September 7, 2011

Trick #5: 24 hour album

Write and record an album in 24 hours: http://crapart.spacebar.org/aad/

I used a modified set of rules to create the Menlo Park EP as well as many songs on Sonic Rescue League Vol 1.

September 6, 2011

New song from The Simple Carnival: “Everything That Grownups Know”

Here’s a new Simple Carnival song I wrote called “Everything That Grownups Know.”

This song is part of the in-progress Smitten 3D project. I’m currently working on the 3D video, but I thought you’d might like to hear the song first.

The amazing Chris Belin played drums and timbale on this track. I played everything else (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, Rhodes, Hammond organ, ARP Omni, congas, clave, cabasa, vocals). There’s no samples or imitations of instruments here — it’s all “real” instruments, overdubbed one part at a time.

A digital download (mp3 and FLAC) is available at www.smitten3d.com/everythingthatgrownupsknow.

Even though the mix is a work in progress, purchasing the digital download entitles you to all future revisions of the stereo mix to this song, up to and including the final mix that will go on the DVD (or Blu-Ray, or whatever format Smitten 3D ends up on). When there’s a new mix, you’ll receive a link to download the new version at the e-mail address you used when making your purchase.

Anyway, hope you enjoy the tune!