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![[fetch Walk Away now] [fetch Walk Away now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Walk Away |
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![[lyrics for Walk Away] [lyrics for Walk Away]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A mindless pop song inspired by my irratation with Hanson |
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04:29M (6.18MB) |
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Thu May 6 18:00:48 2004 |
![[fetch Birthday now] [fetch Birthday now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Birthday |
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Another cover of Eric Carter's tunes. This one orginally appeared on Mumble and Peg's This Ungodly Hour. |
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03:41M (3.38MB) |
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Sat Feb 14 16:59:31 2004 |
![[fetch Rusted Gunnels (rough cut) now] [fetch Rusted Gunnels (rough cut) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Rusted Gunnels (rough cut) |
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![[lyrics for Rusted Gunnels (rough cut)] [lyrics for Rusted Gunnels (rough cut)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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More acoustic fun with the Shure 58 |
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03:35M (3.29MB) |
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Sat Dec 27 10:57:33 2003 |
![[fetch No Turning Back (alt. acoustic version) now] [fetch No Turning Back (alt. acoustic version) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
No Turning Back (alt. acoustic version) |
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![[lyrics for No Turning Back (alt. acoustic version)] [lyrics for No Turning Back (alt. acoustic version)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Yet another version, this time recorded with a Shure 58. The chorus at the end rocks. |
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03:58M (3.63MB) |
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Mon Dec 15 21:27:40 2003 |
![[fetch But Not Yours now] [fetch But Not Yours now]](/img/world1.gif) |
But Not Yours |
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![[lyrics for But Not Yours] [lyrics for But Not Yours]](/img/quill.gif) |
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One of the better songs to come out of a collaboration with Mike Lord (bass) and JP Sullivan (drums). The song's title was suggested at the time by the letters on JP's hat (NY) and the one on mine (B). |
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04:01M (3.68MB) |
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Sat Nov 8 00:01:27 2003 |
![[fetch Shut Up and Listen now] [fetch Shut Up and Listen now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Shut Up and Listen |
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![[lyrics for Shut Up and Listen] [lyrics for Shut Up and Listen]](/img/quill.gif) |
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An unqualified toe-tapper. I'm still amazed I got a 4 track cassette recorder to sound this full. Percussion performed on my rubber laundry basket and on a tamborine. |
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05:18M (4.86MB) |
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Fri Nov 7 23:54:34 2003 |
![[fetch Dance of the Sunni now] [fetch Dance of the Sunni now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Dance of the Sunni |
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This arabesque romp is an epic inspired by both Jimmy Page and Flea. |
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06:47M (6.21MB) |
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Fri Nov 7 23:38:50 2003 |
![[fetch Don't Be Late now] [fetch Don't Be Late now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Don't Be Late |
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Punctuality counts! |
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05:30M (5.04MB) |
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Fri Nov 7 23:38:50 2003 |
![[fetch No Turning Back (4trk) now] [fetch No Turning Back (4trk) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
No Turning Back (4trk) |
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![[lyrics for No Turning Back (4trk)] [lyrics for No Turning Back (4trk)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A golden oldy from 1990, wherein the cloying desperation of hipness is made manifest through a fully pegged Fender tube amplifier. |
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04:42M (4.31MB) |
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Fri Nov 7 23:38:50 2003 |
![[fetch Thorny Crown (4trk) now] [fetch Thorny Crown (4trk) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Thorny Crown (4trk) |
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![[lyrics for Thorny Crown (4trk)] [lyrics for Thorny Crown (4trk)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Grab your partner and dough see dough. Existentialism's a fancy show! |
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03:42M (3.40MB) |
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Fri Nov 7 23:38:50 2003 |
![[fetch The Dining Philosophers now] [fetch The Dining Philosophers now]](/img/world1.gif) |
The Dining Philosophers |
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![[lyrics for The Dining Philosophers] [lyrics for The Dining Philosophers]](/img/quill.gif) |
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I don't want the world -- I just want your half. |
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05:06M (4.68MB) |
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Mon Nov 3 11:09:36 2003 |
