April 27, 2008 - And Then I Walked Into a Lamp Post (4:31) high quality mp3 I think you will be able to see that I spent more time on this one than most. Also, I've never used the piano before in computer music and I'm thus-far pleased with the outcome. Don't be afraid of the volume knob on this song..there is alot going on in the background. Who knows I may some day learn how to master songs like a...master? I mistakenly assumed in my "youth" that if it sounds good in my earphones, it must sound as good coming through an FM frequency, ipod, etc. It does not. Professionally mastering sound is an esoteric art of its own and the adept charge big bucks.
April 27, 2008 - Ringtone For Babies (0:11) high quality mp3 Here is a symphony and piano ringtone I made for my little boy. It's an instrumental rendition of a song I sing to him...its a "theme song" for 3 month olds, if you will. I cant tell if he likes it. At least it doesn't make him cry. I think thats about all you can ask for at this point.
Feb 05, 2008 - Acid Fast Stain (5:56) high quality mp3 This song is.....umm. I don't know to say about it. I made it in 2006 I think.
Feb 05, 2008 - Hmm (4:10) high quality mp3 This song is a very old one. I can't remember when I did it but I think it was in the mid to late 90s on Fruity Loops. I still dig it. Very bassy, synthetic, and ethereal. I remember considering naming after a character in Lord of the Rings. Thank all that is good and fat-free that I didn't. I just love the 404 in this song.....the portamento calls to me.
Jan 13, 2007 - Favorite Things (3:46)
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med An old glitch-poppy song (Late 2003) that I have expanded a bit with some new variations. This one was made entirely in Fruity Loops.
July 1, 2006 - Things I'd Rather Forget (1:41) high / med / low A small sample of this song bringing in some guitar and voice. It's much along the lines of stuff I've been doing lately (Mid 2006).
May 21, 2006 - My Friend Said (6:24) high / med / low This song is one of my favorites. It brings together some of the new methods that ive been toying with lately. (Late 2005)
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Stay tuned folks! I update these individual songs and add new ones as often as I can. I'm neck deep in a project for a production company at the moment (Jan 08 to who knows).
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--Much thanks for Boards of Canada's music and Arris Ray for his excellent etiting and flash skills in this one.
The Day I Died
This is my first effort at time lapse photography with music by Arris Ray.
...and some touches of my own.
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--Much thanks to Ted Kinsman and his FAQ on how to make this stuff.
Drizno a.k.a. Drizzy Sparks
I've known this guy since back in the day. Very talented DJ and producer.
This is the only complete song I have of His right now. I'll make sure to get more.
Fifty Dollar Dynasty
I've known Kyle Allen - the lead singer of this band - since he was 12 or 13. He taught me how to play guitar and we were in a band together in Texas, along with his brother Russ. We were known as Critical Mass. The band was Kyle Allen, Russ Allen (brothers) and I. Our “thing” was a 3 part harmony with 3 acoustic guitars. If we did something right - predominantly via Kyle Allen’s orchestration - was the interweaving of the three harmonies in complex and beautiful ways. We had a local following amongst 14-18 y/o local high school women; which depending on your perspective and age, could be a good or bad thing. At the time I was trying to devote my life to the pursuit of some sort of meaning, maybe even an income in music. I was not successful at either. The idea that we would cut an album in a month and subsequently be famous in another six months was a steady painful disillusionment. Therefore, I had to leave a wonderful group of friends to go home and go to school and salvage some sort of future for any given child that I might sire. I returned to my home and reenacted my undergraduate education. My companions, Russ and Kyle continued the fight as the name Rune with Russ and Kyle as lead singers and Tye Rollin Stone as lead guitar and a bassist and drummer. They released an album that did not fly in a broad sense but the band had a good local following. Their third and very powerful effort is Fifty Dollar Dynasty. Kyle Allen is the only lead singer in this one, Tye Stone again as lead guitar. As I listen to their music, I can see a stepwise increase in maturity and dynamic in Kyle’s songwriting. His voice, flawless in key and tambre, is complimented well by his songwriting and the other talented musicians. If your genre of choice isn’t Hard Rock, you can still appreciate what this band offers, in my opinion. You should spend some time to listen to these recordings.Their myspace page can be found HERE.
Bag In My Shoe
Dimmer Lit
Disappear
Flame
No9
Overload
Sequel
Sling
The Day You Came
Unnamed
Your Glow
Here is the garageband profile of Kyle Allen and Russ Allen's old band, named Rune. Though they do not exist as a band anymore, you can listen to the music and see how their songs ranked very well in competion.