tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66658801581823177112024-03-04T23:19:39.238-08:00Matilda and friendsA solo music project that is trying to expand into a band in blog form.shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-85489313367230058622013-01-20T09:16:00.001-08:002013-01-20T09:16:26.331-08:002013 is Happening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey all, it's been some time.<br />
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We've missed you.<br />
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I miss you.<br />
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So, it's 2013 and if you're reading this it means we're still alive. The end of the world didn't come and we're glad about that. But now that we're certain that death isn't coming in the form of, "the end of the world" in mid December of last year, we feel it's time to keep moving forward.<br />
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What have y'all been up to? How's life?<br />
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We've been busy over here. Work, and a big trip up north in October, and the holidays, and many other troublesome time-eaters (mainly video games (more specifically, Minecraft)) have distracted us from working on Matilda.<br />
But we weren't on a total hiatus. In fact, we just played a show last week at Found Sound in Ferndale. At the show we released a new <a href="http://matilda.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">CD version of the Porn on TV split</a> with remastered sound, new recordings of some of the sound in the songs, and two totally new songs to replace the cover song that appeared on the cassette.<br />
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On top of this, <a href="http://jonfromthemoon.com/" target="_blank">Jon Berz</a> and I have been stocking the catalog of our record label (<a href="http://simplelivingferndale.com/" target="_blank">Simple Living Ferndale</a>) by working toward <a href="http://songsfromthemoon.com/" target="_blank">Songs from the Moon</a> recordings, signing and recording a new two piece punk outfit called <a href="http://thecounterelites.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Counter Elites</a>, making new <a href="http://simplelivingferndale.com/catalog/" target="_blank">merch </a>to sell, editing and writing works of literature to be released on the label as well as researching book binding techniques, making videos, and et cetera, et cetera.<br />
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So, yeah. We've not been asleep at Matilda. Just expanding.<br />
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But with that in mind, 2013 is a big year for Matilda and we want to make it great. September of this year marks 10 years of Matilda music, and we think that's something to celebrate.<br />
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So we have a few ideas of how we want to celebrate, and those details will be released in time... not because the details are a secret, but because the details are not yet ironed out.<br />
The general ideas:<br />
1.Finally finish the full-length "Fishnets and Regrets" that we've been half-ass recording for the better part of a year. 2. Release small batches of the Matilda back catalog on Simple Living Ferndale (full release, with proper packaging, credits, art work, inserts, etc),<br />
3. Something special to actually celebrate 10 years of making all things Matilda. We're thinking of maybe re-recording some of our favorite songs, or going back through all the old tapes and wav files to find songs that didn't make the cut, or alternate version of album songs.<br />
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#3 is still in the works in our brain, so no promises on that.<br />
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Anyway, that's all for now.<br />
I'll leave you with some photos of the last few months that we've been away.<br />
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shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-84649369528634112222012-06-08T04:00:00.002-07:002012-06-08T04:00:51.914-07:00"Party Like a Block Star" and other musings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning Earthlings.<br />
More specifically Michiganders...<br />
And even more specifically, Ferndaliens and the Cosmic Cadets of the surrounding areas.<br />
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First order of business:<br />
Block Party.<br />
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The Annual Woodland Park Improvement Association Block Party has asked Matilda to play with Jon from the Moon for all of upper Ferndale.<br />
From the Facebook event description: <i>"This Annual event will take place on Thursday June 14, 2012 at 5PM.
