My take on Thrice's "Robot Soft Exorcism" for their remix contest. All content was used with permission of Epitaph Records or is original content. Please give this a heart so I can win a silly contest.

One of my favorite live shows ever was seeing Thrice in Atlanta in 2004. I blacked out in the pit and woke up in the bathroom while they were playing Artist in the Ambulance. 

#RobotSoftExorcismRemix

Robot Soft Exorcism

Thrice - Robot Soft Exorcism #RobotSoftExorcismRemix

"Yotzeir" is part of Ben Pagliaro's upcoming album "Ashrei" which will be released on 2/2/22! I was lucky enough to produce this record at MonkeyCat Studios. If you enjoyed this track, please consider sponsoring the album: https://www.jewcer.org/project/ashrei/

Additional Performances:
Nick Renner - Guitar
Jack Kwait-Blank - Bass & Guitar
Garrett Clagett - Drums
Desmond Blank - Additional Clapping Support

Produced & Mixed by Jack Kwait-Blank (MonkeyCat Studios, Rockville, MD)
Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman (Mobtown Studios, Baltimore, MD)

Ashrei

Yotzeir

Ben Pagliaro - Yotzeir

"Ki Simachteni" is part of Ben Pagliaro's upcoming album "Ashrei" which will be released on 2/2/22! I was lucky enough to produce this record at MonkeyCat Studios. 

Thank you so much for sponsoring this album! www.jewcer.org/project/ashrei/

Produced & Mixed by Jack Kwait-Blank (MonkeyCat Studios, Rockville, MD)
Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman (Mobtown Studios, Baltimore, MD)

Ki Simachteni

Ben Pagliaro - Ki Simachteni

Old hard drive explorations are the best! The year is 2014. I'm a couple years out of being in NoCo and still in communication with some of our old friends and fans. One day, I saw that one of fan-friends had a band that needed some lead vocals. Well, did that sound like fun or what? I got their backing tracks and did my best to sing their song for them. Here's their song, "Forever & Counting."

Waiting On Wednesday - Forever & Counting (Feat JKB)

Pulled up from the NoCo archives, this is an 8-year old acoustic demo of the NoCo single, Sugarcoated. You may have seen the music video of this song where Jack and Justin travel throughout Silver Spring, Maryland dressed as superheroes looking for the missing drummer. This acoustic arrangement was performed throughout the NoCo Hot Topic Acoustic Tour in the late '00s.

NoCo - Sugarcoated (Acoustic Demo)

Nearly one year from the release of the smashing single, "Cockfighting," Glitter Squad returns with a banger. "Butter Me Up" asks the vital question: "Am I more than just breakfast?" I sure hope so. 

Recorded at Perilous Studios (Fairfax, VA and San Francisco, CA) and mixed at MonkeyCat Studios (Rockville, MD).

Sparkle Patrol

Glitter Squad - Butter Me Up

Recorded at MonkeyCat Studios (Rockville, MD) March - July 2020
Produced by Jack Kwait-Blank
Music & Lyrics by Jack Kwait-Blank 
Drums by Garrett Clagett
Vocals, Guitar, Bass by Jack Kwait-Blank

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Lyrics:
Empty purpose 
Lack of interest 
There’s nothing we can say 
No one’s listening  
They don’t care, you don’t care 

What’s the purpose? 
What’s the meaning? 
What are we meant to do? 
What’s the purpose? 
What’s the present? 
There’s no precedent 

Die alone 
As you say 
“I alone can fix this all” 
And “what do you have to lose?” 
It’s up to you 

So transparent 
So deluded 
Soon enough they all will turn on you 
When will it come? 
What would you do? 
No one would miss you at all.  
If we can’t breathe 
Then you won’t either. 

Die alone 
As you say 
“I alone can fix this all” 
And “what do you have to lose?” 
It’s up to you 

And as the people die, it’s because of you 
What would you do? Do you? 
It’s because of you.

I Alone

Jack KB - I Alone

Flash back to the year 2010, where NoCo thought they were on top of the world and perhaps playing a cover of Michael Jackson would be that last little push to fame and fortune. Here's Jack & Justin doing a live cover of "Billie Jean" at Austin Grill in Silver Spring, MD.

Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)

Music Producer, YouTuber, Songwriter, Guitar Player, Guitar Player Who Plays Bass, Classically Trained Vocalist, Podcast Producer, Engineer. 
Enjoy.

Tracks by Jack Kwait-Blank