Out of the Dark

everything played, produced, mixed, and mastered by me in my bedroom

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This song could've been 2 different songs. There's the 1st part which lasts about 6 minutes. This part is about coping with loneliness after losing a loved one. Then there's the ending which lasts a little over 4 minutes. This part is the actual "requiem" of the lonely. It's a beautiful little guitar riff that gets epic in it's intensity all the while my vocals cry out over & over "Oh no, oh no, oh please don't go. Don't go, don't go, leave me alone.". So yes... at 10 minutes 30 seconds long, this could've been 2 songs! I used my new Jackson Pro Series Monarkh for the 1st half of the song. For the 2nd part I used my ESP/LTD EC-1000 guitar. Both are "Les Paul" style guitars & both sound great! I wrote this from scratch over my 50th birthday & as per my usual, when I need something dark or intense to write about, I usually end up at losing my pet girl Catastrophe & the complete heartbreak it caused me to lose her after 20 years. I still am not over losing her even after 2 1/2 years... I don't ever want to get over her either. Her & Gidget both will be in my heart until the day I die. Enough of the sad stuff though... enjoy the song! The 2nd part begins at the 6 minute mark if you are finding the beginning not to your liking.

Requiem of the Lonely (2025)

"Let's search the sky, for a while, you & I. Collide like 2 stars, for a while, you & I." This is my 2nd mix of my new cover of Loathe's "Is It Really You?". A band I had never even heard of until the Youtube algorithm put it in my ears. I think of them as the Deftones of England. This is the song that introduced me to them & I knew right away I would cover it. It has been a real challenge though. The guitar player is in a different tuning & plays wildly irregular chords that made it very hard for me to interpret. I am not playing what he plays... at all. It's my best guess using 2 guitars... 1 in standard tuning concert pitch (Jackson Monarkh) & the other tuned a half step down in drop (the Solar). Then there's the vocals... this band has not just 1, but 2 excellent singers. They actually sound eerily alike in this song. But as we all know, I am not a singer. At best I am a back-up vocalist. But, if you're gonna do the song, you have to sing it too. The verses actually came out alright, but the chorus was daunting. I just kept adding more & more vocal tracks to try to nail the feel. It's everything in this song & if I can't do it, then there's no point. I didn't get it to where I wanted it to be... I just can't do it. However, after all the work I put into this, I think it's okay. But just barely! Either way, go check out Loathe!

Release date:
25 March 2025


Is It Really You? (Loathe Cover 2025)

My sister wanted to try her hand at recording a song. She sent me numerous songs she wanted to try & I chose this one to cover. It has some hard rocking moments in it, but the original by The Naked & Famous used acoustic guitars for the quiet parts. I used electrics throughout & my drums are quite different as well... so while it is easily recognizable as the song "No Way", it does sound quite different. I will re-post once she adds the vocal tracks! The song is 130 bpms & I used my Hartwood semi-hollow guitar, my Schecter Omen & the Parallax Spatial Generator pedal for the clean parts. I used my Line 6 Spider III amp for all guitars. For bass I used my LTD Bass ran through the Positive Grid Spark amp.

No Way (The Naked & Famous Cover 2025) Music Only

An early attempt at writing "post rock" music. I wrote this sometime around the end of 2024. I actually really dig this song... both parts of it. The beginning & the end could be 2 different songs, but they blend together quite well. I called it "Swept Away" because that's how it makes me feel... that & my previous title of "My Post Rock/Shoegaze Experiment" was severely lacking cleverness. The song is in 3/4 time signature at 150 bpms. I used my red burled top Ibanez RGA470PB for all the guitar parts & my Schecter Bass. There's a lot of the Keeley Parallax Spatial Generator guitar pedal used in the 2nd half of the song. (The 2nd part begins at around the 3:37 mark...)

Swept Away (2024)

A tune I wrote a while back that I decided to record again... the 1st was in drop C tuning, this is in standard drop D. I used my new Ibanez Premium guitar as well as the Schecter Avenger to record this version with.

Haunted Doom Stoner Rock II New Ending (2025)

My cover of "No Way" by The Naked & Famous. My sis requested this one so here ya go! Vocals & all!

No Way (The Naked & Famous Cover 2025)

An idea that ballooned into this song. I don't really know what to do with it vocally? I really dig the groove though, so I filled it out with a bunch of guitars and bass! Guitars used were my new Jazzmaster, my Schecter C-1 Platinum, my Solar Tele & my Jackson Pro Monarkh. All guitars were ran through the Keeley Parallax Spatial Generator pedal. The bass was the ESP LTD spalted maple. Even though it's not my style & feels quite different than most of my stuff, I feel it's a worthy addition to my discography.

Bouncy Post Reggae Song (2025)

I do not own this song. It belongs to Loathe.  Track #9 on their album “I Let It In And It Took Everything.”

Loathe - Is It Really You?

I have played guitar since the age of 14 (around 1990 give or take) & I still play to this day... only now instead of playing live or seeking to be in a band, I record my own music at home! I use Audacity software (free!) & basically use a mic to record my guitars, bass & vocals through my various guitar amps. Drums I "program" by downloading tracks from youtube & chopping them up to suit my needs. I write my own music as well as record covers. I'm not a singer & all of my vocals are achieved by doing multiple vocal tracks to create a harmony that is otherwise lacking. Sometimes the results are ok, sometimes it sucks. Either way, making music & taking care of my cats are the 2 main reasons I am on this Earth. I hope you enjoy some of my stuff!

Bouncy Post Reggae Song (2025)

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