Day 107: Chop It Up

Just a little experiment with Beatchop by Quadelectra.

Day 106: Everybody Gets to....

Sometimes you trip and fall down the rabbit hole.  Way, way down.  In this particular instance I swear it started with the most honest intentions and sort of spun out of control from there.

The acronym IDM stands for Intelligent Dance Music, a stupid genre name if ever there was one.  It should probably be called NRDM (Not Really Dance Music) 'cause not many people are dancing to it.  Anyway, it's a style of music that I grew to love in college and that love has never left me.  Other people do it better than me, but it won't stop me from taking a stab at it.

Bonus points if you can make out the lyrics.

Day 105: Piano Ballad

If you've been following this blog at all, either here or on Soundcloud, then you have probably figured out I'm not a fan of the sound of my own voice.  As a result, I rarely have any kind of "ballads".  Today will be the exception to that rule.


Lyrics:
Waiting in the back of the theatre,
Where she told me she'd be.
She said we'd leave for Rome tonite.
It'd just be her and me.

So I'm waiting for her.

Waiting in the back of the theatre,
Where she told me she'd be.
Just the ghosts of past performances to keep me company.

So I'm waiting for her,
but I don't think she's coming.
Not tonite.

Day 104: Industrially Speaking

Everyone keeps secrets.  Some are big, some are small.  Sometimes you keep a secret because of an organization (an organizational secret I guess?), sometimes it's something only you know, or at least you think that (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, select, start).  This is a little bit about keeping secrets, but also about relationships.

Here I've dipped into the "everything is distorted on some level" bag of tricks.  What can I say other than I'm a sucker for it every time.

This is probably the only song you'll hear today with Sturm & Drang in the lyrics... so it's got that going for it.


Lyrics:
Come a little bit closer,
I've got something you should hear.

Look to the sky,
Now walk the steps,
Unto perfection, 
Unto the beginning of the end.

You are the wind and the rain,
You are the one who keeps me sane,
You are the breeze that blows thru me.

You are the holy ghost,
You are better than most,
You are the secret I keep closely.

Look to the sky,
Now walk the steps, 
Unto perfection,
Unto the new beginning.

Sturm and Drang and not much compasssion,
You said "You forgive me" after a fashion,
You are the only one,
Yes, you are the only one.

Crucifixes and crosses and demons,
You aren't the only one who can see them,
but we are not leaving you,
no we are not leaving you.


Look to the sky,
Now walk the steps,
Unto perfection, 
Unto the new beginning,
The beginning of the end.

Day 103: May You Be

Oddball short of a piece.  Started out thinking "This is going nowhere." but kept at it and am happy with the end result.

Lyrics:

You are my animal 

                  (I can't sleep)

You are my animal 

                  (I can't sleep)

You are my animal 

                  (May you be)

There's no turning back from here.

Day 102: Over Shanghai

The other day while perusing Reddit I came across an entry that said something like "Joseph Gordon-

Levitt wants you to create content for his new show.  Really."  or something like that.  So, being someone who creates a LOT of content I checked it out and it was legit.  A site I'd never heard of called HitRecord.org takes content from users all over the world and gives them the ability to mash it up in any way they so choose.  It's non-exclusive and if they end up making money with it you get a share of the profits.  If they don't, it's better than it just sitting on your hard drive until it crashes and all your beautiful work is gone forever.

So, I checked out the site, found some video I liked, then immediately set about making music for it.  Today's offering is that result.  The video will be posted on the blog here once it's done.  That will be in a day at most... hopefully.  In the meantime, enjoy.

Day 101: Just Like a Dream

Today we continue the theme of serial killers and synthesizers. 

This one's about a "superfan" who is obsessed with someone famous. A fatal attraction, if you will.  Partially inspired by the "crazy ex-girlfriend" meme that's been floating around for awhile.  She's at the top if you've never seen her.

Loops provided by Nine Volt Audio

Lyrics:
You have your finger on the pulse of our lives,
While we're standing next to you in line.
You like to think that we have arrived,
but we have much, much, much more time.
The only way that you'll let us move on thru our day,
Is the only way that we can get out alive.

I'm not just a fan,
I'm the other half of you.
I'm not just a fan,
I complete you, you know that it's true.

Watch you walk down the road,
Follow you to your house,
I think you'll be waiting inside,
I think I'll be waiting inside.

Just like a dream,
This is just like a dream.
Don't you agree now?
You follow my lead now.
I'll let you eat now,
But don't try to breathe now.

I'm not just a fan,
I'm the other half of you.
I'm not just a fan,
I complete you, you know that it's true.