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Technically not part of my RPM 2023 project, and it was mainly recorded in January 2023. It is probably not worth listening to, but I can't make a playlist with a prime number of songs so this is #6.
The song lyrics will not make any sense…
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The wife has gone to London on the train to see an old friend the kids are busy doing their own thing and I'm on my own down in the cellar and this one came out......
On our own
I don’t know what it is
The reasons I can not see
But there…
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Four songs complete for the 2023 RPM Challenge and I think this one might be the winner. I have it penciled in for track one. I came up with the opening (Asus2 -> Cmaj7) while testing the signal path into GarageBand when I was setting up…
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Five songs down. Somewhere between five and nine to go.
This one was fun to play. Both the rhythm guitar parts and the solos were just fun. I don't think anything is particularly good, I just enjoyed myself. That was a nice feeling. The…
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RPM (RPM Challange 2023) 120bpm
Music and Words © 2023 by WGP ⎮ All Rights Reserved
Composing, recording, programming and words by Thorsten Hürter & Jørn Erdmann
The track was made in February 2023 especially for the RMP Challange…
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Six songs down for the 2023 RPM Challenge.
Jeff Beck died and I was gutted. It's hard to lose your heroes, but it's also odd to feel so emotional about the loss of someone you've never met. Life is weird, right?
I did not want to write…
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Hey y’all let’s go tanning, under the new fake sun
Let’s spin the brand new single, if you can’t hide we run
From the safety of knowing
Look outside it is snowing
Who knew it got so cold, who knew it got so cold,
And now I caught the…
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Polishing the silver tongue and straightening the tie
Born to wear the lions mane and mingle with the vile
White Mercedes on the lawn the party’s in the back
And by the time the guests are gone your eyes are painted black.
Racing to the…
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Piece together phrases missing letters
Sharpening your senses like my scissors
Prime the Trojan horse and battering ram
Find an empty vault instead of the plans
Like a magazine, cut up lines to feed
A ransom note for you to
Read and then…
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Dust of the needle ground to dull
The cast of the street light drawn so pale
Motion is timeless, impossible speed
Contained in the rows we planted the seed
Counting my fingers, an abacus sort
Pointing my index out
You’re so warm it…
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A paper empire, built off our sweat, a too well traveled trail.
A river’s rapid flow that carries you, well beyond the pale.
Now you’ve gotten what you need
Fairy tales forgotten
And you taken what you please
And paid us next to nothing…
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In the age of information you can’t call it intuition when the answer’s written up in the stars
On an island you’re so sure of, caught a cold there is no cure for, ever struggling to catch every breath
And I don’t remember asking you
And…
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Driving in we cross the golden gate
Heading forward and then back again
Here’s the spirit of the old cross streets
Won’t be staying but I’m sure we’ll be, around around around
We knew everything and were so sure of
Pockets full of triptiks…
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Calm your senses for the hypnotist
Convex phrases oh so delicate
I’m testing if you’re worthy
You’re waiting patiently
Better forgive me now, before I find a new low
Better regret me now, the devil you think you know
Better that you…
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(Inspired by an actual posting for a hornet's nest for sale on Craigslist)
Bored and surfing for some brand new toys or vintage microphones
But this one’s gonna take me down the rabbit hole
What is going through their mind sometimes you…
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The sight of hands wringing, a worrying glance
you feel pins and needles, seems all left to chance
When I lose control of, the marbles and pegs
It’s all an illusion, all in your head – if you don’t mind
The depth of the panic, a bargain…
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Most albums end in a finale - I guess this one ends in Heat Death.
(Unless I can up with another track in the next couple days.)
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I captured 3 environmental recordings and manipulated in Paulstretch, then mixed like 3 oscillators in a patch from Pure Data. The feeling was then nice weather and people going to the local park as if spring was awakening.
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Out of Harmony's Way is a 14-album box set which was created by the audio sound art collective, Mannlicher Carcano, within the month of February, 2023. It is our submission to this year's RPM Challenge.
Mannlicher Carcano has a fluid international…
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Everyone loves a tribute to The Cure
I’m sitting here in the dark , Thinking how we fell apart
I can’t shake the feeling of your touch
Remembering the way you smiled, And how you said you’d stay a while
But now you’re gone and I’m here all…
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I don't even know you anymore.
You open your mouth, the words slip out
I’m shocked by what I hear
The differences couldn’t be more clear
Same scene, different views
With our eyes and on the news
And I’m not sure what to do
I don’t…
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Sometimes you listen to a Peter Murphy song and then ask ChatGPT to help you write a song. Sometimes you end up with this. You wouldn't believe the lyrics I left out.
Goths on the beach, all dressed in black,
Heading for the waves, and…
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Don't let it be said that I've forgotten my love of R.E.M.
Dream of a life that’s never been seen
A world of possibilities, a place in between
A place of shadows, a place of light
A place of secrets, hiding in the night
Oblique, oblique…
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Seven songs down for the RPM Challenge. It's February 27th and I have so much more to get through.
