Twenty-Ten(2010)

Lay down

When you can't get enough of the Stranger Things soundtrack and you're compelled to make your own 80's synth-pop song

Even Stranger Things

Rocksteady/Dub remix of Gotye's "Somebody that I used to know"

Somebody that i used to know (Roger's rocksteady remix)

Another little ditty.  Traditional rocksteady.

Bus stop bandits (rough mix)

My brother and I played around with a few ditties today and this one seemed to stick.

James and Roger's country ditty

Stole my brother's ukulele.
Originally this was supposed to be a re-deux of an old punk song I wrote several years ago called "Nasty Disposition."  Upon trying to sing the old lyrics to the new melody, I figured out very quickly that this idea was not going to work, so instead I chopped 99% of the vocal part and left in one single "Oooohhhhh"

The Ukulele Love Song

HERO

Ukulele, melodica, snare, bass and some claps.  No better combination.
Not finished yet, but soon

"Electronic Renaissance" (short mix)  Belle and Sebastian cover

Just a quick vocal test to work out some of the lyrics to a new song.

Bus Stop Bandits(vocal test)

"friends" LIVE at Martyr's

Acoustic guitar, hand percussion, and few claps go a long way

I Dream of Iowa

Me and Timo

This page is operated by Roger Chavez, guitar player for the chicago ska/reggae/dub band known as "On Your Marx."
Some of the material featured here is rough demos by OYM, short ditties that may/or may not become full length songs in the future, but mostly this page is just a playground for me to share some of my original sounds with the world even if it does not pertain strictly to OYM.
So you get a little bit of ska, reggae, dub, and then throw in some electronica, hip-hop, and sprinkle it with country.  The songs listed are only restricted by the mood I might be in the day I start recording them.  Please enjoy the diversity and try to understand that although I enjoy emulating certain classic sounds, I also like to go off on a tangent and occasionally try something new.  

On Your Marx

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