work in progress. let me know what you think

step into puddles rough demo

mars (DEMO)

i really like this song. I might finish it digitally or rerecord on tape. Recorded digitally. Uploaded to yt on October 23, 2023

Demo 1

demo i recorded on my new tape machine (yamaha mt8x)
pretty rough demo, I'm not a guitarist too so that adds to it. this is the second time i recorded this song, the first time being a rougher demo in mid November. Started recording a few days ago and finished today. Very stoner/space rock vibes.

Original demo is dated November 21, 2023
This demo is dated January 18-22, 2024

demo 8

Very nice and chill demo i made on tape. im surprised how well i played the bassline for me being not a bass player. Dated January 30, 2024.

demo 9 "Funny Dog"

Another nice tape demo. When writing the song I felt the word estranged fit the vibe, so when I began writing lyrics I tried going for describing the feelings of someone estranged from their life or fighting old thoughts.
Dated:February 2-9, 2024

demo 10 "Estranged"

Pretty rough demo I made sometime in mid-December. There are definitely some rough parts in it, but I just remembered about this tape and just wanted to digitize it, so here ya go. Dated: December 15-18, 2023

demo 11 "Spooky Sam"

Very quick and short demo I cooked up yesterday. Tbh its one of the best things i've made so far. I really like the janky guitar chords I had to pick up by ear too. Also think I'm getting better at bass. Dated February 20, 2024

BARBEQUE BALLS

demo 12

Made in about an afternoon and added some finishing touches into 12 am. Recorded digitally, the synth and bass were played live by me, those aren't vsts. Very proud of that. I might record some actual drums later. Water sound is from freesound: https://freesound.org/people/gluckose/sounds/333984/

Dated: March 11-12, 2024

Lyrics:
My love
You stun
My heart
All I've got

Don't flow
Away
Go slow
And stay

demo 13 "Song Of Water"

Mac Demarco cover. Recorded digitally, some final touch ups made today.
Dated: March 27, 2024
Slowed version: https://on.soundcloud.com/8HSM6odpTsSo6er29

Chamber of Reflection (Cover)

rough demo of a love song. recorded on the broken 4 track

demo 15

recorded digitally over the course of Oct 2-9, 2024. Mastering is pretty dull and needs work. I might just remake the song entirely on analog, with lyrics this time.

demo 16 (Arizona)

After I learned the chords and lead I recorded them into ableton. I tweaked around some settings and rerecorded a few times, added bass and vocals and that was all. Solo too hard for me to figure out. Dated October 14-18, 2024

Robson Girl cover

stapled together in audacity. midi drums from songsterr, guitars recorded on my phone then wimpered into a condenser mic for a bit. Sorted.

this is the demo for "Tapeworm". thanks for listening :)  

lyrics:

kill any part of you
that wants nothing more
than to breathe,
and feed on the sun.
told you to part;
tore it apart.
tearing it up at the scene.
I feel you've all gotten
boring.

the tapeworm will turn
at any thought of any urn:
come crawling out your throat
and into what you wrote.
well, what's this on about?
oh, what's your tone about?
anyways.

falling up,
or falling out.
a phallic touch.
failing that, he'll leave her in the dust
and run a ring around us.

a tertiary thought.
it'd be worth the cold
for a mykonos.

(fin.)

West Pier! is an alternative-indie/post-punk, novella-rock music project by max gokcan :)

Tapeworm (demo)

This is a song I made out of a voicemail my mom left me. I used loops from Soundtrap and made the drum pattern myself. Please enjoy :) 

Natalie, fijate si hay jamon

I like writing songs and uploading them here

teen artist/musician. i like working with tape machines along with daws. thanks for listening

West Pier! is an alternative-indie/post-punk, novella-rock music project by max gokcan :)

This is my virtual notepad to try out my ideas on different devices. It’s a log of chords, structures and tempos in a sprite that can take me around the world and in the pub to show these ideas in their embryonic stages.

If you’re somehow offended by this material I suggest your problem is with you from now on.

These are file to be kept for my children and other musicians to hear as processes of semi original songwriting. 

Some of you may like the newer ideas and want to collaborate, seeing where the idea can head. You’re welcome to contact me. If you enjoy them as they are, I’m grateful.

This site is a communication device for me to talk about elaborate and dramatic ideas. 

With musicians and audiences alike.

New tracks tagged #Indie Demo