is there a minority of musicians/producers/DJs on here as the apparent lack of self-plugging (well i dont see as much as i would expect, even tho lots of people have their own blogs and stuff) suggests? it always seems a bit odd to me that someone could be a passionate music fan/critic but never have a crack themselves...same with any art
so if you dont make music why not? lack of time to spend working on music instead of actually earning money via some crappy job? or when did you realise you had no proper musical talent/potential, or found you didnt want it enough, so let it go (this hasnt quite happened to me yet but it probably will in a year or two ;)?
― blueski, Thursday, 7 November 2002 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 7 November 2002 13:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― simon 803 (simon 803), Thursday, 7 November 2002 14:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jez (Jez), Thursday, 7 November 2002 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― dave q, Thursday, 7 November 2002 14:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― OleM (OleM), Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link
There's my band Green Theory, which has been called "an incredible, unique funk/rock/rap/metal" band, for which I do vocals. We can be heard at www.greentheory.net or www.garageband.com/artist/greentheory or www.mp3.com/green_theory among other places.
There's also my solo 4-track creations which are housed at http://nickaliscious.iuma.com which are pretty uncategorizable...a goofy-ass guitar-jangley coffee-wired pop-song here, a stonerly reverb-drenched bossa nova-with-spoken word piece there, a couple tweaked-out instrumentals, a rawnchy hip-hop song in 5/4, it's all good.
― nickalicious, Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― ddd, Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― charlie va (charlie va), Thursday, 7 November 2002 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Thursday, 7 November 2002 16:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 7 November 2002 17:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― bob snoom, Thursday, 7 November 2002 17:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Is ironic that right on the eve of our greatest success is the time that I am seriously considering letting it all go and walking away. And not due to bad reviews, thank you... just general personal problems etc.
We've learned the hard way not to self promote on ILM. If anyone tries, they get the slapdown of piss-taking. Or maybe that's just me...
― kate, Thursday, 7 November 2002 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
( ( ( ( *_* ) ) ) )http://www.tapefuzz.com/chimpspit/music.htm
― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Thursday, 7 November 2002 18:41 (nineteen years ago) link
THE EARWHIGS
― David Allen, Thursday, 7 November 2002 18:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Vinnie (vprabhu), Thursday, 7 November 2002 19:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 7 November 2002 19:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Thursday, 7 November 2002 19:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Thursday, 7 November 2002 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Douglas, Thursday, 7 November 2002 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 7 November 2002 23:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 7 November 2002 23:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Thursday, 7 November 2002 23:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― David Allen, Friday, 8 November 2002 02:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― webcrack (music=crack), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― indecypherable (doorag), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:21 (nineteen years ago) link
I use these kinds of statistics to my own advantage. About once a week, I sit down and write, in a couple of hours, at least six and up to fifteen songs. Most of these are shit. How it usually works is that the first one is good (because I've been storing the inspiration for a week), and the last one is good (it's always the last one, because once I've realised I've written another good one I can't be bothered hacking away any more, preferring to do more work on the good one). The rest are usually rubbish, although sometimes salvageable in different forms. I think the 90/3 good to bad ratio that you have isn't uncommon. The trick is, as you say, to write so much that it's statistically impossible for you not to come up with a classic.
― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Friday, 8 November 2002 02:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Friday, 8 November 2002 03:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio, Friday, 8 November 2002 03:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Friday, 8 November 2002 05:54 (nineteen years ago) link
― charlie va (charlie va), Friday, 8 November 2002 06:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ashley Andel, Friday, 8 November 2002 06:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Demos soon.
― meirion john lewis (mei), Friday, 8 November 2002 08:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Friday, 8 November 2002 10:18 (nineteen years ago) link
http://cacophonix.wh3rd.net/
― Keith McD (Keith McD), Friday, 8 November 2002 11:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Miss Laura, Friday, 8 November 2002 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Friday, 8 November 2002 13:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 8 November 2002 13:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 8 November 2002 14:44 (nineteen years ago) link
maybe a couple of dozen i would like to record. mostly quite different.
as to whether i ever record anything, i cant really afford a 4-track recorder and forming a band is proving to be extremely difficult, so those ideas are gonna sound very bare if its just voice and guitar. not what i imagine them to be.
i think the best thing to do is get out doing shows if you want the chance to get those songs sounding how you want them to sound. practice makes perfect, and money helps.
not that i'll ever do that. too scary.
but hey, i'm only 18, there's time yet.
― alistair, Friday, 8 November 2002 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― charlie va (charlie va), Friday, 8 November 2002 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
"yctc011 - sean-fuck tape : **coming soon** solo electronic punk no fi action? glitch-core too and a helen love remix. its a heck of a responsibilty to take on"
END SELF-PROMOTION
www.youthclubtapeclub.com or email me, it's crap but cheap.
― slit magnet, Friday, 8 November 2002 18:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― matt riedl (veal), Friday, 8 November 2002 21:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 17 October 2003 10:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Friday, 17 October 2003 11:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 17 October 2003 12:07 (eighteen years ago) link
I have tons of ancient 4-track ridiculosity still stored here, but the newest recording on that site is possibly 3 years old now.
