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Title: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 31 Dec 2010, 05:33
I know some of you make music, I've heard and enjoyed tracks by a few forumites before, JC, Pat and Khar at least. But I saw no place for sharing/shameless self promoting, thus this thread. So post some links, talk about your own and preferrably each others music as well.

I play in a doom metal outfit myself, called Hylur. We recently uploaded a track called Heed No Warning, off an EP in the making. We've gone to a studio before and been pretty dissatisfied with the result, so we chose to record our EP all live in our rehearsal space, except for the vocals. You can listen to it here; http://www.reverbnation.com/hylur

Your turn
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 31 Dec 2010, 05:36
My soundcloud:

www.soundcloud.com/doktorlummer
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 31 Dec 2010, 09:34
i actually compose music for school, like on paper(read: computer program) with actual notes and shit. if i can make a decent mp3 out of the midi file of it ill post up one of my pieces for you kids.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 31 Dec 2010, 09:53
I myself am in a desert rock/jazz/funk band/musical project known as Minimal Effect. It's lo-fi since we're broke students and have almost no money for new equipment, but we've had a pretty positive response so far. Below is our youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MinimalEffectMusic?feature=mhum

If you like it and the stuff we do, then feel free to join our facebook group as well.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=148103255206220
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 31 Dec 2010, 10:28
i do electronic/dancey shit (or shitty dance, whichever you prefer) and i have a facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Lada-Laika/14659262455) page. a lot of it is 8bit but some of it is decidedly not.

i put up my last few "albums" on jamendo (http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Lada_Laika) for free dl.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: squawk on 31 Dec 2010, 19:08
Expect an EP soon.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 01 Jan 2011, 15:06
All my musical projects with material extant are either defunct or on indefinite hiatus. At some point in the new year I hope to return to making music (probably under a new name), but the problem I'm having at the moment is that my songwriting is slipping somewhat ahead of my ability. I need to pick up the guitar again.

My projects which actually have released things:

Halo of Flies (http://www.myspace.com/haloofflies)

Halo of Flies is/was my main musical project. When it started I didn't really know much about electronic music and mostly wanted to make stuff that sounded like Burzum's keyboard albums, plus some EBM influence. As it developed I picked up elements of my own style and became more influenced by early industrial music, and particularly Coil. Most (but not all) of the music was made in FL studio and Audacity, with lots of sampling from movies and computer games. I've become disillusioned with the project largely because of a) conflicts and confusions with the punk band Halo of Flies, whose existence I was not aware of when I named the project. The band/their record label and their fans have been generally complete arseholes towards me, trying to hijack my myspace account, remove my music from last.fm and so on. b) I have a clear idea in my head about what Halo of Flies should be and sound like and I'm not sure I can really do anything more with that sound and visual aesthetic. c) I lost all the material I'd been working on for the next LP, Radio Crowley, in a hard drive crash. Then I lost a load more material when my laptop got fucked. You can download the whole of the two full lengths albums from last.fm though the quality is not best:

The Blasted Heath (http://www.last.fm/music/Halo+Of+Flies/The+Blasted+Heath)

World War Zero (http://www.last.fm/music/Halo+Of+Flies/World+War+Zero)

I think there's also some tracks f


Death Throes (http://www.myspace.com/deaththroes)

Death Throes is a sort of deliberately offensive, noisey slightly grindy thing that I used basically as a repository for all the really overt nastiness and borderline stupidity I wanted to keep out of Halo of Flies. Unfortunately myspace deleted the best track for no reason and last.fm have lost the mp3 files as well so what is on the myspace is essentially all that remains. So it goes.

Ill Met by Moonlight (http://www.myspace.com/illmetbymoonlightmusic)

My first stab at neo-folk. Recorded one demo whilst I was at school then nothing. Enormously hampered by my almost total inability to play the guitar, flute, harmonica or drums, write conventional songs or indeed sing.

Le Morte D'Arthur (http://www.myspace.com/lemorted39arthur)

My second genred post-industrial band. This time much more slanted towards a martial industrial direction. Again released one demo and then nothing happened.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 02 Jan 2011, 06:05
I made a thread for a short EP I did a while back, but I suppose I could post it again, if that isn't too lame of me

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http://www.mediafire.com/?n2jlvgwwhnu
And my project is also on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/bogotaorkestar (http://www.facebook.com/bogotaorkestar)

I record with pretty much any instrument I can get my hands on, but I play live shows with just an ukulele, and a microphone running through a Line 6 DL4 and Holy Grail reverb.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: alexaub on 02 Jan 2011, 13:39
I used to play in a joke-y metalcore band, before that I played with an unironic metalcore band.

Now I'm singing and playing guitar for an acousticky thing - all we have right now is a myspace but we'll get music up on our page eventually.

www.myspace.com/thehammerofdawn

If anyone's interested I can also throw some stuff up on MF.

EDIT: forgot a word.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 02 Jan 2011, 13:44
I am in a band called Feeling Gravitys Pull (http://feelinggravityspull.bandcamp.com/). We play rock musics not entirely unsounding like REM, Neil Young, SKWM, Mission of Burma, et al. The EP on the site is a recording I did myself in March of last year before the actual band convened.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: squawk on 02 Jan 2011, 17:31
Nevermind on the EP d'ohhhhhhh
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 02 Jan 2011, 18:57
Everyone's making music!

Lummer, I dig the riffage on Armoured Worms. The grindy tracks don't grab me as much. You program the drums yourself, right?

Khar, Le Morte D'Arthur I had not heard before, but I like it, will listen to again. Also, you don't speak highly of Ill met..., but I still spin some tracks off the demo when I am in the mood for some bleak folk.

I though I would like Minimal Effect based on the description, but it really isn't for me.

The rest of you I still haven't listened to, working on it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JimmyJazz on 02 Jan 2011, 19:28
I have a band called the Seedheads and we sound like the bastard lovechild of Husker Du, Jay Reatard, the Stooges, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. We have an EP that's being mixed right now that I'll post when it's finished (I won't post the rough mixes since they're soooo bad, just awful)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: johnny5 on 03 Jan 2011, 00:22
Nevermind on the EP d'ohhhhhhh

wait what nooo :psyduck:

here is some stuff that i uploaded for this thread (http://www.box.net/shared/d0jvcm6nh0). still looking for a good name, at the moment just resting on 'hot dog day'. some covers, some short tracks just to get comfortable singing. lyrics are meh. i'm like mediocre ryan adams.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 03 Jan 2011, 08:35
Khar, Le Morte D'Arthur I had not heard before, but I like it, will listen to again. Also, you don't speak highly of Ill met..., but I still spin some tracks off the demo when I am in the mood for some bleak folk.

Do you still have the whole demo? You couldn't mediafire it to me could you? Plus I dunno if you have Death Throes - Signal Decay or Halo of Flies - Huxley Orwell Overdrive?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 03 Jan 2011, 10:40
I've got the whole Ill met demo, yes, but nothing else. I'll upload it tonight.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 03 Jan 2011, 12:49
I don't remember what happened to all those old harshnoise EPs I made. They were pretty gnarly stuff, though. Droning guitar feedback and such.

And that one time Darryl made me read newspapers over them. Hilarity.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 03 Jan 2011, 14:48
I must say, there is some good music in this thread.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Jan 2011, 15:38
I must say, there is some good music in this thread.

allow me to remedy this terrible oversight


for a couple of weeks about a year or two ago, I started making shitty (reaaally shitty) electronic music using a god awful free program that I didn't understand. I don't know jack shit about music and I'm an idiot, so this is what happens when a tone-deaf moron with a lot of heart trys to make music:


Tyrannasaurus Flex

part 1
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http://www.mediafire.com/?jn5netmxztz
part 2
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http://www.mediafire.com/?zn2ntbwwmyz


yes, I know i spelled tyrannosaurus wrong. that's kind of the entier point: i'm an idiot

That said, my roomate is a musical genius and me and him want to start making music but we're lazy and don't have the necessary equipment yet. maybe someday we'll put our (his) genius to tape or something but don't hold your breath
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 03 Jan 2011, 15:46
so this (http://soundcloud.com/user2881968/as-of-right-now-bad-midi-recording) is music i have written. its a recording of a midi file, so it sounds godawful, but you get the point, i guess. minimalist piano bullshit stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 03 Jan 2011, 16:17
My bands-

The Rebel Set- surf/punk

http://www.myspace.com/rebelset
http://www.facebook.com/therebelset

Thankful Birds- Jazzy/Bluesy indie (old songs and mp3s.  New stuff shortly)-

http://www.myspace.com/thankfulbirds
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thankful-Birds/63127013961

The Riveras - moody indie rock-

http://www.myspace.com/4riveras
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Riveras/292122222581
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 03 Jan 2011, 17:34
Sean, that is pretty excellent. But couldn't you export it out of the program as an mp3, rather than recording it?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 03 Jan 2011, 17:39
well i am completely unable to add my own songs to iTunes using the files i posted

anyone know what it means when you try to add a song to iTunes and instead of saying "itunes can't import this jive bullshit for reason x" it just does...nothing?

i've never seen it do that before and i'd really like to listen to my shitty jams, if possible. it's been a while.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: johnny5 on 03 Jan 2011, 18:15
that's happened to me before...uhhh i usually just restart my computer
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 03 Jan 2011, 18:24
Sean, that is pretty excellent. But couldn't you export it out of the program as an mp3, rather than recording it?

unfortunately, i have a bootlegged and unregistered version of sibelius, so not at the moment. when i got back to school though they have real copies that i can use to export it. ill post a better version there. ideally i'd like a mp3 of it being played on piano but i cant play it and at my schools comp recital where it was "debued" i couldn't find a good enough pianist so it was butchered. so god knows when it'll actually be played again.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: nufan on 08 Jan 2011, 12:16
I know I'm a lil' late and all, I thought I'd share some stuff. There's this (http://soundcloud.com/edwardridge/he-will), which features a crazy Reverend, and this (http://soundcloud.com/edwardridge/02-document), which doesn't. I suck at describing my own music, but it's a mix of 'real' sounds (pianos, organs etc) and electronic sounds. The first one I linked to was an experiment to see if I could pound out one chord for an entire song. It sort of does.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 08 Jan 2011, 23:12
Primary Tones
I wrote and recorded a six-song-EP on Garageband over the summer with friends, it's like punk-literate stuff.  Like Dave Eggers meets Jets To Brazil or whatever.  It's available on bandcamp right here: http://primarytones.bandcamp.com

Fireworks For Luna
I'm also in a band with this guy who wants to be both Converge and Isis at the same time.  I wasn't able to record with them on their first release, but joined shortly afterward.  I think he wants to change the band name, as well, which I'm bummed about.  The first release is available here, though: http://myspace.com/fireworksforluna


I'm also in a math rock band that has no name and only one song so far.  So, there's that.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 09 Jan 2011, 11:01
oh dang you guys are from maryland? did you kids just recently form?

also hate to say it but you do not sound like isis or converge and it upsets me. you sound like, a pop punk band?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 09 Jan 2011, 11:10
Yeah I mean, there's nothing wrong with sounding like a pop punk band though. There's potential in what I heard. It just doesn't sound like Isis or Converge. That's cool though, don't try to force it!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 09 Jan 2011, 13:55
You would probably be better off being a pop-punk band because every slack-brained hipster wankstain and his haircut wants to be the next Isis/Converge/Whatever record Southern Lord sent Pitchfork to review for free last month.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 09 Jan 2011, 14:01
I believe Southern Lord are mostly pushing the backened crustthrash bandwagon these days: Black Breath, Trap Them, Nails, Lebanon, and so on.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 09 Jan 2011, 14:05
Is that popular? My inkling was that they lost their finger on the pulse of the fickle beard-rock zeitgeist when Wolves in the Throne Room managed to somehow gather critical acclaim without inspiring practically anyone to listen to any other USBM.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 09 Jan 2011, 18:23
calling that pop-punk does not seem to register in any way that would make some sort of sense, but neither is calling it converge/isis-esque.  C'mon, guys!

Also, does Primary Tones have two drummers and two bassists? Very Saddle Creek - 2002-ish to my ear, but I think this is the thread where everyone classifies everything poorly so maybe I am guilty as well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 09 Jan 2011, 22:26
Sean -- Yeahh, Fireworks For Luna formed 2 years ago, but we only played a few shows last year.  Primary Tones, however, formed last year and we haven't gotten past the practice-in-the-basement-forever mode that comes with starting a band.

Also, in regards to Fireworks For Luna: I guess I should've noted that he WANTS the music to be Isis/Convergely, but that's certainly not how it turned out.  Not that it was written to sound that way, either.  Regardless, I like how it sounds and I certainly hear the pop-punk vibe, even if I disagree with that appraisal.

And on the Primary Tones recording, I received help from a host of different musicians for different songs (including a few different bassists and drummers), but the actual core band is only a three-piece.  I've just always wanted to pretend I have an orchestra at a whim, so I do what I can to maintain a healthy delusion.  Also, being compared to 2002-era Saddle Creek is totally great -- I've got some serious love for Desaparecidos and Ugly Organ-era Cursive.


Also, checking out some of these links: Khar, I'm liking the literary-themed album titles.  I named my band, Primary Tones, after a line in the same Lovecraft story that I'm assuming you named The Blasted Heath after.  Pretty great stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 10 Jan 2011, 00:01
Actually the specific reference of the title of The Blasted Heath is Shakespeare's Macbeth, which Lovecraft makes some reference to himself in The Colour Out of Space. There's another reference to Shakespeare on the same albuim, 'The Close Contriver of All Harms', which is a description of Hecate. There is, however, a direct Lovecraft reference on World War Zero, 'A Plain Discourse of Evil Powers', which comes from the pseudo-archaic sermon against the strange noises in the hills quoted in The Dunwich Horror, and was originally going to be the first track on an EP called 'The Dunwich Horror' with the tracks named something like: A Plain Discourse of Evil Powers, None Presided at His Coming, Rhythmical Crescendos of Unholy Anticipation, The Dunwich Horror. One of my many projects that fell by the wayside.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 10 Jan 2011, 12:38
Is that popular? My inkling was that they lost their finger on the pulse of the fickle beard-rock zeitgeist when Wolves in the Throne Room managed to somehow gather critical acclaim without inspiring practically anyone to listen to any other USBM.

I guess kinda? I never really understand what Southern Lord is doing. But then again they're reissuing Heavy Rocks this spring, so that's cool.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Weard Bierd on 10 Jan 2011, 12:49
I've been playing music off and on for a while, not really doing much recording. But I just made a demo of a folky song I'm working on for a friend, and would love to hear what people think. The recording was (very clearly once you listen) done in one take on my computer, but hopefully I'll be able to do some higher quality recordings soon, with more than just my crummy voice and a banjo.
http://www.mediafire.com/?q2a85cvm9cimr82
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 10 Jan 2011, 13:43
Is that popular? My inkling was that they lost their finger on the pulse of the fickle beard-rock zeitgeist when Wolves in the Throne Room managed to somehow gather critical acclaim without inspiring practically anyone to listen to any other USBM.

I fee like it's popular. Maybe it's just the circles I move in but it seems everywhere I look it's Black Breath this, Trap Them that, Circle the Wagons the other.

Southern Lord definitely aren't the apex of the beardocracy anymore, though, for sure. I'm pretty sure that garland goes to Seasons of Mist these days.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 10 Jan 2011, 14:29
Profound Lore, dude. Profound Lore.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: SWOON! at My Gravitas on 11 Jan 2011, 06:38
I think Southern Lord is still the first label people think of when the words beards and metal are mentioned in the same sentence

That or Hydra Head
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 11 Jan 2011, 06:52
I love how hipster metalheads have managed to assemble practically a whole stable of blackened crust bands that no one else listens to. Then again, I only mostly hang around the anarchist black crust scene so maybe I am missing out.

Meed-ee-yur-fie-arr a brother out?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: SWOON! at My Gravitas on 11 Jan 2011, 07:09
Black Breath's album and Circle the Wagons are in the old thread
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 11 Jan 2011, 07:52
How dare you fucking accuse me of not having a single Darkthrone album you bastard!

KharBevNor has broken a bottle of vodka to form a stabbing weapon!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Kwaping on 11 Jan 2011, 08:35
Well, thanks to GarageBand, I've now joined the millions of sucky bedroom musicians who have successfully recorded themselves. I'm not going to punish your ears with my music (yet), because it's so bad even I can't listen to it. Maybe someday, but probably not for a very long time if ever.

I just felt the need to announce that I've officially joined the ranks of recorded musicians, and apparently they'll let anyone in.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 Jan 2011, 13:39
I love how hipster metalheads have managed to assemble practically a whole stable of blackened crust bands that no one else listens to. Then again, I only mostly hang around the anarchist black crust scene so maybe I am missing out.

Meed-ee-yur-fie-arr a brother out?

I might do a huge "NOW This is What I Call Beard Metal 2010" post later on tonight or tomorrow seeing as I've been meaning to get the Intronaut album uploaded anyway. But yeah, if you haven't copped the Black Breath record in the Wink Wink yet, do so. Popular with beardos? Yes. But even a hairy clock is right twice a day.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 11 Jan 2011, 13:43
Speaking of quasi-beardmetal:

I've officially joined these dudes now:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hexis/169812763041600 (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hexis/169812763041600)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 Jan 2011, 13:45
So noisy! Reminds me of Celeste
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 11 Jan 2011, 13:47
They really, really, REALLY like Celeste, so yeah. They toured with them a while ago too. I've jammed with them for a month or so. Tour plans are lined up, and some releases too. This is gonna be awesome, and it's a good excuse to buy new gear.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 11 Jan 2011, 15:42
Well, since this is the thread for plugging our own music, my band has a new video up.

Minimal Effect - Groove of the Ground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTg7f1WQcAM
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Nodaisho on 11 Jan 2011, 18:26
Profound Lore, dude. Profound Lore.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Profound Lore ends up pretty big this decade. They have been getting a lot of rising bands, along with a few with decently big names among metal circles. I've gotten three albums from them since the end of November, and there are a bunch of artists I'm interested in on it that I haven't gotten a chance to listen to much of.

Their signing Agalloch (yes, I know that they did the vinyl release of at least The Mantle) makes me kind of wonder if they are hoping to follow in the footsteps of The End. Sculptured was one of the first, if not the first, artists The End signed, and I'm pretty sure that Agalloch was a decent part of what got The End on its feet.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 13 Jan 2011, 08:53
Well, thanks to GarageBand, I've now joined the millions of sucky bedroom musicians who have successfully recorded themselves. I'm not going to punish your ears with my music (yet), because it's so bad even I can't listen to it. Maybe someday, but probably not for a very long time if ever.

I just felt the need to announce that I've officially joined the ranks of recorded musicians, and apparently they'll let anyone in.

Quit being a tease, you tease, and post your damn recording already. We know you want to. You know you want to. Just do it.

I mean if I were completely satisfied with everything I ever recorded, I would probably be famous by now.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Kwaping on 13 Jan 2011, 14:16
Thanks for the encouragement, but no - you REALLY don't want to hear this. I was just fucking around and figured I'd hit record instead of just jamming to the backing track playback. For one thing, it's extra-horrible because I got the mix wrong - my guitar is way too loud.

Shit, most people don't even want to hear GOOD blues, by talented musicians. And trust me, I'm not getting down on myself or fishing for compliments. I'm just tellin' it like it is. I'll post something sometime, just not this one.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Jan 2011, 22:45
Heh. Just don't let self-consciousness weigh you down for a year like I did when I first started recording stuff. Some of it was actually pretty decent, in hindsight.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 14 Jan 2011, 23:35
dude no fuck being self conscious about music. even when actually composing and im writing down my ideas, the best ideas come from long jams/tangents. granted, usually i send a lot of time picking apart those jams and deciding what is good or not, i get most of my best musical ideas when im just jamming out to some random ass thing. really its how its done! you can know 200 things about music but the best ideas come from just jammin out.

seriously take for example the piano piece i posted earlier in this thread. the opening bars, that simple little idea, came from just jamming out and then developing even more jams on that simple idea. it is all motherfucking about lil jams.

at the end of the day if you are self conscious exchange ideas and bounce them off people. they will tell you which ones are good and which ones are not. it will make you a better musician.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 15 Jan 2011, 05:43
So a bunch of you know that I'm in a black metal band. I spent all day today doing the vocal tracks for our almost finished EP. I figure there are enough of you who appreciate metal that I should be able to get some good reactions.

Have a listen, tell me what you guys think. Feel free to mention it but I'm already aware that there is little to no bass in the mix, that's because it is not recorded yet. Not in full anyway. The drums are sloppy, they were rushed and we're going to redo them. There are a couple of guitar fills that need to be reworked and we might do some more vocal work when we work on the next two tracks. All that said, I'm really proud of my work on these. I present to you The Corinthian, Four is the Presage of Death and Ihn Fur Noh by Isgahaatt.
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http://www.mediafire.com/?1c5ba7dip1dnajw

http://www.mediafire.com/?7efw8pq3t076xsk

http://www.mediafire.com/?4sx59ji8f5orufr
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 15 Jan 2011, 07:35
Jimmy come to America and make black metal with me, please.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Insignificant on 15 Jan 2011, 10:53
You want variable-quality music? You've got variable-quality music!

The Bandcamp Page (http://autosuggestion.bandcamp.com/)
The Myspace Page (http://myspace.com/autosuggestionband/)

The gauntlet is DOWN.

P.S. We have better material, but it's essentially in cold storage. I'll dig some of it up over the weekend. Do something with it.

P.P.S. I'm actually quite proud of "Happy Happy Happy Happy".
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Caleb on 15 Jan 2011, 21:10
Jimmy In-Furh-No is the best name ever.  It's got really awesome intro.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 17 Jan 2011, 19:58
So the bassist from Minimal Effect wants to know what the people pf the QC forums think of our music.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MinimalEffectMusic?feature=mhum#p/u

Please be brutally honest because we like and appreciate feedback.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 18 Jan 2011, 01:10
you should be mad groovy or quiet and sad.

you gotta pick doggs.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 18 Jan 2011, 01:10
personally, i say quiet and sad.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JD on 18 Jan 2011, 17:46
Naw you should groove it up.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JD on 18 Jan 2011, 17:47
Wrex > T-rex therefore my opinion trumps yours
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 18 Jan 2011, 20:51
We are trying with our newer material to groove things up, but we do enjoy some slow, quiet and sad stuff as well. What is the general opinion here about the music? I know the quality is disgusting, but we work with what we have.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Kwaping on 19 Jan 2011, 10:23
I say if you want to do both kinds of music, create two bands with the same people. One for groovin' and one for emotin'. Call one Jeckyll and one Hyde. :)

Edited for speeling.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 19 Jan 2011, 13:43
Ha, maybe. I'll throw that idea to the bassist. I just hope those names aren't taken.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 19 Jan 2011, 21:50
personally, i say quiet and sad.

You would say that
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 19 Jan 2011, 23:02
man dovey you are gettin all up in my grill.

do we need to throw down?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 20 Jan 2011, 00:11
Oh guuuuuuuurl you gonna let that mothafucka talk to you like that MMMMMMM YOU BEST NOT TAKE NO SHIT FROM HIM GUUUUUUUURL
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 20 Jan 2011, 00:26
 :psyduck:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 20 Jan 2011, 00:31
I say grooving and sadding simultaneously. I've always wanted to see a bassplayer crying like a baby while laying down some slapalicious funk-sauce.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 20 Jan 2011, 03:00
Let's cut a deal. You never say "slapalicious funk-sauce" ever again, and I don't eat your family.

Capiche?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 20 Jan 2011, 03:06
I thought it was pretty well-illustrated imagery, actually.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JD on 20 Jan 2011, 08:06
Funkalicious slap-sauce
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 20 Jan 2011, 09:08
This week, on Khar's Fam'lee Eatin' Time, JD's family gets slow braised, and glazed with a balsamic reduction!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 20 Jan 2011, 16:14
Funkalicious Slap-sauce... I feel a song name coming on...

Thanks for the feedback guys and girls, it is certainly most appreciated.

As for the following shameless bump, if anyone feels strongly enough about supporting poor indie-esque artists like us, feel free to PM me about album details or if you want to pre-order an album. Evan Dahm is taking a while with the art, which is the only reason why we haven't gone into production and distribution yet.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: bookswrittenforgirls on 29 Jan 2011, 07:27
I shall now be lame and share my bands with strangers:

This is the belle hops which I started http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com (http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com)

This is the second hand marching band which I am in but did not start http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com (http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 04 Feb 2011, 13:21
I shall now be lame and share my bands with strangers:

This is the belle hops which I started http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com (http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com)

This is the second hand marching band which I am in but did not start http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com (http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com)

Decent stuff. Not exactly my favourite genre, but still thoroughly enjoyable.

As for my band, you can now request us on CKCU Radio in Ottawa, Canada. Today, Ottawa. Tomorrow, the WORLD!!!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 11 Feb 2011, 13:21
I shall now be lame and share my bands with strangers:

This is the belle hops which I started http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com (http://thebellehops.bandcamp.com)

This is the second hand marching band which I am in but did not start http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com (http://thesecondhandmarchingband.bandcamp.com)
dang! I have always wanted to be in bands that sound like BOTH OF YOUR BANDS

anyways, I recorded this diddy for valentine's day weekend plus the movie that I first heard this song in rules so you should see it

Code: [Select]
http://www.M/F.com/?345p67bprrhoewi
I also put it up on my facebook music page (https://www.facebook.com/bogotaorkestar?ref=ts#!/bogotaorkestar?sk=info) (/plug)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JimmyJazz on 11 Feb 2011, 23:26
My band's recording for 3 whole days next week and re-mastering our live recordings as well so hopefully they'll be up by the end of the month. I'll post the link here as soon as they're complete
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Insignificant on 14 Feb 2011, 02:23
Here's something I did alone. (http://autosuggestion.bandcamp.com/album/the-scrying-mirror)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Nappuccino on 14 Feb 2011, 19:21
So... I got bored to day and recorded a (mostly) improv session with myself- I'd love to hear what parts you guys think "work" and should be expanded into something more fleshed out.

http://thelowlyman.bandcamp.com/track/feb-14th

(I'm a bit of a lurker here, but hit me with what you have got)

Also, i can change the link to m/f or something else if there is a preferred site you guys have.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 Feb 2011, 04:48
Will likely record an EP with my friend in the very, very near future. Not the guy I play Beatles covers with, but another friend of mine.

ETA: I will submit that Bandcamp.com, Soundcloud.com and Box.net all have their own little in-browser mini players (not all of which have their own volume controls, so be prepared for that!). It saves your new audience a step on the way from 'clicking mouse' to 'hearing sounds,' which makes for very immediate promotion of your music online. Some downsides, such as factors relating to bandwidth or storage capacity or maximum file size will apply, but I am far too lazy to Google that shit and make a comparison chart.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Ocarina654 on 16 Feb 2011, 03:28
Big time lurker here...

I used to post some back like 3 years ago, maybe someone remembers me?  If not, whatever.

If anyone is interested, here is some pretty simple electronic type music that is mostly garage band loops.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0lxqbej3jsq

I know, not the pinnacle of musical creativity, but I'm proud of it.

Like I said, a lot of it is the loops in Garage Band, but some of the drum tracks I made myself and some of the synth I made myself.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 16 Feb 2011, 08:41
Would you believe that I'm working on making a very lo-fi, punked out Daft Punk cover?

More to come, I've got Monday off so I should get it recorded and whatever then.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 16 Feb 2011, 23:10
About fucking time you got recording again, ya dick.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 22 Feb 2011, 02:51
Oh hey. Guess who has some original material for this thread.

That's right, Good Feels does. (http://www.box.net/shared/jqx01xrrg4) Song's called "A.H" and it is about a girl who is super enticing but not really worth any effort whatsoever. We wrote that in two hours this morning. Recorded this draft in a single take on Kabir's iPhone. He's finishing up the lyrics and we'll be recording a final of it in about two weeks.

