like acoustic punk. Hmmm.... sounds okay to me.
1. I miss the trains -recorded at Ruben's studio out in Edgewood, NM.
I went with my girlfriend and just punched it out in a couple of takes.
2. 100% Artificial -This is from the same session with Ruben. It's
just something I wrote for Billy Bragg who has some of the best socio/political
lyrics ever.
3. You sunk my battleship -was just from some footage I
shot with Brandon. In it he's trying to float a table upside down in an
abandoned "public" swimming pool. It sunk. Can you hear that squeaking? It's
bats.
4. Abnormal (Rob Mix) -I did this one afternoon at my parents
house, I'm guessing mid 2000.
5. Two minute conversation -From the
Ruben sessions, I hope it sounds like I'm playing in the room with you. That's
the sound I was looking for.
6. Chrock -is a short for something, but
I won't tell. You'll have to figure it out it if you care to. This was recorded
in my old apartment I had in Gallup, NM during my senior year in high school,
late '99. This kid had a really cool analog delay pedal, that's why this sounds
trippy. I ran the track through it. I really like this "captured moment" or song
if it's less fruity.
7. Drunk with concern -I can't say anything
about this, it would just ruin it for you. I will say that this video tape
almost got me in trouble. People would randomly stop by my apartment just to
watch it. In the end I learned two things, drunk people are funny to watch ,
even on TV and don't lie about your actions. It's a long, long story.
8.
Anne Dream A Day -The ruben sessions '02. If you want to know anything about
this song some to a show. This is for dreamland. and Sheenah.
9. Untitled
for you -Brandon shot this footage of me playing at the Blue Dragon (Coffee
House, Indian School and Girard, Albuquerque, NM :end plug.) It was open mic
night and I think late summer/early fall of 2000. My hair was long and I looked
katarded. No that wasn't a misspelling, stupid.
10. Her song -Ruben
sessions '02. What can I say? Written for an amazing woman.
11. German
Daniel's eye -More footage in late '99. I hung out with the foreign kids.
They were a lot of fun. I haven't heard from Daniel in a long time, I hope he's
good.
12. Impatient -Ruben Sessions '02. I'm singing with myself. I
find it funny for some reason. I came up with the harmonies while listening to
this song in my car. Hurray for traffic.
13. 1996 -It's just a
melancholy instrumental for remembering about the old days. 1996 was a fun year
and to me that's when good music died.
14. My broken song -Break up
songs are weak. So I took all the songs I wrote about the demise of this
relationship and just put it all in one song. Hopefully, it's blunt and straight
forward, no rhetorical bullshit.
15. You're a nation -the next day
Brandon was evicted from his apartment. This is Josh pissing. What a good time!
Viva la eviction!! and Alcohol! and public YOU'REANATION! So what, it's a lame
play on words.
16. Bored -Ruben Sessions '02. This is about Brandon's
love for fir water. He came to the studio that day with the idea to do backing
vocals. Someday Bran, someday.
17. Abnormal(trip mix) -This is for
when you leave your home and take a... no that's lame. I've always like this
first version and recording of this song. This was done in the fall of '99.
18. Impatient(Rob Mix) -This is just to give you a taste of what I'd
really like to do. Yeah I'm playing all the instuments and recording myself.
I'll play drums better next time, I swear. I'm a guitarist trying to play the
drums.
19. Paula and Lance -I'm guessing this is from late '98. I
can't remember anything except it was cold that night. I haven't talked to Paula
or Lance in a really long time. They were some of the best friends I had.
20. Somnia -I wrote this and showed it to Paula. This is from early
'99. I told her I'd sell 100,000 copies of her voice. It remains to be seen.
21. Simplicity -Done in late '00. Sheenah laid down the keyboard
track to this beat I had on my computer. Over time I finally finished and
polished up the track.
22. DJ Whitey wishes you a merry xmas -Or John
as we like to call him. I caught this on film back in late '99 and didn't find
it until recently. I thought it was and still do now, so I put it on here. It's
just props to John cuz he's funny like that.
23. Anti-logik -A bunch
of guys yelling, a beat and some acoustic guitar. The first release I worked on
was a compilation album. This was the theme. '98 or '99. It was that kind of
party.
24. The Movement- My friend Kieran said it best, "political
break beat." The samples are speeches given during the IMF and World Bank
marches in Washington DC. It's not so much the corporations that I'm against,
it's the greed.
25. The tale of Harriet -Paula is one of the best
story tellers. She makes me laugh. This was around late '98 early '99 when she
told us this story. I have more and their just as funny.
