One-take demo -- Work in progress. It's a bit on the long end, will be trimming it down a bit soon.

Always Be Kind (First Demo)

Will Oldham is an enigmatic singer/songwriter who commonly performs under the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy. For decades, his music and lyrics have explored the human experience with great intensity and respect. With an ear finely tuned to history, Oldham speaks candidly about the role music plays in the past, present and future of our culture in this new interview.

(Season 2, Episode 07 - Revolutionary Writers)

2.07. The Songwriter: Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Updated demo of a new song, Always Be Kind. Thanks for listening! Visit www.simeonpeebler.com for more info.

Always Be Kind

Sick all week, starting to feel better. Experimenting with Ableton Live, Arturia plug-ins for synths. Prophet, DX7, ARP 2600 and more.

Recovery

Write 14 songs in one month? Sure, why not! FAWM.ORG

Demo:

Look Like Home

I’ve seen your face
You are unique
we both were born
In this land of mistakes

I’ve been to places
Inside the land of D.C. 
Where all of the statues
are the same color as me

Why do they all look like me
Why do they all look like me

I’ve seen your hair
You wear it short wear it long
You carry a baby
While I just tag along

I have been hired
Because I am the man
But smarter women
Are hijacked by a discount plan

Why did they pay me more than her
Why did they pay me more than her

Why do they all look like me
Why do they all look like me

Why don’t they look like home
Why don’t they look like home

Look Like Home (FAWM 2018 Demo)

Demo tracking of a FAWM song I wrote called "IKEA Man"

Open up the box, spill contents to the floor
A puzzle pile of screws, stacks of fiber board
45 pages, a smiling cartoon man
3d diagrams, just follow the plan

I am an IKEA man
Note my aisle Write down my bin 
barnslig skuggig karlstad
I am an IKEA man

To be clear, assembly is required
Just so you know, my heart is D.I.Y.
Load me into the back of your car
If you lose a screw, I'll replace the missing part

I am an IKEA man
Note my aisle Write down my bin 
klappsta heimdal fyken
I am an IKEA man

Food is served on the middle floor
No need to leave, please shop more

I am an IKEA man
Note my aisle Write down my bin 
frajen gullholmen kavalkad
I am an IKEA man
I am an IKEA man
I am an IKEA man

IKEA Man (FAWM 2018 Demo)

Experimenting with Max 8. Having tried out Pure Data, DIN is Noise, VCV Rack, etc. this is a superior experience. I am a songwriter, programmer and synthesist, and this allows construction of sonic and visual experiences in a way that appeals to all of my music nerdity.

First Max 8 Adventure

Having recently stretched and squashed our wildest electronic imaginations on the Sort\Lave album for Timesig, Richard Devine reshapes a world of synthesis that to our ears sounds like what we imagine his studio would sound like if it were melting. By far the most wildly outer-reaching submission in the Bleep Mix series, Richard Devine creates an incredible soundworld that once you are pulled into, is increasingly hard to shake loose.

For @richarddevine's latest album 'Sort/Lave' click here: https://link.bleep.com/Richard-Devine-Mix

Bleep Mix #49 - Richard Devine

Works in progress -- songs I've written the past few months (late 2018, early 2019) as part of Peter Himmelman's Songwriters Workshop. All recorded in quick takes, minimal editing, experimental, emotional, and telling the truth with the chords. Let me know what songs you like. What resonates? Some are written to prompts. Some are mirrors of my soul. Need. to. write. more. And take these early demos and evolve them and mature them into something beyond nothingburgers.

Paper Dolls (Demo)

A slew of samples from SOMA, as well as one granular edited field recording from a train ride I took right before pandemic lockdown.

Keep Soma Distance

Simeon Peebler is a Folk-spirited singer-songwriter based in Chicago. Since 2011 he has released three albums available on iTunes / Spotify and is working on his next album for release in 2020.

The Illinois Entertainer reviewed his "Missing Anchor" album, saying "With his leftist lyrical bent, crisp acoustic folk, and punchy rock attitude, Simeon Peebler traces a clear lineage to protest music of the 60s."

Often posting songs and demos on SoundCloud, Simeon's music has been streamed thousands of times over the past year, and he actively uses social media technology to reach an even wider audience. His tracks have been featured on the Chicago Mixtape, WLUW 88.7, and he has recorded a podcast with the internationally known Chicago Acoustic Underground.

Simeon has opened for Les Racquet, Autopilot, and Charlie Mosbrook, and has been performing locally at dozens of local and regional venues and festivals. He actively performs at the long-running Chicago Acoustic Explosion shows, participates in area songwriting groups, and regularly attends Folk Alliance International regional conferences.

Simeon first learned how to write songs at the Chicago Old Town School of Folk Music and the community there has been a great foundation for his projects. He has written and performed many songs in relation to current events which include songs about Nelson Mandela, Trayvon Martin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Boston Marathon bombing, Chelsea Manning, drone wars, immigration, and poverty. Michael Lohr of the New Renaissance Magazine said, in reviewing Simeon's last album: "Woody Guthrie once said that he was not a songwriter, but a journalist. I think Simeon Peebler has just earned his journalism credentials."

Simeon has performed his music at the following venues and festivals: Chillfest Chicago, Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival, Wicker Park Farmers Market, The Heartland Cafe, Silvie's Lounge, The Elbo Room, Abbey Pub, Act One Pub, Fayette Opera House, Lilly's, Gallery Cabaret, Flat Iron Building, Folk Alliance Midwest Region conference in St. Louis (Performance Lane), Cubby Bear Wrigleyville, Lizard's Liquid Lounge, El's Kitchen, Hidden Shamrock, Grafton Pub, Curtiss Hall (Fine Arts Building in Chicago), Tonic Room, Hungry Brain, Transistor Chicago, Phyllis's Musical Inn, Horseshoe, Cubby Bear, Friendly Tap (Berwyn, IL), Windy City Inn, Fuller's Pub, Mother's Original, The Horseshoe, Paragon Studios, Handwritten Recording, and Uncommon Ground.

Contact: simeonpeebler (@) gmail.com. 
Website: http://www.simeonpeebler.com
Latest music: http://www.soundcloud.com/SimeonPeebler
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SimeonPeebler
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnNnwqKmxYI&list=PLA95B3C1D8C9DE91A
Twitter: @SimeonPeebler http://www.twitter.com/SimeonPeebler

IKEA Man (FAWM 2018 Demo)

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