Out now, as a free download, the R is for Riot 10 song. Out late 2008 the nickname: Rebel Vs Offset Needle Radius 12". Started last June, a new record. Out sometime, the New Rock Church of Fire LP. Back in the studio in August to finish raw tracks for New Rock...
OLD NEWS - OK. I just spent the month of February taking the RPM Challenge-record an album of at least 10 songs or 35 minutes in 29 days. Easy, right? Except I'm down in Knoxville and the band (Brown Cuts Neighbors, nickname: Rebel, anyone!) is now scattered to the four corners. I was talked into this mad venture by the Rev. Joshua Baker (God Hates Computers, Chased and Smashed, childhood friend) who is in a similar boat up in Maine. We're both also trying to figure out how new digital audio deals work on our respective underpowered laptops. The very last tune I finished was the one we had worked on together, and probably the most successful - check out Ouroboos (4MB MP3). If this sounds at all like something you want to hear, you can have the whole thing for free (30MB zipped MP3 files and cover in PDF). It's called R is for Riot and is by nickname: Rebel. There are just 10 songs. It's 21 minutes. A few songs have words, they concern micronations with solar powered submarines, lab accidents, Ernest O. Lawrence, and tactful ways to tell someone they're being cheated on. I got done just in the proverbial nick... getting it in the mail 9 minutes before deadline. nickname: Rebel RPM Page | Josh's Not Square with Zero RPM Page
What I learned
Get a taller drum throne. I cannot believe how much my legs hurt.
That old saying, never mix the same day... oh yeah. These actually sound ok a day or 2 later.
I'm not loosing my mind now that there are just a few days left... that already happened yesterday.
Always record every take, even the practice warm up one. Some things are hard to nail. Had two perfect solo runs lost to time. All the ones I got down... eh.
I have recorded none of the songs I wrote or planned in the first week.
Just to let you know I'm playing your track "Basalt" on my Dandelion Radio show in June, streaming from Sunday and then throughout the month at www. dandelionradio. com
I know this is extremely dumb, but I entered my song in a contest and it would help me out SO much if you could vote for it. All you have to do is click on the box below where it says vote. Again, sorry about the dumbness and I want you to know that I care. Love, me
