Azominute019:
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Azo: Gasp
AzoMinute016:
There's a couple of things I'm quite happy in the solo! It's generic stuff but so delightable to try playing!
There's a couple of things I'm quite happy in the solo! It's generic stuff but so delightable to try playing!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Sunday Guest Minute
JDHMinute001: HetMegaDrama
Hello world.
A guest minute today from Jan David Hoogerheide, aka Heavy D, aka Deavy H, aka Jeavy Dee. You may know him from such bands as With Ice, Fabrique Chiflado, Bram Stadhouders Korps, and Lightwires. Let the waves rejoice!
Hello world.
A guest minute today from Jan David Hoogerheide, aka Heavy D, aka Deavy H, aka Jeavy Dee. You may know him from such bands as With Ice, Fabrique Chiflado, Bram Stadhouders Korps, and Lightwires. Let the waves rejoice!
JKT072 - sunday
JeffMinute072: Sunday
i either have allergies or the swine flu. whatever the cause, i'm coughing up a storm. today was a quiet sunday. hot tea, a stroll in the sunshine, an afternoon nap. now i'm feeling a bit better. a quiet day, a quiet minute. the melody a warm blanket, sun pouring through the window.
i either have allergies or the swine flu. whatever the cause, i'm coughing up a storm. today was a quiet sunday. hot tea, a stroll in the sunshine, an afternoon nap. now i'm feeling a bit better. a quiet day, a quiet minute. the melody a warm blanket, sun pouring through the window.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Huh.
LawrenceMinute0097: Thunderball fists
This is the output of a patch i'm in the process of designing. The beats are stock.
This is the output of a patch i'm in the process of designing. The beats are stock.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Guest Minute - RichardG
CornelG: 16 Years
Hello world! Checked my inbox this morning and found a guest minute from none other than Cornel G, singer from Monti. You should keep your eye on them over the next few weeks, they will be coming out with their debut CD (EP? album?) very soon and from what snippets I've heard so far, it's gonna be awesome.
Anyway, enjoy - this dude really knows how to sing.
Hello world! Checked my inbox this morning and found a guest minute from none other than Cornel G, singer from Monti. You should keep your eye on them over the next few weeks, they will be coming out with their debut CD (EP? album?) very soon and from what snippets I've heard so far, it's gonna be awesome.
Anyway, enjoy - this dude really knows how to sing.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter Minute
LawrenceMinute0096: Easter Minute
Thanks to Jeff i am now again able to record my bass guitar. All it took was one lousy cable. Anyway the last minute that i posted that features some real bass lines is from May 2nd of last year. Skip the first minute or so and it's pretty decent. I remember being all stoked about that opening bass line but listening back to it now i can't imagine why. The rest of it i kinda like though.
Anyway here i am almost a year later with yet another faulty minute.
Thanks to Jeff i am now again able to record my bass guitar. All it took was one lousy cable. Anyway the last minute that i posted that features some real bass lines is from May 2nd of last year. Skip the first minute or so and it's pretty decent. I remember being all stoked about that opening bass line but listening back to it now i can't imagine why. The rest of it i kinda like though.
Anyway here i am almost a year later with yet another faulty minute.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The quease
LawrenceMinute0095: The quease
Yesterday night i have been partaking in some rudementary sampling. I have seperately recorded at two velocities all keys of a little thumb piano that was lying around. By loading the samples into a sampler and cross fading between the low and the high velocity samples on every note i made a crude digital version of the thumb piano. The cool thing is that once you've got this all set up, you can start experimenting with playback parameters and really sculpt the sounds. Here's a minute expose of my digital sample-based thumb piano. The queasiness readings for this one are through the roof! Protip: use some of this!
Yesterday night i have been partaking in some rudementary sampling. I have seperately recorded at two velocities all keys of a little thumb piano that was lying around. By loading the samples into a sampler and cross fading between the low and the high velocity samples on every note i made a crude digital version of the thumb piano. The cool thing is that once you've got this all set up, you can start experimenting with playback parameters and really sculpt the sounds. Here's a minute expose of my digital sample-based thumb piano. The queasiness readings for this one are through the roof! Protip: use some of this!
Monday, April 6, 2009
d#rums / b'4CE
Amorphati wrote:
Well, the obvious answer to the question of what this needs is of course:
LawrenceMinute: the amorphati011 re'em-x 01
Anyway, when i heard this i thought that those awesome d#rums were yearning for some smooth action in the lower regions. That's why i added this lamenting bass part. It came to me by reverse time capsule from a forlorn future. Hopefully you'll like it.
LawrenceMinute: the amorphati011 re'em-x 02
This shit ain't done yet though. At least to me it feels like it could use a finishing touch. It needs something else! Anyone have any guud ideas?
This is just a drumtrack I made today. Not sure how to continue. If one of you guys has an opinion on what this needs...
Well, the obvious answer to the question of what this needs is of course:
LawrenceMinute: the amorphati011 re'em-x 01
Anyway, when i heard this i thought that those awesome d#rums were yearning for some smooth action in the lower regions. That's why i added this lamenting bass part. It came to me by reverse time capsule from a forlorn future. Hopefully you'll like it.
LawrenceMinute: the amorphati011 re'em-x 02
This shit ain't done yet though. At least to me it feels like it could use a finishing touch. It needs something else! Anyone have any guud ideas?
Please download, add and post!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
d#rums
amorphati011:
This is just a drumtrack I made today. Not sure how to continue. If one of you guys has an opinion on what this needs: please download, add and post!
This is just a drumtrack I made today. Not sure how to continue. If one of you guys has an opinion on what this needs: please download, add and post!
JKT071 - F.A.C.T.
JeffMinute071: F.A.C.T.
Yesterday woke up and tried making a minute without any real input as to how it sounded - a minute that would only reveal itself upon its first listen. First mouseclicked a very simple melody into Reason, then recorded this as a loop to ableton.
Asked Iwan for a 4-letter word, he was good enough to provide me with FACT. Then used this word to provide the framework for the construction of the minute.
1. created 4 tracks, each representing one of the letters. Kept midi notes the same for all 4 tracks.
2. Loaded semi-random presets in reason for each track. Name of the Reason preset for 1st track started with an F, 2nd with an A etc.
3. Recorded each track to Ableton one by one, changing the bpm during recording according to each letter - the F track at 60bpm (F=6th letter of alphabet), A track at 10bpm etc.
