trigger elephant samples for part of the percussion section.
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Sometimes we stay in a relationship because we grow comfortable, and we're scared to leave. The fear of being alone fuels us to settle for the wrong one. This song is my reflection of one situation that I was in. "Let Her Go"
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new song today on my player
written after finding out some horrible news from a friend about her rape and DV. i'm sick and tired of men thinking women are rag dolls to be tossed around.
love her - don't hit her
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(c) raik…
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HELL'S HOME GROUND
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(c) r.halstrom 2006
all rights reserved
you sent me on my way
on my way down
to the devil's carnival
on - hell's home ground
didn't need a heart on fire
in a loveless town
the band is there to welcome…
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Hold On was written and recorded in West Point Nebraska when I was doubting many things in my life. I wrote this as a reminder to always keep going even if things aren't looking as good as they could. You'll always find what your looking for…
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Uncle Bobo has some good news and some bad news for his fans. Tune in and find out.
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Written and recorded sometime in 2008.
I was a bit hesitant to upload this one, but I do think the melody is rather nice... :)
One of the first tunes I wrote and recorded with the RC-20 looper given to me by Kirk Lynch. Don't remember much…
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Just a spontaneous (and very rough) two hour tune. Written and recorded yesterday, edited and mixed today. I might as well get it uploaded now because I'll be spending the next two weeks preparing to move across the country.
Lyrics:
We…
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Interactive audio walking tour, a collaboration with artist Kianga Ford.
The Story of This Place is a series of site-specific narratives that offer a portable audio soundtrack that guides the listener through a site with a fictional narrative…
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Moon Rising recorded by Jack & Saxon back in 2003.
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"Several individuals could each create a tape consisting of some number of documented pieces of ambient noise...and play these tapes simultaneously."
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A mass remix of all Gravity Rues tracks into one massive soundscape
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The second part of "building the bucket forge" which covers getting air into your bucket forge. A rather short bit overall, but useful quick and dirty ways to achieve this goal none the less.
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Using the microKORG, GarageBand drum kits, and a cheap acoustic guitar. Beware, it is far from done. The final version will likely be longer and less repetitive (if possible).
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Yesterday I bought a very lovely sample set from Soniccouture called [The Skiddaw Stones](http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/p4-the-skiddaw-stones/).
I was out for a while but I am back.. I played this one a few minutes ago
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