DAYS RUN AWAY

House On Fire (I really really need to stop ignoring my blogspot)

2011-12-14T17:21:00.002-05:00

Download: "Houses On Fire"

“House on fire” is the first track off of my next album ‘Ghostwater’. It’s texturally a departure from some of the album and a lot of my previous songs. It consists of heavily looped vocals, with keyboards/synth, piano and clarinets layered over them.

It invokes, I hope, something haunted. I wont go into it too much. I love it a lot and I hope you do too. The lyrics are below. The link to download is above.

"…Darling, wasn’t this our dream?
To live in a haunted house, on the cliffs, overlooking the sea.
Well everyday, the coastline is shrinking.
While you and me are growing farther apart.
I used to think the dream was ours…"

Milagros: A Full album. I forgot to post most of it in the past two months, my apologies.

2011-10-10T21:30:00.004-04:00

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“Sunscreen” - Swimmingpool The Band

Download the Album, Milagros, here: http://www.mediafire.com/?6gg9rmm9v6xod6h

In the hard stretches of one of the many heat-waves this summer, I wrote Sunscreen. It remains one of my favorites as it’s somewhat punchier/more accessible than some of my other work on the album.

It was also the first song I recorded with found-sound sampled beats (mostly me kicking things, hitting things or clapping). The lyrics are simple and very straight forward. Beyond that, it’s all interwoven guitars and vocals. I play everything on this song (as well as the whole album).

Milagros grew out of a frustrated period of writer’s block and, though five songs long, as a running length of a short LP (30+ minutes). I consider it to be a full album in its pacing, structure and pieces. I am very happy with the end result and I hope that you enjoy it as well.

Let me know what you think!

A special thanks again to divespell who helped me come up with the album title. Go follow him.

The tracklisting (with links to the previous songs) is below:

Witnesses

Chocolate

Stephen

Halloween

Sunscreen

As for my other recent releases (click to download each album):

Physical

Sex Worries

Cabeltow

The Lyrics are below.

“come over tonight
it’s too hot outside
in the day it’s too bright
the sidewalks are full
of strangers
And I feel small
I feel like I’m being watched

It gets hard
to wake up in the morning
I don’t want to be alone
with my dreams
they get hard for me”

CHOCOLATE (heavier guitars, loads of feedback)

2011-08-29T16:34:00.001-04:00

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'Chocolate' - Swimmingpool The Band

Chocolate is the second song off of Milargos (I've already posted two, Witnesses and Halloween, from the album already). It's heavier sonically than my previous few releases. The guitars crunch, which is something they don't typically do in my music.

Dynamically, I suppose, it carries the heavier post-rock influence with a bit more feedback and distortion. I've been told by a friend that the piece is very fitting for summer. His words were that it "melts" with summer. If this is true, I figured it's fitting to post it now before it gets cooler (wishful thinking). Lyrically, I find myself reaching back to previous drama in other (not current) relationships. Similarly, this also fits the thematic concept of "summer".

Here for you, fair tumblrites, is a lot of guitars, drums, feedback and melodrama, served up the only way I know how.

The lyrics are below. To download the song, click the linked title above.

…burned ever book I had
and every picture of me
in the trail that lead to the woods
on a pile on an abandoned box spring

the trains rolled on
the kids stayed out too late
and I waited like I used to
on sandlewood and it started to rain

I tried to make a real end
to the trails on route one that we left

on the beach, in my bed
I tried to burry it…

New, Full Free Album, Physical

2011-07-17T11:51:00.002-04:00

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"The Bad Year" - Swimmingpool The Band

To download the album "Physical", click here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/c6356faw1tyr6qs/Physical.zip

The Bad Year is the last song off of my album "Physical". Sonically, it's the sort of track where everything blankets, rather than shifts. The guitars layer over each other until climaxing in a shimmering wave of drone, reverb and vocals. Towards the end of the track is a rhythmic chop up of the harmonic vocals (fuses together to make something of a loop/beat).

Lyrically, and I won't go too into it at the risk of forcing a point of view, this is one of my more political numbers. Utilizing the narrative of someone talking themselves through rationalizing/burying a crime, it's a meditation on the art of strategic amnesia. Consider the concept of "selective hearing". My parents used to tell me I'd hear only what I wanted to. When ordered "clean your room and maybe we'll go to the video store" I'd not really clean my room, but I would eagerly await the semi-promised trip to the store. I heard what I wanted to. Similarly, on a wide scope, especially with foreign policy, many choose to forget what they want to (in the hopes of being remembered for the few successes in their administration). I can only imagine the process of ignoring decades of failed wars, proxy wars and foreign administration policies must involve a bit of psyching up and denial. A sense of false hope blocking out the anchoring fear and guilt of one's destructive policies. "It happened and everything else will eventually be okay." How this country hasn't learnt a thing after Vietnam (other than the fact that our nation is, as a civilian population, quick to heel or hate depending on the hand of fate) still makes the mind reel with anger and confusion.

Anyway, the lyrics are below. Below that is the tracklist to the album, as well as links to my previous two (the link to the new album is above, directly underneath the song title). I hope you enjoy the song/album. As always, let me know what you think and enjoy.

Also, feel free to share the album with whoever. It's free for a reason!

"don't get lost
on your way to the park
don't forget the evidence
bury it
under a
statue of
a dead president
and move on
cross the border
don't call anyone
don't stop
from here on out
the world you knew was lost"

The tracklist is as follows (to listen to the songs, click on the titles):

From A Mountain [6:12]

Physical [7:12]

Straw Bird (Chrome Casket) [7:10]

New Years (Underground) [2:24]

These Memories Are Fake [6:50]

The Bad Year [5:12]

The Bad Year is, again, the last song off of the album and the one I'll be posting sometime soon (along with the full album).

My two previous full length albums can be downloaded, for free, here:

Sex Worries: http://www.mediafire.com/file/p3tlpzvvpzp00ag/Sex%20Worries.zip

Cabletow:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/aqyonv59xkcvx7i/Cabletow.zip

From A Mountain: New Song.

2011-06-13T16:48:00.001-04:00

"From A Mountain" - Swimmingpool The Band

"From A Mountain" fits into my pieces of structured pop songs. This one, sonically, as well as lyrically, is a bit more personal (maybe even dark, I won't go too heavily into the influences of it) than some of the others. The guitars and key, building around a simple driving beat, are a bit more lyrical and dramatic. They're also more bass heavy, which I think gives the song more of a grip.

Blanket of drone build along the lead guitars and layered vocals in the end. I am incredibly happy with the end result.

Dreamy And Dense: A Breath On The Neck

2011-06-05T15:32:00.001-04:00

'A Breath On The Neck' - Swimmingpool The Band

'A Breath On The Neck" is the first off of my collection entitled "Morning Songs". It's a dense, guitar heavy track that features previously recorded drums, five layers of vocals and eight layers (or more) of guitars (+ keys).

The lyrics and voice are simple and are much more instrumental than they are heavily featured piece of a pop-song.

