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Frank Miller on drums, Chris on the rest. Together we are the band "2"
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This song is about those of us who have been deployed, and our deep appreciation to our nation, our brothers, and fellow soldiers, airman, marines, and seamen. This is a song written by a troop.......Ive been in the Air Force for 7 years and…
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No black no white
No dark no light
No big no small
You want it all
You go so far, you leave behind
The things you like, you’ll miss them all
On moving sands, you don’t sink
You fly so high, we’re you gonna land?
Everything, everything that you…
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Another mini-suite, of sorts.
Diamond marimba, mazda marimba, bowed gourd
iPod apps: NLog synth, Bebot
Extremely altered guitar
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Mixed a couple of free samples together from Robert Fripp's DGM Live website, added some delayed ebow.
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My motto is INWARD THRU THE FOG. One day about a month ago, Laura 'Taylor' Whitfield told me I should, "write that song." Thinking back on a fog-bound night in California, I wrote it. Norman Pilcher, a friend from Texas, and I were headed north…
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PORTAL and HAPPINESS and TIME are three of the songs on my new CD, EUREKA. Short pieces.
TIME
There was a time when I figured my Chevy van would last forever
I guess that was back when I was about thirty
And there was a time when I thot…
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Things add up and a song comes along to tell you what it all adds up to. Every time I try to pin down why I wrote this and to whom I wrote it it just slips out of my grasp again and smiles.
The way Shannon Elizabeth used "you" in her poems always…
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One day as I was turning into my driveway I saw Rita on her porch. She's a lot like me.
AL & RITA Capo @2 in C
C stepping down to F
Al was a smoker. He's dead now, of course
Al has Alzheimer's. Alcohol made it worse
D stepping down…
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key of C - no capo
We listen for years for words to explain ourselves. "I'm good but not THAT good," was such a moment for me. Good enough to stay in the game but never good enough to win.
Last night I kissed somebody
I kissed somebody…
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Not much to say about this song.
I miss my baby. I miss my baby bad
She’s the bestest baby this boy has aver had
I miss my baby. I miss my baby real deep
I miss her when I’m awake and I miss her when I’ asleep
Since my baby left me…
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I got to thinking, after the earthquake in Haiti, about how, for the 200,000 that died, the suffering was over. About how my mother's suffering will be over soon.
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This lady at the Tap-In in Grapevine said she didn't like this song. She asked me if I really feel this way. I said, "Not right now."
BORN
I curse and complain when I hear that refrain
They say. "Happiness comes from within."
If we are…
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This is a story I've wanted to tell for a long time...
EXCEPTIONS
I'm gonna call this "Exceptions." Because sometimes we make exceptions. Don't you know. Exceptions. Exceptions are supposed to prove the rule, but, no, they don't prove the…
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In the corner stands a guitar that plays only sad songs
Give me when a friend lost his wife
And this fine leather jacket came in a package
The day after he took his own life
In a bar down in Austin, he was drinkin' and boastin'
This ring…
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THE SIGN
The sign on the fence at the signal
Was whippin' in the wind
I felt on the dash for a pencil
And a Taco Bell napkin
The naked prayer of a family
Was written on the tarp
Rain-drenched and torn by the weather
The message, razor…
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for my ex....
Norm Harris performs the excellent percussion
Down by the riverside
Where all of the fish had died
I threw my faith right in
When I saw it, it was sinking
Oh don't you go
Don't you even dare
Don't run away until you…
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This piece is a medley consisting Aragorn (named after my chilhood hero), Continental Op ( Everyone familiar with Hammett's books knows this infamous detective) and Scienceboy... nerd or not
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Year: 1983
Album:
Land of the Lost
Artist's description:
Music Concrete
This was recorded/performed in 1983
I used reel-to-reel and cassette and LP records and a HP-85 with 16k of ram, custom HP 8bit CPU @ 0.613MHz, running a BASIC program I…
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This song was written for the retirement of a dear friend who was an art teacher. Her husband was already retired, and looked forward to being able to spend time with her. I wrote this from his point of view.
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Improvisation on congas and very fragile, clay Moroccan bongos (which my brother found for me from an African display at some zoo!). These bongos are basically clay pots with permanent, very thin goat skins stretched over the top - they can not…
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A GOOD CRY
Rick Babb/JMT
Why don't you cry
I know you need to
A tear is meant to ease your pain
A flood could come
And it would wash you
So, don't you try and hold it back
A good cry can't be bad
Why don't you cry
Come her, I'll…
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COOKIES
G B7 Em C
G) I got a lawn to mow. B7) Weeds to hoe.
