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| Therapee by hasacat | 2 months ago |
| I whole-heartedly agree. They are jarring indeed! These cello-vocal pieces are nothing but butterflies trapped from my gut at this point. Wet-winged and half-digested at best. It will take me another year yet to find the time to do this justice, but I will. I have to do some surgery to re-impose order ; ) | |
| The Sacred and the Profane by hasacat | 4 months ago |
| Hmm, or maybe it's the surreal I've been trying to bottle. I don't know, man! I'm a damn walkin' contradiction. |
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| If you don't like it by hasacat | 4 months ago |
| I think I'm warring with perfectionism. When I used to take piano and then cello, they make you try so hard to be perfect. Technically perfect and imitate the greats. But I think every human has their own reality. They just erase parts of themselves that nobody else is approving of. So sick of being constantly corrected and personality being selectively deleted! I want to hear things I NEVER heard before. I want raw "ugly" new tonal qualities that you're not supposed to make in classical training. Cause, damnit, I like it!! |
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| The Sacred and the Profane by hasacat | 4 months ago |
| Thank you for the encouragement, guys! It could do with some proper effects and mic rather than recording both vocals and cello together in the dang imac pinhole mic. But, I still want that live, raw imperfection in the sound. I crave the analog I grew up with. That lovely static. I used to record everything onto cassettes because it sounded better to me, haha! Sounded warmer, more real. |
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| Ashore by AuDioChosis | 5 months ago |
 You have a distinctive habit of layering in thick textures! They ground your deeply introverted, psychological melodic themes somehow. Almost like the real world intruding on your thoughts...which are definitely memories, tapes that keep playing in your head. This is beautiful. |
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| I'm not easy by hasacat | 6 months ago |
| Thank you so much, @jkane. Amping is my next step(and practicing, haha!). I did this weirdness live a couple weeks ago and wasn't booed off, so here I go! My current song in progress is heavy into PJ territory too. I guess I speak her language : ) | |
| Scene 13 by AuDioChosis | 6 months ago |
| Your Film Project pieces all sound like they come from the same cloth and weave quite a complex turn of events. I think you were very successful with the translation of your ideas! | |
| Invisible Picture Show - Day 2 - ReMix by AuDioChosis | 6 months ago |
| Brutal, wow! Fantastically terrifying sounds. This piece definitely is heavy on activity compared to some of your more meditative pieces. A lot going on here in an unrestful mind. : ) | |
| Germination by AuDioChosis | 6 months ago |
Visually stimulating...a very beautiful and spiraling fractal-like soundscape. The heavy textural ripping of reality into the last bit gives an exciting contrast to the smooth psychological sounds of the main section. It also offers resolution for the hidden tension that was building under the main section. Nice work!! |
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| Hydrotheropy by AuDioChosis | 6 months ago |
| Very eerie, especially with the title. And again, I find myself narrating a very unusual tale to the audio cues you lay down. | |
| "Cover Me" by abzwork | 6 months ago |
You are a painter. This is all about color and texture. Most enjoyable listening as you color outside the lines : ) |
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| "Alam-i-Amr" by abzwork | 7 months ago |
Damn this kept me wondering! I was not at all expecting the bass to come in, and then it melted like a sugar cube into acid jazz territory, then brighter brassier jazz, then psychedelic tropical paradise and all at once again. Wow colorful!!! Delicious! |
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| Untitled Meditation by AuDioChosis | 7 months ago |
| The string noise becomes so rhythmic, it's silly but I keep imagining it's a bodily noise of this little puppet guy walking away on his own, deeply pensive but locked into physical reality by some painful arthritic/wounded joint...my imagination tends to run away when I zone out. Very cool background sounds zinging in an out. | |
| The Complexities of the English Weather by JHarley | 7 months ago |
| Reminds me a bit of Sid Barrett! Delightful! | |
| Blue at The End of The World (Sunday Morning 3:00am) by jptiptonsr | 7 months ago |
| (Hah, and the cat. Got me one of those : )) Dang, you have a serious talent for the development of your ideas. |