(edit because link needed fixin')
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 22 Feb 2011, 11:18
About fucking time you got recording again, ya dick.

I CAN'T GET THE FUCKING DRUMS TO SOUND RIGHT.

But that chord thing I was texting you about last night, that'll be the newest Havlicek Stole The Ball! track by the end of the week.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 23 Feb 2011, 00:05
Look up the Glyn Johns method of recording drums. All you need is a single overhead and a dedicated kick drum mic. Two overheads and a dedicated kick is even better.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 23 Feb 2011, 06:43
I was meaning more the kits that come with Garage Band weren't doing it for me.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 23 Feb 2011, 14:38
hey guys anyone wanna hear my roommates shitty metalcore band?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 23 Feb 2011, 15:03
Do they have Korgs and have extremely limber crotches?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 23 Feb 2011, 15:09
I would settle for excessive china cymbal crashes in every breakdown.

Also, I finally went ahead and made a BandCamp page for most of my stuff. 

http://bogotaorkestar.bandcamp.com/

Feel free to check it out!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 23 Feb 2011, 19:13
Look up the Glyn Johns method of recording drums. All you need is a single overhead and a dedicated kick drum mic. Two overheads and a dedicated kick is even better.

Actually the "Glyn Johns" technique just refers to the placement of yr two (always two) overheads, being placed directly in front and over the floor tom, like so:

(http://danalexanderaudio.com/Micpics/glynjohn/frontview.jpg)

and doesn't really imply anything else. You can use Glyn Johns technique with as many, or as few, close mics as you want. It is a pretty cool technique nonetheless, and I use it more often for recording than not.

That being said, the spirit of Patrick's post still rings true, you can get a fantastic drum sound from just two overheads and a kick mic, as long as you're careful with yr placement. I wouldn't use less than two o/h mics though, unless you want a very boring, static sounding recording with no stereo seperation.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 23 Feb 2011, 21:22
So here is Breaking Brick With Glass by Minimal Effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmoYql0FKn4

It's definitely one of our weirder songs, but it also features some of the interior album art you will find if you buy the CD. This is personally my lest favourite song off the album, but I'm curious to know what others think. Please let me know, as I would greatly appreciate it.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 23 Feb 2011, 22:20
dude christophe they actually crabcore when they play live. it's fuckin hilarious. and one song has a cheezy synth violin part. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Feb 2011, 02:23
Dovey, that's definitely fair, although if you can't get full-on stereo separation due to a single o/h and a single kick, you could always just pan vocals a little bit one way and drums a little bit the other way. Doesn't make it perfect, but it helps a lot.

If all you've got is two mics, you'll HAVE to have a dedicated kick. There's just no other option really, if you don't you're gonna have nothing in that department. Just raise your o/h higher and make it hotter.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Feb 2011, 06:20
But that chord thing I was texting you about last night, that'll be the newest Havlicek Stole The Ball! track by the end of the week.

Guys, can I ask a little advice? I've got this in two parts now..the first bit starts off Am, C, Em/G, and the second bit goes into D, C, Em/G, but I feel like it needs more and I don't know where to go from there?

Side note: It's all capo 5, mostly appregiated, and clean. Also, this is where I needed to pay better attention in theory..what fucking key am I in?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 24 Feb 2011, 06:41
It sounds like you're in Am/Cmaj (or rather Dm/Fmaj given your capo).

The Dmaj chord just augments the 6th tone of the scale (if you're thinking in terms of Am and forgetting you're capoed).  Or, if you're in the major key I mentioned (Cmaj), the "D" chord is a V/V which is a chord that could help you modulate into Gmaj.  Maybe this part you're writing could be a bridge to a chorus in G?

Basically the "D" chord will sound cool (try making it a D7, I've been playing with that lately) if you're in Amin.  And technically with your capo it sounds like you're in Dmin.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Feb 2011, 07:50
Cheers Paul.

Of course I won't be home until later tonight and will forget all of this..but noted. I kinda figured going to G would be inevitable at some point.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 10:31
guys this this (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Man-The-Harpoons/105239939530217?sk=wall&filter=2) is my roommates band, click their own posts thing and scroll down a lil, and experience... gross things i guess.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 24 Feb 2011, 10:41
HAHAA EXCESSIVE CHINA CRASHES IN THE FIRST SONG
(47 or whatever)

Woulda listened to it ten years ago.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 24 Feb 2011, 10:44
I like how they term themselves a "hardcore, progressive" band. There are so many thing so hilarious and fucked about that that I can't even begin to describe it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Feb 2011, 12:43
So you're gonna start the Black Keys

Good luck buddy
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Feb 2011, 12:57
The White Stripes belong to us now. Just take them over. I'll let you borrow my old red guitar if you want.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 13:35
you modulate into Gmaj.

do that shane i just pounded that out on a piano and it is fucking begging to go into G.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 24 Feb 2011, 13:49
Actually, after looking at the chord progression again, the argument could be made that it is in G the whole time and just starts on the ii chord (Am)...  I guess it depends on what you do with the melody...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 13:53
nah, i think it starts in a minor. i mean, playing it out loud just as 3 note chords it wants to go back to a major, but you could easily get it to go back to g. actually, i guess its kind of an a dorian thing.

/nerd
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Feb 2011, 14:40
You could go back to G. After that, try playing F, and after that I have no other suggestions that wouldn't be obvious.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 22:17
AW MY GAWD you guys so my best friend in the whole world apparently is gonna front a band that is gonna sound like snowing/merchant ships/modern emo

sostokedsostokedsostokedsostoked
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 24 Feb 2011, 22:36
Holy shit, I think my band might have played a show with Man The Harpoons at some point.  We played a show at the train station in Shepherdstown and all of the other bands were just like them.

Nobody liked us.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 22:41
WHAT YOU ARE AROUND SHEPHERDSTOWN! I KNOW 'BOUT THAT TRAIN STATION!

i've never been to a show there though so i dunno what kind of crowd that place draws. usual towny crowd that hangs at the wall, i guess. anyway, i mean i think man the harpoons has only played like, two shows, the second being tonight and the first was at the castle, so i dunno? maybe they have?         

also shepherdstown as a whole as a fucking awful taste in music.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 24 Feb 2011, 23:02
Well, I guess it must've been some other shitty metalcore band, then.

Yeah!  I live in College Park, my band at the time was centralized in Frederick, so we mostly played shows in that whole Western-Maryland area.

Regardless, we had a really weird time in Shepherdstown; the whole place kind of freaked me out.  We arrived at the train 2 hours before we were scheduled to play (we were first in the line-up) and there was nobody there... The venue was locked.  So we went to a little cafe closer to campus where I was hit on by an attractive waitress.  On the way back to the venue, some dude tried to pick a fight with my band's bassist for no reason.  Then, the only news reporter in the town told us about how his last story was about a missing turtle and how our predicament could be his next big article.

We got back to the venue 20 minutes before we were scheduled to go on and they were just setting up.  We played, nearly half the crowd left to smoke outside and the rest of the bands were some denomination of -core.  Oh, and it rained the whole time.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 24 Feb 2011, 23:10
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

did you go to the lost dog? the guy who owns the place only hires cute girls cause he's really creepy and weird. but yeah that sounds like most train station shows i have heard about.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 25 Feb 2011, 05:47
You could go back to G. After that, try playing F, and after that I have no other suggestions that wouldn't be obvious.

I did this, sort of. Since I was going back and forth with Em/G (which already has that G) and plain ol' E minor, I ended up climbing the ladder and going Em, F, Em/G. With how I'm actually playing it, a normal G seemed a bit too chimey and bright.

I need to work out one last bit this afternoon, but I'll get it recorded and upload it for you guys soon.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 25 Feb 2011, 08:24
(psssssssssst shane im gonna tell you a secret)

(em/G is just an e minor chord in first inversion. i mean, an eminor chord is e, g, b. all thats done differently is that g is thrown in the bass, not e. so it's still e minor. THE MORE YOU KNOW!)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 25 Feb 2011, 08:38
I know Sean. I did take theory for about half a semester. It's just that to my ears, playing E minor with the added G sounds better than a plain G major chord.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 26 Feb 2011, 12:14
oh oops, way to act like a know it all seanzie.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 27 Feb 2011, 07:23
It's okay buddy.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 27 Feb 2011, 17:25
guys a buddy of mine is trying to get a shoegaze-y time project started and i think im gonna play bass for it and i wanna convince him to call the band shitgazer.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 28 Feb 2011, 08:56
Wasn't "shitgaze" the term that got thrown on like...Wavves and Pyschedelic Horseshit?

Don't get involved in that, dude.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 28 Feb 2011, 09:36
man i didnt even know that was a genre, what a fuckin' bummer.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Mar 2011, 00:40
even though i already made a these estates thread this is as good a place as any to drop this (http://tindeck.com/listen/ibgx) i guess

oh yeah! i guess this is our first recording as a three-piece.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JimmyJazz on 01 Mar 2011, 00:47
I'm really enjoying that demo Johnny! The guitar at the end fucking rips
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Mar 2011, 00:48
that ain't a demo! it's an unfinished mix for our 7", we just need to make the bass punch a bit harder and then i think we'll be set
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: squawk on 01 Mar 2011, 01:50
YESSSSS NEW JOHNNY C MUSIC

YESSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: squawk on 01 Mar 2011, 01:50
Johnny I hope you know i just stopped bruce wayne campbell interviewed blah blah to listen to your new song. I NEVER INTERRUPT THAT SONG!

edit: it's the shit. well worth the okkervil pausing. keep it up JC, post the finished product when it's ready!!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 01 Mar 2011, 04:52
Johnny, that is some fine music. Kudos. More bass is always better.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 01 Mar 2011, 07:28
btw

My band are hitting the studio by the end of this month.

I AM EXCITED!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 01 Mar 2011, 09:22
fuckin a' a squab squack (or whatever the fuck you perform as anna) and these estates split needs to goddamn happen, do something about this guys.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 01 Mar 2011, 09:52
Shit yeeeeeee, Johnny.

(you're gonna hold a copy of that 7" for me, right?)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 01 Mar 2011, 10:56
Damn Johnny I hate to bandwagon it up but like DAMN
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 01 Mar 2011, 15:38
Learn to sing, you fucking hack
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 01 Mar 2011, 15:58
in my defense i was drunk when i was singing that
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 01 Mar 2011, 16:02
Johnny, glad to hear that Tim Midgett is taking to his role in the band as singer very well.

(this track slays, good job)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 01 Mar 2011, 16:04
Seriously dude if you told me that this track was a Firewater b-side I would not have batted a single eye
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: johnny5 on 01 Mar 2011, 20:57
that's it i quit; that song was too awesome

ps can we get lyrics

pps if that site keeps track of plays and it went up by like 50, that was me sorry
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 02 Mar 2011, 13:27
ps can we get lyrics

yeah sure

Quote
I wanna see your name in the headlines
with a lede that says, "He said, 'She said she wouldn't be mine.'"
And up above the eight-point uppercase byline
there's a picture of me, and I'm being led outside

You've been awfully quiet since he came around
but I'm keeping tabs on you, got my ear to the ground,
and what I hear is you're the talk of the town
but I knew that already. I'm keeping my ears to the ground.
His lips are lavish with yr praise, he seems
totally sincere and you are kind of amazed he
hasn't gone ghost like Swayze;
in fact, his permanence is driving me kinda crazy.

Was Regina too cold for you to handle last night?
Did you find someone who would give you a light
and a hand, and some words, and a ride, and a kiss?
You know, it's moments like this that I'm gonna miss.
And every step past an alleyway's a step that I fear,
'Cause every sound is your name, and it's the last name I wanna hear –
But at the same time, I could go on hearing it all night.

There's something kinda crazy about it;
Yeah, I think I'm in love. No, I wouldn't even doubt it –
wanna go up to the rooftops and shout it.
And if I can't live with it, he can live without it.
It's Sunday night, there's nothing to do. I better
pour myself a stiff drink and get some pictures of you.
And what you're feeling is the turn of the screw;
I'm not sure if I'm tight enough but, hey, I think it'll do.

Was Regina too cold for you to handle last night?

I read about the evils of drinking, so I quit
reading
And when I saw your name made the phone start ringing
I picked it up, said "I'm gonna miss you" without even thinking
Of anything except his cum on your sheets
And when you asked what was wrong I had to lie through my teeth,
you said I sounded so fatalistic well
I'll show you fatalistic
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: öde on 02 Mar 2011, 19:29
Fuckin' finally.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 05 Mar 2011, 18:08
what have i done (http://soundcloud.com/ladalaika/firework-katy-perry)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 05 Mar 2011, 23:29
You fucking son of a bitch, you made me like that song

I don't even
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 06 Mar 2011, 02:50
i'm so sorry

i got that song in my head and couldn't get it out until that happened

oh dear
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 06 Mar 2011, 08:50
Here are some snippets of my band, Feeling Gravitys Pull (http://feelinggravityspull.tumblr.com), performing some songs from our set at the local bike race in downtown yesterday. The stage was set at the Hairpin turn so we saw a lot of crashes. Been had crashes.

The Right to Sleep. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWy4gDHrK-U)

Constellate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE-5SuOEGQ0)

Reunification Talks. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koBBZ45jNSc)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 06 Mar 2011, 09:48
Not really a song, but a random jam we decided to release on the internet. Not my best work, but these things happen sometimes. What do y'all think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1xTJlmXVMs&feature=channel_video_title
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 Mar 2011, 22:53
http://patrickjames.bandcamp.com/track/ill-be-back

Beatles cover. Recorded vocals in the bathroom for the first time ever, and I loved the result. And I recorded the lead vocal part twice. Lots of testing shit out that I haven't done before, and I'm liking how it's working out. Now if I could just stop sucking at balancing instruments and vocals, and I'll be set.

Also if I were less off in my pitch that'd be lovely too.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 07 Mar 2011, 10:18
I recorded this for fun today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2JJ43lXE0U

Doug.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 07 Mar 2011, 11:34
Here are some snippets of my band, Feeling Gravitys Pull (http://feelinggravityspull.tumblr.com), performing some songs from our set at the local bike race in downtown yesterday. The stage was set at the Hairpin turn so we saw a lot of crashes. Been had crashes.

The Right to Sleep. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWy4gDHrK-U)

Constellate. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE-5SuOEGQ0)

Reunification Talks. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koBBZ45jNSc)

these are surreal to watch, but these songs are so rad. i wish you guys would loosen up a bit more on stage though!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 Mar 2011, 08:14
My band, The Riveras, just got our final mixes back.  It's moody indie rock with violins and lots o' reverb.  Here's the results, tell me what ya think-

http://www.myspace.com/4riveras

We now have better, less compressed mixes up on our reverbnation/facebook site:

http://www.facebook.com/riverasband
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 08 Mar 2011, 09:26
solution is literally thrash yourself silly during the first song
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 08 Mar 2011, 09:29
there's a LOT of situations where a show can feel really uncomfortable but fuck it, you aren't the kings of leon, you're probably in a good band if you're reading this thread, you got this bro, whip out your nuts and slap an audience member in the face with them, let them all know who's boss
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 08 Mar 2011, 09:38
I was freebasing water between each song at some point because of how hot it got. I think I did my level best to Picciotto during our set.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 08 Mar 2011, 09:39
In any case JCizz those are some nice words about my band and thank you for them
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 08 Mar 2011, 09:45
I have nothing but nice things to say about you dudes, Chris.

But that's because you put me in the thank yous on your EP.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 08 Mar 2011, 09:53
My band, The Riveras, just got our final mixes back.  It's moody indie rock with violins and lots o' reverb.  Here's the results, tell me what ya think-

http://www.myspace.com/4riveras



Pretty good stuff.  I enjoyed it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 08 Mar 2011, 10:36
In any case JCizz those are some nice words about my band and thank you for them

seriously dude you sound like wire, it's so rad
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 Mar 2011, 12:44
My band, The Riveras, just got our final mixes back.  It's moody indie rock with violins and lots o' reverb.  Here's the results, tell me what ya think-

http://www.myspace.com/4riveras



Pretty good stuff.  I enjoyed it.

Thank you, sir.  As a fellow Arizonan, you are one of the few QC fans that actually has an opportunity to check this band out.  (I believe you went a few years ago to see my other band, Thankful Birds, who also have a disk coming out this year).  If anybody is looking to check out the flavor of the tracks without sitting through a half an hour (lazy asses) please try "Tied,"it's easily my favorite track to play.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: tania on 08 Mar 2011, 22:20
that's a really good song jc. those guitar notes are so nice
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 12 Mar 2011, 19:58
also here are two songs we recorded as, respectively, the intro and outro for a local community radio show. this was really fun to do and i'm really proud of having made instrumental music that has a specific purpose. it felt super cool.

(http://tindeck.com/image/bdfb/stats.png) (http://tindeck.com/listen/bdfb)

(http://tindeck.com/image/xxxs/stats.png) (http://tindeck.com/listen/xxxs)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JD on 13 Mar 2011, 13:39
eeeeeeeee I am excited
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 15 Mar 2011, 00:23
vox are pretty loud in the mix but otherwise I Have Been Rocked
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 15 Mar 2011, 08:14
i missed this but

Also -

Quote from: JC
I read about the evils of drinking, so I quit...

...reading

Well bowled.

i should have mentioned that this line was a paraphrase of a henry youngman joke :/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: michaelicious on 17 Mar 2011, 03:21
It sounds like it could be a line from a Shotgun Jimmie song, maybe.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: johnny5 on 18 Mar 2011, 20:40
johnathan C what is up with the other songs on your tindeck? i liked intl rockist anthem but i wasn't sure if that was you singing, it sounded like you maybe
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: squawk on 19 Mar 2011, 01:06
that demo is my favorite
sooooo my favorite
johnny c, i'll have you know that last year i made a mixtape with that on it and it preceded "pitch" by BP, which is really important because usually when songs are super good like that i place only songs that are worthy enough to be around them
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 20 Mar 2011, 14:30
herp derp http://soundcloud.com/user2881968/as-of-right-now

this is just another version of my piano piece, but it's actually exported from sibelius so it doesn't sound like utter dogshit. also, i mucked with the beginning a little, i think its better. im gonna muck with this more too until i feel that it is "done", so ill post another version then.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 21 Mar 2011, 03:56
My band is hitting the studio in early May, it seems. Should be interesting. New stuff is shaping up to be seriously fucking vicious shit.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 23 Mar 2011, 23:10
herp derp http://soundcloud.com/user2881968/as-of-right-now

this is just another version of my piano piece, but it's actually exported from sibelius so it doesn't sound like utter dogshit. also, i mucked with the beginning a little, i think its better. im gonna muck with this more too until i feel that it is "done", so ill post another version then.

I love this...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 05 Apr 2011, 19:07
i just switched that thing i did to download, so dl it if yr into it, its a big file though.

also im ALMOST ALMOST done with my next piece, its for piano and saxophone. i play with some of the same overall comments but its faster/busier/whatever. ill have it up within the next week, hopefully.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JimmyJazz on 12 Apr 2011, 23:42
So this weekend my band the Seedheads is finally recording again (the first time we tried to record the tracks were accidentally deleted in the mixing process due to computer troubles), this time in kindof a fancy studio for free! Hopefully it'll be enough for an EP. *crosses fingers* We made live demos of some our song and sent them to our producer so he's not coming blind into the recording session like in the past. They don't sound the best but I think they're  pretty good for being recorded with two shitty microphones in a drum practice room. Our bassist suggested putting them up on the net anyway, so here they are:

Code: [Select]
http://www.M/F.com/?xvq2c2gsryi4r5j
Cover Art:
(http://i.imgur.com/VRP9I.jpg)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KvP on 13 Apr 2011, 00:07
don't linktag M/F urls! The word filter renders them gibberish. Use code tags.

Also copy-pasting the link and fixing it just brings me to my own mediafire page :\
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JimmyJazz on 13 Apr 2011, 00:27
Link fixed, thanks for the heads up! (damn stupid 3 am uploading mishaps)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KvP on 13 Apr 2011, 00:33
Also check your PMs
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KharBevNor on 14 Apr 2011, 13:01
I just recorded a very rough demo for my new project Kuranes. It's sort of industrial dub I guess?

here it is (http://kuranes.bandcamp.com/album/demo-1).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 18 Apr 2011, 14:19
Novocaine (http://soundcloud.com/user2881968/novicaine)

new piece, just finally got it wrapped up. it gets played next monday and oh geez only the pianist has the music and gahhhhhhhhhh.

but yeah spin this, lemme know if you have an opinion about it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Nappuccino on 19 Apr 2011, 22:01
I've got a new demo if anyone is interested http://thelowlyman.bandcamp.com/track/april-10th

Set it up to allow for free downloads if you want them (just keep the price 0.00)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 20 Apr 2011, 18:50
Novocaine (http://soundcloud.com/user2881968/novicaine)

new piece, just finally got it wrapped up. it gets played next monday and oh geez only the pianist has the music and gahhhhhhhhhh.

but yeah spin this, lemme know if you have an opinion about it.

Seriously, Sean, your stuff is amazing. The crescendo around 3:40 and drop is really great.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 21 Apr 2011, 15:24
thanks dude, it means a lot!

just got back from rehearsing it, welp its gonna have to be played a bunch slower and apparently the saxophone part is a cunt to play. oops!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 21 Apr 2011, 15:48
http://thereisnoreasonforanyofthistohavehappened.bandcamp.com/

spooky things on an organ, accordion, and trumpet mostly
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: CoyoteKnight on 22 Apr 2011, 11:32
Well, we recently came out with an EP called "Storm". Some have already said it reminds them of Primus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E62Co-oZSxQ&feature=channel_video_title
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 25 Apr 2011, 21:49
I make music sometimes, usually with a guitar and then I process it and add processed field recordings into the mix. This is a piece called "Widow's Walk," it's the first one I've ever shared publicly. It is named for these little rooftop platforms on some houses in coastal New England and the idea is the wives of sailors would go up to these platforms when the fishing/whaling ships were meant to return to port. Often the women would learn from these small spaces that they were widows because they would see that the ship their husband had left on was not returning. The field recordings in this piece are largely taken from two different widow's walks on Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. The guitar was recorded on the island as well.

http://canyonhands.bandcamp.com/track/widows-walk
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 26 Apr 2011, 07:57
If you're in the Phoenix Metro area, this Sunday my band, The Riveras, will be playing with Balance and Composure and a few great locals at the Nile Underground in Mesa. It's all ages.  Here's a link with details-

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210660208959883

Show's from 6:30-9:30.  We're second to last.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 26 Apr 2011, 10:40
so over the course of the past two semesters, i've been throwing around a lot of ideas on guitar, and today i think i've actually turned one of those ideas into an actual song type thing, and i have two others i could probably turn into songs, so i think i wanna try to do a rough 3 song instrumental demo type thing before the semester ends, woop. got a week and a half at most TIME ME
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 26 Apr 2011, 15:33
Here's a second track. I'm pretty happy with it. It's made largely from field recordings. The great Richard  Teitelbaum (my electronic music professor) called it "intense and interesting" which I'm going to take as a compliment.

http://canyonhands.bandcamp.com/track/wire-tap
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Apr 2011, 01:22
Okay so Kabir and I have hella shit recorded, he's just being a ween0r of a perfectionist about everything, so the stuff we recorded isn't "ready" or some shit. However, I do have this cover of Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2" (http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/waltz-2) if it will help tide you over

I did this in about 90 minutes, the only "effects processing" I did was EQ and pan. I didn't do anything exceptionally unique or interesting with the song, it's a pretty straight cover, but hopefully you like it. I didn't master it super loud because I like things with *oMg DyNaMiCs* and stuff so you might just wanna turn your shit up.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 27 Apr 2011, 13:52
people who like my music: get stoked, last night/today i've starting working on my next thing, which is gonna be a string quartet. it won't be done till next november likely (this thing is gonna be massive) but oh my god i am so excited about this.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 28 Apr 2011, 01:17
My band is hitting a REAL BONAFIDE STUDIO in like... 6 days.  :psyduck:

Ima get out all my stompboxes and go to fucking town on this bitch.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: StaedlerMars on 28 Apr 2011, 07:31
Hey I guess it's appropriate for me to talk about this here? One of my class projects was to develop an 'outdoor gaming experience'. We kind of threw that out of the window and instead made a sonic landscape on Arthur's Seat which you could listen to by using your phone and walking around, and depending on your location specific music would get played out to you.

It was all ambient stuff, I built the app, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. On the presentation day we got about 30 people to come to the place and try it out, and you could hear all the music everyone was making when they were walking around, it was really kind of neat.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 28 Apr 2011, 10:52
Well, Kabir and I recorded a pretty solid demo this week. I present to you the unofficial original release of said demo, which I have called Deer In Very Sexy Headlights (http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/sets/good-feels-promo). Only "A.H." is finished, and we can't even agree on that yet haha. Still, we're pretty stoked and would love some feedback!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: SSPKR on 30 Apr 2011, 07:03
I'm in a Chicago-based band called Soft Speaker.  Think psych-rock with Neil Young and Spacemen 3 influences. 

Here's a link to download two tracks from our new album, plus a remix done by our UK friends, d_rradio:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/r2r0av

Website:  http://softspeaker.com/

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/soft-speaker
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 02 May 2011, 16:19
I think I'm gonna buy that bass I posted in the guitar thread, and at the very least a decent USB interface, and start recording some crazy drum-less hardcore soon.


(There is way too much Trap Them in my life lately, and way too much Vein-ish Boris)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: scarred on 02 May 2011, 20:53
I made a new song (http://soundcloud.com/ladalaika/throw), it is really dark electropop I guess? I don't know where I'm going at this point.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: JD on 02 May 2011, 21:00
Sounds Knifey
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 09 May 2011, 18:32
I'm in a band in Denton Tx. I just started so these recordings don't have me in them, but we'll be making new recordings soon, but I only play bass, yeah, so, check it out I guess.

We're called Sacco and Vanzetti (http://www.myspace.com/saccoandvanzettilive)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 10 May 2011, 13:41
Are you....the best ever death metal band from said town?


 :mrgreen:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 10 May 2011, 14:26
I am at a loss of how to respond to your post.

Either I could say something like "Uh, no man, if you listened to us you would see that we're not." But then it would seem like I was being super serious about this and have no humor for your joke and don't even get the reference.

Or I could say like "Oh yeah man, that's a funny reference." but that just seems like a waste of a post.

Or I could babble on about how I 'm having trouble responding to your post.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Dimmukane on 10 May 2011, 16:55
The Mountain Goats have a record, All Hail West Texas, on which the opening track is titled The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH6_h0pbEY8).  It's also a pretty good song.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 10 May 2011, 17:03
Yes. That is in fact a damn good song.

Also.. My band just wrapped up recording. Now it's off to mastering. Shit will be scary.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 11 May 2011, 10:42
I am at a loss of how to respond to your post.

Yeah, it's a Mountain Goats song. Sorry for the confusion!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 May 2011, 10:51
I think he knew that, guys
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 11 May 2011, 11:21
that just seems like a waste of a post.

you clearly have no concept of how this board operates.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 11 May 2011, 11:22
like, not even a smidgen
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sean on 11 May 2011, 11:22
#paddingpostcount
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 11 May 2011, 11:34
And here comes a dovey trip/quad post....
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lupercal on 11 May 2011, 12:37
Best things from Texas are ZZ Top and Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

I have no music to share. I actually have no ability to record music, I'd like to change this - is a POD necessary, or can you go straight from your amp to your pc?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 11 May 2011, 12:48
I am at a loss of how to respond to your post.

Yeah, it's a Mountain Goats song. Sorry for the confusion!

Thank you, valley_parade.

Best things from Texas are ZZ Top and Omar Rodriguez Lopez.

I have no music to share. I actually have no ability to record music, I'd like to change this - is a POD necessary, or can you go straight from your amp to your pc?

Sometimes you can go straight from your amp to PC if you have the right outputs on your amp and inputs on your computer, but it's not exactly the best mode of recording.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 May 2011, 13:32
And here comes a dovey trip/quad post....

