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Dang, everyone except Rob (and Laura) (and me) liked the previous version! (Cupid's Own Knife)
Only i did this with the lyrics so maybe one can be a bonus track ...
aargghh ... why didn't i write a *different* song?
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Written and Recorded: Feb 24-25, 2010
Details: Lap Steel (FCFFCF), Epiphone Les Paul (FBbEbAbCF), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
Just never got this one sounding like I envisioned it…
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lullaby featuring piano (but of course!)
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Today I learned how to add an insert effect to the master channel. The song was way quiet so it got boosted via a limiter. Hurray.
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This is the most hopeful of the songs on the new album. I just decided one day to say "to hell with it, they're not gonna get me down!".
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This is sort of a skeleton version of this song...I have an intro in mind, but don't have time to write it right now. So named because it's primarily in 7/4.
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It is all about love, isn't it?
Lyrics @ http://wave.transmit-music.com/loveengine3.html
Wave 2010 (RPM)
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Post RPM jammin'. I don't feel much like cleaning up after RPM. Not yet anyway. I think my little Casio took a beaten and went out of tune. I did this arrangement with just the Casio, guitars and
harmonica, hence the annoying piano and strings…
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An instrumental piece featuring classical guitar and bass.
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Alternative grunge inspired, Alice in Chains like, about shitty pop music and how we can't get rid of it.
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I unleash my secret weapon!
Guest vocalist Shaka brings the icing to this rather haunted version of the first chapter of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier!
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Welp... I didn't do a feckin' thing all weekend. No laundry, no nuthin'. So I figured I'd beat the living hell out of my Ibanez in order to make up for it.
A juvenile song at best, but I feel better now :)
One take in the MBR hole... I'll…
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A Song about peace......
Lyrics
T.Mokbul 2010
Know
Maybe it’s looking alright,
But we know........
Maybe it’s looking alright,
But we know........
We don’t Want War....
We don’t Want War.....
In this land where children…
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Two American classics, a custom acoustic guitar and reverb........Enjoy!
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it's like an onion bell forever ringing
angels demons laughing screaming
it's like an onion bell forever dreaming
children playing dancing singing
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In the morning, when we awoke, there was nothing. There were no ashes from the fires of the previous evening. The time for decisions was past. "Yes" was the answer to all questions; and none was the knowledge retained. Wisdom laughs at such folly…
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I guess I knew this would happen. Talk about creating one's own reality Sheeeeesh. End of the month and my pen has been re-fueled and I added some vox to this one, plus some lead guitar, and a bit of synth strings. I also took a shot at some…
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I have touched and I have known
the memories of stone
And echoes of the oceans
are etched upon my bones
My body's of the earth
and my spirit's of the sky
My mind is of the matter
these memories will never die
So let's go down below…
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A folksy number inspired by the stories my nan told me many moons ago about her uncle Herbie..
Herein lies the story, of a man named Herbie Jones.
Not a million miles away from a man you might have known.
A miner in the twenties, blue scars…
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This provides a theory which ties together two of my key traits a) always tired b) terminally disappointed by peoples lack of courtesy - there's a link people!
Did you ever feel so down
That you didnt know up
Didnt recognise highs
And smiles…
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Just letting out my frustration at 'people' in general again.. nice to be able to vent it in a more pleasant way (for those interested in how I used to do it, please see http://alonetone.com/boynamedsu) :)
Lo and behold now holy guacamole if…
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Recording from Viste, Randaberg december 2009.
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This song displays some of Barry Morgan's work on the keys. Mixed and mastered in his home studio.
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A jazz tune featuring flute, sax, and one slightly out of whack Fender. All instruments played by Barry Morgan and the song was mixed and mastered in his home studio.
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this is a song about zombies and zombie movies...this is also a rough demo version and its unfinished we are taking a different approach to recording it this time. if you are interested in seeing us live and live in or around chicago, look us…
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Kind of a chillout, lullaby type tune.
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Notes:
I think the shaker comes in too strong. I think the intro goes on for probably 1 or 2 more phrases than it should.
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Second single off of Palettes to Burn, also featuring the lovely vocals of Vancouver artist Adaline.
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First track off my upcoming album Palettes To Burn, out March 5th! A remix of the song Ever Since ft. Michael Ackhurst.
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Transient texture experiment; also reverb envelopes. RPM number 10.
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I get to say that it borders on hip-hop because there’s a hip hop drum loop and a hip hop drum kit on it. I have no idea what to call it other than “electronic”. With a piano.
This is my second song using Record.
