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Author Archives: jas
Lost on the Way Down.
I’ve been listening to Crumb a lot lately (the good Crumb, not the many bad Crumbs that are out there). If the music itself wasn’t depressing enough, the fact that Crumb broke up and Britney Spears has a hit single … Continue reading
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February 25, 2011
I’ve been playing made in korea a bunch lately for some reason. I also broke out ye olde towne drume machine and set it to playing the bassline and some semblance of the drum part, in true idiot robot fashion. I’ve … Continue reading
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February 15, 2011
Sorry, the first News update in literally years doesn’t include any new songs. I do have lyrics for several, for, as always, though I am not terribly reliable about sharing, I am pretty reliable about actually writing.
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yellow baby
This is definitely one of my favorite songs. It takes some artistic license as I presume to know what a dead Brandon Lee might have to say, but I like to think it isn’t too far off. From a songwriting perspective, this is probably the most complete piece I’ve ever done. The song is littered with musical metaphors for Brandon’s career, and yes, the song is supposed to end like that.
year of the rabbit
I was sitting at my desk playing a computer game and ironically wondering why things are taking so long for me. Sit on that for a moment.
Not just with the music, but in general. I thought about how I tend to sit at home and keep to myself, and that got me thinking about why I’m like that. At some point, the wandering mind led me to those little Chinese Zodiac placemats in every Chinese restaurant ever. I remembered two things offhand, that I’m supposed to be the luckiest of all signs, and that I seek tranquility. I’d like to think that that means that I’ll somehow find a way to sit at home and keep peacefully to myself forever, but then there’s the thought that I’ll never get anything done with my own business if I’m doing that.
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wounded
The second track from the second major-label release by Third Eye Blind, Wounded is a really fantastic song that I only recently figured out how to play. And when I say “figured out,” I really mean “asked the Internet.”
the world waited
A fast/slow arrangement, which is a style I’ve gotten into more and more lately. It’s a nice change from soft/hard arrangements, and if done right, I find it more interesting. Not as overwrought as full-on time signature changes, e.g. 4/4 to 3/4, but more natural.
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wistful
This is a pretty fast-paced number, reminiscent of , with a bit more of a melody. There are also some of those rare signs of a struggle vocal harmonies. I like this song very, very much. I think that everybody can identify with a feeling of regret, everybody can look back and say, “I wish I had done this or that differently.” It’s been pointed out to me that there are other interpretations regarding the song’s main theme, but any creative work is subject to that, so all I can do is apologize if the message, or rather, the message as interpreted per person, hurts anybody’s feelings.
whimper
This is a pretty simple, sleepy song. It’s made up of a very short verse/chorus pair, and depending on how I’m feeling, I’ll play through it twice, or maybe ten times, who knows. I like this one, it’s very soothing. It was called “stutter” for awhile, but I was thinking about it the other day, and it’s really got nothing to do with stuttering, and is more of a quiet sound someone who’s given up might make. Hence, the title change.
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when you moved out
This song that came out of me when my then-wife moved out of our apartment. I guess that makes it a breakup song, and everybody gets those, right? It’s a strange number that has an almost N Sync-like feel to it.
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