Colors Like Alice :: Free Music Podcast
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Last weekend, we got together for what likely was our last outdoor jam set of the year. Autumn is starting to show itself more confidently with each passing day so it may be tough to do any more nighttime patio session at Neil’s house as it gets colder.
It was a great session though, with quite a few great songs. I played a lot more acoustic guitar this time around and Neil even pulled out some goodies from his shed to play some unusual instruments. You’ll hear them in the coming weeks.
This week, we have Colors Like Alice, which is kind of an odd surreal song that I wrote the lyrics to after watching a British production of Through the Looking Glass. Unfortunately, the mix is a little off here as we were using a single microphone to record everything in the area together so it was difficult to mix down properly without separate tracks, but I think the outcome sounds pretty solid.
Meeting Strangers :: Free Music Podcast
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I’ve been playing this game lately with a lot of Trance and Drum-and-Bass influenced music, and it’s reignited my interest in electronic music in general. My tool selection these days for putting together this kind of music is limited these days but it’s still fun to utilize what I have sometimes to throw things together. I also like warping sounds and making them sound unusual and finding ways to inject them into the music in a way that perhaps hasn’t been heard before.
Additionally, in this song, I approached the vocal parts in a different way. I sang sections of lyrics through the song but didn’t concentrate on enunciation or even being able to understand the lyrics through the music. In this song, I just wanted to work the vocals in as other instruments so I sang the track and ran heavy effects of parts of my voice to give it other textures and sounds. It was definitely a fun experiment to play around with.
What up Beav :: Free Music Podcast
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It’s always nice having our friend Beavis (Matthew Hundley) come up and jam with us. He adds a whole new element to the music with his slick guitar work. This one was recorded at my house with the Hammond organ, this also adds a different touch than our usual sound. Beav is also playing guitar on the entire Lonely Microphone Recordings album as well as these other songs.
The Photographer (from the Knick Knacks album) My personal favorite.
Reinvent Ourselves
Wormhole :: Free Music Podcast
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As we head into some of the cooler months of the year, I’ve been thinking about where to head towards musically. Recently, our sounds have been very organic and traditional sounding, which was really fun to play for awhile, but it’s starting to feel like we should start exploring again. I’ve recently been listening to a lot more electronic music again and playing around with non-organic sounds. Wormhole is an example of this.
09.1.09Chubby Bass :: Free Music Podcast
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It’s really amazing the difference another sound makes in creating music Hearing a new sound makes everything new again, as it did with Joe’s new bass effect pedal. This jam is 12 minutes long and is very easy to listen all the way through. The effects on the bass adds a whole new dimension and experimentation to the sound.