Robert James

I had this thought this year that maybe I will try and come up with drum parts that don’t sound very traditional. Sort of like mid-80’s Neil Peart kinda things. In the end there were only a few songs that I attempted something. This is one. I thought going from 6/8 to 4/4 would be a cool…read more

Part of the plan this year was to use a real amplifier and real effects pedals on all of the guitar parts. Recently I have been becoming obsessed with uni-vibe style pedals. I used one on this song, a cheap thing called a Shaky Jimi. I used it too much, but what can you do.

The lyrics…read more

I like this one, but at the same time… I don’t. It’s just not quite good enough. Not as good as I was hoping at least. I dropped it from the RPM album.

The amp is a Fender Bassbreaker. The rhythm guitar is an ES-335. The lead is a Les Paul through an EHX Soul Food overdrive pedal…read more

I was a prog rock fan for years when suddenly in high school I got really into what would eventually be called Alternative. It was so weird to me that music so uncomplicated could be so good. Some songs were even made up of one phrase repeated endlessly and using only the melody and dynamics…read more

I don’t hate this one, which is high praise this year. It’s okay.

The rhythm guitar is an ES-335 through a Joyo Vintage Phase pedal. The lead is a Les Paul through an EHX Soul Food pedal. The amp is a Fender Bassbreaker.

Don’t know what to tell you
Don’t know what to say
Maybe things…read more

I remastered this one that got deleted a while ago, still too much stuff in it but keeps rabbits outta the garden when i crank it on exterior speakers outside.

RPM 2k15
vocals by Ashley Reynolds

this whole place
going down the drain
and i’m going along for the ride
nobody forced my hand
nobody made me this way
nobody tried to stop me either
it’s not what i say, what i do
it’s everything all at once
you’re staring at me across the room
like…read more

RPM 2k15
vocal by Gregg Todt

is it the medication
that makes her stare off into space?
those little pills in the bottle
grab your collar
smack you in the face
i want to make an appointment to see
that drug, so he will give her back to me
give her back (give her back) to me
give her…read more

With Big Time Operator, who originally uploaded his aweome music with the offer that anyone can add vocals…too good to miss! Love this music, and had loads of fun wailing. Thanks Chris!

Played on BBC Radio Introducing. :)

http://alonetone.com/mecreos/tracks/blank-slate-alone-tone-challange

from the album “ZERO”
featuring Tess Savigear on vox

seems like I felt this way before
but my memory is not to be trusted
so many things flashing through my brain
was it real or a dream or something else
you’re staring at me like a criminal
but i’m not the one at fault this time
are…read more

J. Rags 12/19/03

If a Uni-Vibe pedal modulates the pitch, how do you double track with one? The answer? Very carefully. Actually, I just did it. I used the same settings on both guitar tracks and panned them both hard to one side. The effect was a kinda groovy stereo wobble. They were not in synch, but…read more

The inspiration for the lyrics to this mess was a tweet from someone named Adrian Bott that stated, “‘I never thought leopards would eat MY face,’ sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party.”

This one isn’t so bad… but I don’t like it either.

The guitar are Les…read more

This is an early favorite for the “stand out track” title. I like the groove quite a bit. Although I was literally falling asleep while mixing it so who knows if it sounds okay or not.

I am in love with my new little Fender Bassbreaker 15 amp. I’m trying hard to make it sound like crap…read more

Double tracked Wah-Wah. Pretty much the high point of awesomeness.

Les Paul through a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah into a Fender Bassbreaker.

Give it up now
Everything
that you care about
trade it in for
make believe
and fairy tails

hook line and sinker
you buy the lie
give up your…read more

A simple 12-bar in 6/8 time. I almost like it.

The guitars are all Les Paul.

Turn the page again
It’s time to start anew
From the top this time

don’t think we can make it
Don’t see there’s much chance
Round and round and round we go
That’s all we know

We can’t make a difference…read more

Eh.

I thought it would be cool to write something in drop D and then play it on a 12 string. Then I could drop two D’s! HarHarHar.

The lyrics are about how scary some of Donald Trumps followers are. If he wins in November I’m moving to Europe.

Rhythm guitars are my Takamine F 400S…read more

Eh.

I thought it would be cool to write something in drop D and then play it on a 12 string. Then I could drop two D’s! HarHarHar.

The lyrics are about how scary some of Donald Trumps followers are. If he wins in November I’m moving to Europe.

Rhythm guitars are my Takamine F 400S…read more

This one had throw away written all over it from the first moment I thought of it. It’s my second entry in the Ice Cream Chords challenge over at FAWM.org. I kept this one in Major and it’s just as fruity as one would expect. The lyrics are meaningless. It was raining when I wrote it. Brilliant…read more

I’m really disappointed in this one. I don’t like it. I wrote it last night and recorded it today. I think if I changed the lyrics to be about hookers I could probably sell it to Poison or Motley Crue. I feel dirty and ashamed of myself.

The lyrics are even worse. It was an attempt…read more