Please come and enjoy food, fun, sunshine, and live music from "Revoir"
& "Matilda and Jon From The Moon and Friends".</i><br />
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We're really excited about this show. We'll be playing both Jon's solo stuff, as well as Matilda stuff, and we asked our dear friend [who just happens to be an excellent drummer] Danny K. to help round out the sound of this neat show. <br />
So we're going to be a bass/drums/guitar 3 piece, and as you may have read up in the event description we're calling ourselves "Matilda and Jon from the Moon and Friends," or something else just as long and confusing and unbrandable.<br />
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Come on out if you're feeling frisky, and feeling up to seeing us all play a weird show in a strange venue in a group of mostly 50-somethings out to chat with their neighbors.<br />
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Next on deck in new business:<br />
Songs/Albums/Etc.<br />
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Split CD is almost done.<br />
Most of the remixing is done, and the new recording is nearly complete. I hope to release it in tandem with whatever Jon is doing for his portion of the album. Like, I was thinking, if he releases a single, I'll release a single, and if he streams the whole album, I'll do the same.<br />
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So what? I'm a poser.<br />
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Also: brand, brand new Matilda stuff is coming along well.<br />
I'm writing new, new songs, and recording new-ish songs that have been bouncing around in my head for the past 2 years. At first we were thinking about just an EP, but now I'm thinking it'll be more like a regular 14-15 song Matilda record... Or maybe two short records... It all depends on how the songs come out, how they play together.<br />
Maybe a 10 song record, with a few singles?<br />
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I don't know.<br />
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The material is piling up, and as soon as the split is finished up, I'll start figuring out what I'm making, and how I'm going to make it.<br />
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So, get excited for that.<br />
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Last order of business:<br />
Inspiration. <br />
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I heard a wonderful quote yesterday from the late, great Ray Bradbury that really inspired me to keep creating.<br />
It was something like:<br />
<i>"Jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down."</i><br />
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And I had never really thought about it until I heard that quote, but I'm most excited about what I'm doing when I do it that way.<br />
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I love having a vague idea for a song, or painting, or short-story and just jumping right into it and let the creative side just create it without thought. Just start it first, and finish it as best and as quick as you can, because to be creative is one thing, but to be prolific is quite another. <br />
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With that I'll leave you for the morning.<br />
There is much work to be done on my first day off in what seems like a life time.<br />
I'm off to make things, to create, and not look back.<br />
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<br /></div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-24233882325423690492012-05-09T09:08:00.001-07:002012-05-09T12:36:03.739-07:00Split CD and other things.Remember a while ago we talked about this split tape I made with Jon from the Moon. <br />
Remember? There was like pictures of cassettes and stuff? <br />
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Well, anyway, we're re-doing that but doing it different from the first time. <br />
For starters both sides of the tape are getting remixed and some things re-recorded. Jon's side will be getting a bit more done than mine, but I still plan on fixing up the Matilda tracks quite a bit. <br />
Probably new guitar tracks, definitely new bass tracks, maybe new vocals, and maybe stretching out the opening instrumental. <br />
We're also taking the cover songs out of the mix and writing a brand new two part song to bridge the two sides together as one. <br />
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And one big difference, this split tape will be a split CD. So no more dusting off that old tape deck to Matilda and the moon make love and break up. <br />
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More info coming soon, but I'm needed in the basement now for tracking!<br />
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Here's some pictures on Jon doing a guitar track, and drinking coffee with a guitar on. <br />
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The band I play in, known on the mean streets of Ferndale as <a href="http://www.songsfromthemoon.com/">Songs from the Moon</a>, has been getting some good press!<br />
And guess what else?<br />
Just by being in the fucking band, Matilda and me got a little mention (ahem, whole paragraph) on a cool local blog. Check it out here: <a href="http://ferndale115.com/nuevo/2012/03/15/songs-from-the-moon-playing-april-6-with-3773/">Ferndale115</a><br />
<br />
SFTM was also in the Detroit News last Thursday (March 15/2012 edition) inside of the "Go" section, which I think is the new entertainment type section...Maybe?<br />
And, although it looks a lot better in the paper, we made the website that day too. Check that out here: <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120315/ENT04/203150302">DetNews</a> ...<br />
scroll down,<br />
down,<br />
<br />
down,<br />
<br />
until you hit the "Ones To Watch" section.<br />
There we are. Silly Detroit News. Should have just put that in the side bar.<br />
<br />