I've been told it's "Dreamy", which is a way I hadn't thought to describe it, but is fitting.

After a lot of writer's block, this song kind of came out of nowhere and manifested itself as a sweet and simple number. I'm ultimately very very happy with it. I hope you enjoy it too.

Sunset Blonde (New Song W/Vocals)

2011-05-16T10:33:00.003-04:00

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'Sunset Blonde' - Swimmingpool The Band

In a strange way this new track's unique for me. Set in waltz time, it's a bit slower than my other vocal songs and veers on the fine line of ballad (while not being acoustic, like the others that do the same).

The lyrics are, surprisingly, somewhat straightforward and not as cryptic. In their simplicity, and transparency, I'll post them and not go too deep into it.

Before I do, the remaining instrumentation features sampled drums (sampled from my playing), keys and lots of guitars.

The Lyrics are as follows:

Blonde at night
like it was
in the summer
when I was young
and you still drank wine.

I wouldn't swim
I wouldn't show my legs
Even when the sun set
nobody could see.

Tuck me in
I am
so tired.

Easter. Two Songs.

2011-05-08T16:25:00.002-04:00

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"Redwing Dakota" - Swimmingpool The Band

In the vein of previous outings like "Telephone" and "Electrica", "Redwing Dakota" is a more "conventional" (in structure) song, featuring rhythmic guitars, keys, drums and even vocals.

The lyrics are hidden in the many layers of guitars and concern rather straightforwardly (not like my previously cryptic lyrics) various events back home. I'll not go into much detail about them as I hope one can pull their own conclusions/feelings out of it.

There's actually a drum part to this one. It's taken from a series of recordings I made in CT with my drum-set to sample when I moved out.

It, like Telephone and Electrica, builds in density and reverb, falling out and collapsing into waves of drone.

I hope you like it (click the title to download).

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'India, November, Romeo, India' - Swimmingpool The Band

"India, November, Romeo, India" is the first song off of "Easter". Both titles invoke religious imagery that comes as mostly titular and personal. The actual song itself contains nothing out and out (or alienating in concept) religious.

The Observant listener would notice that the title uses the fascinating NATO phonetic alphabet to spell out I.N.R.I. The literal translation of I.N.R.I. is meant to mock the crucified christ (here is jesus, king of the jews), but has deeper, and even less specifically christian, meanings.

The most famous of which is the rosicrucian translation of the mysterious letters.

IGNE NATURA RENOVATUR INTEGRA

Which means "By fire, nature is restored and made new".

I came to the idea of the title through the found sounds that you'll hear between the dense layers of feedack, keys and clarinet. I used clips of Spy/Numbers station (found largely at the CONET PROJECT) to break up/add atmosphere to the song itself.

This system of coding is somewhat similar to the Rosicrucian (and sometimes Masonic) search for symbolic meaning/representation in what can seemingly be so superficially strange or simple.

I.N.R.I.

Perfect Dogs: Two new songs from the collection "Perfect Bijon"

2011-04-04T19:47:00.004-04:00

'Perfect Bijon' - Swimmingpool The Band

There's not much to go into about the title here. Phonetically and visually, the concept of the perfect Bijon is a docile, if not pleasant one. It's warm, personable and all together pleasing as I hope the song will be.

The song is another textured and flickering wash of guitars, keys, production and clarinet. It's the title track of my 169th collection of songs (album, ep, mini-album or whatever).

There's a softness to this one that's been absent from the previous few postings. I hope you enjoy it.

As always, feel free to download or reblogg it. All of my music is/always will be (unless someone commissions something like an OST, but you get what I'm saying)!

'Perfect Dachshund' - Swimmingpool The Band

"Perfect Dachshund" is the second song off of 'Perfect Bijon'. It is, in a way, warmer, more textured and far more rhythmic than the previous track. It features an anchoring rhythm which started as a manually played electric piano part that I played for two measures and looped (subsequently processing and editing throughout the duration of the song).

Backing this is a repetitive (slowly building) clarinet part (three or four in all) and a processed guitar improv. The song, in an aesthetic way similar to the previous one, attempts to find a warm and pleasant, all the while still emotionally engaging, atmosphere. Nostalgic escapism. Or just a smile.

Vita Evanui Amo Ferrum (also from Umbra)

2011-03-14T17:37:00.003-04:00

'Vita Evanui Amo Ferrum' - Swimmingpool The Band

In ''Vita Evanui Amo Ferrum' I continue in a similar vein to the previous three songs posted. Here, crackling and disconnected whisper through blankets of keys and faint melodies. Even farther in the background are heavily processed guitars and a return to (albeit almost unrecognizably so) the violin.

The voices here are similarly found sounds, many of which were inaudible even before they were processed.

The piano part was initially more cohesive. In light of the feedback and chopped voices, I decided to break up the once steady piano part (much to my liking).

I'm happy with the end results and I really hope you like it too. The Title is latin for "Life Disappears Like Horses", a play on the title of the poem that inspired my long work of diary-esq songs (Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills by Charles Bukowski).

MEMOR NOS: FROM UMBRAS

2011-03-07T17:15:00.002-05:00

“Memor Nos” - Swimmingpool The Band

‘Memor Nos’ is the first song off of ‘Umbra’ and is texturally and dramatically quite similar to Sea Of Trees. This, however, was not necessarily intentional as I had hoped to stray elsewhere on my new collection. As fate has it this number comes off almost as a sister song to ‘Trees’.

It is, in a way, sadder and less creepy than the found-sound layered brother track. Similarly, it’s based off of an initial improvised clarinet part, followed by densely distorted/manipulated guitars. It’s also similar in how it’s touched off with a flickering piano part that is in many ways just as somber as the other.

Umbras, the name of the record, is latin for Shadows. It comes from one of my favorite phrases often associated with suicide:

“Vita fugit, sicut umbra”
(Life passes like the shadow.)

The title of the song is also latin for “Remember Us”.

Two Songs from Cathedral (Ourang Medan & Sea of Trees)

2011-03-01T11:39:00.002-05:00

Two new drone heavy (as well as being bass heavy) songs for you. Use headphones if you have them.

Click here for "SEA OF TREES"

“See of Trees” is a dense, moody and honestly fairly heavy track off of “Cathedral”. It’s based around an initial improvised series of parts all in the same key (one guitar, one clarinet, one keyboard). Following this, layered over that, is a piano part and found sounds.

The Found sounds consist of Audio taken from people’s voice mails (one’s posted online, all of them your average “creepy-wrong number” kind of call). The ultimate effect has become something long, drone-heavy, dark and somewhat cinematic. I play the guitar, clarinet and keys on this one.

The title comes from the english translation for Aokigahara. For those unfamiliar with Aokigahara, it’s a woods frequented by those seeking to commit suicide in Japan. It’s incredibly tragic and haunting and has resonated with me since I first heard about it.

