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Glu guides you through an instructional song, revealing secrets along the way.
Instrumentation: Director's comments included! beat boxing, real swords, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals, drum programming, tabla, and tambourine. My apologies…
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At this point I say a lot of thanks to Funspreader for the really great remix of 'Buona Notte'.
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Suppose the lyrics say it all. A poet's brief dialog with inspiration.
Instrumentation:
Banjo
Guitar
Harmonium
Greek Chorus
2 Clarinets
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Once upon a time
In a land far away
I wrote something funny here
But not today
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It's from Berlin Dance Works -- music for modern dance. Dub, world.
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just over three minutes of circular breathing (breathing in and out simultaneously) on the didgeridoo, a single take.
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From 'Anima 91'-- the whole disc is available for download gratis at GeoffreyArmes.com with pdf notes/art
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hey boy, the waters calm and glassy
hey boy, the wind has died away
hey boy, the sun is up and rising
it's another, another perfect day
hey boy, better grab your pail and shovel
hey boy, and build your castle high
hey boy, don't forget the moat…
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here, this place, the magic is all around us
feel, the breeze, carry away your sorrows
feel, the sand, warm and soft beneath us
see, the light, fading across the water
another day slips away
here, in paradise
touch, the water, cool and wet…
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what is this darkness now, blurring out my eyes
can I hold this feeling before I'm lost in the night
holding on together searching through the gloom
who am I to blame now that we have lost the light
not the sky, falling, not the moon, again
not…
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tall drink of water, short blonde hair
flash you a smile like she just don't care
sharp as a razor as right as rain
ask me again and I'll tell you the same
don’t forget her name, Melissa
boys come running when she's around
then she crushes a cigarette…
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no I won't eat of the body, no I won't drink of the blood
no I won't gather at the river, no I won't carry your burden
no I won't bath in the glory, no I won't bath in the glory
no I won't beg for forgiveness
yes you will
no I won't handle a serpent…
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An ode to quarreling lovers everywhere.
instrumentation:
clapping
drunken singers (3)
clarinets (2)
banjos (2)
piano
resonator bass
harmonium
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James Brown and Planet Rock combine to form a mutant dubstep lovechild of a track
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This was a 'bonus free download' from Berlin Dance Works/Stretch and Breathe Two (last year's work). More worldly dub, mixed on the fly, old style.
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This is from Anima 91, a free download release that mostly featured re-workings of older tunes of mine... this was not 'old', but written in 2006 when it was recorded. It relates experiences I had in West Berlin during the 80s.
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I'd just moved house, needed time off, sat with workstation and burbled a bit, ended up on Anima 91.
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Music recorded 2005 then revisited (remixed?) for a dance score 2007 -- this is an excerpt from the middle section.
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Title track from "Spirit Dwelling" 2005 -- a lot more acoustic work going on then. 8 track recording.
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Who would’ve thought that the last 10 seconds would take me like an hour and a truck load of takes? And thank you Logic multi-take feature for allowing me to indulge so much time in something that was completely tangential to the song.
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First things first... set your volume level to the first lightning strike that opens the track. Nothing is louder than this peak.
That said, this is a collection of sound I recorded by putting the mic near the open window as a thunderstorm rolled…
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Just a quick Bump for the DJ Sathen on RKoL. Also experimenting with Reaper's built in synth for fun.
(For those who may not know: A 'bump' is the promotional "you are listening to.." parts a DJ plays between songs, and RKoL is the ShoutCast…
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Frustrated with how slow my solo acoustic/vocal songs are going, I decided to spend the weekend making something chilled out, just to relax myself and to let people know I haven't died.
Its a short instrumental track. I call this minimalist electronica…
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I've always wanted to make a sexy song, I think
couples need to get closer now, more than ever.
We're only human with a spirit inside us...so
lets all make the right choice:) All the vocals
are my own and its one of the hardest songs I've
ever…
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Because everything is always more magnificent underwater
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Episode One:
Sandbags allowed me to use his mad rhythms- see here for an explanation: http://alonetone.com/sandbags/tracks/my-name-is-harry-palmer Sudara lent me some samples of him playing chords from his new autoharp, an ebow against piano…
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You know that joke about the brick ambient synthesizer (http://possecrewensemble.com/as606/)? Yeah, I totally used that thing on this song.
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This is one track where I can say, without reservation, that I am really happy with how it came out.
I worked up a beat I liked with 3 Stylus RMX parts making good use of chaos and time designer for the breaks.
For the first time I really…
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This old piece was a first attempt at a soundtrack for a low budget thriller movie. I didn't end up scoring the whole thing, but I had a good time playing around.
