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Showing posts with label MUSIC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MUSIC. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, November 21, 2009
ARMS AT AKIMBO - FINAL RECORDINGS
At long last I have finally mixed 5 of the songs from an old band I was in called Arms at Akimbo. I posted a few songs a while ago but these are remixed and mastered with samples added. I guess you could say these are the most formal of recordings that we ever produced.
Here are links to where you can download the MP3s if you should be so inclined:
01 Open
02 Bahia de
03 JT
04 Andromeda is a Spiral Galaxy
05 Rising Sun
Also... I took the liberty of uploading them into an online playlist. If you have internet access you (or anyone) can listen to the entire "album" streaming in a browser window at the following link:
Arms at Akimbo - bandcamp
I hope you enjoy. I'd love to hear people's comments. It was a fun band to be a part of.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
FOR FANS OF MUSIC IN WES ANDERSON FILMS
here's a playlist i made that's composed of songs from wes anderson films. these include bottle rocket, rushmore, the royal tenenbaums, a life aquatic and darjeeling limited. it's on playlist.com so you can listen to it anywhere you can access the internet. just click on this link and leave the window open while you do your other computing.
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/14784982539
Saturday, January 3, 2009
ARMS AT AKIMBO DEMOS - PART 2
here's the second installment of the arms at akimbo demos. as noted in the last post these were recorded by putting one mic in the room at our last practice ever. enjoy and please leave comments letting me know what you liked or didn't like about the song. thanks!
note: this song evolves pretty slowly. it will probably really test the patience of some people.
title: jt
band: arms at akimbo
length: 6:46
format: 128kbs MP3
note: this song evolves pretty slowly. it will probably really test the patience of some people.
title: jt
band: arms at akimbo
length: 6:46
format: 128kbs MP3
Friday, December 12, 2008
ARMS AT AKIMBO DEMOS - PART 1
i played in a band called arms at akimbo. we wrote some songs. we only officially recorded one of those songs but i still haven't gotten the finished recording from the people who we paid to record us. anyway, at our last official practice before disbanding we decided to hit record in our practice space. what follows is what we sounded like that day. these are one shot takes and could be likened to demos.
for the record this music will most likely appeal to those that enjoy post rock bands such as explosions in the sky, mogwai, godspeed you! black emperor, sigur ros, etc. i think this song especially has a built to spill-esque guitar jam to it.
more songs like this one to come later.
enjoy and please leave comments letting me know what you liked or didn't like about the song. thanks!
title: andromeda is a spiral galaxy
band: arms at akimbo
length: 4:59
format: 160kbs MP3
for the record this music will most likely appeal to those that enjoy post rock bands such as explosions in the sky, mogwai, godspeed you! black emperor, sigur ros, etc. i think this song especially has a built to spill-esque guitar jam to it.
more songs like this one to come later.
enjoy and please leave comments letting me know what you liked or didn't like about the song. thanks!
title: andromeda is a spiral galaxy
band: arms at akimbo
length: 4:59
format: 160kbs MP3
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES
this last weekend jake and i flew out to new york and met up with motoki to attend all tomorrow's parties. it was a weekend filled with lots of loud music. we attended about 15 full sets and about six other partial sets. it was really great to see all of the bands (lots of them aren't likely to tour through utah anytime soon) and even better to talk geek stuff with the boys.
i took photos, drank beer, ate way too many chicken tenders due to lack of available food variety, attended impromptu dance parties, and marveled at sweet vintage gear. it may sound like a perfect vacation but i was actually completely exhausted by the time i got back to logan at 3am on tuesday.
built to spill - playing "perfect from now on"
this was nothing short of amazing. i have been a little let down the past few times that i've seen them play but this was a real treat. they had john on cello with them and it really filled in their live sound to approximate the spacey/epic sounds of the album. they played the tracklist in order and then went directly into "going against your mind". then they did an encore of a few songs and finished with a knob twisting freak out at the end of "car". it was very good and i was glad not to be let down.
tortoise - playing "millions now living will never die"
all in all i think that this set got my personal stamp of most well composed and intricate music. they sounded great and it was great to finally see them live. they did a lot of switching instruments and whatnot.
meat puppets - playing "meat puppets II"
this was the first time i've seen them live. they played pretty well but i kept noticing the singer giving his brother on bass sneers for making mistakes. i hate when i see this happen in a live show and it kind of makes me assume that there are some serious egos on stage. either way, they rocked hard and the possibly inebriated bobble headed bass player was fun to watch for sure. near the end he threw his bass in the air and even though that trick may be regarded as a little cliche in some circles i still found it cool.