I liked this one as I was putting it together. The mood is very much fitting my frame of mind these days. I don't know if I like it as much…
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I tried to write a song that sounded sort of like Peter Gabriel. I'm not sure how close I got, but Megan and Jarrett absolutely killed it on this tune.
I can see you in my mind
Like a dream I can’t forget
I’m reaching out to touch you
But…
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A large portion of this record was written with my friend Wilsun in mind. If anything, this is an album to amuse him. To ensure I achieved that goal, I tried to write a song that reminded me of "Life In A Northern Town", although it actually…
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Were you guys aware that I'm a Beatles fan? Because, well.... I am.
I don't want you to come too close
I don’t need you to break the rules
Don't try to play my game
It’s not what you should do
I don’t think we can be friends
I don…
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A muted vocal trumpet does the melody line for this chord progression.
I play by ear so I just do what sounds good to me. I know they are some weird jazz chords.
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This is the eighth song for this year's RPM Challenge and it nearly broke me.
I had this riff in mind. It was in 6/4 time. Something dark and evil possessed me as I was working out the bass line in GarageBand and I was infernally inspired…
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If I had more of a pool of songs to chose from this year, then this puppy would be going straight to the dropped list. Can you say, "padding?" I feel like I could cut 75% out of this song. I like the chorus and I like the strummy guitar solos…
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I now have 10 songs mixed for this year's RPM Challenge. There's still more to do, but if I wanted to I could stop right now and call it a win. Allow me to pat myself on the back for a second or two.
I like this one. I think. I would like…
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This is an excerpt from my 2023 RPM Challenge album, where I hit all four types of submission (Single Track, EP, LP, and Boxed Set) with a single, almost 102 minute track. For the full piece go to http://geekidomusic.com.
And if you actually…
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I guess we have a title track. I'm not sure if I created it, or if it conjured itself into being.
Freesound Sample Info :
44928_digifishmusic_KT_LA_C4
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Hey, look! A short song, and it's kind of gross. It's easy to write about gross stuff. It's hard to put effort into songs when you have two days to write and record everything.
This one was fun to make.
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I was thinking this was going to be the longest song, but then the next song happened.
Anyways, title says it all. Don't let this be what you judge my abilities on. I can do better. Just go listen to my other albums, but maybe after you finish…
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I like Bad Religion. The first album I heard, I remember thinking that it was amazing that there was a smart punk band. Also, I like the way that their songs could work with an acoustic guitar, and still stand.
I thought this had a similar…
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A song to myself. I’ve often felt like an unnecessary appendage in the circles I end up in. I’ve had some real crazy experiences in my life, and I tend to exaggerate to try an instill the grandness I felt in each story. Sometimes, I’m annoying…
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"EBMS" recorded in February 2023 for the RPM Challenge.
Basically an extended instrumental remix of a song from my other 2023 RPM Challenge project.
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"Always (Again Remix)" recorded in February 2023 for the RPM Challenge.
New recording of an old song with different arrangements. Originally started as a joke in response to Tim (of Letter Seventeen) asking AI to write a song (not) about airplanes…
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My lyrics; music and performance by Gordon Todd.
I want to share my journey with you
2021© by John Schofield
I want to walk upon the old silk road
Where oriental traders strode
And I want to go to Kathmandu
On my way to Timbuktu…
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Music from sample that was recorded from clock spring.
Daw- Bespoke synth
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Well, some of the songs were kind of inspired by the person they are titled after. It is not that I could hear Gary playing this, just he is who I was thinking about when I made the arrangement.
The lyric content is about why I got into…
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This Wretched Vessel has a lot of post hardcore, Pop punk, punk, and leaning toward metal guitar riffs... but they have a shoegaze side. The only reason I even own a pedalboard is because of their guitarist.
The lyric content is more meta…
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Still meta... but with the realization that I can do RPM no matter what my hinderance is. I did this whole album with an Ipad, my acoustic, a cheap microphone and a pair of headphones. All the songs were written hastily in minutes with no real…
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Castaway. The Tom Hanks Movie.
* Disclaimer: I understand that most of the songs on this album are pitchy and hard to listen to. I recorded all of the vocals on Feb 27 and 28th as single takes. Most of them stream of conscience nonsense.
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My 90's punk attempt. Interrupters/Rancid feel.. What does any of that have to do with Mark? Not a gosh darn thing... I just liked the name A Relative Term.
* Disclaimer: I understand that most of the songs on this album are pitchy and hard…
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Here we stand beneath the sky
Take my hand as time rolls by
Here we stand, nobody else around
Did we land on solid ground?
Along the ledge
Side by side
So near the edge
Of the great divide
For Heaven's sake
I have no doubt
The steps…
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Another cold night in Harbortown
They gather in the snow with fresh tracks in their hands
After daylight has long gone down
They find the warmest room just like they always planned
Brothers in arms, another battle won
Raise a glass for…
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