sorry to be leaving

truly.

here is a little 3 song EP sort of thing. one song is a reworked version of something that appeared on kidsounds. the other two are very new. written and recorded in the last week or so.

as relocation occurs, recording toys must be placed in boxes and stowed away. figured it'd be best to go  ahead and get this out as is, rather than wait for more material to materialize.

download here.

handholder vol. II

here is another tape of random junk recorded on the old tape cassette deck.  some songs have been on other recordings. some have not.  the ones that have been recorded time and time again were really just recorded to give to a friend.  these are all just me by my lonesome. listen & download at the archive.

i hate naming songs.





some day you'll look down at your child and say, "you know, i listened to that stuff way back when no one knew about it."

and your child will look up at you and respond, "what are you talking about?"


oh, and i think there will be another little EP or some sort of recording being finished and posted soon, sometime in the next week or two.

oh, other update: i am steadily making progress on improving the sound quality on these homemade records.  i've been cutting on super thin polycarbonate sheets, so they're quite flexible/flimsy/fun. if you want one, let me know.

so much for the big plans

so what's been keeping me busy/not posting rubbish? remember that record lathe thing? well, it's up and running now. which means things are now running around in the sub-lo-fi abyss. below-fi? lower-fi?

chlorophyll? more like bore-ophyll.

i've been experimenting with cutting some 7" records on lexan polycarbonate (much thanks to Michael of Secret Message Machine, again). they're starting to come out a bit better each time.  of course, any sort of punch-y note ends up with a bit of a bendy-wobbly-is-this-thing-spinning-at-uneven-speeds kinda sound.  however, you may notice that voices and some stuff sounds better. i have to adjust the speed to compensate for differences between the lathe and a 45 rpm player.
they're all one-offs. they're square. they're clear.

i may try to play a show sometime.  see if i can put this plastic burden on some other folks.

now, to rest on my laurels.

you on the run:

colors on the run:

song for mike (not mike's song):

mad as hell:

i am a spaceman, scribbling my name on the face of God.

experimental.
lo-fi.
new.
listen.

1. i am a spaceman
2. aphelion
3. perihelion

pterophine

 

this is the new e.p.

3 songs. 3 days. 30 minutes. 

i had been sitting on these three songs for a long time now and had somewhat kept putting off recording them for whatever reasons. maybe they just seemed like they'd be a hassle to record. but in all honesty, i do really enjoy them and they were fun to record (this is the first project since getting a new recorder. digital, but still lo-fi and homemade). so if anyone would like a free cassette of this, just let me know. i hope to be making some soon. and it can even come in the color of your choosing!! (as long as you choose red or yellow) 

listen and download at the archive.

it felt good to get to record again.

an introduction to worms

new ep.
some stuff that's been heard before in different forms. most of it was recorded on my handy little cassette recorder. a bit in ohio. a bit in seattle. a few songs and some random street noise stuff.

1. an introduction
2. a funny farm with your name written on it
3. secret songs
4. william of orange
5. once through the market

listen & download

alive inside a closet / i am a flea market man

while i am away from home, i will be posting random songs periodically.  these are mainly going to be outtakes and songs left off past albums, primarily ohio driver.  once they all get posted i'll go ahead and throw up a zip file of all this garbage.

i know you rider / where all of it crosses:

this was recorded live with the trusty old loop pedal, as i believe it is intended to be played.  i think i should give that pedal a name as it is a substitute for another [much needed] music/noise maker.

virginian (alternate):


some untitled song or whatever:


more soon.

the ohio driver companion

earlier today i promised no one that i would put up the newest tape by the end of the day.  that minute has rapidly been approaching.  i  immediately regretted saying i'd get it online today. but by god, i did. 


UPDATE: the two tracks have now been split into separate songs.  they're posted both as individual tunes and as the complete sides over on archive.org.  


anywho, a lot of the recording of this was somewhat improvised and ultimately put together on my trusty handheld tape recorder.  much like the older cassettes, which was fun.  some folksy, some noisy. i think there are some good moments on this tape. also, i may end up uploading a higher quality version as well someday.  


side a:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv. the son of my father
v. hell is hotter than hell
vi. murder mystery pt. 1
vii. colors on the run
viii. fake accents
ix.
x. 
xi. virginian land
xii. a night for 
xiii. me on the run
xiv. murder mystery pt. 2
xv.


side b:
xvi. away from me
xvii. 
xviii. you on the run
xix. sobriety doesn't make you right
xx. ghost town high school reunion
xxi. acetylene flares
xxii. seattle's last song

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farm tape #3

handheld tape recorder folk jams. all recorded live. this was the very first time playing with a good friend on percussion and i think it turned out pretty darn good. pretty much all done on the fly. recorded as one long track. mightily fuzzy.

1. young/reckless
2. hidden tracks
3. castle
4. joe's song
5. on the road
6. song for sam
7. away from me
8. let you down (cuts off early)


listen

william of orange

1. fake accents
2. honey
3. ruby lips
4. kim & karen
5. you are a pine
6. secret songs


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listen

update: forgot to give some credit.  a few lyrics in you are a pine are written by david eugene edward, of 16 horsepower.  everyone go listen to them now. particularly the song dead run.


note: seeing as this was recorded over the span of about two days, it's somewhat of a stretch to call it an album. but for the time being that is what it is being called.  after all, it has a cassette cover.

farm tape #1

here are some songs recorded at the same time as the Halaka split album.

