My Brain is Trying a Mutiny, Screaming Pirate Slander
It's
been a
long time since I've written a really good song. I have 2 or
3 in my collection that I really consider worthwhile with the distance
of a few years from them, and I haven't written one that fits that
description since around 1999.
About a year ago at work I became comfortable enough in fact that no one can hear me as I sing, just barely audibly, with my mp3 collection. I paid no attention to the fact that I was singing softly 3 or 4 hours a day, and simply did it for the love of it.
It seems that my little pastime has been a covert training program, as in the past 3 months, I've re-found my voice and pitch control, and I've had a new stream of songs come directly into my head without pre-meditation. I simply start singing to myself and then "pop" there it is, chords, chorus, and a vague idea of where the verse should go.
I've finally filled in the details for one of these little instant ditties, and it's raw, punky, geeky and ultimately pop. I wish I could record and produce a version that matched what I hear in my head, but I have yet to master the art of production. I'm actually considering renting a studio and hiring an engineer to help lay this one down in professional style.
Anyone know a cheap and decent studio in NYC?
Here's the rough-cut mp3 of "Heavy Eyelids". As with everything else on this site, it's under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license, so feel free to share, remix, re-record, and even sell it - just be sure that any work you do based on this is under the same license, and you give proper attribution. It's open source music.
Speaking of, if you'd like to see the "source code," Here's the lyrics + chord sheet. If anyone would like to try their hand at remixing this from the original tracks, contact me at WebFront2005 AT Glitchnyc D0T com.
UPDATE: I've remixed it with some serious tweaking to the electric guitar. It was far to "fuzzy" to be enjoyable before. I also played with the levels a bit. Still not pro, but much better. Click on the link above to download the updated version.