And last but not least, Jeff [who has a little <a href="http://deepcutzmusic.blogspot.com/">blog</a> some people 'round here read] had a nice little write up about us on the Ferndale Public Library Observer blog. Check out that over here: <a href="http://fplobserver.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/songs-from-the-moon-3773-first-stop-friday/">FPL Observer </a><br />
<br />
<br />
So, please... Don't stop the press just yet.<br />
We're all just getting started.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-40745857742648127602012-02-11T07:31:00.000-08:002012-02-11T07:31:53.362-08:00Imagine This on a Huge Poster. Big Letters... The Works.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There is new news coming.<br />
<br />
New items to hear, and see, and buy.<br />
<br />
<br />
We're on a <a href="http://www.simplelivingferndale.com/">small hand made label</a> now... Here's a list of things you might want to expect:<br />
<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect small hand made goods.</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect new Matilda releases.</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect old albums getting proper releases.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect shows... As a matter of fact: </li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect a show at the <a href="http://trumbullplex.org/">Trumbleplex</a> on Feb 22nd.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect <a href="http://www.songsfromthemoon.com/">Songs from the moon</a> shows and releases. </li>
</ul>
<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect more updates to this blog [I hope]</li>
<li>Expect a new blog look.</li>
</ul>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Expect things like this: <a href="http://youtu.be/AMSm4Nl4quc">http://youtu.be/AMSm4Nl4quc </a></li>
</ul>
<br />
Now that you know what to expect, keep your ear to the ground.<br />
<br />
</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-73421696376363841322011-09-09T10:57:00.001-07:002011-09-09T10:57:19.443-07:00Matilda has gone mobile.Recently Matilda and me had a portable cellular telephone screen die on us. And it was one of those magic screens that knows when you're touching it and responds to your fingers and such. You know what I'm talking about. <br />
Anyway, the old phone had to be replaced and we knew a friend who had a super fancy dance-y intelligent phone that he wasn't using so we called him up on the broken phone which was really hard to do considering it was broken and all and we called him up and said, "Fred!" because that's his name and we said, "Fred. We'd like to buy the phone you're not using."<br />
And so now we have an iPhone and it connects to the Internet and I'm using it right now to type up this here blog. Isn't that strange? Here I am talking to you over the Internet only using a phone. <br />
<br />
It's a weird weird world out there I tell you what. <br />
<br />
Anyways. We'll be able to post Matilda news as it happens now with pictures and updates and words and so on. <br />
<br />
Can't wait to be connected just by my brain. Like if I could tell my brain to think something and just like that it thought it and you all could read my mind. That would be pretty neat. <br />
<br />
<br />
That's all for now. Hope everyone is doing well. New music is a-coming. <br />
<br />
shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-83943277355669383892011-07-30T09:34:00.000-07:002011-07-30T09:34:14.801-07:00Hear here... They're there.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So there's been some upsets.<br />
Some downturns in production. <br />
<br />
Some kinks in the hose that waters the creative lawn.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately my laptop is sprouting grey hairs and needs to walk with a cane.<br />
And you might say, "That's not that big of a deal. I started using AOL 3.0 again on a my mom's old dial up Dell."<br />
And that's cool you're so ahead of the curve when it comes to manufactured nostalgia... I'm sure soon enough it'll be <i>a thing</i>. Just like how cassette tapes are cool. [I should know, Songs from the moon and I just released one]<br />
But there's lots of cool things out there. There are GameBoys used for necklace bling, 8-bit music labels, re-manufactured Schwinn bicycles to look retro, or that t-shirt of some 80's metal band you listen to to be "ironic."<br />
Oh, and neon slap bracelets, leggins with Ninja Turtles on them, sunglasses you borrowed from your grandmother and other faded fads.<br />
<br />
<b>[None of the above, "hipster criticism" actually bothers me. It bothers me that people obsess over analyzing kids/young adults these days though. Note to world: it's not a big deal.] <br /> </b><br />
<br />
But as I was saying, my laptop is dying. It constantly turns off from exhaustion and being over heated. And I know I could just use an old 4-track and recording everything to tape like I did in the late 90's when I first started recording, but even then I would still need a way to get it to you.<br />
And for that I need internets... Or all of your mailing addresses.<br />
But I'd rather spread it around the web, that way you don't feel obligated to "check it out" - or like it out of pity because I took the time to send it.<br />
<br />
<br />
So lately I've been recording ideas to tape just as a placeholder until I can fix this computer, or record elsewhere.<br />
<br />
And recently I was offered by an old friend his home studio for him to get practicing recording different things. And I said yes, and I'm excited. His fake name is Dan Petro and he helped me record <i>Before and After the Fact</i>... as well as 7<i>503 Prospect</i>.<br />
<br />
Nothing has been recorded yet, for I've been busy with other stuff.<br />
"What other stuff?"<br />
Well, I'm getting married in October and that's pretty much top priority... A lot of planning, and making things, and preparing... And spending time with Julie and my dog, and the few friends I see on a regular basis... And I'm in a band called Songs from the moon and we're recording a punk EP and another EP right after that... and we're making a music video, and re-releasing the handmade split tape as a handmade split CD-R... and I just got promoted at my job... so a lot is going on right now. <br />
