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Download the full album, Static, from chilljam.com.
Static is the most recent full length release that we’ve compiled as chilljam. Primarily consisting of jammed out journeys in sound, Static is a great collection of some of our most consistent instrumental material to date. Most specifically, however, Static marks some of the last songs we were mixing down primarily with Audacity. Shortly after this, we started recording and mixing the majority of our songs on Apple Mac machines using Garageband. However, because of the difference in how the software works, there are different elements of control that each type of software concentrated on so this led to differing sounds in the end products.
Audacity, in the mixing process allows for a much more segmented mixing process, so that we were able to choose very small segments of individual instruments and tweak them. This led to some interesting sonic layers, which you can hear in a lot of the works here. Additionally, the reverbs and effects in Audacity have a much more analog feel to them, often sounding as if you’re listening to the songs off a cassette tape.
To download the album:
1 Go to the Static Listen :: Album page.
2 Scroll down past the player and you’ll see a link labelled “Download this Album”.
3 Simply click on this link and the album is yours, complete with the album artwork.
Echo Lake – A long jam that reminded me of a time when I visited Echo Lake in Frederick County, Maryland. I’m not quite sure why it reminded me of the visit; it was over 10 years ago. But for some reason, when we wrapped up the recording, that’s what came to mind. I think this may have been the last time that I heavily used my Parker P-38 guitar for any of our songs. Generally, we try to stay away from heavily electronic guitar driven songs, but there’s something really fun about taking these journeys on my P-38. I really love that guitar because it always feels a bit like I’m fighting with the guitar through the song. It’s always a bit of a struggle. I end up choking it, bending strings, bending the neck and all sorts of things with it. Playing the instrument is a very physical thing and it’s fun to do sometimes.
Ask Me Later – I love how Neil mixed this one together, especially right at the beginning, when it feels like all the instruments just flow in together. To tell you the truth, I barely remember actually playing this song, it didn’t really occur to me as a song of interest at the time when we played it. However, after Neil mixed it down and cleaned up the recording, I can hear the cool things Neil heard in the song.
Happy and Low – This was a fun little ditty to play. I hadn’t played chorded parts on my bass in quite awhile and wanted to play around with it that day. Jeremy’s keys on here are so sunny and happy and Neil’s drums have a nice bright feel to them. The song reminds me of a great sunny day.
Statistical Energy – A mystical song. Jeremy’s keys have a great mysterious feel and leads us all on a journey
Seahorse – This is an odd one. Right after listening to Jason Zeh’s album, Heraclitus, I wanted to try to put together a piece inspired by it. Seahorse is actually a segment of collected sounds from various recordings put together but utilizing alteration tools to play with the wave patterns. Various instruments played in reverse or with stretched out wave patterns.
Rising of the Sax – This was a jam we played with a saxophone player who came to play with us one night, who wishes to remain anonymous.
Lazy Sun Melts – A relaxing piece that reminds me of a soft, quiet sunset on a warm summer day. The guitar work on this song is strange, I was doing some odd string bends in conjunction with some delays.
Digital Camouflage – Digital Camouflage has that building epic feel that we often like to play with. It’s a driving song that charges forward. I love Neil’s drum work on this song, which pushes everything forward.
To the Water – The only song on the album that includes vocal work, To the Water is a tribal piece driven primarily by Neil’s raw drum. I love the storm sounds towards the end of the song as well. There’s a great atmosphere in this one.
Creepjacker – Named for Neil’s favorite item in a video game we play, Creepjacker is a creepy little number with some strange sounds from Jeremy’s keys. The portomento is crazy here and I love the drunken rhythm pushing the song along.
Thank you to everyone for your continued support and interest!
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