(Tuesday, 18 November 2008) Written by Jim Anderson
Quite amazed I'm here all alone. I know it's the off season and even I havent been here in some time, but it's an eerie feeling to be the only one on the site right now. HALLO hallo hallo. Just an echo. Well, I'll be here for february 2009 for sure, and I am purposely NOT thinking ahead to what I might do this year. I think that is the best part of the challenge. Not having any idea until it's time to have an idea. Just thinking of that excites me. I'm looking forward to talking with some famil... (145 more chars)
I've completed tracking on the first two songs (Behind The Photograph and Mistake) from my upcoming CD that will be coming out sometime before RPM 09. These are still rough mixes and are not fully edited, but I think they're coming along nicely. They already sound 200% better by having a proper singer on them. They've been uploaded to my profile here - Honeycomb
This one is still a little ragged, but what the heck. I am changing some lines and I think I need a multi-voice chorus and maybe some "The Band" style horns, but I had to cut out the harmonies for now (they were too far off -- even by my standards!).
MP3: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7046993
Kevin cville ramblings
P.S.: Here's an instrumental version with just a guitar: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7046454 ************************************************* Ol... (687 more chars)
i hate doing this alone. seriously, can't i just write and record the music and let someone else do all this crap. i canNOT get it right, it just sounds aweful. mayhaps a poor mans digital basement tape is all that i can expect with my fisher price gear. fuck.
Well, I've done enough lurking now, time to get back in the RPM mood, after all, February's gonna hit us sooner than we know it. Here's a song I threw together that at first I didn't really like, but then I got some music for it and it's become one of my favorites now. I would love to hear any comments or constructive criticisms! "DID" Do your parents want to meet me Didn't think so Do your friends all want to meet me Didn't think so You go out in public with me Cause I'm hopeless An... (382 more chars)
Holy sweet. It's finally done. Months and months and tons of time, and 9 of my 10 tracks are fully recorded and complete. My brother is adding programming to one, and then it will be sent off to a studio for mastering, and the artists and I will begin work on the design and printing. The guy mastering the album has worked with the Sheila Devine, Bright Eyes, the Gigolo Aunts, and the Faint. Although the album will sound much bulkier and full (and refined) than the RPM version, the songs ... (187 more chars)
So there I was struggling with getting one of the songs for my new CD working out how I'd like, when suddenly I had a new riff and chord progression. 1.5 hours later and it's a new song to replace the troublesome one. I love it when that happens. Demoed here as usual - Honeycomb Blowing Without The Wind When your world turns upside down And the prevailing trend is always down Take some comfort from the crowd Don't be embarrassed just to scream out loud You've clambered half-way... (506 more chars)
i think this is the one. pardon the recording, i recorded vox and guitar at the same time to get structure and added the rest afterwards. please let me know what you think. i tried a little bit of the others, changed the key and made it a bit happier. sorry12.mp3
here are the words to the new songs.
hunger
i stand beneath the cloudy city sky, passing time, and gnaw upon, ideas and dreams, broken self solitude, formulate my world around me, wander the streets and ravish my dreams, the scent of food surrounds me, catch them all and soak them in, til i am full of nothing memories, and sometimes i'll write them down and sell them for some wine and cheese and when it's gone i'll go back to my ideas and dreams
typing
this silence was laughter befo... (3551 more chars)
another new song, this may replace sorry. oh, and my voice is totally shot, i tired re-singing some songs last night and couldn't hit the most remedial of notes. my buddy from the army band who nearly made the american idol finals in KC has said he would sing for me. we'll see where that goes.
my goal is to be finished by my bday, i need dec/jan alone to start work on new ideas for RPM 09.
fracture.mp3 typing95.mp3 IYA.mp3
(Saturday, 01 November 2008) Written by I Love Jen!
After finally getting home after hiking the PCT, I finished her up, added some more tunes and tweaked it until my ears bled. The final result is an hour's worth of aural bliss. You can listen to the album on Last.fm or Virb . If you just can't wait to own a copy, it is up for sale on Kunaki . It will be available on all the online shops by the end of November. I'll see all 'yall in the new year!
OK, so the wife and daughter leave me behind to give out candy. So I said (with mood enhancer in hand) -- "I think Mick's Spirit CD would sound pretty cool tonight". Totally awesome (might have scared a couple of small kids, though!).
