The Song Fight Bulletin Board

Bill - Yes, it is exactly a Heroes reference! "don't go get the Haitian, I'd like to keep my mind"

BLT - Thanks! It's nice having a person behind the mixer and having good headphone monitoring. I can sing so much better when I can hear myself!

ujnhunter wrote:Hey guys, I figured I'd drop a little note here about our recently finished 6 track EP (Photovoltaik) which is a collection of remixed/remastered/rerecorded versions of our previous Song Fight! & Nur Ein IV songs (some of which we've retitled)! Enjoy!

1. Sleep Tight 02:02
2. The Factory 02:32
3. Persuasion 02:24
4. The Well 02:40
5. Kevlar 02:00
6. Departed Hours 03:06

Photovoltaik the new 6 Track EP by Photovoltaik (Ujn Hunter & R. Mosquito) is now available as a free download at: http://photovoltaik.bandcamp.com/

Sounds cool. You guys have really nailed that style. All the songs are pretty catchy, too. I love the chorus of "The Well" and "Sleep Tight".

I have two new songs:
"Cuts Like" http://www.handslikemirrors.com/cutslike.mp3
"Mirrorball" http://www.handslikemirrors.com/mirrorball.mp3

Check out my blog http://audioshards.wordpress.com for more info on the two songs.

Congrats on getting the songs done! Sounds like a good start to getting back into writing and recording.I haven't written and recorded anything on my own in so long, I'm jealous.

deetak wrote:Sounds cool. You guys have really nailed that style. All the songs are pretty catchy, too. I love the chorus of "The Well" and "Sleep Tight".

Thanks deetak! Glad you liked them!

I made it a couple of steps closer to completing some of those FAWM songs tonight. "Get Up" and "Unbearable" both have brand-new drum and bass tracks, and I've mixed them a little better, so they both sound much tighter than before.

Get Up - http://www.jon-eric.com/Songs/FAWM2011/ ... %20mix.mp3
Unbearable - http://www.jon-eric.com/Songs/FAWM2011/ ... %20mix.mp3

I also added a bassline to "Genetic Lottery." I debated drums, but I actually think it might be better off without them. http://jon-eric.com/Songs/FAWM2011/Gene ... %20mix.mp3

I also added drums and bass to "Grown Up Geek," but in so doing, I seem to have completely flattened the handclaps and backup vocals, so I'm not reposting that one until I fix the errors.

I also haven't forgotten about the track you sent me... just not having a good time with my priorities right now.

Wages wrote:I also haven't forgotten about the track you sent me... just not having a good time with my priorities right now.

It's cool; I've had weeks like that too. Heck, I've had years like that.

I've finished updating "Grown Up Geek" as well now.
http://www.jon-eric.com/Songs/FAWM2011/ ... %20mix.mp3

I don't know if it's completely done, but now it's a heckuvalot closer than it was when February ended.

I just recorded a cover of the Sailor Moon theme ("Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight"...), check it out

http://soundcloud.com/deetak/deetak-sailormoon

or direct mp3: http://tinyurl.com/deetaksailormoon

deetak wrote:I just recorded a cover of the Sailor Moon theme ("Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight"...), check it out

http://soundcloud.com/deetak/deetak-sailormoon

or direct mp3: http://tinyurl.com/deetaksailormoon

As a big SM fan, I love this. ^_^

I don't know the original, but that's pretty awesome.

deetak wrote:I just recorded a cover of the Sailor Moon theme ("Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight"...), check it out

http://soundcloud.com/deetak/deetak-sailormoon

or direct mp3: http://tinyurl.com/deetaksailormoon

Sounds awesome. As does the other cover song on your Soundcloud!

Thanks, guys, glad you like it.

I'm continuing my experiments with a new tune:

"Woebegone"
http://www.handslikemirrors.com/woebegone.mp3

Been awhile since I've been on here. Wish I had more time to participate in all the fights! After a few months delay, I was able to complete "Disco Tony", Here is a link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQr8bvOyrNw
Another song written titled "Don't Leave" on the channel as well. In the process of writing "Bag Of Bones", but I'm not holding my breath for that one either... Thanks for listening!

Hey everyone, I just came out with a new album, Happiness is Subjective.




Listen and/or download here.

Here's what I did today:

"Experiments in Living" by Mr. Nakazawa's Book of Surprises.
http://denisehudson.bandcamp.com/track/ ... -in-living

Some things recorded the past few months under a self-imposed regime of writing (except for when it's a cover), recording, and mixing the whole song in one sitting. Much like my "Isle Dauphine" entry.

http://www.jeff-robertson.com/flvxx/oth ... s_done.mp3

http://www.jeff-robertson.com/flvxx/oth ... k_down.mp3 (Tom Petty/Johnny Cash cover)

http://www.jeff-robertson.com/flvxx/oth ... 0heart.mp3

Cool Niv, I remember hearing that on Sunday night at SF!L 2011.

R. Mosquito and I just finished up a couple tracks over at http://photovoltaik.bandcamp.com "Zoetrope" which started life as a possible entry for "Future On The Road" and a Legendary Pink Dots cover song of "I Love You In Your Tragic Beauty" as the B-side. Hope you like them.

Been having fun with Burn Studio's Audio Tool. Check out what I made!

http://burn-studios.audiotool.com/track/she_makes_me/

(I feel like a 6 year-old with an art project. Heh.)

Double post? Not really... I just like to share.

Big thanks to Manhattan Glutton and King Arthur, too for their help with this one.
This was a special challenge all over the place. My wife wanted me to right a "happy" song - that is, upbeat, fast tempo without being angry - but not necessarily like "Hakuna Matata." I can't right _cheerful_ songs. Like rap; can't do that, either. And neither am I particularly interested.

ANYWHO... the writing and recording process for this was just onerous: various tweaks and modifications happened the whole time. Which is unusual for me, since typically I have a song pretty much down and done before the recording process even begins. But this one... hoo boy. The bass was off, which through the vocals and the chorus wasn't gelling and the back vox were a mess and it just... ended. Frustration central.

So, now I am much happier; I had to chop off the first chorus, but now the whole thing COHERES. And just in time for my 10th anniversary next week.