ILX Christmas Compilation: Deck the Halls With Boughs of LOLly (2013 expansion! Deadline is December 1!)

And yes before anyone complains we can change the title, we just needed something for now.

Deadline November 30th, no limitations, originals, covers, whatever. MP3, AIFF, WAV, whatever format is best (I use Apple, FWIW), file size not an issue. E-mail files or links to me at ned at kuci dot org when you're done. We'll need cover art as always. Post if you're in.

I gotta feeling
That this Boxing Day is gonna be a good Boxing Day

I'm in.

...and the title is great!

YES

Deck the LOLs with SBs of Holly

Deck the polls with SBoughs of LOL-y

stop that

like I said on the other thread, I'm doing "Coventry Carol"

Do LULU Hear What I Hear?

i'm in. sad that i missed out on lulu.

maybe dan and i can collab on something from britten's "a ceremony of carols."

oh that would be COOL

i can start as soon as i get my mic cable resoldered. which i've been meaning to do for a few months.

i'll probably do something. i'm apparently committing to every ilx music project these days. i kind of want to try to make the most depressing christmas song i can.

maybe i should promise to do "cherry tree carol" so i can force myself to do something
i loathe christmas music but i love that song
and it would force me to try
and i know the song

i am going to regret this (and may need help) but can i claim that song til further notice?

it's only october after all

i think we should get the entire CHILX massive together to do something, "we are the world"-style.

oh shit we can do "do they know it's christmas" or whatever that bullshit's called

One of my college roommates was very talented musically, sang in a barbershop quartet, etc. He was good at transposing songs into other keys, and one afternoon he had us all on the floor laughing/crying by singing carols as minor-key dirges.

my fantasy is that we all get together, have a party, get drunk, then each pick a celebrity who sang on "do they know its christmas" and try to do an imitation of that celebrity singing their line.

i'll do one

maybe the 12 whatevers of SuggestBanmas

Okay, edited thread title/first message for more specific information, so gear up etc.

i am going to regret this (and may need help) but can i claim that song til further notice?

Sure, but as noted, no limitations -- if people want to do their own take on that, feel free. I figure people should post what you want to do when you've figured out the song and I'll keep a running list. And remember, do originals too if you want! No reason not to!

Ok, tbh I'm already regretting posting that, so we'll see if I can manage to get anything at all done by Nov. 15

who all has been suggest banned so far? are we up to 12?

?

think I wanna do o holy night in a very srs way

hahah

12 SB's of xmas?

gr80 gets it.

should it be "2 deez nuts" or "4 deez nuts"?

Huh. Seems weird. Oh well, I did say no limitations so hey.

well if it's too weird/crepey, i will do something else and let the 9 whiney's whining be merely a figment of my imagination.

I'm in too, I welched on the last one mainly because I was getting hitched and had no real time but I'd love to do an Xmas song of some description.

FIIIIIIIVE BUUUUUTHUUUUURT DEEEEEEEEJ

lol

My housemate does a freakin excellent Bing Crosby impression and is forever going about the place singing "jingle bells" and "white christmas". I may have to put him to good use.

i offer my services as lyricist/backup screamer to anyone with musical chops because dammit these look fun and i wanna take part

first draft of the last verse:

on the 12th day of suggestbanmas, the good mod gave to me:

12 special guest stars (mark bronson)
11 jordans sarging
10 burts a stanton
9 whineys whining
8 deej a beefing
7 gabbnebs gabbing
6 frogs bs-ing

MASONIC BOOM!!!

four deez nuts
three just got offed
two hilarious stickmen (from the xkcd comics)
and what in the admin log

on this

sarahel that song is going to be so terrible.

stoked!

Ah, was thinking it was time for a new 'no restrictions' compilation.

This would be ILX vol 6 wouldn't it? Or have we sacked the 'count'...

Anyroad, I have to be in this. I'm in.

I dont think "suggestbanmas" scans at all well. Wouldnt "banmas" scan better?

(not that I'm sure its a great idea, tbh... its asking for a clusterfuck with those lyrics heh ah well :P)

"Whiney Got Suggest Banned By A Reindeer"

"The First L-O-L"

"Jingle Bell Statscock"

banmas alternates: Wagemanns Waging, Aarons Hertzing, FIVE NUUUUUDE SPOCKS

having downloaded some music making software this week, inspired by loutallica, i tentatively say i'm in. gonna grab 'happy xmas (war is over)' if thats cool?

Like I keep saying! No restrictions, go to town.

I think the "Christmas" theme has taken over!

Ned, I'm in. Track sent!

Yeah I should get around to a reupload. Will do that tonight!

If there are any desires to add to the compilation:

* Deadline: Dec. 1
* No limitation at all on what you want to do. Traditional, new song, long, short, whatever.

