Name: Jamuary 2025 - Day 15 - Blind Dog by Endless Blue
Duration: 4 min 38 s
Description: Wrote the piano part originally on Day 3 of Jamuary 2024, built it into a real song today. Got my proper Robert Smith on now that I have a baritone.

I've been using a Fender Bass 6 for the last year and I always feel like I'm in the Cure. Great job with the baritone. This is an excellent addition to this track!

Lirio (Demo)

C O L O U R S

A little under the weather today so keeping it in the box. Just a little something that all came together from playing with weird instruments.

Jamuary 2025 - Day 9 - Sideswipe

This is my first contribution to Jamns 2025. Thanks to Earthcry & all family at Seed2Stage! Special thanks to M4L Midi Splitter device ;)

Jamns25 #01

Had a little extra time with this one, which let me play the parts live instead of looping. Had the idea for the main baritone part banging around my head all day, but then it came out completely different. Piano came next -- chorus part was really my favorite.

Jamuary 2025 - Day 14 - Book Club

Wrote the piano part originally on Day 3 of Jamuary 2024, built it into a real song today. Got my proper Robert Smith on now that I have a baritone. 

Jamuary 2025 - Day 15 - Blind Dog

Studio was occupied most of the night, so I wrote this one in an easy chair. Kept it very simple, but it's missing vocals, which I have a topline in mind that I tossed on a voice memo but not here.

Jamuary 2025 - Day 29 - Cassette

Fredo’s Boat Ride

Trance 5 (Air)

it's been so long

Today's #MusicalMinute could describe the intricate machinations of a clock.  It is said that time waiteth for no man, and it is true that we should make the most of what little of it we have.  A lot has happened since the kalimba last played this line, and, interestingly, it was the seed of all that has happened this month!  What do you think?

25 Feb 25 Time is Ticking

This week’s Disquiet Junto prompt got me thinking about the somatic vs autonomic nervous systems, and how performing music can be a dance between muscle memory and intellect, instinct and intention. In reflecting on how I could explore this tension intentionally, I set out to record a minimal number of tracks, each of which had combination of attributes that were either ignored, made without decision, or deliberate.

The tone synths are custom patches designed on Logic’s physical modeling synth, Sculpture. I largely ignored pitch and concentrated on shaping and manipulating long-held notes with combinations of mod wheel, pitch wheel, and aftertouch performances.

The bass was recorded live with my Lakland. I selected a single note played at octaves, so I was able to hold the same fingering all the way through (which hurt) and not think about it (except it hurt). I paid closest attention to the way I plucked the strings, aiming for consistent intonation.

The piano part was fun, using a tinkly detuned patch I call “Gasoline Piano”. I downplayed rhythm and paid close attention to the selection of just the right notes for the broken melody.

As is my habit these days, all of the parts were recorded live, first takes only, no looping, and little to no editing.

I have to confess that this piece represents my second attempt at this week’s prompt. I spent the better part of a day with another idea, and as intriguing as it was, I simply could not make it work. It was hard to let go, but finally I listened to my intuition, set it aside for another day, and returned to the prompt with a fresh mind.

More on the 687th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Applied Science — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that includes physiological and behavioral techniques — at https://disquiet.com/0687/

The Hand with a Mind of Its Own (disquiet0687)

Strongly influenced by the fruits of the downtempo Bristol sound of the early nineties, Endless Blue's music spins the trip-hop style in a new direction while staying true to their roots. They infuse trip-hop's "signature" lo-fi beats, vintage synths, and jazzy bass with guitar and songwriting that leans toward the indie-rock vibe of their original home of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sprinkled into th...ese grooves are eclectic snippets of other genres, from synth-pop to industrial to loungecore to staright-up rock. Finally, bringing it all together is a female voice that is a blend of numerous eras, from the torch singers of the '40s to the classic female rockers to the modern trip-hop singers.

Dirty beats, trashy keys, sultry vocals -- this is Endless Blue.

Jamuary 2025 - Day 15 - Blind Dog

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