bardo pond - playing "lapsed"
i wasn't familiar with this band nor the album they were reproducing in a live setting but i found them to be rather entertaining. i didn't care much for the flute playing. however, the guitars had some serious tone. in fact one of the guitarist had a moogerfooger murf which influenced my decision to pay way too much for one when we returned to manhattan after the festival. give it up for analog geek gear and impulse buys!
silver mount zion
this was one of the main bands i came to see and they were nothing short of amazing. we camped out by the door and ended up getting to watch from the front row. i can't even believe the raw talent that they exhibit. haunting and droning with an abrasive message. very good performance. i was hating the fact that my bladder was about to explode halfway through their set.
low
low was amazing! i had never really fallen in love with the albums i've listened to of theirs but to see them live was so good! they are quiet, minimalist and stripped down which is really nice because i could listen to his guitar tone for days on end. it is amazing. they got my favorite band of the weekend vote. did i mention that they're midwest married mormons. in other words, they're not your typical rock stars.
harmonia
these were old dudes that were pioneers in electronic music decades ago. i watched from close to the stage at first but after hearing their ambient electro-synth harmonies i ended up going to the back of the room, laying down on the floor and letting them lull me into a dreamy state. good but not my favorite. it was nice to have that variety though.
growing
this is two dudes that make weird sounds. it's mostly archaic noise with little to no melodies to be found. a lot of people were raving about them. i liked watching them work their equipment but i couldn't help but think that what they were producing live was mostly happenstance of which they only had a vague amount of control over. it's funny that i probably under-appreciated this band while the music i make on my own is so very similar. does that make me a hypocrite? possibly.
fuck buttons
not dissimilar to growingw, this band is two dudes with a table and laptops and a few other things. i have said this before and i'll say it again. i can't get on-board for bands that i can't see producing the music. i need to be able to follow the process from eyes to ears in order to appreciate a live performance. i can't really do that with fuck buttons. it amounts for me to being slightly more entertaining than watching someone play solitaire on their computer. still fun...kinda.
mercury rev
their music had a big overly-produced sound which i actually really liked but the lead singer was so over dramatic that i give the entire set (which otherwise would have been quite impressive) a so-so at best feel. you'd think this guy was performing the most secret of cult-like rituals from the way he was waving his arms and prancing around the stage. it was obviously synthetic. he'd hold out his arms and a roadie would come from off stage to put his guitar on him. it was pretty lame. and that's coming from someone who really enjoys their albums.
yo la tengo
i saw them once before and ended up being only slightly impressed. they didn't seem stoked to be playing in utah and i sensed that. however, this time was like a re-awakening. they rocked so hard and were so good. their last song was a looping noise fest that turned into spazzed out guitar playing. if he didn't actually have a epileptic seizure on stage he sure faked it well. i was feeling it big time. this band knows how to work the feedback of their amplifiers. i can't appreciate that fact enough.
mogwai
another of the main bands i came to see. they took forever to set up. i was on the front row for this one. they came out and played 9 amazing songs (four from their new album to be released 2 days later). the songs were so very similar to the albums and so powerful. they joked a bit which was the only tip off to the fact that they are actually human. i was blown away by everything about their set. very very good.
dinosaur jr.
i'd heard a lot about this band but had only listened a few times to their albums. i'd guess they're a throwback to the pre or post grunge era. j mascis was old and kinda creepy looking. he showed off a lot of his amazing guitar work. i've never seen a bass player play so fast and strum so much like a guitar. they played well but it felt like between every song they'd lose focus and all have to play little boredom induced riffs. it was this fact that really kind of made me wonder how they had become legends when they're still like 4th graders with ADD. it seemed more like practice and less like a performance. good but not great.
my bloody valentine
this was the headlining act of the weekend. they were reuniting for this after about a decade and a half apart. known for being ridiculously loud live, they didn't disappoint in this aspect. defined as one of the seminal bands of the shoegaze genre, i was a bit disappointed that the cool synth sounds of their songs weren't produced live. they were playing along with a backing track of said sonic samplings. they had about 14 or 15 marshall half stacks on stage (and only 2 guitarists; do the math). kevin shields probably went through about 20 different guitars during the entire set (almost one for every song; no joking). they were mostly all fender jazzmasters or jaguars in a spackling of assorted colors. i got tired and left about halfway through the set to wander around. when i met back up with jake and motoki they said that it was without a doubt the loudest thing they had ever witnessed. there was one song where they stood like statues on stage for 17 minutes straight and let their guitars feedback. the idea seems kind of cool but i think i'd get the point after about 2 minutes and the remaining 15 would just be mundane fluff. they made sure that everyone had a chance to get free ear plugs before they played. i'm glad i got mine.
