Last night, I dropped by the newly christened Dragon Studios (in LTD’s dining room) to hear what kinda drum sound he is getting. There is a fancy new recording nook set up where we used to eat the pasta Galapagos. I like it. With just 3 mics on the kit – a SM57 on the high hat, a KSM27 on the snare, and some damn thing in the kick… it sounds amazing. Like Billy Jean but with real drums.
We are mostly done with a new song called Sans Soleil -- and put it here to hear.
Tonight… we’re all going to see Destroyer/Colossal Yes at the Crofoot. Before that, dinner at Bastone and a stop at Cranbrook for something artful.
hearts ~~ Gene
The Slowest Jams
Thanks Bro. Today I can look into my dinning room and see not a table for friends and family to sit around and enjoy my mothers mothers' pasta dishes but instead a beautiful used Starck piano. A quick search for a free piano on Craigslist this Friday introduced me to a wonderful woman living just three blocks from Michelle and I, looking to gain some extra space in a house of kids and dads. Heavy and half broke, it sounds wonderful and smells like on orange. Bob Emmet is gonna tune it for me. An upright acoustic piano, it also has a 2 octave organ with bass pedals, an amp and a speaker. The organ part is broke to shit. Maybe I'm a little out of shape but this thing hurt to move and it wouldn't be coming to dinner without Trevor Naud, Chris Gideon and Richard Panic. Point is, giving away an instrument is as wonderful as pasta galagia and a finger in a jar of Nutella. So thanks bro, for the wonderful meal.
Tartare you being served?
The girls went out to get their drink on Friday night. Gene, LTD & I stayed in with Penelope & made for ourselves a delightful little dinner indeed - steak tartare, a green salad with homemade vinaigrette & bleu cheese fries, also homemade. LTD brought along a fantastic dessert called frangipane, which is a tart of almond paste & pears. A quick scan at Wikipedia shows it's of Belgian origin. Shoulda known! I love them Belgian foods.
Dinner was followed by our typical Friday night feast of LTD's Magical Mystery Tour of basic cable. There was bad Christian folk rock & really really bad Coyote Ugly tryouts. Somehow the Coyote Ugly show lead to our edification on the politics of reptilian overlords.
Below:
1. Steak tartare recipe via Anthony Bourdain. We recommend you do a lot of tasting once you've mixed it all together; we really had to amp most up everything to get some good flavor volume. Also, we used two pounds of a lovely filet from the local neighborhood market. Our tartare was without the cognac, but you bet your sweet bippy we'll have some next time.
2. YouTube evidence of our reptilian overlords.
STEAK TARTARE:
# 2 egg yolks
# 2 tbsp Dijon mustard (28 g)
# 4 anchovy filets, finely chopped
# 2 tsp ketchup (10 g)
# 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (5 g)
# Tabasco sauce, to taste
# Freshly ground black pepper
# 1/4 cup salad (i.e., corn or soy) oil (56 ml)
# 1 oz Cognac (28 ml)
# 1 small onion, freshly and finely chopped
# 2 oz capers, rinsed (56 g)
# 2 oz cornichons, finely chopped (56 g)
# 4 sprigs of flat parsley, finely chopped
# 1 1/4 lb. fresh sirloin, finely chopped (560 g)
Throw it all in a big bowl & serve it up. It's raw meat & eggs, so eat it right away, duh.
REPTILES:
Love,
Burgundy
My pony plays the mamba.
This is how I spend my mornings...
Ryan Lambert went on to the 80s classic [& recent DVD debut], Monster Squad, & now fronts a San Fransisco-based indie rock band called Elephone [http://www.myspace.com/elephone].
Stacey Ferguson or 'Fergie' went on to star in a couple pornographic films before being tragically killed in a drug-related shooting.
Going back to bed,
Burgundy
Ryan Lambert went on to the 80s classic [& recent DVD debut], Monster Squad, & now fronts a San Fransisco-based indie rock band called Elephone [http://www.myspace.com/elephone].
Stacey Ferguson or 'Fergie' went on to star in a couple pornographic films before being tragically killed in a drug-related shooting.
Going back to bed,
Burgundy
Bartlett's.
The quote of the year already: "She looks like she could eat an apple through a fence."
Thank you Gene.
Love,
Burgs
Thank you Gene.
Love,
Burgs
Tears in the rain.
Gene + Big Muff + Toothbrush = Burgundy Bliss.
Guitar Wizard really nailed some sweet fuzzed out stylings the other night. 'Able Archer' has newly minted muscle that's totally killer. I think it's pretty damn close to done now. Don't you?
Also, we watched Blade Runner the other night. Lord, how I ache for Sean Young circa 1985.
Fondly,
N. F. H. Burgundy IV
Guitar Wizard really nailed some sweet fuzzed out stylings the other night. 'Able Archer' has newly minted muscle that's totally killer. I think it's pretty damn close to done now. Don't you?
Also, we watched Blade Runner the other night. Lord, how I ache for Sean Young circa 1985.
Fondly,
N. F. H. Burgundy IV
The Secretary of Regrets To Inform You wrote us.