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1) pick up 15 year old guitar
2) tune it
3) trim fingernails
4) look for guitar pick
5) abandon search for pick
6) tune guitar again
7) browse through Logic channel strip presets
8) find "Mystery Chorus"
9) play simple melody
10) ???
11) PROFIT…
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for Lalo Oceja. the piece was written and recorded in 2001 in Novosibirsk State Conservatory, Russia
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The synth line is with my brand new microKORG :D
The strange electric piano piece at the end I recorded when my brother accidentally discovered the debug mode on his Yamaha keyboard. Do you recognize what he's playing?
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This song is about someone giving you a lift, and while they drive you there you fall in love with them by watching their eyes in the rear view mirror. It had like five verses but I cUt it down to two with one repeated. In cutting those verses…
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The psyche is a weird place, I'll just talk about it musically.
The piece begins with the sounds of Sudara's autoharp, the weeping woodwind sounds of the clarinetist from Megafauna Lacrymosa , and a low kick-like percussive sound, which is…
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It's sort of about the music business, amongst other things. 2007. From an abandoned project.
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Pro Tip:
No amount of multi take recording features will fix it when you're flat/sharp on *all* of the takes.
Based on a true story.
Lyrics:
There's something wrong in the world today
I just can't believe it
I just can't believe it
It's the…
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The companion piece to the instrumental "technique 43".
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samples pulled from turntablelab's weekly email + the Sequential Circuits Drumtraks pushed through a Korg guitar pedal + the MPD + me on some drums + some vinyl
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This is a remix that I did in College several years ago. Based on the works of Flood who produced several prominant bands including U2 and NIN. I still like it today! Spread and enjoy...
Copyright 2002
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An 8-bit groove recorded from the NESynth iPhone application and a little love from GarageBand and the Mac text-to-speech tools. Here are the lyrics:
Thought over capacity
I cannot achieve
Maximum velocity
Digital heart racing
Multiplexing
Enumerating…
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This song is dedicated to a close friend I had. The Best friend. REALLY needs LYRICS!! Anyone??
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This is a demo for the Rob Rokken Audio R-808m (beta-mono version) VST plugin. Nothing fancy, just a quick bit with a verbal descritpion (which uses the Rokken Audio CabAir(alpha version) plugin on vocals.)
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TO WIN YOUR LOVE
(c) r.halstrom 2009
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well i would walk
a thousand miles
to win your love
to win your love
well i would walk
a thousand miles
to win your love
to win your love
well i would fight
in a distant war
to win your…
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TIME (c) r.halstrom 2009
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i'm on my own
i'm on my own
won't you come back
i'm scared to be alone
i've done my time
i had my chance
and now is then
my turn to dance
my turn to dance
my turn to dance
my…
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Just another quick test of the yet unnamed RobRokkenAudio plug in... with a scary clown. Hey kids! Rememeber the 80's? Awwww, that's ok, neither does Uncle Bobo...
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Started off with me just goofing around with Battery and a couple of other NI things (which are new to me) and grew into this...
It may still have places to go.
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From Hemisphere, to be released September 2009, via Download and CD, plus pdf art file at GeoffreyArmes.com. 4 track Live recordings edited and overdubbed in home studio.
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After yesterday’s crazy-fun, flow-filled session, I returned to planet Earth.
10 minutes into today’s session, I was crashing, so I took a 40 minute nap. I couldn’t get back on track afterwards (which is typical anyway), so I decided a walk was…
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My first real track that i'm quite proud of ,
it's not close to perfect tho
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This song tells the story of a colourful character who enjoys being in the heart of a "rowl" whatever that is...
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As Darren (the singer) described this song.. an Irish love triangle a man, a woman and a drink!
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The life story of an Irish itinerant. This song was made popular by the Dubliners
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Yeah, so I finally consolidated my music collection over from my other mac and found my grand total for 2009.
This is my 60th track of 2009.
I wrote my first track for a MIDI class in the fall of 1999 (did I mention I'm a 10th year sophomore…
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An Irish pub song made popular by the Dubliners and probably the Clancy brothers too.
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A song about an Irish immigrants who has a dream of the old country, but awakes in Calafornia. Made famous by Christy Moore, the Dubliners, Paddy Reilly etc
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A tale of a Irishman leaving the west of Ireland for the unfamiliar shores of England, but first he must travel the Rocky Road to Dublin. Popularised br Luke Kelly and the Dubliners
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Another tale of Irish immigration! Set to the melody of a Gordon Lightfoot song "The sinking of the... (I forget the name of the ship!)