I was going through a book on…
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Have no idea where this one came from. I was strumming away and the words just came out. Seems to be about some kind of wrongdoing in the past. May have been possessed. Thanks again to Gary for helping out on lead..
In sleepy towns through…
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A little something I recorded on a Zoom H4n, acoustic was recorded from built in condensors, strat was recorded plugged into bottom jack using only onboard effects, mixed in Reaper and mastered in Soundforge.
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Gear used: Dark Energy, Micron and Dr.202
I post the lyrics as well as they are probably hard to understand:
earth they tell you
has a problem
they suggest us
to be monsters
i don't believe
their theories
too many lies
scaremongering…
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An RPM demo for the Love Light Shine project.
Daughter Brit turned 13 on 9/9/09, this song is for her.
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Endless picking up the needle and putting it down on Yes's Steve Howe in the 70's got me this far!
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Where's all this sappy music coming from? The Olympics were on. I must have been watching too much figure skating or something.
Unmastered track from my 2010 RPM Challenge submission.
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I suppose this is an "ambient chill" piece. It was mainly an excuse to use a marimba sample and an analog synthy sound from my Roland Juno-106.
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this is one i have to stop tweaking - six versions and i still don't get what i hear in my head
would love some crit for this one as it's doing my head in
thanks
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An acoustic guitar instrumental inspired by the sound of a rainy day.
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Flying above the buildings and trees feeling free.
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Early morning, down by the docks, the fog is heavy before the sun burns it off.
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A folky ballad about the trials and tribulations that happen during home recording, in this particular case using a Boss microBR.
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Let me tell you all a story, most of it is true,
a strange and twisted…
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A prog-rock style song about looking for answers in dreams.
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A prog-rock style song about trying to figure it all out before it is too late.
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A prog-rock style tale of a deep-space rescue mission and amnesia, that sorta thing.
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Synthesizer, guitar, and space echo (Boss RE-20) combine to create controlled noise and keep it musical (that was the goal anyway).
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I wanted to play more directly with noise of various kinds so this piece focuses less on techniques and fancy plugins and more on selection & arrangement of sounds.
I spent many hours going through Reaktor ensembles I've downloaded searching…
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Happy Valentine's Day Everyone.
I think this song has grown on me in the last few
days. I'm diggin' it. I hope you all do too. I
wanted to hurry up and get the demo out for
Valentine's Day. Finished at 3:05am. Wha whoooo!
I need to…
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Not to sell this piece short, but after yesterday's grueling session, I'm just happy to have written anything at all today.
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Dizzy Gillespy wrote this a long time ago. Later Jimmy Smith did his own version of it. This is a version by me which is based on Jimmy's version. This was all hand sequenced in the matrix editor in Logic Pro except for me on guitar. Just wanted…
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Rough version of my first RPM2010 songs... Hoping to have better vocals if I have time before the end of the month.
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An intrumental Track I put together when Thinking about my family.
One Guitar represents my son, one my wife and one me......
Two Versions with Vox (Jim Higgins and Geir Alfsen) are also in existance.. not sure how to link to this site…
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one of those 'it was written even before i started' songs that just rolls out like magic
i tried to keep it simple so as not to destroy the vibe
first finished (if unmixed) track for RPM 2010
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This Valentine’s Day, sing this song to your SO and there’s a good chance they’ll turn into your ex.
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Oy. About 6 hours of work:
1.5 hours to write the lyrics/melody first thing in the morning
1.5 hours figuring out the harmonic progression…
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couple beers, 6 lonely strings, and an electric noise quicker-picker-upper.
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this is a song about the train yards in sulphur springs Ky. back in the day .
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The first song (with vocals) I've recorded for RPM month, for the Love Light Shine project.
A depressing tale of redneck angst.
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I imagine this music playing in a bar sometime in the future, probably in the background while cybernetic bar patrons interface with one another in full view of the world's sensor network.
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My opus. By far the longest song I've ever recorded. I tried to make it shorter, but it just didn't work. Sorry. :)
"The Water-Carver" uses a sample from Stereolab's "Changer." (Gane/Sadier)
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This songs reminds me that this is the moment i have. No longer looking for the dawn for the dawn is here.
This is the moment
this is the moment
that i've been waiting for
I've been waiting for
the dawn and the dawn is coming soon
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Played all at once through a little plastic hole (Micro BR), so I know it needs to be redone. I've been down with swine fever for the past few days and have barely been able to hang onto a guitar, so this ought to be a crowd pleaser :) A song…
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"Farmer's Blow" is redneck rap. Oh yeah, I went there.