i took photos, drank beer, ate way too many chicken tenders due to lack of available food variety, attended impromptu dance parties, and marveled at sweet vintage gear. it may sound like a perfect vacation but i was actually completely exhausted by the time i got back to logan at 3am on tuesday.
built to spill - playing "perfect from now on"this was nothing short of amazing. i have been a little let down the past few times that i've seen them play but this was a real treat. they had john on cello with them and it really filled in their live sound to approximate the spacey/epic sounds of the album. they played the tracklist in order and then went directly into "going against your mind". then they did an encore of a few songs and finished with a knob twisting freak out at the end of "car". it was very good and i was glad not to be let down.
tortoise - playing "millions now living will never die"
all in all i think that this set got my personal stamp of most well composed and intricate music. they sounded great and it was great to finally see them live. they did a lot of switching instruments and whatnot.
meat puppets - playing "meat puppets II"
this was the first time i've seen them live. they played pretty well but i kept noticing the singer giving his brother on bass sneers for making mistakes. i hate when i see this happen in a live show and it kind of makes me assume that there are some serious egos on stage. either way, they rocked hard and the possibly inebriated bobble headed bass player was fun to watch for sure. near the end he threw his bass in the air and even though that trick may be regarded as a little cliche in some circles i still found it cool.
bardo pond - playing "lapsed"
i wasn't familiar with this band nor the album they were reproducing in a live setting but i found them to be rather entertaining. i didn't care much for the flute playing. however, the guitars had some serious tone. in fact one of the guitarist had a moogerfooger murf which influenced my decision to pay way too much for one when we returned to manhattan after the festival. give it up for analog geek gear and impulse buys!
silver mount zionthis was one of the main bands i came to see and they were nothing short of amazing. we camped out by the door and ended up getting to watch from the front row. i can't even believe the raw talent that they exhibit. haunting and droning with an abrasive message. very good performance. i was hating the fact that my bladder was about to explode halfway through their set.
lowlow was amazing! i had never really fallen in love with the albums i've listened to of theirs but to see them live was so good! they are quiet, minimalist and stripped down which is really nice because i could listen to his guitar tone for days on end. it is amazing. they got my favorite band of the weekend vote. did i mention that they're midwest married mormons. in other words, they're not your typical rock stars.
harmonia
these were old dudes that were pioneers in electronic music decades ago. i watched from close to the stage at first but after hearing their ambient electro-synth harmonies i ended up going to the back of the room, laying down on the floor and letting them lull me into a dreamy state. good but not my favorite. it was nice to have that variety though.
growing
this is two dudes that make weird sounds. it's mostly archaic noise with little to no melodies to be found. a lot of people were raving about them. i liked watching them work their equipment but i couldn't help but think that what they were producing live was mostly happenstance of which they only had a vague amount of control over. it's funny that i probably under-appreciated this band while the music i make on my own is so very similar. does that make me a hypocrite? possibly.
fuck buttons
not dissimilar to growingw, this band is two dudes with a table and laptops and a few other things. i have said this before and i'll say it again. i can't get on-board for bands that i can't see producing the music. i need to be able to follow the process from eyes to ears in order to appreciate a live performance. i can't really do that with fuck buttons. it amounts for me to being slightly more entertaining than watching someone play solitaire on their computer. still fun...kinda.
mercury rev
their music had a big overly-produced sound which i actually really liked but the lead singer was so over dramatic that i give the entire set (which otherwise would have been quite impressive) a so-so at best feel. you'd think this guy was performing the most secret of cult-like rituals from the way he was waving his arms and prancing around the stage. it was obviously synthetic. he'd hold out his arms and a roadie would come from off stage to put his guitar on him. it was pretty lame. and that's coming from someone who really enjoys their albums.
yo la tengo
i saw them once before and ended up being only slightly impressed. they didn't seem stoked to be playing in utah and i sensed that. however, this time was like a re-awakening. they rocked so hard and were so good. their last song was a looping noise fest that turned into spazzed out guitar playing. if he didn't actually have a epileptic seizure on stage he sure faked it well. i was feeling it big time. this band knows how to work the feedback of their amplifiers. i can't appreciate that fact enough.
