Thursday, September 13, 2018

Feeling pretty old. I'm a late night talk show nerd and I remember watching this the first time it aired. Ultimately, I think he was as good as Letterman.


Saturday, April 28, 2018

[MUSIC] "I Got a Lot of Anger"

It was brought to my attention that Home Movies first aired nineteen years ago. I already felt old, but now I'm guessing this song is starting to feel a little grey itself...


 


This is another track we recorded back in 2007 for 1994. Like most of the songs on that album, this is one we had been playing live for a few years by the time we recorded it.

This was a pretty straightforward recording. Nothing interesting to say about it, really. All that really sticks out in my memory is what a slog it was to program the drum patterns. There's a triple-slapback delay throughout that was very tricky to arrange around without the mix getting too crowded. The drums were programmed in Acid, burned to CD, then played through my CDJ so I could apply effects in real time. The delay is from a pair of Boss DD-20s chained together.

Of note is the last little looped sound that closes this song, and thus the album: it's a sample of some sound effect from the NES Legend of Zelda. But I can't recall what it was. If anyone recognizes it, let me know.

Check out the whole album 1994 over on bandcamp.com.

Thanks for Listening!