Note to self: Next time you’re hearing minor clicks in your audio, try rebooting before going crazy and assuming it’s the source file.
Interpretation for those who aren’t me: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the piano version of “Return.” You may resume streaming, downloading, and basking in its awesomeness.
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I’ve been made aware of the weird, glitchy noises in the piano version of “Return.” I hope to have these fixed soon.
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It’s 2009.
I was recently burning a few extra copies of Prodigal Songs when I noticed the copyright date - 2003. Yes, it’s been 6 years since I’ve released any recorded music.
2009 marks the end of that silence.
Over the past few months, I’ve been playing live at an open mic in Augusta - trying out new songs, getting re-acquainted with old ones, throwing in a few covers for something familiar. It’s been great fun, and given me the confidence to start recording stuff again.
It also helps that I simplified my “studio” setup to make it easy to just sit down and start recording.
With all this in mind, I bring you the first of what I hope to be many “digital singles” of the coming year: “Return,” a ballad-y thing in two flavors (piano/vocal, and synth washes and bleeps). The feel of this song seemed appropriate for a late, reflective winter night.
You can stream both versions from the embedded player below, or download it for free. Should you be so inclined, you can even contribute to the Starving Musician’s Fund (name your price from $0.50 up) to download higher-quality copies. The “share” link gives you options for embedding this into your own website/Facebook/myspace/whatever, so please…pass this around!
Happy 2009, folks. Let’s pray this is a better year for everyone.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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The local Air 1 Christian radio affiliate has been asking for money lately.
Or maybe something else.
Even some of the beleaguered auto makers of America, as hard-up for money as they are, have slashed prices on a decidedly non-auto-related product this time of year.
You see, it appears that America has forgotten how to enunciate. The logical mind knows that the Christian radio announcer is asking you to give a “Year End” gift, with a long “e” sound and hard “d” at the end of the phrase. But the ear doesn’t hear either one of these signifiers. This mushing together of syllables makes it sound like they want us to pee in a cup and send it to the station.
For that matter, maybe Ford’s having a clearance sale on clean bodily fluid samples. Drug addicts have to pass their mandatory tests somehow, right?
So, as 2008 draws to a close, please remember to consult a yearologist, should you have trouble “contributing.” Also, that indoor plumbing and its role in proper disposal of waste products is the greatest “year end” gift of all.
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Actual advances in the field of Science have allowed me to share this video with you. This is potentially only humorous to those familiar with both The Big Lebowski and The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra. Or, perhaps nobody.
Either way, I had fun putting it together.
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-noun:
1) A light, two-wheeled one-horse carriage.
2) Something that whirls.
3) What Andrew’s doing this afternoon at Java Joe’s in Augusta.
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