A better thought out post, Time EP!
I finally finished an EP I've been working on for the last few months, titled "Time".
http://jackchandler.bandcamp.com/album/time
The premise is that each song is loosely based on a moment in time, which is detailed under the cut.
1) Daily Grind (1 PM)
I work as a trainer/coach for a call center for a military bank. On this particular day, work was really bad. Customers calling in were ridiculous, yelling over really minor things and what not, and during the new hire class, the students were just not grasping what I was trying to teach all morning.
I took my lunch break around 1 or so, and had to go to the break room and calm down because I was getting really frustrated with all of the chaos around me. I had a coffee, and sat there quietly for 30 minutes and just mentally prepared myself to take on the chaos that was waiting for me after my lunch break. After that I just toughed it out, and work was over before I knew it.
2)Science Class (My 5th hour class in Jr High, around 2PM)
Everyone has their favorite teachers. Mine was Mr. Dipprey, my science class teacher in Jr. High. I was a bit of a troubled kid, without going into much detail. No plans for college, not even sure if I wanted to finish high school. This teacher saw something in me, saw my love for music, and pushed me to become a better student and a better person.
He showed me that it doesnt matter what other people think of me, but I just had to believe in myself. Because of him, I was able to enroll in a highschool-to-college preparation program called Upward Bound, and I eventually did graduate from college with a BA in music performance.
This song is dedicated to him. <3 you, Mr. Dipprey and thank you.
3)Tri-Sec (3PM)
So, I was at the mall one day. There is this bench that all of my friends meet at before we go hang out for the days shenanigans. I was the first one there, and they were taking a long time to get there, so I started to get really bored, eventually daydreaming.
I had this daydream that I could fly (YES!) and being the adventurous daydreamer that I was, I wanted to fly into space. So I started going up as fast as I can, until I realized I was in the quiet of space, looking down at Earth.
I managed to snap back to reality once a friend showed up, but we still had to wait for everyone else, so we both sat there, just bored and daydreaming.
4) Operations Support (4PM)
One of my fondest memories when I was a kid was right after school. I'd race home after the bus ride, and my cousin and I would jump on the NES and play videogames all day.
Hands down the videogame we played the most was Life Force, a side scrolling shoot-em-up game. That's probably my favorite genre of game, and Life Force is definitely my favorite nes side scroller.
5)5:16 AM (5:16 AM, duh)
I asked a bunch of my friends what they thought of when I mentioned the time of 5:16 AM. I got some interesting answers, such as tossing and turning in bed, listening to their SO's heart beat, random bumps and noises in the night, etc.
My favorite answer however was "Man, me dreading that stupid alarm clock at 6am when I have to get up for school!"
6)Half/Past/Half (6am/pm/am)
So, everyone knows what the Amen Break is. (If not, youtube it, you will know, I promise.) I finally managed to get a copy of the unaltered version of it, but I never got a chance to put it to use until this song.
I decided to put it to work, based on early morning and mid day shenanigans.
7) Se7enth Hour (7pm)
This is probably the most vague one of the whole EP. All I can say is that it was around 7pm when I was writing this, and I'm not sure where I pulled inspiration from, other than looking around my apartment.
8 ) Cold October Sky (8PM)
I was looking through some old pictures that I took, and came across this one:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...OctoberSky.jpg
At that time I was living in this little apartment that was across the street from this grain mill looking thing. I remember on that particular night, it was around 8pm in October, but it was deathly cold, and absolutely silent for like 15 minutes. We were on a pretty well traveled street, but there were no cars, no people, nothing. It was absolutely fascinating and haunting at the same time.
9)Day//Night (9AM/PM)
This song is my interpretation of waking up after a great nights sleep, sun filtering in through the windows, as you prepare yourself for a fantastic day (first half), and then after the transition to night, Dealing with night traffic as you make your way to your favorite hangout/dance spot for a great night out. (Second half)
10) Drive (10AM)
I love to drive. I love to drive fast.
I have a little girly stickshift Kia Spectra, but man, I can make that thing move when I'm on the highway. My favorite time to drive is in mid morning on the highway, because the sun is high in the sky and all of the best songs come on the radio
11)View From a Park Bench - 11:14PM (11:14pm)
I was trying to write some music for an upcoming new music festival, and it was really frustrating me, so I decided to take my notepad and my camera and go outside my apartment for some fresh air and some inspiration. It was a chilly night, but there was not clouds in the sky and you could see every single star up there in the night sky.
I was taking pictures and somewhere along the way my camera's shutter screwed up and I took this:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...Park-Bench.jpg
I went back in, scrapped my piece, and wrote this song.
12) Bad Nightmares (Midnight)
So, I was in a relationship once. It was bad. It ended really bad, and I got hurt. It still affects me to this day.
After the breakup, I used to have nightmares about that person.
Lyrics:
I've died twice so far,
does it matter if I die again?
Clock reads 12:13
Bad Nightmares of you again.
Why didn't you take your memories
with you when you disappeared?
Why did you haunt my sanity...
Close my eyes, your face reappears.
Who do you think you are!?
I'd love it if you guys would give it a listen.