Click Here for OURANG MEDAN

I love ghost stories. Anyone who knows me knows this. Of the stories I’ve heard, one of the only one’s that stuck with me has been that of the Ourang Medan. In his densely atmospheric (and bass heavy, so use headphones if you can) track, I feel I’ve captured, in a way, that fog heavy ghost-ship song that lingers around the telling of any good scary story. One that, though haunting, is unthreatening and almost exciting in its own churning way.

For those who haven’t heard the story, I’ve posted a brief summary from the excellent list of “top ten ghost-ships” from listverse:

In June, 1947, frantic Morse Code messages were received from the Dutch freighter Ourang Medan. The message was received by many ships and several responded. The message reported ‘All officers including captain are dead lying in chartroom and bridge. Possibly whole crew dead.’ A second message was received shortly after, this time a voice over the radio simply stating ‘I die’. Dutch and British listening posts were able to triangulate the position and vector a rescue attempt to the Ourang Medan. After several hours the Silver Star the arrived on scene. After failed attempts to hail the vessel using whistle signals and flashing lights. they assembled a small team and boarded the apparently undamaged Ourang Medan. They first ventured to the bridge where a radio was playing, several members of the Ships’ Company, including the Captain, were found dead, more corpses were discovered on the Cargo Deck including a dog standing on all four legs, frozen and snarling into thin air.
No survivors were found on board, but what was most disturbing was the nature of the bodies, all frozen in place looking up towards the sun, their arms outstretched, mouths gaping, and a look of immense horror on all their faces. A trip to the communications room revealed the author of the SOS messages, also dead, his hand still on the Morse sending key, eyes wide open and teeth bared. Strangely, there was no sign of wounds or injuries on any of the bodies. The crew of the Silver Star attempted to enter the Cargo Bay but a small explosion from an unknown source soon resulted in an uncontrollable inferno. Beaten back, they were forced to abandon the vessel and return to the safety of the Silver Star. Within minutes the vessel sank to the depths of the ocean floor.
Although there are no clear records of a ship by the name Ourang Medan existing, many conspiracy theorists believe the vessel was acting under a false name and was transporting something that ‘officially’ did not exist.
The fate of the Ourang Medan and her crew remain a mystery. Speculation has been made that pirates killed the crew and sabotaged the ship, although this doesn’t explain the peculiar grimaces and lack of injuries on the corpses. Others have claimed that clouds of methane or other noxious natural gases could have bubbled up from fissures on the sea bed and engulfed the ship. Even more fantastical theories involving aliens and ghosts abound.

Anyway, I hope you like it. It’s a slower, albeit in my view, almost more dramatic for it, number and I’m incredibly proud of it.

Hand From Coffin

2011-02-12T17:54:00.002-05:00

‘Hand From Coffin’ - Swimmingpool The Band

More flickering melodies flushed out with feedback and keys. “Hand From Coffin” is named after the single creepiest term of “mutual destruction” ever thought of by the soviets during the cold war. It’s one of the alternate names for their Dead Hand system (which may still be in place).

“Dead Hand (Russian: Система Периметр, Systema Perimetr) (known also as Perimeter, and Hand from Coffin) is purportedly a Cold-War-era nuclear-control system used by the Soviet Union and in use in Russia. An example of fail-deadly deterrence, it purportedly can automatically trigger the launch of the Russian ICBMs if a nuclear strike is detected by seismic, light, radioactivity and overpressure sensors. By most accounts, it is normally switched off and is supposed to be activated during dangerous crises only. “

The song itself is textural, and though moody, not nearly as doom ridden as the title may imply. It’s a play on nostalgic fuzz, growing up right at the end of the cold war and loving halloween (were I younger, I’d find that term not terrifying, but I’d ignore the ramifications and think it was totally spooky and awesome).

Anyway, lots of heavily produced whooshing feedback, guitars and keys. I hope you like it, I really do!

New Songs/Album (CABLETOW)

2011-02-07T10:19:00.003-05:00

So it seemed that many of you had really liked my previously posted ‘vocal’ or ‘rock’ songs, which, to be honest, very much surprised me. As such, I’ve decided to compile the most recent of these into one full, and easier to access, album. It’s called “Cabletow”, a term that my masonic tumblr brethren will understand the heavy importance of. It’s ten songs long and over an hour in running time. The album art is the image above.

To download the album, click here: http://www.mediafire.com/?aqyonv59xkcvx7i

I’ll likely repost this a few times over the week incase people miss it. As always, it’s totally free and all for you, so enjoy (I hope).

Electrica (Track 1 off of Electrica)
Water, Blood & Lead (Track 2 off of Tears)
Cabletow (Track 1 off of Holidays)
Croix (Track 3 off of Holidays)
Marrow Diamonds INRJ (Track 3 off of Protection)
Part Two (Track 3 off of Electrica)
Telephone (Track 4 off of Malibu)
Everglades (Track 3 off of Malibu)
Ash Palet (Track 1 off of Mewtwo)
Memory No. 2 (Track 2 off of Cardigans)

I play all of the instruments on the album, as well as the vocals.

Here are some songs from it (and other albums from which it was compiled):

‘Telephone’ - Swimmingpool The Band

This is the final track off of Malibu. Like Everglades and Electrica before it, it’s another example of my experiments in the realm of more structured, near rock (or, post-rock a la appleseed cast) and I like this one even more than Everglades. There’s a subtle drum beat that crescendos with the rest of the song. Layers of guitars and keys are dumped over each other and it builds into a dénouement of drone and ambience.

I really hope you like it. This one kind of came out of the blue. Some of the touches towards the end with the more ethereal vocals dug into the far background make me quite proud of it.

“Everglades (Swamp Light)” - Swimmingpool The Band

This is similar in a way to the recently posted Electrica (and Part Two) in that it has, at times, clear guitars, structure and vocals. It is, however, denser, and as a result of this, it ultimately makes it sound cloudier at times. It flushes and, I guess, flexes as a large and heavy song (not deep heavy, but if you wanna take it that way, be my guest, I just wont tout it as one).

There are only two vocal tracks that loop over each other as if to imply a larger chorus of voices. The rest is guitars, keys and a small bit of heavily processed violin. The vocals took a while to perfect (I kept missing cues and going out of rhythms or tune).

Electrica. Two songs + remember, gang, I now work a fulltime job so that means, while I'm recording as many, if not more, songs, I just don't

2011-01-22T20:43:00.003-05:00

……get around to posting them as much. Pictured above is the artwork for Electrica. 161.

‘Electrica’

okay, so this one here is almost a throwback to my earlier non-ambient days. The song is not only rhythmic and structured, but based around predominantly non-reverb drenched guitars.

And I mean a lot of guitars layered over a lot of guitars. It’s the closest thing to a ‘rock’ song you’ll likely hear me put out. My fingers hurt. I need to keep on my guitar playing to keep this from happening.

Anyway, I guess I’ll call this one another bold little shot in the dark. It’s builds and builds and layers and layers with voice, keys and guitar (on guitar on guitar). It’s the title track off of album 161 and I hope you like it.

“Part Two”

‘Part Two’ is very much what it literally sounds like. It’s the continuation of the title track of my 161st album “Electrica”. It has more vocals and reverb, building similarly (with structure) to Electrica, but without the guitars, without the density of that one (replaced by a different density).