And again the comp tracklisting as it originally stands:

DJP - Coventry Carol Ladies
Tom D - On the Occasion of the Release of John Maclean from Peterhead Prison and His Return to Glasgow on December 3rd, 1918 (O Tannenbaum)
Grannykart - Sinterklass
Mark Grout - Xmas Trees
The Transients - Please Don't Tell My Baby
Snoball - It's Christmas Time
Bernard Snowy - single best christmas
Elf With Wound - Fissions of Sugarplums
Philip Nunez and Friends - All I Want For Christmas is LouLou
The Dead Kittendys - Holiday in Catbodia
DJP - God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Ismael Klata and the Bee's Knees - Old Saint Nick
MaresNest - Let the Reindeer Crinkle Their Heads to Death
Snoball - 'Every Day is Christmas'
Tom D - Stille Nacht

Great, thanks. Same e-mail address for sending songs as before?

Yup!

If anyone wants to back me and produce on a cover of Tom Lehrer's "Christmas Carol," lmk

I've got an idea brewing for a new track so I'll get to work on it

Hey Ned, I sent you a recording last year that was a little too late. Is it eligible for the re-boot? I do not have a great recording set up right now, so that would be my best contribution. I can resend of course.

(xp) Fuck it, that idea didn't work... but I've got another one, to the Batcave!

Grandavis: please resend!

I do not have a great recording set up right now

LOL, mine's is a PC, an freeware audio editor and a guitar

Alright Ned, will do.

Tom D., I do not even have a personal computer right now, just my work computer, so "not great" could have been substituted for non-existent. I am not happy about it, but perhaps Chrismtmas this year will bring some new toys ....

is this still available on Soundcloud please ?

Heyyyyy, wait for the re-release!

Would you accept a reggae cover of Cold Cold Ground by Tom Waits?

Over to you, Ned

Dog Latin: hey, I wouldn't stop ya...

A week to go!

I'll send you a new one this week, Ned

Thanks! We have four new tracks total at this point. Again, deadline is tomorrow: I'll upload and share out the comp either tomorrow night or Monday evening.

Will have to do a 'Deluxe' style 2CD set with the new extras

The Special Edition has a Blu-Ray documentary filmed in HD, featuring of all of us sitting in our respective bedroom/living room/shed studios, 'Classic Albums' style.

"Yeah, man... Like, this is, the guitar I used on that track..."

Interviewer (off camera): "How did you get that sound?"
ILXor: "Well it was pure chance, actually. I accidentally played my guitar through a bass amp."

Interviewer (still off camera): "Did you run the Klon through the Blockhead?"
ILXor: "Yeah, I did, actually. Now they're both in hospital with concussion."

Okay the uploading took longer than I thought thanks to a screwup on SoundCloud's end BUT...

https://soundcloud.com/nedraggett/sets/the-ilx-christmas-compilation

Tracklist:

DJP - Coventry Carol Ladies
Grannykart - Sinterklass
Mark Grout - Xmas Trees
The Transients - Please Don't Tell My Baby
Snoball - It's Christmas Time
Bernard Snowy - single best christmas
Elf With Wound - Fissions of Sugarplums
Philip Nunez and Friends - All I Want For Christmas is LouLou
The Dead Kittendys - Holiday in Catbodia
DJP - God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Ismael Klata and the Bee's Knees - Old Saint Nick
MaresNest - Let the Reindeer Crinkle Their Heads to Death
Snoball - 'Every Day is Christmas'
Tom D - Stille Nacht
Grandavis - Silent Night
Phoebe Crepes - Theme from Gremlins
Snoball -- Good King Wenceslas
Tom D -- Christmas Card(ew)

Also a direct download here

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ld007k

who is elf with wound

ah answered upth

Indeed. Anyway, bumping a bit for the new week.

argh! forgot to send you my track.

WELL. Next year, then! (Grandavis's was originally submitted after last year's deadline!)

Look forward to listening to this later

This is a hell of a lot of fun to listen to, such a cool range of stuff. Thanks as usual Ned. Gonna listen again!

Eclectic!

Really enjoying this still, especially as I get closer to being on vacation! Tom D., your tracks are really great I must say, right up my alley. I would listen to those in any context. Do you record other stuff? I mean everything on this is good/fun/rocking and many combinations of all of those things, but those tracks and the Elf With Wound song I could listen to on repeat without any complaints.

Thanks g, your track is great too btw! I only work when prompted these days, more or less.

Mariah Carey's Christmas track breaks a million sales

Congratulations Philip Nunez and Friends Mariah...
Wait, what?

Thanks Tom D., and I hope folks keep prompting you to make stuff.

Merty crimbas xeveryowe

tom d.'s motorik stille nacht just came up on random and is fantastic

^^^

something you can link to?

Christmas Day is on a Monday this year, so...
'Xmas Monday'

An album for your Seasonal Needs!

Man, I had totally forgotten about this, is there a place it can be heard? We ought to set up an ILX Bandcamp or something.

I thought it was on SoundCloud, seems not.

https://i.imgur.com/BlMnsfH.jpg

just (re-?) discovered that bernard snowy's song is about WXYC

DJP's multi-tracked 'god rest ye' is incredible

as is tom d's krautrock silent night