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Scatterbrain 0

I really wanted to get this down on the hard drive… and I didn’t realise how bad the piano recording was until I had got to singing. So i just gave up and didn’t bother correcting any of the (obvious) flaws in the levels. It isn’t pretty, I tell you. Scatterbrain – Ogg Vorbis Scatterbrain [...]

Conversation. 3

“No, you’re pressing all the wrong keys. See? If you put your fingers here and then here, it sounds better. It sounds like you have worked out a harmony.” “I’m not trying to work out a harmony. I’m trying to tell a story in the notes, the way they fight with eachother, the way they’re [...]

Indie rock is the new punk. 6

Ever find yourself drawn to a particular style of music? Don’t know what it is, I just love jangly indie rock – if it’s got excessive cymbal work, if it’s danceable, if it’s fast, I fall in love with it despite my better judgement. I can’t help myself! For instance Boy Kill Boy isn’t exactly [...]

Sufjan! 6

I’m listening to “Illinois” by Sufjan Stevens right now, and even though I have no idea what the Hemmingway the review I’ve linked to actually means, this is maybe the best album ever. I know, I say that a lot. But I really mean it this time. dan (oooooh come on feel the Illinoise!)