Hey, I resemble that remark
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 May 2011, 13:32
You Fuck
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 May 2011, 13:33
See, sometimes I only double post
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 11 May 2011, 13:34
Shit
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: SWOON! at My Gravitas on 11 May 2011, 13:45
You're really good at that
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: SWOON! at My Gravitas on 11 May 2011, 13:46
I'd never be able to pull that off :C
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 11 May 2011, 16:03
And here comes a dovey trip/quad post....

Hey, I resemble that remark

Resent, dude. Resent..
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Dimmukane on 11 May 2011, 16:59
...and that was a 3 stooges quote.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 12 May 2011, 00:29
I'm European...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 12 May 2011, 07:09
If we all know Monty Python, you should know the 3 Stooges.

No excuses.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: David_Dovey on 12 May 2011, 14:09
Realtalk I first heard "I resemble that remark" from Jazzy Jeff's cameos on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Sorry1990
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: pwhodges on 12 May 2011, 14:37
I've never heard it before anywhere; but your use of it was completely obvious to me anyway, so I was a bit bemused by the rest of the conversation...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 13 May 2011, 09:42
Realtalk I first heard "I resemble that remark" from Jazzy Jeff's cameos on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Sorry1990

That's quite alright, another outstanding American television program.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Johnny C on 13 May 2011, 12:54
Realtalk I first heard "I resemble that remark" from Jazzy Jeff's cameos on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Sorry1990

foghorn leghorn for me
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 19 May 2011, 07:02
A belligerent drunk in Edinburgh on Hogmanay. Do I get style points?

Guys we're gonna record vocals for a bitchin' new jam this morning, but it's not done. I want you to know, though, that I'm really pleased with how the song has turned out so far, and that I'm really proud of my bass work especially. I'll try to squeeze a demo of the track outta my bandmate once that's done.

Also, a new, less sloppy bass track is going onto 'Headband Dream' which I posted a week or two ago. The honors are mine, hoping it turns out well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Cire27 on 21 May 2011, 22:49
Not me but a friend of mine has a band that I think are pretty good.

http://sovietantarcticexpedition.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 25 May 2011, 15:56
http://snd.sc/kxCF4B here's our latest demo. I'm gonna put some mo up soon. We did a dozen new quickie 4 track recordings during last weekend's practice.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 26 May 2011, 00:35
Yes. That is in fact a damn good song.

Also.. My band just wrapped up recording. Now it's off to mastering. Shit will be scary.

We got the premixes back now. Not allowed to share them though, but I can tell you they sound horrifying.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 26 May 2011, 03:37
Yes. That is in fact a damn good song.

Also.. My band just wrapped up recording. Now it's off to mastering. Shit will be scary.

We got the premixes back now. Not allowed to share them though, but I can tell you they sound horrifying.

"Horrifying" as in you wanted them to horrify, or more like "ZOMG ack I did not want to sound like that?"
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: alli on 27 May 2011, 09:59
Not a band that I'm in, but I would like to point you in the direction of my good frinds in Of Monsters and Men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiCq3iIH1l0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiCq3iIH1l0)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvPhfGQd7X0&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvPhfGQd7X0&feature=related)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 May 2011, 13:56
My band has nearly completed a bunch of the songs for the upcoming album. Unfortunately they are not all done yet. Some more noticeably so than others. Here be updated versions (http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/sets/injun-magic-unfinished-demo) of the songs that we have. Sadly "Headband Dream" needed the entire chorus to be redone, but we left all the artifacts from the previous recording of the vox. It's gonna sound cool as fuck when we're done. Just gotta... get there first.

By all means, give us feedback on anything you hear!

ETA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN9TfL4z9lk
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: onefineday on 14 Jun 2011, 16:22
i just noticed this thread.

my band is I Believe in Hotpants.  We live in Nashville, TN and play loud epic indie rock.

http://ibelieveinhotpants.bandcamp.com (http://ibelieveinhotpants.bandcamp.com)
http://www.ibelieveinhotpants.com (http://www.ibelieveinhotpants.com)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 19 Jun 2011, 12:38
I'm slowly making my through this thread, checking out each of your recordings. I have to say so far I'm fairly impressed. I promise I wouldn't ask you to listen to my music if I weren't willing to listen to all of yours, so I am doing that, but I thought I'd go ahead and throw up my music page (http://www.facebook.com/WilliamRWight) so you can (hopefully) enjoy my tracks while I enjoy yours. At the moment I only have three songs up. They're acoustic tracks with a range from folk ballad to acoustic rock-ish, but all more or less acoustic singer/songwriter stuff.

Also, it's the epitome of low budget recording (a Motorola Droid with these (http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/2011-ink-d-green-black-micd.html) recorded all sounds, then dumped to the laptop where I mixed it with Audacity), so I apologize for the sound quality.

Anyway, enjoy.

Rob

EDIT: Having made it through the majority of music, listening to at least a track or two from each person/group, I thought I'd give my opinions (mostly vague generalities)

Sean, I have to say the two tracks you posted are fantastic. I would love to hear them performed. I know you said the only recording you had of "As Of Right Now" got botched up pretty bad, but if you do ever get some recordings, I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that would be fantastic.

As to everyone else, I won't go into specifics on each of your work, but I can say the very good heavily outweighed the pretty good, and I can't think of any instances of bad music. Some were not to my taste, but I could still appreciate the art for what it was. This is a forum full of talented people. Hopefully this thread stays around for a while. I always love hearing about music from the people who actually make it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 20 Jun 2011, 23:13
Injun Magic - "Branches Out" (http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/branches-out-pre-master/)

Relatedly, we've also set up a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Injun-Magic/109296102493588) that we'd love for you to click the 'like' button on. Assuming you actually like us, of course.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 24 Jun 2011, 16:50
i'm not sure how well this link will work or if you need to be a fan of the band on facebook to see it or not, but my band The Goddamnits played our first gig t'other week and much to our suprise, people seemed to be into our fairly sloppy pop-punk jams and my godawful singing voice.  was epic fun to play though, and they've asked us back at the same venue to headline which should be a laugh!  here's a video. (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/video/video.php?v=10150281394546061&oid=155250761192800&comments)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 25 Jun 2011, 13:52
I spam because I am.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJAb-gg8Cyk
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 26 Jun 2011, 10:19
Spoon. I dig the sound, but I would have to say, especially for the style, you could probably stand to move a bit more. It looked like you were restricted by a small stage, and I know you personally were restricted by needing a mic, those things can't be helped, but I was trying to find a video of a band back home K-1 Royal from Bristol TN. I can't, but they were the shining example (IMHO) of what a pop punk band should be. They sounded incredible live and knew when to really let loose on stage. That comment was fairly pointless without actually having anything to show you though.

But seriously, the music was good, and I'm guessing a lot of your presence was a result of not having much room. At small venues though, don't be afraid to get out into the crowd or push the crowd back a little, unless the management frowns on that.

Keep posting videos though, I enjoyed that one. I look forward to seeing more.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 29 Jun 2011, 05:09
thanks for the feedback, i have to agree, i'm still getting used to the whole singing-while-playing thing - i used to throw myself around the stage quite a bit with some of my old bands, but any bands i've been in where i've done anything more than the odd backing vocal never got outside the practice room, so it's sorta new to me.  i'll work on it though!

we actually played a gig in the same pub last night - as we were the only band on (and with no popular headliner to draw in the crowds), we had fewer amps, far more stage room, and the kinda relaxed atmosphere (read: mostly empty venue haha!) that sorta led itself to a lot of jokey stage-banter, jumping around, and general tomfoolery!  it's starting to come a bit more naturally i think, but i can't tell you how much fun it is to actually be playing live again after years of not doing so   :-D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 29 Jun 2011, 16:36
Awesome. I know what you mean about that last part. I still don't have a band, but I've been playing acoustic at a local open mic for a little while now, and I'm starting to finally loosen up and enjoy it. I don't really like the way they mix my guitar, and I tried bringing my own amp, but then they just mix it funny too, so I kind of gave up on ever being able to hear myself play, but I still try to enjoy it, and people are starting to like it, even my originals, so I guess I'm doing something right.

I still wish I could put together a band though. Being a vocalist is probably the most fun I've ever had, and when people I've never met are singing along to the words I wrote, it's the most gratifying feeling in the world.

Anyway, so this post isn't purely nostalgic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqu2dRwwkks

I recorded and uploaded this the day I wrote the song, so it's kind of sloppy, but so far it's still the best one I have of this song.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 30 Jun 2011, 11:28
If you're not satisfied with the sound you hear in the monitor, tell them! It's their job and they should do it right. The mix onstage isn't SUPPOSED to be the same as it is in the mains, because the onstage mix is for making sure your shit's audible so that your singing pitch is correct. Let the folks know! Be sure to listen to them when they talk about feedback issues with the system, but don't be afraid to let 'em know you need it differently.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 30 Jun 2011, 15:27
Oh, I'm no stranger to the idea of live sound. I've been doing this a while. It's difficult to get what you want out of some venues though. If I were playing a show, then yeah, I'd be more adamant about hearing things my way on stage, but since it's just open mic, I don't want to be "that guy" that comes to open mic and harasses the guy running it because my stuff doesn't sound perfect. That was my whole reason for buying the amp in the first place, aside from just wanting one, was so I could have a monitor, since they mix out a lot of the mids in my guitar, which I think makes it worthless as a monitor. I don't know really how it sounds in the mains, but it probably sounds alright, since most of the other acts sound fine. It's usually not too much of an issue, since I play acoustic, so I always have at least a little bit of natural sound to go off of.

But yeah, if I ever play an actual show, not open mic, I'll be more particular during sound check to get the sound that I want on stage. For open mic, it's just not that big a deal to me, as long as I can hear enough to sing on key.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 01 Jul 2011, 00:35
My band just kinda tend to turn everything up as far as we can without getting arrested. Anything to disguise our lack of talent, really...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: tmsheikh on 05 Jul 2011, 05:15
Hey guys. We do experimental/post-rock music in Pakistan, http://www.6la8.com, http://www.facebook.com/6la8pk, all songs free to download at http://www.mediafire.com/6la8

I was surprised to see someone had started a post about discussing our own music, though I shouldn't be :D

We are planning to release our new album, and if anybody likes the sort of music we do, mail us at [email protected] and we'll get you a preview link. Astonishingly, you don't find much of an audience interested in our genre in Pakistan ^_^
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 05 Jul 2011, 07:05
Liked.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 05 Jul 2011, 21:45
I'm not usually a post-rock kind of guy, but I did enjoy it. Maybe my musical tastes are expanding. Thanks for posting it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: tmsheikh on 06 Jul 2011, 01:26
Thanks for listening guys, it's not strictly post-rock, but is close. Glad to see you folks like it.

I have to clarify my previous comment btw. We are going to release a new album, and if anybody cares to give us constructive feedback or a personal review of it, just reach us at [email protected] and we can give a download link to you.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Jul 2011, 03:44
Liked. Liked a whole bunch. Those were good jams.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BlakeJustBlake on 11 Jul 2011, 03:53
My friends and I have a web show called A Small, Good Thing where we record local bands playing in our house and we interview them over a dinner that we make for them. So far we've got three videos up, working on the fourth one with several more scheduled. The first episode was the band I'm in. Check it out, the three episodes we have are all a bit different.

http://smallgoodthingtx.tumblr.com
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 11 Jul 2011, 05:12
Hey Guys,

I dunno what you´d call our sound. I think of it as Rock´n Roll music :-)

I´ve only been in this Band for 2 months, so no studio recordings with me singing on them, but here is a little something recorded in our practise space with some kind of mini-recorder.

http://kiwi6.com/file/421b822jj3

It´s a little rough around the edges...so.. yeah :laugh:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 11 Jul 2011, 06:37
Blake oddly enough I can get to your tumblr, but I cannot login here, so I cannot follow. I will check that out on my box at home. Great DIYing!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 18 Jul 2011, 15:13
song50: http://bit.ly/nUc3Ig
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 18 Jul 2011, 15:21
We played outside at a pub as support band to a Foo Fighters tribute band on friday night.  We weren't billed on the posters at all, and figured we'd get hounded out of the place by locals expecting nothing but Grohl-centric tunage.  Instead, we got a pretty good reaction, and people seemed really into it, including one 50-something guy who compared us to Slipknot (for reference here, we play pop-punk...)!  So yeah, here's a video of one of our songs, which has the amazingly original title of "New One." (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150318686441061&oid=155250761192800) Please excuse my horrifically out of key vocals... 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: dr. nervioso on 19 Jul 2011, 20:11
Though this isn't my band, my dear friend has been putting out some good metalcore or whatever you call it music and has been asking me for feedback. I love what I've heard and think it's a shame they aren't more popular, but I know very little about this genre of music. So if metal is your cup of tea, and you're willing to give advice to a fledgling band, check it out. Sorry for it being myspace, they haven't set up an easy download place outside of social networks and myspace is more accessible.

http://www.myspace.com/risetillfall
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 21 Jul 2011, 04:44
Oh yeah, live vid from my band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MldjRiS0QJA
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Nappuccino on 22 Jul 2011, 19:58
I've got another demo up... its a bit more fleshed out, but its a quick and dirty version of what I'm looking to do with it once I get my new mic set up.

http://thelowlyman.bandcamp.com/track/july-21-vocalgibbrish

And a second short demo http://thelowlyman.bandcamp.com/track/july-23
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lupercal on 25 Jul 2011, 04:17
Oh yeah, live vid from my band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MldjRiS0QJA

A shame that wasn't captured with a bit more KSHHHHH
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 25 Jul 2011, 05:48
I redid the song I posted earlier: Been So Long (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zOUQInnQWw)
Also, I uploaded a new one: To The Ones Who Persevere (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VDQz0uEBh4)

I really wish I could still do real recordings. These two will probably round my demo (in addition to the three on my bandpage/facebook) whenever I am able to record again
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 26 Jul 2011, 14:31
Hi all.

Well, finally the person mixing our stuff got it done, and we've now decided to put up two tracks from our recording session. The band's name is Hexis, and we'll be touring Europe soon.

Enjoy (or don't).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFLAu2eBVV4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_BpuzrYR5I
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 26 Jul 2011, 17:43
Got any plans to stop off in Southwest Germany? If so, you should let me know. I'd try to come out and see you.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 26 Jul 2011, 17:48
actually yes. Or so I think. The dates are these:

KB18, Copenhagen 28/07/11*
Rehearsalspace (Haus der Kulturen), Göttingen GERMANY 29/07/11*
Rock Club The Cave, Amsterdam HOLLAND 30/07/11*
Little Devil, Tilburg HOLLAND 31/07/11*
Le Cafe De. Paris FRANCE 01/08/11* w/ Arms Of Ra and Donkey Punch (FRA)
Athénée Libertaire, Bordeaux FRANCE 02/08/11*
Block 56, Basel SWITZERLAND 03/08/11*
Cafe Mukkes, Leeuwarden HOLLAND 04/08/11*
Lobusch, Hamburg GERMANY 05/08/1*
Alhambra, Oldenburg GERMANY 06/08/11*
Koma F, Berlin GERMANY 07/08/11*
NEED HELP! 08/08/11*
Klub Panta Rhei, Bačka Topola SERBIA 09/08/11*
Garaboncziás Cukrászda, Szeged HUNGARY 10/08/11*
TBA, Ostrava Czech Republic 11/08/11*
FFUD FEST, SERED SLOVAKIA 12/08/11*
Corefest, Kunin CZECH REPUBLIC 13/08/11*
Motorkářské Doupě, Humpolec Czech Republic 14/08/11**
Bowling Club Bar, Havlíčkův Brod Czech Republic 15/08/11**
Stará Kovárna, Štoky u Jihlavy Czech Republic 16/08/11**
NEED HELP! 17/08/11**
AZ Conni, Dresden GERMANY 18/08/11** w/ Ghostlimb (USA) and Black Kites (USA)
TBA, Leipzig GERMANY 19/08/11** w/ Ghostlimb (USA) amd Black Kites (USA)
Crasspub, Chemnitz GERMANY 20/08/11**
TBA, Århus 21/08/11**

I have no idea if any of those are in South Germany.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimor on 26 Jul 2011, 18:08
Here's an idea, you all send ME on a world tour, and I'll come film your gigs.  :-D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 26 Jul 2011, 20:24
Yeah, even the closest of those is several hours away from me, unfortunately. It's been a while since I've been to a good show. I don't know, maybe I'll make a trip out of it.

Göttingen is only three and a half hours, but I have to work that night, unfortunately. It would normally have been my day off too, but I had to switch shifts. The next closest is probably Chemnitz at like 5 hours, so I don't know. It would be a good excuse to get out of town. I'm only in Europe for a limited time. I need to get out and see it while I'm here.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 30 Jul 2011, 14:19
I'm playing a show in North Charleston, SC at 9:00 PM today at The Mill Lounge http://artistdata.com/a/42yi  woo.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 08 Aug 2011, 03:52
Having listened to a fuckload of Kid Dynamite, it occurred to me and my bandmates that it'd be fun to write one of those 20 second melodic hardcore songs that gets in, punches you in the nuts/ovaries (we're an equal opportunities band!) and gets out before you really know what's happened.  After all, why write a 4 minute song people will play once, when you can write a short one devoid of repetition that'll make people reach for the repeat button.  

I don't know that we've actually been successful in this instance, and frankly given the rough recording quality (blackberry phone laid on the floor in the middle of the practice room, set to record video) it's fairly hard to tell, but you can just about hear the gist of it.

I present to you, "D.F.N." (http://youtu.be/vL9mfTSoerg) (a.k.a. "Dirty Filthy Nonce"), a song written about a teacher from our old school who was found with 8000 indecent photographs of children on his harddrive.

ENJOY!!!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Zingoleb on 08 Aug 2011, 04:33
I just noticed that the o.p. misspelled 'thread'.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 15 Aug 2011, 20:25
My first EP, such as it is: http://canyonhands.bandcamp.com/album/their-copy-hearts-beat-at-their-chests

It's two old songs slightly reworked and three new ones, just shy of 30 minutes in length and inspired by reading the absolutely terrifying novel "There is no Year" by Blake Butler.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Aug 2011, 13:12
Kid Dynamite

This reminds me of Gaz, the former forumite whose handle was Dynamite Kid.

God I miss that glorious bastard.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Christophe on 17 Aug 2011, 13:27
(http://f.bandcamp.com/z/36/77/3677859614-1.jpg)

This is my new solo project thing. Six tracks. RIYL Superchunk, Teenage Fanclub, other assorted indie rocks.

Triple Century, by Realistic Spaceships (http://realisticspaceships.bandcamp.com/album/triple-century)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Aug 2011, 14:11
Lulz: the graffiti toward the bottom of the photo says "FAG"
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: wrwight on 18 Aug 2011, 02:55
I like it. Keep it up. I didn't have time to listen to more than a couple of tracks, but I will come back and listen to the rest after work for sure.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: bedroomphilosophy on 15 Sep 2011, 11:44
hey all, let's just say I've been hanging around this forum for a while. Decided to share my project with you all since I've become a fan of many artists through indirect recommendations from this site. It's a genre hopping, ear popping group called Kamikaze Ambulance. Here is a link, download is free, atleast check it out. http://kamikazeambulance.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 15 Sep 2011, 16:34
Hey KMKZAMBULANCIA I am kind of digging this. The recording's a little crisp. But that works for this.

In other news I have just about 8 million shows booked.
http://artistdata.sonicbids.com/illicitizen/shows/
/exagerator
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 16 Sep 2011, 00:30
Injun Magic has a show tomorrow night; a recording of it will be available as soon as possible! It'll likely be split into individual mp3s for each song. I'll post here as soon as I have it!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 19 Sep 2011, 09:02
Here is a video of my band, the Riveras-


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJPB79l8cI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJPB79l8cI)


If you dig it, you can find us here- http://www.facebook.com/riverasband

 (http://www.facebook.com/riverasband)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 22 Sep 2011, 03:34
i really like that, Chad - the instrumental parts reminded me of the "calm before the storm" parts in 90s screamo songs, really atmospheric.  your vocalist has a pretty distinctive voice too, she reminds me of someone, though i can't think who...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 22 Sep 2011, 07:10
Thanks.  We definitely have some 90's emo influences from bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Mineral.  We normally hear our singer sounds a little like Natalie Merchant crossed with Beth Orton, which I think is a fairly apt comparison.

I checked out the Godamnits.  I liked it.  It reminds me of some of the Fat Wreck bands like Lagwagon and No Use For A Name.  Very cool stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 23 Sep 2011, 05:29
thanks!  lagwagon and NUFAN write some of the catchiest shit ever, so i'm gonna take that as a huge compliment!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 25 Sep 2011, 23:59
So, my band was on the radio last night.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 26 Sep 2011, 10:52
That's a yayy! Good for you Lumz.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 26 Sep 2011, 12:32
This isn't the recording of Injun Magic's show at all, but instead it's a recording that my buddy made at the open mic at the bar last Wednesday. We still don't have all these songs down, but we're getting there! I'm on drums.

EDIT oh yeah I should probably give you the link (https://skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/GTT%20Open%20Mic/2011-09-21?cid=3919c1ef5de1ee2f&sc=documents)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 04 Oct 2011, 15:23
Still no news on the live recordings, but we're releasing a single on our Bandcamp. You guys have already heard it in my "hey I put some of our works in progress on my soundcloud" posts, but here it is for posterity. http://injunmagic.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 04 Oct 2011, 22:00
I really love that.  It's like a mix between Castor and Pave the Rocket, but done acoustic.  I love those bands; please take it as a huge compliment.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 05 Oct 2011, 04:44
Here is a video of my band The Goddamnits covering Dear Landlord's "Three to the Beach." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmBBMN8mTd4)

This is at a gig in Norwich the other night.  It was a good laugh, although we didn't soundcheck and the levels were a bit wonky all night (and I didn't help matters by being almost allergic to singing in key for most of our set  :S ).  Still, it doesn't sound the worst ever.  If you listen through headphones it sounds okay (I think at this point in the set we hadn't realised that the guitar and bass amps needed turning up a LOT).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 05 Oct 2011, 09:23
@Chad, I will, thanks man! I'm still a hair uncomfortable about overall quality, there's still mic pop everywhere, but we'll get that sorted in future recordings.

@Dan, that video sounds pretty damn alright to me. I dig the hell out of it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 05 Oct 2011, 18:39
Thanks man!  We've got a few new original songs, one in particular that I really wanna get a decent recording of (we are in talks with a mate a coupla hours' drive away who might be recording us soon though!), so hopefully there'll be more up soon, even if it's literally just a video recording from band practice.

Just listening to the Injun Magic tracks - really liking them, you guys sound like a chilled out Braid, awesome night-time music (as I type this, it's dark and pissing it down with rain here).  I'm repping your bad selves on facebook now, you got any more recordings other than these two?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 12 Oct 2011, 11:35
Sorry for the late reply, Dan. I appreciate the reppin' and the kind words! We've got other recordings, but they're either unfinished or in post-production. The problem with the latter being that the guy we had doing it managed to get his computer stolen. Fuuuuuk.

Fortunately we still have all the raw tracks, and we're still waiting on that live recording (we might even release the damn thing as a live album) but I still have yet to hear from the guy who recorded it.

We're going into a proper studio omfg on 5 November (we'll remember to burn something in effigy, of course) and we'll get some older stuff recorded as well as some newer things we've been working on. Got a new song we're working out called "Slacker's Jaw" which I'm really excited about.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 14 Oct 2011, 07:13
(http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lt0qnwYotF1qbf7fao1_500.jpg)
free.tonight.charlotte.nc.
I'm fighting off a cold apparently I brought back from NYC. I blame staying in midtown.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 15 Oct 2011, 09:07
Here is a video of my band The Goddamnits covering Dear Landlord's "Three to the Beach." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmBBMN8mTd4)

Fucking hell, I love that song.

(Dan, are you playing a Jag Bass?)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 16 Oct 2011, 06:02
me too!  i converted the other guys to dear landlord with the sole purpose of covering that!  thankfully, they're all about anything with a bit of gang vocal action, so they were up for it immediately.

and yeah, that's a the new squier vintage jag.  thanks to delivery problems from the site i ordered it from, it arrived the day of the gig and i spent the preceeding hours frantically trying to break it in a bit (did manage to bargain a fairly hefty discount for my troubles though!). 

it sounds great and plays really nicely - i'd been put off squiers by my first bass (affinity p-bass), but having been told by a couple of reliable sources that squier basses are often better than the mexican fender ones (which are usually most people's first port of call when they see the price of the american fender models) and cheaper to boot, i tried one out and loved it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 16 Oct 2011, 06:56
Yeah, I'm heavily debating getting either the new Mustang bass or one of the vintage modified P-Basses. Gooood shit.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 01 Nov 2011, 18:37
I bought my first acoustic guitar from a friend the other day; should be a nice challenge as in the past, whenever I've played guitar rather than bass, I've relied on distortion to cover for my general sloppiness.  Also, I suck at any chords that aren't power chords.  And to top it all off, I have a sore throat.  So logically, I figured I'd try and cover a hardcore punk song all acoustically an' ting.  Here's my take on Paint It Black's "Memorial Day." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDcAkVsN_hg)  Turns out it's kinda hard to make up vocal melodies for the shoutier bits.  Fun though, and I feel like it didn't turn out too bad.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 01 Nov 2011, 21:11
I'm thinking of picking this project up again. I'm open to criticism

http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/d-minor-riffs

Xaviere Jazzmaster, Way Huge Swollen Pickle, and a Jet City Amp mic'd with a Shure 57. And sloppy playing.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 12 Dec 2011, 10:31
http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/slackers-jaw
http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/bittern-suite
http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/fish-eat-fish

Injun Magic's back to work, and I'm semi-back to internets! This here's 3 of the 4 songs recorded this weekend. Hope you enjoy. If you dig 'em and you haven't already, add us on Facebook at facebook.com/injunmagic. Full album coming soonish! Just a little more tracking, mixing, and mastering to do.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 12 Dec 2011, 12:32
So, my doom metal outfit, Hylur, did a show last month. We played a new song, and someone got decent video/sound of it;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtppwwCjt1U

If you like it there are two more tracks on youtube from the same show. I'm the guitarist on your left.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 14 Dec 2011, 07:22
Friday: Athens GA at Terrapin Beer Co (https://www.facebook.com/events/190732157608128/). Glad it has cooled down enough for us to play this in the brewery. I really don't like the outdoor show option.
Saturday: Asheville NC at Rootbar #1.  (https://www.facebook.com/events/104838932952739/)
And that is it for 2011's 49 illicitizen shows (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/67766/illicitizen_shows.htm#PS).
 :|
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 14 Dec 2011, 16:28
Lummer's band is coming to Iceland! Fuck yessssss
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Dec 2011, 00:18
Lummer's band is coming to Iceland! Fuck yessssss

We are? Oh.. Well go figure. I'm not sure I'm gonna come along for that one.

Anyway, our EP is up now:

www.hexisband.bandcamp.com (http://www.hexisband.bandcamp.com)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 15 Dec 2011, 00:53
Hey that shit is fucking sick.  Downloaded and recommended to a few friends.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Der Golem on 15 Dec 2011, 06:39
Well, your bands fb page said you'd be here in May. And yeah, the EP is excellent.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Dec 2011, 07:01
Well, your bands fb page said you'd be here in May. And yeah, the EP is excellent.

