Rectangles

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Country Punkin

Acoustic Cafe (Live Performances)

Download Free Ableton Live Pack #208: Halloween Theremin: https://brianfunk.com/blog/theremin

The classic sound of vintage horror films! The spooky Halloween Theremin instrument will have you conjuring spirits in no time. Made with Live’s Wavetable Synth and Hybrid Reverb.

BF Halloween Theremin Ableton Live Pack

Live acoustic performance by AfroDJMac and SuperKid of "All of My Life."

All Of My Life (Live Acoustic Cafe)

Live acoustic performance by AfroDJMac and SuperKid of "Take Me Down."

Take Me Down (Live Acoustic Cafe)

All tracks in this playlist are made using the Accordion and Beyond Ableton Live Pack. Get it here: https://brianfunk.com/accordion

Jesus Don't Want Me For A Sunbeam

Joyous Accordion

All sounds in this track are made with my Accordion and Beyond Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/accordion

Every Sound from an Accordion

From the album Rectangles by Brian Funk. 
Available August 9th, 2023.

Figure out the mystery
The trigonometry
What’s first will soon be last
Some kind of crooked math

You will supply the map
I will carve out  the path
Like all of the other times
Other times

I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you
I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you

Looking back on history
Turn a win into defeat
You get the starting lap
I’ll have the final laugh

Inner demon is a saint
Fall in love with what you hate 
Like all of the other times
The other times

I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you
I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you
I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you
I’m looking I’m looking I’m looking for you
Look out

I'm Looking For You

From the album Rectangles by Brian Funk. 
Available August 9th, 2023.

Who’s that coming here 
I need answers
I need evidence that everything will be fine
We got one time left in this lifetime
And I need my time over you

And I know that it isn’t easy
And I know that it isn’t easy

My mind’s made up and I know it’s wrong
I got nothing left not even you
I want one chance then I’ll give it all back now
Let me have just one more chance here with you

And I know that it isn’t easy
And I know that it isn’t easy

So don’t blame me 
If I’m crazy
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know

Don’t blame me 
If I’m crazy
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know

My mind is made up on this subject
I know it’s made up on this subject
I got 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 reasons not to lie
I don’t have anybody left to fight

And I know that it isn’t easy
And I know that it isn’t easy
And I know life isn’t easy
And I know and I know

So don’t blame me 
If I’m crazy
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know

Don’t blame me 
For being crazy
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know
I’ll let you know

It Isn't Easy

From the album Rectangles by Brian Funk. 
Available August 9th, 2023.

I don’t wanna wait 
I just go
I don’t wanna risk 
Missing Out
I was alarmed at what I saw
That the end was so near

Will you write me
Will you call me
Will you miss me
Now that I’m gone

I don’t wanna leave
I just stay
I don’t wanna lose sight of you
And I was alarmed at what I saw
That we reached the point where there’s no comeback

Will you write me
Will you call me
Will you miss me
Now that I’m gone

Would you miss a beat 
Would you get right back up
Would you rearrange
Would you visit my grave

Would you call me
Will you write me
Will you miss me
Will you miss me    
Now that I’m gone

Now That I'm Gone

From the album Rectangles by Brian Funk. 
Available August 9th, 2023.

You ought to know where I’ve been
Though I’m an honest man I never win
Look at me I’ve atrophied
I’m a shell of myself
You wanna make it here 
You’re going up for sale 

Wrap Me Up in Gold
Wrap Me Up in Gold Come on
Wrap Me Up in Gold
Wrap Me Up Wrap me in Gold honey

Anytime I try with anyone
They all have buried heads in crazy stuff
I remember men had integrity and they fought for truth
Are we unprepare and are we through
 
Wrap Me Up in Gold
Wrap Me Up in Gold Won’tcha
Wrap Me Up in Gold Come on
Wrap Me Up in Gold

Cuz you’re hypnotized
By a rectangle
And we’re all right here
But we’re all alone

Wrap Me Up in Gold come on
Wrap Me up in Gold

Wrap Me Up In Gold

From the album Rectangles by Brian Funk. 
Available August 9th, 2023.

