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horrible mirror

upbeat indie pop song for when the days begin to blend together. Submitted for the MMM Challenge, as I've had a demo of this forever without ever really finishing the song. It needs a better title.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 8:35 PM on November 27, 2011 (3 comments)

Medford Grrls

A little tune about some teenage girls I know who could easily kick my ass. I've been working on a session of drum tracks I had my brother do before going into the peace corp for two years, and this is the first song nearing completion. Still getting used to working with real drum tracks. Any pointers and criticism would be great!
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 5:19 PM on November 6, 2011 (6 comments)

Out Up and Thru

Snazzy tune by my buddy Pat with a baddass, rocket-ship-style ending. Looking for feedback on the mix, as I'm using a new DAW. Thanks.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 7:59 PM on August 10, 2011 (2 comments)

last hurrah

bouncy, hyperbolic night-out song, wherein I muse on the merits of Jack Daniels as it pertains to dental hygiene. (not really)
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 7:06 PM on February 6, 2011 (2 comments)

Blackbox Blues (big ghost version)

My band's rendition of this tune, which I posted a while back. It was fun condensing the 9 track arrangement down for a three-piece. Worth the long intro.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 4:22 PM on October 7, 2010 (1 comment)

prayer song

ecstatic punk_metal love song with stereo distorted bass, country inflected vocals, and a few stolen lyrics. Kinda a follow up to this song.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 3:07 PM on July 24, 2010 (5 comments)

scratch ticket salad

been messing around with this recording for a while now. hope you like it. kind the doors plus pavement. kinda better and worse than that sounds.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 8:36 PM on July 7, 2010 (4 comments)

a perfect preservative (big ghost version)

Big Ghost's version of this, which gets nice and jam-bandy, we feel. Thanks in advance for continuing mixing/mastering advice.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 5:27 PM on May 11, 2010 (3 comments)

backseat nudist

Haunted punk from my band Big Ghost. This is my second attempt at recording drums (thanks for all the advice, Mefites!) and my first post that all the band worked on together. so pointers are very welcome.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 7:06 AM on May 8, 2010 (8 comments)

graffiti song

old/well-loved song. been meaning to throw this up for a while. jazzy ditty about the internetty world. needs a competent brass bit if anyone's interested.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:55 PM on March 9, 2010 (6 comments)

Asshole Holiday

Tight lil pop diddy about the time my little brother disappeared on New Years day and turned up two months later in the Dominican Republic. This is the first full song I've done on my new computer, which makes me wicked happy.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 4:34 PM on February 2, 2010 (3 comments)

in an aisle seat

Greasy rock song about falling asleep in passenger seats. I could use some help with this. Ok, this is my first attempt at recording with real drums. While I'm happy to finally post something featuring my insanely talented little brother, Mike, I'm sorry to say that the drum recording I started out with was awful and I'm not sure I've made it any better. If anyone has some insight as to what can be fixed and how, or some tips on cheap/lo-fi/hopelessly inept home drum recording, I'd love to hear them.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 1:06 PM on December 1, 2009 (7 comments)

Halloween 97/98

Little ditty about young love, the joys of suburban Massachusetts in autumn, and the allure of all those wonderful things behind the counter at drugstores.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 11:03 AM on October 19, 2009 (7 comments)

Last Girl

Here's to Lon Chaney. Because Bela Lugosi already has a song, and I thought it was high time for a tribute to the man who would've been Dracula, if not for lung cancer.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 9:30 AM on June 18, 2009 (5 comments)

paint another layer on

Ever get drunk and watch daytime tv and then get kinda pissed off? This is an oldy, but I've been playing it with my band lately, so I revamped it and remixed it.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:01 AM on March 26, 2009 (7 comments)

come over

last minute valentine's day song for all those lovers and fighters out there.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 9:02 PM on February 14, 2009 (2 comments)

There's a War On

Post-traumatic stress syndrome is a bitch. Pre-traumatic stress syndrome? Well, that can just wreak havoc on your marriage. Let's just hope this song is a relic from those bad old '08 days. (It's proggy-punk-grunge, if you're looking fer a genre)
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 9:20 PM on January 7, 2009 (8 comments)

Skipping Stones (please help)

hey home recording kids: i'm trying to get this song ready for my lady's birthday. could use some help with the mix. I need advice by monday nite. going for cute. what's working / failing? what needs polish?
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 9:47 PM on September 13, 2008 (10 comments)

Chemical Ace

Kinda country plus the Cure. the song's about Einstein and Uri Geller and serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, and the shady little place they all meet.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 7:44 PM on August 14, 2008 (3 comments)

Barking Nymph

Jazzy power-punk ballad for those long summer bike rides. I think I meant for this to be soft and sparse, but you know how I do. Could use some help with a new name for this.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 8:50 AM on July 22, 2008 (10 comments)

Blackbox Blues

Piano! Mellotron! Squealing guitars! Stewardesses! I've been working on this for a few weeks now. It's one of the more complex arrangements I've attempted in a while. I think I'm getting close to done, but I could really use some feed back. Thanks, folks!
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 11:07 PM on April 22, 2008 (11 comments)

a perfect preservative

I pretty li'l ditty about jelly, pirates, and (of course) true love. still getting my bearings as far as recording in my new apartment. two guits and a glockenspiel for the win?
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:25 PM on March 19, 2008 (5 comments)

mission has failed reprise (with Video)

I've posted this song here previously, but I wanted to share the video I made for it with the help of my lovely and talented assistant Jacob Guza. Hope you enjoy. NSFW lyrics/youtube
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 12:26 PM on March 6, 2008 (3 comments)

It's Nedroid!!!

