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Title: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Kai on 02 Oct 2007, 13:51

Quote from: KharBevNor on 02 Oct 2007, 08:35

Hey guys, shall we all make unlistenable, sloppy noise albums called 'Chinese Democracy' then put them on bit torrent?

Yeah so this was posted about a minute ago but I adore the idea and so I'm doing it. I encourage all of you to do it too!

I mean I guess it doesn't have to be noise but noise is more fun.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Johnny C on 02 Oct 2007, 14:02

I think doing an album might mean a couple of people will do this.

Instead I say we collaborate on a record under an assumed name.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Spinless on 02 Oct 2007, 14:09

I'd love to be involved on this, and because my notebook is finally going to be fixed/replaced, it could happen.

Guys, what happens if people *like* it? Do we fail? Do we succeed? Succeed at failing? Fail at failing?
I don't know which would be more embarrassing.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Kai on 02 Oct 2007, 14:17

I hadn't thought about it, but it would probably be easier if everyone collaborated on one album

Sucess is defined only if Axl Rose releases it as his own

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: muteKi on 02 Oct 2007, 14:23

I've already started work on a track.
Two, actually.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hat on 02 Oct 2007, 14:31

Is it possible to make a noise record without knowing anything about music?

Because I am in if that is the case.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Joseph on 02 Oct 2007, 14:51

So, how are we going to collaborate on this?  I could scream over Skype at someone who was recording it or something.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Kai on 02 Oct 2007, 14:52

Not knowing anything about music will probably help you make noise music

Also I am thinking it would probably be easier if everyone did a track but I will totally try and figure out skype and record you screaming at me

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hat on 02 Oct 2007, 15:24

How does one go about making noise music? I have a friend who lives in a recording studio and makes noise music for kicks in his spare time but I feel that would be cheating somehow.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: CamusCanDo on 02 Oct 2007, 15:27

I have a harmonica and Jam Sessions on Nintendo DS.

Title: Submission time!!
Post by: muteKi on 02 Oct 2007, 15:36

All right. I've now got THREE submissions of sorts.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/gdld7k (http://www.sendspace.com/file/gdld7k)

New "song" specifically for this project

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rbspsr (http://www.sendspace.com/file/rbspsr)

A small sampling type of thing. Feel free to use as you see fit

http://www.sendspace.com/file/iod1xg (http://www.sendspace.com/file/iod1xg)

Another small thing that is a little longer that I have had around for a long time

What I used for this was a MIDI sequencer, Anvil Studio; a software MIDI synth, MIDIG; and Audacity, an audio editor.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: mfpole on 02 Oct 2007, 15:49

Quote

Is it possible to make a noise record with knowing anything about music?

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Kai on 02 Oct 2007, 16:17

Quote from: Kai on 02 Oct 2007, 14:52

Not knowing anything about music will probably help you make noise music

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hat on 02 Oct 2007, 16:31

Ok so what is a good program I can download from Oink for recording television static, and making sine waves?

Title: Re: Submission time!!
Post by: muteKi on 02 Oct 2007, 16:32

Quote from: muteKi on 02 Oct 2007, 15:36

What I used for this was a MIDI sequencer, Anvil Studio; a software MIDI synth, MIDIG; and Audacity, an audio editor.

Audacity has probably everything you need to create noise and a simple sine wave or two.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Johnny C on 02 Oct 2007, 19:58

Code: [Select]

http://www.box.net/shared/tdxj4sbbzk
Posted under the assumed name "Unfortunates," which I use for any noise recording I do.

It's titled after a confirmed track on the G'n'R record.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: muteKi on 02 Oct 2007, 20:05

That's far too awesome for this project. We need something shittier.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: carrotosaurus on 02 Oct 2007, 20:09

I already have a full length noise album. I will post a link when it's uploaded (tomorrow)

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hat on 02 Oct 2007, 22:21

Guys, Audacity is so much fun

So far I have about ten seconds that sounds like a laser getting depressed and killing itself.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hat on 03 Oct 2007, 01:36

Apologies for the double post, but I finished my track. I'm really proud of it, not because its any good (It's terrible), but because I managed to turn the opening piano riff for "Good Day Sunshine" into a drone riff.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/bgjifk

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Spinless on 03 Oct 2007, 07:26

I'm taking all the strings off my guitar and plugging it into my amp, see what I can record. That'll be my contribution.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: SusurrusIgnoramus on 03 Oct 2007, 07:47

what kind of software would you use to do something like this?  can i get it for free? lol

