Permeate the Membrane! Is up and running on soundcloud. I contacted the Hear Nebraska people, and they put a quick plug for it on their website.
So far, it has very little listens.
Pretty much what I expected.
Maybe I can parlay this into a show or something, though.
Maybe.
Friday, May 29, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Testing!
Well, initial recordings are done, and the demos are finished. I got a couple test presses up and working on tinkering and tailoring everything until it is as close to perfect as a pda album will get.
Nothing else going on.
Peace.
Nothing else going on.
Peace.
Friday, May 1, 2015
Just some thoughts.
I'm pooping right now, got nothing else to do but blog I suppose, but about what?
My music is the whole reason behind this blog, but maybe it could be more?
No, not really. This is just the trials and tribulations of a perpetually shy and awkward man as he tries to develop his personal sound, his voice, who he is, essentially, through the medium of music, all while trying to (and failing amazingly!) build a life with his soon to be wife, daughter, and crapshit dog, Biggie Smalls.
It has been interesting, and I've found out a lot about myself through my music. I think, maybe.
Idk...
But it has been remotely interesting, to myself.
This sounds like I'm about to announce the end of PDA.
DEATH TO PDA!
FOREVER LIVE PDA!
Nah. I'm just dicking around.
My music is the whole reason behind this blog, but maybe it could be more?
No, not really. This is just the trials and tribulations of a perpetually shy and awkward man as he tries to develop his personal sound, his voice, who he is, essentially, through the medium of music, all while trying to (and failing amazingly!) build a life with his soon to be wife, daughter, and crapshit dog, Biggie Smalls.
It has been interesting, and I've found out a lot about myself through my music. I think, maybe.
Idk...
But it has been remotely interesting, to myself.
This sounds like I'm about to announce the end of PDA.
DEATH TO PDA!
FOREVER LIVE PDA!
Nah. I'm just dicking around.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Permeate the Membrane! UPDATED(4/21)
It is slowly coming together...
Lets see which songs I have:
(I'm more posting this to keep my stuff organized)
Don't Have to Try2
Growing Up Slowly4
Let em Know What They wanna Know6
Girls10
Maintain20+26
Just Give In (GloryV2)23
Your Heart is in the Right Place, but That Anger is Needed for Better Things38
Nostalgia Market48(ThirdTry)
Random Ramblings(parts 1, 2, 3)
There Was a Boy49
7 Songs so far, and those numbers? Those are for me. Dont worry bout it.
UPDATE(4/18): New song made, up to 8 songs plus a 3 part a capella thing I'm going to use as bookmarking on the album. Like an intro, interlude and an outro. Its stupid, but whatever. It reminded me of Trout Mask Replica, and I love that freaking album, so I want to do it. Who is going to listen to it anyways? No one. So that is 11 tracks total, but now I want to get a couple more actual songs before completing it. There are a few more ideas out there, so hopefully that will produce a few more solid concepts. I would like to get the actual track number up to 10 or 11, putting the final count at either 13 or 14. We will see how that goes.
UPDATE(4/21): Ok, got a new song done, new in that it will finally be released in a form that I like. There was a Boy has been around for a few years now, but I have never been able to get a good enough version of it that was worth putting out there. Now, I think the best version has been captured. It feels right, for now. So that makes the total count up to 9 songs! Hooray! I'm going to try and shoot for two or three more songs. But, now I'm feeling very confident about how this is going. For now, anyways, I'm sure some doubt will creep in come mixing and mastering time.
But yeah, I got a new version of Glory that cut out some of the more useless parts.
I'm definitely going to keep up with the whole "Song Title is kind of longer than the Song" thing, it amuses me. Also I'm trying to keep the titles more descriptive, like, they add to the song, not just take lyrics from the song itself and use that as a title. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Whatevs.
But yeah, I've got a few more ideas percolating, 5 more songs? Maybe who knows.