It’s actually track three off of the album. I don’t mean to build it up since, well, Electrica’s proven to have some of the best feedback that I’ve ever gotten. I do love it, as it’s own piece but works well in the idea of Electrica

From Morning And Protection (Three New Songs from Two Albums)

2010-12-13T17:20:00.003-05:00

THE FOLLOWING three songs are from two albums, 155 (protection) & 156 (morning). The album art for Protection is posted above. The album art for Morning will come with the next post from that album. Stream here, download through the link and let me know what you all think.

‘Girl Flower’ is probably one of my ‘loosest’ songs. Built mostly around a subtle and flickering loop of keys and guitar, the song folds, unfolds and folds again into something of a nice coda. It’s a soft, quiet, less than dramatic song which is not typical on reflection (as my songs typically seem to pray on melodrama).

Click here to Download Girl Flower

So this one’s strange as it’s essentially part two of a song that has a part one on the previous album (Train Station no. 1 is on Protection, my 155th album). This song is an attempt at experimenting with an older method of chop and paste wherein I take a full length track, this one had consisted mostly of violins and clarinets, and rearranging them into a rhythm and structure.

If for any reason the streaming file isn’t working, click the title and it’ll bring you to tindeck where the song is hosted. Sometimes, tumblr’s an ass. Tonight, as an example, the version remains ‘too large’ to upload (being longer than, oh, 8 minutes). When posting a link to stream by, it sometimes dies out so again, if you have any real problems, click on the title and let me know.

Click here to listen to 02 Train Station New Jersey.mp3

Here’s yet another new acoustic guitar/lyric/vocal (hell arguably more structured) song. I’ve actually included the lyrics and they’re in a lot of ways more audible than normal. The album its off of is 155, which has been finished for a week I just forgot to post this one.

I’m very proud of the pre-reverb towards the songs climax (along with the looping in the coda). I actually don’t mind the lyrics, which is rare as I’m often quite insecure about that.

I really hope you enjoy! The lyrics are posted below. To download the song, click the title above.

Use anchors to catch storms
speak in flags and braile
marry only orphans or widows
Laugh only with widows
and fast on odd numbered days
Perfect personal prayer
surgical prayers
learn about protection (repeat)
Collect young lover’s hair
collect the marrow and diamonds
and break and make it all
into circles on your bed
Bend the road to fit the route
Read by moonlight and sleep
only when the stars hide
stars hide in diamonds and veils
marrow and hair
the skin on your face
learn about protection (repeat)
save yourself

Click here to listen to 03 Marrow-Diamonds (I.N.R.J.).mp3

I am the worst at updating this

2010-12-04T21:55:00.002-05:00

again, it's the whole 'full time job' bag. Anyway, here are a bunch of new songs from albums 154 & 155.

I've in no way slowed down. Posted above is the album art for "TEARS", which is my 154th album. Experimentation ranges herein between violins, woodwinds and a vocal song.
I hope you enjoy and remember to keep up with me at facebook, here: facebook.com/pages/Swimmingpool-The-Band/383899140556

THE GREAT BEAST: DEFEAT

2010-11-10T21:12:00.002-05:00

Click Here To Download"The Great Beast (Defeat)"

'The Great Beast (Defeat)' is the first track off of my 153d album “The Spirit Of The Staircase”.

This track is based around a slow and churning rhythmic keyboard part (heavily manipulated) and is reinforced by a Clarinet melody (a few) which are actually more structured than my typical part.

The album art, download link and streaming song are all posted above.

DAYS RUN AWAY 151: MEWTWO 'With An Empty Heart And A Half-Full Pokédex (He Straddles His Starmie And Sufs Into The Abyss)

2010-10-24T21:20:00.002-04:00

Click here to download 'With An Empty Heart And A Half-Full Pokédex (He Straddles His Starmie And Surfs Into The Abyss).mp3

‘With An Empty Heart And A Half-Full Pokédex (He Straddles His Starmie And Sufs Into The Abyss)’

Havinghorns noted the other weak that once I reach album 151, I should call it “MEWTWO”, after the 150th Pokémon. Now at that album, I’ve not only taken the advice, but ultimately taken the album a conceptual step further. True, the titles have little to do with the pocket monster in question and more with our hero, Mr. Ketchum, but I believe the tragic element of the Widow’s Son hunting wild beasts and using them to battle in the place of his fellow man works in a similar vein. Mewtwo has an air of tragedy to it, and I’ve tried to tie that in to the truly sad figure of Ash. Though on the outset, he seems happy, driven & content with his life on the road, but one can’t help but wonder the toll it takes on a man to constantly see those he loves the most, those little monsters, often beaten towards the brink of blacking out (often, if not more traumatizing, beating other little beasts to that very limit).

The reason I chose Starmie as the aquatic pokémon in the title is simply due to the fact that it’s always been my favorite.

Here is the third song off of the album, the longest song. It’s mournful clarinets mix with some guitars and atmosphere and is heavily improvised and edited in post. I hope you enjoy! Download the song by clicking on the title.

New Songs From Days Run Away CL: Calvary (or, Mew)

2010-10-15T20:54:00.003-04:00

Three songs in, here are two of the tracks of what's ultimately turning out to be my most atmospheric album yet. It's almost kind of creepy. The album title has two meanings. Calvary is one of the two names for Golgotha, the place of the skull, where christ was crucified. And mew, as I’m sure many of you know, is the name of the 150th pokémon (thanking my better half for that part of the title).
The songs are posted below, and the art is posted above:

Click here to listen to 02 Jogging With Wife (At The Foot Of Golgotha).mp3

Click here to listen to 03 Blonde Wife (No. 1 China & The Crypts Of The Mountain).mp3

Old Punk, New Jeans (On A Bike, A Stick In The Spoke, Falling On Broad & Fitzwater In Front Of A Rite Aid) + Night Beach (Night Cops)

2010-10-01T19:29:00.002-04:00

The following two tracks are off of D.R.A. CXLVIII: Moonbeams. The album art is posted above

Click the song titles for downloads.

‘Night Beach (Night Cops)’: A flickering sort of spooky song featuring heavily processed flutes looped and edited live. Air softly making a blanket of white noise over the track.

‘Old Punk, New Jeans (On A Bike, A Stick In The Spoke, Falling On Broad & Fitzwater In Front Of A Rite Aide)’: A long title for a long song. half improvised around warm flickering keys. Faint vocals towards the end. Heavy clarinets & keys. Ect.

Croix+Paperheart (2 new songs from 'Holidays')

2010-09-10T23:28:00.002-04:00

Click here to download 'Paperheart'

Click here to download Croix

eric's leaning on me, but that's okay

so go check out havinghorns (the blog of my better half and the artwork therein) if you get the chance.

The two songs are posted above (Croix & Paperheat), and they're off of Holidays (which I spoke about in the previous post).

I hope you enjoy. 'Holidays' is almost finished!