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| Blue at The End of The World (Sunday Morning 3:00am) by jptiptonsr | 7 months ago |
Ooooh, god I love the crashes of color and slurry sentences. Beautiful, moody, art. |
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| PianoImprov.2011-46 by telo12 | 7 months ago |
This is so high and cold and truly in the company of clouds. Very October, when things just let go and fly away. Very beautiful. |
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| Gone Away (Acoustic Offspring Cover) by PinkFreud | 7 months ago |
I know the original. I like your remake better though ; ) You even got the funky tenor doubled voice-i don'tknowwhat-that the original singer had going on at times. You are quite a magical chameleon, Mr. Pink! |
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| Grannys guitar by Dustwood | 7 months ago |
Really diggin the background influences on the mellow, throaty guitar. It adds a lot of atmosphere, and a bit of a chill to the story! |
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| If you don't like it by hasacat | 7 months ago |
| I'm yearning to create something new, that doesn't need to be turned up ridiculously loud, that is almost uncomfortably immediate and very much performance/improv-based. I am tired of fake glossy magazine pics of celebrities, and of painfully loud rock concerts. Why do we turn it up so loud we can't feel anymore, and destroy our ears? Who says it has to be like this? No! No, no, no! I want be real. I want the music to be artful and naked and honest and brave. | |
| If you don't like it by hasacat | 7 months ago |
| Yeah, it's so funny. I am going through this freakish transformation and my cello has become my wings! I swear I can fly now, but I'm still developing my flight muscles. They're a little spastic and involuntary at times as I'm singing along. But I have to do this!!! I play it standing only. It really makes me aggressive, haha. | |
| I have a friend by hasacat | 7 months ago |
| Holy sweet cows, I am honored for the comparison but I can't be put in the same sentence with Bjork! She was my primary role model for deviance-with-a-conscience as a teenager. There is no one like her. She gave so many people the permission to color outside the lines-like many greats before her. Thank you for the encouragement. It is most deeply appreciated : ) | |
| Prawn by hasacat | 7 months ago |
| Sincerely grateful for feedback, guys. Crackin eggshell is hard work! |
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| I love You, Daddy. by hasacat | 8 months ago |
| Haha, yes that makes sense... And, you're right! It is a woodland, that sacred place in my subconscious. With mossy carpets, cottonwood and dandelion floating, and fireflies, and mellow golden sunlight filtering through an enormous cathedral built of several generations of trees. That's where I keep love safe : ) | |
| Peanuts by gepo | 8 months ago |
Winged Thing got me into this genre through. Delirious and carefree! |
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| Was macht der Herr da bei Fräulein Gerda by dirigent | 8 months ago |
AH! This is fantastic, clever, artistic, authentic, gorgeous, and intriguing! The crackle is lovely and special to me because I still remember listening over and over to my favorite early bands on vinyl. When CD came along and those old favorites were remastered...like my David Bowie and my Tchaikovsky I was actually disgusted and irritated by the sharp harsh perfection. Apparently white noise has different effects on people depending on their personal experiences with it. I love this though. I love to see art as the superimposed layer of reality it is, not necessarily true to life. Surreal, mental! |
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| Kyrie by dirigent | 8 months ago |
I must say this evokes deep feelings of guilt and remorse in me on behalf of human kind. |
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| M Monroe 1901 by dirigent | 8 months ago |
Very creative and an authentic feel. I am so curious what lead to this project and how you geared up to it and structured the vocals : ) Delightful |
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| Mankind by Narananda | 8 months ago |
| This is insane and original and I very much enjoy the colors you pull through your work. | |
| purple by Dustwood | 8 months ago |
Yeeeah! More dark goodness!!!! |
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| party by Dustwood | 8 months ago |
Hahaha,this is daily life for some people sans medicament ; ) Has a definite soundtrack feel to me where there is something visually interesting occurring simultaneously. I love your sound. |
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| Asylum mk2 by Dustwood | 8 months ago |
Wow! Dark jam! I like it!!! |