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The Polka is thought to have originated in eastern europe by the Czechs. The people of west kerry in Ireland took the polka into their heart and are renowned for their own polkas. The two polkas in this recording are known to me as "John Ryans…
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Most recent and favorite recording i made in a while.
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an old song but more recent recording with drums
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courtney keesee on vox. back in the good old woodshed collective days. listen for the thunder in the background as we were recording.
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guitars, synths, tabla, tambourine, and elephants (the lead melody at around 01:40)
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Alright, so it turns out that I lied.
THIS song is actually #60 of 2009. I forgot about how I turned the instrumental "lucid traum" into the spoken word 'drama' "wake me up" for a class project.
(http://yelyah.com/music/song/lucid-traum…
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A contemporary song written by Jimmy McCarthy and adopted into the Irish ballad scene. From the singing of Christy Moore.
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Another Contempory song absorbed into the Irish folk / ballad scene. Again from the singing of Christy Moore
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A song by the Furey Brothers about stealing away.
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A song about working for a dodgy builder in England called McAlpine. Because of the harsh regimented working conditions his workers nicknamed themselves McAlpines "Fusiliers". From the singing of Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners.
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This is is a bit of a sea shanty. A sailor decides to go back to sea but then regrets his decision. From the singing of Luke Kelly and the Dubliners. The hero of this tale recommends getting married and staying in bed all day as an alternative…
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No vocals on this track ... Voice coincidence? Don't listen before beddy byes!
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This is a remix of Mason Proper's tune Safe for the Time. Check out their other music here:
http://masonproper.com/
It is a dark piece of Basic Channel techno dub-itude
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A tribute to the late great Michael Jackson. If you like it, or want to hear more, head on over to http://www.remixfight.org and vote.
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I do intend to title this, eventually... (Harp Ocarina... Nifty, huh?)
It's the first piece I wrote for DungeonHack. I'll probably pick this apart to write a few variations... It's got like three "moods," and I need pieces with one...
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This is a sad-ish... maybe "spooky" variation of Harp Ocarina.
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... And another not-that-great variation of Harp Ocarina. This is my basic idea of what a battle song could sound like in an rpg... maybe...
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my entry into the 2008 Sidedown Christmas challenge.
I tried the original Mel Torme chords and version and it just didn't fit for me, so i came up with my own chords and arrangement.
this was done around the same time as g=gone so it's a…
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Originally this piece was written for a guitar. But I love my R3 so much! I'm playing with it. So this piece is just an electronic version. As always, all sound patches were programmed by me.
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When I tweeted about maybe doing an Irish rap tonight, I wasn’t actually serious (though it has been on my todo list for a few years).
But I took a walk, and the idea of going for it stuck in my head. So I started developing it on the walk and…
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Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
http://ccmixter.org/files/dabra/22162
Daniel Brandell, http://www.myspace.com/danielbrandell
Calling Sister Midnight, http://callingsistermidnight.com
furkosbot, http://www.myspace.com/nagyfejmarvin…
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Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
ccMixter Collaboration
Daniel Brandell, http://www.myspace.com/danielbrandell
Shannon Hurley, http://www.myspace.com/shannonhurley
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(...featuring Reese Richardson [guitfiddle], Becky Beighly [lyric], Chris Golinski [drums], Eric Evans [bass], and KSS [trumpet/vocal/engineering].)
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A song about immigration. This song has nearly reached national anthem status in Ireland.
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This song has everything. Love, betrayal, gunfights, hold ups, prison break outs and whiskey.
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You know those people who like to break out the family photos or something of that sort with which to bore their guests? This is my version of that.
Most of what makes this song special to me is for all the same reasons that you won't share…
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The 3rd song I ever really wrote. Someday I'll record the vocals to it and then we can all laugh together.
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Yes, it is obvious the choir is composed of mildly skilled amateurs, but I like this song very much.
And the first thing I'll do when I get a editing tool is cut off the applause at the end, too lengthy because it was an encore.
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Some experimentation that started with sandbags saying that he was looking for a wood sound. I responded with marimba plus monster reverb... and I quickly noodled together an ambient thing.
I wondered aloud whether I was done or should continue…
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Another experiment. The name comes from the fact that I was in the woods; not because I was really concerned about making woodsy sounds...
Thanks again to glu and Chris McGrath for opening my eyes to some different Live tricks...
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Came up with this while dialing in my new amp. It's just a jam sort of based on the main taking care of business riff.
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Let us celebrate our failures and our successes!
I submit my failure here for consideration.
I actually want to do something more with this just because it's a lot darker than I usually write. Unfortunately, it never turned into something musical…
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