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The band had all gone home, and I was left mixing what we had accumulated over the last few months of work on what is to be our "final" album. Things felt over. it seemed like we had reached a saturation point, where we had driven the car as far…
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Something I'm working on. I'm a sucker for 5/4 time these days.
The biggest issue is the vocals which are sort of a placeholder right now until I re-write and re-record them, or maybe even find someone who can actually sing to lay something down!
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A Genetic Disorder That Results In Severe Retardation And A Perpetual Huge Grin
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Summoning Demons And Other Things That Go Bump In The Night
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Like Being On Too Much Vicodin And Liquor After A Relationship Fails
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This song is based around a sample that I took of my dish washer. The sample starts out simple enough and then gets more chopped up at the end. The song evolved from there. Also in this song is a new pedal I got that is a photo theremin. You…
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Composition for short video of archival film. Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/7653298
2009, Logic
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I lost a friend. This is how I feel.
The tech:
Just my guitar and the GT-10 (looper, delay, reverb, etc).
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I took a Taxi from the airport and this driver was a samba-bossa maniac. Every time he had to stop he took his guitar and played me something. Crazy.
In the end we talked and he gave me his guitar to give it a try. The best Taxi trip I had. This…
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This one was originally recorded a few months back, but was a bit muddy. I kept the original drum track (which is still a little muddy) and had the band re-record their parts over it. The result is better sounding, but still gritty (which I…
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There will be an update for this one. The vocals are a bit off and need re-done.
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An idea. Need to refine movements and dialog, but I think it is interesting, so I need to share. Cheers!
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I always liked this traditional song based on the old folk tune, 'Rueben's Train'. so I decided to give a go. It was recorded a couple of years ago As usual more time spent mixing than recording.
At the time I was suffering from some sort of bug…
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"Miss She" is another step in my late-blooming evolution as a student of music. It's more ambitious in terms of attempting to create an atmosphere of sound, and less ambitious in that I "wrote" the words while standing at the mic. (The next song…
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A traditional Scottish song sung by Amber on the 'Celtic Shores 2' album accompanied by Dr. Mark Funk on Bagpipes and Samantha Moffatt on Hammered Dulcimer.
The Rowan Tree was believed to be magical and wishes might be granted if the person…
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This is a Scottish Traditional song sung by Amber accompanied by the Utah Symphony Orchestra on the 'Celtic Shores 2' album.
In the 18th century, many of the Clan Chiefs got a taste of the rich life of the lowlands of Scotland. The lairds…
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"As we grow up, we always carry our inner child with us. Wonder and curiosity... there are so many things the child sees. However, this is a view from above. We are now adults with good and bad experiences of life, looking inward. It is time…
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A song inspired by a dream, Unchained is about a woman who has been beaten and abused throughout her marriage until one day her husband dies of undetermined causes, yet she feels no guilt, only release...
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Original song written by Chris Schrom, but modified by Jon Conyers and Alykai with permission. It's a song thats been years in the making.
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This's my longest piece ever at 3:09! I think it kinda fits the mood that I'm trying to learn to compose in... I'm just happy it uploaded this time.
It must be something with Chrome... I tried uploading this a few days ago, and it kept giving…
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Publicado bajo autorizacion y sin animo de lucro.
www.carranga.org
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Lyrics:
Calling me, she comes in the night
the summer breeze is feeling right for me
Whisper to the wind
the dark angel forges her lights my way
Whisper to the wind
This Vision has complicated everything
now is not my time
Dark angel calls…
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Fooling around with a friend's mandolin.
tech: Epiphone mando, direct in, 2 tracks, Logic spaces small hall setting.
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From "Backtime". The original working title of this song was "Michael McDonald's Hair", not that tells you much.
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From the album of solo live piano improvisations "Ghost Words"
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From the soundtrack to the movie that doesn't exist "B.A.M."
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Wasting away another weekend with some scales and mode practice on the synthesizers.
all the percussion is from the Juno drum patches and my fingers.
