This was done impulsively and that app requires no signup or login whatsoever (for either of us) and streams instantly if you give it sec.
My convenience is more important to me than yours and I love the idea of them not being listened. It just makes them more tragic which is the best thing they have going for them imo.
They are what they sound like, “song ideas” often played spontaneously or laid down the day or a few days after they come out of the void. I have hundreds on bandcamp, apple, Spotify, etc. of varying production values. But putting it on a 2004 style app is funny. The web was sooooo cool back then. ILP was such a flickering candle in a dark world back then before everything was algorithmic and commercialized.
All were written and recorded in the era between 2018-2024, along with dozens of others and I’ve been writing and playing all along, so hundreds prolly.
My vocal cords sound a little youthful because I rarely sing or talk.
I was intending to sell melodies for a living after college and couldn’t find anyone to believe in me or give me a chance and by the time social media was invented I was already locked into a path with massive bills and no way out, working in marketing, writing not music.
Someone played these for me two days ago on their phone while I was just laying there. I didn’t ask them to. But when I heard them I was like “oh yeah, I remember that bit. Not bad.”
And then on the bus ride home I sent them here apropos of nothing, not even sure why.
I’m still young by the way. Meaning I can still run fast, bench 250 lbs, and have the heart of a tortured high school kid. I have changed exactly zero iotas. My hair is still jet brown. The one thing I’m old about is L5 S1. Can’t dunk anymore. Ah well. Fuggit.
I was not living in a fantasy. I made a sober-minded choice to give it a go. I was under no illusion it was for sure going to work. I hate it when people refer to my transitioning into non music related work as “accepting reality.” I know you didn’t mean anything by it, but I had quite a few people say that to me, and it sounded malicious and condescending when they said it, like they were happy and relieved that I didn’t make it.
p.s. once i felt safe to go back to the pages and open the songz, bro deleted them. I remember the ILP song as if i just heard it.
Here’s my SoundCloud of random stuff if you’re still around these parts. Remember I’m not a serious musician, and exactly what I’m
doing is unbeknownst to me.
Is this detrop? I might actually come back here if I fucking knew who i was talking to. Why is everyone changing their names? Is this some deleuze statement about having a constantly shifting shape with no fixed essence?
I don’t recall deleting anything. But I take a lot of drugs. I will listen to your stuff but like I said, give some damn context. Who is who here so I know.
Ok I listened. I like it. Feels very artsy and indie like something I’d hear on a college radio station in 2004 which is exactly what I’d want coming here. Blast from the past when internet was cool and mysterious. just like this music
Yeah it’s detrop I’m all grown up now. It feels great.
I’m blowin up recently, haus, because i bought an electric kit, a guitar and a couple amps on black friday. Hadn’t sat at a kit since 05 before I got this one. I’ve spammed the site with play-along drum videos everywhere so check some out.