Free to stream, cheap to download. :)
http://jackchandler.bandcamp.com/album/time
The premise is that each song is loosely based on a moment in time, which is detailed under the cut.
1) Daily Grind (1 PM)
I work as a trainer/coach for a call center for a military bank. On this particular day, work was really bad. Customers calling in were ridiculous, yelling over really minor things and what not, and during the new hire class, the students were just not grasping what I was trying to teach all morning.
I took my lunch break around 1 or so, and had to go to the break room and calm down because I was getting really frustrated with all of the chaos around me. I had a coffee, and sat there quietly for 30 minutes and just mentally prepared myself to take on the chaos that was waiting for me after my lunch break. After that I just toughed it out, and work was over before I knew it.
2)Science Class (My 5th hour class in Jr High, around 2PM)
Everyone has their favorite teachers. Mine was Mr. Dipprey, my science class teacher in Jr. High. I was a bit of a troubled kid, without going into much detail. No plans for college, not even sure if I wanted to finish high school. This teacher saw something in me, saw my love for music, and pushed me to become a better student and a better person.
He showed me that it doesnt matter what other people think of me, but I just had to believe in myself. Because of him, I was able to enroll in a highschool-to-college preparation program called Upward Bound, and I eventually did graduate from college with a BA in music performance.
This song is dedicated to him. <3 you, Mr. Dipprey and thank you.
3)Tri-Sec (3PM)
So, I was at the mall one day. There is this bench that all of my friends meet at before we go hang out for the days shenanigans. I was the first one there, and they were taking a long time to get there, so I started to get really bored, eventually daydreaming.
I had this daydream that I could fly (YES!) and being the adventurous daydreamer that I was, I wanted to fly into space. So I started going up as fast as I can, until I realized I was in the quiet of space, looking down at Earth.
I managed to snap back to reality once a friend showed up, but we still had to wait for everyone else, so we both sat there, just bored and daydreaming.
4) Operations Support (4PM)
One of my fondest memories when I was a kid was right after school. I'd race home after the bus ride, and my cousin and I would jump on the NES and play videogames all day.
Hands down the videogame we played the most was Life Force, a side scrolling shoot-em-up game. That's probably my favorite genre of game, and Life Force is definitely my favorite nes side scroller.
5)5:16 AM (5:16 AM, duh)
I asked a bunch of my friends what they thought of when I mentioned the time of 5:16 AM. I got some interesting answers, such as tossing and turning in bed, listening to their SO's heart beat, random bumps and noises in the night, etc.
My favorite answer however was "Man, me dreading that stupid alarm clock at 6am when I have to get up for school!"
6)Half/Past/Half (6am/pm/am)
So, everyone knows what the Amen Break is. (If not, youtube it, you will know, I promise.) I finally managed to get a copy of the unaltered version of it, but I never got a chance to put it to use until this song.
I decided to put it to work, based on early morning and mid day shenanigans.
7) Se7enth Hour (7pm)
This is probably the most vague one of the whole EP. All I can say is that it was around 7pm when I was writing this, and I'm not sure where I pulled inspiration from, other than looking around my apartment.
8 ) Cold October Sky (8PM)
I was looking through some old pictures that I took, and came across this one:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...OctoberSky.jpg
At that time I was living in this little apartment that was across the street from this grain mill looking thing. I remember on that particular night, it was around 8pm in October, but it was deathly cold, and absolutely silent for like 15 minutes. We were on a pretty well traveled street, but there were no cars, no people, nothing. It was absolutely fascinating and haunting at the same time.
9)Day//Night (9AM/PM)
This song is my interpretation of waking up after a great nights sleep, sun filtering in through the windows, as you prepare yourself for a fantastic day (first half), and then after the transition to night, Dealing with night traffic as you make your way to your favorite hangout/dance spot for a great night out. (Second half)
10) Drive (10AM)
I love to drive. I love to drive fast.
I have a little girly stickshift Kia Spectra, but man, I can make that thing move when I'm on the highway. My favorite time to drive is in mid morning on the highway, because the sun is high in the sky and all of the best songs come on the radio
11)View From a Park Bench - 11:14PM (11:14pm)
I was trying to write some music for an upcoming new music festival, and it was really frustrating me, so I decided to take my notepad and my camera and go outside my apartment for some fresh air and some inspiration. It was a chilly night, but there was not clouds in the sky and you could see every single star up there in the night sky.
I was taking pictures and somewhere along the way my camera's shutter screwed up and I took this:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...Park-Bench.jpg
I went back in, scrapped my piece, and wrote this song.
12) Bad Nightmares (Midnight)
So, I was in a relationship once. It was bad. It ended really bad, and I got hurt. It still affects me to this day.
After the breakup, I used to have nightmares about that person.
Lyrics:
I've died twice so far,
does it matter if I die again?
Clock reads 12:13
Bad Nightmares of you again.
Why didn't you take your memories
with you when you disappeared?
Why did you haunt my sanity...
Close my eyes, your face reappears.
Who do you think you are!?
I'd love it if you guys would give it a listen.
Free to stream, cheap to download. :)