Normally I’m not a fan of digging through the archives, but here’s something that I did long ago that fits in with the Hella Gems aesthetic that I would like to release. Back when I assembled my first home recording rig back in 2003, I wanted to try recording some stuff, but I didn’t have [...]

Sinking Under Your Spell
Yesterday I was screwing around the guitar and came up with a nice little chord sequence. Problem was, while I could get it to a resolution, it started off from a point of tension.
So to fix that I came up with a beginning to the song and tried to pull it to [...]

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The Factory
This is my first completed rap song. It’s about the negative feelings I have towards mandatory schooling. I’m pleased with how it turned out.
The beat has a slightly different structure from Part 1. The rap vocals are three layers each panned differently and pitch-bent to make my voice sound cooler. The master track [...]

bread-and-buter1

This song is a reaction to being a waiter and how bad people want bread and butter.

This is a bonus beat because I missed my last turn.

Back when I first got Fruity Loops, I made two whole CDs of little concept peices. I called them Crappy Techno 1 and 2. As I went, I was learning to use the various features of the software, but after awhile, I guess I was finally “done” with these. I haven’t made much in the [...]