For you folks out there who enjoy the mode stuff this is Phrygian in A
A,Bb(A#),C,D,E,F,G,(A)
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Taken from our "We don't make toothpaste for anyone else" album
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Sun is shining, the weather is sweet
Make you want to move your dancing feet
To the rescue, here i am
Want you to know, y'all, where i stand
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Five years, 100 free albums, nearly 1000 free tracks. That's WM Recordings in a nutshell for you. We celebrate our fifth birthday with the release - yes, our 100th! - of this special compilation of cover versions, remixes, and tracks about free…
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This is about getting out and making dreams come true. Grow up!
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hi there i had to remix new side tech 2 cos it was done on headphones and i was being impatient.... so here is the newer slightly refined version sorry num
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I have finished it. This is the first song I have made using ableton live 8. The best money I have spent in years
what do you think of my first effort
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Finally changed the strings on Mr. Taylor.
DGDGBD
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I read about the technique, used by Steve Reich, of playing multiple copies of the same audio at different speed to create phase differences.
I decided to do a little experiment and built myself a Reaktor ensemble using 3 granular sampler units…
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Abstract sound collage. I attempted to combine multiple layers of different guttural depths as well as higher frequencies to complete a range that creates a dark and humid atmosphere. The tracks were recorded sounds that were then cut up and organized…
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Music can really change when you're not under the influence. Made this whilst completely sober.
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Mat and Jodi of distructo once had a run in with Herr Dieter Bohlan. A dispute über eine fantastiche frau.
For legal reasons we must stress that this song is IN NO WAY an actual or literal threat towards Herr Bohlan.
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Here is the "more complete" track I promised with backing vocals.
A song about loving the real me...who do i see when i look in the mirror? Do I love what I see?....i really want to.
your wooden fingers have felt before
and now they…
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A bit of fun for the holiday. This one features guest vocalist R.I.P otherwise known as the cheap battery powered talking tombstone
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Right then, for the last few days I have been playing with a new program. ableton live 8. very different from what I have been using and am still trying to get it all sorted. This is my first effort with it and also my first ever go using vst…
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I can't remember when I wrote this but it's been 10 or more years ago. A very simple song!
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Jamie is one of the very first "Off the cuff" songs I wrote. What ever popped into my head at the time. It sat around for many years before I finally decided to record it. Recorded in Jan 08.
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A one-take cover of The Monster Mash on my tenor uke. First recording with the new microphone and GarageBand. Never had one lesson!
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Dunno what to call this yet. Still a work in progress. Just started messin around this past week with some recordings I forgot I had :P
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Rift is an instrumental (I've been doing a lot of that lately)from The "Orange Morning" Album. Its a seven song album of various instrumentals created for an upcoming project that combines the power of intension, subliminals and brainwave technology…
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When I wrote this song it was much faster. I'm not sure which I like better.
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This was recorded a while back. I hope to redo it soon. This was done in Garage Band v1.
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I went for a traditional 4 piece band sound (2 Guitars, Bass & Drums.) No loops 'cept for drums.
Hope you like it.
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Work-in-progress. Unmastered. Gestalt atmosphere.
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Black Sabbath cover.
Probably the sloppiest piece of shit I have ever recorded. The slow interlude bit is a disaster.
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I Am A Spiritual Being by Mike Woosley - It's been said that we aren't human beings on this planet having a spiritual experience; rather, we're spiritual beings having a human experience on this plane of existence. Can you dig it?
All vocals…
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The Sun's Gonna Shine Again by Mike Woosley - When stuff happens - when you're hurtin' - when you're cryin' - hang in there, 'cause The Sun's Gonna Shine Again.
All vocals and instruments were performed by Mike Woosley.
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The original version of this track, which is a bit more uptempo, can be found on the album "There's No Justice...Just Us" all of which can be heard here on Alonetone. I played an acoustic version at a gig in April and, after a little tweaking…
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Recorded live at the Witch's Night Out at the First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church in Fort Worth.
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Another in my ongoing series of experiments with the Reaktor instrument 'Metaphysical Function'.
This was produced and recorded entirely in Reaktor with the resulting AIFF file converted to MP3 using Fission.
In this piece I start with one…
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Another up beat song, nice and jolly, just wave guys!
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Once again an all-Reaktor show this was made in Ableton Live 8 but recorded via Audio Hijack Pro as this was more in the way of a 'live performance' than an arrangement.