4. T track looped at original speed, C track slowed down 2x, A track slowed down 4x, F track slowed down 8x.
5. Applied different reverb effects to each track, reverb presets also beginning with the letters F, A, C and T.
6. Listened to that shit. Nicely surprised!
Yesterday woke up and tried making a minute without any real input as to how it sounded - a minute that would only reveal itself upon its first listen. First mouseclicked a very simple melody into Reason, then recorded this as a loop to ableton.
Asked Iwan for a 4-letter word, he was good enough to provide me with FACT. Then used this word to provide the framework for the construction of the minute.
1. created 4 tracks, each representing one of the letters. Kept midi notes the same for all 4 tracks.
2. Loaded semi-random presets in reason for each track. Name of the Reason preset for 1st track started with an F, 2nd with an A etc.
3. Recorded each track to Ableton one by one, changing the bpm during recording according to each letter - the F track at 60bpm (F=6th letter of alphabet), A track at 10bpm etc.
4. T track looped at original speed, C track slowed down 2x, A track slowed down 4x, F track slowed down 8x.
5. Applied different reverb effects to each track, reverb presets also beginning with the letters F, A, C and T.
6. Listened to that shit. Nicely surprised!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
'cha!
Iwan & Jeff: 'CHA!
Iwan & I've been hanging out pretty much all weekend so far, making cool tunes in the day and going to strp at night. Threw this loop together last night, sounds kinda brazilian or something don't it?
Iwan & I've been hanging out pretty much all weekend so far, making cool tunes in the day and going to strp at night. Threw this loop together last night, sounds kinda brazilian or something don't it?
Friday, April 3, 2009
The precipice
LawrenceMinute0092:
LawrenceMinute0093:
A quick post before i head off to the strp-festival in Eindhoven for the weekend. These minutes here are the product of an anxiousness and edginess that has really been bothering me this week and as such i suppose they are not too pleasant sounding. Gotta keep on trucking though.
LawrenceMinute0093:
A quick post before i head off to the strp-festival in Eindhoven for the weekend. These minutes here are the product of an anxiousness and edginess that has really been bothering me this week and as such i suppose they are not too pleasant sounding. Gotta keep on trucking though.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Dr. Frankenstein's failed experiment
LawrenceMinute0091: Dr. Frankenstein's failed experiment
Standing in your damp and dark laboratory with a malicious grin upon your face. Before you lies the fruit of your long arduous labor. The conditions are good. Time to crank up the amperage. As vast amounts of current are surging through that make-shift lifeless body you turn the dial even higher. For a moment the body is thrown into convulsions but no herr doktor, it was not meant to be. Life is not to be tampered with. It will not reveal its precious secret to you. This experiment shall not succeed. Back to the drawing board for you.
Standing in your damp and dark laboratory with a malicious grin upon your face. Before you lies the fruit of your long arduous labor. The conditions are good. Time to crank up the amperage. As vast amounts of current are surging through that make-shift lifeless body you turn the dial even higher. For a moment the body is thrown into convulsions but no herr doktor, it was not meant to be. Life is not to be tampered with. It will not reveal its precious secret to you. This experiment shall not succeed. Back to the drawing board for you.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
March 2009
Wow - March was really a prolific month here at The Daily Minute. Actually, in this month alone we've come close to doubling the number of minutes posted in all of 2008! The best thing is that so much of it has been truly interesting stuff:
The HaamPhist brought us compositions both slightly ominous and extraordinarily serene, and Azo introduced us to a dreamworld, as well as a truly interesting belly-based composition. Such cool stuff from these guys..
We were also lucky to see posts flying in from both sides of the USA - an outstanding guitar minute from CK and two awesome minutes from ThomaSean in paradise, both different but both somehow embodied with a certain sort of joyous experimentalism.
Aah, and this was also the month that Amorphati became part of the crew! He's been blowing minds left and right since the moment he arrived... :)
Lastly, it's also been a creative month for both myself and Iwan! The 'Tross hit us with everything imaginable, from a Tanzanian Lullaby to a masterfully played Birthday Minute, from electronic to acoustic and everything inbetween. I was even lucky enough to play some small role in an experimental minute of Iwan's that I ended up loving. As for me, I posted a few things that I am actually proud of.
All in all? An amazing month. If our shared creativity continues to blossom like this? Damn... it's gonna be a very interesting place to be. Thanks to everyone involved, and to everyone who is listening! :)
xjeff
The HaamPhist brought us compositions both slightly ominous and extraordinarily serene, and Azo introduced us to a dreamworld, as well as a truly interesting belly-based composition. Such cool stuff from these guys..
We were also lucky to see posts flying in from both sides of the USA - an outstanding guitar minute from CK and two awesome minutes from ThomaSean in paradise, both different but both somehow embodied with a certain sort of joyous experimentalism.
Aah, and this was also the month that Amorphati became part of the crew! He's been blowing minds left and right since the moment he arrived... :)
Lastly, it's also been a creative month for both myself and Iwan! The 'Tross hit us with everything imaginable, from a Tanzanian Lullaby to a masterfully played Birthday Minute, from electronic to acoustic and everything inbetween. I was even lucky enough to play some small role in an experimental minute of Iwan's that I ended up loving. As for me, I posted a few things that I am actually proud of.
All in all? An amazing month. If our shared creativity continues to blossom like this? Damn... it's gonna be a very interesting place to be. Thanks to everyone involved, and to everyone who is listening! :)
xjeff
Monday, March 30, 2009
JKT069 - Bankers Beware!
Update: new version, Amorphati's comments taken into account. improvement?
JeffMinute069e: Bankers Beware
JeffMinute069(original): Bankers Beware
Reason: 03-23-2009b.rns
03-23-2009e.rns
Non-stock refills:
Reason Drum Kits
(note to self: reason->ableton[intelligent maximiser]->wav->normalize->mp3[128k]->multibandcompressor [fmradio]->mp3[128k])
JeffMinute069e: Bankers Beware
JeffMinute069(original): Bankers Beware
Reason: 03-23-2009b.rns
03-23-2009e.rns
Non-stock refills:
Reason Drum Kits
(note to self: reason->ableton[intelligent maximiser]->wav->normalize->mp3[128k]->multibandcompressor [fmradio]->mp3[128k])
Who stole my gherkin y'all?
