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This one could use re-mixing, but I'm going to leave it as is for now. This should be track 6 on "They Are Killers."
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Part one of a mini-musical within the album, that never quite felt finished...but we love the first chapter!
*update* this is now an official track on the album...poss. our feat. track!
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Two American classics, a custom acoustic guitar and reverb........Enjoy!
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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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Featuring Otis Maly on Organ.
Maybe it’s a trick of the light
The way your eyes shine at me
I don’t want to fight and I can’t take flight
Somethin’ tells me I’m gonna see
Just what spell you put on me
I can’t let you out of my sight…
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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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Kind of a chillout, lullaby type tune.
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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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Overgrowth is a Indie game made by Indie Dev team Wolfire. check them, and their games, out at http://www.wolfire.com/
Overgrowth is the awesome predecessor to Lugaru, an alternative action fighter/ platformer game. The synopsis of Lugaru…
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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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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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Again i'd love some feedback
I like the feel and the mix
do the lyrics work?
recorded t'night in an hour after trying all day to get the verse lyrics rammed into another tune
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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 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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Written and Recorded: Feb 14, 2010
Details: Epiphone Les Paul (DADGAD - capo III), Seymour Duncan Pickups, POD XT, Boss RC-20 Looper, EBow, Audacity...all fingers, no picks.
I'm a little under whelmed with my lack of melodic development…
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That's the way it goes some days.
I'm very very sorry.
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You go down to the docks, the sun just starting to come up. Its time to greet the day.
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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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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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Hurray patches?
The melody was the last thing that was written for this.
The piano is a placeholder for whenever I get around to actually writing full lyrics. (I have a few lines written down, but I’m not sure if that’s the direction I want…
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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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"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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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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bang bang bang i am still missing my e string but i dont care. i bought an old bass drum from a second hand shop. caaaaaaaaaraaaaaaaaa she gave me a ribbon
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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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Unmastered track from my 2010 RPM Challenge submission.
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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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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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Just a fragment.. but thought it was worth including..
If I were to lose you now
I don't know that I could cope
Please don't leave me now, don't go
You're my only hope.
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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 piece for RPM.
This is my RPM preferred track!
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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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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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A song inspired by a picture of a Dancer...
Hope you Guys like it!
Soooo Much great music on the site!!! Can't wait till the weekend, so I can listen to it! You guys are Freaking Awesome!
Thanks for having me...
Peace
T(Osckilo)
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My only musical Christmas present. Tharek(Osckilo) sent me a wonderful Spanish/Arab sounding guitar track. All I had to do was sing. Sometimes that is the biggest treat of all, and I took full advantage of it. Thanks, bro!!
All done on the…
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This is The Final Upload on that New Album of mine...
I Love AloneTone!!!
It really Gives you Something to work Towards!
Thank you For Letting me flood the Board over the Last Couple of days to get this stuff up here...
I Just really wanted…
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This is another Remix, and it's on something I honestly did not expect myself to be doing, but on request of a few Monster Hunters, I decided to remake their Anthem. Now, anyone wanna kill a Khezu with me?
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A rough idea. Been a while since something like this came to my fingers - it's a good feeling.
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Another dirty mp3 sent 'round the world. Kind of like a musical chain letter :) A song I wrote about out of body experiences. It showed up finished in my email one day - No kidding!!!
Another song entirely created by the Boss Micro BR…
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Sleep
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I’m in this ancient place of peace...
With a Lullaby in me.....
But I cannot seem to sleep....
Just a Pill to help me go to sleep ........
This Lullaby in me..... I cant hear......
The sirens…
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A little rough but I loved making it.
My friend Dave had bought a Roland GR-20, so it was critical he did the solo in the middle and end :)
Oh, all made on the Boss Micro BR. Love that thing!!
This was fun to make!
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Classical Guitar Inspiered by the Art of Sam Jefferys .
See www.samjefferys.net for more Info on his Work.....
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An earlier tune I did. All created on the Boss Micro BR
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A collaboration that involved 5 musicians over several parts of the world. A crazy stalker tune - Has a soft/hard/soft format. Recorded with The Boss Micro BR(MBR), Mixed with Audacity and then mastered with the MBR.
More details in the Youtube…
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Rell Sunn, the Queen of Makaha, was a beautiful spirit and graceful surfer who lives in the hearts of all who knew her before she was called back home.
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My composition and Jack's (johnson) on my new custom Gwaltney acoustic www.gwaltneyguitars.com to highlight the bass response!
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North Shore of Oahu, spectacular views, open space and starry nights
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This was written long ago, during my Buddy Holly period . . .
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this is a little bit different for us, must have been messin with an acoustic at the time!!.
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As much as I love this song, I'm not sure if the style of music suits my voice. Feedback very welcome! Sorry for the poor quality, funds have prevented me from buying any proper recording equipment for now.
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Who said grunge died?
Lyrics at http://www.inmyths.com/lyrics.html
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This is a simple acoustic song
Lyrics at http://www.inmyths.com/lyrics.html
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Noodling around on my guitar one day, I started thinking about the role of my mother in my musical life. To the family, she brought music. She tried the piano lessons, didn't work. But she didn't give up. When school presented the opportunity…
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Serial joke of a piece made for a music theory assignment in 2007.
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Went through seven revisions; the last two were both complete overhauls. This grew out of a theory assignment from fall 07 and was finished in August 09, making it the piece I worked on most from the album.