Lets see which songs I have:
(I'm more posting this to keep my stuff organized)
Don't Have to Try2
Growing Up Slowly4
Let em Know What They wanna Know6
Girls10
Maintain20+26
Just Give In (GloryV2)23
Your Heart is in the Right Place, but That Anger is Needed for Better Things38
Nostalgia Market48(ThirdTry)
Random Ramblings(parts 1, 2, 3)
There Was a Boy49
7 Songs so far, and those numbers? Those are for me. Dont worry bout it.
UPDATE(4/18): New song made, up to 8 songs plus a 3 part a capella thing I'm going to use as bookmarking on the album. Like an intro, interlude and an outro. Its stupid, but whatever. It reminded me of Trout Mask Replica, and I love that freaking album, so I want to do it. Who is going to listen to it anyways? No one. So that is 11 tracks total, but now I want to get a couple more actual songs before completing it. There are a few more ideas out there, so hopefully that will produce a few more solid concepts. I would like to get the actual track number up to 10 or 11, putting the final count at either 13 or 14. We will see how that goes.
UPDATE(4/21): Ok, got a new song done, new in that it will finally be released in a form that I like. There was a Boy has been around for a few years now, but I have never been able to get a good enough version of it that was worth putting out there. Now, I think the best version has been captured. It feels right, for now. So that makes the total count up to 9 songs! Hooray! I'm going to try and shoot for two or three more songs. But, now I'm feeling very confident about how this is going. For now, anyways, I'm sure some doubt will creep in come mixing and mastering time.
But yeah, I got a new version of Glory that cut out some of the more useless parts.
I'm definitely going to keep up with the whole "Song Title is kind of longer than the Song" thing, it amuses me. Also I'm trying to keep the titles more descriptive, like, they add to the song, not just take lyrics from the song itself and use that as a title. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Whatevs.
But yeah, I've got a few more ideas percolating, 5 more songs? Maybe who knows.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Ok so...
Lot of shit happened these past few weeks:
Lost job
got new job
discovered all recording equipment was useless
Got a dog
Released album
Got new recording equipment
Oh yeah, new album.
Dart Lucky:
Thats the album right there.
You can download or listen to it at soundcloud here.
I also set up a Song Ladder account...
Yeah, don't ask.
But it is another way for people to ignore my music.
Ok, scrapping EPs for now, unless I don't have enough for a new album, then it will be an EP and I will just do what I did with Dart Lucky and scrounge up the cream of the crop for a full length, mix in some new songs and bingo: Permeate the Membrane! is a go.
Yes, Permeate will be the next album title. Unless I decide differently.
I have 4 songs down, and a long weekend with no kid or wife to bother me, so hopefully I can get some more done. If there aren't 11 or 12 songs for an album, I will put it out as an EP on my bandcamp under a different name, probably Crush. BUT if I do gather enough material for a full length, it will be released on soundcloud under PTM!
Got it? Me neither!
LETS FUCKING DO THIS.
Lost job
got new job
discovered all recording equipment was useless
Got a dog
Released album
Got new recording equipment
Oh yeah, new album.
Dart Lucky:
Thats the album right there.
You can download or listen to it at soundcloud here.
I also set up a Song Ladder account...
Yeah, don't ask.
But it is another way for people to ignore my music.
Ok, scrapping EPs for now, unless I don't have enough for a new album, then it will be an EP and I will just do what I did with Dart Lucky and scrounge up the cream of the crop for a full length, mix in some new songs and bingo: Permeate the Membrane! is a go.
Yes, Permeate will be the next album title. Unless I decide differently.
I have 4 songs down, and a long weekend with no kid or wife to bother me, so hopefully I can get some more done. If there aren't 11 or 12 songs for an album, I will put it out as an EP on my bandcamp under a different name, probably Crush. BUT if I do gather enough material for a full length, it will be released on soundcloud under PTM!
Got it? Me neither!
LETS FUCKING DO THIS.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Open Mics
Turns out there are some open mics in Omaha (who knew?) and I will try to make it out there... some time in the future. I really want to get together a tight set... idk why. I really just want to impress people. Thats all I've ever wanted I suppose...