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| Soul in a Cage [Strange Incarnation Mix] by pharmakeus | 8 months ago |
| I enjoyed the stabbing breaks and double-takes in tempo. A curious dissonance and delicate sense of instabilty and tear-down. Mmmmm. Kind of acid-jazz, this one. Beautiful textural stratosphere! | |
| Games (aka Emarla) by hasacat | 8 months ago |
| God, thank you, Emily! | |
| I'm not easy by hasacat | 9 months ago |
| This is so unfinished and larval. I appreciate your reflections. In a year I anticipate this is going to be so strong, but I can't keep it under my hat that long. Get so damned excited. Thank you for curiously enduring the process. And there are a couple punk ballet troupes I saw in New York that totally would work with this weirdness!!! | |
| Games (aka Emarla) by hasacat | 11 months ago |
| This was actually our first go at our second improv session. Our vocals were recorded at different times, so our individual interpretations melded in the most unexpected ways throughout. | |
| Cure for a snake bite by hasacat | 11 months ago |
| Aaaand laughter at how childish it is, really, to want to scribble out someone like a cartoon character. Pretty silly and 2-dimensional coping, ha ha. | |
| Cure for a snake bite by hasacat | 11 months ago |
| I know my own laughter came from utter disbelief that I was allowing emotions to express themselves so fully. I wonder if Em was just laughing cause she heard me goin to town with the f-word, hahaha. Art validates your reality. It was a good session. | |
| And I Love Him by hasacat | 11 months ago |
| Ah thanks man. I will check out the Snakes! |
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| Letting Go by hasacat | 11 months ago |
| Improv with one of the best friends I've ever known. |
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| Less said by hasacat | 1 year ago |
| Ooooh, it's weird. I know. And a rough recording. Lol, but be prepared for more because the colors around me are driving me WILD! Going through some metamorphosis??!!? | |
| Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead Cover (NEW MIX) by sonsofhypnos | 1 year ago |
| This was a nice match for Greg's vocals! He has a lot of strength and I kinda liked hearing him sound all worn out and dispirited, lol. It throws in another facet to your ever-growing repertoire. Very nice, gentlemen. | |
| Two Beams of Light (acoustic demo) by ageisbell | 1 year ago |
| I can't wait to see where you two take it. Siblings can really make an unbeatable team. I would love to hear/see you guys making awesome music, man!! I think it's destined actually ; ) | |
| Hide Your Love Away (Beatles cover) by randolf | 2 years ago |
I do believe they'd be proud. Very Ringo,hee hee. |
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| GigBaby test by bonsushi | 2 years ago |
But I like you sick vocals! It's the original, cool element the listener hears first off. |
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| Bad Romance (acoustic indie cover) by bonsushi | 2 years ago |
You even said "love" with the right affectation. Hilarious, man, but you totally pulled this off. |
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| Funk for All by kpenson | 2 years ago |
So playful and diverse. Really like your balance throughout. Even the breaks sound...awesome! |
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| Funky Bluse by kpenson | 2 years ago |
Love your giddy chortle! This is wicked fun. |
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| Undone by PinkFreud | 2 years ago |
mmm..love the strings. Excellent performance. I like the quiet places it takes one along, around, and behind the melodic line. What location have you there in the photo? I find myself lookin up like that when out walking. Then I look around and wonder if it seems odd, and do adults look up anymore? Very nice mood piece. |
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| Liar's Oath by sonsofhypnos | 2 years ago |
| Just wanted to add that your different ranges and vocal approaches seriously groove and define one another. You give melodies an energetic, full-spectrum feeling. | |
| Liar's Oath by sonsofhypnos | 2 years ago |
| Your work always give me goosebumps. Only the tortured can howl like that! Get it off your chest!!!YES!Wonderful collaboration--as always you guys. | |
| Save Me by sonsofhypnos | 2 years ago |
It's funny, this pleasantly spoken anguish. In combination with the starry haze, I must say I find it suggestive of indulgence in some opiate during a half-hearted spell of self-loathing. I like the clever combination. Definately not a half-hearted musical effort though, you guys! Very nice work! |
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| Such A Fake by Nightterrors | 3 years ago |