LawrenceMinute0090: Turkish gherkins
A minute in the same style as my earlier "Something familiar..." The thumping bass alternating between root and fifth, the minor chord on the offbeats and the chromatic lines are indeed something familiar. Not quite satisfied with it but i'm done nonetheless.
A minute in the same style as my earlier "Something familiar..." The thumping bass alternating between root and fifth, the minor chord on the offbeats and the chromatic lines are indeed something familiar. Not quite satisfied with it but i'm done nonetheless.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Azo: Through the mood.
AzoMinute014:
Minute driven by the guitar, a good old delay to begin with, an overdrive to finish. I like my guitar!
Minute driven by the guitar, a good old delay to begin with, an overdrive to finish. I like my guitar!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Amorphati & Jeff in the thunderdome
To supplement Amorphati's post about the Teufelsberg, here is a video taken inside the tallest and largest of the abandoned radar domes. I made some other audio recordings with the melodica in there that will have to be made into songs at some point.. :)
The bog
LawrenceMinute0089: The bog
A mist is draped over the festering bog so thick you can cut it. From within it emerges an ancient plantlike creature slowly plodding its way through the mire. Paying us no heed, it passes us and disappears again within the fog.
A mist is draped over the festering bog so thick you can cut it. From within it emerges an ancient plantlike creature slowly plodding its way through the mire. Paying us no heed, it passes us and disappears again within the fog.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
In the mouth of madness
LawrenceMinute0088: Bending forks
I made this after a dream i had. I'm standing in a room that resembles the living room of my apartment - but it's not. Something doesn't feel right, it feels phony somehow. Remember that awesome scene in Labyrinth where our beautiful protagonist thinks she has safely returned to her bedroom? As it turns out she is standing in a junkyard facsimile of it. That's exactly the kind of vibe i'm extracting from my surroundings. This is no safe haven, this must be some diabolical recreation built with the intent of tricking me. I'm not at home, i'm standing in the mouth of madness. So all the while I'm inexplicably drawn to the kitchen. It's the silverware drawer specifically, beckoning me to open it. I approach it and slowly proceed to pull it towards me. Only then do i notice that... * gasp* ...all the forks... are twisted and bent out of shape!
Oh, the horror... the horror...
I made this after a dream i had. I'm standing in a room that resembles the living room of my apartment - but it's not. Something doesn't feel right, it feels phony somehow. Remember that awesome scene in Labyrinth where our beautiful protagonist thinks she has safely returned to her bedroom? As it turns out she is standing in a junkyard facsimile of it. That's exactly the kind of vibe i'm extracting from my surroundings. This is no safe haven, this must be some diabolical recreation built with the intent of tricking me. I'm not at home, i'm standing in the mouth of madness. So all the while I'm inexplicably drawn to the kitchen. It's the silverware drawer specifically, beckoning me to open it. I approach it and slowly proceed to pull it towards me. Only then do i notice that... * gasp* ...all the forks... are twisted and bent out of shape!
Oh, the horror... the horror...
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Rockin the W.O.M.
amorphati008:
The W.O.M. is a small DIY synthesizer that can be ordered here. Jeff came over for a few days and we found the ultimate testing ground for handheld synthesis: the Teufelsberg! The reverb in this fragment is generated by the natural reflections inside the middle dome:
The W.O.M. is a small DIY synthesizer that can be ordered here. Jeff came over for a few days and we found the ultimate testing ground for handheld synthesis: the Teufelsberg! The reverb in this fragment is generated by the natural reflections inside the middle dome:
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
JKT067 - On the 3rd day, Nibbles arose
JeffMinute067: And there was much rejoicing
Amorphati's Nibbles minute was really kinda bothering me. Couldn't figure out how he composes stuff like that, was really mind-boggling for me somehow. Listened to it on constant loop, one measure at a time, first panned all the way to the right and then panned all the way to the left, recreating his composition note by note in reason. Then made all minor intervals major to make that shit sound happy, like a rebirth. I'm still stumped as to how to compose something like this though... Perhaps he will teach me. I'm on the train to Berlin right now.
Amorphati's Nibbles minute was really kinda bothering me. Couldn't figure out how he composes stuff like that, was really mind-boggling for me somehow. Listened to it on constant loop, one measure at a time, first panned all the way to the right and then panned all the way to the left, recreating his composition note by note in reason. Then made all minor intervals major to make that shit sound happy, like a rebirth. I'm still stumped as to how to compose something like this though... Perhaps he will teach me. I'm on the train to Berlin right now.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
All Blues
LawrenceMinute0084: All Blues
I tried to make an arrangement for the theme from All Blues by Miles Davis. Here's an amazing televised recording of that if you wish to check out the magician himself with his all-star band. Now that shit is just plain mind boggling.
I tried to make an arrangement for the theme from All Blues by Miles Davis. Here's an amazing televised recording of that if you wish to check out the magician himself with his all-star band. Now that shit is just plain mind boggling.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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Monday, March 16, 2009
A real stinker
LawrenceMinute0083: A real stinker
Here's a minute far more deserving of the title "random shit". The redeeming factor for me would be that some parts i kinda find interesting but as a composition it utterly fails. Anyway i have been working on this off and on in short intervals these past few days and well, i'm done with it. A real stinker.
Here's a minute far more deserving of the title "random shit". The redeeming factor for me would be that some parts i kinda find interesting but as a composition it utterly fails. Anyway i have been working on this off and on in short intervals these past few days and well, i'm done with it. A real stinker.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tanzanian Lullaby
LawrenceMinute0082: Tanzanian Lullaby
Another week at the minute music blog is coming to a close. The submissions this week have been thoroughly excellent. Flutes from Peru, bone chilling audio books, intriguing bass drum tunings, a taste of paradise, a runaway train and some beautiful sung words on alienated love; what haven't we heard? Minutes, it seems, are miraculously falling from the sky like manna. Anyway last week the honor was Azo's but this week's official closing statement will be mine - flute 'n all. Rest well everyone.
Another week at the minute music blog is coming to a close. The submissions this week have been thoroughly excellent. Flutes from Peru, bone chilling audio books, intriguing bass drum tunings, a taste of paradise, a runaway train and some beautiful sung words on alienated love; what haven't we heard? Minutes, it seems, are miraculously falling from the sky like manna. Anyway last week the honor was Azo's but this week's official closing statement will be mine - flute 'n all. Rest well everyone.