Its open mic, it should be loose, a place to work out the kinks that you can't work out by yourself. But anyone who goes in there with that mindset, and doesn't try his hardest to actually come in with super polished material in order to impress the other musicians is, well, quite an extraordinary human being. That person is a saint and should get a medal.
But I'm not that perfect person, I need validation for the years of work I've been putting into this useless endeavor.
I won't get it.
But I'm a masochist, so I'll put my head into the noose to see if can get any tighter before I pass out.
Its open mic, it should be loose, a place to work out the kinks that you can't work out by yourself. But anyone who goes in there with that mindset, and doesn't try his hardest to actually come in with super polished material in order to impress the other musicians is, well, quite an extraordinary human being. That person is a saint and should get a medal.
But I'm not that perfect person, I need validation for the years of work I've been putting into this useless endeavor.
I won't get it.
But I'm a masochist, so I'll put my head into the noose to see if can get any tighter before I pass out.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
End of the new year
As 2014 closes, I'm left with one lasting impression: this sucks.
Everything does. Life, work, music... other things.
It is all terrible.
But that is how it is, isn't it?
All life seems to be is preparing for your next step in life. You are always moving, constantly moving towards some end goal, but once you reach that point, you move to the next step. Is this how it always is for everyone or is it just some people? Like, what is the end game?
More importantly, what is my end game?
I've been thinking about this for quite a while. I still want to do something with music, might not have to be a musician per se, but maybe a sound engineer or producer or a reviewer or blogger or fucking something. Cause this is important to me, I've found something I'm finally passionate about, and that I'm sort of good at. And I want to pursue this in any way possible. But there isn't a clear cut way to pursue something, no one has a plan ready and waiting for whatever Joe Asshole wants to come along and become a musician. It is one of those things that can be acquired a million different ways, thats why I think it is attractive to me.
I may have this wrong, but with corporations and other businesses, you come in, work from the bottom up and show your worth and eventually you might become a CEO or something. Of course you can always skip all that with the right connections and talent, but music seems more fluid. You don't have to, well maybe you do. start at the bottom, pay your dues, and maybe fame will find you. Maybe it is like everything else. Scratch that shit.
But it does seem more fluid, like, you can. Idk what I'm trying to say.
Fuck off I'm tired.
BUT, an EP is slowly being built, and it will be called.... something. Maybe Permeate the Membrane! or Crush. I forgot how the timeline was working out on that one. Crush was next I believe.
So, Crush is still in development.
I do really like Dart Lucky for whatever reason. It just, sticks to my brain.
Everything does. Life, work, music... other things.
It is all terrible.
But that is how it is, isn't it?
All life seems to be is preparing for your next step in life. You are always moving, constantly moving towards some end goal, but once you reach that point, you move to the next step. Is this how it always is for everyone or is it just some people? Like, what is the end game?
More importantly, what is my end game?
I've been thinking about this for quite a while. I still want to do something with music, might not have to be a musician per se, but maybe a sound engineer or producer or a reviewer or blogger or fucking something. Cause this is important to me, I've found something I'm finally passionate about, and that I'm sort of good at. And I want to pursue this in any way possible. But there isn't a clear cut way to pursue something, no one has a plan ready and waiting for whatever Joe Asshole wants to come along and become a musician. It is one of those things that can be acquired a million different ways, thats why I think it is attractive to me.
I may have this wrong, but with corporations and other businesses, you come in, work from the bottom up and show your worth and eventually you might become a CEO or something. Of course you can always skip all that with the right connections and talent, but music seems more fluid. You don't have to, well maybe you do. start at the bottom, pay your dues, and maybe fame will find you. Maybe it is like everything else. Scratch that shit.
But it does seem more fluid, like, you can. Idk what I'm trying to say.
Fuck off I'm tired.
BUT, an EP is slowly being built, and it will be called.... something. Maybe Permeate the Membrane! or Crush. I forgot how the timeline was working out on that one. Crush was next I believe.
So, Crush is still in development.
I do really like Dart Lucky for whatever reason. It just, sticks to my brain.
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