experimenting – new song
travis wrote and recorded this new song (below) yesterday using garage band and the onboard macbook pro mic. it’s rough, but it’s a cool sound.
we’ll be in the Annex of the mill valley-based jagtown records this weekend recording for a new upcoming compilation album with the jagtown records crew. expect a few new musicians on this album and lots of cool and original tunes. scheduled to drop Dec 25, y’allz!
listen for the new keyboard i just bought in travis’ song… and a quote from a movie… can you ID the film?
(this song is also on our myspace, if you prefer to listen there)
LYRICS – Do The Try
by travis beauchamp
Hold on with vigor
the cradle over your head
You’ve got a heart in the back
When you go out with the creatures
under your neck they’ll bring you out to the track
never to go back
I’m running back with a manger stuck in my eye
It’s weighing down on my head
The simple things are in danger
fork in the road
holding the spoon as we try try again
<interlude>
The simple things are in danger
fork in the road
holding the spoon as we try try again
MUSIC!
LET THERE BE (live and unedited) MUSIC!
listen to some first tracks from a set we played at calvin & natsuko’s wedding at our myspace.
i recently rediscovered my roland edirol, so i brought it along to hear what happens to the recordings outdoors. (as a journalist, i had only ever used the thing at very close range inside.) turns out there’s a reason this thing costs what it does! it was surprisingly good.
of course, there’s the ambient “guests arriving” noise (but i rather like that).
if you listen closely, you can hear the difference between the organic capture of my voice right above the device and the capture that came through our little mic amp. crazy.
also, some kids run by arguing and shaking rice, which adds extra flavor. :)
challenge! because the edirol was sitting at my feet a good two meters from the back of the speakers, the resulting amplitude was very small (the audio track was reading below -38 in playback scope). but after duplicating and tracking the original about 20 times, i got enough power out of it to achieve the current (acceptable? too low? you-tell-me!) volume.
we would be interested to hear what anyone thinks.
your criticism helps us grow.
–demilo
