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Words Words Words
The 1994 song "Words" by Low has long been one of my favorite songs. I've been tinkering with this cover for a few years, but finally got it tweaked to the point where I'm happy sending it out. The electronic elements have been good, but finally being able to rock the bass line, the guitar licks, and the vocals feels good.
Words by Artemis Seven ( Read more... ) -
Improvising with Live
My adventures with Live continue. One of the things that is interesting about Live, as opposed to the standard way I do electronic music, is that I can map out the general outline of a piece and then tweak and direct it as the piece unfolds. If I want to delay the entrance of the bass drum a few bars or bring it in early, I can do that. If I'm ( Read more... ) -
Guitar, anyone?
Does anyone have a neglected acoustic guitar they are willing to part with for barter or money? I find myself in need of one.
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Gaga
I've spent a few hours yesterday and today working up a cover of Lady Gaga's "Teeth." It's fairly rough but fun so I'm sharing it with you good folks. Slowing it down a little does wonders to make the song a bit more ominous.
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MIDI Tinkering - Chord Cloud
I've made some further progress in my project. In my previous post, I'd developed something that took a root note and created a series of blips that one could improvise over. This was a fairly basic deal: it created the same chord every time, in the same voicing, no matter what was being played ( Read more... ) -
MIDI Tinkering - A Garden
I'm hard at work on setting up an "improvisation system" for the piano right now, that will let me add a bit more complexity beyond what I can do with two hands. It's fairly easy to set up something that acts as an accompaniment, like a karaoke backing track, but that doesn't give me the freedom I want. I want more of a place I wander around in, ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Syndication
Some nice person (probably mzrowan) has set up a LJ feed for my "for reals" blog. a_narrow_line, which you can use to follow my posts without ever leaving your Friends Feed. Subscribe if you like spiffy photos and occasional ramblings. -
Is anyone out there?
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Howdy Partners
I post here now and then, most of my journalin' in these parts can be found over at Narrow Line.
You can also follow my antics via Twitter @narrow_line.
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Bikes Not Bombs
(Crossposted from Tinctoris)
In early June I'm going to be riding my bicycle in a fundraising ride to support Bikes Not Bombs. They do some good work in providing bikes & knowhow to places that really can use them.
If anyone is interested in sponsoring my ride, please get in touch with me at this address, and I'll give you some more information ( Read more... )