JKT065 - This'nThat
JeffMinute065: This'nThat
Sjoerd the photographer showed up at lightwires practice today to take some photos, but unfortunately both Sjoerd (drummer) and our new bassist David were sick with the flu. So the 3 of us just fucked around with this and that, Sjoerd taking some photos and then joining Jon & me on the instruments. This is the only thing I recorded unfortunately, but some of it was really quite cool.
It's Sjoerd on the lead guitar, me on bass-y guitar on the low end, Jon on drums. Oh, and me screaming into the mic.
Sjoerd the photographer showed up at lightwires practice today to take some photos, but unfortunately both Sjoerd (drummer) and our new bassist David were sick with the flu. So the 3 of us just fucked around with this and that, Sjoerd taking some photos and then joining Jon & me on the instruments. This is the only thing I recorded unfortunately, but some of it was really quite cool.
It's Sjoerd on the lead guitar, me on bass-y guitar on the low end, Jon on drums. Oh, and me screaming into the mic.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
A minute for my dad
LawrenceMinute0081: MinuteDad
Today's my father's birthday so i dedicate this one to him. It's a slow and melacholy arrangement of the theme from Song For My Father by Horace Silver.
Today's my father's birthday so i dedicate this one to him. It's a slow and melacholy arrangement of the theme from Song For My Father by Horace Silver.
Friday, March 13, 2009
JKT064 - a jazz beat
JeffMinute064: a jazz beat
was fooling around with the banjo this evening when i discovered that this sort of almost tremolo violin-like sound could be made by just sort of waggling your left hand on the fret you wanted to hear, the right hand only muting the other strings. Nifty, eh?
the rest is from reason, except for the too-loud record crackle recorded with the ZoomH4 & an old LP thrown on the turntable.
The goal? The feeling that you've just finished a nice brunch, have cleaned up the kitchen and are throwing an old favorite on the record player before sinking back into your favorite chair, with nothing whatsoever to do.
Reason: 03-12-2009b.rns
Non-Stock Refills:
Reason Pianos
Reason Drum Kits
was fooling around with the banjo this evening when i discovered that this sort of almost tremolo violin-like sound could be made by just sort of waggling your left hand on the fret you wanted to hear, the right hand only muting the other strings. Nifty, eh?
the rest is from reason, except for the too-loud record crackle recorded with the ZoomH4 & an old LP thrown on the turntable.
The goal? The feeling that you've just finished a nice brunch, have cleaned up the kitchen and are throwing an old favorite on the record player before sinking back into your favorite chair, with nothing whatsoever to do.
Reason: 03-12-2009b.rns
Non-Stock Refills:
Reason Pianos
Reason Drum Kits
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thomasean002 - WhyHere?
TSK002: WhyHere?
Wow, another minute flying in from paradise! This one stopped off to pick up some funky 1970's electronics along the way.. :)
Wow, another minute flying in from paradise! This one stopped off to pick up some funky 1970's electronics along the way.. :)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Guest Minute - Thomasean
GuestMinute from TSK: SwimmingSong
This lovely little guest minute literally hails from the shores of paradise. TSK goes for a daily swim in the waters off the coast of Oahu. This is what he hears.
This lovely little guest minute literally hails from the shores of paradise. TSK goes for a daily swim in the waters off the coast of Oahu. This is what he hears.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
JKT062 - Chillin with Ricardo
Jeff/RichardMinute062: Borrow your Heart
Richard (from Monti) came over yesterday, and in between eating dinner and watching The Wire we improvised this little thing. Sounds sorta.. tender, doesn't it? I like it. What a voice that dude has...
Richard (from Monti) came over yesterday, and in between eating dinner and watching The Wire we improvised this little thing. Sounds sorta.. tender, doesn't it? I like it. What a voice that dude has...
Monday, March 9, 2009
THE SMACKDOWN!
We all admire Jeff's musical prowess, his dedication to the blog and his lust for innovation. Yet i've viewed the rating system he has been testing on this blog with some skepticism. Ratings like these are arbitrary when you don't know the motivation for someone voting the way they did. The hope is that we, the collaborators, grow as musicians by sharing our music on this site; ultimately the goal is to inspire each other. My estimation is that an ugly anonymous 5-star based voting system is not going to prove beneficial to that cause.
People really should use the comment system instead if they wish to express their like or dislike, their thoughts on the music or any other constructive criticism they have to offer. A lot of insight can be gained from discussing music. Albeit reluctantly i think the first signs of discussion are starting to appear. In that respect i would like to commend DJ Haamphist for commenting so boldly and talking about his music so openly. I hope people feel encouraged to share their views.
To prevent the rating system from nipping these developing exchanges in the bud i'm going to cancel this little experiment. Can i do that you wonder? Well, i'm pulling minute seniority over all y'all bitches - so yeah, yes i can.
People really should use the comment system instead if they wish to express their like or dislike, their thoughts on the music or any other constructive criticism they have to offer. A lot of insight can be gained from discussing music. Albeit reluctantly i think the first signs of discussion are starting to appear. In that respect i would like to commend DJ Haamphist for commenting so boldly and talking about his music so openly. I hope people feel encouraged to share their views.
To prevent the rating system from nipping these developing exchanges in the bud i'm going to cancel this little experiment. Can i do that you wonder? Well, i'm pulling minute seniority over all y'all bitches - so yeah, yes i can.
Ratings
Just am testing a ratings system for the posts. Not sure if this is going to last, as part of the ethos of this site is the concept of musical egalitarianism and the simple value of posting, whether or not you think your minute is good.
Might be interesting to see what other people think though. If you want to rate something, just click one of the 5 stars below the post. If you want to change your rating, I believe you can do so by just clicking again on a different star.
Well, who knows - maybe this will be gone in a day or two. Let's see how we all like it.
Please comment in this post if you think this is a good or bad idea. Thanks!
Might be interesting to see what other people think though. If you want to rate something, just click one of the 5 stars below the post. If you want to change your rating, I believe you can do so by just clicking again on a different star.
Well, who knows - maybe this will be gone in a day or two. Let's see how we all like it.
Please comment in this post if you think this is a good or bad idea. Thanks!
Another Guest Minute!
