I wrote and recorded this one over a few weeks in 2012 but never bothered to mix it down.  Style is more smokey old country with an alt-country looseness...or something like that.  

Falling

A happy little tune i recorded in 2011.  

And If I (Gathering Day)

An apocalyptic take on politics from October 2010 through the lens of one of the best songs every written. This is without question the darkest song I ever recorded.

11-06-10

Everybody Knows

10-09-10

Instant Karma

Ten years ago (Nov 7, 2010) I released a track I did as a thought experiment on what the October-November 2020 might look like. Leonard Cohen is evergreen, but I layered on some sound elements to put emphasis on how political division was likely to increase. While this happened, people would continue on mostly unaware (or even asleep like Rip Van Winkle) because of the comfort, misinformation and distraction provided by digital media. I sometimes switch the lyrics to future tense to drive this point home (e.g., "everybody 'll know", "that's how it'll go").

The instrumentation was inspired by Neil Young, Goblin, NiN and Living Color (for the audio inserts). This was the Gen X version of the song I always wish we got (as much as I enjoy Cowboy Junkies that version doesn't do it for me).

The only remix change in 2020 is just to kick up the pace a little. I did update the sonics a little, but that low end will still workout your sub-woofer. It is untamed. 

I recorded this when I was in a very cynical spot after a bike accident that almost killed me. My prediction for 2030 is much sunnier, so be of good cheer.

Michael Cook 6