<br />
But as soon my schedule links up with Dan Petro we'll do some recording.<br />
He said, "I've got this shit that's going to make you sound professional as hell," which will be strange for a Matilda record, but I'm all about trying out new sounds, trying new things musically, and new ways to make recordings. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So, to sum up:<br />
1. I'm still making music in Matilda, Songs from the moon, etc.<br />
2. There's new stuff in the works, and it'll be out soonish, even though my personal recording process was put on hold.<br />
3. I'm still updating a blog I'm not sure anyone looks at, let alone reads, and I suppose it doesn't really matter to me. I like documenting the Matilda history.<br />
<br />
<br />
This is all.<br />
<br />
My parting gift to you is: <br />
If you want to feel better today, listen to Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Marnie Stern, The Rentals, Daniel Johnston, and The Dead People.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-61351673466736148042011-06-21T17:19:00.000-07:002011-06-21T17:19:46.029-07:00The big pictures...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/Matildaandfriends/?action=view&current=ShaunatAJs.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/Matildaandfriends/ShaunatAJs.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
This is my "say skinny jeans," cheese face.<br />
<br />
Me and Jon played a impromptu weirdo open mic show at AJ's cafe in Ferndale on Monday evening as Songs from the moon. When we walked off stage we had played for about a half hour to a crowd of 4-6 people. Maybe 2 people were listening to us [Thanks Julie!]. We decided to dress in white shirts and black ties to be smooth open mic criminals. So the above photo was taken after our set. And the below photo was also taken that evening, but also includes my partner in cafe house crime, Jon B.<br />
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<a href="http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/Matildaandfriends/?action=view&current=SandJatAJs.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/Matildaandfriends/SandJatAJs.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
All in all, it was fun but a little disappointing that the cafe was so empty. I'm not sure if it's the weather, or maybe just the state of the economy, but I remember in years past open mic nights usually would bring in at least 10 people who weren't performing. Especially on a Monday when not a lot else is going on. Drifters walking by, stopping in to see the folk on stage pouring their heart out for an audience of strangers.<br />
<br />
Oh well.<br />
<br />
In Matilda news:<br />
<br />
The new album is going along alright.<br />
I've taken a little break from actually recording to re-write a few things, and "perfect the beat" if you will, before I put music to tape. I'm basically practicing the songs I have finished. Messing around with melody, writing little piano trills or the like in my head. Finding good harmonies.<br />
<br />
I have Thursday off, and I plan on knocking out some drum tracks during the day. I was thinking I'd record multiple songs at the same time, instead of the usual "work on this one song over and over until it's done" mentality. So Thursday I'll do drums and scratch tracks for a couple of new songs and that way I have a base, or a foundation for the songs so when the inspiration hits me for a specific song, I can work on that. <br />
<br />
Also:<br />
<br />
In the spirit of the last minute open mic, I think I'm going to do a few Matilda open mic nights in the near future. If/when this happens, I'll post it here.<br />
<br />
Good evening to ya'll.<br />
<br />
Good night.</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-58532313198601530372011-06-09T20:30:00.000-07:002011-06-10T06:07:35.702-07:00New album in the works... Don't tell nobody.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Howdy Reader.<br />
<br />
Me and Matilda and Dotty have been working on new material.<br />
<br />
How much new material?<br />
<br />
A fair amount.<br />
We recently recorded one instrumental (tentatively titled, "Says Me"), one normal sing-y song-y (tentatively titled, "That's One Big Fucking Bird"), and one ballad which currently has 4 versions (probably going to be called, "It's Not Supposed To Be Like This pt. 1").<br />
<br />
The ballad has been recorded four times because I just keep thinking of new ways to do it so I try it that way. Or I record something and get another idea, and record that with the first thing and it just turns into so much audio-crap piled on top of one another that I feel it has lost the feeling.<br />
<br />
Anyway.<br />
<br />
We're not sure when things are going to be nearing the "done" stages, but the work has been steady.<br />
We're not sure how many songs are going to be recorded before it feels like a done record, but we have about 14 - 18 (depending on how we cut them up) ready to go. <br />
We're not sure what were going to call the new one, but the code name right now is <i>Fishnets and Regrets</i>.<br />
I guess when it comes down to it, we're not exactly sure about a lot of what is going on for this album in progress...<br />
But we do know a few things. <br />
<br />
We are sure that we're having a nice time.<br />
We're sure we're trying to make a good record this time.<br />
We're sure that there is a possibility some of you will like it, or at least like us enough to listen to a few minutes of it, tell us you listened to the whole thing, tell us, "Yeah, it's good. I like it," even when you didn't really like it and it didn't hold your interest.<br />
<br />
The good news is, I've decided to preview version 2 of 4 (or as I like to call it, 1.1 because it's the same song) of the ballad mentioned above. <br />
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<br />
Hope it hits your ears at a good angle.<br />
<br />
We love you...<br />
<br />
For realz. <br />
<br />
--The man and women of Matilda</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-1237345343992378392011-06-02T04:01:00.000-07:002011-06-02T04:01:13.684-07:00Do you want more fucking photos?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Do you?<br />