Guest minute - CK001
Wow, this place is starting to throb with awesomeness. Such amazing minutes flying in from the flickering static of the net. It's my pleasure to post another guest minute, this one coming out of the Iron City, Pittsburgh PA, from a good friend (and incidentally, a great cook!). Welcome, CK!
About his minute, he writes:
"I wrote this way back on election day 2004, when it was clear that the unthinkable was inevitable. Hence a feeling of hope being dashed to pieces."
I hear ya, CK.
Wow, this place is starting to throb with awesomeness. Such amazing minutes flying in from the flickering static of the net. It's my pleasure to post another guest minute, this one coming out of the Iron City, Pittsburgh PA, from a good friend (and incidentally, a great cook!). Welcome, CK!
About his minute, he writes:
"I wrote this way back on election day 2004, when it was clear that the unthinkable was inevitable. Hence a feeling of hope being dashed to pieces."
I hear ya, CK.
Amorphati003 -
Amorphati003:
A third minute from Amorphati! Given the awesomeness of his tunes, and his involvement with this thing from the start, i think it's about time to bring him into the minutemusic fold. Welcome from all of us!
A third minute from Amorphati! Given the awesomeness of his tunes, and his involvement with this thing from the start, i think it's about time to bring him into the minutemusic fold. Welcome from all of us!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
The Return of Amorphati!
LawrenceMinute0080: Return of Amorphati
And thus endeth my tribute to the return of the enigmatic Amorphati! Man, i'm really excited you've decided to contribute! Those two minutes Jeff posted are wicked fresh. I'm actually amazed and frightened by how fantastic they sound. I'm looking forward to hearing more!
Father has been studying the darkened clouds forming over the outlands for some time now. His son is standing next to him as he silently examines the skys. Something was off, he noticed it at first glance. His initial unease has been growing into restrained fear. His nerves are telling him something is coming, coming from the east. Can it be? No, it couldn't, it has been seven years now. Yet his olfactory senses have never betrayed him and in the air, it is unmistakable, is a trace of that putrid smell of death and decay that has haunted him in his dreams for so long now. That stench, he knows, can come from only one being, a force of monstrous proportions. There is no time to waste. The necessary precautions have to be made. He solemnly turns to his youngun: "Son, get the garlic and the wooden stakes.
Amorphati is back."
And thus endeth my tribute to the return of the enigmatic Amorphati! Man, i'm really excited you've decided to contribute! Those two minutes Jeff posted are wicked fresh. I'm actually amazed and frightened by how fantastic they sound. I'm looking forward to hearing more!
Amorphati 002 - Lieblich
Amorphati002: lieblich
Another minute coming to us from Amorphati! The beats and atmosphere of this one sort of remind me vaguely of Boards of Canada... What do you think?
Another minute coming to us from Amorphati! The beats and atmosphere of this one sort of remind me vaguely of Boards of Canada... What do you think?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
A new guest: Amorphati!
Amorphati001:
Whoah. This appeared in my inbox a little while ago and utterly blew me away. It hails from the windswept alleys of the former east berlin, made by one who has been involved with the minutemusic project from day one. It's an honor for me to post this shit.
Minimalism. The beating heart of the machine. Oh man, I reeeally love this minute.. Hope you do too :)
Whoah. This appeared in my inbox a little while ago and utterly blew me away. It hails from the windswept alleys of the former east berlin, made by one who has been involved with the minutemusic project from day one. It's an honor for me to post this shit.
Minimalism. The beating heart of the machine. Oh man, I reeeally love this minute.. Hope you do too :)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Oshiri Pen-pen!
LawrenceMinute0079: Oshiri Pen-pen!
Technical Assistant and Kitcheneer: Jeff Taylor
Sound Architect and Chief Belly Spanker: The Tross
Technical Assistant and Kitcheneer: Jeff Taylor
Sound Architect and Chief Belly Spanker: The Tross
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Azominute11
Azominute011:
Iwan made it first, Jeff has now reached the 60th minute too. Great MinuteMen they are! So impressive. I hope one day being at the top of the Minute too. Here is the next attempt. Strange minute, I can't get my mind around it.
Iwan made it first, Jeff has now reached the 60th minute too. Great MinuteMen they are! So impressive. I hope one day being at the top of the Minute too. Here is the next attempt. Strange minute, I can't get my mind around it.
JKT061 - breathe easy
JeffMinute061: Breathe easy
After the last week of constant minutemaking, seems like it's time to lay back and rest. Hence this minute, recorded over the last hour or so, nice and easy, nice and slow.
nice to record some of the lesser-used instruments around the house too. brought the child's toy piano out of the closet, also this awesome pair of.. well, bells or something that I got in india a few years ago. Once you strike them together, they really just resonate on and on and on for ages, I really love the sound. And the stungun really recorded the whole uncorking & pouring of wine nicely, dontcha think? That thing is so wonderfully easy to use. Just stick it somewhere, hit record and voila - nice, transparent audio.
After the last week of constant minutemaking, seems like it's time to lay back and rest. Hence this minute, recorded over the last hour or so, nice and easy, nice and slow.
nice to record some of the lesser-used instruments around the house too. brought the child's toy piano out of the closet, also this awesome pair of.. well, bells or something that I got in india a few years ago. Once you strike them together, they really just resonate on and on and on for ages, I really love the sound. And the stungun really recorded the whole uncorking & pouring of wine nicely, dontcha think? That thing is so wonderfully easy to use. Just stick it somewhere, hit record and voila - nice, transparent audio.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
dj haamphist 021: sick day
dj haamphist 021:
I took a sick day yesterday. Slept in till 'round 10:30 and then shuffled downstairs, fully intending to veg on the couch all day. Which... actually I did mostly. Thankfully I wasn't too sick for a little bit of the old video games! Nothing worse than being too sick for video games. But I digress. Because fortunately I also sat back down in front of the 021. It originated on Monday night and I was pleased with it but it was only the first, err, verse or phrase or I dunno. So I extended it a bit to the full minute spec. Here she blows.
Reason: 021.rns
Non-Stock Refills:
Abbey Road Keyboards
Strings (I think)
I took a sick day yesterday. Slept in till 'round 10:30 and then shuffled downstairs, fully intending to veg on the couch all day. Which... actually I did mostly. Thankfully I wasn't too sick for a little bit of the old video games! Nothing worse than being too sick for video games. But I digress. Because fortunately I also sat back down in front of the 021. It originated on Monday night and I was pleased with it but it was only the first, err, verse or phrase or I dunno. So I extended it a bit to the full minute spec. Here she blows.