New song from 146

2010-09-05T00:54:00.001-04:00

Click here to download 'Cabletow'

Album 146, 'Holidays', has recently started up. The first song is called 'Cabletow' and features heavy vocals, keys, clarinet, found-sounds & guitar. I hope you enjoy. The album art, and the song, are posted above!

Lebanon 145 and me, the bad band

2010-08-25T19:57:00.003-04:00

Click here to download 'Saydet el Reeh'

Click here to download 'Niha'

I say bad not in that I'm admitting my lack of talent (though I wouldn't be so arrogant to call myself the best), I'm bad at updating. I've reached 145 and I'm still very much actively recording music. With work, I hardly feel like posting after I've recorded. I feel like planting myself and doing nothing. Which is fine sometimes. And though I do post many of the songs on facebook (which you can find here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Swimmingpool-The-Band/383899140556), I somehow neglect to update here. The songs above are the first two from Lebanon. I hope you enjoy them!

Both are from one session. Me + Keys, clarinet, violin, vocals (and maybe guitar, I can't remember and I don't feel like stripping through the layers to figure out).
Album art is also posted above.

two songs from CXLI: Rhodesia

2010-08-10T18:03:00.004-04:00

Click here to download 'Tides'

Click here to download 'Tarantula'

the electric guitar is back in the mix and I'm already two songs into 142 (both of which I'm very very proud of. the two songs on 141 are posted above.

'TIDES' features diana on the trombone.

From Album 140: Albino, two songs: 'Canopy' & 'Badges'

2010-07-30T21:10:00.002-04:00

Click here to download 'Canopy'

Click here to download 'Badges'

two very different songs, both of which I'm rather proud of. The four song 30+ minute album 'Albino' is finished. It is my 140th and is playing with more drone than it is rhythm. The album art, as well as the songs, are posted above. I've already started album 141 (Rhodesia) with two songs already completed. Christ, work is draining but It's working out. Here's to renewed energies once I'm totally used to waking up so early each day.

Also, on an aside, there was a great sign in the munchkins at Dunks having halloween decorations on it. I never need to see 90 + weather again. I hate summer, and probably always will.

BROKEN JAW

2010-07-20T20:27:00.003-04:00

Click here to download "Broken Jaw"

recorded something like 20 minutes ago, Broken Jaw is one of my denser songs and rounds out XXXIX (therefore). It's all me, on violin, overdubs ect...

The song is streaming and linked to download above.

two new ones, no real updates

2010-07-19T18:17:00.003-04:00

got to see bandmate diana. look forward to collaborating remotely with her once she gets settled in. two songs off of XXXIX. they're posted below streaming & with a link to download. also, excited for september (not just for summer ending, but also for when I join the holy royal arch). Similarly masonic, one of the tracks, 'Ark Mariner', is named after a degree found in the AMD (Allied Masonic Degrees). I've posted one of their many logos above.

Click Here To Download 'Ark Mariner'

Click here to download 'Everglades'

Having People Over (During the Work Week): First song from 139

2010-07-13T19:51:00.002-04:00

a notch back to my postier-rockier days, 'Having People Over' is based mostly on variations of a melody on the acoustic guitar. It's the first song off of Days Run Away CXXXIX: ∴ (which means therefore, following up 'because). Album art's above, the streaming song & a link to download is below.

Click here to download 'Having People Over (During The Work Week)'

posting two from 138 (or Days Run Away CXXXVIII: ∵) which is pretty much finished

2010-07-12T20:32:00.002-04:00

Click here to download 'A Sensitive Woman'

Click here to Download 'Life In New Valley Warm Inside'

as stated in the title, Days Run Away CXXXVIII: ∵ is pretty much finished. A final tweeking on the last track (meanwhile, DRA CXXXIX is also in production). Here are two songs, which sort of form a suite. One is more instrumentally based, classical 'Swimmingpool' (clarinets and manipulated guitars) while the other, the one with the longer title, is more acoustic, with actual words (as difficult as they may be to hear).

First Song from album 138

2010-07-05T16:20:00.003-04:00

Click here to download 02 Because

Here's the first track off of my 138th album "Days Run Away CXXXVIII: ∵"

∵, by the way, means 'Because'. I'm confidently swinging back into more instrumental territory. The track is the second off of the album and is the title track (as I have redundantly stated). here's to more confidently instrumental tracks in the future. on the other hand, please, god, 100something is pushing it ugghh. I want to be able to go out on my day off.

the album art & song are posted above.

Everything Caged

2010-07-04T20:02:00.002-04:00

a quick number before our fireworks.
the last, and title, song from All Things Caged (no. 137)
Streaming below.
Download it as well.
Thanks, gang.

Click here to download 'Everything Caged'

happy 4th

Two New Songs from ALL THINGS CAGED + My top albums of the year so far.

2010-06-30T21:04:00.004-04:00

first off, here are your songssss:

Click here to listen to 03 Cape Muscle.mp3

Click here to listen to 04 New Years (Underground).mp3

and now, here's your list of my top albums of 2010 so far.

These New Puritans: Hidden
The National: High Violet
Twin Sister: Color Your Life/Vampires With Dreaming Kids
Drunkdriver: Drunkdriver
Spoon: Transference
Daughters: Daughters
Scissor Sisters: Night Work
Titus Andronicus: The Monitor
Foals: Total Life Forever
Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
Shearwater: The Golden Archipelago
Beach House: Teen Dream
Liars: Sisterworld
Past Lives: Tapestry Of Webs

song from 137

2010-06-29T07:31:00.002-04:00

about to head to work, but here we go, just so I don't forget to do it. Enjoy. Fairly straight forward. Song & Album Art posted above.

two new ones.

2010-06-22T23:54:00.003-04:00

okay, sorry I've been so damn busy. First song is from the latest album Days Run Away CXXXVI: Lullabies. The album art is also posted above. Again, I'm getting used to working on music the way I have been (what with work and everything), but recording is still happening. I'm almost finished with 136. I promise I'm going to try to keep things regularly updated.
I've got a bunch of other albums to upload. For now, it's sleep.

Ah, okay, catching up (from 145)

2010-06-13T17:20:00.003-04:00

first off, I suppose it's important to note that many new albums are freely available at http://thebandswimming.blogspot.com (and many more to follow)

album 144, done, album 145, 3/4ths of the way finished. So far, it's sonically and aesthetically very bipolar (but in a way that doesn't bug me as it often does). Here are two of the songs & the album art (all posted above).

Freddy, The Man In Love

2010-06-03T23:50:00.001-04:00

album 133 has been re-titled to 'Freddy, The Man In Love'. Since graduation, things have been stale, boring at best, lonely at worst. I've heard the fiber's dept is doing well in Korea and I'm very happy to hear it. The new job is okay, but again, I'll be readjusting and work may come in slowly or sporadically for a bit. here's the title track, you know what to do (album art also posted above).

the back seat

2010-05-31T21:48:00.004-04:00

alright, here we go.

first off, Diana, part time cellist and amazing bandmate, has been a super trooper in dealing with my incredibly inconsistent will to record (much of this comes from my readjustment to working a fulltime job). I've been dumb and whiney and she's been great. I know she'll do fine in grad-school and whatever she sends me will be beautiful. As for the new music, here goes

'The Back Seat' - Swimmingpool The Band

so It's been a while since I finished a song that I'm happy with (two weeks probably), and though this is probably one of the weirdest tracks I've ever done, it's also quite accessible.

