had some free time yesterday. tracked this one a little quicker than i expected. semi decent mix.

Ilan Makes Noise! - Right Now (SR - 71 Cover)

In the process of creating EAGLE!'s second scrubs themed album, as a follow up to "Silverware in the Pancake Drawer." This one will not be made and released in 24 hours, and will probably sound better. But here's the scrubs theme song until the rest is finished!

EAGLE! - Scrubs Theme

The Flood (The Swellers Cover)

You can call me "Intruder Jew."


I love this band.

I Don't Wanna Be Alone Tonight (Masked Intruder Cover)

I recorded all of The Strokes' album 'Is this It' in one take. Not perfect obviously, and I left a bunch of mistakes in, but that's fine. I think it definitely turned out better than dookie though. 

Drums were tracked and mixed mono the same way I did one the song 'Is This It' a few weeks ago (kick, snare top, snare bottom, one overhead, and a room mic). Bass just straight in with a DI and then through a waves plugin amp. 

Guitars were done through a DI with waves plugin amps as well, but also tracked through Ian's crate, mic'd with a 57. (Thanks to Ian for also being my tab page turner while recording guitars)

The vocal track was done with my shitty Sony F96 and went through different waves plugin amps for different songs.

The entire album was mixed on board. Only kick, snare, and vocal tracks used minimal compression, and all tracks used on board EQ.

Here's the breakdown of the songs:

0:00 Is This It
2:34 Modern Age
6:08 Soma
8:44 Barely Legal
12:40 Someday
15:45 Alone, Together
19:00 Last Nite
22:16 Hard To Explain
26:04 New York City Cops
29:43 Trying Your Luck
33:11 Take It Or Leave It

Is This It [album] (The Strokes) (In 1 Take)

Not much to say here; Lots of tracks. Not a bad mix in my opinion. Love the synth. I'll miss this band.

Even Winning Feels Bad (Bomb The Music Industry! Cover)

Was on a big Goldfinger kick lately, and this has always been one of my favorites off "Hang Ups." Big thanks to Liz Fackelman for doing what she does best with the horns on this.

20¢ Goodbye (Goldfinger cover)

It's been way too long since I've uploaded anything here. This is one of my favorite songs off of 'Gospel,' and I've always wanted to cover something off that album.

I Was Born in the Dark (Fireworks cover)

I recently got my first 2 track reel to reel recorder, as well as warm audio's new AKG D19 clone (a mic the beatles frequently used), so I used this song to test everything out together. I've always really liked the instrumentation of this song, from john's clunky rhythm part to ringo's hi hat swish. 

The WA19 mic used as a drum overhead and on the guitar amp. Vocals and hand claps through warm audio's neumann U67 clone. Shure beta 52a on kick, and just a liiiiiittle 57 (original unidyne model, not shure) on the snare mixed in. Bass was direct in, used my sterling stingray, but tried to play with my fingers on the bar of the fret itself to get a muted sound, close to a hofner.

I also tried a few other silly tricks like turning my bathroom/shower into an echo chamber, and feeding guitars/drum overhead tracks out of a speaker while a mic set to omnidirectional picks up the reverberant signal, as well as a physical plate reverb i crafted by sending snare signal through a small transducer touching a metal plate, then recorded by a small cheap piezo mic.

At some point, I discovered i have a plugin that supposedly aimed to recreate the sound of the EMI REDD desk preamps, so I used some of those on the tracks for a little extra warmth. And of course, mixed to mono, like the original. Weird, unbalanced, stereo mix soon maybe. Pro tools mix bounced to tape, then back in to pro tools. Minimal mastering, just a little bus compression, a little EQ, and a limiter.

I Want To Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)

new band! here's our first single that comes out soon! this was mixed down to my new two track reel to reel.

Hot Head - Electric Chemistry

tried mixing this as close to the original as possible.

happy v-day, rahvah 

Something (The Beatles)

Panic's "There's a good reason these tables are numbered honey, you just haven't thought of it yet"

Finally, a song title too long to fit for soundcloud's standards. 

