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The Formula
My brothers. It has been many moons since last we conversed. I have moved to the land of Rice-a-Roni. I sang karaoke before this. Doctors were present. My posting has been furloughed to the capable arms of one John Claude Sparks, who I am told regaled you with tales of his European leisures. I have … Continue reading
No Balloons Part 2
Follow up to last week’s DnB mix, I bring you part 2: http://thirtypounder.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug11th.mp3 Tracklisting (Artist – Song Title): 1. The Flashbulb – Prelude 2. Apex – By The Way 3. Hard Fi – Hard To Beat (London Elektricity Remix) 4. High Contrast – Metamorphosis 5. Friction and K-Tee – Fired Up 6. Danny Byrd – … Continue reading
Bad Doctor.
I’ve been a very bad doctor. I’m now a San Francisco resident and have been working ~60 hour weeks while settling down, repair a newly damaged car, and attempting to sleep more than four hours a night (I’ve had varying levels of success). All that said – original work to come, but this is a … Continue reading
This Post Has Nothing To Do With Balloons
Here’s a slab of red-hot liquid dnb. Raise your hands and stomp your feet. Beatmatching skills are still under development, but I like how this mix turned out. Please comment if you listen to the mix. Thanks. http://thirtypounder.com/misc/dnb-mix-plaid-aug4th.mp3 YEAH BUDDY
lo lo fi
untitled Here’s a little song I started working on after Michael Jackson died. I haven’t really come up with many lyrics yet except for the chorus, so I kind of just mumbled things off the top of my head. I recorded it today using the internal mic on my powerbook in my backyard with a … Continue reading
Harmony Experiment
I’m in the process of moving to San Francisco this week and next, so I’ve unfortunately not been able to put in the work I’d like to Plaid. But in between the packing and frantic freelancing I managed to get a brief texture recording done. This recording is eight vocals parts arranged into two parts … Continue reading
ReeeeeMix?!
Guess nobody had the balls to step up to last week’s challenge. Tha’s OK…I did one for ya. Mixed -LIVE- in Ableton, so it’s a little sloppy. Enjoy. http://vodpulse.com/misc/bring-em-down-dnb.mp3 There’s also some new business happening over here, but it isn’t done yet. Seems to be the status on every single project I’ve got flying around … Continue reading
The Word – Song Development
Over the last few weeks I’ve laid out the skeleton of how Jubilee is going to be structured. I’ve got a starting batch of songs, a bunch of writing, and some overall thematic arcs. The first song on an album is without doubt the most important. It has to illustrate everything a project is about … Continue reading
Meta-work structure
A while back on my Echo Bloom blog Scratch, I laid out how I was planning on working on Jubilee. It’s pretty relevant now, so I’m going to republish the original in its entirety before talking about how I’m currently applying the method. Creative Project Management – Seeing the forest for the trees You can … Continue reading
Rotten Apples: Bring It Down
Greetings citizens! In the true nature of Plaid, I’m going to do another experiment. I’ve concocted a batch of loops that I’m going to open up to all of the other audio Doctors (and visitors) out there to tinker with. To set a standard that I want to see completely broken, I’ll provide the most … Continue reading