I'm recording on a digital 4-track nowadays and hope to have summa dat stuff ready to ear-peep before the month is over. Like anybody cares ha ha.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 17 October 2003 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― scott m (mcd), Friday, 17 October 2003 14:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― astroblaster (astroblaster), Friday, 17 October 2003 16:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 17 October 2003 18:53 (eighteen years ago) link
(you can ignore the Humectant Interruption track on that page since it's not us, tho perhaps you _should_ listen to it anyway).
Russ
― Russ, Friday, 17 October 2003 19:41 (eighteen years ago) link
Still have not posted any although I have burned a few cds for friends.
― hector (hector), Saturday, 18 October 2003 17:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Saturday, 18 October 2003 23:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 19 October 2003 00:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 19 October 2003 00:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Sunday, 19 October 2003 01:00 (eighteen years ago) link
The icefrosted realms of letchworth are killing the false!
Niroth will fucking kill you with necro BMAutofire will make you skin up with demented beats`o`war
and theres some others too, but they havent bought us enough beer yet.
heheGo to www.niroth.da.ru, you bastards!
― NecroBastard, Thursday, 27 November 2003 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link
I laso quiver gingerly on stage playing a tambourine and wearing a large bulb on my head for this band:-
http://www.freedunit.co.uk/
but I guess that doesn't count really.
― flowersdie (flowersdie), Thursday, 27 November 2003 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
Nothing is online because I don't have a good way of transferring audio into my old, ancient, USB-deficient, 5-gig computer.
― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Friday, 28 November 2003 08:02 (eighteen years ago) link
I play in a band with my roommate and our friend who lives downstairs. We aren't very good, but we sure are loud and noisy.
― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 28 November 2003 08:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― Necro Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 28 November 2003 08:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Badlees (crispssssss), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 28 November 2003 09:55 (eighteen years ago) link
Reviving this ancient ILM thread to share ancient music of mine I've revived via Bandcamp, for the purpose of donating to good causes:
'The Irish Sea' is an album of improvisational music I made 20 years ago:https://t.co/wVEKsx9RYtAll sales donated (and I'll double them in full) to community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers here: https://t.co/PmLe0JwWJg pic.twitter.com/yql2K42LuQ— Musicophilia (@musicophiliamix) October 21, 2020
Stream here:https://t.co/wVEKsx9RYt— Musicophilia (@musicophiliamix) October 26, 2020
I'm doubling all purchases (before Bandcamp takes their 15% cut) and donating here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd. As of 10/27, that'll be $226 so far.
― Soundslike, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 15:44 (one year ago) link
It's gorgeous! Will definitely be grabbing that this evening.
― Evan, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 16:02 (one year ago) link
Thank you, Evan!
It's funny, I made this music so long ago--literally half my life ago--and haven't made music since, such that it's not even really like I made it. Weirdly, has allowed me to like it, now; whereas I was almost embarrassed that it's what came out of me instead of some cool Brian Eno-esque thing, when I was 20.
― Soundslike, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 21:57 (one year ago) link
Made my first new music in 20 years. Have to be in the mood for something quiet, melancholy and very simple--but I like it, to my surprise.
https://www.twitter.com/musicophiliamix/status/1478134648312115206
― Soundslike, Thursday, 6 January 2022 05:09 (seven months ago) link
Well, that didn't work. Anyway, it's here:
https://ianmanire.bandcamp.com/album/sketches
― Soundslike, Thursday, 6 January 2022 05:12 (seven months ago) link
Why did you took such a long break? you're good at it!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 6 January 2022 05:34 (seven months ago) link
I like that
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 January 2022 06:13 (seven months ago) link
I used to, but my singing voice has deteriorated to the point I either have to write songs that don't wander out of the low register or have someone else sing them (it feels strange to me having someone else sing and interpret lyrics I've written about my own situations if you're not used to it). Also, I'm not even close to up to date on recording gear and/or it's too expensive or too difficult to learn.
― Lee626, Thursday, 6 January 2022 07:56 (seven months ago) link
Thanks, Moka and Blues!
Don't know why I didn't keep going. I know so many very talented real musicians, guess I felt a bit silly doing my skill-free thing? And then 20 years of life happened? But lately I was just feeling the pull, to play as almost a meditation. So far, it's really providing that.
― Soundslike, Thursday, 6 January 2022 15:52 (seven months ago) link
just into the first track and this sounds cool. gonna go for a walk with it, ty for sharing!
― please don't refer to me as (Austin), Thursday, 6 January 2022 15:59 (seven months ago) link
Winter walks seems to be the best application of this music : )
― Soundslike, Thursday, 6 January 2022 21:37 (seven months ago) link
Really nice! Are you playing or programming those strings and woodwinds?
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 7 January 2022 18:16 (seven months ago) link
Thank you!
It's all VSTs played via keyboard (Arturia Keylab 88 MkII. All improvised, in one to four passes. The strings and woodwinds mostly are Spitfire's 'British Drama Toolkit' instrument. I was so clueless, three weeks ago I didn't know there was this huge world of great-sounding sampled instruments...