Do you want more fucking photos???<br />
<br />
And by "fucking photos" I don't mean the ones you see on the internet while looking for masturbation help, or the ones covered by cardboard at the local liquor store. I just mean "Matilda related photos", but I wanted to be a bit crass and brash.<br />
<br />
Well, if you do, I made a Matilda Photobucket.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.photobucket.com/matildaandfriends">www.photobucket.com/matildaandfriends</a><br />
<br />
If you want more actual "fucking photos" -- like the XXX kind, I can't help you there... Well, I could, but I don't know if Julie would be too happy about it. But, Google works wonders. Just type in any sick, weird, perverted thing you can think of and turn off safe search and Google Image that shit. </div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-26670284915461023672011-05-25T07:47:00.000-07:002011-05-25T07:47:42.300-07:00USTREAM<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here's my portion of the show on USTREAM. <br />
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Or watch it here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14848063<br />
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More to come soon.<br />
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<br />
xoxo</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-72259277502928236652011-05-24T05:13:00.000-07:002011-05-24T05:16:37.420-07:00Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cha-check it out!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here:<br />
<br />
Try these on.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1905445868/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/transparent=true/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 400px;" width="400"><a href="http://matilda.bandcamp.com/album/xxx-on-tv-split-tape">XXX on TV [split tape] by Matilda</a></iframe><br />
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<br />
Then go to <a href="http://simplelivingferndale.com/catalog/">Simple Living Ferndale</a> and buy them up.<br />
<br />
God damn it.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
In the great words of O.D.B.,<br />
"Fuck ya'll ev'ry body!"<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
XOXO<br />
Matilda & Shaun<br />
<br />
</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-91433023043820010472011-05-22T17:49:00.000-07:002011-05-22T17:49:43.301-07:00After The Rapture...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
Here are some pictures of the show.<br />
Thank you to everyone who came out and endured the beginning stages of the Rapture with us.<br />
Fun was seemingly had by all, but you never know with kids these days.<br />
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</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-24862708205455694822011-05-20T10:56:00.000-07:002011-05-20T10:56:36.756-07:00New Blog Look. New Pix... Oh, and The Rapture starts tomorrow.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today is the 20th of May: <br />
So I hope everyone is prepared for their ascend to Heaven tomorrow...<br />
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or, (if you're like me) you're gearing up for the best 5 month orgy - murder - natural disaster - drug OD party EVER!<br />
(What on Earth am I going to wear?)<br />
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Tomorrow is The Rapture according to some people who are getting a lot of press.<br />
Can I get a "whoop whoop" for Armageddon?<br />
Can I get an Amen?<br />
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I figured it would be a good time to change around the blog. I have a neat new header up there, and a new "darker/sinner" overall feel now with the slightly abstract black background.<br />
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On a different note, <b>Tonight is my show</b>!<br />
<b>Phoenix Cafe</b> [just south of <b>10mile</b>, on <b>John R</b>, in good ol' <b>Hazel Park</b>]<br />
I'll be <b>arriving around 8pm</b>. People will <b>play music around 9pm</b>.<br />
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It's going to be very relaxed. More of a gathering than a show.<br />
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And <b>if you play music and feel like playing a few songs, by all means, come on down and play a few</b>. <br />
[I'm really liking the "<b>bold</b>" button this post]<br />
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And also, I have some pictures of my side of the finished cassette sleeves.<br />
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I hope to see you there tonight. Tapes will be 5 bucks [if you want to buy a tape], but it's free to get in, and it's BYOB, if you're into that sort of thing.<br />
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Can't wait to see you at the after (rapture) party on the 21st.<br />
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XOXO<br />
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Matilda & Shaun</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-4462057098520783782011-05-17T10:39:00.000-07:002011-05-17T10:39:12.778-07:0050 done!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello Reader:<br />
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I have been burning the candle at both ends trying to finish at least 50 tapes before our show on Friday. I'm proud to announce that I have done just that.<br />
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Here is proof. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#37</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">supplies: white out, paint, markers, colored pencils, ink pens, stencils, etc</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCJTzmpnYzQR1oa_FFtUvG-gShSHTm2jVUZVFZRJP7jym6ASl2TyaZZuth_CMSIC1AzteUJupdLz7twgH43m7X0_SPThVQNvfRqUW0-rcr-W3QcEUOt-L22r5MZJHpIVpWtpaxVLeaWxy/s1600/DSC09738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCJTzmpnYzQR1oa_FFtUvG-gShSHTm2jVUZVFZRJP7jym6ASl2TyaZZuth_CMSIC1AzteUJupdLz7twgH43m7X0_SPThVQNvfRqUW0-rcr-W3QcEUOt-L22r5MZJHpIVpWtpaxVLeaWxy/s320/DSC09738.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking North</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 stacks of 10</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking South</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's 2 that Julie designed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#47, 48, 49, & 50</td></tr>