![[fetch Blue Mood now] [fetch Blue Mood now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Blue Mood |
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A bluesy instrumental that goes nowhere in a hurry. |
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02:52M (2.63MB) |
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Fri Oct 17 20:53:29 2003 |
![[fetch Round the Bend (demo) now] [fetch Round the Bend (demo) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Round the Bend (demo) |
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![[lyrics for Round the Bend (demo)] [lyrics for Round the Bend (demo)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Yeh-haw, boys and girls! Grab a lasso and get your rock on! |
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02:57M (2.71MB) |
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Fri Oct 17 20:48:46 2003 |
![[fetch Give it a break (rough mix) now] [fetch Give it a break (rough mix) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Give it a break (rough mix) |
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![[lyrics for Give it a break (rough mix)] [lyrics for Give it a break (rough mix)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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What if radiohead made it big in the early eighties? (This song is still in progress) |
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03:57M (3.62MB) |
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Mon Oct 6 22:20:31 2003 |
![[fetch song01 now] [fetch song01 now]](/img/world1.gif) |
song01 |
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A simple tune for simpler times. |
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01:48M (0.83MB) |
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Mon Oct 6 21:42:02 2003 |
![[fetch Monkey v. Robot (cover) now] [fetch Monkey v. Robot (cover) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Monkey v. Robot (cover) |
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My cover of James 'Superstar' Kolchalka's jaw-dropping epic Monkey vs. Robot |
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02:24M (2.21MB) |
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Wed Sep 24 08:26:02 2003 |
![[fetch Badboy Boyfriend now] [fetch Badboy Boyfriend now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Badboy Boyfriend |
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![[lyrics for Badboy Boyfriend] [lyrics for Badboy Boyfriend]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Slightly different mix with better synths. |
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03:38M (3.33MB) |
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Wed Aug 20 22:40:39 2003 |
![[fetch Breaking the Frames now] [fetch Breaking the Frames now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Breaking the Frames |
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![[lyrics for Breaking the Frames] [lyrics for Breaking the Frames]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A protest song two hundred years late, yet strangely still relevant. |
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05:04M (4.64MB) |
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Thu Aug 7 08:26:46 2003 |
![[fetch Not Amused (demo) now] [fetch Not Amused (demo) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Not Amused (demo) |
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![[lyrics for Not Amused (demo)] [lyrics for Not Amused (demo)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Be careful what you say around the machines; they're listening. |
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04:45M (4.35MB) |
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Sat Jul 26 22:25:45 2003 |
![[fetch You Belong To Me now] [fetch You Belong To Me now]](/img/world1.gif) |
You Belong To Me |
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I covered this Elvis Costello song so that I could learn more about arrangements. The only MIDI parts in the song are the glock in the beginning and the drums. I also got to play my new tamborine. |
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02:26M (2.23MB) |
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Sat Jun 28 14:06:01 2003 |
![[fetch Letting Go (acoustic version) now] [fetch Letting Go (acoustic version) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Letting Go (acoustic version) |
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![[lyrics for Letting Go (acoustic version)] [lyrics for Letting Go (acoustic version)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Stripped down, free of signal processing or retakes, I unleash this acoustic demo of 'Letting Go' for comparison with the techno version. |
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04:46M (4.37MB) |
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Mon May 19 23:24:55 2003 |
![[fetch Heavy Water now] [fetch Heavy Water now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Heavy Water |
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Slides are fun! |
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02:27M (2.25MB) |
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Sun Apr 13 20:15:27 2003 |
![[fetch Immigrant Song now] [fetch Immigrant Song now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Immigrant Song |
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Yes, that Immigrant Song. |
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01:30M (1.73MB) |
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Sun Mar 2 00:56:48 2003 |
![[fetch The Bee now] [fetch The Bee now]](/img/world1.gif) |
The Bee |
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![[lyrics for The Bee] [lyrics for The Bee]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Buzz buzz, little drone. |