Can we get a little peace sign on the side, you mind
I’m looking back and seeing that it’s a part of you I know
Well I had a little in and out of body experience tonight
Where I had to float around drying off and cold, alright

Try and Find Me Will You
Try and Take me with you

Get a little bit closer to the road 
I figure if I’m not there yet then I can go back alone
Is your human nature awake today
Looking back I guess we’re all a fraud, oh no 

Try and Find Me Will You
Call Out to Me 
Try and Take me with you
Try and find me will you go
By me and decide that there’s nothing here for you

Try And Find Me

This song was made entirely with my Casio SK-1 Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/casio-sk1

Light Years

This is a little song about the crazy lengths one might go to to prove their love to their girl. 

I would rather throw my money in the fire
And all of my things to show I'm no liar
I would drive my car right off of the highest bridge
I would let my body be bashed into a billion bits.
I'd rather take my life
And cut it with a knife
I would rather die than ever leave you
I'd rather get a gun 
And prove to everyone
That I would rather die than ever leave you
I'd never leave you

I tried to recreate the beautiful Univox bass guitar on this track by sampling it and building this Free Ableton Live Pack.   

I'd Never Leave You

Music made with TXTR Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/txtr

Smooth And Easy

Chilled, noisy, instrumental music made from a collection of ambient sounds and sampled instruments.  Recorded in Ableton Live to a Tascam 388 8 track reel to reel.

Made with the follow AfroDJMac Ableton Live Packs: 

Ambient Noise Collaboration:
http://bit.ly/freesynth108

Space Forest Ableton Live Instruments: http://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2011/11/17/space-forest-synth-for-ableton-live

Korg Volca Beats:
http://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2013/10/24/free-ableton-live-pack-92-korg-volca-beats?q=volca%20beats

Sub Bass:
http://www.afrodjmac.com/blog/2012/08/22/free-ableton-live-afrodjrack-63-easy-sub-bass?q=sub%20bass

With The Stars

Music made with:

VHS Vapor Machine Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/vhs-vapor

VHS Drums Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/vhsdrums

MPC121823 - VHS Vapor Machine

Motivation Under The Shell - VHS Vapor Machine

Day 5 of #jamuary2024
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Day 5 - Super Bowl Bell Jar

Day 16 of #jamuary2024
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Today jam was made only using my 16 Bit Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit

Day 16 Bit

Day 22 of #jamuary2024
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Today jam was made using 
Dad’s Dinosaur Friend Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dads-dinosaur-friend

Day 22 Friends

Day 24 The Flow

Day 25 of #jamuary2024
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Day 25 Conservation

Day 26 of #jamuary2024
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Today jam was made using 
Toy Synths Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/toysynths

Day 26 Toying Around The Faded Snow

Music Made with my Analog Drums Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/2015/4/8/analog-drums-ableton-live-pack

Analog Drums

Day 27 of #jamuary2024
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Day 27 Rhythmin

Day 28 of #jamuary2024
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Today’s jam was made using 
80s VHS Synths Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/2016/7/6/80s-vhs-synths-ableton-live-pack
VHS Drums Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/vhsdrums

Day 28 Back To 80s

Day 29 of #jamuary2024
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Today’s jam was made using 
VHS Vapor Machine Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/vhs-vapor

And LOTS of Snowerb by Diego Stocco: https://diegostocco.gumroad.com/l/SNOWERBS

It was made with a chord progression from the Troubadeck: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/charliemccarron/the-troubadeck-cards-to-inspire-songwriting

Day 29 Uncharted Territory

Day 30 of #jamuary2024
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Today’s jam was made using 
Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-keys
ANCIENT Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/ancient
And LOTS of Snowerb by Diego Stocco: https://diegostocco.gumroad.com/l/SNOWERBS

Day 30 Was It A Dream

Day 31 of #jamuary2024
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Day 31 The End

Weekly Music Mission #1
Use a few household items as instruments.
Theme: Resourceful

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This track was made with my Meld Ableton Live Presets - https://brianfunk.com/meld

I recorded some banging on paint cans and ran that through XLN's Live plug-in to get the percussion. Then I played the Meld preset, followed by acoustic drums, Fender Bass VI, and Fender Telecaster. All were completed in an hour during a Music Production Club Live Meeting.

