I was in a park, lying on the grass, reading a story in a magazine, when a meteorite struck my head. For several hours (or was it days?) I swam in and out of consciousness, concerned only that I had to hide the damage from the children playing nearby. Despite my best efforts to cover up, eventually a little boy chasing after a ball saw me and ( Read more... )

Space Invaders (M9 test)
Yesterday I got a Line 6 M9 stompbox modeler, and this seems to be the song with which I test out all new noise making things that come into my life. It's a good song, it welcomes effects, and is the closest thing to a hit I've ever had.
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One Note Of Peace
This song is for Yoko Ono's Secret Piece, an event to celebrate music and summer. I only use the note of F (or my approximation thereof) for this song. Why did I choose F? Because that's the open note on the clarinet, which I still don't know how to play.
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Moist Towelette
I felt like doing something today, but didn't want to spend a lot of my time figuring out the arrangement. So I limited myself only to noises my iPod Touch makes. This little improvistion is the result. For those playing along at home, the apps are: DigiDrummer, Bebot, Ukulele, and Nlog Synth.
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Pictures of Matchstick Men (test of Otamatone)
I now have an Otamatone. It is the greatest silly thing in the world. It's so cute. It's so creepy. It's so me. I've not quite figured out how to play it yet, but that's never stopped me from recording. So here's a recording.
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The Residents are in the final stretch of a North American tour, and for the past week I have been following them. The shows I attended this week bring my total to 17. Now, why would somebody see a band perform 17 times ( Read more... )

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Watch this in the meantime: http://www.kyte.tv/ch/eyetv/peppermint-will-be-delayed/p=lp&c=1356&s=1119555&l=2105