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Keyboard Music

by Mess A collection of songs and sounds written extemporaneously on a keyboard. Almost all the songs were played on a Korg micro-keyboard. They tend to be non-traditional sounding sonic experiments. The 1/4 inch outputs were plugged directly into an M-audio digital recorder and captured as 48kHz MP3 files. Free MP3 Downloads About This Mess […]

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Guitar Music

by Mess A collection of songs written extemporaneously (for the most part.) Quite a few of the songs were played using a Yamaha electric 6-string guitar through a Digi-tech effects pedal. The 1/4 inch outputs were plugged directly into an M-audio digital recorder and captured as 48kHz MP3 files. Sometimes items, such as a glass […]

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Is There Life On Ours?

While looking down on the human race from high up in a jet airliner, I started thinking about the meaning of life. What will I make of my time on Earth? I have free will. It is my choice whether to take advantage of this gift. Is there intelligent life on this planet of ours? […]

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Dis-mist

The lyrics were written while looking out the window of an airplane. I am not sure what I was looking at… but, my guess is we were flying through some ice crystals. The way the sun was hitting them caused them to act like little prisms… and, because of our elevation they were not falling […]

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Sea Of Clouds

These lyrics were written looking out the window of a jet. Flying coast to coast across America gives you a different perspective. The clouds looked like snow covered mountains. Although, if you tried to land on them, you would sink through them like landing on water. When there was a break in the clouds, you […]

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A Songwriting Mess

After having thought about the Mess, it seemed time to put out another album or two. The writing is happening in a bunch of different ways. For a while, I had pretty much stopped recording and preferred to play before a live audience. Quite a few songs came from it that were never recorded. I’m […]

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The World Viewed Through Google Eyes

Sidd wrote: turn on java and javascript then go play at http://www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser.html (remember to turn off java and javascript when you are done) So, I went and played… and thought…. I put in one of our domain names… and played and thought some more…. There were quite a few things that stood out. The ones […]

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Compositions And Quasi-automated Composing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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