Kevin
i'm unhappy with sorry, the vox are stretched. i like the song, but i may rewrite it tonight to fit in with the other tunes. i need to add some guitars to everything, then re-do vox now that my hacking cough is gone. i have tonight and sunday w/o children or wives. my favorite. i'd say formwise, typing, hunger, fracture are very close. i'm re-writing the words to follow, it may include changing the name of the song. i'm just unhappy with the anger in that song. i kinda wanna make a happ... (442 more chars)
I've got my album closer done and I'm pretty happy with it. I decided to use some of my formal classical training and scored a chamber orchestra of cello, 2 violas and 2 violins to really fill out the sound and leave me with a 7 minute epic. It's not a final mix or anything and it's still got me singing on it instead of Lyndsay, but the instrument tracking is done. Hear it on my profile as normal here - Honeycomb The song itself is about the nasty things we're doing to this planet and what ... (579 more chars)
(Thursday, 30 October 2008) Written by Sister Savage
"Sorcerer's feet"
the
cat she walks alone, at
least that's what they say
you
were just another conscious man who
found himself looking her way
she
likes to show her hand it's
not like yesterday when it was all maliciousness
tie
up more letters, clean
out the dark corners
burn
'em like witches, there's
not enough of that these days
she'll
destroy you without warning, but
she'll wait till the m... (1078 more chars)
Right now, if I could only make one more CD, what would be on that last CD? A tribute to all the bands that I liked over the years. Maybe my all time favorite songs. Maybe all those songs that were on the radio that I KNOW I could do better. Maybe something socially responcible and timely. Maybe something that just fun to listen to...or jazzy smooth...or dirty south bluesy. Maybe a theme CD about the people I 've met on the challenge. I have a thought, but I'm curious what someone else ... (74 more chars)
(Wednesday, 29 October 2008) Written by Strummindude
In the bathroom of my three star hotel room there are two different kinds of paper to choose from to wipe my ass with. This morning I chose the bottom one, just for variety. I can report that it was nice and soft. Too. I wonder how many the five star hotels got...
This only marginally pertains to music (as there is mention of music projects within it), but I've just about wrapped up this year's Sidedown Monograph #3 , and I thought I'd show off the cover of the "Works" section of the monograph: This year's monograph is actually made up of three distinct books, bundled together. "Works" is my favorite projects that I worked on for Sidedown this year, "Wonders" is full of curated loveliness, and the third book (still untitled) is a book about ... (286 more chars)
In honor of the current election season Ruby's Cannon has just completed a parody of our "hit" song Smell the Bar-B titled Caribou Barbie. Caribou Barbie is just the thing to take your mind off the insanity of general elections. Enjoy!
Go to our Virb site for a listen, if you dare...
http://www.virb.com/rubyscannon
Thanks.
Sid and Jack
It's an epic adventure! Rob Leach laid down this great backing with tons of twists and turns. I threw everything I had at it. The transitions were a little rough -- I think Rob was making up the rhythm guitar part as he went along. Now, since life's transitions are never smooth, why should songs have perfect transitions in them? In fact I think I am going to be the standard bearer for ragged transitions (LOL!).
It really is more of a few vignettes put together than a single "song". Anyway, ... (1688 more chars)
(Saturday, 25 October 2008) Written by Sister Savage
He loves me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sister_savage/2973563187/ Our house is an absolute bomb site, but he spent the day building a studio in the closet by the front door. All is well.
Our 2008 RPM Challenge, Gay Bride of Frankenstein is now a fully staged comic-book-rock-musical theatre production in its second weekend of performances at the Players' Ring Theatre in Portsmouth, NH. If you can't see it in the flesh you can watch the live stream at www.mogulus.com/gaybridelive Thursday thru Sunday evenings. Come check us out. Visit www.gaybrideoffrankenstein.com and join our GAENation! Cheers, Billy Butler Check out a review http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/... (30 more chars)
(Saturday, 25 October 2008) Written by Sister Savage
We're currently looking into building a new studio in the downstairs closet! Oh JOY! Massive heart-to-heart with husband a moment ago, about how miserable I am with nowhere to record except in his office, which is horribly unhappy with Ardour and falls over every thirteen seconds...this is not an exaggeration! (The dedicated recording pc is currently in the tiny box room next to the nursery, which is less than ideal when you consider that the only opportunity I have to record anything is whe... (309 more chars)
(Saturday, 25 October 2008) Written by Strummindude
Hey friends! I'm visiting New York for a week with my family, from 10/28 until 11/04. So, if any of the usual suspects on here are anywhere near the Manhattan area the coming week, how about a lox on bagel and a beer, my treat! If nothing else, I hope to gain some inspirational experiences to use in some songs for the next RPM-album... Just drop me a note and I'll give you my cell #.
