lucky you!! have fun!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:45 (nine years ago) link
awesome!
― example (crüt), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 16:48 (nine years ago) link
thx, im slightly nervous cause weve only practiced twice but i also dont care that much lol
it came back really easily. like riding a bike tbh
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
who are you playing with? what kind of stuff are you playing? someday i will have news for this thread
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link
band called coffinwomb, usually he plays solo - crusty sounding garagey pop. he added a drummer and bassist for this show at our place tonight
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
cool! i'm sure it'll be a good time.
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Wednesday, 17 September 2014 18:20 (nine years ago) link
Last month I sprained my ankle three days before a show where I was playing drums, but fortunately, it was the ankle of my hi-hat foot and there was no hi-hat part in the music I was playing.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
But if I had learned to play drums the "normal" way (where I played the kick drum with my right foot), I would have been fucked and/or in a lot of pain.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
Band hasnt played together in 2.5 months due to combos of holidays, illness and plain old being busy.
Last night sucked balls. We were all flat, tired and couldnt remember stuff. Practice is So Important!
― the Bronski Review (Trayce), Thursday, 18 September 2014 04:00 (nine years ago) link
show was great tbh
― 1 P.3. Eternal (roxymuzak), Thursday, 18 September 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
Performed a couple of new pieces on the 13th. The show actually got reviewed here: http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2014/09/25/a-cathedral-for-cathodes-jacousmatic-vol-2-lights-up-ottawas-electroacoustic-scene/ . Dude was totally right about my squeaky pedal: WD40 time. Hopefully, I'll get good recordings done by the end of the year. I plan to present a fugal classical guitar piece that I wrote over the summer at a more low-key 'new music open mic' event towards the end of the month. Gotta be a theorist before then and get a paper together before a conference in Mississippi next week.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 28 September 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
played trainwreck of a show last night ... one of those "so awful it will eventually be the source of much hilarity" type shows.
― sarahell, Monday, 29 September 2014 02:37 (nine years ago) link
my oberheim is broken again ;_;
― example (crüt), Monday, 29 September 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
What kind of stuff do you play, sarahell?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 29 September 2014 02:41 (nine years ago) link
is it the crutis chips?
― outback bumfuc (electricsound), Monday, 29 September 2014 03:05 (nine years ago) link
this band is sorta no-wave noise/avant-garde stuff
― sarahell, Monday, 29 September 2014 03:16 (nine years ago) link
playing our first ever london show at the Brixton Windmill on Halloween - pretty exciting!
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 09:39 (nine years ago) link
watched 'Frank', the film, last night and realised my band is pretty much the same as his.
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 09:51 (nine years ago) link
Also, that sucks, crut.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 29 September 2014 12:09 (nine years ago) link
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, September 29, 2014 10:39 AM (3 hours ago)
Yes. Yes, you are, aren't you?
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O_O
― emil.y, Monday, 29 September 2014 13:26 (nine years ago) link
Real cool to see you for a second the other night Sund4r
― flambient 4: on goon (fgti), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:28 (nine years ago) link
heh, sorry emil.y have i been inadvertently spamming you?
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:29 (nine years ago) link
Nope. Check the other bands playing.
― emil.y, Monday, 29 September 2014 13:36 (nine years ago) link
You're Slum of Legs?! I had no idea. Well that's a turn up for the books and now I'm even more irrationally nervous than ever.
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:42 (nine years ago) link
Hehehe. It should be a good show, I reckon.
― emil.y, Monday, 29 September 2014 13:54 (nine years ago) link
this is great - looking forward to meeting you and your bunch. could even be a good excuse for an ilx FAP.
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Monday, 29 September 2014 13:59 (nine years ago) link
started a really loud band and quit all my other bands (except argentinum astrum)
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:25 (nine years ago) link
first spiritual ensemble gig of the year on Friday
also the last original founder told us she's planning on retiring from the group after our 20th anniversary concert in Dec so she can concentrate on her education contract work with the White House, which was basically just flat-out bragging IMO
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
how many people are in your group?also did you ever find out who stole your wife's pitch pipe?
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
Right now, 9 (2 sopranos, 2 altos, 2 tenors, 3 bass/baritones); I think we are also courting three new ppl (sop/alt/bass). We're also losing a tenor, who is 75 and about to retire to Philly to be closer to his kids, so maybe we should be actively seeking a tenor (we've got a friend who might do it but he tries to do a bunch of shows plus his job has him traveling all the time so he may not be able to commit to the group).
The other baritone stole my wife's pitch pipe and insists to this day that he didn't, he just magically has two now. It's kind of funny.
― 💪😈⚠️ (DJP), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:56 (nine years ago) link
i have wondered about it! i dont know why
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
emil.y - apparently my bandmate is the cousin of someone in your band. now it's getting coincidency.