Yeah, I knew but I had totally forgotten about it. I try to maintain some sort of normal life outside the band, so I have trouble keeping up with our singers plans sometimes.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Dec 2011, 07:03
Oh, and of course a huge thanks for actually liking the stuff! I am equally surprised every time someone actually likes it. The CD is gonna look like this btw:

(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/381930_183927045035877_100246290070620_332253_1531757468_n.jpg)

(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/391804_183927678369147_100246290070620_332254_1083360575_n.jpg)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 15 Dec 2011, 08:17
needs more kittahs
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 15 Dec 2011, 09:17
My band, the Riveras, has finally finished it's first full length entitled "Some People Like Poetry."  We're blissfully happy with it.  Here's the first track we've posted off it, called "Passages"-

https://www.facebook.com/RiverasBand

Let me know what you think!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 15 Dec 2011, 14:08
fanned on reverbnation
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 21 Dec 2011, 10:35
Thanks, Doombilly!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 22 Dec 2011, 04:28
If you were being sarcastic about the attitude, I fully understand it. I really should be better at keeping up, but our singer is a perpetual whirlwind basically.
He is without a doubt the most furiously ambitious and single-minded person I have ever met. He doesn't really have a life like normal people. He lives at home (he's 23), is single and he works for his dad's company so he can take time off any time he wants. He has never really understood how things work for people with real jobs, and actual commitments like rent, bills, relationships, making sure the cat at home is watered and fed, all that stuff.

But regardless, he gets shit moving. We're really going places with this, considering how niche the music is.

And thanks for the kind words!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 22 Dec 2011, 06:15
Well that is often what it takes. I'm trying to extract myself from the "American Dream" to have a life of some fulfillment. At my age I am going to have to do some desperate stuff. Sometimes life requires it. You stop believing that you need to be part of the "society" that isn't helping you and doesn't care if you live, die, or do anything of merit. Or something.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 30 Dec 2011, 23:36
check it out i made generic ambient music
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http://www.med!afire.com/download.php?3qcgq3naqv9lm1x
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 09 Jan 2012, 05:31
My band's cd is officially available for hardcopy and digital download!  There are song samples -

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theriveras
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 09 Jan 2012, 13:07
Holy shit this guy is up in arms about our EP. Hot damn..

http://www.cvltnation.com/ix-hexis-review/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 09 Jan 2012, 14:14
Working on concepts for our album art. Looks like our producer is on board to shoot Maria as Icarus on the NYC public library steps. Downside: It will be cold as f*ck in February. Kind of the concept:
(http://thenameofthegameisintertextuality.umwblogs.org/files/2007/09/icarus-l.jpg)
Only gender reversed. :)
Wheedled the tracks down to 12, so I'm already 3 songs into writing the third record before starting the 2nd.
whoop whoop.
"Feathers and Wax," look for it in crackhouses and charity shops around 6/15.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 09 Jan 2012, 21:14
Holy shit this guy is up in arms about our EP. Hot damn..

http://www.cvltnation.com/ix-hexis-review/

Congrats!  I really dig the album.  I think the reviewer's attempt to classify you as "blackened hardcore" is pretty apt.  No frills, no pretension, just good grinding rock with a lot of soul.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 18 Jan 2012, 12:04
Playing two cd release shows this weekend for my band's new disc.  I don't think there are a lot of Arizonans up in this mug, but if you are in Phoenix we're doing a 21+ at the Yucca Tap Room on Friday and an all ages at the Nile Underground on Saturday.  So excited!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 18 Jan 2012, 12:52
My friend Jo has a band called Sticklips. I posted some of her stuff here before. Here are two new, full band tracks she recorded in studio. It's strange hearing her like this since 99% of the time that she performs, it's just her and an acoustic guitar. Somehow - maybe because I'm more used to it - I like those stripped down versions more. But she's a really talented songwriter and lyricist and singer so these are well worth a listen: http://sticklips.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: iglidante on 20 Feb 2012, 05:26
I've posted some of my stuff here before. Basically, what I'm doing musically has morphed over the last four years from industrial-sorta rock to something like New Wave and 80s rock/pop. Maybe some alternative rock thrown in. I'm not really sure.

I've been on Bandcamp for a while now, and although I like their setup, people continually complain to me about the lack of a volume control. I decided to just give all my music away, if that means getting more people to listen to it. So, if you're into that sort of thing, you can download every single track I've ever released at www.ianmarquismusic.com (http://ianmarquis.bandcamp.com) by clicking "Buy Now on an album page and entering 0 for the cost. The newest album is the best, to my ears, but some people liked the first two as well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Theyis on 20 Feb 2012, 06:08
I'm in two bands at the moment (with some overlap in members).

The main focus is on The Lazarus Sign. A 3 man doom/sludge metal band, but we don't have anything on record yet as we are still working on material and trying to really get a grasp on playing in the genre. First few songs are practically ready though, so we're going to practise a lot to get them up to stage performance level.

The second is No Articles, a fun cover band of punk and rock bands like Greenday, Rancid, Foo Fighters, etc.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 20 Feb 2012, 12:54
I'll be uploading more music here eventually (I have a bunch of other songs). The melody in this song is one that I play all the time on different instruments and I hope someday I'll be remembered by it.

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/469568
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 21 Feb 2012, 13:26
So we're going to the studio (http://illicitizen.tumblr.com/day/2012/02/20) Saturday. Got 12 songs to record and three days to track and mix. That's all the $ we had time for. Recording Guitar/bass/drum machine/sequences and vocals all live. This is the part where I get nervous. Been totally cranked up with work to do at my day job. We've normally practiced many times a week and there has been so much going on that there's not been time to. Do. Or. Die.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 27 Feb 2012, 12:54
So I did this:
http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/an-endless-itch-work-in

Not sure how far I'm gonna take but I sort of like it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 27 Feb 2012, 23:48
So, I got kicked out of Hexis, more or less. Bummer.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 27 Feb 2012, 23:49
Should I be mad at Hexis now?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 28 Feb 2012, 03:33
Well, that's a major strike against them, for sure. What gives, they say what was up with that?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 01 Mar 2012, 10:21
Jeez Lummer.
Also our do-or-die effort to record a CD was somewhat thwarted because my ace bass player was injured in an auto accident just as I arrived in the City. We just heard she'll need surgery on her right wrist. At least 2 months time off. I tracked my part of 12 songs but my heart/head was not all there.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 01 Mar 2012, 10:27
Crap, guys.  Bad news left and right. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 02 Mar 2012, 03:35
Well, hell, Lummer, as long as you have a way to record, keep making music. Heavy stuff isn't even my bag, but you rocked it with the last thing I saw of yours. You've got a fan here for sure.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 02 Mar 2012, 05:52
Thanks for the kind words Patrick :)

Just gonna copypaste what I said on the Bareknuckle Pickups forum, where I summed it up pretty much:

Quote
I got asked to leave, because I didn't value the touring aspect enough, so it was done politely enough, but the end result is still the same :p

I was going on about how we should really put writing new material as a priority, instead of doing more and more tours on the old material from the EP. Going an entire year plus a few months with only one new song ready seems a bit silly to me. They have a Russia tour lined up in April, and a MONTH AND ONE WEEK LONG TOUR WITH NO DAYS OFF AT ALL in the summer, plus a whole bucketload of weekenders in between. Plus probably some other stuff in between. All that will be on the back of the same 5-6 songs we've had for almost a year now. But apparently that's just how it's supposed to be, and now they've booted the main songwriter (riffs, that is... I take no responsibilty for the lyrics) so yeah, good luck with that.

Of course, there was the fact that I've hated the singer's guts from day one, and that in turn made me unnecessarily grumpy and cantankerous while out on tour. Of course, it's not fair that the others, who are great guys, and people at the venues have to put up with the "mr. Hyde" version of me just because one guy gets on my nerves.

________

It did come very much out of the blue for me, seeing as I'm conceited enough to think I was indispensable. I mean, I wrote all the riffs! A large part of the reason we were so well received, and the reviews were so good, was because of what I contributed via writing the music. It sounds egomaniacal (because, well, it is) but that's how I felt. But in the end everyone's replaceable once the songs are written.

________

(On being asked "What now!?"

Yeah, I'm gonna start a new band ASAP, since I love playing in a band. However, this one will be a bit more on my terms. I am tinkering with the idea of starting from scratch, assuming the role of "Band Captain" and pushing it forward from there. However, I'll do it without the callousness of my old vocalist and his relentless ambition.
Each two bands I've been in recently have taught me lessons:

Hexis has taught me, that if you run your band like your own little kingdom, and basically just disregard the sentiments of the band members, you will run the thing into the ground. I am 110% sure that Hexis will fall apart pretty soon, simply because I don't think anyone keep up with the pace set by the vocalist forever.

The death metal band me and Madsakre had, had a lot of potential and some truly great material, but we were just too fucking lazy and unfocused, so it just fizzled out and never got anywhere. At all. So the lesson learned there, was that you've got to work at it or else it just falls apart.
Also, me and Mads didn't really agree on which direction to take, since I wanted to do all this experimental, arty-farty bullshit and he just wanted to do some rockin', straight up swe-death with a healthy dash of D-beat. 
However, seeing as I've had more than my fair share of being pretentious and weird-for-the-sake-of-weird, and I've gotten so much more into oldschool death metal, crust punk and that sort of thing, I'm sure we'll see a lot more eye-to-eye if we bring that thing back from the tombs. So that's one option to go for, which I'd be very happy with.

Another idea I'm toying with, is something I've wanted for a while: A bass-less, one-guitar Grindcore/Powerviolence/Thrashcore  sort of thing. Kind of like Pig Destroyer trying to play Nasum and Discordance Axis type stuff but still throwing in the odd Nuclear Assault riff. This has the distinct advantage of only having to find a good drummer who can hammer out a mean blastbeat, and some solid, caveman d-beat. Vocals I can do myself, or maybe find a good vocalist.

In both instances, the tired old cliche of "Back to the roots" screams out. That said, I can't run from the fact that it's probably best to just play what comes naturally to me. In Hexis' little universe, I was always a bit of a stranger because I knew fuck all about that scene. I think I did a decent job, and I'm proud of the songs I wrote, but it still never really was really "me". It was more "me trying to do something that'll finally satisfy that control-freak of a vocalist with an unhealthy Celeste obsession".

Said straight off: Now I just wanna fuckin' tear shit up and stick to what works. I'll never be the guy who's gonna re-invent the wheel, so it will be refreshing to not have to try now.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 06 Mar 2012, 21:34
My band's second video, animated by our singer-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5MkhqqgGgM&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 13 Mar 2012, 19:18
My new band Troubador! has released our first single, go to troubador.bandcamp.com (http://troubador.bandcamp.com) to check it out! Album coming soon. We've been described as "what would happen if the Violent Femmes angrily confronted the Beatles in a dark alley."
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 14 Mar 2012, 01:06
Small update:

Me and my best friend Mads are forging ahead, and forming a grind trio. Stoked. We have a drummer so we're good to go.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Mar 2012, 04:44
We have a drummer

Hella jealous, ours isn't flaky on gigs he says he'll play at but he can't play at a lot. Super fucking glad you are getting something going again though, and especially so soon. Back in the saddle like it weren't no shit.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Mar 2012, 03:26
We were actually pretty spoiled for choice on this, believe it or not.

About a week after I got the boot, we had a first trying-shit-out jam session, where we actually got a full* song written. That was with a really, really good drummer who had to bow out in time for the next rehearsal, due to having two other bands to juggle, so that was of course fair enough :)
He had a really unique style which would have made for something very interesting. He was/is immensely technically gifted, and could just as easily pull off complicated Jazz fills as he could do gravity blasts and other shenanigans. He is a bit out of practice currently, due to a long period of not drumming so much, so he didn't hit as hard as he once did. But hey, that stuff returns quickly for a dude as absurdly talented as him. He will be touring Europe with a band called Shaped Like Swans this summer, and his other grind band Piss Vortex (best name ever!) are going well ahead too. So yeah, no hard feelings for him backing out :) I'm just glad that he's busy playing again, since it would be a crying shame for someone so talented to not use it.

Now, the other guy I haven't heard play yet, but he has a pretty good pedigree. He's a longtime friend of the vocalist and I've met him a few times in the last few weeks. I like the guy! Solid, down-to-earth dude, and he's DEFINITELY into it  :-D
He's practically been begging to get to play some grind for quite a while now, since his current bands are standard-issue death metal. He's played with Konkhra and Panzerchrist, two well-recognised death metal bands in the scandinavian scene, as well as some others. The fact that he's played with Panzerchrist does show that he can play absurdly fast in any case, and that's good.
From what I know, he's not a very flashy drummer, at all, but that's pretty much what I've wanted. I want to do this thing as a seriously fast, pissed-off, stripped-down grind/powerviolence kind of thing with a solid dose of Death Metal in it too, so I think this guy will actually be better for that style.

*DISCLAIMER: "Full song" is in a Grindcore context here, so we're only talking 1 minute and 30 seconds, with 3 riffs. Not rocket science, though one of the riffs was pretty tech, and based on a fucked-up, odd-timed drumbeat the drummer came up with.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 15 Mar 2012, 23:47
I did something with a Noise/Drone/Pysch duo over the last weekend (I supplied bass and fuzz factory oscillations). We ended up recording about an hour of it. I'm gonna bug them about putting it online soon.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 16 Mar 2012, 02:19
I was in a noise band in high school (Wolf Eyes meets Melt Banana meets Sunn) and I loved it, but as an adult it's hard to find people into that scene that I'd ever let into my house.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 16 Mar 2012, 15:18
GUYS GUYS GUYS my band Troubador has released our single + b-side and now it is available for FREE DOWNLOAD! Get it before it is too late, and tell me what you think!

http://troubador.bandcamp.com/album/beat-les-troubador-single-b-side
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 23 Mar 2012, 07:27
Here's a super kind review of my band's cd, with an interview- http://thespecblog.com/riveras/

For the record, my bandmates are awesome.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 23 Mar 2012, 11:09
Good reviews are the best thing ever. Congratulations!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 23 Mar 2012, 12:43
Thanks, Doombilly!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 23 Mar 2012, 16:20
What would it be like if you listened to a stream of music from QC'ers?
http://8tracks.com/doombilly/unquestionable-content
Kind of like that -but I probably did a pretty bad job of it. In any event I apologize for omissions, or incorrectly labelled stuffs. Feel free to correct or send me additions/cease and desist demands.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 23 Mar 2012, 18:09
All the stuff of Troubador!'s that is up is available for free anyway, and I wholeheartedly approve of the fact that we are first in line. :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 24 Mar 2012, 04:49
yeah, I tried to just post stuff that was "Priced to Move" (Free). :P
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: iglidante on 30 Apr 2012, 17:16
I wrote and recorded this new song, "Help Me Make It Through The Night (http://ianmarquismusic.com/track/help-me-make-it-through-the-night)", on Saturday. I tweaked it on Sunday, and a bit more today (Monday). Now, I think I'm ready to get some outside feedback.

The style is 80s/New Wave, if you're curious. Everything you hear is by me.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 01 May 2012, 01:21
So, my new Grindcore band is forging ahead full speed (pun intended), but we're kind of torn between names. What do you guys think is best?

- Gestapolis
or
- Samaritan

Now, Gestapolis is the more overtly political "FUCK OPPRESSION ANCARHY 4 LIEF" one, but I'm not sure that will fit with the lyrical content all that well. Sure, we have some political stuff, but it's more satirical and sarcastic than sloganeering. We for instance have a deeply sarcastic song about how some people support charity only for the self-promotion (ie. most famous people, Bob Geldof, Live 8) and another that lambasts "Facebook Activism" like KONY2012, but we also have songs about other topics. We even have a "goregrind" song, albeit one that is a bit more realistic (short summary: "Dead people are pretty gross. Yuck. Ew.") and a song about being a real huge dick when you're drunk, so it's a far cry from what this sort of stuff normally is. That said, it's still a badass name, so it'll work.

Samaritan appeals to me, because the vocalist and I came up with it first, due to us thinking it would be cool to make a band that was more or less "posi-grind" with songs about self-improvement and being a good person and all that. Also, the name is atypical for a grind band.

So yeah... Wat do!?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 May 2012, 02:15
I wrote a song a little while ago, and today I recorded two demos. This is the one I like better. (http://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/its-cold-out-there)

Only the second song I've ever written, so be gentle :3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 08 May 2012, 06:50
Pat this sounds really great. It is hard to believe you've only written 2 songs. I wrote something this weekend that made me so sad I cried a lot and started drinking shots of really cheap vodka at 4 in the afternoon. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. It is a double-edged sword/slippery slope writing about your own life.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 May 2012, 07:37
Thanks man. If you get the chance you should post a draft recording of it. If it can make you cry, god knows it must resonate with others too.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 08 May 2012, 08:35
The funny thing, as much as I hate Matt's voice, Patrick, I can kinda hear him singing this in my head and it works well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 May 2012, 11:59
Man, thanks you guys. That's super encouraging :D I guess maybe I can do this, heh.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 09 May 2012, 07:56
Thanks man. If you get the chance you should post a draft recording of it. If it can make you cry, god knows it must resonate with others too.
Well it is hell of bad recording. Wife records the bass+drum machine on her $20 mp3 player. She emails that to me and I play it back over the pc while singing over it on my phone. All this digital tech and I think a pair of tascam portastudios would sound better. :D But you cannot beat the immediacy of working over 500 miles apart like that. Anyway, not ready for prime time. 3rd album stuff. Not even in the demo stages. Isn't that what you hope, that something you are saying is universal enough to touch other people? Or maybe I'm just a big baby?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 May 2012, 13:18
That's definitely the ideal. Who writes songs hoping that nobody identifies with em, you know? :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: pwhodges on 10 May 2012, 14:45
People who write songs as catharsis for their own pain.  Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, for instance, about the death of his own child; he's not trying to share the pain, just to get it out of himself.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 10 May 2012, 16:29
Yeah, it just happens with me. If it is something that someone else groks then I feel that is a real bonus. But I don't try to plan it that way, beyond being listenable. And well that IS a challenge.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Zingoleb on 10 May 2012, 23:05
damn Pat, dude, how have you only written two songs? I assume you'd have dozens written by now (this sounds really good, by the way)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 11 May 2012, 02:16
Thanks! I've certainly got a backlog of things that never made the cut, I just have never been satisfied with anything until recently. I definitely know what kind of sounds I like, I just don't know how to make them up as well as I'd like to.

But I don't try to plan it that way, beyond being listenable. And well that IS a challenge.

That's the part I have the most trouble with, guaranteed.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 12 May 2012, 17:51
Well sometimes it is just 1 other person. O just finished read Le Freak, Nile Rodgers biog. While being almost completely raised by junkies, he grew up in an environment where he learned to be extremely technical as a musician. But he would over write parts. His long time partner (bassist) Bernard Edwards would listen and then promptly chop most of it out, making into something very palatable. I was recently talking to a guy I worked with in my first two bands. I guess you could say we were the two principal writers. But invariably we'd have something worked out to the nth degree, take it into my smokey basement and something very different came out of it. I work with only one person now. And frankly I get my nards handed to me on a regular basis. But now I'm tougher on myself than I ever would have been. In my personal first example, I didn't have to work with someone "better" than me. Just someone who wasn't me. :D In my latter example; well that's evolution.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 12 May 2012, 19:37
I just noticed that the title of this thread is messed up. I had always read it in my head as "...where we share and..."
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 12 May 2012, 20:01
http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/an-unpleasant-shade

Only song I've finished in years was this noise track from a few months ago.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Zingoleb on 13 May 2012, 16:48
I just noticed that the title of this thread is messed up. I had always read it in my head as "...where we share and..."

Also 'thead'.

I tend to write super complicated pieces which are then scrapped in favour of like, I-IV-V-ish pieces that almost always sound 10x better (and also more fun to play, really - it's easier to get into the swing of enjoying music when you're not trying to be a wanker about it).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 13 May 2012, 19:05
What I've found out about chord progressions...is don't write from them. If you want to force some math, do it melodically and forget about what chords are going on. The reason I, IV, and V are so "fun" to play has a lot more to do with our biology. Don't fight it. Don't feel like you have to suck it's #$%^ either. You can always figure out what chord/key changes are going on in the aftermath. I think it is a lot like getting good at odd meters (not that I am). If you can make ii-vii°-iii-V sound not out of place you are doing it right. Same goes for 12/8 or any odd meter.
My point is making an odd piece of music sound odd is really only for your own self enjoyment. Making an odd piece of music sound normal is bad-ass (IMHO).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 13 May 2012, 19:34
On the subject, for somebody like me who plays music and writes it without an understanding of music theory (I play with notes until I find something that sounds nice and go from there), where should I start studying music theory?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 May 2012, 03:38
This is the only resource you'll likely ever need: http://www.musictheory.net/

GUYS as of today my band Troubador has finished tracking instrument parts for our debut album, 'Beat Les Troubador'! We're well on our way to releasing on time (July 1) and I don't think I've ever been more excited for anything in my whole life.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 14 May 2012, 04:56
Thanks, Patrick.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 14 May 2012, 09:36
This is the only resource you'll likely ever need: http://www.musictheory.net/

GUYS as of today my band Troubador has finished tracking instrument parts for our debut album, 'Beat Les Troubador'! We're well on our way to releasing on time (July 1) and I don't think I've ever been more excited for anything in my whole life.
Good on ya Patrick. I think we'll be right behind you, planning on getting everything duped and ready for our CD release mid July, now.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 May 2012, 10:22
Hell yea, dude, you gonna post dat online? We decided early on that we're gonna put everything up for free (read: pick your price, min. of 0) online, since if it doesn't cost us to put it up, it shouldn't cost you anything either. But physical copies would require dolladollabillz.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 14 May 2012, 14:30
Kickstarter FUCKING NOW Patrick, I want yr shit on vinyl.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 14 May 2012, 16:06
Hell yea, dude, you gonna post dat online? We decided early on that we're gonna put everything up for free (read: pick your price, min. of 0) online, since if it doesn't cost us to put it up, it shouldn't cost you anything either. But physical copies would require dolladollabillz.
Yeah, truth be told I doubt we'll make much selling music. Seems a hard life. But we've spend a LOT of money, not including medical bills to get this far. We recorded the 1st one ourselves but went to a pro for this one. I don't know. Everything else in my life has been a complete fuck up. This should follow the trend. :P Honestly I just want to sell some songs to asshole pop stars with money. Or smart film makers. Either/both. At 46 I think that's the best I can hope for. *(To date I've given away a lot of music, either d/loads or CDs, it is really about touching someone with what you try to do.)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 May 2012, 01:26
Kickstarter FUCKING NOW Patrick, I want yr shit on vinyl.

Lemme get the ball rolling with Matt on the Kickstarter thing. Although we did talk about it on Saturday before the show, and he made a very good point by saying that it'd be a smarter business move to do strictly CD release first, then vinyl later. We're trying to have the Kickstarter cover mass-production and tour startup expenses, and given the overhead for vinyl, that just wouldn't be practical yet. We WILL press it to vinyl eventually though, assuming we're successful enough to make it happen, and I promise I will get you a copy.

Everything else in my life has been a complete fuck up. This should follow the trend.

Frankly I think you're being too hard on yourself, and unless you're an indiefolk musician, that ain't gonna sell records. :P
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 15 May 2012, 08:45
Which is the indie genres that is most equated with homelessness and dumpster diving? It is good to have goals you see. :D I'm thinking 'Indie hobos' aren't that self-deprecating, it interferes with the delusions of cleanliness and omnipotence.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 15 May 2012, 10:06
Pat, I keep forgetting to tell you how much I like Troubador!. Well done sir.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 May 2012, 12:27
Thanks you guys! That's kinda the plan. You can help by spamming our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/thetroubador) anywhere you think it might get love. I am definitely trying to make this an excuse to see the world.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 16 May 2012, 02:11
So, referring to my previous post about band names, my little powerviolence powertrio seems to have settled on "Gestapolis".
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 16 May 2012, 09:14
Because the NF are fans/people too. But in all fairness, after someone grabbed the name ANAL CUNTS there are many good choices left.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 18 May 2012, 02:15
I'm loving that solo track Patrick!  Record some more man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFy1RFamjJo

^ This is a really rough recording of a song I've sort of half-finished writing.  A combination of dead strings that need replacing, lack of a decent tuner, and my cack-handed inability to fret full barre-chords means the guitar sounds shite, but this would be intended as a full-band song anyway (and I'm just the bassist haha!).  A little bit more laid back than the stuff I usually write, but I think it turned out kind of okay.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 18 May 2012, 05:27
spoon_of, the beginning reminds me of Stiff Little Fingers. (I mean that in a good way).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 18 May 2012, 13:46
I'm digging the new tune, man. I'm especially keen on the lyrics themselves. And thanks for yr kind words! I'm working on writing more, but it's slow going. Took me 9 years to get two songs out, hah.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 28 May 2012, 13:48
oh man. Wife is picking up our mastered disk in Manhattan tonight. Guy wants mo money for pics he took/processed. Based on the cool shot he did for the cover, I bet they are great. But we are pretty busted right now. This sucks. Also waiting for a CD to be mailed to me blows. This is still 2012, right?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 30 May 2012, 00:27
Because the NF are fans/people too. But in all fairness, after someone grabbed the name ANAL CUNTS there are many good choices left.

That would not be our fanbase in any way at all, or us for that matter. I am assuming NF is short for National Front here, btw.

The name is first of all because it's got a ring to it, and second because it's an old Noisear song title. That way the crusties can tell from the get-go we're their kind of thing :P

Also, we're going to be provoking the fanatics on the left just as much as we're going to be talkin' dat smack about Fascism. We're all very left-leaning, but we're very much against fanaticism, which seems to run rampant in our scene.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 30 May 2012, 07:49
Right Lumz. I assumed all of that, except the bit about being a song title because I obviously don't know much about this genre etc... It is always a fine line and one worthy of treading on to take something that can really set people off whether it be a symbol, or a phrase. I was once in a performance art troupe that used Thomas Pynchon's phrase from Gravity's Rainbow: The White Visitation, for our act. Our position was not too different from yours. But it sometimes can be hard to explain to the Gospel group going on after you at the Ayden, NC Collard Festival.   :angel:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 31 May 2012, 00:12
We'll just name our first 7" "No, we're not Nazis but you're still an Idiot" and then we're golden.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 31 May 2012, 07:46
Exactly. Or, "I'll Annex Your Mom Like The Sudatenland, But That Doesn't Make Me a Fascist."
/godwin

Guys, I keep coming up with rhythms to play on the guitar that are too odd for me to sing what I write with them. I mean, I want the vocal like I've planned. And the guitar. But I am having problems pulling off both. Short term fix for us, is I can sample the guitar into our Roland MC-808. But anyone have a good practice or drill that is good at getting beyond this?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 31 May 2012, 11:58
I'm not sure I understand the problem, are you just having issues playing it and singing at the same time? Or are the parts refusing to cooperate with each other?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 31 May 2012, 12:37
The parts go together because I can do it multitrack style (record one then the other). I am just having probs getting the two rhythms together in my head when I try to play and sing.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 31 May 2012, 15:44
...also just got the mastered version of our CD in the mail.
Ironically, the only consumer CD player in the house just got sold on craigslist on my way home.
Don't really trust media monkey and my PC speakers. hmmm. Next up, plug laptop into home stereo, then the PA....wait. Oh yeah I gave my daughter a jam box last yeah. Sweet.
If i put it in the van CD player, I'm gonna end up an hour away from the house. :))

Oversharing but... http://soundcloud.com/illicitizen-1/sets/feathers-and-wax
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 02 Jun 2012, 12:15
Only thing you can really do there is keep fucking up until you get it right 3 times in a row.

Digging the new sounds, man. Helicopters has some sweet dissonant riffage toward the end of it. I really wish you guys had a live drummer, though!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 03 Jun 2012, 06:52
Thanks Patrick. Yeah re: dissonance riffage... hmm probably the diminished chord. Maria likes writing in the locrian mode = me playing diminished chords. That particular one I think allows me to hammer a note to make it pop a bit more I think.  Also as far as a drummer goes, once we can buy one and keep him in the cupboard with a ball gag in... :) also will need a horn/string section. Honestly I think it would be unfair to put someone in the mix w/ us being married and pretty set in our ways. But I would never totally rule it out.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 03 Jun 2012, 14:17
I don't think it'd necessarily be unfair for a drummer to get into the mix as long as you guys are open with 'em from the start on how set you are in your ways. If they're not okay with it, they won't be in your band. A friend of mine was honest with me about that when I auditioned for his band last year, I thought about it, declined, and he found a great guitarist for the job. And we're still friends, and they are definitely going places!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 03 Jun 2012, 15:10
tuathal, thanks. Yeah, and that's with a broken wrist and pins holding it together. She wrote that music (both of those) from the bass up. All the other instruments sequenced she did too. I think Mike really got the flatwound/p-bass/finger/ampeg tone down well too.

