Music
12 Songs in 2010: July Project
Here is a rough draft of where the creative process has lead me this time around. It is not quite what I envision for a more fully realized take, but I found this sketch interesting enough. I borrowed some sample snippets from a lesser known song by a well known group from the 80s (and 90s). I am unsure if this qualifies it as an edit or song (or theft), although labelling it as such doesn't matter too much right now anyway.
Take 1:
12 Songs in 2010: Edits as Opiates (Take 1)
Notes:
- Mixing and "mastering" is still somewhat cryptic to me. ...
12 Songs in 2010: June Project
The month of June brought a new kind of song into my life. While I was involved in the creation process I can't really take the credit...my wife did all the hard work. Meet Mila, our second daughter, she's as lovely as sunshine.
Having a child is a wonderful gift, but it is no small task. Needless to say, my 12 songs project was temporarily interrupted, but I hope to get back on track for July.
[caption id="attachment_234" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Meet Mila Estrin Smith, born June 22, 2010 at 12:03AM"]...
SVEK! Complement
This DJ mix was a follow up podcast to the original SVEK! mix that was first available as a part of my pals' podcast series over at abrooklynlife.com way back in 2006. This mix was available as podcast only on May 24, 2006, but later added to the blog for download. This mix contains a bit more of the earlier Svek label's catalog and is definitely some of my favorite music from the label.
The first song, Kaos, which was released on Svek ...
12 Songs in 2010: May Project
Since the April project bled into late May I decided to create a version 2 of the April song. Since I was on the fence with the electro-ish ending of the April version I removed it from this one and extended the four x four kick. I added some beat repeat to the melodic bits and fuzzed up some of the other percussive elements for good measure.
Take 1:
2010 May Project (Take 1)
Notes:
- Kept April project mastering rack on master channel
- Applied Audacity's default Normalize and Compressor effects to bounced wav, then exported from Audacity as MP3
12 Songs in 2010: April Project
Yes, I am late. It is a reccurring theme. But goals I have set, so goals I must try to meet. This one took a while to get to a point where I felt that I had a solid enough idea to warrant stopping jumping through every last possible preset and sound. This one I like well enough, but I find that it is maybe a touch boring, or needs more of a developing melody, vocals perhaps (vocoded of course), something. But for the sake of progress and moving on I decided to call it done, "mix" it a wee ...