Flash! Ah-ah! Saviour of the... 

Well that's what he did way back when. These days he's more concerned with scheduling date nights with Dale Gordon ne Arden and making sure his back pain meds are in good supply. 

A rare ballad, instrumental for now, maybe I'll add vocals. Sci fi sounds make me think of Flash Gordon and the slow tempo makes me think he's slowing down a little these days and getting introspective.

The tune is piano and bass driven (big surprise huh?). I really like the dynamic piano and I avoided squishing the master so hopefully the dynamics will show through. 

Drums, fretless electric bass, bowed upright bass, synth, piano, rhodes, baritone guitar, some shouts. 

Flash Gordon at 44

Jol 1807

Now the theme for “Only the Show,” a podcast that interviews indie musicians.

Only the Show Theme Song

Short Story

20240421 El Diablo

Hand played synths with programmed drums. 2015. recorded as Galaxy Soundwave Project. e.p. Space Gator.

Space Gator

Strange Nature

Garden of Extraterrestrial Delights

ICE sucks. That’s what this is about.

Lyrics:

Chosen

Just another day
I can't help myself
Tryin' to catch a break
Coming to your stomping ground
Rounding up the help
To give you a beat down
Early morning
Putting them on a plane
Who knows where they fly?
No warning
They say I'm on the take
Agents came
So what? No one died.
To take him away
It's driving me insane
Don't care who cries
I make this country great

I get it done, it isn't very nice

Early morning
Your tired and poor
They started this war
No warning
Be quiet, do your chores
Masking up my face
Agents came
Packing cans of mace
Putting them in their place
To take us all away
Can't hide anymore
They're chosen

I don't have to be nice, for a price

(Bridge)
Get on the street, pal
Can't you see the crowd?
Push back and howl
Make 'em hear it loud
Over here, over there, everywhere be vocal
Tar and feather these fascist fucks
I'm tellin' ya, get mobile
Now take it global
Right now, move

We're chosen
to get shit done
It isn't very nice
We all have our price

Chosen

This song is a sad fiesta.

Lyrics

Pill Party 

Many recognize that we’re all losing
Blame it on the man, say what you will
Some may even question if we’re choosing
But since there are no answers, how about a pill?

(Chorus)
Going in circles we never make it anywhere
This time around it’s more than we can bear

Some of us could see through the illusion
Then there are those of us who ran for the hills
I didn’t choose my place in this confusion
But since there are no answers, how about a pill?

(Chorus)
Going in circles we never make it anywhere
This time around it’s more than we can bear

(Bridge)
Medicating while we’re waiting
There’s a party at the end of the world

(Lead)

Sometimes we don’t notice when we’re hopeless
We all have our own buckets to fill
Running all the time so we’re not homeless
And since there are no answers, why not a pill?

(Chorus)
Going in circles we never make it anywhere
This time around it’s more than we can bear

Pill Party

Written and composed by Michael White © 2012 All Rights Reserved. The players are Mike White (guitars & vocals), Dave Mattheiss (guitar) and Van Ertel (pedal steel). 

This piece was recorded in one pass using two Audio Technica AT4080 ribbon mics in Blumlein Array feeding two channels of GML mic pre, an RME ADI-8 DS A/D converter and into Pro Tools 10. No overdubs. I used minimal EQ (a little 1kHz to pop the vocal up), reverb, compression and limiting.

Oh, and it was hugely fun! I'm proud to have these talented guys as good friends and thank them for helping me demonstrate the power of these Audio Technica AT4080 ribbon mics in Blumlein Array. To hear another segment recorded the same way, scroll down to hear "Ty Ford Blumlein with two Audio Technica AT4080 ribbon mics."

Living Will - Blumleim array with two Audio Technica AT4080 Ribbon mics

Studio rat. Genre hopper. Bass & piano player. Writer and builder. Lover of cheeseburgers.

I specialize in the "mistakes are interesting" school of production. So depending on your point of view my selections will either be sloppy or chock full of character. Feel is king. I hate making music with a mouse. Real pianos, tube guitar amps, and a lifetime of listening applied. 

Music and production I like for various reasons: 70's style jazz fusion, Headhunters during Chameleon phase, Frank Zappa, George Duke, Lou Reed, Bill Laswell, Rudy Van Gelder, Tower of Power, The Crusaders, The Meters, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, John Prine, Kev Hopper, Mark Egan, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk, Charles Bukowski, Larry Graham, Peter Gabriel, Niacin, Spinal Tap, Bros. Johnson, Bootsy, Jamerson, Die Kreuzen, Dead Kennedys, Film Noir, The Cramps, Propaganda, Buddy Holly, Surf Guitar, Captain Beefheart, Neil Young, Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, Rolling Stones, Western Swing, Scrunch up your nose stank Funk, modular synth music, ambient, soundtracks, early pre-baroque music.

Flash Gordon at 44

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