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Horse Bones and Callused Toes

Jan 21, 2012 s o n g s. i n. p r o g r e s s. Leave a comment
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Here’s a draft for a new song, Horse Bones and Callused Toes…

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Horse Bones and Callused Toes

I’m sick of words to sing
in dylan cryptology
I’m sick of clever themes
like aethestic balladry
or a kid’s song to sing
with aberdeen apathy

words we bury with bodies below
just one sentence written in stone
I got something meaning to say
But I lost it under the pressure that came

and it’s callused toes kicking the dead horse’s bones

the politics we sing
like horse bones and callused toes
the suburban swing
with ‘pocalytiptic imagery
i’m sick of all the puns
the house that’s not home
oh how that gets old
and sure nuf i’ll be
afraid to even speak

mixing for new ep done

Jan 9, 2012 s o n g s. i n. p r o g r e s s. Leave a comment
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Mixing went smoothly. From what it sounds like, mastering won’t start til another month which is fine since I still haven’t figured out anything for album art. Here’s a couple clips from mixing…

Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of Playlist

Jan 8, 2012 s o n g s. i n. p r o g r e s s. Leave a comment
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I hardly make playlists. In fact, this may be the first one I put any thought into. For track selection, the theme here is mostly 70’s soul songs with male singers and lush string/horn arrangements. Enjoy!

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1) When the World’s at Peace – O’ Jays
2) Living for the City – Stevie Wonder
3) Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City – Bobby Bland
4) Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack
5) Little Child Runnin’ – Curtis Mayfield
6) Call Me (Come Back Home) – Al Green
7) It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World – James Brown (60’s song)
8) I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc (no way near the 70s but too good to leave out)
9) I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog (the Way You Treated Me) – Bobby Bland
10) Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People – O’ Jays
11) Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) – Marvin Gaye

another dunce track

Dec 20, 2011 s o n g s. i n. p r o g r e s s. Leave a comment
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Here’s another track I left off the upcoming EP and didn’t want to record in studio. I’m just not feeling the arrangement as much as the ones that did make it. Song by itself is good though I probably could’ve taken it in a different direction arrangement-wise. here it is…

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