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- 4 - Blue Arabesque
You can find lyrics in anywhere. In this song's case it was - paint samples.
Someone had left behind a Sherwin Williams paint sampler (the kind that splays out like an Asian folding fan). I was absent mindedly flipping through it one day and realized that the names of paint colors are ridiculous and fantastic. So I went to the color “blue” and pulled out ones that I thought sounded interesting and rhymed:
Indigo / Nautilis / Open Sea / Georgian Bay
In this episode we discuss:
- How practicing doesn't necessarily make you better, but it does make you more observant and flexible
- Paulstretch - the best way to make sound collages
- How alternate tunings enable the familiar to become foreign
13 min - 3 - Glitter on the Dancefloor
I've always wanted to write a New Order-tinged electro rave-up, and now I have. "Glitter on the Dancefloor" is that rare flight of genre fantasy that has a reasonable payoff.
In this episode we discuss:
- Songwriting being akin to painting landscapes on postage stamps
- Mixing whisper tracks into vocal performances
- The ZVex Fuzz Factory (one of my secret weapons)
13 min - 2 - Afghanistan
Its hard to write something that's truly contemporary. It takes time to reflect on a thing from a position that isn't just reactionary and have a perspective that's worth sharing. "Afghanistan" tries to split the difference - it's a song written quickly and instinctively while watching the fall of Kabul on CNN, but recorded with more intent.
In this episode we discuss:
- Writing songs that are equal parts music, storytelling, and journalism
- Using formant filters (Little Alterboy for the win!)
- The deceptive simplicity of true belief
13 min - 1 - Las Vegas
You find weird things about Las Vegas once you're there for more than a long weekend. There aren't any bookstores anywhere near the strip. The entire place has a kind of druggy rhythm - taxi drivers and breakfast chefs in the morning, alcohol and smoke in the evening. It smells like bad cigars and mothballs and plastic and sunscreen. And it's a great place to set an apocalyptic rock song.
In this episode we discuss:
- Writing impressionistic narratives through word collages
- Using instruments intentionally for the things they're uniquely good at (and not just putting a strummed acoustic behind everything)
- The Star Trek themed bar in the lobby of the Las Vegas Hilton
11 min - Scratch by Echo Bloom: Trailer
Ever wondered how a song goes from an idea into a fully produced recording? Join Kyle Evans (bandleader of Echo Bloom) every two weeks as he documents the birth of a new song and gives a guided tour of how it was constructed. If you're a musician searching for inspiration, a fan looking for the next thing to fall in love with, or just are curious how things are made, come along for the journey.
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Ever wondered how a song goes from an idea into a fully produced recording? Join Kyle Evans (bandleader of Echo Bloom) every two weeks as he documents the birth of a new song and gives a guided tour…
of how it was constructed. If you're a musician searching for inspiration, a fan looking for the next thing to fall in love with, or just are curious how things are made, come along for the journey.