November 4th, 2009 by Erik
Had to blow the dust off this one too, recorded in 08, though it will be on the new album. Special thanks to my lovely wife for providing the vocal tracks, my voice just isn’t that pretty. And no, freebase is not a drug reference. Are you allowed to start a sentence with “and”? For some reason I don’t think so, oh well. Hope you guys enjoy it!
Freebase
November 2nd, 2009 by Erik
Another one from the upcoming Cambium Layer album. You can take a boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy. Well, something like that.
Drinking From The Glass Boot
October 29th, 2009 by Erik
Just came across a King Missile cd in my collection, haven’t listened to it for quite a while. They have to be the most hilarious band of all time, John S. Hall’s lyrics are pure genius. Oddly enough, I was looking for a link before I posted this song and found their Myspace Page, which just happened to feature Sensitive Artist on their playlist. It was meant to be.
“I stay home, reading books that are beneath me, and working on my work, which no one understands.”
October 28th, 2009 by Erik
I’ve been working on a complete different mix of this song, but it’s taking more time than I thought. In the meantime, here’s the older version. Enjoy, or hate.
A Stove Would Be Nice
October 27th, 2009 by Erik
I try to lay off of social commentary, but this one really gets to me. According to UrbanDictionary.com, the word “the” is defined as “a common mispelling of teh”. Oh dear.
I’m no English major, however intentional spelling errors have become a terrible fad. I understand that “teh” was adopted by the early 1337 hacker crews because someone was typing too fast, and maybe it was cool then, but this isn’t right. There’s even a Wikipedia article devoted to the word. So do I stand alone in banishing the word “teh”? Feel free to comment below.
October 25th, 2009 by Erik
Step 1: Cut down about 10 good sized cedar trees, cut logs into 20 ft sections.
Step 2: Rent an excavator and stack (or deck up) the logs, let them sit for 1 year.
Step 3: Hire a mobile sawmill to come out and cut your logs into 1×4, 1×6, 1×8…whatever fits your needs.
Step 4: Stack your wood in a dry covered place with stickers between each layer, let them dry again for 4-6 months.
Step 5: Run each board through a planer, at least 3 times to your desired thickness. Due to the sawmill and drying process, thickness will vary.
Step 6: Run each board through your tablesaw on the left edge to straighten one side.
Step 7: Run each board through your tablesaw on the right edge to straighten the other side.
Step 8: Assuming your planer did a pretty good job of smoothing the face, sand the faces of each board with 120+ grit sandpaper.
Step 9: Assuming your table saw left blade marks on the edges of your boards, sand each edge with 80 grit sandpaper.
Step 10: Now you sand the edges of each boards with 120+ grit sandpaper.
Step 11: Wipe each board down with a damp tack rag to remove sawdust.
Step 12: Add a finish product of your choice, make sure you get both edges of your boards. Let dry.
Step 13: Lightly sand your finish with steel wool or fine grit (like 500) sandpaper.
Step 14: Wipe each board down with a damp tack rag.
Step 15: Repeat step 12.
Step 16: Repeat step 13.
Step 17: Repeat step 14.
Step 18: Repeat step 12, if necessary.
Step 19: Repeat step 13, if necessary.
Step 20: Repeat step 14, if necessary.
Your trim is now ready to use!
Cost of what trim would have been from the lumber yard: $5,000
Cost of doing it yourself, including labor paid at less than minimum wage: $4,997
Total savings: $3
Value of doing all of the work yourself: Under $3 at this point.
October 22nd, 2009 by Erik
Since Halloween is approaching, I had to share this video from Detektivbyrån, a trio from Sweden. This could easily complement a Tim Burton film, kind of mysterious/almost creepy…yet performed in such a beautiful way. These guys are really onto something, completely original, complete musical geniuses.
October 20th, 2009 by Erik
Danny Barnes, one of my favorite modern day banjo players, wrote this great article about what one could expect if they wanted to make a living from music. A must read for any aspiring musician, this is really good stuff. The article starts with three pre-conditions:
“1. if you are a very materialistic person, skip this article, i don’t think you are going to like what it says.
2. if you don’t have the music where you want it art-wise, you might want to go work on that, this article isn’t going to help you much either. you will be better off by practicing and studying and working on your music instead. you will need to get the art pretty close to where you want it, before you should worry about making much of a living out of it.
3. determine if you are actually called to be a musician. if you aren’t called, all the gyrations in the world, won’t make it work. if you are called, no matter what you do, it’s going to work. this determination will solve most of the problems you are going to encounter.”
Click here to read the rest of the article, it’s quite sobering to say the least.
October 19th, 2009 by Erik
This one has been sitting on the hard drive for a while. Recorded in ‘08, right after I received my Great Grandfather’s violin. I think it took around 15 attempts to get 3 decent sounding notes out of the thing. Only if I had the time for lessons. One day, one day.
Picante
October 19th, 2009 by Erik
Where have I been all this time? Just stumbled across Adobe’s free color wheel, Kuler. I’ve used online color wheels in the past, but this one takes the cake. If you’re into art, design, or even just redecorating a room, it’s definitely worth checking out. And hey, you can’t beat the price!
Check it out at http://kuler.adobe.com.