This paints a very clear situation in a youthful, frustrated social scene. Nice work and I like the linear development. It goes well with the lyrics and expresses your annoyance. A lovely new addition! |
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| Outa This Ghost Town by Nightterrors | 3 years ago |
I really like your rough sound because it suggests genuine emotion and vulnerablilty(which takes courage). If you wanted to be commercial you might want to master your levels, but I wouldn't recommend it myself. You are on a unique path and you will find yourself only by writing what's coming out on its own already. My god! if you're interested in listening to music similar to you, I wonder if you have ever listened to Erik Sanko?! You have a voice kind of like his. Keep making this great, powerful raw stuff. It's good. |
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| the end of 2008 by particledots | 3 years ago |
| This is really interesting. The pitch bends in all the different sounds have a way of melting the very walls. A deep, liquid state. | |
| the beginning of 2009 by particledots | 3 years ago |
| It brings to mind Eraserhead and Stravinsky. What in the world inspired this? Given the title it would seem some form of trauma! I like your thoroughly disturbing nest of bees. |
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| BURNER 2009 by alanatomic | 3 years ago |
Thick! Very satisfying textures. |
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| Darwin by Nightterrors | 3 years ago |
Beautiful and disobedient. I loved being on the verge throughout--- in both Darwin and your Smash comp. You have wandered into some richly creative territory. I hope you send more back soon! |
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| Smash by Nightterrors | 3 years ago |
Good and crude. Lapse in rhythmic synch expresses lyrics TOO well, haha Yeah!!! Awesome, man. |
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| The Absent King by hasacat | 3 years ago |
| Yea! It's just cello and distorted vocals. I love distortion. It expresses an emotional reality better for me. | |
| Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd cover) by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
| I like to hear really important songs like this summoned and reanimated. Your voice is a perfect match! You have that very same quality to your vocals. Rare, and amazing, man. | |
| Between You and Me (w/ ochrestomanci) by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
What a find! Listening to the original version first, I took the lyrics "..keep you good" literally, but with Freud's additions--and perhaps multiple listens--this has taken on a more eerie tone. More possessive and stronger than the sweet voice lets on. Very enjoyable composition and collaboration. |
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| Watch It Burn by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
I had this in my head yesterday and just thought I'd better get back here and pay proper respect! I love this collab! Oh but I do wish I could hear what it would sound like with both artists in the same studio. Nice, nice work you guys. |
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| Unspent Histories by signorina_oscurata | 3 years ago |
| I love how direct you are with your voice. The story may be somewhat abstract, but the way you fill in the spaces with your phrasing is true to your genre. And very catchy, as always with your awesome work. I will come see you when you are out there doing your thing one day! My best wishes to you and your magical voice. | |
| I'm Not Really Here (Invisible Man) by rsorensen | 3 years ago |
Reading your lyrics first, their actual interpretation caught me by surprise. The catchy, buoyant drums and guitar make it seem you are quite content with who you are(which you should be!) and yet the vocals have that touch of pain and anxiety proving your discomfort. Beautiful, authentic sound. |
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| Ethanol (acoustic version) by rsorensen | 3 years ago |
Very nice, solid performance. I couldn't help but think on Nirvana a bit. This would have such effective contrast on a rock album, a sweet break slipped in between a couple of the full band tracks. |
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| Dreams' Fake Ambitions by Waleed | 3 years ago |
| This is so different from your usual sound, and yet there's an element or personality that has been present all along in your work. I too wish it was longer! | |
| The Absent King by hasacat | 3 years ago |
| Thanks for the feedback, guys. Yeah, it is thematic-with me! Metaphorically unbottled romantic tension. ughn! I'll post the lyrics now for the poor listeners. | |
| Crazy (Gnarls Barkley cover) by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