Nedroid's unofficial theme-song (with official, Nedroid-penned lyrics!) About five years ago (in the early stage of my mefi lurking) my good buddy, TheMadJuggler asked me to throw together a little tune for his net-buddy, Nedroid. Here's a pretty faithful version of the song I came up with. I post this as the last song recorded in my shitty little Haverhill apartment, as a fan/love letter to a fine cartoonist.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 2:39 PM on February 27, 2008 (1 comment)

Ghosts and Robots

Or "Hooray for the Humans" a meditation in Post-Apocalyptic Folk-Rock! Every now and then, someone favorites (or unfavorites) this little line, which I dropped as a comment on a great post about the world after humans. It's actually the opening line to a song I've been mean to post forever. Here's the cleanest version I've got so far.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 8:43 PM on January 28, 2008 (6 comments)

i'm a piece of hell

I'm a piece of hell, burning like a champ. I'm in love with you. I don't know exactly what you're supposed to do about it. (it's a touch noisy)
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 8:38 AM on January 16, 2008 (7 comments)

should been about cupcakes (now with cupcakes!)

drunken, impromptu collaboration with infidelzombie. my apologies to all.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:54 AM on December 30, 2007 (5 comments)

cakewalk and the pocket lights

Quick little ditty about the joy of watching shitty bands in Northampton. Still not sure how I feel about this one. Little help?
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 9:52 AM on December 29, 2007 (7 comments)

star shapes

This is a song i've been trying to put together for a year or two now. It uses my usual punk + x formula, where here, x = rawhide. The second half is big, noisy, and was tons of fun to make. I"m kinda fond of the lyrics Hope you enjoy. lyrics inside
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 1:00 PM on December 4, 2007 (14 comments)

Sally's Songs (Tom Waits Style)

So I went for the triumvirate: it's a spooky song with overwrought instrumentation and Tom Waits style vocals. Hope you enjoy.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 5:05 PM on October 21, 2007 (7 comments)

surely, something is meant by this (goddamn)

written and recorded very quickly: a couple of childhood experiences made into a little parable set. hope you enjoy. it's fun as hell to sing.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 10:11 PM on October 11, 2007 (3 comments)

the mission has failed

sassy little song featuring my new glockenspiel.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 3:53 PM on October 2, 2007 (5 comments)

peter didn't say anything

little song i wrote a few years back about how i spent the first few hours after 9/11. I was in high school and the scene was fairly surreal there (as I'm sure it was almost everywhere).
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 6:18 PM on September 10, 2007 (2 comments)

Bridge Across the Ocean

Came to me at work the other day for some reason. It got a little theatrical as I was recording, and somewhere in there I started channeling Danny Elfman. Hope you enjoy. Lyrics inside.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 7:45 AM on August 29, 2007 (3 comments)

boy's alright

little song i wrote while walking to work. lyrics inside.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 5:54 PM on August 5, 2007 (3 comments)

jim gets lost on purpous

jaunty little ditty about poor ol' jim, cuckolded soon after moving to boston with his finance. not entirely sure where this came from except that i'm very very very often lost in boston. usual stuff: buzz guitars, fake drums, computer blips and me shrieking like a dolt. enjoy!
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 1:42 PM on July 22, 2007 (7 comments)

in formal cat

This is much more the style I usually work in. Poppy, punky, and fuzzy. Maybe it's just because of the low grade equipment I use, but my songs always turn into big saturated buzz-fests. At least with this one, it was no accident. As usual, recorded by myself with guitars and robots. Hope you enjoy. Lyrics inside.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 12:59 PM on June 19, 2007 (5 comments)

could of

kinda jazzy, kinda not. this is where my highschool extra curricular activities run into my highschool punk band...recorded alone. fake drums. some mixxing creds go to my lil drummer bro...(family link!)
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 12:38 AM on June 3, 2007 (6 comments)

love song for kilgore trout

Sorry it's a little quick and dirty. I wrote this poem a few weeks back, and it seemed like today was a good day to record it in some fashion. Dedicated to Kurt, who's up in heaven now. About the song: It's just spoken word which i put over a little song i wrote in high school called "so it goes." It get's kinda noisy in parts, especially the outro. Hope you enjoy.
posted to MeFi Music by es_de_bah at 1:53 PM on April 12, 2007 (5 comments)

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