WMM1 Resourceful

228 Million Dollars was recorded on the Teenage Engineering OP-1 and finished in Ableton Live.  All sounds were created using the OP-1's built-in synths and FM radio. Visit http://bit.ly/freesynth120 to download a free Ableton Live Pack featuring all the sounds in this track.  

228 Million Dollars

This track was written and recorded during a snow storm. It contains acoustic guitar, drums, electric bass, lap steel slide guitar, Korg MS-20 and Sequential Circuits Prophet 6.  
I've sampled the Prophet 6 patch I created and built Ableton Live Instruments that you can download for free at http://bit.ly/freesynth139 . 

Snow Day

A live performance by AfroDJMac and Superkid 3D.

Who Should I Turn To

A Live Performance by AfroDJMac and Superkid 3D

I Don't Mind

4th song on the Country Punkin EP

I've been working all day in the sun
My boss is a jerk and this job is no fun
No matter how I try
It's never enough
And you're coming over here acting tough

Well my wife left me and my girlfriend is cheating
I got Diet Pepsi and I want whiskey
You have the nerve to say I don't have the right
Tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy

My dog left me for the cat
And my best friend turned out to be a dirty rat
No matter how I try 
It's never enough
You gotta believe it's gonna add up

Well my wife left me and my girlfriend is cheating
I got Diet Pepsi and I want whiskey
You have the nerve to say I don't have the right
Tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy
Yea you're pretty tough I can't deny
But tonight you're messing with the Wrong Guy

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

WronGuy

3rd song on the Country Punkin EP

I open my eyes and prayed it was a dream
That you would be laying there next to me
I can't believe you left

Baby, why did you have to go

You're out the door without a trace
You already packed up your stuff and found a new place
But before you go
There's something I want to know

Baby, why did you have to go

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Why Did You Have To Go

2nd track on the Country Punkin EP

We got it made in the shade man
We were born in the Promise Land
But politician taking all he can
On the shoulders of Uncle Sam

Whose side are you on?

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars

You can talk about promises
But we all know how it ends
I've been up and down and all around
Underneath that suit there stands a clown

Whose side are you on
Tell me tell me tell me

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars
They got their hands in our pockets
And they're laughing right in our face

I don't want to vote for any more of these liars
Let's stop it right now 
And start us up a new race

I don't want to vote for you
I don't want to vote for you either 

I think we start a whole new race

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Whose Side Are You On

1st track off of the Country Punkin EP.

Before you turn your back again
Remember to settle the score
I'm sure nobody ever did anything
You did more

Tell me about it again
I need a reminder

Playing tricks and politics
Attacking from behind
This time we're starting back
At the beginning of time

Tell me about it again
I don't want to forget
Tell me about it again 
I need a reminder
Tell me about it again
I seem to forget
Someone tell me all about it
I need a reminder

Country Punkin is a collection of 4 to-the-point no-nonsense songs, inspired lyrically by country music and musically by punk rock. There are no intros, outros, interludes, solos, or instrumentals. Every song begins right away with only the core meat-and-potatoes parts of the song. Recorded entirely on the Teenage Engineering OP-1's four track, using a Shure SM57 plugged straight into it.

Tell Me About It Again

Wu Wei is a piece of music inspired by the Daoist concept of effortless action. It was made by sending a sequence to the Behringer Neutron and Model D, while running the sounds through Echo devices feeding back into each other. There's a heavily processed field recording  of rain and thunder in the background to add texture and ambience.

Wu Wei

This is a live performance I did, on the air, for WUSB (Stony Brook University Radio) in December.  I played five songs and did a short interview (which was not included here).  All music performed and recorded using Ableton Live.

Live Set @ WUSB Fundraiser

All sounds, except drums, were made with the 16 Bit Ableton Live Pack.

The 16 Bit Ableton Live Pack has 105 instruments made from samples of the Sega Genesis's sound chips.

Learn more about 16 Bit Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/16-bit

Streets Of Anger

Musician, Producer, and Educator from New York. 
Host of the Music Production Podcast. 
Author of 5-Minute Music Producer. 
Berklee Online teacher. 
Ableton Certified Trainer.

Brian Funk

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