mogwaianother of the main bands i came to see. they took forever to set up. i was on the front row for this one. they came out and played 9 amazing songs (four from their new album to be released 2 days later). the songs were so very similar to the albums and so powerful. they joked a bit which was the only tip off to the fact that they are actually human. i was blown away by everything about their set. very very good.
dinosaur jr.
i'd heard a lot about this band but had only listened a few times to their albums. i'd guess they're a throwback to the pre or post grunge era. j mascis was old and kinda creepy looking. he showed off a lot of his amazing guitar work. i've never seen a bass player play so fast and strum so much like a guitar. they played well but it felt like between every song they'd lose focus and all have to play little boredom induced riffs. it was this fact that really kind of made me wonder how they had become legends when they're still like 4th graders with ADD. it seemed more like practice and less like a performance. good but not great.
my bloody valentine
this was the headlining act of the weekend. they were reuniting for this after about a decade and a half apart. known for being ridiculously loud live, they didn't disappoint in this aspect. defined as one of the seminal bands of the shoegaze genre, i was a bit disappointed that the cool synth sounds of their songs weren't produced live. they were playing along with a backing track of said sonic samplings. they had about 14 or 15 marshall half stacks on stage (and only 2 guitarists; do the math). kevin shields probably went through about 20 different guitars during the entire set (almost one for every song; no joking). they were mostly all fender jazzmasters or jaguars in a spackling of assorted colors. i got tired and left about halfway through the set to wander around. when i met back up with jake and motoki they said that it was without a doubt the loudest thing they had ever witnessed. there was one song where they stood like statues on stage for 17 minutes straight and let their guitars feedback. the idea seems kind of cool but i think i'd get the point after about 2 minutes and the remaining 15 would just be mundane fluff. they made sure that everyone had a chance to get free ear plugs before they played. i'm glad i got mine.
Friday, August 22, 2008
HOUSE PARTY MUSIC
ok, so i'm thinking i'm gonna start another band this school year that is just straight up crowd pleasing party music. all covers. but the thing is they have to be good covers, not novelty covers or covers of obscure songs that most people don't know. get it? so what i need is some serious comments from my peeps about what songs they'd love to hear at a house party. i think we're willing to do all genres (rock, dance, soul, 70s, 80s, rap, punk, etc.) but we just wanna make sure people have a good time. this idea is partly inspired by last year's clash cover band that rocked the house (well bar, well social club actually). it rocked so hard that the threat of getting bit by weird, drunk, fat, native americans was a serious concern.
just to give you guys some ideas of songs i've already got in mind:
blondie - dreaming
pixies - where is my mind or here comes your man
mc hammer - you can't touch this (possibly in the novelty category)
david bowie - moonage daydream or queen bitch
the doors - hello, i love you
joy division - love will tear us apart
joan jett and the blackhearts - i love rock and roll
marvin gaye - let's get it on
the cure - ???
pink floyd - money
radiohead - paranoid android
ramones - beat on the brat
rolling stones - paint it black
weezer - el scorcho
white stripes - the hardest button to button
the who - baba o'reilly (teenage wasteland)
the songs above are just what i come up with when i run through my ipod but i know there are a lot better dance tunes than this. what are the best dance songs you know of? i need the collective help!
just to give you guys some ideas of songs i've already got in mind:
blondie - dreaming
pixies - where is my mind or here comes your man
mc hammer - you can't touch this (possibly in the novelty category)
david bowie - moonage daydream or queen bitch
the doors - hello, i love you
joy division - love will tear us apart
joan jett and the blackhearts - i love rock and roll
marvin gaye - let's get it on
the cure - ???
pink floyd - money
radiohead - paranoid android
ramones - beat on the brat
rolling stones - paint it black
weezer - el scorcho
white stripes - the hardest button to button
the who - baba o'reilly (teenage wasteland)
the songs above are just what i come up with when i run through my ipod but i know there are a lot better dance tunes than this. what are the best dance songs you know of? i need the collective help!