Em) Cans I need to cash in at C) Recycle rodeo
Thots I need to think. Sites I need to link
Piles of dirty dishes waiting in the sink
But I got A) cookies in the kitchen
and…
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If you were dead my life would be simple
I'd hurt and miss you like I do
But the missing would be different, if you were dead
If you were dead it would be all over
I'd cry and write a song or two
But the songs would be different, if you were…
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ROCKING CHAIR
Well, I got one on the porch and I got one in the den
And just enough umph for the condition I'm in
I sit myself down and close my tired eyes
And I lean back. Go for a ride. "Rocking chair."
I rock off to sleep and I dream…
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A Collab With Vanncad.... An Awesome Musician from Canada...
He did the vocal and Lyric for this...
I Am Humbled that he worked with me....
My 2 and a half year old son Helped with the synth as well....
It's called "Gonna Come a Day…
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A long rambling noisey tribute to CHAOS and BEAUTY recorded live in a New Jersey warehouse by my former band Lincoln The Chain. Cookie Monster on Drums. Skimbitter Frisk on Bass. and Me on loops and guitar. Special thanks to Frank on the mixing…
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A song from a child point of view listening to their parents argue.
All these words are scaring me
They're giving me the creeps
When I hear what's going on
My heart drops to the floor
It's over all these problems
Money, kids and work
It always…
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All about finding it difficult to see an ex-partner move on with life and withy someone new whilst your still coming to terms with the break-up.
I watch you while you're seeing him
It's born a broken heart
To see you laugh as you pull away
Ohh…
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A simple ode to sunshine in the morning (something to get excited about in Oregon!)
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On youtube there's a short video clip of guitarist Shawn Lane (R.I.P) executing an extremely difficult chord voicing that requires extensive finger stretching, which Shawn calls "the hardest chord in the world." I altered the chord a little bit…
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There's a few things going on here in this little all MIDI experiment. First, I wanted to
show an example of artistic clipping to go with my current posts in the forums on the
subject.
The kettle drums in this piece clip in to the red on their…
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This is a collaboration with some tasty funkadelic percussion added by Norm. Guitars and Keys with some Fx's, I hope you like it,
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I'm not sure if I'll keep the song title. Anyway, this song is more about feeling I guess. At times the song feels happy, then creepy, then sad or dissonant. How does this song make you feel?! Thanks for listening!
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D - F - D - G
Weird note riff on a guitar. Shouldn't work. But hey, never stopped me before l-)
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Written for a friend of mine.
be and i will be with you
you are a light house in this storm
you will overcome
you will overcome this storm
don't fear the wall for you will climb upon it.
you will see from higher ground
and the sun…
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A great translation and music by Shimshai, sung here by the much-loved Diego Palma. The story goes, that in India a mother sang this song to her many children for bedtime each night. All the children grew up to be Holy People. I sing this song…
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I am simply loved
I can rest in this
(it does me good to remember this)
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Written and Recorded April 22, 2010
Buddah defined compassion as "a trembling of the heart."
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD/DADGAD Capo VII), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity.
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In episode 1, Rob beats a girl home and unloads his sack. Some content may not be suitable for younger listeners.
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another experimental piece. This time we each played our parts separately. I started out with wacked out guitar madness, then bass, then drums and finally some insanely spacey sound effects.
Enjoy...
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This is the first tune I wrote using an actual loop pedal. I really like the rawness of its form. The sound is sharp, it kind of attacks your ear.. but then after it loops around a few times, it calms down and sinks in..
I expect that there will…
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This is sort of a demo I did with Bloom, a regenerative music app designed by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers. As I was playing it I stepped through all 12 "moods" for a minute each.
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Meditative piece. acoustic guitar, native american flute, middle eastern frame drum.
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written in the spirit of Dorothy Day and Roshi Bernie Glassman. The beggar is a king. the king a beggar.
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Ok first of all, I am sorry for the lack of music updates on my part. It's just hard for me to make more different music each time. In fact the only way I was able to make this song is through the overly used system of repitition. Hopefully…
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I have no idea why I named this song "Random". (hmm, maybe that's EXACTLY why I named it "Random.") I never use the word, I hate when other people do, and it's not mentioned in this song. Enjoy the recital.