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Today I helped Jon finish up a few little recording things for his side. And we're going to start working on the sleeves soon. He's downstairs right now recording a small drum part.<br />
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And... (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I'm buying Matilda a friend today. Her name is Dottie.<br />
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More about that later.<br />
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After that I went out and got some supplies, made one of the worst stencils ever, and went to work.<br />
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Thought I'd post some pictures of past and present progress.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all the cool kids are doing it</td></tr>
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As of right now, I have 7 done. And it's time to go to work. Hopefully in the next few days I can get things moving a bit more.</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-21392508562225466672011-05-14T06:08:00.000-07:002011-05-14T06:08:05.784-07:00It's [mostly] done!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello.<br />
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This is Shaun. I'm writing today to inform the internet that Matilda has finished recording her side of the split tape.<br />
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And, even more exciting, here is a finished "single" of one of the tracks:<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15192595&g=1"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15192595&g=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda/rolexxx">Rolexxx</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda">Mathilda</a></span><br />
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The song is called Rolexxx and you can download it for free, or stream it at <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda">Soundcloud</a>, or my <a href="http://matilda.bandcamp.com/album/rolexxx-single">Bandcamp</a>. <br />
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The "[mostly]" part that you see in the subject up there... that refers to the actual making of the tapes now. From now until May 20th, I will be using most of my free time putting together 75 cassette sleeves, putting art work on 75 cassette sleeves, putting art on 75 cassettes, and transferring music I just finished yesterday from my computer to 75 cassettes.<br />
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Just putting the music on to tape is going to be 20 hours of time. <br />
75 casettes X 16 minutes [15 min of music, 1 min for prep per tape] = 1200 minutes.<br />
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Luckily I can just push play and record and start working on the art/design aspect while it records. <br />
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Today I hope to get a system in place. I'm going to try and make a few different stencils, find out the best color combos and start work on the music transfer. I did a test tape yesterday, and it turns out that I have something set up wrong because music only came out of the left side.<br />
Soooo.....<br />
Today is "get out the bugs" day from now until my real job calls at 2pm.<br />
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I'll let you know how it goes.<br />
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Wish me luck.<br />
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Because I've been in music mode for the last few months, I just can't stop working on things in my free time.<br />
Last night I finished writing 2 new Matilda songs which will appear on the next LP. I will hopefully get working on that as soon as I finish the split tape. The album is tentatively titled, "Fishnets and Regrets" - but don't quote me on that (even though it's in quotes up there)...<br />
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But the split tape is nearly done. I have a few small recording changes and mixing issues to finish but I'm working on those Tuesday and Wednesday and should start copying tapes and hand-making sleeves by the middle of this week.<br />
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A few bits of info about the tape.<br />
There will be 75 cassettes.<br />
All of the art, sleeves, and text will all be hand drawn, painted, folded, glued, etc.<br />
The tapes themselves will come in 3 different styles: Black, Clear, or White.<br />
Each side of the tape is 15 minutes (and we're both going to fill the sides to the max)<br />
We're both going to release a free digital single from both sides on Friday the 13th of May, 2011.<br />
You can purchase the tape for $<strike>4.00</strike> (edit: inflation) $5.00<strike></strike> at our release show [05/20/2011] at the Phoenix Cafe in Hazel Park, or you can order one from: <a href="http://simplelivingferndale.com/">Simple Living Ferndale</a>. Or you could just e-mail me or Jon and ask for one.<br />
Each side of the tape will have a group of original songs<span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">as well as a secret cover song shhhhhhhhhh</span></i>.<br />
If for some reason you're thinking, "Hey, I don't have a tape player and I really want these songs on my Ipod damnit," ... Well, we're working on that. We might make CD-R's once the tapes run out, or perhaps post the songs on a website for download if you bought a tape... I don't know, we'll figure it out. <br />