Without new strings or a reed for my clarinet, I found myself feeing the urges of desperation, resorting to my lovely 3$ keyboard. This is the result. Some bizzaro world corporate elevator music. I actually like it, and I hope you do too (click the title to download).

This song is the second song off of my 133th album entitled 'Ambulances'

them big baddy real worlds

2010-05-21T10:50:00.002-04:00

Named after Diana's future residence, this is one of the most recent collaborations and probably one of the better ones as of late. We just graduated yesterday. All of the strange pressures of the post-college life (for me anyway) are surfacing. Diana'll be in grad school and we'll continue to collaborate remotely (not as much in an improvised way). Wish us both luck and though I know I'll be busier, I promise to continue working as long as I can.

Dallas Winter

2010-05-17T16:04:00.002-04:00

new song, just finished from 131 San Antonio Dust
free time is going to go away soon
ad though nothing necessarily looks bad in my future, I m having a hard time cyphering what to look forward to.
at least i've got a jerb.

Open Waters, Lynette + My Final Thoughts on school

2010-05-16T09:21:00.002-04:00

and now my thoughts on college (already posted on my tumblr but, here it is for those who dont read that)

out to an 8-5 job
college was....very disappointing
I've got a few nice things coming out of it
and I'm gonna try to not harp
but kids, when people laugh at/or about communications degrees, just know there's a reason for it. Thankfully, my sore excuse for a dept. is dissolving in a few years. My Univserity as a whole (The University of the Arts) in philadelphia isn't bad. My school within it, CMAC, was terrible. Formed out of a petty feud between video artists and neo-traditionalists (my dept.), it was just an ego war which thankfully has been lost by my side. Only problem is, too many people trudged through it.

If you want to go to school for film, don't. Get a good group of friends, form a close pact and keep making movies. You can learn anything that they'll teach you in a number of books (I'd be happy to recommend them) but in the end, a shitty looking movie with a gripping plot totally outweighs an over lit looking movie that proves you know how to handle equipment.

I hope someday I can find a close group as I once had in high-school and make movies again (just for kicks, especially now that it can be made accessible to anyone), but I don't know when or if it'll happen.

If you know anyone going to cmac, tell them to get out. The staff is just holding onto their jobs until the department's totally gone.

I'm sure I'll keep making music and writing. And at least I got to go to college (I know many who can't or couldn't), but this wasn't what I hoped for in the least.

ADDITIONALLY:

I suppose it's only fair to point out that my Communications Degree is slightly different than most in most colleges.

It claims to be multi-disciplinary, students choose from one of (six when I started, two now) a few concentrations, ranging from Advertising to Narrative Film to Screenwriting, Documentary production or Interface Design. I chose Documentary (pressured by my teacher since he liked an early piece I did) and screenwriting and was assured that if I didn't like documentary, I could do a narrative for my senior thesis. That was a lie. How this department gets people is through the promise of 'being able to learn about/make movies while getting a B.S. (bachelor science) instead of a B.F.A. (fine arts). It worked on my parents who promised to help pay half (which I am grateful for) if I kept my grades up.

So if you're in CMAC and actually want to make movies, get out.

VIRGINIA PINE (130)

2010-05-11T20:47:00.002-04:00

Since I'm bad at updating I'm doing another bulk upload. Here are three songs from album 130: Virginia Pine (Still in progress). The album art and the three songs are posted above. I'm particularly proud of the track 'Virginia'.

About to graduate, here's 129 (In individual tracks)

2010-05-09T20:16:00.002-04:00

129: Orchards (or Limbs) is finished. I havent uploaded it, or a number of albums, to mediafire in a while and I promise I'll do it soon. here, individually and with the album art posted above, are the four tracks that make up the 31 minute long album. Enjoy!

I Am A Pilgrim, Oiche and, my god, the amount of paper theater majors waste is disgusting. Also, they're so fucking loud.

2010-05-01T14:43:00.003-04:00

Two songs here from album 128: Sombra (the art's posted above). The first is a cover of the standard religious song (famously done by the Byrds on Sweetheart of the Radio, one of my favorite records ever) 'I Am A Pilgrim'. The other is Oiche, a bowed guitar piece.
Enjoy! School's almost done. I will not miss these arrogant, obnoxious and super fucking wasteful theater majors.

Trying out SoundCloud, let's see hereee

2010-04-29T17:22:00.002-04:00

03 Ardor by Swimmingpool The Band

The waveform thing is uhh...cute...Anyway

So, this is the third song from Fog. I got a job, that's good. but I'll probably have to readjust to the hours. Sooooo entries may be patchier. I'll probably continue using tindeck if only because the guys who run it seem awful swell. School's almost out. Oh and this weekend's going to suck: Saturday high of 90 low of 70/Sunday...See Previous. :(

It's not julllyyy yet.

Sam Neil from CXXVII: FOG

2010-04-26T15:28:00.003-04:00

Should probably do this now that I have the time, and before class and other crap. School is really close to being over. It's strange really, but I may have a job. Song's posted above and is the first song from Fog.

bleepblooooop

2010-04-26T15:09:00.002-04:00

Off of Tenebrae, this is When you are alone. not much to say today.
thats it.

finally figured out how to apply for civil service jobs so here's a new song

2010-04-20T14:14:00.003-04:00

It's called Division and it's off of Tenebrae, Enjoy.

so I really ought to be posting more from the previous two, but I quite like this one from 126: Tenebrae

2010-04-18T13:07:00.003-04:00

It's called Silver Cast Orange Cross & the album art is posted above. Blown out acoustic guitar, clarinet & key-drones. Album art is cropped from a poster for the classic avant-porn 'Behind the Green Door'.

ORO: Pluma de Plata, First song from album CXXV

2010-04-15T17:21:00.003-04:00

The album name is Oro, and the album art above is done by the very Talented Niki k., who's work you can find on her flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nkuzmowicz/ or her deviantart: http://nikicocoa.deviantart.com/

so I need a new reed for my clarinet. however, experimentation with the clarinet allowed me to realize that the bottom octive wasn't broken and produced this song. I'm quite proud of it. It's one of the more 'out-there' tracks I've done in a while but, again, very happy with it.