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03:08M (3.60MB) |
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Tue Jan 28 08:11:23 2003 |
![[fetch Dreamlife now] [fetch Dreamlife now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Dreamlife |
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![[lyrics for Dreamlife] [lyrics for Dreamlife]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Man, I hated being a waiter. Eileen Nugent sings backing vocals. |
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02:12M (2.52MB) |
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Sun Jan 12 23:18:47 2003 |
![[fetch Spooky now] [fetch Spooky now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Spooky |
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Crazy gypsy music never sounded so good. |
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00:50M (0.97MB) |
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Sun Jan 12 22:26:14 2003 |
![[fetch Progress now] [fetch Progress now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Progress |
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![[lyrics for Progress] [lyrics for Progress]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Now we're getting somewhere. |
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02:24M (2.76MB) |
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Sat Dec 14 20:54:34 2002 |
![[fetch Badboy Boyfriend now] [fetch Badboy Boyfriend now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Badboy Boyfriend |
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![[lyrics for Badboy Boyfriend] [lyrics for Badboy Boyfriend]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Even though you know shouldn't, you know you want to anyway. |
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03:14M (3.71MB) |
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Wed Dec 11 23:51:01 2002 |
![[fetch Without You now] [fetch Without You now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Without You |
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![[lyrics for Without You] [lyrics for Without You]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Coming to a cocktail lounge near you. |
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03:14M (3.71MB) |
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Wed Nov 27 09:30:55 2002 |
![[fetch Fall Down now] [fetch Fall Down now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Fall Down |
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![[lyrics for Fall Down] [lyrics for Fall Down]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A maudlin rocker ready for AM radio. |
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02:56M (3.36MB) |
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Sun Nov 3 08:03:02 2002 |
![[fetch Germs now] [fetch Germs now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Germs |
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![[lyrics for Germs] [lyrics for Germs]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Gary Numan meets Yes in a dark alley -- drunk. |
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03:21M (3.84MB) |
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Fri Oct 11 22:22:24 2002 |
![[fetch On The Air now] [fetch On The Air now]](/img/world1.gif) |
On The Air |
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What if Pete Gabriel did a lot of crystal meth and couldn't sing a note? |
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04:08M (4.26MB) |
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Tue Sep 3 15:55:54 2002 |
![[fetch No Turning Back now] [fetch No Turning Back now]](/img/world1.gif) |
No Turning Back |
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![[lyrics for No Turning Back] [lyrics for No Turning Back]](/img/quill.gif) |
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6/8 and armed for bare. |
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03:34M (3.69MB) |
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Mon Sep 2 20:06:09 2002 |
![[fetch Make the Pie Higher now] [fetch Make the Pie Higher now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Make the Pie Higher |
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![[lyrics for Make the Pie Higher] [lyrics for Make the Pie Higher]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Real quotes from George W. Bush arranged into poetry by Richard Thompson. |
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00:51M (0.78MB) |
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Thu Aug 22 11:15:56 2002 |
![[fetch Letting Go (techno remix) now] [fetch Letting Go (techno remix) now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Letting Go (techno remix) |
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![[lyrics for Letting Go (techno remix)] [lyrics for Letting Go (techno remix)]](/img/quill.gif) |
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This the first time I've covered one of my own songs (yikes!). |
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02:49M (2.59MB) |
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Sat Jul 20 20:51:57 2002 |
![[fetch YAPC Rave 02 now] [fetch YAPC Rave 02 now]](/img/world1.gif) |
YAPC Rave 02 |
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A techno synposis of the Perl community, or at least the convention going members. |
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01:40M (1.53MB) |
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Wed Jul 10 15:46:32 2002 |
![[fetch Tiny Buttocks now] [fetch Tiny Buttocks now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Tiny Buttocks |
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It's best not to ask. Josh Koplik on keys. |
