What do you sound like on Nu-ILX?

Thanks! I was startled by it as it happened. I had no idea Ben had looping pedals, it was weird to sing with that going on but when I realised it, I kinda went with it. Its sad it'll never be the same way twice is the only thing.

This is really fantastic, Trayce.

Great stuff.

First recording with my new Volca Keys + Beats:

Resistor - Falling (Twin Peaks Theme)

Listening to Trayce's looking voice. I'm into how spontaneous it is.

I've been poking around at some music. Newest is "Freeway/Carousel" (which is still in sketch form).
Would be into knowing if people would dig it for their sadztime.

https://soundcloud.com/andimags

i made a playlist on soundcloud of my first year of songs. i couldn't have done this without the help of the good people of ilx and i am really genuinely grateful for all of the help and encouragement and time and effort friends have given me. i'm really proud of this!
anyway, since this is my last weekend of summer, here it is http://bit.ly/1nX6X1Y

year 2 already has 2 songs in the bubbler! full steam ahead...

Cool!

I made a new album over the past seven months: http://scarequotes.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-for-everyone-but-its-for-you. It's my first album in like three or four years. Lots of tape hiss, lots of guitars.

Feel a bit bad posting stuff up myself as although I have this thread bookmarked I fail badly at keeping up with listening.

But my new band have our debut single out, and you can listen here: http://riotsnotdiets.bandcamp.com/album/begin-to-dissolve

Sounds great, I especially like the synth sounds and fuzzy bass on the first song.

'Faded Black T-Shirt' is a great song title

(cool song too)

v into 'Razorblade the Tape'

attempt at something live with a new piece of gear. Sounds a bit amateurish but some okay ideas i think

https://soundcloud.com/constantlightduo/fl2028mg

I was away for a while and mostly sans ILX, so just now catching up.

Sounds cool S-! What's the new gear?

emil.y I really like the part where 'Razorblade the tape' where it opens up and the singer says "won't let you get away"

NA 'Vice President' is a sweet song. Sort of reminds me of the controlled unhingedness that YLT has on some of their better louder songs

What's the new gear?

i believe the gear in question is the elektron octatrack, which i witnessed being used to excellent effect this weekend just gone

Thanks for listening KM. I always thought it would be funny to have a stoner rock band called Vice President but the second best option was using the name for a heavy psych song (or what's a heavy psych song in my mind).

NA i liked how your album had all kinds of different songs on it but they all were you, so they sounded coherent
also as i mentioned, sensitive family song --> frozen grapes was a stroke of genius
the first song was my favorite, i think?

here is one thing i did -- it's all me! drums + my little synth. it would sound better with something else in the mix but i left it as is because i was excited that it sounded ok at all. there's at least one noticeable flub in the middle. http://bit.ly/YpsS8s

and here is another (i don't even know what to call this -- is it a remix if drums are added to an existing recording? is it ok to post for listening (but not for download)? i wonder about these things. it's another 13-14th c dance tune with unsolicited extra drums. i think it sounds kinda Third Ear Band ish? http://bit.ly/1qmXTAk

even if no one listens to it, posting things here is good for me because it means i'm not afraid to do so (even if i should be!)

i believe the youtubers call them "drum covers"

I'm glad it sounds cohesive. It was supposed to be more cohesive/have more of a shared sound across the songs but I'm not good at sticking to plans like that. I'm really happy with how the album turned out though.

don't take this the wrong way (you do not sound anything like lou barlow at his sappiest) but it reminds me of what i liked about peak era sebadoh -- catchy songs, variety, some unexpected but welcome turns. except that was 3 songwriters and you are still 1 person afaik :)

drum covers eh
i guess it's not against the law if it's not available for download? i haven't really entered the world of youtube because i don't particularly want to be seen.

Oh it's def going for old-school lo-fi 4-track home recording aesthetic, intentionally not "clean" (though I don't know if I could do clean if I tried), though I was never into Sebadoh specifically. That's my wheelhouse.

bubble & scrape had the best assortment of songs iirc

like a variety pack where all the varieties are good!

i guess it's not against the law if it's not available for download?

eh no one cares unless you're making lots of money from something

i thought for sure it would be ok but then i read this! i think people bristled bc he was collecting/distributing his stuff but man those folk people are kinda nuts. http://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/bell-labs_folk-fatwas-from-the-trad-taliban

Although Under The Hills And Nearby was an extremely modest release – a handful of cassettes and a Bandcamp page – I worried that Callow might ruffle folk feathers for using recordings without permission. And so it proved. He wrote to Topic to open discussions, and the curt response was a bill for hundreds of pounds plus VAT. The Alan Lomax archive took a similarly dim view and saw it all in financial terms. Then came a threat of litigation from Mike Yates, a song collector who had made some of the original recordings. Yates let off steam in a rant on the Musical Traditions website – “my feeling of disgust…underhand manner…Callow’s horrible work (he can’t even keep in time with the singing!)”.

on the other hand, i kinda get it
those recordings aren't his to modify

I take a very lenient view on appropriating, especially when there's no money being exchanged.

true, you do get the folks who will go in whether there's money to be made or not. for instance my brass band plays a version of 'r3d dress' aka 'h1gh heel sneakers', a blues, and a relative of the artist who originally recorded it is relentless as far as going after license fees wherever it shows up. my favorite live video of us ever recently got taken off youtube because it contained the last few bars of that tune (and unfortunately it was in the title of the video).

here's a track from a new project i did with two drummer friends, the idea was to make dance music with just percussion sounds that we recorded together:

http://soundcloud.com/artsextract/calabash-boom-hisarna

the mixes came out sounding a little bit more 'polite' than i intended, but it was fun to make and i'm glad we saw the concept through.

i love it!! esp when the bass kicks in

thanks LL, the bass on that track is this gigantic, rickety, bootleg-looking bass kalimba that one of the dudes got at a thrift store.

that's great!

this is fantastic

awesome
lemme know if you ever find yourself thinking you need just *one more person*

ha, if you want to drive to the wastelands of northern wisconsin, i'll let you know the next time we record. that was the most fun part, it had been awhile since i've had to consider how to mic something.

thanks dudes.

i would definitely consider it!

New synths, new choon:

https://soundcloud.com/resistorsings/cant-believe

here's the other track from the percussion project: https://calabashboom.bandcamp.com/track/mbira

new tune, i mumble a lot: https://soundcloud.com/weinventyou/backbone-bending

Hey so did I ever post this before? A quick thread scan says no: I did this cover of a Split Enz song some time back, and it seems to have real good feedback from muso friends, so thought I'd post it here.

https://soundcloud.com/neverembers/one-step-ahead

BTW Zac that last track you posted is awesome!

thank you! it's kind of numan'd out in the middle but if he sues i will gladly give him 50% of my lucrative royalties

new me + electricsound

https://constantlight.bandcamp.com/track/factory-floor-the-return

new drone

https://automating.bandcamp.com/album/wave

NA and I made this instrumental VU cover (Lady Godiva's Operation) yesterday-today and I like it
http://bit.ly/1zdOOmw

yeah, i just listened! it sounds great! i love the neu/cluster vibes in the first half especially

the recorder is my favorite part, sounds really cool with the effects.

We should make an ILX:Duets record

thank you!!! sorry about the posting blitz. i was extra excited about it.

We should make an ILX:Duets record
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I will do this if surm sings

Woah, that "Lady Godiva's" rules! Really spooky and ethereal, but still rockin'.