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Listen to songs from the October 26/November 2, 2008 session

B and Not B — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:22:32 +0000

At the end of my songwriting session on October 26th, I felt like I only had one song. But when I went back and listened later, I realized that I had eight tracks that just needed a little more attention. So I spent another day (November 2nd) cleaning them up and adding more instruments. I’m still in a lyric slump, but I think there are some decent musical ideas in this bunch. Let me know what you think.

Download the October 26/November 2, 2008 session (31.6 MB)

Listen to songs from the September 20, 2008 session

B and Not B — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:03:20 +0000

This marks my return to writing after an unintentional summer vacation. It’s good to be back.

The session lasted from 10am to 9pm. The total running time is 10:39.

Download the 20080920 session. (22.6 MB)

Listen to songs from the May 27, 2008 session

B and Not B — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:26:22 +0000

My session was very short this time, but I finally got back to writing some words. Well, only for the second track, but it’s better than nothing!

The session lasted from 4pm to 8pm. The total running time is 5:06.

Download the 20080527 session. (10.9 MB)

Listen to songs from the April 6, 2008 session

B and Not B — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:14:02 +0000

No words at all this time. I felt lucky to get anything down, actually. The theme for this session seems to be improvised electric guitar on every track. Better luck next time…

The total running time is 8:12.

Download the 20080406 session. (18 MB)

Listen to songs from the March 8, 2008 session

B and Not B — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:48:42 +0000

A terrible day for writing words, but some decent tunes emerged.

The total running time is 7:21.

Download the 20080308 session. (15.6 MB)

Listen to songs from the February 9, 2008 session

B and Not B — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:38:44 +0000

I reached an all-time low for productivity this time. Just one real song. The critic raged all day, and I could not shut it down until the last hour and a half, when I spit out “The Benefits Of Friendship.”

The total running time of the tracks is 5:40.

Download the 20080209 session. (9 MB)

Listen to songs from the January 12, 2008 session

B and Not B — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:24:56 +0000

I had a hard day. My throat was too messed up to sing much, I felt kind of sick, and I was in a generally bad mood that froze my creative flow. In the end, I decided to try writing songs named after the planets of our solar system. I only got as far as Venus.

This session lasted from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The total running time of the tracks is 6:27.

Download the 20080112 session. (13.9 MB)

Listen to songs from the December 8, 2007 session

B and Not B — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:33:34 +0000

I learned how to use MIDI instrument tracks. Now I’ve got simulated drums, B3 organ, and “cello” in the mix. I also learned the ways of the reverb bus, and things have gotten considerably wetter.

This session lasted from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The total running time of the tracks is 13:12.

Download the 20071208 session. (28.5 MB)

Listen to songs from the November 6, 2007 session

B and Not B — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:54:38 +0000

Twelve minutes and thirty-eight seconds of music you’ve never heard.

Listen to songs from the September 29, 2007 session

B and Not B — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:52:17 +0000

Twenty-six minutes of music you’ve never heard.