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Some unfinished tracks from my old bands unfinished album. Some of these may end up being recorded again with another band, but they most likely will sound completely different. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them!
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I little fun I had over the weekend.
About 6 layers of guitar and a little something from the puremagnetik Grand Piano micropak.
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hey mister rosary beads you were right i did write an indie ballad about her! only at the time i'd been listening to very/too much leonard cohen and this bleak piece of miserable shit came out but it has a singalong chorus!!!!!!!
and i played…
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Recorded at DAM Studio in Garland, TX.
Music by Chris Mitchell and David Murphy
Words by Michael Thomas
http://alonetone.com/cavestreet
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The final song in the keyed series, this one was recorded with just Zane and I. A few days before recording this one, I repaired an old digital delay/loop pedal my dad had, so we used that as one of the main elements of this song. Unlike the loop…
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The drums on this track were played on a garage sale set of kiddie drums I bought for my son,they sound surprisingly good considering I recorded them with one SM57 mic.This was one of my first attempts at playing real drums on a track,about 5…
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This is actually two unfinished songs. I just liked how they sounded.
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An ooooold track. But on account of a new computer, it's the only one I have handy to upload at the moment.
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This is the last track on our LP, Novella Minor. It's roughly 7 1/2 minutes long, followed by about 3 minutes of ambient interlude, and then the 'bonus' track, "Where the Unknown Traveller Lies." They reside on 1 track together on the album, and…
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Another quick recording :) Nothing special.
The voices (not from my head) are a bit too loud. Ahh well :)
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We thought it would be hilarious to write a song about some jerk loser who dreams of marrying Hitler.
Trust us, it's funny!
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Track seventeen from the album "Civilisation".
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I have reinterpreted a free to use composition of the French Medieval piece entitled 'Allon Gay Gay Bergeres' by Jon Sayles.
(See http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm)
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Words by Michael Thomas
Music by Chris Mitchell & Michael Thomas
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A cultural relic we feel fortunate to have procured.
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This track appeared on Ubuibi's "Woman take back the Noise" compilation
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Words by Michael Thomas
Music by Chris Mitchell & Michael Thomas
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As I shy away from water
I close my lungs to air
I climb outside of my own head now
So I can forget what's there
Then I laugh out loud in sorrow
I quietly cry for joy
Till I turn my eyes toward the starry sky
And remember love once…
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Track 10 on the LP, Novella Minor, this is the opposite outlook on the same subject as the title track, hence the opposite intention in their respective names. I think they were written back to back; lyrically at least. Frustrating times, resulting…
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It's just a winter landscape. Hope you'll like it.
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I have replayed every track on this one several times, still not satisfied, but I thought I would float it out on alonetone for the hell of it.I heard my 8yr. old humming this song the other day, thats when you know you've been hammering away…
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Another quick jam, nothing much, just fooling around with my guitar and Reaper.
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The first WildGeas and Cave Street collaboration
There ain't nothin' I could buy
that can ever calm me down
So I leave my money at home
when I go into town
I put on my fightin' hat
an' I wear my dancin' shoes
An' if I miss my ride…
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Just a sketch dedicated to cheap, shi**y coyote lighters. It's winter and I'm freezing my hands off trying to light a cigarette. Cheers.. The drum loop is crap, need to replace it with something better (as I said - just a sketch).
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The title comes from a story by Avram Davidson.
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What can you do when you have an obsession with ninths... you try and get it out of your system!
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I'm a complete idiot when it comes to all things midi related. Recently got myself a midi keyboard though and came up with this short piece just messing with sounds in Proteus. Really looking forward to the possibilities of combining this sort…
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What Word came out of a play on 'what word is God' and Jesus is the word (John 1:1). It's a rough demo. I'm going to see if I can flesh it out later on. feedback/suggestions via private message would be greatly appreciated!
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A rather more fundamentally experimental piece with Reichenbach's new *drift* mode. In this mode a probability matrix controls periodic changes in the loop length and/or position.
Once more I am using one of the awesome [Rekkerd mixed bag](http…
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Remember, remember love. That’s all we ever really had.
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A little white house, just off the highway, ghost of a black cat scratchin’ at the door. Old dry well out in the backyard, we just can’t use it anymore. There are some secrets here. Oh, there’s secrets everywhere. I know nothin’ more or less…
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Opened for Hentai Improvising Orchestra at 1919 Hemphill in Fort Worth. A 26 minute piece, I had to edit it down to this because of some nasty noise spikes on the louder bits. So whats left is a very sleepy piece.
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My 2009 Christmas Challenge song. It's rough around the edges and I didn't have a drumset, so fake drums, but all in all, not a bad little diddy. enjoy!
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All guitars by my good friend Chris Mitchell. I had a chance to record this while I was in Dallas this past Summer. This is a companion piece to my song Secrets from the "Of Sound Mind" album, my RPM 2009 entry.
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I really was carrying the ash from the fire out in the dark and looking at the stars and thinking how weird that was - to be throwing the ashes out in the middle of the night and pitch black and everything
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Somehow this outlaw stuff comes out every time i have to do my taxes ...
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I was going through a tough time while I was making this, and it took 2 painful weeks to put it all together. This is my most recent work, and it's an ode to my oh so broken heart.
Enjoy
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Bolero of Fire is another Fast travel tune that sounds dark and foreboding. Enjoy my heavy repetative pounder version.
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