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If you're on the run
And your nose has gotta go
Don't grab a tissue
Do the farmer's blow
Just tilt your head
To the side
Then block one nostril
And let it ride
You may think
That…
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This is the title track of my RPM 2010 album. It describes how I juggle the bills each week and try to make ends meet. If you know the old joke, if the ends would not necessarily meet but just wave at each other once in a while, I'd be happy.
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Written and Recorded: Feb 07, 2010
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD - capo VII), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
2010 RPM Challenge
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An older song that was originally inspired by Prefab Sprout's "Goodbye Lucille #1 (aka 'Johnny Johnny')" but has morphed into it's current state that's more influenced by Suicide and House of Love.
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I didn't do much to this one after all. I put a little harmony in and left it at that. Sometimes less is more, and I hope that's the case here...
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This song described my co-workers at one company during a temporary assignment. I won't mention the company for fear of being sued, but you get the idea what they were like.
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Getting my 7/8 groove on.
Unmastered track from my 2010 RPM Challenge submission.
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just finished this one, represents a slightly new direction i am taking i think.
i am particuarly proud of the polyrhythmic sound i achieved. i was worried it mite become too cluttered (at the beginning) but i think i achieved clarity.
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Written and Recorded: Feb 05, 2010
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD - capo V), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
2010 RPM Challenge
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Doing nothing is still something...take a stand.
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Trying to stay awake...to get it down...without going down...for the night.
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Thanks to Mike Brown for lending a hand with the lead parts.. despite trying his damnedest not to! Also thanks for MMI for the advice which in part at least, I took!
I'm gonna call you dirty from now on in x2
I'm gonna call you dirty from…
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Based around a fragment I came up with around 10 years ago in University believe it or not, while I was learning to play guitar. As you can see, I was homesick. :) Thanks so much to Gary for adding a bit of spice with the bass, lead guitar and…
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RPM 2010 Track 3
"Road Trip (The Journey to find the answer begins)"
This turned out *much* better than I thought it would.
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Second track from my RPM 2010 album, "They Are Killers." The pounding drums at the beginning will eventually be over top of the synths that end "Nemesis," but I'll get to that later.
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When I grow up I want to be all grown up...still waiting.
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After I read into RPM and understood that anybody could take the challenge, I joined up. I'm starting with a clean slate, so I hope I can finish! This a WIP of the first tune I'm working on. Everything I do will be recorded/produced with the Boss…
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Filler track just in case. This too, will be shorter in the final mix. If it makes it at all.
All Synth.
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By no means the first song that popped out. It's just the first one I'm calling done beyond a remix. I think this will wind up leading in to a metal tune and will likely be shorter.
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Fun with live looping and a ring modulator.
E minor open tuning improv.
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A song about falling asleep on the couch, so there is no mystery to it! But the loose change is in the cushions, lights and tv are on, and the oven has been set to 350 for several hours :)
One vocal & acoustic take with a harmony and noodle…
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"A Nigga Moment" - Written, Composed, Recorded & Engineered by BeeOne for HoodBizne$$ Music. Off the "Juxin & Boostin" Mixtape.
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A quick and useless track made for FAWM (www.fawm.org) This isn't really finished in any way...it's basically just for me to get back into recording and composing.
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This is the first tune for my 2010 RPM Challenge.
A bit short...my first attempt earlier in the evening (completely different tune) I ended up scrapping at 1:30 a.m., so this one was done in just a few minutes...
Written and Recorded: Feb…
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I excel at disappearing for long stretches, eh?
I think with this I'm officially committing to doing FAWM.
And R.I.P. my songwriting drought. August 27th, 2009 - February 1st, 2010.
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A Tune I came up with tonight for Open Mic Nights.
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Back in April 2007 I wrote a slow ambient piece of music. I started by computer-generating a nice chord progression, then slowing it way way down. My thought was to make the music so achingly slow that the listener would begin anticipating the…
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live @ Dunn Bros. 1/29/10
Ross Reitzammer - flute
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Au Naturale! A song a friend of mine wrote. Performed by me, of course. All recorded on the Boss Micro BR. It's a song about sharing. Very rough, raw and unplugged. Kind of embarrassed to "share" it - Please excuse the mistakes and hacks! One…
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Swing tune that came by it self,while I was performing on cruise,in South Africa.It speaks about the "Pianonar player having his wisky time"
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Feat. "For Rent" Tha Landlordz Beat by General Arson
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If u ever felt this way you'll like this song, if u haven't u will still enjoy. Fun Song feat. "For Rent" Tha Landlordz!
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Dwelled by the "Upload" button for a bit before shipping this one...
All recorded on the Boss Micro BR
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