Thursday, July 17, 2008
GEEKINESS
i am a geek. i needed something for my music that can split the signal from my guitar and send it two different places. in addition i wanted to be able to turn on these seperated signals at will. there are guitar pedals for sale that serve just such a purpose but i decided to build my own.
i un-soldered some components from an old amp i have (some of you may remember said amp from last christmas' white elephant extravaganza). i then went to radio-shack and bought the needed components i didn't have. by the way, you are a geek when you know way more about this geek crap than the guys who actually work at radio-shack.
i came home and killed about 5 hours wiring, testing, and then re-wiring until i came up with this beauty. total cost was bout 17 bucks. i doubt anyone else will get much excitement from this post but i know no one will doubt that i got excited about this. i give you the dw-ABY:
i un-soldered some components from an old amp i have (some of you may remember said amp from last christmas' white elephant extravaganza). i then went to radio-shack and bought the needed components i didn't have. by the way, you are a geek when you know way more about this geek crap than the guys who actually work at radio-shack.
i came home and killed about 5 hours wiring, testing, and then re-wiring until i came up with this beauty. total cost was bout 17 bucks. i doubt anyone else will get much excitement from this post but i know no one will doubt that i got excited about this. i give you the dw-ABY:
A-PUNK
i know this song is probably old news by now but i just saw the video and thought it was pretty cool. i like the idea that bands are making interesting videos and it's become acceptable to do it on a low budget. it's about the ideas more than the expensive equipment or the production quality.
anyway enjoy:
on a side note, vampire weekend's other video couldn't seem any more to me like a rip off of wes anderson. does anyone else agree with me?
anyway enjoy:
on a side note, vampire weekend's other video couldn't seem any more to me like a rip off of wes anderson. does anyone else agree with me?
Sunday, May 25, 2008
WELL, IF YOU'RE CALLING ME OUT...
okay, so I'm a big slacker when it comes to blogging and you all know it. big deal! but to appease the masses let me blog about my newest geek project.
my close friend and bandmate motoki-san has officially moved away which means that the band is currently defunct. i've decided recently that i'm gonna give music on my own a shot. as such, i've been scheming and have thusly settled on the following details for said endeavor.
this incarnation will include the following instruments all of which will be played and managed live by me:
what will it sound like? i have no idea. why? because i'm still in the extremely geek phase of the project where i buy a ton of geek pedals and loopers and build what i'm currently calling "the contraption".
the contraption is a kick drum into which i've suspended a snare drum right behind the rear head (so i can use my feet to hit it with a kick pedal). but the best part of the contraption is that i'm building a rotary speaker inside the front of it.
for those who don't know what a rotary speaker is, it's a speaker that is mounted so that it spins while it's producing sound. one of the most common rotary speakers is called a leslie and it's usually used with a hammond b3 organ (the most famous of all rock/jazz organs). i'm convinced that it is the best sound in the world. because the speaker spins, it fluctuates the pitch due to the doppler effect.
anyway, back to the one i'm building. i've mounted two 8" speakers to a wooden disc that's about 20 inches in diameter. the disc sits right behind the front head of the kick drum (which i've cut 6 different holes into to allow the sound to escape from the drum). the disc is attached to an axle that has a flywheel which is belt driven by an electric motor. when the motor is turned on the disc starts to spin and whatever is playing through the speakers is in turn affected with wobbly/chorus type sound.
some classic songs that feature a rotary speaker:
procol harum - a whiter shade of pale**
pink floyd - echoes
jimi hendrix - little wing
spencer davis group - gimme some lovin'
** 1:16 = best moment in the history of audible sound, IMHO
there are tons of effect pedals that TRY to emulate this sound but i figured there's nothing like the real thing.
in addition to the instruments already mentioned i have an idea to make an instrument out of an old analog delay unit i have. i think it MIGHT sound kinda like the intro of "ten thousand lines" by electric president. by the way, holy hell, i've been into them lately. if you haven't heard them they're worth checking out. anyway, if said "instrument" is anything interesting, then i'll try to blog about it upon it's completion.
i think it's likely that the music i make will be more along the lines of post-rock or maybe even noise rock due to the fact that songs will start small and build as i continue to add new instruments to the mix using various loopers. these songs will likely have a "layering" style to them and not so much verse-chorus-verse structure.
the last bit of information i have pertains to what i call it. for some reason i can't quit kicking the word "DOLBY" around in my head for a couple of reasons:
anyway, i know this blog has been so geek-boring for pretty much everybody but this is what you get when you ask for a blog update from me.
my close friend and bandmate motoki-san has officially moved away which means that the band is currently defunct. i've decided recently that i'm gonna give music on my own a shot. as such, i've been scheming and have thusly settled on the following details for said endeavor.
this incarnation will include the following instruments all of which will be played and managed live by me:
- electric guitar
- electric bass
- bass drum, snare drum, high hats, crash (all of which will be controlled by feet)
- drum machine
- microKORG synth
- echoplex tape loop echo
- microphone
- loopers (the interesting/difficult part)
- samples
- e-bow
- heavy delay
what will it sound like? i have no idea. why? because i'm still in the extremely geek phase of the project where i buy a ton of geek pedals and loopers and build what i'm currently calling "the contraption".
