This is an audio sketch I wrote and produced back in 2001 for The Backyard. It was the welcome message first heard when visiting their website.

The Backyard -  Welcome Message

Bass: H/P 3000
Drums/Keyboard: Casio Casiotone CT-360
Lyrics: Speed

Shoot The Hostage

Cutsubech is the first thing I ever made on my first computer in 1998. It had a pretty sweet 266mHz Pentium II processor and came with WIndows 98 which had the no frills Sound Recorder application.

Knowing absolutely nothing about anything, I recorded a few noises with the computer microphone and mixed it with a few samples from various CDs and video clips.

If you're not familiar with Sound Recorder, it was the digital equivalent of an analog tape deck. Besides speed adjustment, the only other feature was the ability to layer clips with a "mix edit" or do an "insert edit." 

Though basic, I was so excited to not have to ping-pong clips back and forth from tape to tape anymore, but wIth out the ability to stop the playhead where you wanted it, I still had to time it in my head when and where I wanted to mix in clips.

Cutsubech

Digging through the crates this weekend, I found this old recording I did about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, my guitar skills have not improved. At that time I was attending Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL and going through an Elliott Smith phase. The title is related to a poem we were studying in my English II class. I don't remember the author or the poem, but believe it was a cautionary tale about westward expansion. 

Lyrics written, but not recorded.

Running with the buffalo 
Running with the buffalo 
Running with the buffalo ghosts

Buffalo Ghosts

Another moldin' oldie from twenty02. Recorded with Sound Recorder on Windows 2000. I would record a track into the computer, then play it back as I recorded another layer over it. Sound Recorder isn't a DAW. It's pretty much the digital equivalent of ping-ponging tracks between cassette decks. The second part of the song is just the first part sped up and reminds of Sega's Space Harrier. 

The title was inspired by a line of dialogue from Joe Lo Truglio in the Stella short "Whiffleball" which can be seen here: http://vimeo.com/5330888

Say OK

Decided to go with a '90s pause mixtape vibe for the reintroduction of the Open Miked podcast I do with with my buddy, Dr. Dino ( http://www.openmiked.com ). Probably put too much effort into it for what it is, but it was just plain ole fun to do. Haven't been that thoroughly engrossed in a project in a while.

Also, can't forget to once again thank Jason Kupfer for helping out with the season 2 theme song! View more of his work at: http://www.websiteontheinternet.com

Mike Quinn, Jr.