Monthly Archives: February 2009

Compositions And Quasi-automated Composing

By admin | Published: February 26, 2009

Sidd wrote: Hi, Here are some of the references I was thinking of during our conversation on Saturday afternoon. I shall keep looking for more, and would love to hear your thoughts as well. First a couple of research papers, will references to some people we might want to contact. http://gsd.ime.usp.br/sbcm/2000/papers/wassermann.pdf http://www.citeulike.org/group/532/article/514131 http://www.rivier.edu/journal/ROAJ-2006-Spring/J43-DION.pdf then a […]

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Show Biz

By admin | Published: February 24, 2009

lyrics Biz, biz, biz This is the human biz This is the humanness The human biz Well, well, wellness Well, will we let out a yell And, gel, gel, gel This is the human biz ’cause “there’s no business Like show business Like no business I know” This is the human biz The humanness Well, […]

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Zombie Slayer

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics Better say a prayer For the zombie slayer Say nay To the nay nayer Deads a player No way? Way Call out the zombie slayer Fall out from the Reaper When he’s grim Chance is slim Ain’t no doubt We’ll find out Better say a prayer For the zombie slayer At the end of […]

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Blindly Following

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics To blindly follow Wherever they go Doesn’t matter Even if they know Rushing on Blindly Unmindfully, carelessly, heedlessly, Impetuously, recklessly, irrationally Rashly Wildly Frantically Marching to the tune Of an indifferent drummer Must resume A walking slumber Sleepwalker Rational balker Hopelessly Only Heard the herd Heading, walking, marching Toward the ledge Over the edge […]

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So, Here I Lay

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics by Mudman So here I lay (Ballad) I know what went wrong She didn’t want a relation-ship So here I am, writin’ a song. Maybe I just need to get a grip. She said she loved me like a friend And I’m just left to wonder, Is this truly the end? I must’ve made […]

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Running Interference

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics A static charge Causing interference Criminals at large Gonna make a difference? A white noise surge Causing indifference Media barrage No independence Gonna make a difference And run interference? Politicians Turn to morticians Static Now a statistic Get realistic And, quick More musicians Tune a heart At least the beginnings Of a new start […]

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The Power Of Weird

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics A weird thing happened to me A weird thing happened to me Ya woulda’ thunk She’d let me be Ya woulda’ stunk Obviously Power overtakes me Wow, Her, gloriously Power overtakes me Notoriously Her power overwhelms Stronger than oaks Sweeter than maples Soothing as elms Sh, sh, sheeee overwhelms The power Of Her God, […]

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This Tape Will Self-destruct

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

lyrics This place Is somewhere in space In this place Somewhere in space There is a race — The race disgrace A creature With the feature Of destruction Abnormal function To say the least The horrible… Horrible beast Count down To the time of 669 At any rate 668 Oh, heaven 667 In betwixt 666 […]

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ANGELS AND ZOMBIES

By admin | Published: February 23, 2009

This song kind-of sums up what this project is about — And many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. — Daniel !2:2 Daniel Had a dream Stars would shine Forever bright Devil’s zombies Rule the night Devils Evil spell? […]

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CHARGE IT!

By admin | Published: February 22, 2009

The working name for the new project is Charge It! There are a few reasons why this body of work has taken on that name. Most of the songs took on a new age social commentary based on old age prophecy. When most people think of prophecy, they think of The Book Of Revelations. But, […]

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SONGWRITER AND TUNESMITH FORUM

By admin | Published: February 22, 2009

About This Blog In days of old, a craftsman would be called a smith. For instance, a craftsman that worked with gold would be called a goldsmith. A person who crafts tunes is a tunesmith. This forum is meant to be a place where songwriters, and those interested in watching tunesmiths, can interact. The idea […]

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MUSIC: FREE FOR ALL

By admin | Published: February 22, 2009

Way, way back at the beginning of the world wide web, we produced the first albums that were specifically written and recorded for distribution over the web. At the time, we were hoping that we could level the playing field with the big record labels… by-pass their monopoly on distribution and sell our own tapes […]

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Hi-Fi Vs. Lo-Fi DEMOS, MP3s and COPYRIGHTS

By admin | Published: February 22, 2009

It use to be musicians and bands would put together a demo tape of songs and then go into an expensive studio to make the multi-track recordings. The demos would be low fidelity (lo-fi) recordings. The studio recordings would be high fidelity (hi-fi) recordings. The general population would hardly ever get to hear material from […]

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IN THE RECORDING STUDIO

By admin | Published: February 21, 2009

by Daniel Back in the recording studio probably isn’t the best way to describe what is going on. Yes, we’re recording. But, no… not exactly in a studio. Unless you want to say, all the world is a studio. There are bits and pieces of tools and equipment that have been accumulated over the years. […]

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Hello World! New Music / New Album

By admin | Published: February 21, 2009

by Daniel A new album is in the works. Lyrics and demo-recordings have been made for 6 to 8 new songs. It’s likely more shall follow. The engineering, production and equipment have morphed into a fairly unique process. So, I figured I’d write about it here. Hmmm… some sort-of songwriter’s blog? Feel free to join-in.

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