| I love Gnarls. This does him more than justice. And your voice is beautiful. You know. I love Pink Floyd, but your voice is more humble. It never crosses that line where you start accusing. You are truly a gentle soul. I'm glad to have met you, man. | |
| Vicky by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
It's indescribable how relieving it is to hear analytical, reflective thought about real problems. Love ya for being so beautiful towards your tender subject. |
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| Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple cover) by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
| Pink, your vocals are beautiful. Don't put your sound down. This collaboration is great though. I think collaboration goes way past the whole talent thing and digs into a universal empathy we all have and can make resonate in each other. Okay, sorry, done pontificating. | |
| Deja vu by Dustwood | 3 years ago |
| Oh, God! This is great! Totally finished. Vocals optional. You really take musical ideas the whole way. This is good stuff. | |
| Come back by Dustwood | 3 years ago |
| I like the textures in this. Theme and variation... and Nice bridgework! I'm still underdeveloped there and love hearing that done so well. I'd go hear this live. Don't go eat worms! | |
| Some Times by quviq | 3 years ago |
That's wild! I think the ending ought to have a reprise of the beginning tempo/melody. Maybe a cute little two-measure dash of it? I like your spirit! Very nice use of strings. |
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| Catching Cloud by Waleed | 3 years ago |
| Beautiful, man! I love the new direction you took. | |
| Mesmerise by Naaji | 3 years ago |
Cooool! Strong melody!?!!! Wow! |
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| soundhound by Dirtys_wine | 3 years ago |
Don't know the story, but it's good to see smoldering emotions produce little gems like this. |
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| Raw Audiophonic Trips by shadesofdown | 3 years ago |
There is an innocence that shows itself off and on. I enjoyed the contrast between that and the frenetic aggression. I felt somewhat pulled outside of the mix by the low click, as if there was another perspective from the outside not moving at the same speed. Like being aware of the stationary needle arm hoovering over a record. Maybe you intended that though in your sampling. Nice work! |
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| You Are Very Welcome Sir by NomadicMind | 3 years ago |
Like your lyrics. The ringing phone and rat race elements remind me of movie "Wanted" with Jolie, et al. I love the tension and sad truths expressed here. |
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| Go With The Flow (Cover) by mchughpaul2000 | 3 years ago |
Oh, man, your vocal direction is awesome. I do not feel the synth does your mood justice on its own though!! You really deserve some authentic strings and real instruments backing you up and lending a more intense climactic build. Splendid work and vocal performance. |
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| Trembled Chaser by tsharvey | 3 years ago |
Great atmosphere. Opens up some doors in one's head I think. NIce! I personally think it works well as an album interlude OR an instrumental work. |
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| FEAHM vs W'aleed by Waleed | 3 years ago |
A very satisfying listening experience. Again, love the utter diversity against the determined, driving pulse. This is good stuff, you guys! Where are you touring these days, : ) !! |
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| Eighty Four by Waleed | 3 years ago |
Surprisingly diverse musical developments defy the persistent beat, adding to to a swirling-golden spiral feel. How do you DO that??!!! I'm feeling some ecstatic geometry goin on here! Beautiful, Waleed! |
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| Find My Voice by signorina_oscurata | 3 years ago |
Mind if I listen to you on my way to work? I think this is my new theme song. I do so love your lyrics, Mlle. Sig. |
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| Quelque Pouvoir Inconnu by signorina_oscurata | 3 years ago |
Je vous adore! Please never stop composing. |
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| The Dream Resumes by signorina_oscurata | 3 years ago |
Okay, I imagine you've heard it before, but you remind me of quirky works of art like "Amelie". If I were a film maker, I would snatch you up and professionally beg you to write for my quirky, indie art film and pay you handsomely. You are just breath-taking in your playful originality. I love your willingness to stray from modern standards. |
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| Workaholic by dirigent | 3 years ago |
