RPM 04 Mix 1

The first piece created for the RPM 2023... I have a cheap mp3 player and I used the fast-forward function to cut up some speech into small words and phonemes. The intention was to create an experimental piece, containing glitches and cut…

The most experimental of the pieces in the album. Shawn Klein, a long-time internet friend, shares my interest in sound. He is a radio host and has various radio programs on the Global Voice internet radio, including one where he explores many…

For me this year's RPM challenge was all about being experimental. For this track I used a plugin called Noises by ADSR Sounds. This plugin comes pre-loaded with a number of sound banks containing samples of many different noise sources. The…

Track 4

rpm2023 Cigarettes and Charcoal Turpentine and Art School Coffee Grinds and Bagels Autumn Moon and Maples Motorcycle Midnight Sea, Warm Sand, and Sunlight Bloody Mary Sundays Dragging Ass on Mondays Pumpkins, Pixies, Peppers Long…

George is trying to build a tower but kitty's not helping...

I tried to finish some tracks that were filling up my laptop. I managed to write lyrics and record vocals for 4 so I guess we’ll call it an EP. Fourth track was an older instrumental. I used some lines from 90's tunes and the lyrics is about…

Tie your laces up and around Step outside without making a sound Just breathe in time with your feet touching down Bird of prey way up in the sky If you ran fast enough, could you fly? Just breathe in time and pray for the high Running…

The most non meta song on the record. This one is about a women I knew once. Sought the attention from everyone. Would burn you the moment you didn't agree with her. Her name happens to be Angie and really thought she was everyone's saviour…

I feel the keys and pop feel of this one screams of Tim's influences. Like if we both listened to the same song, this would be my take away vs his. Lyric content? You guessed it... Meta. * Disclaimer: I understand that most of the…

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…

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.