Patrick, yeah, well the day may  come when we DO work with a drummer again. She's facing a year of physical therapy to get back to nearly the strength she had prior to this. We have a bunch of other things going on too. I'm really just sharing the simplified version of our saga. :))
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 04 Jun 2012, 17:28
Like!
Thanks for sharing that.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 08 Jun 2012, 16:37
This isn't MY music, but it is a friend of mine who is REALLY talented. She's one of those artists where I really feel like it's only a matter of time before she gets signed to some indie rock label and quickly makes a name for herself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PeD9y39p10w
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 12 Jun 2012, 17:24
On an unrelated note, I just finished my second noise/drone/whatever album.

Take a gander: http://ibex-band.bandcamp.com/album/war-zone-pirate-radio-transmissions-sent-and-received
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 14 Jun 2012, 23:15
"Something in Space When My Dad Was A Kid"
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/490153?updated=1
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 16 Jun 2012, 21:38
Wombat, that album is phenomenal! Did you mean to misspell "Outer" in the opening track? Really cool instrumentation.



I just finished another three songs of ambient/drone/soundscape instrumentals. The compressor I used added a whole lot of chips and clicks, which I thought was cool enough to leave in. Free or whatever. http://drogue.bandcamp.com/album/3-weeks-in-europe
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 17 Jun 2012, 12:57
Thanks! Really appreciate that. I was thinking of making something like 50 CD-rs with handmade packaging/artwork and selling them for $5 or so, but considering how long it took me to get this thing out the door, I'm not sure I'll ever really get around to it.

And no, I didn't mean to misspell "outer," thanks for catching that!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 18 Jun 2012, 03:45
http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/electric-virus-work-in

Couldn't sleep. Decided to load up Amplitube and do that whole "I'm a musician" thing.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 20 Jun 2012, 16:07
Supposed to be finishing the CD layout. Want to get drunk. And stay there.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: iRipper89 on 22 Jun 2012, 09:30
Any of you guys in an indie band shoot me an email with your bands information. I run an indie blog and I really want to help some young bands get some coverage. the blog is www.moonroofmusic.net and my email is [email protected] I look forward to hearing your music!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 22 Jun 2012, 13:06
Done.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 22 Jun 2012, 16:35
Free promo is an offer that only an idiot would refuse. Email's in your inbox!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 22 Jun 2012, 18:08
Fucking hate having to put a bar code on my CD back.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: iRipper89 on 22 Jun 2012, 21:20
So psyched I've gotten so many emails! I can't wait to listen to all your guys music. Check upon the site within the next couple of days to see your write up. Bear with me cause I have a ton of bands to sort though. In the meantime if you guys can spread the word on the site that would rock. The more popular the site gets the more eyes that see your band so its a win win for all of us.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 23 Jun 2012, 08:34
Cool, I FaceTwitterBooked it. Expect inundation! Because I am all that. Especially on the internet where people can't tell I'm in the witness protection plan.
Oh whoops.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 23 Jun 2012, 20:00
Does the Reel Echo have a tap tempo? By far the best feature to have when you're putting delay on arpeggios, since you can dial in the perfect tempo for your chords. Actually, one of my favorite features of the TC Electronic Nova Repeater is the fact that you can cut up the tapped-in tempo into half and quarter notes: then all you have to do is key in the base tempo of your riff and then cut it until it syncs with the arpeggio.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 24 Jun 2012, 16:42
See, I'd actually love to get a simple, 3-knob analog or tape echo, but I don't think I'd ever use it for simple delays. I've just always loved seeing guys tweak the shit out of MXR Carbon Copies to get weird noisy symphonies.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 25 Jun 2012, 04:51
Dude. That "fuckin around" sounds siiiiick. Moar.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 25 Jun 2012, 12:33
Candy sampler of our whole 2nd record (http://animoto.com/play/53F0gGO124xKGSGRtfuj7w).
(a 4 1/2 minute romp through a 12 song medley)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 27 Jun 2012, 02:48
http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/fire-in-your-blood-wip

This turned out to be more of a Russian Circles ripoff than I intended. Also it's sloppy cause I did too many takes in one night and my fingers told me to fuck off.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Jun 2012, 12:47
A big fat thank you to iRipper89 for reviewing Troubador! (http://moonroofmusic.net/2012/06/27/troubador/) on yr blog! I'm impressed you could tell we're influenced by the Stooges. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is one of the few covers we do at shows.

Actually, come to think of it, the song you posted before ours ("Hey" - The Pixies) is another of the few covers we do at shows. Uncanny, man.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 27 Jun 2012, 14:16
Not technically my own music, but my friends' band who my band played our last gig with (all the way back in November, man we need to get our shit together!) have just recorded a new song.  They're called Not Penny's Boat, the song's called "Transition Not Tragedy," (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPzzZPCiiOc&feature=player_embedded) and I'm personally getting a huge old-Banner Pilot vibe from it, which is pretty awesome, and apparently is what they were aiming for too! 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 27 Jun 2012, 17:45
A big fat thank you to iRipper89 for reviewing Troubador! (http://moonroofmusic.net/2012/06/27/troubador/) on yr blog! I'm impressed you could tell we're influenced by the Stooges. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is one of the few covers we do at shows.

Actually, come to think of it, the song you posted before ours ("Hey" - The Pixies) is another of the few covers we do at shows. Uncanny, man.

These two songs rule! You guys have got a really cool sound. I'm getting some 90s Modest Mouse vibes to boot; whether intended or not, that's always a big plus in my book.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: iRipper89 on 27 Jun 2012, 23:35
A big fat thank you to iRipper89 for reviewing Troubador! (http://moonroofmusic.net/2012/06/27/troubador/) on yr blog! I'm impressed you could tell we're influenced by the Stooges. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is one of the few covers we do at shows.

Actually, come to think of it, the song you posted before ours ("Hey" - The Pixies) is another of the few covers we do at shows. Uncanny, man.

No problem man! You guys rock! To anyone else that has sent me music, I'm working on it. Either I haven't listened yet and will be soon or already have written an article but have it post-dated to release (I like to spread my shit out). I have a ton of bands to sift through. For anyone that hasn't sent their music yet please do! moonroofmusic.net is the site and my email is [email protected]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 28 Jun 2012, 03:13
I really gotta hand it to you (and TFW too), y'all are really good at picking up on what our influences are, for reals. And I gotta say thanks for the comparisons to such amazing music! Flattering, to put it lightly. Shit, I'm over the moon. <3

"Transition Not Tragedy" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPzzZPCiiOc&feature=player_embedded)

This was a solid listen, I enjoyed it! I miss when Livermore's scene had stuff like this, but alas, everybody decided to go post-hardcore and then the scene died after venues got sick of it. Also I reeeeeally have been slacking on getting you that recording I promised. I've been somehow slacking my life away while being insanely busy at the same time, no idea how I manage to do that but there you have it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 28 Jun 2012, 20:21
I finished a song for once:
http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/fire-in-your-blood-unmixed
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 30 Jun 2012, 22:37
I noticed every flaw in that first one, but I liked it anyway.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 01 Jul 2012, 04:35
http://kiwi6.com/file/csjubdty76



kind of sketchy but soon to be opener


me: vocals/harmonica
rest:
guitar
guitar
bass
drums
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 01 Jul 2012, 05:58
That's the best way
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 01 Jul 2012, 17:28
Beat Les Troubador is about 95% finished in the recording stage, we just have two more songs to track vocals for. Next stage: mixing and mastering. Today Matt and I finalized what order the songs are going to be in, and they sound dope. We're only a week or two away, I think. FUCK YESSSSSS
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 02 Jul 2012, 13:13
Awesome Pat. I just got a box of 50 (all I could afford) CDs. 4 Panel wallet with 6 panel insert and disk. I think this was the most exhausting layout as far as print that I've ever done. Feel like I just gave birth.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 02 Jul 2012, 21:29
two weeks? more like two years! see your band in 2014.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 04 Jul 2012, 02:23
Finally wrote some music destined for a song, recorded it quietly on a tiny little guitar at 4AM trying not to wake people up.
So here it is, in all its meager vocal glory http://soundcloud.com/tuathal/gale-wont-you-go-away
Need to find a vocalist or something, because I'm incredibly shy about singing, even when recording stuff with nobody around.

Dude, your vox are great, you just need to enunciate dem words. And preferably put more of them in yr songs. I finally got around to listening today, and I instantly thought of Elliott Smith, who I'm sure everybody's already tired of hearing my praise for. Quit bitching about flaws :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 04 Jul 2012, 02:25
Oh yeah forgive the doublepost but this is the initial reason I came here. See, I covered a Deer Tick song (https://www.box.com/s/95814a7005975f46bbab) and tl;dr what do you guys think?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 04 Jul 2012, 11:35
Just don't ever put Elliott on if you are already in a sad mood. You will die.

Thanks, btw, I probably spent an entire day just making sure the levels were all okay. Re: the solo, I really love the original (the smooth growl of that guitar sends delicious shivers down my back every time), but I decided I wasn't going to play it electric because I wanted to make an entire song happen with no electric instruments whatsoever. Glad you liked my replacement!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 06 Jul 2012, 06:43
So I woke up, got bored, and this happened. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaPvkV0W-o&feature=plcp)

Fo' shits AND giggles.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 06 Jul 2012, 07:09
heh, always reminds me of J.D.´s funeral on that episode of scrubs


maybe you should transpose it down 1-2 semitones to help with the singing :>
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 Jul 2012, 11:54
YESSSSSSSSS SO GOOD
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 06 Jul 2012, 15:54
Haha Eddie Murphy. Byootiful.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 06 Jul 2012, 21:12
Jesus christ, YES.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 07 Jul 2012, 04:01
What was that song he did in the long flowing robe on the cliff? I remember seeing that and thinking, "ok what's the punchline. this isn't funny."
Also in my self-centered world of MEmeME-land I figured out how to get my bandcamp #$%^ working.
http://illicitizen.bandcamp.com/track/needle?permalink
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 07 Jul 2012, 08:08
maybe you should transpose it down 1-2 semitones to help with the singing :>

haha, YES definitely!  a friend just texted me to let me know he has some new recording gear, he wants me to re-record it with him.  definitely gonna be going down a couple of frets for it.  kinda goes without saying that the version i posted up there was not thought through in the slightest haha!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 07 Jul 2012, 10:37
Yes but it also made it genuine and wonderful because of the spontaneity.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Jul 2012, 12:08
Troubador! plays at 924 Gilman tomorrow night at 5:30 (doors at 5) and I am so fucking pumped
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 07 Jul 2012, 16:18
That is a very sensible hour to play. Sure beats dealing with stairs and ampegs at 4am evening's end. I really want to start a brunch-punk movement. Yes, I'd like a residency somewhere for 10a-2p every sunday. Mimosas, bloody marys and some decent food. Who's with me?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 07 Jul 2012, 16:29
Brunchpunk! I like it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 07 Jul 2012, 19:00
haha, YES definitely!  a friend just texted me to let me know he has some new recording gear, he wants me to re-record it with him.  definitely gonna be going down a couple of frets for it.  kinda goes without saying that the version i posted up there was not thought through in the slightest haha!

I totally get the morning-spontanious-thing! I hope you can recapture the energy of the first recording.
I think I often play and sing with a different energy and enthusiasm after waking up from a good sleep.. and even a not so good sleep.



My Band just played in a club in town. Sadly not enough people turned up (I guess 30-40) so we have to pay 60€ rent, but what the hell.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Jul 2012, 21:52
Oh man, I get so mad hearing stories like that. If there's one thing I will never agree to do, it's pay-to-play. It's not my responsibility to be The Reason there's people in your club. If they really knew what they were doing, they'd have regular customers and they'd ask you for a demo.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 08 Jul 2012, 05:26
Oh man, I get so mad hearing stories like that. If there's one thing I will never agree to do, it's pay-to-play. It's not my responsibility to be The Reason there's people in your club. If they really knew what they were doing, they'd have regular customers and they'd ask you for a demo.
THIS * infinity.
Sadly, there are far too many clubs that have ceded their business responsibilities to a revolving cast of dumbasses that sift through a bunch of emails and call themselves "booking agents." These lame motherfuckers have no skills and have never even met anyone who gets what you are saying Patrick. Sadly I am here to tell you that they are now the rule and not the exception. Whether it is pay-to-play or "What is your draw?" The WIYD crowd will book you at 7pm on a Tuesday, charge $10 and say if you don't bring X amount of people you can't play there again.
The good news is, if you don't like this kind of joint, wait. That buttmunch will go out of business soon. The other big scam is the battle-of-the-bands/showcase crowd. A lot of times they are combined. The only way to win is not to play these things. Typically you see 12 acts, all of whom are very young and could never get into a club (age restrictions) for a normal gig. They prey on them to bring mom, dad, uncle, class-mates. Whoever has the biggest family/circle of friends wins. You could literally go onstage and poop. They don't care. I once was invited to play one of these and accepted because it was a charity event AND I already had all the gear packed up for another show. When I got there and they asked everyone how many tickets I pre-sold I spoke up loudly "None." Dude got so mad at me, claimed it was a "Charity" and somehow I was hurting children that had cancer. I had previously asked if this pre-sell was required to play. Promoted heavily. Told the guy since he could not guarantee a specific time slot- that my people would show when they showed and buy tickets at the door. It turns out your presell decided your time slot. He told the clup owner's goon to kick me out. I let him know that the dude specifically lied to me and is lying to him. That I would under no circumstance ever play/enter his club again (I'd been there in other bands and had seen several real shows there). Big surprise, I met up with a couple guy that were at that event and played/coerced all their fam to come out and support with pre-sold tickets, they even bought a number of them themselves. This guy went all over the country and when it got to the end of the tour (featuring his ugly no-talent kids)- it turned out the charity was bogus. He kept all the $ from ticket sales as "expenses."
This guy sold this bullshit to the club owners. But I blame them for being scammed. If the budweiser truck pulled up and the driver handed them an envelop that said magic beer powder, just add beer- it is their own fault for falling for it.
Sorry for the tl;dr post.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 08 Jul 2012, 05:51
Whoa. Okay that IS pretty shitty, I guess :-(


I gues it´s not that the owners don't care about promoting their club or the draw of a band. As Doombilly pointed out there are hundreds of bands who would kill to play there, so the club owners get theirs anyway so they don't have to do jack.
We haven't pushed far beyond the circle of friends etc. in so far as audience, also the weather was nice and this weekend is CSD so there was a lot of other stuff going on, so I wasn't really surprised.
Playing was a lot of fun anyway, though I couldn't hear shit on the monitor.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 08 Jul 2012, 15:36
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CYM8CGEHL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Pretty good read.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 09 Jul 2012, 01:37
Pay-to-play and Emergenza-style (Euros know what this bullshit is) battle-of-the-bands "contests" enrage me to no end.

Although, one day it'd be fun to play a Battle Of The Bands just to troll the shit out of people and leave the place in ruins.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 09 Jul 2012, 05:12
On a completely unrelated note:

I like folk music so here is my shot at "Black Jack Davy"

http://kiwi6.com/file/cz9c684qb3

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 09 Jul 2012, 08:27
As an old folkie, I totally approve of your version of "Black Jack Davey"!!

{edit}  I also liked "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue", and I am listening to the other songs.

Good show!!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 09 Jul 2012, 13:45
(I Hate The Man Who Runs This Bar)

I have definitely said that aloud many a time.

Dude. Guys. Play the fucking Gilman. It is such a good time! For seriously.

I got propositioned by an underage Gilman groupie and I was like "Oh you're 18 in a week? How cute, here's a sticker" and walked off :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 09 Jul 2012, 17:55
You clearly have a lot to learn before you can call yourself a rock star, my friend
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 10 Jul 2012, 03:43
GPOY
This Friday, in Brooklyn. Don't make me drive 12 hours and not see your smiling face (you know if you are in the NYC area).
(https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/526887_10150973136161520_912645250_n.jpg)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 Jul 2012, 18:10
You clearly have a lot to learn before you can call yourself a felon/registered sex offender, my friend
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 11 Jul 2012, 14:48
So I know I do a lot of talking about Troubador, because we're quite active. Our album isn't done yet though. My other band Sun Kin, however, has just put our first album up for free on the internet, and I think it's pretty dang rad! We've got a broad range of influences, from Mark Knopfler and Todd Rundgren (mine) to the Dirty Projectors and Animal Collective (Kabir's).

CLICKY CLICKY CLICKY
http://sunraykin.bandcamp.com/
^^ CLICK ON THIS ^^
     DO IT
                       ^^  I SAID FUCKING DO IT
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 11 Jul 2012, 18:23
All right!  All right!  I did it.

Pretty decent stuff, too.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 12 Jul 2012, 00:41
(I Hate The Man Who Runs This Bar)

I have definitely said that aloud many a time.

Dude. Guys. Play the fucking Gilman. It is such a good time! For seriously.

I got propositioned by an underage Gilman groupie and I was like "Oh you're 18 in a week? How cute, here's a sticker" and walked off :D

Is that where they had the legendary Gilman Speed Trials back in the days? Some friends and I are considering bringing that concept back, because how can you NOT love the idea of 5-6 Grindcore bands competing to see who's the fastest?!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 12 Jul 2012, 08:25
You clearly have a lot to learn before you can call yourself a felon/registered sex offender, my friend

Semantics!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 12 Jul 2012, 11:43
As an old folkie, I totally approve of your version of "Black Jack Davey"!!

{edit}  I also liked "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue", and I am listening to the other songs.

Good show!!

oohhh, I wasn't aware that you could see all the files on my account ^^

There´s a bunch of stuff on there from my band and then some


THanks for listening, anyway!!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 12 Jul 2012, 14:18
These are all bands I've been in, or bands other bandmates have been in, or their bandmates, or our current gigs. Frocky Jack; The Blots; Illicitizen; thank you, spaceman; borghal rantipole.
http://8tracks.com/doombilly/motion-standing

Me and Eric Cook were in Frocky Jack, and The Blots. Eric Cook was in 'thank you, spaceman.' And I recorded some of their early stuff. Scott Thompson was in the 'thank you, spaceman' but before that he was in 'borghal rantipole.' Scott also recorded a bunch of early Frocky Jack stuff. I'm pretty sure the live version of 'a cage' was 1 of his recordings.

/vanity press of the later 90's-early 0ughties.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 13 Jul 2012, 12:00
All right!  All right!  I did it.

Pretty decent stuff, too.

Hey, thanks! Noticed you downloaded it too. Thanks!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 13 Jul 2012, 12:49
No, I downloaded it! Suck it, Bandcamp statistics, I am the ninja in yr midst.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 18 Jul 2012, 13:41
I've got a bootleg of a song from Troubador's show at 924 Gilman! Here we are doing one of our new ones, called Red Rat Bucket Dirt Grave (https://www.box.com/s/a37711797edee42df54a).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 18 Jul 2012, 19:53
Jesus fucking christ that is a solid tune.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Mister D Nomms on 18 Jul 2012, 21:25
Somebody told me my music should be in videogames.
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/494532
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 19 Jul 2012, 00:01
@Patrick:

Nice tune, would totally go see you guys.
I like that the backing vocals only come in at a few well choosen places. Provides just the right accentuation.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 19 Jul 2012, 04:23
Somebody told me my music should be in videogames.
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/494532

Agreed, as in, I would play that game and I am not even much of a gamer. Sounds like fun shit to play a flight sim along to.

Thanks for the words, guys, I was super stoked to find out somebody got it, even more stoked that it came out as clear as it did, and even more-er stoked that the bass isn't inaudible.

I also just found out somebody got video of my homage to Hendrix from the 4th of July show. Several beers and an AMF were harmed in the making of this film (http://youtu.be/rJS3on5DLTY)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 20 Jul 2012, 08:20
I know I don't post much anymore but basically I wanted to spam my musics at you.

I sing in a black metal band in Sydney, Australia. We had our first gig in nearly 4 years on Sunday and someone took a video!

You can look at it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wgp1nOYTLk)

I'm very proud of myself at the moment even though I was nearly shitting myself from nerves on the night. I forgot how not to be nervous during that time between gigs.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 20 Jul 2012, 08:35
Way to go, Jimmy!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 20 Jul 2012, 12:34
Play more shows, that fuckin rocked, dude!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 21 Jul 2012, 13:27
Duuuuuuude. That sounds fuckin sick, loving the amp tone especially.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Jul 2012, 13:00
Have been messing around with arpeggiators and drum machines lately. If anything comes of it, I will let this thread know.

(side note: the Halcyon Drumatix 255, rad little download!)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ackblom12 on 25 Jul 2012, 13:59
2 Frostbitten thumbs up from me.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 05 Aug 2012, 21:17
Here's a track from my friend's upcoming new album:

http://soundcloud.com/proliferatemusic/lunar-landing
 
It's good!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 Aug 2012, 23:40
Somebody caught an iPhone video of the second half of Troubador's cover of "California Dreamin'" from last night. Sound quality is pretty crap in this video (we overdrove that phone mic pretty hard), but holy shit this was a fun song to play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA6zZKWa9as
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 08 Aug 2012, 00:50
My wife and I just recorded something.

Sort of "folk punk," cute-sy stuff, I sing/play ukulele, she plays melodica/sings

(http://f0.bcbits.com/z/40/15/4015500923-1.jpg)

http://heyheyrabbit.bandcamp.com (http://heyheyrabbit.bandcamp.com)

or just download here

Code: [Select]
http://www.M/F.com/?d2hkpi21jj4eq4d
Hope you guys like it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 Aug 2012, 09:32
Dude. That's so fuckin rad. It's a lot more full-sounding than the description really lets on.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 08 Aug 2012, 12:47
oh!  Thanks!  Glad you like it, not sure how else to describe it, though, haha. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 09 Aug 2012, 14:14
I will check this out soon. Husband/wife bands are not boring. I suspect y'all aren't. :P I'm still trying to get everything situated in the new apt.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 09 Aug 2012, 18:25
aaaand here's the final/full thing: http://sticklips.bandcamp.com/

you guys should listen to it
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 09 Aug 2012, 22:27
Hey senor ALoveSupreme, rad stuff.

Also, I got your old band's new record a few weeks back and it's fantastic!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 10 Aug 2012, 02:45
Thanks for the positive thoughts, guys!

And, Valley, I assume you mean Joie?  Haha, yes!  I left the band after our highly publicized "last show" and moved out of the country.  Part of me is glad I did, because I think this may be my favorite album of the year, and it would be really lame of me to like an album that I recorded on that much.  Does this make sense?  Because that sentence was atrocious. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 10 Aug 2012, 13:47
Totally understandable. I have a bunch of stuff I've recorded in the past few years on my computer, but I can't bring myself to listen to it that often.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 11 Aug 2012, 17:34
Clip from the rehearsal. We've decided to have bass after all:

http://soundcloud.com/doktorlummer/zoom0047/s-7odmx

Also, ripping off Bolt Thrower.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 13 Aug 2012, 22:28
So hey, who wants to give Troubador! money so we can do a physical release of our album? YOU do? NO WAY! That's fucking awesome! Well, then, you should
CLICK HERE AND GIVE US YOUR MONEY PLZ (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/665073229/beat-les-troubador)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 27 Aug 2012, 15:27
I'm whoring my stuff out a bit here in my opinion, but that's fine cause that's what this thread is for, right?

So I sort of came up with this today and here's my first attempt at getting it recorded, probably the only one until I get moved into my next place, so I'm a bit impatient. I'm not sure what genre this is, but it's delayed pretty heavily and contains some light distortion.
Comes ungllued at about 2 minutes, so you might as well stop listening there.
http://soundcloud.com/tuathal/martenisquery

Very soothing. I imagine some subtle meandering Kim Gordon-esque singing echoeing through that.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 03 Sep 2012, 03:23

SOooooo.... I got the tracks my band recorded last year with their old singer and I am kind of rehearsing to maybe re-record the vocals and sketching the whole thing and such.

Please please comment,
I know my head-voice is kind of special.

http://kiwi6.com/file/kmx7367088

The song is called "Always Hunted" and I didn't write it or anything, just adjusted the lyrics a bit where there were too many syllables for  my taste.

Mic: Rode NT-1
via Audition
Compressor, EQ, De-Esser
uhmm.. some Studio-Hall and 2-Voice-Chorus Effect
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 07 Sep 2012, 05:04
Von, could not get the [age to load :(.
Also, Illicitizen show tonight in Bushwick. https://www.facebook.com/events/261297243981183
w00t!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 07 Sep 2012, 05:22
Yep, the site´s down or something.

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/always-hunted[/soundcloud]

´ere you go :)



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Post by: doombilly on 07 Sep 2012, 11:13
LIKED
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 08 Sep 2012, 03:00
like on facebook or something? :D

Thanks!

Here´s some sampled Bobby Dylan to celebrate.

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/good-old-1#t=1[/soundcloud]

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 Sep 2012, 03:13
Fuck yeah.

That's all I have to say. That's is awesome.

^^ yeah dude, that.

DB you gotta whore yr band page better, it only just occurred to me I hadn't FB-liked it yet and that doesn't make any goddamn sense 'cause I like you guys.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: pwhodges on 08 Sep 2012, 04:06
@VonKleist:

I've modified your posts to demonstrate the new Soundcloud tag (just highlight the URL and click the red cloud icon on the left).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 09 Sep 2012, 02:10
Awesome, thanks!

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/mighty[/soundcloud]


Weird, the other one doesn't seem to work here though it works just fine from my SoundCloud "Your Things"..
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 13 Sep 2012, 15:32
Hey motherfuckers, I broke up with the girl I was seeing and recorded five new fucking songs (http://drogue.bandcamp.com/) in the drunken aftermath. Listen or die!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Sep 2012, 01:23
http://troubador.bandcamp.com/

So I know I x-posted this to the Bleg Thrud but I am really really excited about Troubador! dropping our album online as a free download! Download, share, tell me it blows, just listen <3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 14 Sep 2012, 01:34
I only skimmed over and stopped at "West Texas" which is fucking great.

Urr I´m seriously jealous!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 14 Sep 2012, 12:53
Fucking YES! Patrick. I've been waiting for this, I play your single in my cafe all the time. Pretty sure people think it's an obscure Pixies record.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 Sep 2012, 20:49
Oh man you guys, thanks so much! :3 I'm so happy it's finally out on the internets at least. CDs coming soon.

tuathal you continue to impress me every time you post, continue posting things all the time plz
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 18 Sep 2012, 13:13
When I get really bored I cover things

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/im-like-a-bird-3[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 19 Sep 2012, 03:55
Very nice! I tried that one a couple of weeks ago but it doesn't sound the same sung an octave lower.
I really should get some sort of training because if I´d sing that high my head would explode and blood would gush out of my eyes and ears.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 22 Sep 2012, 15:17
video Interview with my band
http://youtu.be/hjczRaJ_mtQ
w00t
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 27 Sep 2012, 08:39
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/lonely-dancer-abmischung-1[/soundcloud]

´ere ya go.

Finished the rough recording of "Lonely Dancer", another song from the Chickpeas studiosession now with me screaming along.
Now, how does the whole overdubbed mp3 scenario sound?

THis is probably gonna be used to advertise us into a bandcontest of sorts.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 28 Sep 2012, 12:48
My band is playing a halloween cover show. We're going as AFI. I am ridiculously excited! Digging out the old records and relearning Totalimmortal is just a blast.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 28 Sep 2012, 13:58
Dude, we're playing Halloween too! We're gonna do our usual combo of all originals + one cover, but I've never performed in costume before. Super excited. Super stumped on what to be, though.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 29 Sep 2012, 20:05
Hmm, is 5ish songs the generally understood limit? Our list is, like, 15 songs... Also, how crazy out there do you want to get? I would've loved to do, like, a Tom Waits set or something, but there's just no way we could've done him justice.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 30 Sep 2012, 01:13
Given our tendency to rush a little when we play live, we usually fit at least 10-11 songs in our sets. Our entire 9 song album is only half an hour, and the norm at almost every gig we've played has been an hour (including setup/teardown).