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Just when you feel like you're on top of the world, you get punched in the gut and banished to the dungeon.
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This is a love song, but it is NOT workplace safe. Unless you work at a strip club or adult "novelties" shop, headphones are highly recommended.
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Second song by Madeleine. About her experiences on speed (adderall). Definitely a Suicidal Tendencies influence here.
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When a friend is diagnosed with cancer, or any life threatening illness, we want to say something. But what do we say? This is a meditation on transience and emptiness, two central zen buddhist teachings.
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There's always a "but" isn't there?
God Loves Me But...
Music and Words by Demetrius Hill
©2010 Demetrius P. Hill, All Rights Reserved
It's been made painfully clear, that life's not fair
The rich get richer –– the poor poorer –– no one…
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As the song says, this is a song I wrote for the RPM Challenge. I simply took my actual experience beginning at 12 midnight on February 1st, and a couple or three hours later I had my first song. The player takes away the intensity of this track…
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Special thanks to Chris for playing keys on this song.
originally wrote this song slightly differently, then used Burroughs cut-up to tweak it a little.
I used to play this song with a band we called One Lane Bridge
Dave Spellman, Rob Endemann…
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A Colaborative Song Between B.G And The Spirit Dies
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LITERALLY TABULA HAS RASA,,I HAVE NO HDD,,ERGO I HAVE ACCOUSTIC NEWBIES WITH NO DESTINYIES
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my neighboor is diggin holes in my right of way..no joke
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A 4 movement piece for piano loosely a sonata.
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Remix of loops and the drum track I constructed (same drum track as "in the mood (on the move)" song). Except high action, obsessiveness.
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Another track from around 2008. With less than decent drums. Actually you could say the drums were amateur-like done on a korg drum pad.
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Little short loop constructed song with vocals I did from a txt msg.
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Hawkwind inspired song. Did the instruments on my M-Audio Axiom 49 semi weighted midi controller. Guitars added. All done except drums were tabbed inside of Tabit guitar tablature editing program.
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This too was actually recorded from my midi controller playing the notes and then constructing chords out of them. All done again except the drums ( im no drummer).
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A absolute remix of the "lisa dream song". The lyrics came from a poem my lovely girlfriend wrote on a card. Just chaning "man" to "woman" in the lyrics.
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This was originally intended to be track 5 on "Novella Minor." Somehow, "Take" ended up getting the vote. Personally, I'd rather this one was there, but whatever.
Silent and on Fire
I bent down to pick up clouds and look for you. Felt…
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This is essentially a memorial for my little brother, about guilt and blame and the voids therein. I've recorded it a few times over the years, and this is the version we recorded with initial hopes of including it on Novella Minor, but it just…
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i find myself wondering if you can watch yourself for suicide.........
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just wanted to do something weird...and was looking for a completely different word in the dictionary...
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something a little jarring at times...experimenting around, something i like to do...i suppose the red death is love in some instances...and this is my march to it...it does remind me (not musically) of mask of the red death by crimson glory…
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heard the words and had an idea for a song...random things sometimes make for the best songs...
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Another "Love gone bad" song.
baby we've been here before
these selfish games you play
they cut me to the core
if only you'd open your eyes
If only you'd open your heart...
Chorus:
You and me
are not the same
and i wish you fell for me
the way…
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Had this guitar thing around for a while - I finally "finished" it - enjoy!
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Recorded in the kitchen on April 24, 2010. This is an old song I've had since 1996.
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Over a month since I've posted anything... I figured I'd show some progress.
This one's heavily inspired by a piece of re-Daggerfall music... I took the key signature, most of the instrumentation, and the mood, but I wrote every note. Here's…
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'...to a relative restoring of relative, East African peace...'
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Gone is the loud click at the start.
The latest mix down of this version of this tune which still need a little work but is coming along.
Video in the making.
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This is my live set from the Noise Bar in Melbourne that I played on the 24th of April. I learned a lot from that show, as it was my first solo performance.
I hope you guys like it.
The set was:
- No 3 from 3 Pieces on Colour and Texture…
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Jonathan Thomas looks at how Jesus deals with Peter after his failure.
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The Mighty Wurlitzer And Alesis QS6 Quadrasynth Played Live And Overloading My Sound System
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