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01:07M (1.03MB) |
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Tue Jun 18 08:17:16 2002 |
![[fetch Strings now] [fetch Strings now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Strings |
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A neo-classical composition with a relentlessly catchy melody line (or not). |
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02:57M (2.70MB) |
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Sun Jun 9 22:23:00 2002 |
![[fetch Question of Doubt now] [fetch Question of Doubt now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Question of Doubt |
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![[lyrics for Question of Doubt] [lyrics for Question of Doubt]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A joyous noise for all those gen-xers out there. |
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03:57M (3.17MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:25:44 2002 |
![[fetch Goodnight now] [fetch Goodnight now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Goodnight |
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![[lyrics for Goodnight] [lyrics for Goodnight]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A bar favorite, even though it's never been played in one. |
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03:18M (2.65MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:23:49 2002 |
![[fetch Conspiracy of Colors now] [fetch Conspiracy of Colors now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Conspiracy of Colors |
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![[lyrics for Conspiracy of Colors] [lyrics for Conspiracy of Colors]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Answering the musical question: what happens when $10,000 of recording equipment and an intoxicated jjohn stop being polite and start getting real? Josh Koplik on all instruments and mixing board. |
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04:12M (3.85MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:23:26 2002 |
![[fetch Plug Nickle now] [fetch Plug Nickle now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Plug Nickle |
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![[lyrics for Plug Nickle] [lyrics for Plug Nickle]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Too much Radiohead and King Crimson can melt a mind. |
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03:47M (4.34MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:23:16 2002 |
![[fetch The Field now] [fetch The Field now]](/img/world1.gif) |
The Field |
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![[lyrics for The Field] [lyrics for The Field]](/img/quill.gif) |
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It's not about baseball. |
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06:00M (4.81MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:23:01 2002 |
![[fetch I Don't Believe That now] [fetch I Don't Believe That now]](/img/world1.gif) |
I Don't Believe That |
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![[lyrics for I Don't Believe That] [lyrics for I Don't Believe That]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Conspiracy colors all. |
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03:31M (2.82MB) |
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Sun Jun 2 08:02:55 2002 |
![[fetch Careful now] [fetch Careful now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Careful |
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A cautionary tale for all wage slaves. Liberal sampling from the movie Office Space. Drums sampled from J. P. Sullivan. |
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02:00M (2.30MB) |
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Sat Jun 1 18:23:35 2002 |
![[fetch The Coming Down now] [fetch The Coming Down now]](/img/world1.gif) |
The Coming Down |
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![[lyrics for The Coming Down] [lyrics for The Coming Down]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Killing time before the end on Merry Ol' Cape Cape. For Nick Sevano. |
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03:50M (4.39MB) |
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Mon May 27 18:39:51 2002 |
![[fetch Hardly Started now] [fetch Hardly Started now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Hardly Started |
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![[lyrics for Hardly Started] [lyrics for Hardly Started]](/img/quill.gif) |
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A disco remix of a song about squandered opportunity. Includes samples of my former bandmates Mike Lord and J.P. Sullivan. |
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03:54M (4.47MB) |
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Mon May 27 10:14:20 2002 |
![[fetch Erasers now] [fetch Erasers now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Erasers |
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Spoken word goodness about one man's passion for erasers. Josh Koplik on keys. |
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01:45M (1.60MB) |
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Wed Oct 31 10:45:05 2001 |
![[fetch Welcome to My Life now] [fetch Welcome to My Life now]](/img/world1.gif) |
Welcome to My Life |
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![[lyrics for Welcome to My Life] [lyrics for Welcome to My Life]](/img/quill.gif) |
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Irony is pretty ironic sometimes. |
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03:14M (2.60MB) |
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Fri Jul 17 14:08:00 1998 |