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Sounds Like
mostly acoustic, folk-type stylings flavored with a little attitude, randomosity, and deep ponderings from a wannabe rocker chick
Spontaneity, tragedy, and an unpredictable ray of hope are the unlikely ingredients of a music that pushes and pulls, surprises, shocks, and comforts. The sound of fairy tales entwined with the noise of struggle and confusion lends itself to an alarmingly personable sound that flows from the heart, soul, and person of Robin Giberson. Her ongoing struggle for lyrical transparency, infectious hooks, and moments of seredipitous, joyful expression has yielded an impressive body of work that bears witness to the kind of experiences that color a song with vitality and soul. Understated acoustic guitars pull against punk drumming, reggea upbeats, folk harmony, and an array of equally ecclectic ingredients for a sound that is reluctant to acknowledge they boundaries of the many styles that inform it. Turbulent arrangements underscore a unique lyrical sensability that is at once disarmingly clever and frighteningly intimate, words that evidence the tragic beauty of a life in upheaval, a world full of wonder, and a mind that never stops thinking and dreaming. (by Chris Leonard)
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Robin, I don't hate you. I haven't been able to myspace for a week or so. Sometime I'll call you so we don't have to type out our life stories and hearts.
I needed a few of your songs the other day. I listened and I felt better. thanks.
so you should know that i have been stalking your sight in order to hear "christmas in september" which i've connected to in a serious way lately. anyway, i'm bitter i can't download it, and i wonder if i can get a copy of it? pretty please? if i make you pancakes?
no in fact i did not change my cell phone number - i'm that guy who has the same email account from the 7th grade, when i went over my friend's house and his dad made us emails on yahoo after school. doesnt that sound like jr high fun?? woot. well, like i said, the performances start at 6:30, so i'm sure any time of arrival around then would be stupendous. call me during the day on monday and we can figure stuff out :)
as to the list of messages - that just makes us look popular...to each other ... i guess >ahem<
just going for the heck of it - its my new fav city and i like to get out there sometimes to visit folk i know. if you ever get a chance, go to chicago and get back to me on how friggin amazing it is there!
the sign ups for monday night are at 5:30, so that might be pushing it a little, but if you can get off work early....it might be something to think about.
if you cant play, ponder the thought of joining me for a night in the city...mm
not bad dudette - didnt get as many people as i had hoped, but the playing went well and thats all that matters.
what are you doing monday night? im gonna check out the open mic at wxpn (world cafe) in philly - lemme know if you'll be around! you should play too!!
Oh- following in your likeness- here's a second post of words I forgot to write out.
I sometimes just start clicking around listening to musicians that are trying hard and some that aren't trying so hard. I like to start at a band i really like and go from person to person and end up at some 15 year old who really wants to make it with maybe one last layer of innocence before he becomes infested by "culture". It seems to me that the younger one is the more pure their music/voice is. It's only sad that the younger one is the less knowledgable one is at knowing how to convey his/her thoughts to another person without using concrete words (i.e. lack of deep metaphor and/or story telling- it just sort of says it.) I want to emulate the innocence we all had at one point in my music. Complete honesty and submission to the reality of life; that we are all in it together so why keep pretending we are alone? (sorry this turned into a rant hah. Pardon me.)
I don't remember where i started- but I ended up on your myspace and I surveyed, as it were, your sound, and I liked it very much.
Again- hi. I'm glad you listened to and commented on my songs. It's nice to have another artist's opinion. So often I go wondering if what I am making is really anything more than layers of noise that only sound good because I have to convince myself that the last X hours spent on the tacks were not in vain (more times than not it is in vain.)
You asked what I record onto: and iMac G5 and Garageband in a corner room of my parents apartment ( I am living there for the summer for work). It's a janky setup. I have to turn the ceiling fan off before I start recording or there is too much empty noise between my voice and the mic. I use a Logitec USB Headset to sing into. Hah. Really I dont have what is necessary to make the music I want to but I make due.
Keep in touch- maybe you could send me some tracks and i could do some harmony/ electronic sound on top of it sometimes. ehh? I love the long distance complement. or maybe I could play with "Don't mess with me"? I really like that song- but I wouldn't mess with it unless I had permission- it's your baby. I would love to do some collaborations though. Let me know what you think-
"dont mess with me" - Love the sound and the lyrics. It's funny but still makes a point. It reminds me of Rilo Killy. Keep it up. You are full of music. Let it be organic and flow at a natural rate. Good luck.
okay....i called you...but we have to do something TODAY.....i need to plan my life and i can't plan my life until I know what's going on in September...I've never seen Christmas in September....well....i guess i have once now, let's make it twice. we need a plan. we're goign to have to be forceful. call me.
ps - yer damn right we shoulda seen walk the line in new york instead of harry potter. but i need not restate the universe's loyalties as relates to my every want and need.