As for the costume, I've got short dirty-blonde hair and about a month left to grow a blonde beard, and I'm a rather thin guy with super defined facial features. I considered being the guy from Trainspotting since I look a bit like a heroin addict, but since one of my bandmates lost a close friend to heroin I thought better of it...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 30 Sep 2012, 16:58
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpkn56xHXl1qzyxnq.gif)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 01 Oct 2012, 00:07
Aw dude that was sooo 2009
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 01 Oct 2012, 12:28
My Grind band has a page up now:

ww.facebook.com/grindstapolis

Things can be heard via bandcamp on there as well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 11 Oct 2012, 15:56
i done covered a song in my bathroom.  you might know it. (http://youtu.be/j78nrc2DnBE)

apologies to any lesbians listening who might be offended that i fucked up a line and it came out "trasbian" - i vowed to keep the first take!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 12 Oct 2012, 03:05
I like it. Haven't heard the original, though.


Yee, my band The Chickpeas will play a club on 10.11. which is a saturday one day before an important holiday here in Cologne. Now to inform the public to get that place packed.

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/chickpeas-big-blue[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 16 Oct 2012, 23:37
This is a video of the singer in my band laying down a vocal track, followed by us listening to the take. Pretty excited to release this bastard.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 17 Oct 2012, 05:12
Hah, looks kinda scary but sounds good to me.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 25 Oct 2012, 12:22
My friend sent me video from a frat house party we played at early last month. I don't think I'm ever gonna get used to people singing along at our shows though...

Dude has really gotta stop filming us with his iPhone held vertically though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOUQBYCmEVk
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 26 Oct 2012, 23:12
Remember that time I told you that you guys were just punk rock enough to warrant singalongs?

Yeah. Yeah.

(that was before I knew you guys were just punk rock enough to have a dude that used to play with Thought Riot)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Oct 2012, 02:34
oh man thanks! it tickled paul pink a couple weeks ago when i told him where you are from/how & how long i've known you and the fact you know his old band's stuff. shit i still can't believe anybody outside of livermore knows about thought riot or silent film stars.  :psyduck:

all that on top of the fact that we already knew we were lucky as fuck to have him as our drummer
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 28 Oct 2012, 17:52
Pat you didn't tell me you had an album coming out. I shall download soon as.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 29 Oct 2012, 22:35
Pat, I'm super impressed with how good Beat Les Troubadour is. Keep up the ass-kicking.

In related news, I just recorded three fuzzy as shit soundscape tracks. Maybe you like that sort of thing, dudes? (http://drogue.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-but-then)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 30 Oct 2012, 15:03
By the way, Troubador! are fucking amazing.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 31 Oct 2012, 02:07
:3 Thanks doods! CDs and posters should be on Matt's doorstep by 5pm tomorrow! I cannot fucking wait to hold one in my hands for the first time. IT'S EVEN GONNA HAVE A BAR CODE AND SHIT OH MY GOD WE CAN BE READ BY COMPUTERS
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 31 Oct 2012, 09:38
Hey Patchwork, make sure you toss my shirt in when you send out the CD, k?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 01 Nov 2012, 06:51
Quick sketch for a new song. Let me know if it's sufficiently apocalyptic.

[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/doktorlummer/dommedagscrust-v-2-0/s-LeFpn[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 05 Nov 2012, 05:09
Good day QC Forum. I broke my wrist 2.5 weeks ago. Show tonight in lower Manhattan. Hopefully there won't be too much storm damange/flooding/insanity. Playing with a cast on my left hand. Worked 3 days with a broken bone because hey, no money, no insurance, etc.. Lost 2 days of work when I got the brace on, had another cast put on by begging for a reduced Dr fee.  Been spending 6 hrs a day trying to commute to/from work since there are basically no subways in a city of millions of fuckers. Yeah.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 05 Nov 2012, 07:04
Good to hear from you, doombilly.  I was kind of concerned since I knew you were in New York.

I am sorry to hear about your wrist, though.  Iechyd Da!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 05 Nov 2012, 11:26
Thanks o Celt.
The fracture isn't bad. I get this cast off in just under 2 weeks. Maybe a brace after that. NY is cool, but this City really only loves the rich. I didn't lose anything but money to Sandy. But the MTA doesn't really appear to have any kind of plan. That has me worried. The water just won't get out of some of these tunnels. Most wage slaves like me have to cross the river in them to service the swells.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 Nov 2012, 04:00
Hey guys, look what Matt found when he got home from work!

(http://i.imgur.com/5wjlJ.jpg?1)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 09 Nov 2012, 09:23
The Chickpeas recorded some shit with a fancy 4-track and overhead-mics at the practice space.

Sans rhythm guitar sadly.

http://kiwi6.com/file/7mqm6n9d6x

and overdubbed this with vocals at home

http://kiwi6.com/file/zxbqg9eke6

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: bedroomphilosophy on 10 Nov 2012, 08:20
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/kamikazeambulance123/she-was-expecting-god-to-help[/soundcloud]


Haven't posted on here in a quite a while, or posted that much. Not much on the chatting, but I do make stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 10 Nov 2012, 13:56
I've discovered I can record directly into the line in on my computer. I have major latency issues so I have to re-align it every time, but that hasn't been a huge problem so far. I can't record anything that sounds good, but I decided I'm going to record a cover just to get my chops back in before I do some kind of lo-fi demo.

I've found the perfect song to do. 'Who Do You Love?' by Bo Diddley. It's the most insane bluesman braggadocio I've ever heard ('I wore a cobra snake for a necktie/I got a brand new chimney made on top, made of a human skull') and I think that a lo-fi, insane demo which doesn't even have any drums on it since I don't have any drums, could really work.

So yeah, that's gonna happen. Maybe even tomorrow.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 13 Nov 2012, 14:10
Fuck it, I made a soundcloud and put the remnants of my woeful songwriting on there. Most of them made in collaboration with my buddy Thomas Mawson under various pseudonyms, only uploaded the ones with me as primary vocalist so that he can put the other ones on his page sometime in the future.

http://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13

For those in a hurry, here is the best thing on it:
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/im-hardcore-holly-how-do-you[/soundcloud]
It's a semi-ironic tribute song to a pro wrestler, who is seemingly a total dickbag. Also features a spontaneous vocal harmony that I wish we'd done other times in the song, but I tend to force Thomas into single takes and refuse to record a second time.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Soulsynger on 22 Nov 2012, 05:38
I've spent a lot of time in the past five years making my own electronic music using Reason and Ableton Live and broadening my horizon in the direction of ambient, dark ambient, industrial, noise&rhythm and glitch.
Recently I've discovered the music of industrial act Stendeck (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG0Xh4VY7xE&list=PLWvKN-K69-8ccoGmcUYPoDyX2M9pLdcfi&feature=plcp) and have started experimenting in that direction while trying not to loose my vision of mixing industrial and chillout music.

This is my latest work in progress and together with a more industrial track I will be uploading in a few days (which might be my best work yet) I feel I am on the right track to finding my own style at last.

Relaxed industrial by Hirnfunk "Filtered Thoughts of dizzy Birds"
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/crae/filtered-thoughts-of-dizzy[/soundcloud]


(I should say that I have never received any training in mixing, composing or mastering. I took singing lessons for about a year and a half to develop my inner ear for notes and harmonics but that's it. Everything you hear is self taught without using any pre-existing beats or melodies.)

PS: I know this isn't what people on this board seem to usually listen to. It's a shot in the dark. :)

edit: I can't get into the discussion right now. I'm at work and my break's not long enough. Oo
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 04 Dec 2012, 12:21
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/recycled[/soundcloud]

I still have no good mic, and fucked latency. This was recorded meticulously by plugging my guitar pickup directly into the computer, then playing over it (deleting little jots of silence to line it up) then singing over it using a microphone that cost me $20 five years ago. Also, my vocal sucks.

However, I feel like I achieved something, because I recorded something for the first time in months. And the guitar instrumental bit may suck ass, but I think it's worth it for the harmonic it ends on.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 04 Dec 2012, 19:28
Just don't compress your end project so much. There are other, better, ways to achieve volume equalization.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 04 Dec 2012, 23:50
I didn't compress it. At all. That's just how bad it sounds to plug in directly with no pre-amp.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 05 Dec 2012, 03:22
Sounds good to me, Gareth.
Certainly doesn't suck.

What kind of guitar is it? SOunds a bit tinny but then again that´s probably the lack of an interface/preamp.
VOcals are cool, might be somewhat clearer in some parts, but whatever floats your boat.

Re-record with interface and it´ll come out fine!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 05 Dec 2012, 04:21
It's a Fender DG14SCE.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 05 Dec 2012, 14:51
Whoa, not compressed at all? Crazy weird. It sounds really good all things considered, I'd love to hear a re-recorded version!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 05 Dec 2012, 15:01
I might try and record all of it with the mic I used for my vocal. It just means I end up overdubbing more white noise with each track.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 09 Dec 2012, 22:25
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/incompl/song1[/soundcloud]

Got the first mix back from the producer and it is boss. Keeping all the stuff redacted because I want there to be a clean slate when we release this stuff for real, whenever that may be. But in the meantime, just know that this is song #1 from my band's first record.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 09 Dec 2012, 23:26
Dear you guys who donated to the Kickstarter,

We're trying to mail all our shit out so it'll get to you by Christmas, or at very least the New Year. We're signing every poster we ship.

Love,
Me and Matt and Paul!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 10 Dec 2012, 08:28
Hurry uuuuuuuup dude, you said "a few days" like three weeks ago.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 Dec 2012, 11:37
That was before Black Friday dogg -___-
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 13 Dec 2012, 14:49
Annnnd I need your address sucker, email it to us

We started writing addresses and stuffing bubble mailers yesterday, so seriously hurry up f00l

<3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 15 Dec 2012, 05:52
I emailed it to you a while back when you asked me to.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Zingoleb on 19 Dec 2012, 01:23
you should mail him a madonna record pat

you should do that
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 26 Dec 2012, 19:18
You never did this either, you sent me Sabbath.

Thanks again, btw.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 02 Jan 2013, 11:11
My voice seems to be really shitty when I do a vocal take by itself so as an experiment I did a one-take attempt at 'Carolina Rain' by Ryan Adams, mistakes and all. Here it be:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/carolina-rain[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: idontunderstand on 02 Jan 2013, 11:41
I liked that Gareth.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 02 Jan 2013, 12:29
Thanks. I am still a long way off from where I used to be, but I'm a lot happier than I was. I just need practice.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 07 Jan 2013, 14:52
My band, The Riveras, just put out a new video and single.  We are incredibly excited about.  It was recorded as part of our yearlong project to record and release one song and video a month.  Check it out- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snnym3bzSXM

You can download it for any price you like on our bandcamp site-http://theriveras.bandcamp.com/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: idontunderstand on 07 Jan 2013, 15:23
Wow you guys have a pretty fucking cool sound. Like the video too.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 07 Jan 2013, 15:26
Good work, Chad!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 Jan 2013, 01:40
Killer shit, dude, I've enjoyed your stuff for a while and I've been waiting for more :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 Jan 2013, 09:31
Thanks so much!  We all really appreciate it. 

This is actually part of a larger project to write, record, release and make a video for one song a month for the next year.  We're doing it in conjunction with the studio we use, Arcane Digital as part of what we're calling a "studio residency."   At the end, we'll be doing a full length release party with all of the recordings and videos on one thumb drive rather than a cd.  It's sort of two experiments- one in writing and recording under pressure, and another in seeing the difference in taking ownership over the release of our music, rather than using the standby method of paying to produce a cd and then having a cd release party. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 08 Jan 2013, 09:50
To be arse-honest about it, I didn't really like the vocals very much. But that's my own hang-up, because I can appreciate how beautiful a piece it was and how well the vocals fit into the song, almost like another instrument rather than as the focal point. Great production and mixing job on it too. You should be proud.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 Jan 2013, 10:41
Thanks!  No worries on the vocals, we understand it's not for everyone.  We always mix the vocals low so that they act as another instrument, rather than a focal point.   For that reason, we tend to have very few choruses, or even consistent phrasing in verses.   Both the singer and I are big fans of a bunch of 90's Kansas City and D.C. indie rock bands and labels where the vocals are usually treated that way.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 08 Jan 2013, 11:26
It's a good choice. Adds to the sound rather than subtracting from it.

And hey, listen to one of my songs - it's not like I can comment on shitty vocals.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 Jan 2013, 11:33
I liked your vocals.  Fits the style nicely.  You remind me a little of A.A. Bondy
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 08 Jan 2013, 11:37
Thanks. I usually aim for 'country-ish and ragged' as a style, I'd like to think I fit that style well.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 09 Jan 2013, 05:52
Guys.

Guys.

The singer in my Grind band just came up with the dumbest/best song title ever.

YOLOCAUST
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 09 Jan 2013, 11:19
That will be funny as fuck for like six more months and then lose all meaning.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 10 Jan 2013, 02:50
That will be funny as fuck for like six more months and then lose all meaning.

From then on it will be historical observation with a satirical bent.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 Jan 2013, 03:26
Oh my god do it
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Zingoleb on 10 Jan 2013, 11:06
I came up with that one night, along with Yoloween. I am not a proud creature.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: VonKleist on 14 Jan 2013, 03:11
Heyho..

anyone care to check out these drums we recorded yesterday and give me a quick opinion on the overall sound? :)

It´s a work-in-progress thing so you´ll be hearing a click/guitar-track with the raw drumtracks and some vocals for the drummer's orientation.

Recorded using:
2x Overhead Sennheiser
1x SM57 on Snare/Hihat
1x Behringer Bassdrum Mic

Set in a slight panorama (Overheads are turned way left and right and the rest in the middle), no EQ or Comps or anything yet.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/vonkleist/phil-2-just-a-friend-mixdown[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: valley_parade on 14 Jan 2013, 09:09
I came up with that one night, along with Yoloween. I am not a proud creature.

I'm pretty sure Mardi Gras is as fast as they possibly can filing trademark names on 'yoloween"
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 15 Jan 2013, 12:26
Show tonight at The Bowery Electric. (http://www.theboweryelectric.com/map-room/) Ugh, both of us have been sick for so long I can't remember when we were well. Kind of nervous because I may have work people coming and they are just used to seeing me wear an apron and memorizing the PLU's for organic produce. Juxtafucked. Also Lummer,  YOLOCAUST= genius. Do it or get scooped. Don't be a Yolocaust denier.
My left wrist bone is healed but I do not have the range of motion to do a lot of things. Playing guitar isn't one of those. So it will be lack of practice kneeing me in the groin tonight not distal radial fracture. My schedule suxxx00rz. Sleeping has been hard to pull off effectively.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 19 Jan 2013, 10:14
Dude, I swear to god you're the hardest motherfucker out there for even playing in that condition
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 19 Jan 2013, 16:20
Meh, nobody came out. Another live band practice. Thanks Patrick. After these weeks of playing with a fucked up wrist I'm happy to be sans a cast/brace. Right now the wife is splayed out on the floor. She's been puking and such all day due to some food poisoning and still thinks we'll play tomorrow night.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 20 Jan 2013, 10:45
haha, awseome Tuathal. She keeps asking me why we don't try to book in uk or Europeland. I think I might need at least enough for airfare :)) & maybe beer and pretzel budget?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BillyxRansom on 24 Jan 2013, 14:41
I PLAY INSTRUMENT

YOU PLAY INSTRUMENT

YOU SAY HI ME

WE PLAY SIQQQQ JAMZ MAKE WITH GROUPIE LADY BITCHEZ

i live in boston, and i'm trying to start some sort of hipster* band, literally don't care what it is you're interested as long as it's good and you're open minded because i am open minded. i have a hundred ideas and i kinda want to play with ALL OF THEM** in one situation.

let me know if anyone wants to do this in boston/cambridge.

i'm a guitarist, somewhat a singer, MOST IMPORTANTLY looking for a drummer so we can get some sort of a groove figured out, then the rest will fall into place. sweet bros.***

*i am a horrible hipster
**ALL OF THE (PUNK ROCK) THINGS
***let me know if this is a bad thing i have done on here, or if it's in the wrong forum, and if so i apologize in advance
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 24 Jan 2013, 14:43
I somehow posted my divorce song in the relationship thread rather than in here.

So here it is:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/slip-underneath[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Valdís on 24 Jan 2013, 18:23
I somehow posted my divorce song in the relationship thread rather than in here.

Subtle.  :wink:

P.S. At first I heard  "You'll pick out my liver!" and was about to wonder aloud "a-Are you based Prometheus..?", but it turned out you were going to pickle it. I'll stick to my Baltic Herring in that department.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 26 Jan 2013, 06:18
K, strictly speaking it isn't my own music (It's a friend/colleague's), but here is a thing. (https://soundcloud.com/kiko_music)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 29 Jan 2013, 13:04
If this bronchitis doesn't kill us then we'll be online tonight performing a few songs. (Yes we only play sick,injured and broken).
Hope these antibiotics kick in soon. 9PM EST 1/29/2012
http://www.budandroach.com/ if yoiu are in lower manhattan. 90 W Houston St
John Spencer Blues Explosion was there the night I dropped in to give them flyers.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 02 Feb 2013, 07:43
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/ukulele-kris-gentleman-diss[/soundcloud]

So me and a buddy of mine called Ukulele Kris decided to do a shitty battle rap.

Enclosed are the results.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 15 Feb 2013, 09:52
As some of you know, my band The Riveras are on a quest to put out at least one song a month for the next year. Here's our newest single, "Siren Song." We love the way this one came out. Check it-

http://www.reverbnation.com/theriveras/song/16248835-siren-song

We have a stop-motion video in the works that should be pretty incredible as our singer is an artistic genious.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Feb 2013, 13:23

"Another Country" live last night, as iPhoned from sidestage! We put easily over 200 people in that joint, I couldn't believe it. I didn't even have to sing backing vocals, christ. <3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 17 Feb 2013, 13:34
Not gonna lie, I could barely hear anything over the drums in that video. What I could hear sounded really good, but I suppose the sound system isn't really set up for people with cameras from the side.

Is that a gameboy at 1:44?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Feb 2013, 15:14
Well, iPhone + side stage + the only sound system being a vocal PA and amps = bad recorded sound. I keep trying to tell the guy this (he's filmed all our live videos on his iPhone) but he doesn't ever listen because I think he is mildly retarded.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 17 Feb 2013, 15:47
FUCK me I wish I was in Troubador.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 18 Feb 2013, 11:09
Another Country passed the Young Brown Whistle Test. I realised that I was humming it (and West Texas) at least once at work today.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 18 Feb 2013, 13:28
'West Texas' is the most fucking amazing song, I swear to God I have nearly cried at that guitar solo.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 19 Feb 2013, 00:06
So I've recently joined a band which a sort of hybrid between oldschool Black Metal and melodic Funeral Doom. Mr. Doctor would probably like this!
It's called Eldjudnir, I've already played my first show with them, and yesterday me and the dude who's written and recorded everything so far sat down at his place and pieced this song together:

https://soundcloud.com/eldjudnir/lilleper

95% of the guitars are written and recorded by me. Bass by him. We're both very pleased with it, and look massively forward to recording it for real, and debuting it live!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 19 Feb 2013, 01:29
Compared to the other stuff you do, Lummer, I could really see myself actually listening to this in the car.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 19 Feb 2013, 02:40
Thanks guys. Pilchard I never did see what you were talking about at 1:44. Gaz, thanks, I'm pretty proud of that one myself.

Lummer, holy fuck that was so calming to listen to immediately before going to bed. The transition between slow and black metal apeshit was fucking sick.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 19 Feb 2013, 06:43
Lummer- that song is freaking amazing.  It kind of sounds like what woudl happen if Explosions in the Sky decided to play black metal.  Did you guys use Drumkit From Hell to the drum tracking?

Patrick- Really digging the video.  It's drum heavy, but the guitars soudn good.  I'm a little jealous of your dancing crowd.  People don't really dance to The Riveras, for obvious reasons.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 20 Feb 2013, 10:32
Thanks for the kind words, dudes! I was actually going for the whole "Post"-BM thing, so the EITS is heartening!

Also, Chad: The drums are Superior Drummer 2.0 as far as I know.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 21 Feb 2013, 03:39
It's pretty brilliant. Will there be vocals? (Almost seems a shame to cover those riffs)

Also- my band's new video for "Siren Song" is done! Our singer did all of the artwork and animation. Let me know what you think-


Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 21 Feb 2013, 16:38
That is very cool.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 21 Feb 2013, 19:20
Really nice, Chad.  I like it a lot.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 22 Feb 2013, 11:39
We went and did another one! This time even more shamelessly "epic".

https://soundcloud.com/eldjudnir/popblack-bodil
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 23 Feb 2013, 03:46
Thanks, Doombilly and Celtic geek
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 25 Feb 2013, 12:43
Now considering the accordian as a UR bass accompanying instrument. But maybe just jump in from of the L train instead. One of those.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimor on 25 Feb 2013, 20:29
Holy shit, I need to check out this thread more often.

Chad, neat video, my compliments to your singer! (Cool song, too, of course)

Lummer, it's a shame the waveform on Soundcloud was a bit of a spoiler for that awesome transition.

Patrick, I really really need to find out some way to film you guys some day. If only I had a car, or could drive, or wasn't 80 miles away...

And everybody else, keep posting!  :-)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 26 Feb 2013, 03:59
Thanks Jimor!

Also, Chad K: Your band and your video are good and lovely and u have the ability! <3

My other band, the Grind outfit also made a little video to accompany our song "Profit". It's a cute little ditty about Jesus.

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 01 Mar 2013, 06:27
Patrick, I really really need to find out some way to film you guys some day. If only I had a car, or could drive, or wasn't 80 miles away...

I've been talking with Autumn Sky about setting up a show, but recently she's been hard to get hold of. Shame about that. I will keep trying, though, and you'll be the first person I hit up
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimor on 01 Mar 2013, 23:09
Patrick, I really really need to find out some way to film you guys some day. If only I had a car, or could drive, or wasn't 80 miles away...

I've been talking with Autumn Sky about setting up a show, but recently she's been hard to get hold of. Shame about that. I will keep trying, though, and you'll be the first person I hit up

Keep trying. She has a flaky internet connection, and so often gets WAY behind on her correspondence. Plus, well... she's a musician... and fits that part of the stereotype far more than she should.  :roll:

Next time I talk with her, I'll let her know that she should make this happen! BTW, the music video I've been working on with her and Musical Charis is just about done, and we've set a release date of the 10th for it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 07 Mar 2013, 07:41
Here the song for this month's release from The Riveras.  It's called "Purl." A little more upbeat than our other songs-

http://theriveras.bandcamp.com/track/purl
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 16 Mar 2013, 16:12
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/gareth-hughes-pavement-mkiii[/soundcloud]

So I tweaked the mix too much and fucked up the vocal recording so now it's got loads of pops, and this is my third attempt at recording this and my voice is fucked because I have a cold/cough right now so I can't be arsed doing it again, but goddamn I am so proud of those harmonies man and this is the best lyric I've EVER GODDAMN WRITTEN
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Mar 2013, 11:16
Solid shit, dude, I dig it. :D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Melodic on 20 Mar 2013, 13:47
I released some new songs! (http://drogue.bandcamp.com/album/sling) Probably not everyone's cup of tea, long guitar drone tracks, but it was a lot of fun to record and release. Comes with some slick photos!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 20 Mar 2013, 14:28
Oh yeah, recording I made of another work in progress dump.
I've since added a whole middle section, written a variation on the theme and such, but this'll have to do till I get my mic back.

With accompaniment.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/fleurthingwithaccompaniment/s-PKtEk[/soundcloud]

Without
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/fleurthing/s-IVQmE[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: AngelofShadows on 03 Apr 2013, 20:36
Me and my friends formed a Metal band that sings songs based on our RPG. We are called Legend Scroll.

Here is some soundclouds. I recorded them while we practiced on my iphone, so, you know, consideration and what not, if you'd kindly.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/legendscroll/legend-scroll-liliths-bounty[/soundcloud]

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/legendscroll/legend-scroll-abandoned[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 04 Apr 2013, 00:19
I guess this is technically a cross post from the other thread I started last week but I forgot this thread existed (shut up it's been like a year since I last posted here).

Anyway I have some demos for my 3rd wave progressive black/doom band, Isgahaatt, that you might dig. The first track is inspired by Raymond E. Feist books and the second is about I think mermaids/sirens. Oh, I'm on vocals bee tee dubs.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/isgahaatt-1/isgahaatt-a-god-made-flesh[/soundcloud]

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/isgahaatt-1/isgahaatt-withstand-the-tide[/soundcloud]

Any just to further debase myself, we're in a competition to support Cradle of Filth when they tour Australia. If you would be so kind as to vote for us here (http://bit.ly/cradle_of_filth_voting) that would be so cool. For those of you who care about such things, after you've voted you can unlike everything and disable any apps and stuff and your vote will still count. I dunno. You don't have to but I would be so excited to play with Cradle. I'd probably cry from excitement.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimor on 04 Apr 2013, 06:13
If you want, Jimmy, I could point Ray to this track. (I say that like I'm all cool and know him, but it's just that we post in some of the same topics on a writer's forum, and he knows me enough from interactions that I could get his attention.)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: blanktom on 04 Apr 2013, 17:44
So here is a song from the band I joined about a month ago. They've been together for a couple years before I joined and this recording isn't me on bass, but you get the jist. Playing some very old school sounding rock music, which is great fun. They've had problems before with bass players that range from sheer inability to an overabundance of showboating, so with me they've found a perfect happy medium. Anyway we're just getting really tight now set-wise and are booking loads of gigs over the summer, so I am super excited!
https://soundcloud.com/wreck-age-1/shadow-of-the-city (https://soundcloud.com/wreck-age-1/shadow-of-the-city)
EDIT; Also I have no idea how to do the cool little code that allows you to link tracks straight in.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: pwhodges on 04 Apr 2013, 23:37
Thus (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,28247.0.html)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 05 Apr 2013, 00:45
If you want, Jimmy, I could point Ray to this track. (I say that like I'm all cool and know him, but it's just that we post in some of the same topics on a writer's forum, and he knows me enough from interactions that I could get his attention.)

That would be...cool as hell! I mean I don't expect that he'd like it but hopefully he'd appreciate the sentiment. It's not about stuff that he wrote specifically but it's very heavily inspired by A Darkness At Sethanon, especially the fall of Armengar and Murmandamus and all that stuff. But now that I think about it, since it's basically about modern earth being overrun by demons etc... It's also heavily inspired by the rest of...everything he's written? At least the Midkemia stuff. Anyway, yeah that would be so cool, thank you!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimor on 06 Apr 2013, 15:07
OK, he listened to it. Based on what you said above, I assured him in my post that it was inspired by, not derived from, which is a very important legal distinction that allows us all to avoid an awkward situation of his publisher sending a lawyer-gram, and that's what he's referring to in the 2nd sentence.

Quote
Thanks.  Ya, that kind of would be awkward.  I don't think I quite get
it.  "Doom Metal?"   "Black Metal?"  I'm not even sure what that's
supposed to mean.   Sort of a Metallica thing going there, with some
rifts that remind me of Sabbath.      Mostly, though, reminds me of
Gwarr.

Best, R.E.F.

