ILX Compilation 8: cautiously, or otherwise, surging out of lockdown

End of May sound good? Start of June? Anyway, please send your LOSSLESS FILES (nothing else please or I'll have to convert them all again) to my username-affiliated email address, and we'll kick off the POST-COVID SORT OF POST-COVID SUMMER with a RIGHT PROPER BANG

I'm tentatively signing up. I have parts of a song written, but need to get some gear/repairs before I can really make it happen the way I want.

MP3 only? no thanks I'm out. Use lossless distribution on Bandcamp or nothing...

Oh wait I got completely confused lol

I actually mean send your FLACS, WAVS or AIFS ONLY to me. NO MP3S. Fucksake. I knew it was one or the other

I'm in!

The power of persuasion

Oh, I thought I’d missed this.

Yeah, let’s do summat

im in

Is there some kind of theme for this?

Constraints?

Or will any song about any topic will do?

(I haven't participated in any of these compilations before, only the album pre-covers)

I think...try and make it a little bit celebratory or hedonistic. Even if ironically

I'm in!

Yes !

Isn't the theme in the thread title ?
I've started something around that idea, anyway.

I'm in, as long as I can send a 32kbps RealPlayer file

Can we send a cassette ?

I think...try and make it a little bit celebratory or hedonistic. Even if ironically

― imago, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 7:52 AM (thirteen hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Thanks. I'm in!

Are cover versions allowed LJ? I have something in mind.

Oh, that's a good idea, I might do one myself.

Covers are fine

I have something

I’m in.

I'm in.

lurkers allowed?

I don't see why not

am i allowed to participate?

The more people that get involved the better.

XP - As long as you've had breakfast

XP - As long as you've had breakfast

― Maresn3st, Saturday, May 1, 2021 2:50 PM

MY DEMANDS HAVE NOT BEEN MET OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED

i'm dizzy btw.

completely unrelated and completely on a serious note here—

really excited for this. i've been dealing with some personal stuff a lot the past few months. just last week, i was ambulanced away to the er in the middle of the night because i thought i was experiencing something seriously going bad with my heart. i'm lucky i wasn't 5150'd. it was just anxiety, but that should give you an idea of what it's been like.

i haven't recorded any music —or even played / practiced regularly— in nearly a month.

started working on my tune last night. instant relief. usually when i record i will just track and mix everything in marathon sessions, which has its pros and cons. but this? i'm gonna take my time and do my absolute best on this one — not that i don't normally, but sometimes you get a little woozy towards the end of nine hours of playing and mixing, obviously.

i <3 u ilx

hey imago, i used the ilx email form thingy and sent you a google drive link for mine. just fyi.

stoked for this, btw.

I hope you're feeling better now.

This is an interesting challenge for me because I'm feeling good about the end of lockdown but the music I normally make isn't what you'd call upbeat or optimistic.

nvm, count me out.

stay clever.

is it too late for me join in for this?

and austin, how come? hope you'll at least post your jams on bandcamp, i always enjoy them

I'm in! Link sent.

I've done most of the work over the weekend. I still have to record the vocals and mix the whole thing.

I’ll aim to send my lo-fi beats to study / relax to over the weekend.

Excellent, excellent...

I opted for a cover version, nearly done, what's our deadline?

ages lol

Finished !

imago, did you get my email?

yes, sorry I've not responded to any emails but all received! keep 'em coming folks...we've only had a few so far

Yo imago I sent you a message to ask for your email address, did you get it?

(My entry is done)

my username + 'leuthic' at the usual...

looking forward to it, things have taken a turn for the extremely slow, think of this as a later-in-the-summer job

I'll have something for you soon.

I was kinda wondering if this was going to slide off the table, good to know we're still happening.

my son wants to submit a song

he can submit multiple songs

a suite of son-songs

I was kinda wondering if this was going to slide off the table, good to know we're still happening.

LJ seems to be on a major sabbatical so this has slid off the table, out the front door and down the nearest drain. A pity as I've got stuff ready to go now!

have in fact made a tentative return to ILM (and ILB) only, so uh if people still want to do this and if I haven't burnt too many bridges then go for it!

Get it out in time for Christmas at least.

Oh I had forgotten about this. My track is finished and available if this ever gets out !

I’ve got something if you want it. Will send you a mail of e.

PLUR

not that kind of e

but plur, brah, plur!

I have ambient synth to contribute, which is a genre of music that no one is exploring in 2021

Excellent. Thanks LJ.

I think you have mine already but let me know if you need me to resend.

Same here. I can resend mine if required.

Maybe I should attempt to finish one of the half dozen tracks I started

I'm fairly sure I sent in my entry. Did you receive it?

I've got three or four possibles, not sure which is most appropriate for a crawling out of lockdown comp.

... but I've just finished a new track tonight so I'm going to use that one instead.

My favorite part of parenting these days is watching all of my old favorite movies with my boys

sounds like solid jam, cal.

btw here's the song i rescinded. it's one of my favorite things i ever did. thanks everyone.☮️

Welp thought this was the parenting thread

that's very nice austin!

I made a tune for this but it really wasn't very good. something that came up for me at the time and has also been coming up recently is that making happy music is actually really fucking difficult. most of the music i've ever made is pretty fucking moody but i've been trying to make more upbeat tracks lately, maybe it's because I'm just not used to doing that, or maybe happy music is more technically difficult somehow, like you need to properly know about music theory etc?

I remember watching a documentary about Scottish music (I think) and they had a wee interview with kt tunstall and she spoke about how writing a sad song is a piece of piss, anyone can do that but writing a happy song that's actually good takes a lot more skill, and ya know what I think old kt was onto something there.

lol maybe the BE HAPPY OR ELSE subtext was a bit strong here

i don't know what creative limitation to suggest for any subsequent attempt

precover that new Cure album idk

I actually have the opposite problem, everything I do sounds very bright and positive and upbeat.

Another covers rekkid would be good, those are always fun, more intensive but still fun.

xp i'd like to hear if you have anything to share!