Well, several weeks ago, I left a job because the corporate way is no longer my way and found a better job with a smaller company. Better to the point that I taking days off that I have not accrued yet...and they're OK with it. So, now its the landlord who lost his mind and has been making my life much more interesting than I like. Stressing my wife out as well. We have had a few confrontations in the last couple of weeks. This after living here for 2 years. Well, we turned in our notice ... (809 more chars)
5 hours, re-recording shit, it's driving me crazy, i' dumping tracks faster than britney spears. so anyways, sped up sorry, and out, and crater is now fracture. no words yet, these are add libed for ideas, don't hate me cause i'm sexy, just deal. some feedback would be nice, i'm in a cavern all alone here folks! fracture.mp3 sorry150.mp3 out145.mp3
So, the RPM Holiday Challenge has preoccupied my thoughts for days now. I lifted my self-imposed ban "No Christmas Music Until The Weekend After Thanksgiving" and dove into my collections like a celibate at the Bunny Ranch after winning at the tables. I pulled up Bing Crosby from the 1930's and beyond, Sinatra from the 40's and 50's, Dean, Perry...all the classics. Yes, yes, I admit that G Fox, with the distorted gitazz and loud drums and sh*tty, raspy vocals really, truly, deeply loves those o... (2194 more chars)
I don't know about anyone else, but I have the kind of muse that sometimes can't make up her mind. Yes, I said my muse is "her". For those fellows who are married or in what is called a committed relationship, you know that women can be notoriously unpredictable. It's the same for my muse. Not only does she want to write when I have a million other things to do, but she wants me to write things other than music.
Because of my participation in this challenge two years running, I have also... (1711 more chars)
A few weeks ago Broken Promise Keeper and I were talking about RPM stuff... what we like, what we'd love to see more of in '09, etc., and the subject of what we were currently up to came up. I mentioned that I was considering a holiday covers EP, and he thought maybe it would be tons more fun to bring it to RPM. HENCE THE RPM HOLIDAY CHALLENGE!!! If you want to participate, here's the basics: 1. Record a cover of a holiday song in the month of November . 2. Send your cover (as an ... (551 more chars)
so when i was workin on E! i asked for comments from friends and former band members who said that it sounded too different, not connected, and in the end, their opinions became a moot point, they didn't like the music and had nothing of value to say about anything aside from the mix, which i did take into account, and in the end i think i put out the best 12 songs of my life and a CD that I not only enjoyed writing, but i still listen to and play the songs on my own. so i'm a song writer, i'm... (1772 more chars)
2 more songs to add to the growing list. must somehow manage to keep this to 5 songs, i suppose any left over ideas can be saved for something else. please note when listening to these that my wife is out of town and i'm locked in the basement with a case of beer and all this gear, sometimes what sounds good to me in the cave don't always translate to the real world. also the vox are mostly scratch, pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
tent.mp3 hunger.mp3
Well, I finally had that bad attitude removed. I have the stitches to prove it. After spending 4-5 days on antibiotics and painkillers, the bruising and swelling may finally be going down and I may actually have the desire to pick up a gtr again, but not quite yet. I still can write run-on sentences with the best of them though. The painkillers definitely help with the logorrhea...
In the haze of recovery, I did get a couple of ideas for the new record. As I said to Tuesday (on a Wednesday)... (761 more chars)
There is already a Sister Savage, I figured there might be but unfortunately this one masquerades as half of "Sister Savage and the Buggered Nuns", which, even as a non-Catholic, I find vaguely offensive. The only other useful anagram of my full name is "A Garage Visit". No. Any suggestions? Tess, in hope but rather glum. Here's a song - http://alonetone.com/sistersavage/tracks/picture-perfect
I have a fun music side project going now with my friends Darrin Kobetich and Bill Pohl, both fine guitarists. Basically a guitar jam trio, heavy on improvisation, we've had a couple of gigs and done some live recordings. If your on myspace drop by and friend us and listen to the tracks. We would appreciate greatly. S,D&Q myspace thanks and peace to all
so i'm having HELL trying to make this dub EP, the biggest reason being when i try to figure out vox, all i hear is beth gibbons laughing at me. so here's the idea, i supply 5 musical bits, and the words, and you come up with melodys, hell, you can sing the damn thing. sing AFC was always meant to be a collaborative anyways, i don't see why not. so if you are interested in giving it a go, please let me know. oh and here's what i came up with for the 5th idea today for "F". faiths.mp3... (2 more chars)
I had the opportunity to get a couple of CD projects done before this summer came and went. If you have some free time they are free downloads at my website. Enjoy! www.andrewsummers.com
So it looks like things are still moving here...unfortuantly, mostly everything moving for me has nothing to do with music, mostly day jobs, other stupid stuff. But I've actually been able to cram in a little time to record some stuff. So here's a couple of things I've worked on recently, in case anybody wanted to take a listen.
Two of them are on my myspace page, the first two songs in the player ( www.myspace.com/andrewbrewer1 ). "Boneyard" is mostly acoustic guitar with electric ba... (1302 more chars)
word to the wise, don't try to sing after being at a pro-football screaming your headoff all day. these are some older songs that i'm gonna put on this EP. please as always your comments welcome out.mp3 typing.mp3
so i fixed the issue with the keyboard songs, it was all garageband mixdown fucking things up, when i mixed down to AIF and then turn that into an MP3 from ITunes, problem solved. Here are the 4 ideas so far, i'm thinking about vox, even though i matched the titles to the words i wrote like 2 months ago, they may or may not stay the same. snapshots.mp3 imaginary.mp3 duo.mp3 dress.mp3 also, here are 2 rock songs from G that i'm demoing for your pleasure. please note the electric ... (281 more chars)
