electronic dance pop thing - another one recorded in same 6 mo period as "when your lover has gone" (prev post), this one was sorta more where I was at stylistically at the time. Utilizes killer slowed-down Prince sample from 'my name is prince' to chug throughout, periodically sprinkled with horn samples from Bernstein's "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs" as well as some other stuff (kronos quartet?). Not entirely sure about the recording process here, but it also went to ADAT, and I think I used a boss dr rhythm for the main hat. The string sound was from my poor old ensoniq VFX... it freaked out all the time for no apparent reason, but man that poly-key pressure is STILL the best system to date for emotive midi controllering. I don't know why nobody else seems to have it in their boards.

Finally, not sure what I was thinking with the wacky instructional tape sample at the very beginning, nor the instrumental breakdown at the end, but here ya go.
posted to MeFi Music by bitterkitten at 1:37 AM on February 25, 2007 (2 comments)

In the early 1990s I had a spare bedroom full of MIDI equipment (including a 16-channel mixer and various effect units) and I liked to noodle around with it. This is the only complete piece I ever produced. It's an instrumental strongly influenced by the likes of Tangerine Dream, the Alan Parsons Project, and Synergy.
posted to MeFi Music by kindall at 12:24 PM on February 24, 2007 (4 comments)

A short song I made last night for the rpmchallenge using a music box I had and a beat slicer.
posted to MeFi Music by drezdn at 12:11 PM on February 24, 2007 (10 comments)

I wrote this song in one night for a school assignment that was due the next day. The music was really just flowing out of me. I don't even remember writing most of this because I was so tired. It was created to be a score for a 9-minute short film that I made, but it's grown on me so much that I've decided to include it on my first album. It does need some work, though: the mixing is way off in some areas (and even distorted) and it's way too long to include on an album.
posted to MeFi Music by Electric Winter at 11:46 PM on February 20, 2007 (2 comments)

SAW II-ish experiment.
posted to MeFi Music by jchgf at 9:45 AM on February 19, 2007 (2 comments)

I made this song last summer (2006). It has the usual synth and drum machine, as well as the addition of a little guitar. Very fast-paced, yet relaxed. Oh, and, of course, it'll someday (maybe) have lyrics.
posted to MeFi Music by Electric Winter at 1:41 AM on February 19, 2007 (5 comments)

No, really, do.
posted to MeFi Music by goodnewsfortheinsane at 7:22 PM on February 18, 2007 (11 comments)

Very atmospheric. This song will always remind me Christmas, as I wrote most of it during the month of December. Just like my previous track, this will also have vocals someday.
posted to MeFi Music by Electric Winter at 12:24 AM on February 18, 2007 (3 comments)

One of the better songs I have lined up for my first album (which is still in its early stages). Heavy drums, synth, happiness. Also, this is my first post to MeFi Music.
posted to MeFi Music by Electric Winter at 11:16 PM on February 16, 2007 (8 comments)

A long time ago, this song used to have words. They were super lame. Now it makes for a good guitar freak out. The drums were the first thing I ever made in Ableton Live. Doing the tempo changes at the end in Live was a pain (but I still love you, Live!). I think the drums sound a bit stiff and robotic (in a bad way), but it's still about the best I can do with real drum sounds. The vocal's a bit dodgy, but is Good Enough For Now.
posted to MeFi Music by sparkletone at 4:55 AM on February 15, 2007 (7 comments)

An ode to some of the more vibrant personas and memorable events in Metafilter history -- and an homage to the classic tune by The Nails. Lyrics with tremendous amounts of annotation inside.
posted to MeFi Music by cortex at 10:47 PM on February 14, 2007 (93 comments)

Experimental electroclassical hip-hop track. First one to name the classical piece I lifted for my main brass sample gets a lollipop. (Hint, I play it in entirety in incredibly high-pitched, fast motion near the end of the track).
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 2:07 PM on February 8, 2007 (11 comments)

Egret's (of the Reddish variety) are musically inspiring. This track is divided by two tempo changes (see if you can spot them!) and is thus in three parts. I figure a bird as cool as the Reddish Egret deserves a musical trilogy. Also, the high-pitched vocal sample is actually a rendering of the last note Thom Yorke sings on the opening track of The Eraser.
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 12:15 PM on January 31, 2007 (3 comments)

Bouncy, clicky, synthy (is that a word?), could probably use proper mastering but this is the best I could do!
posted to MeFi Music by Captain Najork at 12:05 PM on January 30, 2007 (10 comments)

