Mic’d glass harp (punch bowl, vase, snifter) into Harvestman Tyme Sefari controlled by Make Noise Pressure Points. Reverb via Stilton Adapter. Additional modules used: Polivoks VCF, Evin 209.
This project is in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
Photos by Abby Saunders.
Things Don’t Go My Way
All these plans work in my mind But their outcomes surface EOL’d I’m just losing all the time All my efforts fall unrecognized
Too much changed and I don’t recognize my face Things don’t go my way Cue my distance I can’t let go of my dreams But things don’t go my way
Cut my finger on your shame Bleeding out until I fall in line (again) Sleeping off another day Think I’ll say “goodbye” to everything
Too much changed and I don’t recognize my face Things don’t go my way Cue my distance I can’t let go of my dreams But things don’t go my way
So much has changed now I don’t recognize my face Things don’t go my way. Too many reasons (why) “I can’t” echo in my head Things don’t go my way
Artist: Ted James Song: Things Don't Go My Way (20110810) Album: Things Don't Go My Way
Gold
Originally written on the G4, reworked on the BlackBook.
Do you remember the way we were when everything changed? We were as high as the weather was cold And in the air we were breathing was the essence of fate Now how strange we would feel without
I’d been waiting in vein for years Expecting to change Nothing’s different now that I’m older Always needing repairs Tossing books down the stairs I’m still trying to figure it out
Look at me out there alone in the cold Look at me out trying to lighten my load Look at me always so far from my home When you look at me everything turns into gold
So after hundreds of days We’ve loved in hundreds of ways There’s a feeling that never gets old I’m collecting the rain today In cups with your name I’ll save them till the rain turns to snow
Look at me out there alone in the cold Look at me out trying to lighten my load Look at me always so far from my home When you look at me everything turns into gold
I’ve been working (or not working) on this thing since 2004. An oldie but a goodie, in my opinion.
Falling asleep, I lay beside you If you get lost in your dreams I’ll come and find you No need to worry Dry your tears I’ll make your winters disappear And the circle of lies completes I’m the last thing you could need With the moonlight on your skin Through the plastic bag you’re in
She wakes frozen Heartbreak, roses You vow never to go back there again Loose lips, bullseye Go dance tonight Alright, I’ll invite myself to stay 1, 2 before you feel the floor inside spinning out from under your bed Don’t think, forget Your face Reject all night Loneliness can be so serene
Like your cheap philosophy I’m just living in a dream Like a scarecrow in the sea I’m just living out my dreams I’m just living in a dream
Ripped jeans, lipstick Don’t pay for it, it’s fine I know what you cam here to see Light’s out, lay down Don’t make a sound This town is draining all the life out of me Open window Away you go You know who you never made it to see Discord Goodbyes Fade out supplies I find Everyone is looking at me
Like your cheap philosophy I’m just living in a dream Like a scarecrow in the sea I’m just living out my dreams Throw another book at me I’m still living in a dream Like a scarecrow in the sea I’m just living out my dreams I’m just living in a dream
I started this file last January and really haven’t touched it since. I was looking to continue working on a faster song and came across this one while going through old tracks. I decided to add the bass and a few additional layers tonight, and will follow up with lyrics later on.
Hey don’t fade I’m amazed at how the day goes by While waiting just to point my eyes at you So strange How my sealed up secrets stashed inside Sent several lengthy messages to you In song Will you brush them off so senselessly Or lie awake at night hoping it’s true I’m yours If you study all the frequencies My heart will let yours contact me
All we ever do is take up space I don’t want to race I just want to spend my time with you If all we ever do is make mistakes I don’t want to wait I just want to spend my time with you
I have made an intricate grid of contact times To monitor the thoughts I’ve bound to you Today While the only clouds are in my mind These arms are always open wide for you In time With the riddles that pour from my face My broken mind just needs a taste of you So calm Now I never meant to slip away Another inch for everyday
With/Without has been kicking around as an idea in progress for quite a few years now. I made the most headway with actually structuring the sounds and bringing vocals into the mix over the course of 2008. Here is the most recent version, which includes a few edits to the ending and a new harmony.
Clocks keep on ticking The rivers of signal flow Emotionless circuits Sing the only good song I know There is truth in mechanics Dynamics will ebb and flow I’m a creature of habit In the habit of letting go
The Bridges of Providence County - Originally released through Cozy Music in 2007 as the title track to my debut EP. I have since cleaned it up a little bit and remastered it slightly.
Look on the floor for a club and a seven of spades I’ve been climbing this staircase for days For a mirror that won’t show my face For a woman who… Can’t find the door or a way to get out of this maze I’ve been searching this hallway for days Only when I can see how it pays to be me will I turn back And throw it all away again
I’ve burnt all my bridges to jump off Now I need a place to stay Hiding behind my window pane
Looking for more Always walking in figure of eights Now my feet never know where to stay The way you look at me How I must seem to be You say “I’m only human” but I won’t be here for long I’ve burnt all my bridges to jump off
I’ve burnt all my bridges to jump off Now I need a place to stay Hiding behind my window pane
Looking for sgnals in the dark Playing the blues on a stolen guitar I’ve taken apathy too far
I was only here for days You only here for nights So busy we were getting restless So glad that we got on that flight
You belong to the city but your heart is in the sea The waves will crash around you while on a shipwreck with me
Now no more conversation Winds pick up and we lose the station Waves are looking tall Colors gone to greyscale Drinks now on the floor and your voice is raising Fuck! What do we do? Only hesitation Thunder interrupts while the swell is raising Raining on your face How our lives are changing Out here in the storm More than our hearts are sinking
You belong to the city but your heart is in the sea The waves will crash around you while on a shipwreck with me
And never again is heard more and more Pull the knives from the table and we’re out the door And you’re alone again and again and for sure We’ll be back and you know how it feels to be trapped And never again is heard more and more With a mask on your face going out for more And you’re alone again and again and for sure Your attack will be silent and carefully mapped
Sickness somehow equals productivity. With my sore-throat at hand, I took to the EQs and worked out the levels on the chorus a bit. Richer, fuller, more loud: all totally okay words to describe the way the vocals sound. This is probably some of the most complicated (yet listenable) sound design I’ve come up with to date, probably the least spectacular song form ever. Sounds best when turned up to +11.
You’re closing in on the other side We’ll be waiting here until you arrive Night after night you cut your stride Now how much farther? How much time?
Do we have to wait? Until we have it all Until we get a break, Until we can be tall enough to see what it’s like to fall.
Your locusts sing for the end of time We can hear them bleed from a thousand miles away Night after night you’ll dull your mind Keep an even keel over wasted time
00:02:00 Shipwreck