This has so many applications! You could do so much in this direction with visual media/soundtrack. Brings to mind "Eraserhead". Thanks for letting one in a bit on your musical process here. The photo IS quite provocative. |
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| Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead Cover by PinkFreud | 3 years ago |
Your cover carries high all the passion and torment of the Radio Head vision. Beautiful performances by all. |
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| rough draft by hasacat | 3 years ago |
| You are most welcome to toy with this, Mr. Freud! Yes, it's all cello--except for the obvious keyboard that likes to put in its three cents here and there. Thought a higher melodic wailing would add some contrast and range to the gritty, ripping bass. Please feel free to play with it! |
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| Guilty (March of the Indifferent) by ageisbell | 3 years ago |
You two work wonderfully together, I agree. Nigh seamless!! Emotive greatness on both sides. |
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| Imperfect by ageisbell | 3 years ago |
So powerful. Why can't they play music by new artists like yourselves across the airwaves. The radio, the tv--it's all reruns and laugh tracks. I really appreciate your hard work on this. |
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| Dark Waters by ageisbell | 3 years ago |
17 and counting...! You know how to take someone for a friggin RIDE! I swear my hair looks like that fairy in "Legend" now.HAHAHA...God, awesome. |
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| Burn by ageisbell | 3 years ago |
This is one of those rare songs I come across(less than 15 in my lifetime so far) that I just get OCD and leave it playing on repeat--for hours. This is just CATHARTIC, and beautifully produced. Greg's backing really resonates with the light guitar that comes floating up. I love the crazy sense of accent rhythm-the ravens,claps and crashes---the bell-like drum sounds. It makes me laugh inside while I'm also consumed by the depressive literal lyrical mood. I get this really messed up sense of delirium-like smiling with joy when someone you loves is crying in anguish--because you get to taste the real thing. You've created something pure here. It is so distilled it draws out all my base emotions. The ones that come before words. Age, your voice and lyrics nestle perfectly into this fine composition. Very fine job on production, as usual ; ) Okay, okay, end of tome! |
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| This Side of the Ground by ageisbell | 3 years ago |
Thick, aggressive and ever so satisfying! I love this beautiful collaboration. Your production is something to envy, I tell you! How do you DO that??!?!?! |
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| Pennies by rsorensen | 3 years ago |
I think Failure would be proud. They're one of my favorite bands, too. You really seemed to focus primarily on the quality of the vocals in your cover. Nice re-presentation. Your vocals are right on. |
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| Decaffeinated Blues by rsorensen | 3 years ago |
Oh, don't we all have days like this. Haaha. For me, definitely a monday morning's anthem, rolling outta bed, the dust--kicked up from a wild weekend--having settled again. Great tune. |
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| Rockin' Frankenstein by Waleed | 3 years ago |
The bass, and drum fills in the breaks, are working so perfectly for you here. Nice work. Just wanted it to last longer! I like your sound and spirit, man! |
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| Pischkah by Waleed | 3 years ago |
This is good stuff! You are consistent in your genre and craft. I'm feeling really inspired and I'll be following you to watch your musical voice unfold here over time. Keep this up, Waleed! |
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| unravel by hasacat | 3 years ago |
| Yes, I was feeling quite salty. I've posted the lyrics if it helps. I know I get vague sometimes in their vocal translation. By salt I was thinking more precisely really of the grains of sand in oysters that supposedly create the coveted pearl, not out of beauty or to entice but because it was irritating and so cocooned in the oysters own smooth bony secretions. Just thought it was interesting how you said "it shaped the song"! | |
| Out of Fate by MishaThaler | 3 years ago |
Lovely little earwig you have there by the foot! Misha, you have such a developed sense of melody and harmony. I just don't hear this often, outside of the classical realm of yore! I really think you have the makings and breadth of knowledge that one sees in an orchestral composer. I would love to hear your compositions played by a full orchestra someday. |
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