All instruments tracked in my tiny bedroom. Drums done on child sized drum set, which is surprisingly difficult to play as an adult.

Trumpets tracked MIDI through Kontakt instruments.

There's A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey...(Panic! At The Disco cover)

I made an album with tiny instruments. Music written and recorded in my old bushwick bedroom. Vocals tracked in my parents' living room.

Everyone Dies In The End

On Common Denominators

Hoarding Friends

Too Late

Quick little Aquabats cover. Silly love song. Did everything except guitar and lead vocals last friday night. Recorded guitar and lead vocals live together this morning. To answer and future questions, yes, that's a melodica.

Ilan Makes Noise! - Red Sweater (Aquabats cover)

You might wanna read some of this: So I've been talking about this for a while, and finally finished it. About a month or so ago I decided to cover Dookie (the Green Day album, for those who don't know...). I recoded myself doing each part on the album in only 1 take, (some people actually witnessed this), only exception to that rule is that I rerecorded the guitars when I installed komplete on my computer and redid the drums when I got my new interface. So, there are A LOT of mistakes and small fuck ups (especially on drums- all the stick clicks you hear are me hitting sticks on fills cause I suck). This cover definitely ISN'T perfect but it's something I always wanted to try. Fun fact: if you listen before the last chorus of "She" you can hear a stick fly out of my hand and across the room, as i struggle to grab a new one and end up coming back in 5 seconds later with a fill. So, hope you old school Green Day fans enjoy. Since this is a giant fucking file (that I might break down later upon request), here are the song times through out the file:

1. Burnout- 0.00
2. Having a Blast- 2:07
3. Chump- 4:50
4. Longview- 7:45
5. Welcome to Paradise- 11:37
6. Pulling Teeth-15:21
7. Basket Case- 17:51
8. She- 20:51
9. Sassafras Roots- 23:04
10. When I Come Around- 25:39
11. Coming Clean- 28:36
12. Emenius Sleepus- 30:09
13. In The End- 31:52
14. F.O.D.- 33:36

Ilan Makes Noise! - Dookie! (in 1 take)

Liquor? Didn't Even Know Her!

In celebration of the 10th anniversary/album tour... this. drum playing is a little derpy, but when is it perfect.

Ilan Makes Noise! - This Ride (The Starting Line cover)

eyyyy i'm joey bunick hep hep



best OG sharks song. drums recorded at the sweatshop. guitars, bass, keys, trombone, vocals, and additional percussion done in my apartment.

Dentface Ska (Original Sharks)

New EP out 10/8/19. Three new tracks, plus one previously acoustic done full band, and an old song redone for fun.

Bummer.

Wait Outside

Retreat

Melt

Give

Bummer

Best Queen song. This one took a while. Hope someone enjoys it.

Ilan Makes Noise! - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Queen cover)

Gas Station Roses (Full Band)

started this with some friends a few weeks after i saw goldfinger post their quarantine video. link to youtube video below.

ilan - guitar, trombone, vocals
jay - keys, vocals
chris - guitar, vocals
joe - drums
nicole - bass
stiffie - sax
geoff - trumpet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_6Q2Y_2a8I&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1yfIxQdkdr7wzgmSnz-bYB7T77KZ-Qe4-VXzEIqi0W5Wfy_UcDwu1KojE

Superman (Goldfinger cover)

Everybody Gets One, Tell 'Em Peter

JFK, Calling From The Grave

I like meat, that shit must moo
I'll eat it with my man, cause he likes it too

I like steak, but not that rare
A little well done, but just to be fair

I need steak, I eat it after work
I throw down my scrubs, and EAGLE off with turk

I like it dark, not chicken shit
If you think I want greens, then cockadoodle fuck you

We're going to steak night
We're going to eat it right
Steak is such a treat
It is the worlds best meat!

EAGLE! - Steak Night

The 90s Are Over, But I'm Still A Super Mario Bros 3 Hog

kinda stopped uploading here. covers can be found on youtube, and other stuff on bandcamp.

https://www.youtube.com/@IlanMakesNoise
www.ilanmakesnoise.bandcamp.com
www.standoffish.bandcamp.com

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