Title track from CXXIV: It's Tully

2010-04-11T21:11:00.003-04:00

yes, a song named after someone who wasn't a revolutionary or a dead artist. I know right? but he's a cool guy and, again, his name, fascinated by it. rolls of the tongue doesn't it. here it is. Half guitar, half droning cello (the cello which put me to sleep). Enjoy. I'm gonna double check the album and upload it in its entirety soon. In the meantime, go look at his photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tullyk/) (the photo above is by tully himself, photographer of this album's album art).

heatwave=over+aprilclatters

2010-04-09T22:59:00.003-04:00

here you go, second song from TULLY entitled April Clatters. Had a good session today. I somehow fell asleep 20 minutes in and Diana kept playing for another 10. Im working on that one now. Anyway, go listen to the song. Album's almost done and I'll probably have an album's worth of material out of the latest set.

Before I Brave The Heat & Get Groceries, The First Song From 124: Tully

2010-04-07T17:05:00.004-04:00

Here's the first song from album 124: Tully. It's named after the photographer of the album art, Tully K., who's work can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tullyk/. Why named after him you ask? His name really, not to mention he seems like a really swell guy (hell of a looker too, ladies...or fellas...), but I really love that name (especially after I found out that it was, in fact, his real name). This is the first of three songs recorded for the record and I really can't wait for it to feel like spring or something (this fucking heatwave is killing me). On that note, summer's coming fast. The semester's gonna end soon. Though I'll still be recording, my posts may be spread between days a bit more.

Lifetime in bunkers

2010-04-01T15:10:00.002-04:00

there's the song
it's been a god damn sonofabitch year. I can't believe how close I am to graduating. Speckles of light down there but I wish I had a clearer view of what the future holds. I hope I can become less of a hermit. I regret that, and I wont go on too much about my own crap, but that's been rough. sometimes it's hard to tell if I'm a pessimist or a realist or what. I dont know. Thanks again to everyone who keeps listening to what I put out. One of these days, when I get less paranoid of theft, I'll post my poetry for you. I'm going to go have a cigarette now. I'm tired and it's getting too damn hot out far too soon.

SCYTHE FROM 123 SCYTHES

2010-03-29T14:16:00.004-04:00

Here you go. Bleepidy bloop bloop blown out in a haze of pretty aural colors, here's Scythe from 123's SCYTHES. Album art's posted above with the song.

And From 121, OHIO, Comes O.H.

2010-03-25T20:30:00.002-04:00

Twinkly twinkles and I really don't have much to say. Long drones, twinkly keys, Go listen

Ghostships from D.R.A. 122: Hansi

2010-03-24T20:55:00.002-04:00

Yes, we did record 121 too, I I just uploaded a song from it and then changed the track-listings around since they were both finished the same day.

This one's unique. It's based (one of two off this album) which are based on diana coming up with a consistent, repeating cello melody that I played around and later mixed down in post. The album art's posted above and it's named after my dog from when I was a little kid (the album, Hansi, not the song, Ghost Ships).

winter's gone, but here's a song called winter

2010-03-22T11:42:00.002-04:00

off of an album called winter too. it's one of the longer records, each song clocking in over 20 minutes (it's 45 or something total) and, uh I really like it. It's from a few albums back now, but I hope you like it too.
Song and album art are posted above.

UNDERTOE, NEW COMPILATION

2010-03-16T19:53:00.005-04:00

SWIMMINGPOOL THE BAND - UNDERTOE:

Download here http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=3fe5c3b37e84e26a8d78a0e555291609a479305a5797aa8f597b5d7f10aaff85

Two years ago I started an experiment named after a Bukowski Poem (The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over The Hills) wherein I would record at least four songs a week. Since then I've recorded over 120 Full Length (defined by me as a collection of songs over a half hour) albums of droney ambient and post-rock. As of late, half of the songs have become more of a collaborative effort between me and my bandmate Diana Palermo who plays cello, violin and sings. There are even a few tracks with lyrics (and if you want them you'll have to ask. I didn't include them in the album).

The album art is a hand woven weaving by my friend Betty Lertdarapong. You can follow her and her work (if she updates it) here: http://bettylert.blogspot.com/
As always, you can follow me as I update at http://daysrunaway.tk and follow album releases at http://thebandswimming.blogspot.com (you can find albums posted before and after this compilation here)
myspace is at http://myspace.com/swimmingpooltheband

DISC ONE

1. Mary Sings, Track One From Days Run Away XCVII: Witch Routes
2. Fop Coria, Track One From Days Run Away CVI: Seven Ships
3. Necks, Track Four From Days Run Away LXXXV: The Hill
4. A-Shore, Track Two From Days Run Away CXIII: Gwenhwyfar
5. Fayetteville, Track Three From Days Run Away CVI: Seven Ships
6. Numbers, Track One From Days Run Away LXXXVI: Dab Tsog
7. Agitha, Track Eight From Days Run Away LXXXV: The Hill
8. Yellow, Track Two From Days Run Away CIX: Yellow
9. Fitzwater Tonight, Track Three From Days Run Away LXXXIX: Memitim
10. Hammonasset, Track Three From Days RuN Away XCV: Home
11. The Bird, Track Three from Days Run Away CIV: Secret Rooms

DISC TWO

1. Valley Heart, Track One from Days Run Away CXII: Swimmers
2. Skeletal Pact, Track One from Days Run Away CX: Skeletal Pact
3. Slowarm, Track Two From Days Run Away CXIV: Slowarm
4. Milk & Flowers, Track Two From Days Run Away XCIV: Apocalypse Songs
5. Marrow Abbey, Track One From Days Run Away XCVIII: Marrow Abbey
6. Jennifer, Track Three From Days Run Away CXIV: Slowarm
7. Cries From The Voice, Track One From Days Run Away LXXXVII: Connecticut
8. Sunday (After Three), Track Four From Days Run Away LXXXVII: Connecticut
9. Black, Track One From Days Run Away CII: The Black Album
10. Abraham & Yahoel, Track One From Days Run Away XCIV: Apocalypse Songs

DISC THREE

1. The Lights From The Farm, Track Two From Days Run Away XC: Night
2. Brothers, Track Two From Days Run Away XCIII: Ghosts
3. Soft Death (Don't Come Home), Track One From Days Run Away XCV: Home
4. Paper Chains, Track Three From Days Run Away XCVI: Roses
5. Undertoe, Track One From Days Run Away CVII: Scrapbooking
6. Wind Crying Names, Track Two From Days Run Away XCI: Wreaths of Tears
7. Soft Ropes, Track One From Days Run Away C: Fractures
8. Clones 2, Track Three From Days Run Away CXV: Clones
9. Range Teens, Track Five From Days Run Away CXII: Swimmers

okay okay here's the download link for DRA 120: Violence

2010-03-13T14:51:00.003-05:00

Download 'Days Run Away CXX: Violence' Here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?m0yuumtl5om

And here's another song from it.

and here's the original to "Used To Be":

Days Run Away 120: Violence

2010-03-13T14:32:00.003-05:00

Days Run Away CXX: Violence

Since it's shitty out I've decided to take the time out to upload a few of our most recent albums. Posted above is the album art and the third song from the album Days Run Away CXX: Violence. The songs are based initially out of a cover of the Violent Femmes song 'Used To Be'. The first track off the album is the more direct cover of the song and the others are

Voices Carry: A Til Tuesday Cover

2010-03-08T20:33:00.006-05:00

Now both Diana and I are huge Til Tuesday/Aimee Mann Fans. Though It doesn't show in our music so bluntly (I had earlier done something of a pseudo cover of Aimee Mann's Wise Up), we decided we'd pay homage in a muffled out version of Til Tuesday's classic Voices Carry. Problem turned out to be that the punchiness of the song didn't translate aesthetically as well as I had hopped. However, after some filter/reverb, I'm pretty happy with the song. So here you go. See if you can pull it out of the muck (pretty muck).

