This is frakking awesome, from the lyrics to the 60s girl group vibe. I'm glad someone out there loves the Chief as much as I do.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 12:23 PM on June 21, 2008

Thank you!

Karlos, I'm planning on keeping this one pretty minimal... A couple people on a music forum I visit suggested adding light snare and bass drum and glockenspiel parts, and if I buy a bass anytime soon I'll add that. Most of the time I listen to it several times and try to hear the extra parts. By the time I recorded my album last year, I had demoed all the songs and heard them so many times I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the synth bits. I also try to... [more]
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 10:25 AM on March 23, 2008

Haha, I love this.

My only complaint is that slowing down "Black Horse" really kills a lot of momentum... I'd recommend speeding up "Tambourine" instead. But for all I know you tried that and it wasn't feasible for one reason or another; I don't make mashups. Either way, nice work!
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 12:35 PM on February 13, 2008

Really nice. You definitely preserved the gypsy/carnival/jubilant feel of the original, but I have to say this is more pleasant to listen to. Just the right touch of reverb, gorgeous layering on the arrangement, and the bridge just makes my heart ache. The girls from Eisley covered this not too long ago; your version kicks that one's ass too.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 12:30 PM on February 13, 2008

Thanks all!

spiderskull, the mic quality surprised the hell out of me too. I did a little noise reduction in GarageBand, but that's all it took. For demo recordings it's perfectly adequate.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 8:05 AM on December 2, 2007

One of my favorite songs ever, and you did it justice. This sounds a lot like how Leonard would have done it if he weren't in his synth phase at the time. And it kicks Rufus Wainwright's version's ass.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 12:49 PM on November 29, 2007

I will definitely let you know when I play San Diego. If nothing else it'll be a show at Lestat's or the like. I would love to coordinate a house show at the same time and place as a MeFi meetup, too. We shall see. I'm going to do some kind of tour next summer, but I have no idea how extensive it will be as of right now.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 7:20 PM on September 17, 2007

Damn Eideteker, I'm kicking myself for not seeing this comment sooner. Thanks so much for the kind words! That's all pretty much exactly what I was going for.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 1:21 PM on July 2, 2007

Thank you all! I'm definitely looking to add strings (real or a convincing synth) to the finished version, even if it's not as rockin'.

As for the artists involve, heh, I never got their last names. They're all Sound Mind employees; Adam played bass, Jesse was on drums, and Geoff did piano. Sound Mind is doing a one-song-free promotional deal including session players, so if you're a San Diego artist I recommend checking them out.

And as a final... [more]
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 12:41 PM on April 24, 2007

Thanks so much, all! You may also enjoy the alternate version. Mmmm, synth horns.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 10:51 AM on March 12, 2007

I really like this. It has a Joy Division/almost Nick Cave vibe. What do you play in this one?
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 10:13 AM on February 10, 2007

Thanks, all! It was run through a Line6 TonePort II interface. The mic is an Audio-Technica MB 3k, which is (I'm pretty sure) not a condensor. The presets in GarageBand are pretty amazing. They make it so easy.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 8:13 PM on February 9, 2007

flapjax, the tag was definitely meant to be as self-deprecating as possible. I've always considered myself a stoic person, and I didn't really have any other words to describe the emotions that led to this song. No worries about the way your comment sounded--I appreciate the fact that you paid such close attention!

Thank you all for the kind comments. I'll be posting another track very shortly.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 2:54 PM on February 7, 2007

The atmospheric background and some of your vocal bits remind me a lot of VAST.

That song was my favorite part of O Brother, and I love what you did with it. Very nice job.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 10:27 PM on February 2, 2007

Thank you for the kind words! I live in San Diego, actually (my profile is woefully out of date), but it's been ages since I've gotten my butt in gear and done an open mic, let alone a show of my own. Things are in the works for the near future, though.

And yes, that's me singing as well as playing.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 9:59 PM on December 27, 2006

Thank you all!

roll truck roll, my Myspace is http://myspace.com/noreally. My old EP (self-recorded) is available for free at http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/1898/. My sporadically updated website is noreallyrock.com.
posted to MeFi Music by Saellys at 10:23 AM on December 29, 2006