Reason: 021.rns
Non-Stock Refills:
Abbey Road Keyboards
Strings (I think)
The 60th Minute!!
JeffMinute060:
Wow... I can't believe i made it. Just four months and 8 days after Iwan. 60 minutes. The 1st second from minute1, the 2nd second from minute2, 3rd second from minute3 etc., all the way to 59. My god. It's funny how a year and a half of random musicmaking can be bundled together like this into a single little minutelong package. The really crazy thing is that I, as the dude that made these things, actually recognize EVERY SINGLE second-long segment as they're played. Really takes me back. Great idea, Iwan!!
Anyway.. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Made it!
Wow... I can't believe i made it. Just four months and 8 days after Iwan. 60 minutes. The 1st second from minute1, the 2nd second from minute2, 3rd second from minute3 etc., all the way to 59. My god. It's funny how a year and a half of random musicmaking can be bundled together like this into a single little minutelong package. The really crazy thing is that I, as the dude that made these things, actually recognize EVERY SINGLE second-long segment as they're played. Really takes me back. Great idea, Iwan!!
Anyway.. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Made it!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
JKT059 - an uneasy approach
JeffMinute059: an uneasy approach
Last one! Now just the final minute-of-minutes. I advance towards the finish line with trepidation..
Monday, March 2, 2009
JKT058 - PVD
JeffMinute058: PVD
Getting close, just 1 more!
Err, this is similar in style sortof to minute57 I suppose. Same key too, sounds like. Maybe that's cuz i started with the same drumkit, I think the tuning of the bass drum could be just the sort of thing i'm not really consciously aware of that could make me start in a certain key.
Yesterday's minute sort of got me to stick some LCD Soundsystem on the iPod as I was cycling home though, and that inevitably resulted in this. Damn, I love that guy.
03-02-2009.rns
Refills used:
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
Getting close, just 1 more!
Err, this is similar in style sortof to minute57 I suppose. Same key too, sounds like. Maybe that's cuz i started with the same drumkit, I think the tuning of the bass drum could be just the sort of thing i'm not really consciously aware of that could make me start in a certain key.
Yesterday's minute sort of got me to stick some LCD Soundsystem on the iPod as I was cycling home though, and that inevitably resulted in this. Damn, I love that guy.
03-02-2009.rns
Refills used:
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
dj haamphist: back on the donkey
dj haamphist 020:
Back in the saddle after a few weeks off. I was doing some work at the computer last night, at long last, and I decided when I was done to snap on the keyboard and segue directly into some jams, why not? Listening to it now I think I've taken Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground, slowed it down, torn out the real funk and crapped on it. I did actually sit down maybe a week or so ago to recreate a casino experience I had and it went terribly awry. Things don't ever go according to plan when I sit down to something specific but I feel drawn to this casino one.
I am humbled by the stuff coming out of this website lately.
reason: 020.rsn
Back in the saddle after a few weeks off. I was doing some work at the computer last night, at long last, and I decided when I was done to snap on the keyboard and segue directly into some jams, why not? Listening to it now I think I've taken Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground, slowed it down, torn out the real funk and crapped on it. I did actually sit down maybe a week or so ago to recreate a casino experience I had and it went terribly awry. Things don't ever go according to plan when I sit down to something specific but I feel drawn to this casino one.
I am humbled by the stuff coming out of this website lately.
reason: 020.rsn
Sunday, March 1, 2009
JKT057 - stop!
JeffMinute057: Stop!
Had a really good band practice today. Started making this on the way home, felt original to me while i was making it but now listening to it i think i pretty directly ripped off both Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem.
Tried re-amping the bass. First time I learned about this technique was while we were mixing the Lightwires album. What you do is take a specific track, run it through an amplifier (guitar amp, bass amp, whatever) and then record the output via a microphone right there in front of the amp. Seems kinda pointless perhaps, but from what our mixer/masterer said, it's a really common technique in professional mixes, especially a lot of music that's partially computer-generated (i.e. Justice). Takes a very... clean and precise waveform generated by a digital synth and sort of brings it into the real world of analog overtones, can add all sorts of depth and life to things, especially bass tracks. Use an old school hardware analog synth, he said, and you can avoid a lot of re-amping.
So for this one I stuck the Zoom H4 next to one of my speakers, muted all tracks in reason except for the bass, played it through the speakers and recorded it. Then imported the new bass track from the stungun, sync'd it up in Ableton with the rest of the song, recorded a few quick vocal tracks and BAM! Done.
If you listen to the non-reamped bass in the actual reason file, you can really tell the difference:
03-01-2009.rns
Refills used:
260dB: The Drum&Bass Refill
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
Had a really good band practice today. Started making this on the way home, felt original to me while i was making it but now listening to it i think i pretty directly ripped off both Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem.
Tried re-amping the bass. First time I learned about this technique was while we were mixing the Lightwires album. What you do is take a specific track, run it through an amplifier (guitar amp, bass amp, whatever) and then record the output via a microphone right there in front of the amp. Seems kinda pointless perhaps, but from what our mixer/masterer said, it's a really common technique in professional mixes, especially a lot of music that's partially computer-generated (i.e. Justice). Takes a very... clean and precise waveform generated by a digital synth and sort of brings it into the real world of analog overtones, can add all sorts of depth and life to things, especially bass tracks. Use an old school hardware analog synth, he said, and you can avoid a lot of re-amping.
So for this one I stuck the Zoom H4 next to one of my speakers, muted all tracks in reason except for the bass, played it through the speakers and recorded it. Then imported the new bass track from the stungun, sync'd it up in Ableton with the rest of the song, recorded a few quick vocal tracks and BAM! Done.
If you listen to the non-reamped bass in the actual reason file, you can really tell the difference:
03-01-2009.rns
Refills used:
260dB: The Drum&Bass Refill
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
The melt
Azominute010:
The 10th minute has been reached! I didn't know what I wanted to express but eventually it turned out that way.
The 10th minute has been reached! I didn't know what I wanted to express but eventually it turned out that way.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
JKT056 - under the wire
JeffMintue056: under the wire
Out of time. Somehow, am recording this on the sofa in the last 15 minutes before midnight. Not too bad, considering! Well.. have only listened so far in my earbuds, maybe sounds terrible on speakaz. Nonsense lyrics as well. All done on the Zoom H4, aka the stungun.. Nice that it can function as a digital 4-track. Will have to experiment more with this in the future.