Here is a "Mahayana Jazz" track with some tasty drums. I hope you find this delicious and remember to get away from that tree before it dies.
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 8:47 PM on January 29, 2007 (3 comments)

This one is freshly squeezed.
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 11:10 PM on January 23, 2007 (1 comment)

Here's a "golden oldie" way back from 2005, it's trancey but breaks convention in an ambient/acid sort of way. Intentionally chillin' groovetrak.
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 11:43 PM on January 18, 2007 (2 comments)

This disco-fied zombie-dodging mash-up adventure takes Feist's "Inside Out" and lets it hang out with Sufjan Stevens' "They Are Night Zombies!!". Turns out, these two tracks were born to be together.
posted to MeFi Music by Milkman Dan at 7:55 PM on January 16, 2007 (11 comments)

1. Do you find that at home, work, or school, your mind wanders from tasks that are uninteresting or difficult? 2. Are you always on the go? 3. Do you find it difficult to read written material unless it is interesting or easy to read? 4.Is it hard for you to wait your turn? 5.Is your mind just in a big ol' clutter? Then you obviously need Concerta. It helps you concentrate! This pharmaceutically-inspired technojazz romp reflects my Concerta experiences. (by the way, they are prescribing you SPEED.)
posted to MeFi Music by ageispolis at 10:50 AM on January 11, 2007 (1 comment)

I sat down thinking I was going to write something dark and moody with lots of electro industrial grit. What I got was a pretty standard dance track. *sigh* Still needs some mastering work to get the sounds 100%, but it's very close to finished. Let me know what you think.
posted to MeFi Music by C.Batt at 11:42 PM on January 3, 2007 (3 comments)

These are the greatest days, and this is optimism rock from The Forget.
posted to MeFi Music by dhammond at 7:43 PM on December 30, 2006

A remix of Nova (which is also downloadable from the site linked in my profile), a bit more industrial sounding. Instrumental.
posted to MeFi Music by chimaera at 2:57 PM on December 17, 2006 (2 comments)

This is a slower song from my personal electronic music project DJ Dialtone. It's free of copyright, so feel free to remix it or do what you will with it.
posted to MeFi Music by drezdn at 12:13 PM on December 12, 2006 (1 comment)

A little adventure into some left-field drum'n'bass. Strangely enough, when this song started out, I intended it to be a little ambient-melodic piece for my four-month old. Pretty early, though, it just screamed out for a beat...
posted to MeFi Music by Jimbob at 4:24 AM on December 5, 2006

Garagey powerpoppy cover of a song by the Pointed Sticks. Recorded almost exactly 15 years ago by the band I was in at the time, NOT!. (That's the band name. Not a comment on whether we recorded the song. Yes, we had seen Wayne's World. I'm sorry.) There are some glitches that are on the original tape. I'm singing lead and harmony. I might be playing some rhythm guitar. This was our rowdy set closer, and lots of fun.
posted to MeFi Music by litlnemo at 4:24 AM on December 3, 2006 (2 comments)

I, under my other moniker, DJ Die Young, did a remix of one of the best bands on the Guitar Hero 2 roster and Boston's own, Bang Camaro. The track was made by cutting up the full mp3 version of the original track. Hope you like it!
posted to MeFi Music by djamiem at 8:41 PM on November 29, 2006 (1 comment)

Another slice of power-pop rock from LISBOA's self-produced 2005 LP Live from the Grand Hotel Abyss [iTunes link], with a title indirectly inspired by a mefi thread of all things! By the way, you should totally pick up a copy of the mefi compilation CD: it features another track from LISBOA as well as a bunch of great tunes from some genuinely talented mefites, too. Plus, proceeds go to, you know, the kids.
posted to MeFi Music by joe lisboa at 6:34 AM on November 29, 2006 (2 comments)

As mentioned previously, I write chiptunes. This Thursday through Sunday in NYC there will be a gigantic concert called Blip Festival where I'll join 32 other chiptunists in a massive orgy of squarewaves and nostalgia.
I'm playing Thursday at 8, and will be doing stuff similar to this song - my niche is "chip metal". But there will be dudes from all over the world playing everything from happy lighthearted stuff to floor-pounding dance music.
I'm practically pissing myself with excitement since half these guys are idols of mine. Oh man oh man.
posted to MeFi Music by jake at 12:23 PM on November 26, 2006 (6 comments)

a sad demo to mark my last weekend before entering the 9-2-5. expect delays.
posted to MeFi Music by waxboy at 9:19 PM on October 29, 2006 (1 comment)

i just finished moving my pile of equipment from the garage into the house for winter, and to celebrate i did a special mix of the latest song from the project mentioned here to share with y'all.
posted to MeFi Music by waxboy at 4:12 PM on October 25, 2006 (2 comments)