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: rb_lestr on 03 Oct 2007, 08:10

I was totally in on this,
but my amp is fucked from noise experiments in the past :[

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: muteKi on 03 Oct 2007, 10:43

Quote from: SusurrusIgnoramus on 03 Oct 2007, 07:47

what kind of software would you use to do something like this?  can i get it for free? lol

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
As the name sourceforge suggests, it's freeware.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Misereatur on 03 Oct 2007, 11:33

Hey, I can fuck about with AudioMulch! Awsome.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: muteKi on 03 Oct 2007, 15:12

Oh, I made some more changes, incorporating a couple of the things I previously posted into this one:
http://rapidshare.com/files/60082606/In_the_Jungle.mp3.html

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: carrotosaurus on 04 Oct 2007, 12:16

A track I did for this:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7jvv3o (http://www.sendspace.com/file/7jvv3o)

My noise album:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4a0zse (http://www.sendspace.com/file/4a0zse)

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: WriterofAllWrongs on 04 Oct 2007, 23:20

This is an interesting comment.  I am in as soon as I get my guitar back.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Edible on 07 Oct 2007, 22:29

Mmm This looks like something worth contibuting too, but i also have near nill knowlage of making music, but considering what has been said, grabbing audacity now and i may have something decent in a few days...

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: carrotosaurus on 08 Oct 2007, 10:44

Just insert some tones, set the frequencies, then cut it up and add some more crap.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Ocarina654 on 08 Oct 2007, 19:35

Jumping on the bandwagon here, will have something in the next few days.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 08 Oct 2007, 19:53

I wanna play too!  I'll work on it tonight, after I finish all my "real" work.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Ocarina654 on 10 Oct 2007, 21:27

http://www.sendspace.com/file/yps95e (http://www.sendspace.com/file/yps95e)
I call it "Noxious".
Thoughts, feelings?

What are we going to do for cover art?

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: muteKi on 10 Oct 2007, 21:35

Crappy vector art version (read: done in PowerPoint) of this:
(http://panther3.last.fm/storable/eventposter/199551/257572802/original.jpg)?

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Ocarina654 on 11 Oct 2007, 00:36

So these took very little time.  Before I continued and started doing the fancy stuff (which would take more time, obviously), what does everyone think about this idea?  Should the cover art be more Chinese-ish, like with Mao on it or something?  Or perhaps more subtle than that, and use a stronger shade of red?
Maybe it should be more Democracy themed?  Dunno what we could do there.
Perhaps it should be more random and less-produced (which, unless done in paint, would probably take more production than just doing it regular style) with an emphisis on noisyness?
We should discuss before I waste time.

Here are preliminaries:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/ocarina654/ChineseDemocracy.jpg)
Above is a JPEG of what I've got so far.

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/ocarina654/ChineseDemocracyLQ.gif)
This is a GIF with 4 colors.  I thought using low color amounts would make it not only more distinct, but fits with the idea of low-quality and noise.

OR, if someone else has a better idea, we should use it.  I'm just doing this because I have the time...

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Johnny C on 11 Oct 2007, 00:46

I'll whip something up over the weekend, I think.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: KharBevNor on 11 Oct 2007, 15:11

Axl Rose Devours a Foetus To Attain Magickal Power (http://download.yousendit.com/B59A55E8134C5468)

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Ocarina654 on 11 Oct 2007, 16:16

Quote from: KharBevNor on 11 Oct 2007, 15:11

Axl Rose Devours a Foetus To Attain Magickal Power (http://download.yousendit.com/B59A55E8134C5468)

I'm beginning to think mine isn't abrasive enough.

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: ImRonBurgundy? on 12 Oct 2007, 03:34

This is the power ballad: Fuck Chalet (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=84CE771A6AE75E50)

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Hamlet on 12 Oct 2007, 18:36

http://www.sendspace.com/file/km7apw

Title: "CULTural Revolution"

Under the "Egesa" pseudonym I use for random experimental crap

Bonus marks for the first person who guesses what this is a remix of

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Kai on 12 Oct 2007, 22:19

Guys I swear I am going to get something into this I am just having some time management issues

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Arwedda on 13 Oct 2007, 05:06

New to this entire thing.
Thought this might work as a debut.

http://download.yousendit.com/CCAB898439E0F7A8

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: McTaggart on 13 Oct 2007, 05:30

Man why have I been ignoring this thread?

Title: Re: Make your own Chinese Democracy
Post by: Joseph on 13 Oct 2007, 19:55

http://www.mediafire.com/?5ytcmvbenlz