Oh, also have been listening to Neko Case tonight. Dunno if i like her, but she at least gave me the idea for what to do in this last minute situation.
Out of time. Somehow, am recording this on the sofa in the last 15 minutes before midnight. Not too bad, considering! Well.. have only listened so far in my earbuds, maybe sounds terrible on speakaz. Nonsense lyrics as well. All done on the Zoom H4, aka the stungun.. Nice that it can function as a digital 4-track. Will have to experiment more with this in the future.
Oh, also have been listening to Neko Case tonight. Dunno if i like her, but she at least gave me the idea for what to do in this last minute situation.
Friday, February 27, 2009
JKT055 - "... ... ..."
All music is an attempt at communication, isn't it? At least in the strict sense, it is the transmission of data from instrument to ear. And it seems to me that almost all of the time, this is accompanied by some purpose, some goal of imparting either a feeling or idea to the listener.
I thought it would be interesting to create a minute that somehow does not do this, does not represent me as creator trying to communicate with the listener.
At first I thought I would try to make a minute that would resemble an undending wall, an insurmountable obstacle between me and the listener. This is what resulted:
JeffMinute055: "... ... ..."
This is essentially a self-defeating enterprise, insofar as that if I truly wanted to communicate nothing via this minute I would be precluded from making these notes to accompany it. But please, try to listen to this minute all the way through on its own, and try to divorce yourself from the knowledge of my intentions. What does it sound like to you? Does it make you think of anything?
(photo a screencap from the Charles & Ray Eames film "Communications Primer", viewable at the internet archive)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
JKT053 - sand&stone
JeffMinute053: Sand & Stone
Well, this is not what I was expecting to post tonight. Played some tennis earlier this evening, and before I left for the court I recorded a quick guitar minute that I intended to build upon once I came home.
But then, in the train, this happened. Started as a drum pattern and bassline. Then it morphed into something of a dreamlike return to something reminiscent of the funk and smoke of 1970s east africa, or at least that was how i imagined it. Once I got home i recorded the guitar, panned things extremely like they used to do on recordings in the 70s, and imported a nice little audioclip of the man himself, emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. enjoy!
Well, this is not what I was expecting to post tonight. Played some tennis earlier this evening, and before I left for the court I recorded a quick guitar minute that I intended to build upon once I came home.
But then, in the train, this happened. Started as a drum pattern and bassline. Then it morphed into something of a dreamlike return to something reminiscent of the funk and smoke of 1970s east africa, or at least that was how i imagined it. Once I got home i recorded the guitar, panned things extremely like they used to do on recordings in the 70s, and imported a nice little audioclip of the man himself, emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. enjoy!
ANNOUNCEMENT PEOPLE!!!
Exciting news! Jeff is about to make the big leap! MinuteMan, Man of Minutes! w00t! His next minute will start the ritual that will end in his 60th celebratory minute, the minute containing all his preceding minutes, the minute also which demarcates his advancement into maturity as a minute maker! Like BAM!!! Anyway to go through the transition and transformation he will have to make a minute a day, proper and true, until he reaches the frontier. So check it out! Hot stuff coming up! Aaawwww yeahhh!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
JKT052 - hmm
JKTMinute052: hmm
This sort of occurred to me out of the blue. Inspired by circumstances in the meatworld, i suppose - mixed messages here and there. Something about my little recording device got slightly wonky when the volume went up. But whateva.
-----
The Law has told me i should post these lyrics, as i'm a bit of a mumbler. Here they are. Fucking girls, eh?:
well i don't know
how to feel
when you talk to me this way
and you danced with me this way
but i know
that they're real
the feelings that i feel
whenever you're around
but everytime i see you
and fall into your eyes
i can't help believing things will be alright
every day i'm waiting
for some sweet small reply
wonder if i'll wake up in the night?
i don't know how i feel
will you always be this way -
will things always be this way?
---
This sort of occurred to me out of the blue. Inspired by circumstances in the meatworld, i suppose - mixed messages here and there. Something about my little recording device got slightly wonky when the volume went up. But whateva.
-----
The Law has told me i should post these lyrics, as i'm a bit of a mumbler. Here they are. Fucking girls, eh?:
well i don't know
how to feel
when you talk to me this way
and you danced with me this way
but i know
that they're real
the feelings that i feel
whenever you're around
but everytime i see you
and fall into your eyes
i can't help believing things will be alright
every day i'm waiting
for some sweet small reply
wonder if i'll wake up in the night?
i don't know how i feel
will you always be this way -
will things always be this way?
---
Monday, February 23, 2009
JKT051 - The nerd at home
JKTMinute051: The nerd in his abode
Well, this is what it sounds like when I'm idly humming a simple little musical idea and fail to properly press the stop button. Ass smacking and louder singing commence unawares.
Well, this is what it sounds like when I'm idly humming a simple little musical idea and fail to properly press the stop button. Ass smacking and louder singing commence unawares.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Defiler
The foul doings of a deadbeat defiler. He's lurking in the dark, patiently preying on the innocent, his long twitching fingers aching for some primo debasement.
LawrenceMinute0077: Defiler
LawrenceMinute0077: Defiler
Thursday, February 19, 2009
JKT050 - random shit.
JKTMinute050: Random Shit
Well, this is an experiment to see how it would sound if one instrument within reason started playing another. Pretty much all of the tracks are drum loops that have been made into MIDI tracks, and then these MIDI tracks have been instructed to play other instruments. Or something like that. Kinda random i guess.
Well, this is an experiment to see how it would sound if one instrument within reason started playing another. Pretty much all of the tracks are drum loops that have been made into MIDI tracks, and then these MIDI tracks have been instructed to play other instruments. Or something like that. Kinda random i guess.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
DJ HaamPhist002
DJHaamPhist002: filterpanslowdown
Working through the HaamPhist canon. In this one, we listen as the Haam experiments with both filters and panning. Also with tempo perhaps? How does he do that slowdown in the end within Reason? 'Tis a mystery to me.
I like these HaamMinutes, as listening to them is like watching a scientist at play. Methodical exploration combined with an artistic sentiment. Sweet stuff.
