Lost In The Fray

I''ve just finished writing my latest ep. Yes, Justin DLC, I really do write this quickly. No, the songs aren't that amazing to begin with. Yes, I am my own biggest critic.

Lost In The Fray ep

Track Listing:

1. Against the Current
2. Keep On Keeping On
3. Pride
4. The Fall
   

I had a little bit of time on Thursday, and I managed to get the first and third tracks recorded. Hopefully I can finish up and you can have it on your iPod by next week. I'll tell you more about it when it is finished.

Them Reds! ep

Them Reds! is the first ep I finished after moving up here. The songs themselves came quickly, and the recording did as well. On the production side, I played around with a couple of different ideas here. The first song, TV Land, is an ode to the June Cleavers and the Lucille Balls of yesteryear. I really, really want to shoot a video for this one, and probably will in the near future. On the second track, I experimented a lot with looping and effecting my voice and the guitar. Not the most interesting piece I've ever written, but I'm working on a strict record everything now or you'll be sorry you forgot something later policy. The song is about someone I know whose life seemed to have a lot of references and run-in's with Joe McCarthy. I know that it is not really historically accurate, but that's not the point, is it? The last track was recorded by miking the guitar and it got this really great tone off of my Yamaha. This is another one I want to make a video for. I have both concepts right there, I just need someone with a camera to help me out. I think I know just who to bother...

As always, enjoy the music. A full album next week, I promise. Also, there will be a chance for you to get involved with helping me out with some inner album art should it so please you.

http://sites.google.com/site/anagentofchangemusic/BrooklynSessions

them reds! ep (2008, Brooklyn Sessions)

1. TV Land

2. McCarthy

3. Change My Life

P.S. The art for this is rectangular because I came up with a cool cardstock sleeve to put the disk in instead of the usual jewel case.

The Brooklyn Sessions

Since Steph and I moved to Brooklyn last summer, I've had what you might call an explosion of musical ideas. I've been listening to a lot of new music and trying to push the limits of my songwriting both musically and lyrically. I've created concept albums, short eps, long players, soundtracked a short film, and experimented with new instruments, recording techniques, and album art/packaging.

So, what does this mean for you?

Well, in the spirit of sharing, I want to share it all with you. Now, before you get too excited, let me lay it all out there. Not everything is done being recorded, but as I finish each entire album or ep I will post links to the art and music files here. For free. Sharing is caring, etc..

So far the sessions have been broken into two parts:

The Brooklyn Sessions, Part I
July - December 2008:

Broken Land
Broken Land [Storyteller Version]
Them Reds! ep
Gee ep
Whiz ep
Music For A Film
Lightning Teeth
Leper
Socrates Eats Hemlock
Busking

The Brooklyn Sessions, Part II
January - Present 2009:
Sick Days
Metrocard: Fourteen Narratives Concerning New York City Transit
The Empire Burns White
Roots Grow Deeper ep
Grand Old Time
Lost In The Fray
Dead Pan Piano