So like you guessed, not his cuppa, but at least you can tell your mates he's heard it, and the fact that it's out there is in his mental database (and I wouldn't be surprised if he asked his kids what they think about it).
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 06 Apr 2013, 18:45
Hah, awesome. That's so cool. Yeah I didn't expect him to like it or anything but at least he doesn't seem to mind?  Thanks so much for showing it to him!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 10 Apr 2013, 10:46
On UstReam today 5:15PM EST. http://t.co/sSBUUBG3J9 (http://t.co/sSBUUBG3J9)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ajbbv.com on 11 Apr 2013, 17:04
I have three
Ajbbv.com - jazzy/rock inmprov http://www.auntjamamasbigbandvigilantes.com/
Lark Vs. Owl - straight up rock with just the two of us http://wanderinginfinityproductions.bandcamp.com/album/sanguine
Strkllr - instrumental improv hip hop http://www.reverbnation.com/starkillerband
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: leftandleaving on 19 Apr 2013, 08:51
My band, Atlas At Last, has finally released our debut album!

(http://i.imgur.com/gdoel84l.jpg)

Here's a sample track:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/atlasatlast/raindrops-keep-eating-one?in=atlasatlast/sets/atlas-at-last[/soundcloud]


Free downloads at:
http://atlasatlast.bandcamp.com
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: AngelofShadows on 24 Apr 2013, 08:52
https://soundcloud.com/legendscroll/sets/the-trilogy Live recording of my bands trilogy of awesome.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 25 Apr 2013, 22:20
My band, Atlas At Last, has finally released our debut album!

FUCKING FINALLY
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 26 Apr 2013, 12:47
confession: I am literally Satan and didn't drop money on it but that is because I am br0ke as fucc. This is legit though. Keep em coming
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 27 Apr 2013, 12:21
My girlfriend was a bit down so I did this and she seemed to like it, thought I'd share here too.  :laugh:
As per usual, very rough, all mistakes and such, but I'm terrible at doing recordings right!
Recorded on the cheapest tranny amp in the world too, so sorry about the lack of subtlety :(
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/dont-you-worry[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Apr 2013, 18:10
I actually quite like the sound of that amp. What is it? Kinda sounds like the 15w Vox Valvetronix we used for half our album
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 28 Apr 2013, 01:57
(http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/575446_10152764285555203_1660010817_n.jpg)
 :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck: :psyduck:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 28 Apr 2013, 03:10
good hyper-clean janglez dude, I'd love to play a Ric 12-string through that thing, not gonna lie
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 03 May 2013, 07:19
job is killing my songwriting/practice schedule mojo. But must pay child support! :P Still booking lots of shows. Really want to bust out more material. So tired when I get home though.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 03 May 2013, 20:58
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/gardens-of-broken-glass[/soundcloud]

This is why they shouldn't let me have access to recording equipment.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 04 May 2013, 06:38
All that told me was that I need to buy a delay post haste because I miss doing silly things myself
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 09 May 2013, 05:08
meeting with big time studio about re-working a song off of our last record. Not sure which of our kids to save. Studio has had 40 #1 hits on the billboard charts. Kind of overwhelmed.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Expandingsponge on 09 May 2013, 10:03
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/expanding-sponge/7th-law-of-the-space-potatoes[/soundcloud]
this my be the closest thing i'll ever have to a magnum opus.
i hope at least someone likes it.
it's kinda like electronic post rock or something i don't know about genres, i just know it's electronic and has guitary sounds.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 17 May 2013, 03:52
I hate I am never anywhere I can check out anyone's music on here. But I love the fact that I'm so busy I only get on QC every now and again. One day I'll pop in and find out you've all been raptured or are replacing that guy from Slayer wot died. Today I interview for a move up at my job. I'm not a favorite in this race. Tomorrow we re-record "Needle" (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67766/illicitizen-mp3/FAW/320/08%20Needle.mp3) in hopes that some pop-tart wants to record/buy it or they need it for a Cialis commercial. Kind of amazed after listening to the whole of our last record that would be the one they'd pick. Oh well money down the drain, I'm sure it'll sit on an electronic shelf and collect metaphoric dust.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 21 Jun 2013, 03:48
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/illicitizen-1/needle-2013[/soundcloud] thanks for the soundcloudy widget pwhodges
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 21 Jul 2013, 04:36
https://soundcloud.com/hughes-and-mawson/sets/no-shoes-no-shirt-no-service

Me and my mate Thom did another all-live, all-acoustic album! Our band name is Keithoats this time and the album is called No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service, No Woman, No Cry. It was written form scratch and recorded in five days, hence the occasional appalling guitar solos and vocal flubs. We're rough and ready, what can I say?

For a preview, here is one of my favourite tracks from the album, 'An Open Mind.'
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/hughes-and-mawson/keithoats-an-open-mind[/soundcloud]
Our other three albums are also up on there.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 21 Jul 2013, 12:59
THAT MADE ME SO FUCKING WET
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 26 Jul 2013, 09:37
I wrote this song on Tuesday about how I feel about a very close friend who is moving away. You can probably tell by the first bar that I have feelings for her that go beyond friendship. Anyway, I showed her the song yesterday and she loved it. I hope you enjoy it too.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/someday-wav[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 04 Aug 2013, 07:32
My band just put out our newest video for our song "Purl".  We're really happy with the way it came out-

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 04 Aug 2013, 07:58
Very nice, Chad!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 07 Aug 2013, 09:41
Thanks, Celtic Geek!

Ajbbv- Lark vs. Owl is awesome.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 08 Aug 2013, 06:09
I awesomed.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/someday-wav[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Aug 2013, 01:10
The entire day yesterday went by at my co-guitarist's place writing new music for Eldjudnir. It was a good day. It came out Black Metal as fuck. That is good.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 03 Sep 2013, 10:35
We're getting really close to releasing our album.  Here's our latest single- "Good Weather"-

http://theriveras.bandcamp.com/track/good-weather

It's a little different for us, but I really like this one. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 03 Sep 2013, 15:22
I awesomed.

Hey I never said that! Thanks though.

Good to hear you guys are keeping it up. I've got some news myself, Troubador just spent Sunday's practice recording demos of almost all of our new songs. Recorded all 12 or so demos in the space of under an hour, too. I'm incredibly excited about this and can't wait to start work on recording the next album, which is what these demos will help us do.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 08 Sep 2013, 18:12
Hi! I'm still new, I guess. Mostly been posting my drawy stuff over on some of the other forums. Figured I'd throw in my hat in this thread as well.
I play in a danish Viking/Battle/Folk metal act called Vanir. We've released two albums so far, and I guess we're what you'd call underground-big in our own country. We recently had a pretty major line-up change, so that was fun. End result is that the music on the upcoming album will be a tad more on the melodic death side (with a bagpipe, still)

https://www.facebook.com/vanirdenmark (https://www.facebook.com/vanirdenmark) <- Thi is us
(I'm the guy second from the right. I play bass and coverart)

Sound is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrl7Xgx7EVI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrl7Xgx7EVI&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLORxfLxJ8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLORxfLxJ8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4qT-Eax4Fc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4qT-Eax4Fc)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 08 Sep 2013, 21:41
Hooray for the bagpipes.  And I notice that the bagpiper is several inches taller than the rest of the band.

And who are the guys who can't afford chain mail? 

Good stuff, I liked it. 

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 09 Sep 2013, 00:12
that was a killer listen, dude, good stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 09 Sep 2013, 06:04
Thanks! :)
Oh, also, the reason that Jeph's recent make-funnage of extended range basses hit a liiiittle close to home:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16287008/Vanir_Pumpehuset.jpg)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 10 Sep 2013, 11:29
I wrote this song on Tuesday about how I feel about a very close friend who is moving away. You can probably tell by the first bar that I have feelings for her that go beyond friendship. Anyway, I showed her the song yesterday and she loved it. I hope you enjoy it too.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/someday-wav[/soundcloud]

Seriously, Patrick, this is a great song.

Fro anyone who's interested, my band got quite a nice write up.  There's a link at the end to our newest stuff.  We have a new song out called "Black Box" on there.  It's once of my favorite songs we've written.  Check it out-

http://www.yabyumaz.com/2013/09/the-riveras-we-dont-remember-dream-but.html
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 Sep 2013, 14:33
dude. tour your asses up here so we can play shows together already.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 10 Sep 2013, 14:34
PS whoever did your album art for this new release is a boss.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Sep 2013, 15:11
I have nothing better to do with my time than to make a mockery of the greatest song ever written

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/from-the-hips[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 27 Sep 2013, 11:42
I actually prefer your version to the original. It's less shouty that Cursive, and the fake trumpets were awesome.

EDIT: I just realised how back-handed that sounds. I really like it. It's been playing on and off for the past couple of hours.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Sep 2013, 19:07
backhanded? I sure didn't take it that way. thanks! :3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: BeoPuppy on 28 Sep 2013, 09:31
Thanks! :)
Oh, also, the reason that Jeph's recent make-funnage of extended range basses hit a liiiittle close to home:
[img]
Not a bass, more a harp.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 30 Sep 2013, 05:24
It's only got 7 strings! :p And a harp dosn't have frets. Though I admit that I could make do with 6. Was just offered this one cheap, and it sounds lovely through an EBS Fafner amp :)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Yappobiscuits on 07 Oct 2013, 00:43
Hi! I'm still new, I guess. Mostly been posting my drawy stuff over on some of the other forums. Figured I'd throw in my hat in this thread as well.
I play in a danish Viking/Battle/Folk metal act called Vanir. We've released two albums so far, and I guess we're what you'd call underground-big in our own country. We recently had a pretty major line-up change, so that was fun. End result is that the music on the upcoming album will be a tad more on the melodic death side (with a bagpipe, still)

https://www.facebook.com/vanirdenmark (https://www.facebook.com/vanirdenmark) <- Thi is us
(I'm the guy second from the right. I play bass and coverart)

Sound is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrl7Xgx7EVI&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrl7Xgx7EVI&feature=related)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLORxfLxJ8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLORxfLxJ8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4qT-Eax4Fc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4qT-Eax4Fc)
Woo, this is my exact sort of thing! And wow, you guys are kinda semi-famous (underground-big, as you say) - I've only just joined this forum and I'd already actually heard of you guys! Thanks to HappyViking's reviews, who is a bit of a legend. ;)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 20 Oct 2013, 10:34
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/warm-suburban-autumns[/soundcloud]

So I wrote a song. It's recorded appallingly (my terrible mic seems to actually be getting worse somehow) but I think it's one of the best songs I've ever written. If I ever made an album (or just got a decent mic) I would happily just re-record these exact parts on it and wouldn't feel a need to overdub anything else.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 29 Oct 2013, 14:43
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/central-tendency-updated[/soundcloud]
Worked on this quite a bit.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 22 Nov 2013, 05:59
Band is releasing our third studio album next year. Here's a little teaser image we posted today.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16287008/Vanir%20III%20Promo.jpg)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: aliensporebomb on 24 Nov 2013, 08:58
All of my music is over at the appropriately named aliensporebomb.com.

I spent over five years writing a crazy rock instrumental record, writing, recording, playing, producing, doing the art, everything here:
http://aliensporebomb.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-aliensporebomb-special-edition

Then I started an ambient music project called Ionosphere Casting Shadows here - which has one release:
http://aliensporebomb.bandcamp.com/album/a-passage-from-the-vault-of-hours

Which lead to me doing a documentary soundtrack here:
http://aliensporebomb.bandcamp.com/album/the-life-and-artwork-of-solveig-arneng-johnson-the-ambient-soundtrack

And my experiments in progress are here:
https://soundcloud.com/aliensporebomb

I'm in the process of writing another rock project which should probably be my midlife crisis recording since it's a lot more guitar heavy than any previous release.
I'm also probably going to do a project with my wife (who is a vocalist/keyboardist) but not sure what will transpire there, probably songs set up for her soprano voice.

None of this has lead to fame or fortune, it's just something I enjoy that leads to gigs here and there and occasional amusement. 
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 26 Nov 2013, 01:19
This is the first track from my Grindcore band's forthcoming record:

http://gestapolis.bandcamp.com/track/l-beckgade
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 05 Dec 2013, 01:28
https://soundcloud.com/steven-broka/persistence-early-concept

I shoegazed. With a synth.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 27 Dec 2013, 04:02
(https://24.media.tumblr.com/745e1058d93179a5be77b0669237a7f5/tumblr_myggsb0IEQ1r9ly9uo1_1280.jpg)

The record is done! As in completely done, and out in the physical world! Stoked!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 27 Dec 2013, 15:21
I'm just listening to the final masters of the Isgahaatt EP now. It sounds pretty great even on my shitty laptop speakers.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 15 Jan 2014, 03:12
Hey all,

I've been recording with my band, The Best Worst Idea (https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea) (previously entitled 'Snazzy and the Perpetually Changing Band Name") for a couple of years; never really bothered to upload anything online, but hey, never too late to start.

I present to you a single-mic recording from last year (dug up and uploaded because I can't find my hdd with all my decent recordings):
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/as-you-were[/soundcloud]

(P.S.: When I get somewhere that doesn't have super shitty satellite internet, I'll start uploading more to it, but I figure I may as well get the name out there)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 Jan 2014, 16:22
so that's who followed me on SC earlier. thanks! coincidentally, I just finished my newest original tune. it's not my best vocal work but it's well worth it for the ending.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/one-person-heard-it[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 18 Feb 2014, 13:27
just released the last re-recording of Send A Message on bandcamp. http://illicitizen.bandcamp.com/

also this

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 23 Feb 2014, 07:50
Man this thread makes me wish I was in a serious band again. Haven't played with anybody else since college and I'm ten times the guitarist I was back then.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 23 Feb 2014, 16:23
Taekwondoin, do you have any solo work? I'm constantly looking out for new music for my radio show, so if you have anything you can link me to, I'd be happy to play it on air :)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 24 Feb 2014, 00:57
I haven't I'm afraid. Though I'm buying myself a Line 6 pod this week, so give me a couple of weeks and hopefully I'll have some stuff to send you!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 24 Feb 2014, 01:20
Excellent! Send me a PM when you've got something and I'll add you into the show!
In the meantime, feel free to listen in to the show - runs 9pm-Midnight on Tuesdays (Australian Central Standard Time) and you can live stream from www.bbbfm.com :)


I've recently taken to recording my busking sets from various farmers markets and other places. Below is a cover of Machine Gun Fellatio's The Girl Of My Dreams, recorded at the Adelaide Hills Market, which I played on my show last week. Pretty fun cover.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/the-girl-of-my-dreams-cover[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 26 Feb 2014, 14:57
god your voice is good.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 26 Feb 2014, 17:11
Who, me?  :psyduck:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 26 Feb 2014, 21:16
Another live cover, this time recorded at the Barossa Farmers' Market (I do love me them farmers' markets) (Original is by Washington, whom I'd thoroughly reccommend y'all listen to):
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/holy-moses-cover[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 27 Feb 2014, 01:17
Who, me?  :psyduck:

Yep.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 27 Feb 2014, 01:41
Aw shucks, you guys, I'm flattered. :lol:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 06 Mar 2014, 16:00
Christ guys, I'm trying to record for the first time in years. I have songs, but because they're completely instrumental at the minute, I'm being far too pretentious and perfectionist about everything. Do any of you do this when you're trying to get some stuff down? Surely I just need to relax and let my fingers do the talking...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 06 Mar 2014, 16:22
I'm pretty much a one take and done kinda guy unless there's an insane bad mistake.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 06 Mar 2014, 16:37
I'm pretty much a one take and done kinda guy unless there's an insane bad mistake.

I hate you so much right now.

Fucking hell I need a band.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 07 Mar 2014, 01:10
But dude, that's because I like my shit messy and never make anything perfect. It's a stylistic choice as much as it's about competence.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Mar 2014, 01:43
Christ guys, I'm trying to record for the first time in years. I have songs, but because they're completely instrumental at the minute, I'm being far too pretentious and perfectionist about everything. Do any of you do this when you're trying to get some stuff down? Surely I just need to relax and let my fingers do the talking...

depends on whether or not you're doing overdubs. if no, fuck it, just get your ideas down in a form where you can access them later without relying on your own memory. if yes, well, that's a little different of a story, but there are such things as demos.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 07 Mar 2014, 02:22
But dude, that's because I like my shit messy and never make anything perfect. It's a stylistic choice as much as it's about competence.
This is the main problem I'm having, I also want mine to be messy and dirty and grungey, I'll have another go today and see if I can chill out a bit more
depends on whether or not you're doing overdubs. if no, fuck it, just get your ideas down in a form where you can access them later without relying on your own memory. if yes, well, that's a little different of a story, but there are such things as demos.
I have been trying to do the overdubs, and that's part of what's causing me problems, but even with the rhythm part I'm being overly prissy and perfect about it. I think I need to realise that these things are for me, they're not going to be heard by anyone else any time soon, so I should just chill out.

The worst thing is it's now making me question myself as a guitarist, I'm by no means amazing on the thing, but I know how to play the way I like to play, and I sit and come up with my own things more often than I sit and try to learn the solo from Paranoid.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 07 Mar 2014, 02:29
Albums take like a million takes of every track to get done. That's why it's always such a big deal when a band says 'we did it live in one take!' Which is most likely bullshit most of the time anyway. Not being able to get it done in one is nothing to do with musical competence. I can do perfect single takes of my songs all the time... until the red light's on, and then I screw up left right and centre because of the pressure, just like I sing better when I'm drunk in a club than I do onstage because I'm in DGAF mode and so I just let my throat open and the words fly.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Mar 2014, 02:56
My personal record for "most takes required to complete a song" is 106 or 107 (took me at least 6 hours and I swore a lot), and it was for the bass line to this song (http://sunraykin.bandcamp.com/track/rust-2). The most irksome thing I've ever experienced was getting the finalized masters for it and discovering that the part right at the end of the 2nd verse got cut by accident. How in the actual fuck does a mistake like that happen in the digital age? And to be totally fair and honest, this song is not perfect.

Still, I'm incredibly proud of this recording, and all my contributions to this song specifically. It brings me back to the whole 3 days we spent on this song alone. My bandmate had kinda dropped out of the song a little bit emotionally by time we'd recorded it (he got over his feelings for the situation that inspired it) and it had become a lot more relevant for my life due to things that transpired during the recording process. Kabir wrote the song and did lead vocals and the acoustic guitar track, and I either tracked or wrote every single other individual instrument/vocal part of the song.

It's been almost 2 years, and in that amount of time, I regret less the minor imperfections, and more the fact I can't ever make it out to Berkeley like I used to in order to go jam and record with somebody with whom I have done work I'm still just as proud of as the day we called that album done.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 07 Mar 2014, 03:35
Albums take like a million takes of every track to get done. That's why it's always such a big deal when a band says 'we did it live in one take!' Which is most likely bullshit most of the time anyway. Not being able to get it done in one is nothing to do with musical competence. I can do perfect single takes of my songs all the time... until the red light's on, and then I screw up left right and centre because of the pressure, just like I sing better when I'm drunk in a club than I do onstage because I'm in DGAF mode and so I just let my throat open and the words fly.
So stop being so hard on myself? It was so much more fun with bandmates I have to say.
My personal record for "most takes required to complete a song" is 106 or 107 (took me at least 6 hours and I swore a lot), and it was for the bass line to this song (http://sunraykin.bandcamp.com/track/rust-2). The most irksome thing I've ever experienced was getting the finalized masters for it and discovering that the part right at the end of the 2nd verse got cut by accident. How in the actual fuck does a mistake like that happen in the digital age? And to be totally fair and honest, this song is not perfect.

Still, I'm incredibly proud of this recording, and all my contributions to this song specifically. It brings me back to the whole 3 days we spent on this song alone. My bandmate had kinda dropped out of the song a little bit emotionally by time we'd recorded it (he got over his feelings for the situation that inspired it) and it had become a lot more relevant for my life due to things that transpired during the recording process. Kabir wrote the song and did lead vocals and the acoustic guitar track, and I either tracked or wrote every single other individual instrument/vocal part of the song.

It's been almost 2 years, and in that amount of time, I regret less the minor imperfections, and more the fact I can't ever make it out to Berkeley like I used to in order to go jam and record with somebody with whom I have done work I'm still just as proud of as the day we called that album done.
I just bought that album dude, that song was awesome!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 07 Mar 2014, 03:59
Absolutely stop being hard on yourself. You're recording fun stuff for your own benefit. Just enjoy yourself.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 07 Mar 2014, 05:42
I just bought that album dude, that song was awesome!

shit, thanks! I can't say the whole thing is quite as good as that one (I feel like we got rushed in a number of ways in the final steps), but there's some that I'm damn proud of. "Slacker's Jaw" is probably my favorite. we used just our voices, guitars+amps, stomps and claps, and a weed grinder, and it sounds more like the real deal than some of the stuff we kinda half-assed with more conventional rock instrumentation. second favorite is the one linked before, and then "Bittern Suite" and "A.H" tie for 3rd.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 11 Mar 2014, 17:07
just released the last re-recording of Send A Message on bandcamp. http://illicitizen.bandcamp.com/

also this

I got page break raped! Also this:
https://www.facebook.com/TODHMNOLA
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Taekwondoin on 11 Mar 2014, 18:25
I just bought that album dude, that song was awesome!

shit, thanks! I can't say the whole thing is quite as good as that one (I feel like we got rushed in a number of ways in the final steps), but there's some that I'm damn proud of. "Slacker's Jaw" is probably my favorite. we used just our voices, guitars+amps, stomps and claps, and a weed grinder, and it sounds more like the real deal than some of the stuff we kinda half-assed with more conventional rock instrumentation. second favorite is the one linked before, and then "Bittern Suite" and "A.H" tie for 3rd.

Having listened to it a few times, I can agree with what you said, Rust really does stand out to me as a great track, not that any of the album feels like filler or is bad in anyway, it's actually brilliantly coherent and consistent. It really reminds me of Oh, inverted World by The Shins, in that I love listening to the whole album, but my ears always prick up when Pressed In A Book starts playing, it just has a certain something that catches me out and I love it.

Altogether, you should be proud of the album for sure. And now I need to start listening to Troubadour a bit more.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 11 Mar 2014, 23:28
You should definitely listen to more Troubador. Particularly West Texas. On Repeat.

Seriously, it's one of my favourite songs of all time now.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 12 Mar 2014, 00:53
I just bought that album dude, that song was awesome!

shit, thanks! I can't say the whole thing is quite as good as that one (I feel like we got rushed in a number of ways in the final steps), but there's some that I'm damn proud of. "Slacker's Jaw" is probably my favorite. we used just our voices, guitars+amps, stomps and claps, and a weed grinder, and it sounds more like the real deal than some of the stuff we kinda half-assed with more conventional rock instrumentation. second favorite is the one linked before, and then "Bittern Suite" and "A.H" tie for 3rd.

Having listened to it a few times, I can agree with what you said, Rust really does stand out to me as a great track, not that any of the album feels like filler or is bad in anyway, it's actually brilliantly coherent and consistent. It really reminds me of Oh, inverted World by The Shins, in that I love listening to the whole album, but my ears always prick up when Pressed In A Book starts playing, it just has a certain something that catches me out and I love it.

Altogether, you should be proud of the album for sure. And now I need to start listening to Troubadour a bit more.

Thanks! I am definitely proud of it, and I agree that there's lots of good ideas on there. I just think that for all Kabir's incredible creative talents, he could stand to be a little more patient during the recording process. I feel like some truly excellent songs (Headband Dream, Good Feels, and most of all Rotten Rotten Me) are marred by some very avoidable slop that I just can't get over, for some reason which is inextricably related to my obsessive perfectionism. In some of the newer demos he's showed me, though, his overdubs fit a lot tighter than ever before. Maybe me bitching at him like a nagging spouse to use a metronome finally sunk in. ;)

And feel free to listen to whatever of mine you want, you'll hear nothing but thanks from me. Y'all are too kind.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 17 Mar 2014, 14:15
New song (1st one) for https://theoliviadehavillandmosquitoes.bandcamp.com/ get it for nuttin.' Acoustic guitar, double bass and vocal. Who needs drums (or Groove Boxes)? :angel:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 23 Apr 2014, 05:51
So I've been doing a fair few covers recently for my radio show, one of which is from Patrick's band Troubador - I covered their song Sunday Morning, and to be honest, I think it's one of the best one-takes I've ever done:
https://app.box.com/s/l61ycih0bjd698cvus2c

Also last night my band did a one-take of Bloodbuzz Ohio by The National, which I am incredibly happy about.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/bloodbuzz-ohio-cover[/soundcloud]

Still trying to write some more originals, particularly lyrics - i'm almost tempted to go full on Cream and just have random lines that make no sense ('but the rainbow has a beard' et al)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 23 Apr 2014, 10:26
I hope you're partly tempted because I keep trying to get you to do it. I wrote one of my absolute best songs that way and I'm working on another one where I plan on doing that. You can always rewrite the lyrics later, at least get a vocal melody in there.

And sometimes the words take on more meaning than they first appear ('she's eating her fingers like they're just another meal') and sometimes you find transcendent lines in amongst the wreckage ('you're the kind of girl I like because you're empty and I'm empty').
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 25 Apr 2014, 09:09
So I've been doing a fair few covers recently for my radio show, one of which is from Patrick's band Troubador - I covered their song Sunday Morning

did a god damn good job of it too.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 27 Apr 2014, 06:59
This is another of my trademark half finished recordings for you including forgetting how the last part goes because I'm hung over :D
But screw it, at least I'm getting better at the guitar while singing thing
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/a-song-for-sarah/s-pnvZE[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 27 Apr 2014, 14:37
beautiful piece there. good work man.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 02 May 2014, 09:50
My band's new album "We Don't Remember The Dream, But The Dream Remembers Us" is now finally available! We have it on iTunes, Amazon, and CD Baby,  on Spotify, or if you want the full artwork pick it up on CD at CD Baby.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theriveras1  (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/theriveras1)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 02 May 2014, 15:57
Having played a few of the songs from said album on my radio show, I heartily endorse it.  :-D
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 03 May 2014, 02:05
Likewise. Chad, it probably goes without saying by now, but I appreciate the fuck out of your band and your collective efforts. Please don't ever stop.

Tonight I got drunk and decided to write a song about an airliner I watched as it passed over my hometown. And it reminded me of my dad, who is aging a year per month, it seems. So I decided to write about the airplane, and my feelings regarding my relationship with my pops just decided to show up out of nowhere. I got lucky tonight.

Anyway, here's a rough demo of the song (https://app.box.com/s/69pfssnlw4lqybppm9sk), and since the recording quality is POTATO~~~ the lyrics follow below, spoilered for the tidiness of the thread:

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 03 May 2014, 12:06
I have nothing better to do with my time than to make a mockery of the greatest song ever written

Where'd this go? This being From the Hips.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 04 May 2014, 04:53
Damn it patrick, you continually astound me with how you're not famous yet
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 05 May 2014, 08:25
I have nothing better to do with my time than to make a mockery of the greatest song ever written

Where'd this go? This being From the Hips.

I took it down because I was running out of space on my Soundcloud, and that wasn't my best work, so it got axed. I've put it on my box.com account for you, here you go: https://app.box.com/s/0jh535l313qh5s2l6qpr

Damn it patrick, you continually astound me with how you're not famous yet

Thanks! Truth told though, I have little interest in becoming terribly famous. Been there, done that, stole the t-shirt and left the country.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 05 May 2014, 11:36
Awesome! Thanks, Pat!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 05 May 2014, 14:40
Awesome! Thanks, Pat!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 May 2014, 11:52
nah, thank you guys. <3
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Chad K. on 08 May 2014, 22:08
Thanks for the kind words, Patrick!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 08 May 2014, 23:58
thanks for the killer jams, Chad. we may be trying to hit Los Angeles sometime this summer to play with a local band there, and the commute for your band and mine would be pretty similar. I'll be in touch with a good bit of notice when the time comes. I'd love to play with y'all and I definitely wanna see/chill with Babes again. you'd like them, musically and personally, I'm pretty sure of that.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 22 May 2014, 17:13
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/be-happy[/soundcloud]

Holy shit I just rediscovered this. I'm extraordinarily happy with myself for once
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 30 May 2014, 08:55
So my girlfriend got me a uke and I love it, but they're a bit en vogue these days. Every motherfucker has a uke. And they all do the same shit. Twee indie love songs or ironic covers.

