Tommy [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Revival Revival vs Primus mp3 download, ipod format download Vocals by Barbara Singer. Samples and programming by me. The guitar licks were originally played by Alex Torovic but have been chopped up pretty dramatically. This is part of our ongoing strategy, learned from hip-hop, of taking a [...]
Let Us In [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Revival Revival vs Nirvana mp3 download, ipod format download Vocals and guitar by Barbara. Additional guitar, controller synth, 808 programming and sampling by me. Contains some salty language. This continues our recent push into mostly original rock material about Barbara’s complex romantic life. The sample [...]
May 22nd at 9:30 Parkside Lounge – 317 E. Houston St 9:30 pm Revival Revival – Babsy Singer, Ethan Hein, Pam Adams 10:30 pm Danger Pin – Sam Gurewitz, Matt Horton 11:30 pm DJ Babsy No cover!
As I mentally prepare for my Revival Revival show tonight, I find myself thinking about the scene in Revenge Of The Nerds when they perform their talent show:
This weekend my electronica band Revival Revival is doing some shows for the first time in many months. We’ll be doing a lot of what my non-electronic-musician friends consider to be cheating. The lead vocals and guitar will be live, as will some of the synths. Everything else will be canned, recordings played back from [...]
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Also tagged authenticity, electronica, guitar, improvisation, lionel richie, michael jackson, midi, miles davis, pop, pro tools, reason, remixes, songwriting
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
As part of our ongoing commitment to electronica-fy classic rock, may we present: Born 2B Wylde [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Revival Revival vs Steppenwolf mp3 download, ipod format download Vocals and arranging by Barbara. Samples, guitar and drum machine programming by me. The song was written by Mars Bonfire. Best stage name [...]
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Also tagged bikers, classic rock, drum machines, easy rider, guitar, herman hesse, hippies, remixes, rock, sixties, steppenwolf
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My friend Adam suggested combining “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie and “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga. Here’s the result. Let’s Just Dance [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Revival Revival vs Lady Gaga vs David Bowie mp3 download, ipod format download
Friday, February 26, 2010
The vast majority of music that I hear is recorded, and if you’re reading this the same is probably true of you. Most people don’t have a clear idea what the recording process is like, especially using computers. Here are my adventures in recording. I grew up in the eighties. Cassette recorders were just starting [...]
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Couple of exciting memetic hybrids circulating around the web right now. First, here’s a techno track using samples of Pixar’s Up, which is one of the best and saddest movies ever. Thanks Mike for alerting me to the remix’s existence. Remixing songs is all well and good, but remixing movies, that’s where it’s at.
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Also tagged america, animation, audio editing, book, chris isaak, dj earworm, electronica, kevin kelly, lady gaga, memes, movies, pixar, pop, remixes, sampling, up, video editing
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Boys And Dance Floors [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Revival Revival vs Janet Jackson mp3 download, ipod format download Right-click or option click the links to save the track to your computer. There are as many different ways of writing songs as there are songwriters. Barbara Singer and I have arrived at a [...]
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Also tagged autotune, composing, improvisation, janet jackson, looping, pro tools, production, reason, recording, remixes, sampling, songwriting
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