― Soundslike, Saturday, 8 January 2022 03:52 (seven months ago) link
Made another one. You'll have to be in the mood for music that breathes very slowly, but it might appeal if/when you're in that state:
After a twenty year pause, I've made two albums in two months. 'Sustain' is for when you need to slow all the way down. Improvised sounds, made of heartache, dread, and hope. But it's also mostly pretty.For those it reaches, may it ring true.https://t.co/7FZIqQcesO— Musicophilia (@musicophiliamix) February 27, 2022
― Soundslike, Sunday, 27 February 2022 01:50 (five months ago) link
Will listen
― calstars, Sunday, 27 February 2022 02:50 (five months ago) link
Do not listen while operating heavy machinery
― Soundslike, Monday, 28 February 2022 22:31 (five months ago) link
hello ilx, i made an album
https://elin.bandcamp.com/album/secret-work
― maelin, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:24 (five months ago) link
I'm still just amazed by virtual instruments today. Me, some nobody, can improvise a piece on cello quartet and get something moving out of it:
https://www.soundcloud.com/ian-manire/sketch-19
― Soundslike, Sunday, 17 July 2022 21:51 (three weeks ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-iQGS2rnD0
― earlnash, Sunday, 17 July 2022 23:11 (three weeks ago) link
As mentioned passim I bought an old Akai sampler a few months ago, and I've been re-enacting one of my childhood dreams by recording samples into a sampler, instead of my computer, which is also a sampler:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB2_pJGO4vc
I may have said it before but I have a renewed respect for Future Sound of London. They must have spent every waking moment listening to records, sampling bits - and then adding the samples to programs, fiddling with keygroups and envelopes, then adding the programs to a multi setup. Samplers and synthesisers in the 1990s were needlessly obscure.
In that tune the drum loops come from the original Zero-G Datafile One, which is treasure trove of 1990s sounds, and the rest of it is a mixture of samples of my modular synth, samples of my Korg Volca FM, and GForce M-Tron, which is a simulation of a Mellotron.
― Ashley Pomeroy, Monday, 18 July 2022 17:39 (three weeks ago) link
sounds great!
I've been trying to learn a bit more about modular, right now in the phase of just finding ways for different pieces of gear to play nice with each other. Came up with this piece of drifty melodic techno over the weekend that makes use of most everything I have, although I had to record each instrument in a separate pass.
https://soundcloud.com/moodlesmix/galactic-dancer
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Monday, 18 July 2022 18:05 (three weeks ago) link
Both of those sound cool!
― DJI, Monday, 18 July 2022 18:13 (three weeks ago) link
Made a new track with Hammond B-3, cello and harmonium--all instruments I've had a low-burning obsession with for their yearning timbre. Have to say--I'm just moving my fingers around instinctively, no conscious music-making skill. But despite that I'm actually getting sounds that are something I'd want to make even if I knew what I were doing, sounds I like as an experienced listener, which has been a beautiful experience:
https://www.soundcloud.com/ian-manire/sketch-20
― Soundslike, Sunday, 31 July 2022 03:51 (one week ago) link
Had insomnia and so decided to make hay while the moon shines. Ended up with a kosmische-adjacent piece I rather like:
https://www.soundcloud.com/ian-manire/sketch-22
Thought I was going to hold off on electronics for a while... But seemed essential for what this piece wanted to be, with Buchla synth, harmonium, clean electric guitar, cimbalom, and cello:
― Soundslike, Monday, 1 August 2022 10:10 (one week ago) link
“Music”
https://raymondcummings.bandcamp.com/
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 1 August 2022 10:36 (one week ago) link
I actually rather like this new album I did, and think others might, too--which is an odd feeling.
Comprised of improvisations made with cello, Hammond B-3 organ, Buchla Easel, harmonium, harp, piano, and electric guitar. I have no preconceptions of what I'm going to make, other than picking an initial instrument for each track. I just play something that's a total surprise to myself, and then layer other things over that.
What surprised me most os this sequence of tracks has an undercurrent of... hopefullness? Not something I consciously experience very often, but feels good to hear.
It's alled 'Flying Blind':
https://ianmanire.bandcamp.com/album/flying-blind
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2513932504_16.jpg
― Soundslike, Friday, 5 August 2022 12:54 (one week ago) link
excited to check these links out
My 2017 album, maximalist post vaporwave disco inferno inspired sample collage. skip the first track lol
https://soaplibrary.bandcamp.com/album/meta-flux
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Friday, 5 August 2022 14:29 (one week ago) link
I have no idea what "maximalist post vaporwave" could mean, which is intruiging, but you hooked me with Disco Inferno, so will be listening : )
― Soundslike, Friday, 5 August 2022 16:13 (one week ago) link
my new old punk gig, though the band's sound is already shifting a bit from this June session
https://frankycantclimb.bandcamp.com/releases
― Jaqueline Kasabian Oasis (bendy), Friday, 5 August 2022 17:31 (one week ago) link