1. jane ponder
2. joyce's farm
3. this town is empty now
4. run mauro, run
5. naomi
6. engine
7. light colored bulbs
8. hidden tracks

naomi and engine are by jeff mangum.
git some.

the other side of this tape will be appearing eventually.  it too has neutral milk covers.

download


listen at the archive

joyce's farm:

hidden tracks:

foolish

here's a favorite of mine being butchered over an 18 minute span. also, i think somehow the speed of the vocal track and the speed of the guitar track got thrown off each other.  i don't know if that's possible.

sorry superchunk.

foolish:



also probably the only time you'll hear a drum track. until of course i make a human friend to play drums with me.

UPDATE: here is another take.  it's still 20 minutes too long and doing the original an injustice.

handholder

handholder demos - appalachian yard art

all songs are solo/acoustic.  just banjo, guitar, & mandolin.  these are the first step in the direction of a "bluegrass" project.  or at least appalachian in some sense or feel.  i use the terms bluegrass/appalachian loosely.  they mean what i want them to mean.

1. milk chocolate
2. down in the still #1
3. song for sam #2
4. the son of my father
5. when you stole my heart, you buried my soul
6. union valley
7. hell is hotter than hell (desert song)
8. the medicine is all gone
9. loser (garcia/hunter)
10. black & blue
11 & 12. wasted (years of my life) #1 & #2
13. down in the still / hoofbite
14. away from me
15. on parade, now and forever (horses come down)

these are all working titles and a lot of repeat songs. just different recordings. more crappy demos coming soon.

handholder

seattle's last song

last song recorded in seattle.
now i'm doing math problems in ohio and missing my brother. 
but all is well and good.


30 minutes of noise:


seattle's last song

young/reckless

erie abdallah - young/reckless

1. i know you rider (intro)       (2:32)
2. angels' fight song             (5:53)
3. i sit down cool in the shade   (2:29)
4. i've seen your muscles slide   (3:34)
5. breathing machine              (10:08)
6. i know you rider (pts. 2+3)    (9:43)
7. the wilson machine works       (4:31)
8. light-colored bulbs            (5:15)
9. light-colored bulbs (repeater) (9:21)
10. here come the cops            (3:57)
11. kim & karen                   (2:50)
12. milk chocolate                (3:16)
13. young/reckless                (30:33)


this one is more towards the experimental side, at least opposed to the more folksy stuff that's been posted in the past.  there's no denying the fact that this album is a little bit self-indulgent with several songs stretching upwards 10 minutes, but it was certainly enjoyable to record.  i particularly enjoy the title track.

like all the other records, you set out with a particular idea/sound in mind and by the end, the finished product is nothing like that.  originally, this was planned to be an all-instrumental space-y one.  then after that, it was intended to basically be a dumping ground for songs that didn't quite fit the other projects being worked on. then, it was this.


young/reckless


p.s i do enjoy that photo. some old pinhole taken in high school.

light colored bulbs

erie abdallah - light colored bulbs


handheld recorder version


wilson machine works manufactures light colored bulbs.

erie abdallah - two beasts / c.k - on parade, now and forever

have 20 some minutes free?

erie abdallah - american hollow (let it go)

erie abdallah - two beasts 
1. american hollow (let it go)
2. kim & karen

c.k - you're on parade, now and forever 
1. intro
2. where all of this crosses
3. pretty good kids
4. my sails have been stripped
5. magic music box
6. on parade, now and forever (medley)
     +divided in 9 in the hearts of a worm
     +my sails have been stripped
     +step right up, step right in
     +when the world comes undone
7. milk chocolate
8. train loop
9. milk chocolate #2
10. that could put an eye out easily

UPDATE:
side b:
1. light colored bulbs
2. angels' fight song
3. ruby lips
4. homeless man singing / s.e ohio

this is more unfinished demo stuff.

more and more

i know you rider


instrumental

kim & karen

badroom tapes

so, as stated earlier, this place is a good method of backing up random crap that i have. this stuff was recorded in my bedroom on a handheld cassette recorder.  rough demos, plenty of mess ups in there. mostly unfinished songs that i just wanted to get down before they were forgotten.

side a:
1. when you stole my heart, you buried my soul
2. when the world comes undone
3. path
4. she's going away again #1
5. she's going away again #2
6. divided in 9 in the hearts of a worm
7. virginia and back
8. i get it now
9. the trials of harrison hayes*
10. going hungry
11. the whole of the law**
12. shelter from the storm***
13. going hungry (again)

side b:
1. s.e ohio
2. one trick pony(lounge#)
3. the tide begins to turn
4. albert fish
5. song for sam #2
6. warmth(intro)(all around you)
7. warmth(yer not christ)
8. 2x2(my kingdom will come)
9. union valley


side a

side b 


* willard grant conspiracy
** the only ones (and of course yo la tengo)
*** bob dylan
#a little bit of "lounge" tossed in there. modest mouse.

song for sam #2


when you stole my heart, you buried my soul


warmth(yer not christ)


2x2(my kingdom will come)