Just a 26 year old pixelmonkey for a pen company http://clusterone.bandamp.com/ admin@bandamp.com http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/937.html full title: 'Til the sun punches back This was done several months ago through a poor mic -- I've got a new one now and will get around to rerecording this when I get done with any new stuff I'm working on. as it is, I had to do some pretty heavy filtering to get it to sound as good as it does, which resulted in a little "tinniness", especially on the vocals. Otherwise, just a little song about you know what. Enjoy Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:38:37 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/6014.html Uploading the rest of my partially done songs to try and help spur me to re-recording them. Have at it. The distance between your mailbox and your front door seems just a little longer today than it ever has before I wonder just how tired I'll be when I reach that last flagstone to see you looking down at me but I can barely tell your home Spend a year on Ashland and you'll See what's on my mind Feels just like it should Feels just like it would if you spent a year back home. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:15:31 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/5596.html I'm usually against instrumentals (especially ones that are obviously structured to be songs with vocals) but I've had this one lying around for a while that I never uploaded. There's a version I recorded a couple years prior that actually has the vox but it turned it just....just awful. Near the end there is actually a guitar solo, which might actually be the first time I've ever recorded an actual rock guitar solo. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:06:25 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/3470.html This song is a bit of silliness that resulted from me trying to learn how to play bass. I apologize in advance for that fact that I apparently am under the impression that I can sing the way I tried to in this "song". enjoy :) Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:11:28 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/2362.html This is for a thread I am posting called FIRST and WORST, where some of the songwriters around here that have been writing long enough to have a pretty deep catalog at this point can have a laugh about their very first and their very worst songs. In many cases they will be the same song :) http://forum.bandamp.com/The_Pit/22290.html This is the thread if anyone is interested Anyway, this is my WORST song, recorded in 2001 sometime. It's about my uncle with Parkinsons. He, apparently, saw crabs at night. Which was the original lyric, but I chickened out at the end because I realized how stupid a chorus that went "I see crabs at night" would sound. In retrospect I should have left it in, at least then people might have thought this song was a joke :) Edit: Jesus, OVER SIX MINUTES! I am offering cash prizes to anyone who can get through the whole thing. edit 2: I think these lyrics are worth a look. Sleep is my dream Eve haunts me feel the cold embrace of obscurity so I look back on my tender days before I was consumed by this gray malaise ....But I see them at night my love, they're coming from the walls there goes Roger, Jim, and John by now you know I've named them all and when they're looking down at you and me I know I'm wearing thin I just want to find a place where we can live in peace again lines on your face drawn upon my grief I hunger to heal as I crave release but I can't leave you with this image torn so after all, forget this face and remember how I was before ....But I see them at night my love, they're coming from the walls there goes Roger, Jim, and John by now you know I've named them all and when they're looking down at you and me I know I'm wearing thin I just want to find a place where we can live in peace again Wed, 03 May 2006 22:48:34 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/4837.html I always hated the way this song turned out, although I thought it was some of my better lyrics. But I'm just uploading finished songs from over the years for the sake of doing so. This one was written in 2001 and recorded in 2003. Mon, 07 May 2007 20:31:42 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/5955.html This is the first song I've recorded with my new equipment (AKG Perception 100 and Presonus TubePre) The melody/progression is something I've been messing with for a while. The lyrics were a little cobbled together. I feel like I haven't done the song justice with my vocal delivery. This is by no means a final version -- just wanted to get something recorded with my new mic! so have at it! Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:59:54 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/6015.html Uploading all of my partially completed songs. I have enough for an album now and even some new equipment to record with, but can't seem to get off my butt and record :) help! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:22:30 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/6176.html I'm pretty happy with the way this turned out, except for my vox which aren't my best. I wrote and recorded this in one day (today, actually), except for the lyrics themselves which were left over from years ago. The person they refer to hasn't even been a part of my life in well over five years, haha. But I'm fairly pleased with how this turned out. Far from perfect, though. once I was man who knew what he wanted once I knew a man who'd never lie to you why did you tell him to go? to make him leave you alone where did the flowers go this bloody spring well I guess time has gone woah, I wish it hadn't but here we are nevertheless why did force me to drown why did you keep me from reaching the ground when will the time come when I can say this is our day why can't this be our day (inaudible whispering) "I think that maybe you should look inside of yourself for answers because there's nothing I can say or do that will make you change your mind you can go if you want to or if you feel like you need to but don't expect me to be here when you get back" why did you crush all my life take me apart and put me aside why oh why oh why? my life's an open book full of words you never read survey always says that I'd be better off alone without you without you. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:06:51 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/2173.html Second try -- first one sounded like the chipmunks. This is a song about a phone call that might never take place. Feedback is good, re-record is pending Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:28:53 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/6145.html This is my newest piece of work, rough recording #1. After repeated listenings I've decided it could use some soft harmonica during the verses and maybe some hammond-sounding keys throughout. Any other thoughts? Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:16:05 -0500 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/2361.html This is for a thread I am posting called FIRST and WORST, where some of the songwriters around here that have been writing long enough to have a pretty deep catalog at this point can have a laugh about their very first and their very worst songs. In many cases they will be the same song :) http://forum.bandamp.com/The_Pit/22290.html This is the thread if anyone is interested Anyway, this is my FIRST song, recorded sometime in late 2000. It was pretty generic and right now I'm not even sure if it was about anything in particular. I'm almost positive I just made up the lyrics in one take as they were being recorded (at least for the first two verses). This is about as generic as it gets right here. Wed, 03 May 2006 22:42:12 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/939.html Just a little tune I did. I'm not thrilled with how the vocals came out, but alas. I'm thinking the sample might be a little too loud in the mix. Speaking of the sample, sorry in advance for it's clicheity. Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:17:13 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/4856.html In my continuing effort to upload basically every complete thing I've ever done (and hopefully, ultimately, use feedback to inspire me to write again), here's a track from a "concept album" I co-wrote with my college roomate in 2002. PC Mic recording, non-existent arrangement/mixing, and pretty weak singing. I also let my roomate play the "solo" at 2:00. It was not an improvement. I'm sorry :) One thing I DO like about this song is the lyrics. And that it's part of our concept album :) as bad as the result was, I will ALWAYS be happy and proud of the fact that we put a whole cohesive album together. Thu, 10 May 2007 12:26:39 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/4838.html I can't possibly imagine what I was thinking, AND to top it off it's super low quality. It sounds like something commissioned by the marketing department for Levi's in 1988. Kill me now. This was my second entry under WORST for the FIRST/WORST thread I was trying to resurrect. Fire away! Mon, 07 May 2007 20:35:27 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/4857.html In my continuing effort to upload basically every complete thing I've ever done (and hopefully, ultimately, use feedback to inspire me to write again), here's ANOTHER track from a "concept album" I co-wrote with my college roomate in 2002. The thing this song is most in need of is a re-treatment. The idea wasn't that bad but the execution is horrible. I've since learned to not try and sing so low -- I just can't do it. Thu, 10 May 2007 12:28:35 -0400 http://forum.bandamp.com/Audio_Review/5951.html I posted the lyrics to this tune months ago and got a good reception. When I went to record it I found that the song was weak. I am looking for ideas to improve this piece as I am fond of the lyrics and the general idea. Thanks! Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:43:25 -0500