I had two instances of Reaktor. One with Metaphysical Function and my…
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*apology for the artifacts
so this was a song sitting around for a while, didn't know what to do with...common occurrence. anyways, i wanted to create a song that had a bit of a 'grainy' vinyl feel to it, with nice, slightly distorted highs…
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Another experiment with the Reaktor ensemble 'Metaphysical Function' this time directly in Reaktor (no DAW) using the recorder box to output direct to AIFF.
I spent some time creating my own sample bank for Metaphysical Function and started…
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A pledge to the love of my life. Used a little different instrumentation and arrangement on this. I like it. What do you think?
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This is my first Song Fight submission. I know, it's short, which is unusual for me. But I really like how it turned out. Check out Song Fight at http://www.songfight.org
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Instrumentation: fretless bass, tabla, acoustic and distorted acoustic guitar, hang drum samples (courtesy of Sudara), soft synth (AAS Ultra Analog), ambient sample of the jungle (pitched down two octaves) a sprinkle of ebow (from my Sudara files).
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One of my favorite songs of all time and one of my favorite voices.
Thanks M.T.
My Skin
Some days I’m fine
Yeah some days I feel sublime
All the time
But then there’s days
I wanna crawl out of my skin
And leave it in
A…
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A little experiment building a sound with the Reaktor ensemble 'Metaphysical Function' which is an awesome sound generating instrument.
Reaktor is the only instrument/effect in this track. I built it using Live 8.0.5 which I am also experimenting…
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Sequenced in the mid-late 80's mastered onto vhs hi-fi, pardon the artifacts
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i really wanted to incorporate my guitar playing in this one. there is clean, distorted and backwards recording here.
jazz rock fusion
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Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene takes place on the morning after William's funeral and sees the the women of the island resume their mundane tasks, working the land to eek out their existence. Abigail…
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A French carol I recorded a few years ago with a Celtic touch.
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About A Wife Getting Axed By Her Husband. The Idea Came From Some Horror Movie, Can't Remember The Name Of It.
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title is self-explanatory, past tense however.
i really wanted a song that had the flow, emotional intensity and unpredictability of an ocean. perhaps that's a bit cliche.
done over the period of two months in a little dark room with an…
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done back in 2006, in my old dreary toronto apartment (i dislike toronto i think).
i don't really like it that much, too repetitive, but i need content up, and others have commented on their enjoyment of this particular song.
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Sammy Davies preaching from Matthew 6 about reputation, motivation and reward.
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Very systematic, but still one of my favorites. What started as a practice in progression ended with something I'm quite happy with.
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This One was a creation with my friend and gran Master, Kavin. You can fin more kavin´s tracks on alonetone.com/kavin :)
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A very special love song.
Featuring Ewan Crossan on guitar.
One touch
Can make you do anything
Your light shows me everything
Please know i'll carry you everywhere
I go, my plaything
Chorus:
And i knew i'd have you
moment my eyes…
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was making music tonight when my dog started barking for no reason, but mild paranoia convinced me of the possibility that i did not hear anything outside of my headphones. i then made this song...
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actually, i already had the song half-finished…
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Wrote the original "Burning Down" in late 2007, and did this remix almost exactly a year later for use in a Fallout 3 video I created at the same time.
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pudding & pancakes sketch.
guitar + vocals | kevin staab; piano | me
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This song has hints of Prince in the intro but then quickly moves into a funky, dynamic groove with changes, breaks, fills, set ups and riffs that make it hard to sit still and listen. Positive lyrics enhance the experience.
From Soulganic's…
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Inspired by a poem written by Evin Watson (a ten year old boy).
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I told the [good Sister](http://alonetone.com/sistersavage) that I wanted to try using vocals in a track and she offered to do me some abstract, stylized, vocals that I could play with and this little number is the result.
Working with wet (pre…
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From 2005 - Another one of my early pieces written on Fruity Loops, I believe written along side Morning at the Quay. As much as I detest re-recording things, I could probably do it justice now (for what it is, but I cringe at the step programming…
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I like the flow of this song...its pretty rough but the structure will most likely remain and just have some melodies added...
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