the contraption is a kick drum into which i've suspended a snare drum right behind the rear head (so i can use my feet to hit it with a kick pedal). but the best part of the contraption is that i'm building a rotary speaker inside the front of it.
for those who don't know what a rotary speaker is, it's a speaker that is mounted so that it spins while it's producing sound. one of the most common rotary speakers is called a leslie and it's usually used with a hammond b3 organ (the most famous of all rock/jazz organs). i'm convinced that it is the best sound in the world. because the speaker spins, it fluctuates the pitch due to the doppler effect.
anyway, back to the one i'm building. i've mounted two 8" speakers to a wooden disc that's about 20 inches in diameter. the disc sits right behind the front head of the kick drum (which i've cut 6 different holes into to allow the sound to escape from the drum). the disc is attached to an axle that has a flywheel which is belt driven by an electric motor. when the motor is turned on the disc starts to spin and whatever is playing through the speakers is in turn affected with wobbly/chorus type sound.
some classic songs that feature a rotary speaker:
procol harum - a whiter shade of pale**
pink floyd - echoes
jimi hendrix - little wing
spencer davis group - gimme some lovin'
** 1:16 = best moment in the history of audible sound, IMHO
there are tons of effect pedals that TRY to emulate this sound but i figured there's nothing like the real thing.
in addition to the instruments already mentioned i have an idea to make an instrument out of an old analog delay unit i have. i think it MIGHT sound kinda like the intro of "ten thousand lines" by electric president. by the way, holy hell, i've been into them lately. if you haven't heard them they're worth checking out. anyway, if said "instrument" is anything interesting, then i'll try to blog about it upon it's completion.
i think it's likely that the music i make will be more along the lines of post-rock or maybe even noise rock due to the fact that songs will start small and build as i continue to add new instruments to the mix using various loopers. these songs will likely have a "layering" style to them and not so much verse-chorus-verse structure.
the last bit of information i have pertains to what i call it. for some reason i can't quit kicking the word "DOLBY" around in my head for a couple of reasons:
- it was the first symbol i ever recognized that had to do with music technology. i was probably about 5 and my dad was listening to a waylon jennings tape in the car. i noticed the symbol on the flap of the tape deck where the cassette goes in. i asked him what it was and he gave me an explanation. it now carries a very nostalgic feeling for me whenever i think of that moment.
- the reference to the new technology mentioned to save "smell the glove" in spinal tap
- because i'm considering making stereo-phonics a part of my live performance
anyway, i know this blog has been so geek-boring for pretty much everybody but this is what you get when you ask for a blog update from me.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
OPEN
for those that have the attention span for a 10 minute song, this is a recording that we recently decided to spend some time/cash on.
it's our only "real" recording. everything else we have is just hitting record on the ol' ipod. the mixing generally consists of picking a uncluttered patch of carpet somewhere in the middle of the room. what's that, more drums, no problem. kick it a foot closer to the kick drum. bingo. and so goes "recording". i know there are some that will insist that ocd dusty wouldn't possibly allow such haphazard documentation practices. such implications are warranted but i assure you i am not telling lies.
anyway i think this real recording sounds pretty good. the people who recorded us did a better job than we did of playing it. i will say it's kind of nice to have something vaguely official. i'd love comments/criticisms/kudos/etc.
arms at akimbo - open.mp3
for posterity:
motoki asaoka - bass guitar
jacob smith - guitar 1
dusty wickham - guitar 2
sean morris - drums
***sample cut from easy rider
it's our only "real" recording. everything else we have is just hitting record on the ol' ipod. the mixing generally consists of picking a uncluttered patch of carpet somewhere in the middle of the room. what's that, more drums, no problem. kick it a foot closer to the kick drum. bingo. and so goes "recording". i know there are some that will insist that ocd dusty wouldn't possibly allow such haphazard documentation practices. such implications are warranted but i assure you i am not telling lies.
anyway i think this real recording sounds pretty good. the people who recorded us did a better job than we did of playing it. i will say it's kind of nice to have something vaguely official. i'd love comments/criticisms/kudos/etc.
arms at akimbo - open.mp3
for posterity:
motoki asaoka - bass guitar
jacob smith - guitar 1
dusty wickham - guitar 2
sean morris - drums
***sample cut from easy rider
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