RPM 2022 happened to coincide with a week where Mike got dozens of scam calls, so this idea popped into his head as a middle finger to the purveyors of said calls. We tightened up the lyrics in the studio and encouraged Mike to express his *real…

Robbie’s exploration of self-awareness in a grifter. Robbie Robinson – Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass, recording Margaret Bibb – Background vocals Leum Monroe – Background vocals Kenny Tannehill – Background vocals Kevin Craig…

Robbie’s ode to procrastination. Robbie Robinson – Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, guitars, bass Margaret Bibb – Background vocals Kenny Tannehill - Recording Kevin Craig – Drums, recording, mixing How Many Ways How many ways can I put…

I wrote and recorded the rhythm guitars and bass over some canned drums, with the initial intention of using the track on my solo EP. When it looked like that one was going to be more of a collection of electronic textures, I opted to record some…

The original notional theme for this album was "We Don't Talk About That". Hayden took that notion and ran with it. :) This was an especially gratifying bit of collaboration and coordination. On the last day of recording, Hayden (in North Carolina…

The music is canned chords and patterns I pulled from EZKeys, then filtered through a plugin (Wires by AudioThing). The story comes from a silly cartoon a buddy posted on social media, followed by my addition about saltines. The last line is…

At the beginning of February, I tried to learn to use VCV Rack, but never really took the time to learn properly. Instead, I took the couple of patches I managed to create, slowed them down, mashed them up with drums and canned percussion from…

When I used to work third shift at Kinko's, I'd sometimes leave the weather radio on, and the automated voice and cadence (though different now from the one 20+ years ago) still has a comforting tinge of nostalgia. I have a weather radio on my…

Another go at trying out a new plugin or two.

As usual, the track titles have nothing to do with the actual music/sounds - I usually just pick something that fits with whatever theme/concept is in my head when it's time to get the cover art together. (This time around, it's power grid failures…