Restless

Restless "Final" by MyWeeklyThing

Week X: Out of my Head

Out of my Head by MyWeeklyThing

I'm back! My crunch time for my actual compositions is over, so I can start doing things. This is a really cheesy pop/punk song, but it's a good way to start back into this.

EDIT: I should've done an instrumental this week, in retrospect, since I can't breathe out of my nose. Oh well.

To the one person that reads this!

Hi. I haven't posted a song in a few weeks, but damn it, there's a reason. Mostly that I've been traveling back and forth between Madison and Milwaukee the last few weeks, and I haven't been able to bring my instruments with. Also, I've been working really hard on two pieces I'm having performed live (ohgodohgodohgod), one this Friday and one on the 28th (Which, by the way, y'all should come to.) Once I can get home this weekend and grab some new instruments, I'll be back in business, but 'til then... well, listen to well recorded music in the meantime.

kbai

#7: Heja!

Heja by MyWeeklyThing

Happy birthday to Heather Essig! This actually wasn't intended to be a birthday song or anything, but it's happy and your party was bitchin', so here we go. 3 xylophones, 1 piano. Enjoy!

#6: The Ballad of Johnny... Something

The Ballad of Johnny Something by MyWeeklyThing

You'll appreciate this significantly more if you've seen The Room.

Oh, I didn't have a song last week 'coz I went home and was too busy protesting and watching show choirs. So, uh, sorry about that one. Maybe I'll have a twofer in the future.

#5: OMGZ KIDDINGZ (I figured it out)

Postrock Improv by MyWeeklyThing

I figured out my problem. This isn't the piece I was planning on releasing this weekend, but oh well.

I improvised the rhythm guitar, added drums, then improv'd the lead. It's kinda Explosions in the Sky, post-rock kind of stuff.

Dang.

Due to DAW frustrations, no song this week. Sorry dudes.

#4: Metro, for 4 clarinets

Metro, for 4 clarinets by MyWeeklyThing

A piece I've been working on for a week or two. MIDI clarinets don't do it justice and are very fickle... but it's the best I can do 'til the end of April.

#3: Extra Lives (8-bit chiprock)

Extra Lives by MyWeeklyThing

The lyrics are original, and I assure you that they're meant to be as cheesy as they are :) I figured with the 8-bit synth, it sounded enough like video game music, so there's references to Donkey Kong, Zelda, Mario, Pacman, Halo, and general arcade-y goodness. I need to learn to record vocals better.

#2: Calm of the Storm

Calm of the Storm by MyWeeklyThing

I didn't have much time this week to work on a piece, what with playing at The Rave... so here's a short piece. After this weekend, I need something relaxing.

#1: Needs More Vincent Price

Thriller (Acoustic Cover) by MyWeeklyThing

#0: How This Works

I'll be posting a new song here every Saturday evening (Edit: Or Sunday if I'm swamped with work or stumped by technical things). It might be a cover, an original song, or a composition, but I'll have something new to keep me working on my music and honing my recording skill. If I really like it, I'll have it for download, too, in case anybody's interested, but that probably won't be for a couple weeks (you know, until my recordings start sounding really nice.)

Stay tuned! 1/29/11 is my first posting.