Acoustic cover of Wilco's Jesus Etc.
posted to MeFi Music by kdern at 1:11 PM on October 15, 2006 (1 comment)

This song is for an old friend, a guy named Todd. He came up with this revenge scheme, see, and that's what this song is. It kind of collapses at the end. I'd fix it, but I find it sorta cute. Baffling lyrics within.
posted to MeFi Music by The Great Big Mulp at 10:07 PM on October 13, 2006 (9 comments)

a gentle, short collaborative experiment in lullaby-like clockwork
posted to MeFi Music by Blazecock Pileon at 10:29 AM on October 3, 2006 (3 comments)

Just something I was playing with.
posted to MeFi Music by buriednexttoyou at 2:30 PM on September 30, 2006 (5 comments)

All of the fascinating, clever, brave and beautiful people you almost met, but didn't.
posted to MeFi Music by chimaera at 8:22 PM on September 28, 2006 (4 comments)

I made this after falling in love with this box set of old girl group singles. I wanted to take the hook from one of the best songs on there and do something interesting with it. I hope you dig.
posted to MeFi Music by djamiem at 4:53 PM on September 18, 2006 (5 comments)

portamento-o-o-o gliding.
posted to MeFi Music by distrakted at 11:46 AM on September 11, 2006 (3 comments)

sad glitch
posted to MeFi Music by distrakted at 12:35 PM on September 7, 2006 (9 comments)

I put this together days after being given a banjo as a gift. It is made up of the one roll and four chords I knew at the time (about a year ago). It doesn't really kick in for like :40 so give it a bit. (horn stabs at the end are sampled.)
posted to MeFi Music by RobertFrost at 6:41 AM on September 4, 2006 (4 comments)

My teenage brother's trance remix of Indian alternative-pop superstar Sheila Chandra's haunting lyrics to "Ever So Lonely Eyes." Done, of course, for fun and without permission and with no rights assumed. Of all his little projects, this is my favorite.
posted to MeFi Music by mrmojoflying at 2:41 PM on September 3, 2006 (1 comment)

As long as songs about colored dinosaurs are on the front page, I thought I'd add mine. This song is about 8 years old (hence the junky analog recording). It's about a little orange dinosaur I loved when I was a kid.
posted to MeFi Music by AgentRocket at 3:47 PM on September 1, 2006 (2 comments)

Written during a Squarepusher phase I'm guessing. It's at least 5 years old. I like how it develops.
posted to MeFi Music by distrakted at 6:06 AM on September 1, 2006 (1 comment)

A study on electronic vs. acoustic elements, with a slant towards elementary canon-type stylings. Written and recorded on one rainy night. Recently remastered for a 'best of 2002-2006' compilation.
posted to MeFi Music by phylum sinter at 12:19 PM on August 30, 2006 (3 comments)

This is the last part of my project Music for uncomfortable films.
posted to MeFi Music by xmutex at 2:16 PM on August 29, 2006 (2 comments)

A song by my 16 year old brother.
posted to MeFi Music by mrmojoflying at 2:50 PM on August 25, 2006 (1 comment)

A dancey synthpop song about the romances of hipsters.
posted to MeFi Music by clcapps at 3:38 PM on August 24, 2006

A friend told me all I ever write is ambient stuff (ie) and since she's right but I don't want to admit it, I wrote this. The title comes from a PBF comic I glanced at while trying to think of what to call it. What do you think? Should I stick to my day job?
posted to MeFi Music by Savvas at 1:40 PM on August 24, 2006 (3 comments)

A little synthesizer track I've been working on. E-lec-tron-ic, yeah!
posted to MeFi Music by chasing at 12:15 AM on August 15, 2006 (2 comments)

Chilled beats, just a little bit prickly around the edges. An old song, but I'm thinking of making an album of tracks with botanical names.
posted to MeFi Music by Jimbob at 3:22 AM on July 31, 2006

Halo inspired trance for your Saturday night dance party. I started this one three years ago and finally finished it this afternoon. I don't write for this genre very often, so let me know what you think!
posted to MeFi Music by csimpkins at 2:26 PM on July 29, 2006 (6 comments)