I did that thing again.

I honestly haven't played around with it too much. I've just been doing a lot of holographic interfacey things lately and it's really really good for making interesting glowy edge type effects for those.

it seems pretty powerful at what it does...well there's lots of buttons and sliders and stuff to mess with

Finally got around to uploading some film score type stuff to my bandcamp.

https://fullempty.bandcamp.com/album/succession

Just put together a quick reel of some stuff I've been working on. Some new stuff and some stuff that hasn't been publicly released yet.

Why thank you sir.

Hi folks - 

It's been forever since i posted and my lurking is way down due to my new job, still love this place though.

But i do have a new thing that we've finished.  My duo project Diego Hayes finished up another album.  It's called "The Break" and is loosely organized around a fictional relationship falling apart.   It's a little moody, has some drive, and get just a little weird towards the end.

hope you folks enjoy.  We're really happy with how it turned out...and of immediately started on the next project in order to avoid the inevitable crash after a project.

https://soundcloud.com/mcbrayer/sets/di … -the-break

it's also on Spotify, if you're so inclined.

Overall, I ended up grading you on a curve more and more as the album went on, but that's mostly because it seemed less and less like a small personal project and more and more like a "real album," as in, someone told me to listen to this. So take these all in the most generous possible spirit, because they're more like the critiques I would have of a song on the radio than critiques I'd give a buddy. Seriously, just impressive as hell, can't wait for the follow up.

Pins and Needles: Fun, poppy, dig it. A tad repetitive, but it suits the song in kind of a "Stuck in the Middle With You" kind of way.

When Is The Next Us: *squints* You guys might be The Rolling Underground. Was that a band? Anyway, this is also fun and poppy and I also dig it. Also has the repetitive thing; you guys might consider adding a part to these that isn't moving in lockstep with the rest of it. More bass movement would help, maybe.

Save Me: This is really fun. I want to hear the guitars a lot more in the non-synth bits of the song, but that's just me. This is almost new wave; could almost be a TMBG or Berlin tune. Thumbs up.

Nashville: This melody is killin' it. I like the atmosphere as the song opens up, too. I also like the harmony thing you do with the vocals on these, it gives everything a nice Beatles-y vibe. Slick. (Towards the end, I almost expect musical record scratches. That's an oddly 'Linkin Park' instinct to feel in a cool trip-hoppy Beatles-ish tune.)

The Edge: First fifteen seconds seem really promising, as a single... minute in, opinion is the same, waiting for the change... 1:20... want it now. Ah. Alright, more buildup. Maybe not a single, then; was hoping for a big release right there. (Drums break in, 'switch to pre-chorus'-type moment.) Aw, and then it's over! This one should have a part II sometime later. Cool everything, but I can't help really wanting it to go somewhere for all that buildup. I really like the design of the sounds as the song ends, though; not that it ends, but what it sounds like when it does. That's a really cool moment.

Sweet Dreams:

Lies: Dang, this starts strong. These all start really strong. (Not to say that they taper off later, just that I like the way you get into songs.) This one reminds me a bit of "I Can See For Miles and Miles and Miles," which is a good place to be.

My Fortune: I started grinning the second this song started. These really do start strong. Yeah, this is also solid. One thing that I wish I were feeling a bit more through these is the beat; the actual percussion parts all sound about right, I just want a bit more of a spine back there for some of the mushier moments. Thumps and thwacks.

Friday Night: Sounds great. As a minor illustrative tangent, imagine halfway through this a sudden huge drum fill into 4/4, and that then the song is just off to the races. That's the sort of moment I keep waiting for in these. Not that I actually have any expertise; just that that's what I feel is being cued up but never quite happening.

I Don't Know: I'm coming up on an overall-opinion on the record, which is... lots of tension, not enough release. (He said like you should give any portion of a shit about his opinion.) I think I'd really love this song if it was an unusually sus-heavy standout on the record, but since there's plenty of "leaning on a droning whole note"-type of arrangements in here, it gets a bit lost in the shuffle. That's unfortunate, because I think I like it as a song more than I like it on the album.

Spaces: Maybe the vocals are a bit forward; if these felt a bit "swirlier in the background," the song might have a different vibe for me; as it is, it's frankly kind of grating to hear that same one note right up next to my face for two minutes. It also doesn't benefit from the back-to-back lineup with another song where things are a bit on the drone-y side, with I Don't Know.

This is very cool; I like where you are and where it's all goin.' My thoughts for what might make me like it more (which, note, has rarely meant 'anyone else will like it at all,' so) include: 1) maybe more counterpoint movement in the arrangements; bass movement could do it, or a more omni-present mid-high synth part, or something, just to help shake the songs out of that "sometimes these seem like a loop" vibe. When it feels like a song is a train married to its rails, interest/tension/release takes a hit. 2) an even-tighter rhythm section may give these songs some angularity that they might benefit from; by which I mean more-present drums and a bass part that's trying to impress a prom date. 3) no third thing. This album is impressive as hell. Well done.

Because Trump won, I lost a bet and had to make a 2 hour long album using Trump voice clips, which I made in 2 days.

https://terminalshkreli.bandcamp.com/album/trumpt

It was an interesting exercise in re-purposing sound clips, and not going insane.

Wow. This is really something. Clicked through a few of them, stopped for a while on By the Millions. Shit's cool.

I'm not sure if I'll also be coming back to listen through it all the way, but, solid work.  (Maybe it's saturation, but I have a really hard time even listening to Trump's voice at the moment. I honestly can't imagine being you for the past few days. Yeesh.)

I had a moment where I think I had a psychotic breakdown. I just started laughing hysterically into my hands while taking a break.

Hot damn, war Teague!