DARK PALOMINO & TEN HORSES

2010-03-08T20:05:00.003-05:00

Posted Above the second & third song off of album 119 (Days Run Away CXIX Palomino) Dark Palomino & Ten Horses. Live improv set, me on keys, thumb harp, sample, vocals & clarinet and Diana on Cello and Vocals.
the album is finished and I've really got to keep up with posting. Just incase, there's two. The album art is also posted above.

HAIL (THREE BODY STRIKE): New Song The Dark Night Of The Scarecrow

2010-03-05T12:16:00.003-05:00

One of the first dark ambient tracks I've done in a while. Most of it's live, just cut down and overlapped somewhere in the middle. Aside from that + a bit of reverb, really very little post-production. It's getting warmer out. Help.

Album art posted above the song.

hurfofthedurf

2010-03-02T16:53:00.005-05:00

hey hey two songs off of Slowarm. I keep forgetting to update. The real world's calling and I gotta get a job. Problem is, there aren't any jobs. Anyone in philly want to help? I'm hermetic and I record a lot of music! Alrighty, the songs are posted above and, as I said before, you can download slowarm by going here: http://www.mediafire.com/?voui4yzjtnz Songs are posted above. Also, posted above is the artwork of my friend Betty Lertdarapong. I'm going to use one of her pieces for my next compilation which I'm very very slowly putting together. I keep getting to busy to keep up with 'em.

SLOWARM

2010-02-26T12:21:00.002-05:00

DOWNLOAD DAYS RUN AWAY CXIV: SLOWARM HERE: http://www.mediafire.com/?voui4yzjtnz

Here's the title track:

Heavy cello on this one. Slowarm is a record reflecting the kind of solo work I've been doing. Yes, the album art is a play on the Eric Clapton record Slowhand, and it's not because I like him, I mean, he's an alright guy playing for free at narcanon conventions, but my god, his music is the music they play in hell. Him and the Eagles. All day. Inoffensive 70s slow rock. Hell music. Anyway, this piece is a solo piece by me on cello. Download the album with the link above and enjoy.

Download Days Run Away CXIII: Gwenhwyfar & listen to A-Shore

2010-02-22T11:50:00.001-05:00

Click Here To Download Days Run Away CXIII: Gwenhwyfar here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?4o0ntanmz2n

white noise flickering blown out
thats it
download the album
homework time

Download New Song/Album D.R.A. CXV: Clones

2010-02-20T23:35:00.003-05:00

Download Days Run Away CXV: Clones here: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmo22zjyqzj

Posted above are the album art/link and part two (my favorite part) of the title track of Days Run Away CXV: Clones. It was an experiment in recording in a more intimate environment: In the bedroom, dusk, no lgiths and sort of unplugged (a keyboard, a cello and a looping piano track, no electric guitar or anything). The resulting song/album is one of the more visceral and beautiful (In my opinion) tracks that we've done. Wordless chorus and chimes and cellos. Give it a listen. Download the album and let me know what you think.

Range Teens/Two Songs+Video

2010-02-17T17:55:00.003-05:00

Well here goes. Even though 113 is much more instrumentally based (more experimental by my own standards), 112 is one of the most collaborative efforts and features a song in two parts at opposite ends of the album based around the same melody and..wait....I just said it's a song in two parts. That's the point isn't it. Well, no matter. The first is the drone/improvised 'Drafted To The Earth'. The second, tighter, and more structured piece is 'Range Teens'. Above, along with the songs, is the video for the take used for the song. The final track from the list isn't all too different from the actual take on the video. Just a bit of cleaning up and such.

on the personal end of things:
Graduation's coming. I'd rather not go to it. College has been incredibly disappointing and I leave feeling less confident/prepared for the real world than I did going in. Summer follows graduation. I do not look forward to either. It's going to be rough and I know it.

fingers crossed

FIrst song from 113

2010-02-17T01:44:00.002-05:00

Soon I'll throw up Range teens, an acoustic very much structured new duet between diana & I. Here's the first song from 113, a record mostly recorded by me and this track, 'A An Em En Mi', which started off as an attempted cover of Aimee Mann's Wise Up. Album Art & Song posted above,
Enjoy.

hey anotherone

2010-02-16T00:31:00.002-05:00

solo and much more ambient than the previous tracks. Here you go:

it's also from D.R.A. CXII: Swimmers. Enjoy.

Valley Heart from Album 112: Swimmers

2010-02-15T11:23:00.003-05:00

Posted above is the first song from Days Run Away CXII: Swimmers entitled Valley Heart. It's taken from a half hour improvised drone session and features a makeshift theremin with a microphone and an amp and feedback. I apologize for anyone following but I've been recording a lot and it keeps piling up. I'll find the time soon. I think maybe it was all the snow fucking with my schedule that threw me off. Anyway, here you go. Hope you like it.

PINE ISLAND NO SCHOOL

2010-02-09T19:39:00.002-05:00

yeaaah school cancelations
just think
if I don't go back to school (grad or otherwise) this may be the last snowday I have
sad really
here's the song Pine Island while I work on a video for the title track off of Skeletal Pact:

Skeletal Pact: Album 110

2010-02-08T12:38:00.002-05:00

Here you go. Track three from Skeletal Pact, the 110th days run away album. Album art's posted above and Ill post the second song in a little while. The album is finished and days run away`111 is two songs in.

First post from days run away 109: Yellow

2010-02-05T12:44:00.002-05:00

here you are with 'HGC and Gray Yellow' from Days Run Away CIX: Yellow. This record's something of a change from the last few. It's hazier, denser and is more drone based, a lot more ambient than the last 5 or 6. Another change is, and this isn't a hint so don't worry, I did all of the tracking on this one (Again, don't worry, Diana's sticking around. She was on the last five or six but I'll still probably turn out a few by myself). Album art posted above.

Sunset Statline (Undertoe 2)

2010-02-03T23:50:00.003-05:00

Here it is, the Droned out redux of one of my earlier (by about a year and a half) stb songs 'Sunset Stateline'. This version (off of Scrapbooking) features diana and I on vocals. There's violins keys guitars and clarinets in there too. Album art is posted above.

Scrapbooking

2010-02-02T01:14:00.002-05:00

UNDERTOE, FIRST SONG FROM DAYSRUNAWAY107:UNDERTOE

Album 107. I'm going to upload the last four sometime soon. Another song based on old lyrics and new vocals/guitar playing. This one is part of what will be a two or three part song. Featured in this post is also a video of the take we did, relatively raw mind you.

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