I came up with the main bass riff on my electric bass, but after recording it I was unhappy with the tone, so I used a sampled upright bass. On top of that is a layer of doodling "lead guitar" (played on my bass), a dreamy semi-harsh organ sound…

Playing with drum and bass loops.

I came up with the initial rhythmic riff on my bass, then looped it to create the basis for this track. Then, I layered another "lead" bass track on top of that, added some percussion, and finally topped it off with an electric piano-ish sound…

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…

Least favorite of this year's RPM output so far...

An acoustic guitar instrumental inspired by the sound of a rainy day.

Flying above the buildings and trees feeling free.

this is about the time i hung out with my friend in the library. we sat on the floor underneath the towering shelves of the dusty poetry section. we're only humans, just two of them. i turned up the reverb. and double tracked one high and one…

From the RPM 2010 album.

From the RPM 2010 album.

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…

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)

Sitting around in my shop a couple of days ago with the Goodall and the Zoom H4N. First time I've really messed with using the internal mics on the H4N in multitrack mode

An earlier tune I did. All created on the Boss Micro BR

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…

Who said grunge died? Lyrics at http://www.inmyths.com/lyrics.html

This is a simple acoustic song Lyrics at http://www.inmyths.com/lyrics.html

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…

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.

Possible new Crux track!

I little fun I had over the weekend. About 6 layers of guitar and a little something from the puremagnetik Grand Piano micropak.

Recorded at DAM Studio in Garland, TX. Music by Chris Mitchell and David Murphy Words by Michael Thomas http://alonetone.com/cavestreet

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…

Track seventeen from the album "Civilisation".

Track sixteen from the album "Civilisation".

Track fifteen from the album "Civilisation".

Track fourteen from the album "Civilisation".

Track thirteen from the album "Civilisation".

Track eleven from the album "Civilisation".

Track nine from the album "Civilisation".

Track eight from the album "Civilisation".

Another trip through the Reichatron. This time I caught a groove that I wasn't gonna let go.

Words by Michael Thomas Music by Chris Mitchell & Michael Thomas