Dear John,
I have found someone else whom I think the world of. This year, SXSW Music received and reviewed over 9,999 submissions. Unfortunately, this means that we must turn down many artists. With that in mind, I think the only way out is for us to not offer Computer Perfection a showcase this year. Please be assured that your materials were given full consideration. We wish you the best in your musical pursuits.
Sincerely,
Anonymous Intern
I have found someone else whom I think the world of. This year, SXSW Music received and reviewed over 9,999 submissions. Unfortunately, this means that we must turn down many artists. With that in mind, I think the only way out is for us to not offer Computer Perfection a showcase this year. Please be assured that your materials were given full consideration. We wish you the best in your musical pursuits.
Sincerely,
Anonymous Intern
Point/Counterpoint
Point
LTD and I spent much of Saturday working on a demo named Fanta See(1), though he pronounces it Fantasay - which I find adorable.
Counterpoint
No, we didn’t and it isn’t.
Anyhow, envision this song centered in a live set where LTD steps out from behind the drum kit and into the spotlight. He demonstrates his acoustic guitar licks as I stand by his side… or perhaps back-to-back(2). We smile, and with a wink compliment each other’s abilities, though each of us know that we’re performing quite better than the other. As it’s currently only two acoustic guitars, I guess that’s been the extent of my envisioning. Maybe Bem lets out a barbaric yawp here and there, and Burgundy carves an ice dance into the negative spaces with his trusty Casio. We’ll see.
1. LTD was soothing his thirst for knowledge with a glass of Orange Fanta on the day we first worked it out. I think that was back in August of 2007 at the Breckenridge Basement studio.
2. Trevor and I used to do this, and we did it with class. But he never comes around with his stories of coworkers that keep plastic knives and baggies in the bathroom cabinet (for reasons entirely unmentionable), or his sacks of White Castles. For he is far too busy. Theme From "Endless Trevor".
Total change of subject - I'm thinking of a Virgin Mary latch hook rug for LTD's birthday, which gives me until the Summer Solstice to find one.
Finally, we applied for the magic that is South by Southwest a few months back. I’m relatively certain that there is zero chance in being accepted, as we’ve never played a show and have only a few songs partially recorded. Oh and we only have a few songs. And we’ve never practiced one of them, even once.
I’m starting to think there was a slight overestimation in our ability to write, record, produce and perform songs, all while trying to figure out how to customize a MySpace page. But that’s not stopping this recurring nightmare: Attempting to extend three songs I don’t know how to play into a showcase performance - in a space that is probably a strip club the other 51 weeks in a year, as evidenced by the poles on stage.
Ah well, we’re better off letting history judge our misjudgements.
~ Gene
Recently viewed: Solaris (1972) directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Currently listening to: A Brief History Of Time
LTD and I spent much of Saturday working on a demo named Fanta See(1), though he pronounces it Fantasay - which I find adorable.
Counterpoint
No, we didn’t and it isn’t.
Anyhow, envision this song centered in a live set where LTD steps out from behind the drum kit and into the spotlight. He demonstrates his acoustic guitar licks as I stand by his side… or perhaps back-to-back(2). We smile, and with a wink compliment each other’s abilities, though each of us know that we’re performing quite better than the other. As it’s currently only two acoustic guitars, I guess that’s been the extent of my envisioning. Maybe Bem lets out a barbaric yawp here and there, and Burgundy carves an ice dance into the negative spaces with his trusty Casio. We’ll see.
1. LTD was soothing his thirst for knowledge with a glass of Orange Fanta on the day we first worked it out. I think that was back in August of 2007 at the Breckenridge Basement studio.
2. Trevor and I used to do this, and we did it with class. But he never comes around with his stories of coworkers that keep plastic knives and baggies in the bathroom cabinet (for reasons entirely unmentionable), or his sacks of White Castles. For he is far too busy. Theme From "Endless Trevor".
Total change of subject - I'm thinking of a Virgin Mary latch hook rug for LTD's birthday, which gives me until the Summer Solstice to find one.
Finally, we applied for the magic that is South by Southwest a few months back. I’m relatively certain that there is zero chance in being accepted, as we’ve never played a show and have only a few songs partially recorded. Oh and we only have a few songs. And we’ve never practiced one of them, even once.
I’m starting to think there was a slight overestimation in our ability to write, record, produce and perform songs, all while trying to figure out how to customize a MySpace page. But that’s not stopping this recurring nightmare: Attempting to extend three songs I don’t know how to play into a showcase performance - in a space that is probably a strip club the other 51 weeks in a year, as evidenced by the poles on stage.
Ah well, we’re better off letting history judge our misjudgements.
~ Gene
Recently viewed: Solaris (1972) directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Currently listening to: A Brief History Of Time
mp3propers
This was nice, considering it's only a demo:
http://www.mp3hugger.com/2008/01/computer-perfection-able-archer/
Gracias, Kevin.
http://www.mp3hugger.com/2008/01/computer-perfection-able-archer/
Gracias, Kevin.