February 2012
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Musical Happenings
Tonight Mark & I are going to attempt something new. We’re going to write and record a song over a G+ Hangout video chat. Not sure if this is going to work or just end in frustrating failure, but stay tuned and we’ll post the result… If one is produced.
-Rob
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“OK. Here’s the demo of that track I texted you about. We’ve been...”
– Actual text from the email Rob sent me along with the original demo for ‘Run For Your Life’.
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We're On The Radio! AGAIN!!!! →
Last month we posted about getting played on Don Campau’s No Pidgeonholes radio in Europe. In March, Don will be playing another one of our tracks from our latest album, You Have Died of Dysentery. Our song Lifeline will be featured in the first of two European editions of No Pidgeonholes radio, a show dedicated to independent and home-recorded music. You can listen to the shows now by...
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
First draft is done. Needs some leveling work and possibly a rewrite on the drums. Good thing I didn’t give myself a time limit.
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
The track has a electronic-rock feel that is reminiscent of You Have Died of Dysentery. Guitars are being layered. At Mark’s request, I’ve included a section with 7 chord changes despite the fact that Woodie Guthrie clearly said, “Anything more than 3 chords is just showing off.”
Back to work!
-R
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Mark's Thoughts on Failing Live - The Rob Edition
This is fucking awesome.
Glad you learned about Step 0: Tune your instruments. My last song would have been an acoustic love song had I performed that step.
200 BPM? I’m gonna hold onto the grass so I don’t fall off the world when that goes flying by.
And time limits are overrated.
Welcome to the show.
-M!?
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
It took a non-zero number of retries, but the bass is in. Now to figure out what else this is gonna need to fill out the sound…
Side Note - By not specifying a time limit I’ve eliminated the possibility of sudden death overtime ;-)
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
Mark and I recently joked that above 120bpm my entire universe breaks down and I can no longer function. This motherfucker clocks in at 200BPM. Let’s write a bass line!
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
OK. I’ve put in a generic drum beat to keep time and I’ve got a riff I’d like to design the track around. Now I just need to train myself to play the damn thing fast enough to keep tempo without making 1,000 mistakes we’d be in business.
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Failing Live - The Rob Edition
Mark’s done 2 experiments in live blogging the song creation process so I figured I’d give it a crack. I mean, if he can do it how hard can it be right? Here we go.
STEP 1: STEP 0 (As in before you even start): Tune all instruments.
See that? I’m ahead already!
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Bend at the Knees - Robert Rubin
This song falls...
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Sporcle Quiz: VH1 Top 100 80's Music Artists →
palmtreepalmtree:
I’m pretty much an expert procrastinator. And I guess I have a good memory for useless trivia. I just scored 98/100 on this quiz. I feel at once proud and appalled.
And now, I challenge you.
I got 75/100, but I was on a conference call at the time, so I’d like that noted.
Also, I’ll take Kajagoogoo for the win, thanks.
-M!?
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18 Patient Identifiers HIPAA Defines as Off Limits... →
baffledinbrooklyn:
cranquis:
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dorasnursing:
The Nerdy Nurse blogging about HIPAA.
Things to avoid if you blog about medicine.
Can I Blog About My Patients?
“You can absolutely blog about specific patient encounters, but you have a duty to be respectful of the patients privacy. They allowed you to participate in their care and they deserve the utmost respect from that....
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Urgent News Bulletin!!! →
baffledinbrooklyn:
Doritos tacos!!! Seriously people. This is major fucking shit. I’m excited. If they make Cool Ranch tacos there is going to be a problem. BTW: Taco Bell is unofficially the official restaurant of The Really Good Pot Roast.
We freaking damage Taco Bell after a recording session.
Get the tape out. Because it’s a crime scene afterwards.
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Mixing Down
I’m doing that now.
Just thought you should know.
This will all be over soon.
Anyone got a title I can use?
-M!?
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How long did I say this would take?
Because I freaking lied. Going into overtime.
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Speaking of Guitars...
Don’t have much time for them. Going to try to one-take them. And by one-take, I mean fake something until it makes sense, then record the entire track’s worth in one take for each guitar part.
Good luck, everybody else!
-M!?
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The guitar I want to record is on the Left...
Let’s all get this straight.
Oh, and the guitar needs to be plugged in. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Humor.
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Putting the 'Fail' in 'Failing Live'
One of my VSTi’s failed and ate a keyboard part. Sad trombone. Actually sad keyboard.
If you like a part so much you’ll rerecord it, it better be a freaking keeper.
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When one drum doesn't do it for you...
Add another.
Also, can you tell I don’t quite know how to use Tumblr yet? How do you quote people? Not a time to figure it out. 40 minutes left. Still a lot to write.
-M!?
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“This song is gonna need synth “ahhhhh”s during he chorus, isn’t it?”
– baffledinbrooklyn replied to your post: Using the Dad-Guitar
Well, that wasn’t my original intent, but now that you mention it…
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Using the Dad-Guitar
Bass time. Playing with a basic progression. Working on strum pattern and tone. I already need to resequence the song. Might work on scratching out the parts first, then do a rerecord in the last 45 minutes.
Interesting note with all of this. AS compressed as all this time is, this is how I usually write. I write a component, record it, then layer layer layer. Writing and recording as...
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Remember the first time when I talked about tuning...
Guess who didn’t learn their lesson.
I’ll just add more distortion. Close enough for punk rock, baby.
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Then, we synth...
M’kay. Started hashing out some melody. By hashing out, I mean ‘slapping my fingers on the keyboard and seeing what happens’. This is my method of songwriting more often than I’d like to admit. Just star bashing away until I hear something interesting. Then refine. Then repeat.
-M!?
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“0-7-1 replied to your post: First, we math…
i was just now working...”
– I’m looking over your shoulder, like in math class to see if you have the answers. :-)
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Then, we drum...
Drums are next. At least to temp out a pace for myself. I’m going to mock up a basic 4/4 and loop it for 3 or 4 minutes. I’ll likely come back to this in a bit and alter them or add to them. Anything to make them more interesting, if I use them at all.
-M!?
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First, we math...
In FAWM, I’ve been on an electronica / industrial kick. That’s likely where I’ll go today. I want to start off with figuring BPM. I’m going to be nerdy and take the songs I’ve written so far and average together their BPM. That’ll dictate the pace here.
Nerd.
80 + 100 + 170 + 95 + 110 + 140 + 140 + 120 + 190 = 1145 / 9 = 127.22
I’m gonna call it 128...
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Failing Live II - The Refailenating
It’s a holiday Monday, and I’m home from work. I’ve decided to give another run at live-blogging a songwriting session. Today’s goal is a bit more sedate, as I want to try an instrumental track, probably a bit more low-key. Without having to write and record vocals, I’m hoping this will be less difficult and annoying.
I know that’s the equivalent to a...
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Are You On Twitter?
So are we! Now you can follow the band on twitter. Look us up @RGPRBand. We’re new at the whole a Twitter thing, so be patient while we learn the ropes.
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Anonymous asked: Write a song about me!
