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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
More Music
I don't usually like posting ideas on here that probably won't see the light of day for months/years.
That being said, I am hoping to record some new songs at some point. I am so horrifically limited in so many ways (time, gear, ability), that it will be interesting to see where/if this thing goes.
Should I manage to gather enough songs together for an EP, I am 99% sure that it will be titled Cut Me Off This Hand That I May Sleep.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Fruit of the Spirit
Freechurch Toronto is running a series of sermons on the Fruit of the Spirit.
As part of the series, members of the church performed nine songs in and around the St. Stephen-in-the-Fields building. These performances were recorded, and each week a new video is being featured at the Freechurch website.
This is a fun and exciting project, and there are many talented people involved. Many thanks go to Darryl Augustine, for doing all of the filming and editing, and to Kevin Makins for his assistance.
I will update the links below as each video is released:
Elissa Mielke - LOVE
Andrew Huang - JOY
Trent Hunter - PEACE
Chris Graham - PATIENCE
Ill Seer - KINDNESS
Their Shallow Valley - GOODNESS
Esther Bowser - FAITHFULNESS
Shad K - GENTLENESS
Deep Red Jewels - SELF-CONTROL
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Music / Video
On Wednesday I stopped by Saint Stephens in the Fields after work. Darryl Augustine is shooting a series of videos of different musicians playing in and around the building. The videos will accompany a series of sermons on the fruit of the Holy Spirit, and should be ready some time in the new year.
I was a little nervous about playing, but things went well. Darryl is very good at what he does, and the grace and peace of God helped too! Thanks also go to Kevin Makins, who is helping Darryl with the filming.
There are a lot of talented people working on the project, and I am looking forward to seeing the results. Check out some of Darryl's work here.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
God Bless Africa
Let's continue with the embarrassing and poorly recorded older material, shall we?
This song was written after I moved to Canada, and this recording is old (some of the lyrics and even small bits of melody have since evolved slightly).
The song is about moving from one country to another; by this time I had done this twice. Memories, attitudes and impressions all change and evolve with time. Culture is learned and unlearned, and responses to differences can be learned and unlearned too.
God Bless Africa
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
The Best We Can
I was listening to some really old recordings of songs, half-songs, and rough sketches of half-songs. Despite the fact that they are all pretty embarrassing, I decided to post something here, if for no other reason than to add some 'new' material to this perpetually neglected site.
Moving to America at age 15 meant playing the part of the oblivious highschool new-kid-in-town. In retrospect, this was not all bad; I remember a strange lack of prejudice (it was impossible to explain the term redneck to us when we first arrived) and an empathy that came from being so culturally unaware. So despite the lonely sentiment, to me this song also has a certain hopefulness.
Also, No Match Man was a real nickname I earned (briefly), due to my typically south african fashion sense (see image above). And Killer really was a guy in my homeroom class.
The Best We Can
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I'm at Bandcamp
It's high time I made some new music, and stopped talking about the geography EP.
Something else that's long overdue is an alternative to hosting music on myspace. Since muxtape didn't really work out, I have signed up for a page over at Bandcamp. Check out the geography EP one more time...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Colored Lights Video
This is a video that I made for one of the songs off of the geography EP. It was shot on an hp photosmart 635 digital camera, in my kitchen.
The file is just over 10Mb.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
leah/trent split ep
I previously posted five of my songs, as the geography EP.
These songs have been repackaged, along with five of Leah's songs. We had a limited run of 50 CDs made, which I picked up yesterday. They are $8 each (plus shipping, if applicable). Let me know if you are interested. I can also put together a digital only option, if you're not into CDs.
Here is one of my tracks: Platetectonic.
Labels: audio
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Monday, April 14, 2008
geography
I have packaged five of my songs into an EP of sorts. You might have heard some or all of these before, in some version or another.
These songs were offered as a limited time free download. They will soon be available again as part of a split EP, which will also feature 5 of Leah's songs:
1 platetectonic
2 sublimation
3 north
4 colored lights
5 radio
Here are the original liner notes.
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Perfect Circle
It's been a while.
I decided to record a version of Perfect Circle, from R.E.M.'s Murmur album. This is the result of my night's work. It is a single guitar track, vocals, and a sampled beat - recorded in various freeware audio applications and cobbled together with demo software. In retrospect, I think I could have mixed the beat in a tad louder, but here it stands...
Perfect Circle (R.E.M. cover)
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Friday, April 13, 2007
Freedomize India CD project
This project was a fundraiser for a service trip to India, organized by Freedomize Toronto.
The music is all by people within the church community, and I wanted the CD packaging to have a grass-roots diy aesthetic. This idea fit nicely within the rather tight budget constraints of the project.
The actual discs are silkscreened by hand, and the cover is photocopied on card-stock, borrowing from the ever-useful paper cd-case design.
The FI3 logo on the front of the cover was designed by Dylan Royal.
I also contributed a song to the project, which has since been repackaged as part of the geography ep.
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