So I did a murder ballad.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/i-saw-your-body[/soundcloud]
This is the full version.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/i-saw-your-body-uke-version[/soundcloud]
This is one where my vox are accompanied only by uke and the guitar solo in the middle.

Here are the lyrics.
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Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 02 Jun 2014, 08:00
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/westerndesolation/time-to-wake-up-fullish-demo[/soundcloud]

whatev
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 02 Jun 2014, 16:58
@Gaz, do you mind if I play that one on my show tonight? It's fantastic.

I may or may not have mentioned earlier that I recently covered a song by Pat's band Troubador. I'm pretty damn pleased with it.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/sunday-morning-troubador-cover[/soundcloud]


And because I can, I did an instrumental version of one of the Greatest Songs Of All Time. Enjoy.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/bohemian-rhapsody-instrumental[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 02 Jun 2014, 23:50
I recently wrote a new song called "Mr. Heath" about a person who I believe is seriously the biggest shitbaby piece of garbage in this whole godforsaken world, and you can listen to it here.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/mr-heath[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ev4n on 23 Jun 2014, 18:37
Um.  I'm a bit of a music curmudgeon/ignoramus, but wow there is some serious talent in this thread.  I am blown away.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 Jul 2014, 16:15
I agree, we've got a lot of great folks around here. And since I post a lot of stuff in here, I'll go ahead and thank you for a hell of a compliment.

I sang backing vocals and did a bit of production on this, and I also played bass.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/steve-guthrie/under-the-crescent-moon[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 15 Jul 2014, 16:30
In true KingOfIreland style, I've uploaded half finished recordings.
I think that with a drummer and a bassist we might have a decent sort thing here

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/metalfulltake1[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: ev4n on 18 Jul 2014, 18:52
Sometimes, I look at someone playing the guitar, and I think to myself "man, if I ever learned, I'd probably never stop playing"
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 09 Aug 2014, 01:27
my 11th anniversary just passed me by on the 5th of the month. when you truly love your craft, that kind of dedication comes easy. my longest stretch without playing is 2 weeks, and it wasn't my idea, for damned sure.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 18 Aug 2014, 13:40
I decided to make some triphop after seeing portishead the day before yesterday
I was going for drugged out of your mind paranoia. Think I got pretty close.
Listen with headphones and your EQ set for a massive mid scoop becuse I mastered it on a shitty hifi system

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/tripping-over-the-doorstep-voices[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Van donk III on 28 Aug 2014, 03:54
I like trip hop.

Check out my new project PHOTON

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r309/van_donk_III/photonbot_zps744173c8.jpg) (http://s147.photobucket.com/user/van_donk_III/media/photonbot_zps744173c8.jpg.html)

https://soundcloud.com/photon-music-1/interstellar
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 30 Aug 2014, 18:04
I like it, very very dirty and the bass line/riff is especially awesome
Title: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 03 Sep 2014, 13:23
I did this whole thing on my iPhone.

https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/alameda

Not my cleanest playing ever but I'm impressed a phone mic and onboard software can help me create a passable demo, it's seriously blowing my mind.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 16 Sep 2014, 12:40
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/o-duet-for-guitars-andy-phil-williamson[/soundcloud]
Weird sort of dissonant electric folk track my dad and I put together on guitars. Basically fully improvised and recorded in one day.
Fuck yeah, it's a little rough, but we were breaking fingers doing it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 25 Sep 2014, 12:05

Not mine, it's a fratellis cover. First time making a video. I fucked up the last chorus, oops. Freudian narcissism slip there.


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Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 25 Sep 2014, 14:46
https://soundcloud.com/westerndesolation/screwdriven

Goofy ass electronic dance stuff I threw together in about two hours.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Aegir on 29 Sep 2014, 17:14
The label I'm interning for, Solace Music Group, just released their first song, check it out. Trip hop with a female vocalist.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1OMsJsJRQ24
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 21 Oct 2014, 22:28
I did another couple of covers. They're posted to my Facebook wall, sorry for the external links folks.

First up: "Let's Get Lost" by Elliott Smith
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10203618011824542&amp;id=1043430031

Next is "Close Your Eyes" by James Taylor
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10203612546847921&amp;id=1043430031


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Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 27 Oct 2014, 00:23
I, uuh, I did a thing. I've been listening to a shitton of Steve Reich and other minimalist stuff these days, so I ended doing something that kind of sounds like "Thirst Watcher"-Gridlink trying to be Explosions In The Sky trying to be Steve Reich. I guess.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/doktorlummer/min-sang-56[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 27 Oct 2014, 06:47
Band just released our first music video. It's a song off our third album :)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KHNO on 05 Nov 2014, 10:21
This kind of thread always makes me think of a pageant thing contest...
"I post here but I don't read, I just want new listeners.
-well thank you, I'll say your music is best because I want you to listen to what I made too.
-Hey there, have you heard of me? I'm so cool!"
It's basically like highscool over and over.

But anyway I'l post what I do, and maybe, maybe, there someone who will enjoy it and make me think again making music for someone else is not pointless. This someone doesn't have to post back.

(I'm not saying that people here are not honestly wanting to share and listen to other thing - I'm just bitter-tempered because I lived the myspace aera...)

Well ranting won't make a link more worthy, so here it is:
https://soundcloud.com/selbst-ag
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 06 Nov 2014, 00:08
Oh, I also made a 12-minute long track. That's definitely a first, for a Grind dude like myself.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/doktorlummer/leech-crown-i/s-z87FH[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: snarkyone on 06 Nov 2014, 11:41
After watching the leftovers I was a little inspired so I re-arranged it added some strings and this is what came out.    Love feedback.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/snarkyone/the-twins-by-max-richter-arr-by-snarkyone[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 06 Nov 2014, 13:09

This kind of thread always makes me think of a pageant thing contest...
"I post here but I don't read, I just want new listeners.
-well thank you, I'll say your music is best because I want you to listen to what I made too.
-Hey there, have you heard of me? I'm so cool!"
It's basically like highscool over and over.

But anyway I'l post what I do, and maybe, maybe, there someone who will enjoy it and make me think again making music for someone else is not pointless. This someone doesn't have to post back.

(I'm not saying that people here are not honestly wanting to share and listen to other thing - I'm just bitter-tempered because I lived the myspace aera...)

Well ranting won't make a link more worthy, so here it is:
https://soundcloud.com/selbst-ag

I uh... How about you read the thread before saying mean stuff about strangers? We don't even know you yet, and the reverse is also true.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 08 Nov 2014, 03:56
This kind of thread always makes me think of a pageant thing contest...
"I post here but I don't read, I just want new listeners.
-well thank you, I'll say your music is best because I want you to listen to what I made too.
-Hey there, have you heard of me? I'm so cool!"
It's basically like highscool over and over.

But anyway I'l post what I do, and maybe, maybe, there someone who will enjoy it and make me think again making music for someone else is not pointless. This someone doesn't have to post back.

(I'm not saying that people here are not honestly wanting to share and listen to other thing - I'm just bitter-tempered because I lived the myspace aera...)

Well ranting won't make a link more worthy, so here it is:
https://soundcloud.com/selbst-ag
I just honestly like hearing what fellow forumites create. Don't judge me for that.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 11 Nov 2014, 00:05
In other news, anyone who has ever liked my stuff, prepare yourselves for a melancholy tune inspired partly by early Elliott Smith and partly by Tame Impala, with some of my signature crying slide guitar thrown in for good measure. Just so you know it's still me, I guess.

It's a work in progress though, so this post exists solely as a cocktease.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jotunheim on 11 Nov 2014, 17:38
This kind of thread always makes me think of a pageant thing contest...
"I post here but I don't read, I just want new listeners.
-well thank you, I'll say your music is best because I want you to listen to what I made too.
-Hey there, have you heard of me? I'm so cool!"
It's basically like highscool over and over.

But anyway I'l post what I do, and maybe, maybe, there someone who will enjoy it and make me think again making music for someone else is not pointless. This someone doesn't have to post back.

(I'm not saying that people here are not honestly wanting to share and listen to other thing - I'm just bitter-tempered because I lived the myspace aera...)

Well ranting won't make a link more worthy, so here it is:
https://soundcloud.com/selbst-ag

"Oh man, people who just have a few posts and then come in here and want people to check their music out are so lame. Anyway, I only have 5 posts but check out my music"
The double standard is strong with this one. So what if people want others to check out the stuff that they or their band create? Noone is forcing anyone to click any links here. It is all voluntary. Popping into a thread just to bitch about the basic idea behind the thread itself just seems way more attentionwhore'ish and selfcentered than anything you're accusing anyone else of.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 12 Nov 2014, 00:21
Well, it seems to be working.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Nov 2014, 03:47
Hey let's not feed the lame sentiment this started and let's get stoked that I just finished laying down rhythm guitar and the ending solo for the new song I told y'all I was working on.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Nov 2014, 03:50
I will gladly lay down and be the attention whore this dude accuses us all of being if we can just not be mad anymore
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 14 Nov 2014, 10:59
You sound like you need a game of Candy Crush, Patrick.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Nov 2014, 11:08
I will hurt you
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 14 Nov 2014, 11:58
Me? But I'm so sweet!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Nov 2014, 12:20
So I've got two rhythm guitar tracks down, bass, ending solo bit (slide guitar on acoustic and electric), and now a mother fuckin egg shaker
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 14 Nov 2014, 12:21
MOTHERFUCKIN EGG SHAKER
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 14 Nov 2014, 12:38
MOTHERFUCKER. I was about to upload something with an egg shaker.

Back to the drawing board.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 14 Nov 2014, 15:02
You may have an egg shaker, but I record with a KAZOO. KAZOO MOTHERFUCKER

Also a Melodica, because why the fuck not.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Lummer on 15 Nov 2014, 02:07
All the blastbeats on my above Black Metal track were recorded using an egg shaker.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 Nov 2014, 13:41
hey Luke fuck you I've used kazoos before in order to replace trumpets in a Cursive song

also hey internet FUCK YOU HERE'S A SONG

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/kimjongsick/little-bird[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 15 Nov 2014, 14:04
It was glorious! GLORIOUS!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Nov 2014, 01:06
Thanks! What exactly for, I am unsure, but compliments are compliments.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 17 Nov 2014, 11:51
I was talking about the kazoos, tbh. (That was in From The Hips, I think?)


I haven't heard the Little Bird yet.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 17 Nov 2014, 12:18
It was. Man that was a funny day.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 23 Nov 2014, 18:02
So guys, I know some of you have followed my band Troubador. Well, I just quit. I've been unsatisfied with our lack of discipline, our lack of ability to find any time for the band, and just the whole experience isn't worth it anymore
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 23 Nov 2014, 18:03
I'm seriously heartbroken, it's worse than any romantic breakup I've ever been through
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 23 Nov 2014, 21:09
Sorry to hear that , Patrick.  I enjoyed the Troubador CD. 

Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Nov 2014, 01:12
Thanks man, we enjoyed making it. On the upside, I plan on fronting the next band I'm in. I'm starting to come into my own as a writer a little more now, and I've been using my jam night as a testbed for my new stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 24 Nov 2014, 04:00
Damn it, troubador was a great band.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 24 Nov 2014, 06:17
Thanks man, we enjoyed making it. On the upside, I plan on fronting the next band I'm in. I'm starting to come into my own as a writer a little more now, and I've been using my jam night as a testbed for my new stuff.

IT'S ABOUT FUCKING TIME MAN

I've been telling you to do this for YEARS
Title: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Nov 2014, 13:42
Damn it, troubador was a great band.

They still will be, I just won't be in it anymore. I've put up with too much for too long and I simply don't enjoy playing with them anymore.

And thanks Gaz, I'm still testing the waters but you're right, it's about damn time.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 24 Nov 2014, 15:23
You have a great, distinctive voice, and while you don't seem to churn shit out at the same pace I do online everything you do is fantastic... I'm not quality controlled...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 25 Nov 2014, 19:15
I'm glad that you're taking your music to those that will appreciate it more, Pat. That Troubador album was amongst my top 10 favourite albums.

You and I need to get on board with some sort of international collaboration. You know, like that band thing we were going to do  :emotrex:



In the meantime, I recently purchased a badass new acoustic. Today I finally managed to get my recording gear out.

What came out is a cover of Gareth's song Warm Suburban Autumns. Very little mixing, no effects added, done in one take for each part (staying true to the original author :P )
(click to show/hide)

Enjoy.
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/warm-suburban-autumns-cover[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 26 Nov 2014, 00:33
Fuckit, gareth should write us some songs and we should all totally do that band thing.

I mean, if certain members are going to be so unreliable, I'm not sure I see the point anymore!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 26 Nov 2014, 00:43
Yeah if you do two takes of anything, whether it's a mistake or not, you're basically shitting on my legacy.

SO DON'T DO THAT SHIT

I haven't listened to this yet, because I was asleep and now I'm at work. Going to see if I can get a soundcloud link to play on a work computer now...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 26 Nov 2014, 01:48
So I've now listened to it and uh... I really shouldn't love a version of one of my own songs so much... but it actually brought a tear to my eye to hear Luke doing this.

I mean Luke knows I know he's covered one of my other songs before, which was 'Slip Underneath,' a pissed off song about my divorce, but that was pretty much a straight piano cover of it - not that that's a bad thing at all.

I feel like Luke's really put his own stamp on this song, and in some ways I think improved it; my version was always meant to be a love song/murder ballad where the lyrics subvert the song's tone, and Luke's version is a lot more wistful and relaxed than either of my versions. The backing vocals really add a catchy element to it.

In short, I fucking love it. Thanks Luke!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 26 Nov 2014, 02:55
Anytime, Gaz. It's always been my favourite song of yours and I'm glad you think I did it justice :)
Title: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 01 Dec 2014, 15:43
So upon further discussion and reflection I have realized it wasn't Matt that was the weak link, it was Paul. Great man, but he wasn't excited to be in a band, and Matt naturally fed off it. And ultimately it got to me too.

We started working with a truly brilliant new drummer named Will, and although it's 2/3 of Troubador, we won't be playing those songs anymore. New material now, there'll be a new name too.

I'm excited to say I'm back in business, and there'll be songs of my own in this new project.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 01 Dec 2014, 16:19
Not to advocate wiping out the memory of Troubador completely, but is it worth pointing out that your sig still says that it includes you?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 02 Dec 2014, 02:01
So upon further discussion and reflection I have realized it wasn't Matt that was the weak link, it was Paul. Great man, but he wasn't excited to be in a band, and Matt naturally fed off it. And ultimately it got to me too.

We started working with a truly brilliant new drummer named Will, and although it's 2/3 of Troubador, we won't be playing those songs anymore. New material now, there'll be a new name too.

I'm excited to say I'm back in business, and there'll be songs of my own in this new project.

I love bands with two distinct writers. It's one of my favourite things about the band dynamic. Even as early as in my first metal band, I felt that the friendly competition ('I'm going to write a song that'll beat the shit out of your song') really adds an edge to the proceedings and brings out the best in you both. In my duo with my best friend Thom, it's even better because we both sing, so we have our distinctive voices that both fit, albeit completely differently, into our material.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 02 Dec 2014, 12:10

Not to advocate wiping out the memory of Troubador completely, but is it worth pointing out that your sig still says that it includes you?

I haven't changed it because I don't care about my sig enough to hey it's raining outside!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 10 Dec 2014, 17:35
That's a damn shame that you're not playing any of those songs anymore. West Texas is perfection.

Still, excited to hear you're back in business :P
Title: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 15 Dec 2014, 23:02
I feel like it was time to move on. As moving as it was to watch Matt while we played that song, I know it hurt him to keep playing it over and over. It is to him what "Fire And Rain" is to James Taylor; a song about losing your best friend.

Which, as a cruel twist of fate, is far and away his biggest and best hit, in the case of both artists.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: jwhouk on 16 Dec 2014, 05:38
I suspect he won't post about it on here, but apparently the boss is back in the studio for a few days.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 24 Jan 2015, 09:09
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/with-kind-regards-the-rhythm-section[/soundcloud]
How did this happen?  :psyduck:
I like it though

This is based around a bassline I wrote when I was about sixteen and never did anything with, so in recording it, it kind of turned into a bass duet with accompaniment by guitar. I oddly like it. Needs a bit more work to get some mistakes out and I need to get rid of that hiss, but otherwise it's everything I dreamt of at sixteen
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Dimmukane on 02 Feb 2015, 07:49
Not my music, but my step-brother-in-law's.  He's solely responsible for my 4-year old walking around singing "Strawberry Fields", and he does all his own music and art.  He says he's influenced by The Beatles (obviously) and Dr. Dog and a few other local bands in the Maryland area, but I think he sounds a fair bit like Women (and Grizzly Bear, from time to time).  He's actually pretty good, for an 18-year old kid, and I'm not saying that with even a hint of nepotism.


[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/modern_nomad/sets/high-tide[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 02 Feb 2015, 09:48
That reminds me a bit of Babyshambles or The Libertines, actually.

Good thing
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Weed Forestin on 09 Feb 2015, 06:42
bloomshock.bandcamp.com

This is the music I make. Influenced by various classic indie bands. My music was once featured in a Tumblr blog in a post about bands that sound like Guided By Voices.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Weed Forestin on 13 Feb 2015, 19:45
bloomshock.bandcamp.com/album/amherst

Just put this out. I'm proud of most of it. Possibly my most cohesive album yet, in that every song has electric guitars, bass, and drums.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 23 Feb 2015, 21:14
For irritating legal and trademark reasons, I won't be able to use my birth name to release my solo album when it comes out. I do, however, have a gift for awful word play, so I came up with a pseudonym.

Ladies, gents, and nonbinaries, I give you Kanye Twitty (https://www.facebook.com/KanyeTwittySF)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 24 Feb 2015, 01:14
I cannot express enough how much I love that name.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 24 Feb 2015, 10:20
bloomshock.bandcamp.com/album/amherst

Just put this out. I'm proud of most of it. Possibly my most cohesive album yet, in that every song has electric guitars, bass, and drums.

I really like this. Did you do the producing yourself?

I'm gonna buy it at the end of the month and play it down the local pub if I get the chance.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Pilchard123 on 24 Feb 2015, 11:58
For irritating legal and trademark reasons, I won't be able to use my birth name to release my solo album when it comes out.

 :psyduck:

You sure? I remember hearing of a case (admittedly in Scotland, so not necessarily relevant to your case) where a Mr McDonald, who ran a chippy, won against McDonald's-the-cardboard-seller.

EDIT: A quick Google around the subject doesn't find that particular case, but there are similar ones.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Feb 2015, 12:31
Mostly I just don't have the money or the give a fuck to deal with potential suits from a high end gentlemen's wear chain and an Aussie I have no other issue with
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Patrick on 24 Feb 2015, 12:31
Pardon the "suits" pun. Oh god that's gorgeous.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Weed Forestin on 25 Feb 2015, 17:11
bloomshock.bandcamp.com/album/amherst

Just put this out. I'm proud of most of it. Possibly my most cohesive album yet, in that every song has electric guitars, bass, and drums.

I really like this. Did you do the producing yourself?

I'm gonna buy it at the end of the month and play it down the local pub if I get the chance.

I did all of it myself, so yes, I did the producing myself.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 28 Mar 2015, 17:05
So, a while ago I applied to get into a Sound Engineering degree, using a mixture of covers from forumites and some of my own music.
It worked, I got in, and the course is great! So, here are said songs.
I honestly think this version of Warm Suburban Autumns is one of the best things I've ever recorded.
Warm Suburban Autumns (originally by Gareth)
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/warm-suburban-autumns[/soundcloud]
Mr Heath (originally by Patrick)
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/mr-heath[/soundcloud]
Oct 31st (originally by Speak Friend, mates of Patrick's)
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/oct-31st[/soundcloud]

And my original, finally at a standard I'm okay with:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/as-you-were-final-edit[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 25 Apr 2015, 07:12
Losing my desktop and the firewire port I need for my mixer has forced me to do things all basic like.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/rough-and-unready-wvox[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Van donk III on 27 Apr 2015, 15:29
So My band PHOTON just recorded our EP.

It's a concept thing about traveling through space only to be destroyed by gamma radiation from a dead planet lightyears away. Or something.

Stoner doom sludge. uhh. I dont know what it is.


https://soundcloud.com/photon-music-1

https://photonmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 28 Apr 2015, 02:47
Oh sweet, I loves me some stoner doom/sludge.

I'll check it out later!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Theta9 on 29 Apr 2015, 11:51
I've been inactive for decades, until April last year when I got Caustic for Android; most of the stuff I've made in the past 12 months has been done in Caustic.

Last December I got a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface and Ableton Live 9 Lite, so I hope to soon be making more stuff with real instruments like my bass guitar, my Yamaha keyboard, and my Chapman Stick.
And also record better-quality vocals - existing stuff was either recorded with my tablet's microphone, or with a Radio Shack vocal mic plugged into the Windows notebook's mic jack.

Anyway, here's my page: https://soundcloud.com/stephenkarnas
There's a mix of electronic, rock, and rap there; some covers and some originals. Plus a live band recording from 1992.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 09 May 2015, 04:45
In honour of the Tories
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/dirge-for-left-wing-britain[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 09 May 2015, 07:08
Today 1pm cst we'll be playing live in the WTUL studio. Tune in herehttp://www.wtulneworleans.com/ or 91.5 FM if you are in the NOLA area.  :-P
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimington on 09 Jun 2015, 19:12
My soundcloud. Been in a lot of bands and this is a new one with a new album. Interested to see what y'all think of it:

https://soundcloud.com/jimjimington
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 10 Jun 2015, 13:46
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/canyon-az-rough-vocal[/soundcloud]

I've been avoiding putting up any of my United States songs because I wanted to record them in semi-decent quality before I put them online, and this one is in dire need of a new vocal take, but I am sooooo pleased with the guitars that I had to share it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 10 Jun 2015, 14:32
That really is great!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 10 Jun 2015, 14:39
Thanks man! So happy with the guitar interplay. Wrote it in my head, which I NEVER do. Wish I could remember how to play the other two guitar parts...
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 10 Jun 2015, 20:10
Tell me about it. 90% of what I record is made up on the spot. That is a gift in itself if you're part of a jam band, but I'm not.

It also explains why I never go back and rerecord things.

I've been up to some stuff too!

Backing music to weird spoken word
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/laeffins-noblesse-oblige-collaboration[/soundcloud]

Improv Indie folk duo park demos
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/leaves-overlook-phil-fra[/soundcloud]

Full on ridiculous psychedelic rock
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/the-skies-arent-made-of-gold-1[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 11 Jun 2015, 21:35
As long as we are putting our music up on SoundCloud:  paganaidd (https://soundcloud.com/paganaidd). 

Note:  username of "paganaidd", since "celticgeek" was already taken by Marc Gunn - and he has some good stuff on there. 

These were not "impromptu", I rehearsed for long time, and recorded several versions before I decided that these were the best I could do at the time.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 17 Jun 2015, 17:44
Really enjoyed your folk, man. Reminds me of when my dad used to play stuff like that at folk clubs

I'll have to get playing some traditional stuff at some point
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 17 Jun 2015, 17:59
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 23 Jun 2015, 19:47
Love the folk, celticgeek! It's beautiful (and slightly haunting, depending on what you're watching whilst listening)  :)

Last week I recorded stuff for a bunch of sound engineering students. The result of one is possibly the best cover songs I've done in a while.
Did everything except the drums on this one, and yes, in the beginning, that's a goddamn melodica :P
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/the-best-worst-idea/undercover-martyn-cover[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: celticgeek on 23 Jun 2015, 21:40
Thanks.  I am working on some more stuff.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 24 Jun 2015, 09:02
Meanwhile in unemployment land.

Guys I'm getting really bored.

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/your-mum-could-do-better-jazz-progressions-than-this[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 30 Jun 2015, 10:13
Man, I am far too prolific in my writing right now.

Five minute Emo song:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/no-more-pining[/soundcloud]

1980s analog synth sci fi movie soundtrack:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/approach-and-docking[/soundcloud]

Jazzy Bass chords:
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/tuathal/there-is-no-ending[/soundcloud]


Just realised I'm the only one who posts their music here anymore. Get writing music guys, I'm bored of being the only one on this subforum
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 30 Jun 2015, 14:59
I write all the time, I just planned on selling it mega cheap.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Detachable Felix on 30 Jun 2015, 20:18
Hey now Phil, the rest of us *are* writing, it's just that some of us get stuck when it comes to lyrics and never finish their songs :P
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 30 Jun 2015, 20:29
I don't write so much as mumble three sentences into a mic and call it a day
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 01 Jul 2015, 00:52
I have a tendency to be like 'this song needs a bridge to complete the lyric, fuck it here's a guitar solo.'
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 10 Aug 2015, 10:33
Making a hugely half arsed attempt to monetise my music.

Just put a picture of my face as the album art, because why the fuck not.

£1 to download three of my songs. (https://garethmhughes.bandcamp.com/album/bronze-among-a-field-of-silver)

I expect to make, AT LEAST 10p.

Hopefully this will help me get the balls to actually pay for some real recording time.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: IDMG on 21 Aug 2015, 11:51
Some of the ambient fuckery I've been working on
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/westerndesolation/liquid-sear[/soundcloud]
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/westerndesolation/waving-to-a-friend-in-the-aether[/soundcloud]
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 28 Sep 2015, 00:37
My band did a thing.

This is the thing we did. (https://isgahaatt.bandcamp.com/releases)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 06 Dec 2015, 16:42
Kanye Fucking Twitty
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: KingOfIreland on 06 Dec 2015, 23:26
My band did a thing.

This is the thing we did. (https://isgahaatt.bandcamp.com/releases)

Nice producin'!
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 17 Dec 2015, 16:23
I do'd a website, for a band, with almost no pics or music. (http://todhm.com)
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 22 Feb 2016, 12:54
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hughes-13/away-way-too-long[/soundcloud]

Recorded another all-live, handful-of-days album with my best friend. Him and I, acoustic guitars, nothing else.

This is our shamelessly poptastic R'n'Bish song, the only one we co-wrote on this album. I'm the left speaker, he's in the right.

It's only temporarily on my page until I can get a proper band page running, because I want to try and make an attempt to actually monetise our music.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 22 Feb 2016, 13:41
Last Friday night. Live Recording.
http://www.todhm.com/music/
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Akima on 12 Mar 2016, 04:18
 Olivia De Havilland Mosquitoes? Brilliant! :lol:  They fly very fast, and bomb and strafe Warner Brothers.

My band did a thing.
Metal where I could understand the lyrics! :-o  Is that even allowed?
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Thrillho on 01 Apr 2016, 09:44
I took today off work with a view to writing, recording and putting online some new music (https://garethmhughes.bandcamp.com/album/g33ked). I wrote two songs from scratch. I was aiming for four and I managed two more half-songs that weren't worth finishing, so here's these two.

I may have ripped off Big Star a lot for the first one.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: sitnspin on 01 Apr 2016, 11:24
I've never recorded any music and only played in front of an audience a handful of times. I mostly just do it for myself for fun, relaxation, and personal edification. When it comes to music my hobby is trying to create solo acoustic guitar versions of harder and heavier songs.
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: doombilly on 07 Apr 2016, 13:23
Olivia De Havilland Mosquitoes? Brilliant! :lol:  They fly very fast, and bomb and strafe Warner Brothers.
lulz
Its funny I only get comments on the name from guys 50-70+ yrs old. I may have been too narrow in my cleverness, demographically.  :cry:
Title: Re: This is the thead where share and talk about our own music
Post by: Theta9 on 26 Jul 2018, 12:14
I made a new thing! (https://soundcloud.com/stephenkarnas/ralph-bakshi-thetatr0n-remix)

This is a remix of a hip hop track "Ralph Bakshi" by Kabuto the Python. I added a 16-bar verse of my own as SHLF LIFE, and completely rebuilt the instrumental.
There is no sequencing or looped samples on this track - it's all played by human players (my brother played the drums and I played everything else.)

CONTENT WARNING: boobs