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Early in the morning when Julie is still sleeping I've been working on the Morris Leifer album. I've finished a few new songs for it, and re-did some of the ones I already posted. I'm currently uploading some of said songs to the bandcamp page. If you liked the initial songs, you may or may not like these songs, because I changed them...<br />
But if you didn't like the initial songs, there's still a chance you might not like the new versions, because they sound like the old versions, only better (in my opinion). So here's that link:<br />
[ <a href="http://drmorrisleifer.bandcamp.com/"> http://drmorrisleifer.bandcamp.com/</a> ]<br />
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This is all for now.<br />
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Thank you.</div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-51953325686062449182011-05-03T20:41:00.000-07:002011-05-03T20:41:56.296-07:00Hacking Away At The Split Tape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Below is the third preview of the tape I've been working on.<br />
The clip is from a song called, "Rolex" and it's kind of punk-y and folk-y all at the same time.<br />
I may re-record certain parts of the song, add or take out other things, but the preview will give you the idea I'm going for.<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14651777"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14651777" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda/rolex-demo-teaser">Rolex Demo Teaser</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda">Mathilda</a></span> <br />
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Another preview of the tape.<br />
A more updated demo of the previous version of the same song. Plus the alternate string version which will most likely be the opener. </div>shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-76421627478532961792011-04-22T18:50:00.000-07:002011-04-22T18:50:35.648-07:00Still Earth: DayOne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Here is a preview, [skeleton of a song in progress] that I started working on today.<br />
The tentative title is "YouPorn" - it was less of real take on the song, and more of a level checking and exercise in remembering how to record things...<br />
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I will probably re-record the song and it may not even be in the same style as the skeleton, but maybe not.<br />
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Maybe so.<br />
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Anyway, I'm trying to make excuses of why you might not like it... but I should just post it.<br />
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<object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14048017&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=adadad"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F14048017&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=adadad" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda/youporn-demo-preview">YouPorn [Demo/Preview]</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/mathilda">Mathilda</a></span><br />
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More to come soon.<br />
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Or later.<br />
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Thanks for watching, waiting, reading, and your interest in all of this.<br />
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One side: <a href="http://songsfromthemoon.com/">Songs from the moon</a>. One side: <a href="http://matilda.bandcamp.com/">Matilda</a>.<br />
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We hope to digitally release a free single from each tape side by Friday May 13th and release the tape one week later [May 20th] at an acoustic show at the <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/phoenixcafe48030/">Phoenix Cafe</a>.<br />
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I may post a video update soon or later.<br />
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Or maybe not.<br />
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What's that you ask?<br />
Why did we book a show that early in the morning/late in the night?<br />
The Assembly Line concert, of course. For the past few years AJ's Cafe in Ferndale has been breaking the world record for longest concert.<br />
I can't remember the exact number of hours each year has been [and am too lazy right now to look it up] but I think last year was 280[?] hours of straight live music and this year is 380[?]<br />
Anyhow, they have been putting the whole thing up on ustream, so anytime in the next few weeks you feel like watching live music on your internet box, <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/world-s-longest-concert-assembly-line-third-shift">click here to see it live.</a><br />
Or if you wish to see our set, by all means: <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13446342">Songs from the moon at 5AM</a><br />
Our next show at this same concert is April 2nd from 1PM-2PM.<br />
This is all for now.shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-41771194088034511622011-03-16T06:41:00.000-07:002011-03-21T05:53:39.011-07:00Ladies and Gents... Morris Leifer: Producer (among other things)I've been hard at work with all sorts of odds and ends.<br />
Some seem promising, some are silly, and some are just odds and/or ends.<br />
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First off.<br />
Dr. Morris Leifer, [aka Shaun Wisniewski] is putting together an instrumental weirdo-rap/electronic album. I've been making drum beats when I'm bored on computer programs for years now... since before I started the Matilda project in 2003, in fact. So I guess this album has been on my mind for quite some time.<br />
Don't get excited.<br />
Just because I've been making rap beats and electronic music for years doesn't mean I'm good at it. I just like to make it. And in all honesty, it's hard for me to judge it considering I have to hear every little part of each song over and over and over again while I'm making it.<br />
It's like, when you say a word multiple times in a row, it ends up losing meaning [marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow, marrow]<br />