― Non-Stop Hongrotic Cabaret (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 October 2014 08:17 (nine years ago) link
having a 'jam' tonight after doing same on saturday arvo. tbh my contribution was droning on one note and 'playing' the resonance on the filter to vary the tone.
― initials creaky BB (haitch), Friday, 3 October 2014 04:25 (nine years ago) link
i heard something i recorded recently for the first time in a couple of months and was so horrified by the (lack of) quality of the recording that i decided on the spot to never record anyone else again
on the upside more time for my own shit
― outback bumfuc (electricsound), Friday, 3 October 2014 05:07 (nine years ago) link
well this is happening
― Οὖτις, Friday, 3 October 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
i feel like i am going completely bananas but i also feel like i am on a rolli have something that needs to happen and i am giving it my best try, in part so i can determine what that looks like for me. tbrr i am very uncomfortable but it's getting better; i'm a terrible hypeman aside from hyping language/education related topics to my students. still, feelin pretty good!
(inspired in no small part by the power explosion of roxymuzak!!)
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Monday, 13 October 2014 16:53 (nine years ago) link
am i experiencing a power explosion?? perhaps!
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 02:19 (nine years ago) link
uh yeahbelieve it!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 October 2014 02:44 (nine years ago) link
is there a thread for promotional advice? i need some!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:35 (nine years ago) link
i dont think there is but i can help maybe!
― jello my future biafriend (roxymuzak), Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:42 (nine years ago) link
Promoting yourself to audiences, the press, or to potential bandmates/collaborators?
― sarahell, Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:44 (nine years ago) link
ok here is my situation:
i need to practice playing with people, so i thought it would be fun to have people over and play VU songs (because they're easy, because they're well known, because they're the cornerstone, etc)the first time two friends came over and we had a lot of fun the time came to plan #2 and i thought "what would be more fun than playing a whole album that everyone knows?" and i thought october -- perfect month for white light/white heat so i made a flyer, carried around copies in my purse to give out, posted it to my social media outletsi wrote a FAQ and posted itthen i found out that john cale was going to be in chicago, and i managed to get myself in the same room with him and i got a picture of me and the flyer and him (i'm a huge fan and that album is the last VU to feature him) i have told everyone i know and a decent number of friends have helped me to spread the word
so far i have received a grand total of…are you ready…0 emails/inquiries about joining me what am i doing wrong? is there something else i should be doing? i don't feel dejected even -- just kinda confused. i thought this was a really good idea and i think it will be really fun. i have banished the thought that it has anything to do with me personally; i'm just not reaching interested people and i don't know how.
* note: i am inviting people into my home, so craigslist is not an option. also i'm kinda nervous/shy about playing with 100% complete strangers.
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:52 (nine years ago) link
i realize that it's kind of a weird concept, but i guess i was under the impression that sometimes people like to jam for fun? not for public consumption or as a performance, just for the sheer fun of it?
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:54 (nine years ago) link
i think it's fun
i have 10 days left to find people as of today
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 20:55 (nine years ago) link
It is fun, in theory! Like I can see it being super fun, but I could also see it being .... awkward.
What is easy and nice about inviting the two specific friends is that everyone knows who is going to be there and can figure out how that is going to work for them, both socially and musically. I have been at too many "jam session/party" things where I end up barely getting to play -- not getting into the gender dynamics of how this tended to work out -- and then there are the occasions where the "people I want to hang/jam with" quotient is too low to be fun. I have thought about facebook events way too much, probably, and how the attendee lists function socially.
Are you envisioning one person per bandmember? Are you envisioning a large group of ppl taking turns?
― sarahell, Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:03 (nine years ago) link
in my dreams i am envisioning one person per band member and to play the parts of that person in the songs and i guess if other people want to show up to like sing/dance/enjoy that would be great toopeople can switch off instruments if they want, i'm ok giving up the throne (lol) for a song or two and i can sing with enthusiasmi think it would be awkward until we started playing, then it would be really fun unless someone didn't know the song well enough (but that's why i chose VU -- those songs are in the bones, yknow?)
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
it's just weird bc i feel like i have gone totally bananas overboard and i clearly haven't done enough
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link
also in my dreams i will find people who recognize that i am a cool person and they will want to be in a band with meit may be a dream, but it's my dreamand it's not THAT far-fetched?!
― cross over the mushroom circle (La Lechera), Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
also in my dreams i will find people who recognize that i am a cool person and they will want to be in a band with me
It isn't that far-fetched! You live in a big city, and there are lots of people with different levels of ability, commitment, etc. so it can definitely happen. It is kinda like romantic dating -- I think Branwell posted something that noted the similarities on the no boys thread recently.
But if it were me, I would approach it like a party. Get commitments from a core group of people that would make it a fun time even if no one else shows up. Also, invite people individually, or be more specific what/who you are looking for. Also, I would keep it open to non-standard instrumentation: for example, if someone who plays piano/keyboard/synth wants to play the viola parts, then cool.
― sarahell, Thursday, 16 October 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link