Working through the HaamPhist canon. In this one, we listen as the Haam experiments with both filters and panning. Also with tempo perhaps? How does he do that slowdown in the end within Reason? 'Tis a mystery to me.
I like these HaamMinutes, as listening to them is like watching a scientist at play. Methodical exploration combined with an artistic sentiment. Sweet stuff.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Azo: Gaskow
AzoMinute009:
I took the drums from an old midi file and tried to make something with. Fun to play but quite hard too. A week is enough!! Here is the result.
I took the drums from an old midi file and tried to make something with. Fun to play but quite hard too. A week is enough!! Here is the result.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
JKT049 - undertow
JeffMinute049: Undertow
Not much to say about this one. Made it on the train coming home from band practice. Tweaked it a bit upon arriving home. Voila.
Not much to say about this one. Made it on the train coming home from band practice. Tweaked it a bit upon arriving home. Voila.
Lazy sundays
I dedicated a lazy sunday to this minute, so in a reversal i will dedicate this minute to that lazy sunday. Here's to you, lazy sunday, here's to you.
LawrenceMinute0076: Lazy sundays
LawrenceMinute0076: Lazy sundays
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
JKT047b - the organ breaks.
Ok, so remember how I was trying to make that last minute sound as if it was a piece played by real musicians on real instruments in a real space?
Well, the rest of this minute is sort of like... character development in the story arc of these pseudo-real musicians. They reveal themselves to be experimental jazz musicians at heart (a la pimenco) who have been simply experimenting with creating an old-school soulful sound. Maybe this doesn't make much sense right now, but listen to it.
JeffMinute047b: The Organ Breaks and the Jazz is played
What happens is this:
1. they play their song, the minute from yesterday
2. around 1:15, the organ breaks
3. the drummer starts a random sort of interesting beat
4. the pianist attempts to join in
5. the bassist joins in once he figures out what chords the pianist is playing
6. one of them must be giving some signal that we can't see, because after a tiny break they all join in on this furious sort of crazy song that nobody knows but them.
7. almost as quickly as it began, it ends.
Anyway, that is all there is to say about that. Here's the reason file if you wanna check it out.
02-10-2009.rns
You will need the following refills to open it:
Abbey Road Samples
ElectroMechanical
RDK Vintage Mono
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
Well, the rest of this minute is sort of like... character development in the story arc of these pseudo-real musicians. They reveal themselves to be experimental jazz musicians at heart (a la pimenco) who have been simply experimenting with creating an old-school soulful sound. Maybe this doesn't make much sense right now, but listen to it.
JeffMinute047b: The Organ Breaks and the Jazz is played
What happens is this:
1. they play their song, the minute from yesterday
2. around 1:15, the organ breaks
3. the drummer starts a random sort of interesting beat
4. the pianist attempts to join in
5. the bassist joins in once he figures out what chords the pianist is playing
6. one of them must be giving some signal that we can't see, because after a tiny break they all join in on this furious sort of crazy song that nobody knows but them.
7. almost as quickly as it began, it ends.
Anyway, that is all there is to say about that. Here's the reason file if you wanna check it out.
02-10-2009.rns
You will need the following refills to open it:
Abbey Road Samples
ElectroMechanical
RDK Vintage Mono
Reason Drum Kits
Reason Factory Soundbank
DJ HaamPhist 001: A very good place to start
DJHaamPhist001: Let's start at the very beginning
Well, the HaamPhist has a backlog of these here minutes, so I'm gonna post them one by one, get the world up to speed with all that is Haam (hint: they're all on his own page as well, although #4 is MIA). Enjoy!
Well, the HaamPhist has a backlog of these here minutes, so I'm gonna post them one by one, get the world up to speed with all that is Haam (hint: they're all on his own page as well, although #4 is MIA). Enjoy!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
JKT047 - Real Instrument Emulation
JeffMinute047: Real Instruments?
Well, listening to Iwan's minute of a few days ago, I was really impressed by how well he sort of emulated not just a particular sound but a whole... well, society of music. The instant I pressed play I was transported to the old stone walls and sandy beaches of the eastern Med, all somehow captured on grainy VHS. it was really just staggering.
Anyway, that got me thinking about how cool that sort of thing was, and I thought I might try to make something that had some of the same atmosphere as an old motown recording in a way. I did this mostly on the train to and from work over the last few days, so it was pretty much all done using Reason and utter shitloads of mouseclicks. One of my goals here was to get it all sounding as much like real musicians playing real instruments in a real room (like the one pictured above) as I possibly could. I actually took it a bit further than this eventually, but I'll post the 2nd half tomorrow. Anyway, what do you think?
Well, listening to Iwan's minute of a few days ago, I was really impressed by how well he sort of emulated not just a particular sound but a whole... well, society of music. The instant I pressed play I was transported to the old stone walls and sandy beaches of the eastern Med, all somehow captured on grainy VHS. it was really just staggering.
Anyway, that got me thinking about how cool that sort of thing was, and I thought I might try to make something that had some of the same atmosphere as an old motown recording in a way. I did this mostly on the train to and from work over the last few days, so it was pretty much all done using Reason and utter shitloads of mouseclicks. One of my goals here was to get it all sounding as much like real musicians playing real instruments in a real room (like the one pictured above) as I possibly could. I actually took it a bit further than this eventually, but I'll post the 2nd half tomorrow. Anyway, what do you think?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Good Times
djhaamphist019:
I finished watching the HBO series John Adams last night. It's vaguely compelling as a history lesson and their lives are inspiring, but mostly I pushed through. In the last episode you just watch people get old until they can't possibly get any older and then they expire. Oh, except their daughter who gets the breast cancer and undergoes "surgery" before finally falling prey some time shortly thereafter. And a son from alcoholism. A full hour dedicated to people keeling over. It was uplifting. So immediately after I watched that I powered up the keyboard and fumbled around for a few minutes!
I finished watching the HBO series John Adams last night. It's vaguely compelling as a history lesson and their lives are inspiring, but mostly I pushed through. In the last episode you just watch people get old until they can't possibly get any older and then they expire. Oh, except their daughter who gets the breast cancer and undergoes "surgery" before finally falling prey some time shortly thereafter. And a son from alcoholism. A full hour dedicated to people keeling over. It was uplifting. So immediately after I watched that I powered up the keyboard and fumbled around for a few minutes!
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