Same idea goes for the strange rap-esque songs.<br />
Anyways.<br />
I made a Bandcamp for the songs.<br />
The album is going to be called Romance Novels.<br />
Type in the below letters and symbols [minus the brackets] to a URL area to hear the music.<br />
[ http://drmorrisleifer.bandcamp.com/ ]<br />
Or <a href="http://drmorrisleifer.bandcamp.com/">click on this text.</a><br />
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This is what the album cover looks like:<br />
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The songs that are posted on the Leifer Bandcamp now are still evolving... I'll post it up on the blog again when the album is done. I wanted to put some things up, like an un-mixed preview. Then let those songs sit, then work on other Leifer songs while the first group exits my head, and come back to the first batch, post the second batch, and repeat... Like I said, it gets hard to hear the same loops over and over again without them becoming aural nothingness.<br />
And this way, you guys can see the first versions evolve into the second versions... Hear what changed, and what stayed the same. Etc.<br />
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Second:<br />
My other, other project [<a href="http://songsfromthemoon.com/">Songs from the moon</a>] is going strong. We're playing a couple of shows at AJs cafe in Ferndale in the near future. One of them is going to be an ambient/noise show at 5AM and the other will be a more traditional full band, piano based, folk/rock, percussion heavy, song writer songs. Click the above link for more information on that, and all thing Songs from the moon related. We are also planning on playing an acoustic show, and more big full band shows in the not as near future.<br />
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Here is a video clip from our first show... Just a taste. A tease.<br />
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Thirdly, -or -Next on the list:<br />
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I have plans to make a Matilda split cassette tape with Jon Berz [ex-Blase Splee, current Songs from the moon]. I've made tapes in the past, but never as a end-game product. Always as a "I have all these ideas I need to get down on something and all I have is this old hand held voice recorder from the 90's."<br />
A lot of my first recordings were done on tape. I love the woozy feel. The warm up when you press play. The slow stretch. The occasional strange gaps in parts of noise that happen over time.<br />
It's going to be good.<br />
We're thinking of two or three songs per each tape side. One side would be a couple new Matilda songs and the other side would be a few new songs from Jon. But, the cool thing is, is we're going to help one another record and play on all the songs together. So Jon will be filling out the sounds of the Matilda stuff, and vice versa.<br />
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My good buddy Danny has been working on a home-made synthesizer for a while now. And when I say "working on," I mean he's building this mother-fucker from scratch. Well, the first incarnation of it is finally done and he's left it with me and my fiance to do some art work on the box. Can't wait to turn his project into something he can't stand to look at. [wink]<br />
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This is what it looks/sounds like.<br />
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The coming days/months should be interesting.<br />
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Here's to new work.shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665880158182317711.post-33250081758254543962011-01-21T14:52:00.000-08:002011-01-21T14:52:57.500-08:00Songs from the moon...Hello Internet.<br />
A bit of news from the underground, if you will.<br />
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Me and Matilda have recently been playing with Jon Berz and Co. in a project called <i>Songs from the moon</i>.<br />
You can see Jon's SFTM blog by clicking <a href="http://songsfromthemoon.com/">here</a> or just type this URL[ http://songsfromthemoon.com/ ] into the long, skinny white bar at the top of the page.<br />
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We play our first show as a band tonight at the Lager House in Corktown (down the street from the old Tiger Stadium)<br />
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Other shows on the horizon include 2 appearances at the assembly line concert:<br />
<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5371504089_ba9e892a5b_b.jpg" target="_blank">04.02.11 at AJ's Cafe (1pm)</a><br />
<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5372264066_c834b95baa_b.jpg" target="_blank">03.20.11 at AJ's Cafe (5am) </a><br />
And some other dates/places that I don't think I can talk about yet...<br />
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EXCITEMENT!<br />
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Also:<br />
The Matilda triple album <i>Sounds</i> was released on Christmas... (You should know that if you read this blog) But I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has downloaded them, streamed them, talked to me about them, etc. I'm pretty happy with them, considering they were just half finished songs that have been sitting around for a few years.<br />
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I'm nearly done writing my new album.<br />
Have 10-12 brand new songs ready to hit the recording gauntlet. Most of them are about sex, regrets, staying in, childhood, ignorance and arrogance.<br />
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And if you didn't know, I recently moved into a new house. Which means I have a space to set up a little home studio of my own.<br />
Pretty excited to start setting up my basement for recording and to get everything started.<br />
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More info/videos/new songs/new bands to come...<br />
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Thanks again for paying attention.shaunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307293811430545325noreply@blogger.com0