thatoneeyedkid
I like this song a lot. I sent it to Ben and he made it INSANE youtube.com/watch?v=gpgxyvU_Kbs
updated 6 years ago
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It’s been really challenging, fun, inspiring, and soothing to work through this record this week. I’m in a groove now with working from home and going for walks and getting groceries delivered… it’s all starting to feel normal. I hope things return to actual normal soon though, and I can be with my friends and family and students and audiences in person again. In the mean time I’ll be looking forward to carrying on with all that virtually.
Apparently Justin had a gambling issue that inspired this one. So he’s going through a breakup, a band breakup, mono, some complication of that which fucked his liver, oh… and ALSO gambling. I mean, what the fuck. Not a fun time. Glad had he came out the other end of all that OK.
So yeah, that’s been putting all this in perspective for me. I’ve always found that writing and playing material that explores HOW terrifying things can get kind let’s me come back to reality with more gratitude and acceptance.
Hope you have a good rest of your quarantine and continue to find ways to stay active and creative and engaged, and safe!
It’s the 2nd to last one of these 😭 time flies when you’re stuck in the same fucking place doing the same things every day.
We’ve finally arrived at the title track! So many great versions of this out there, if you haven’t seen the La Blogoteque performance, highy recommend that.
I’ve really loved working through this material again, hope you’re finding ways to keep yourself entertained and comforted in all this.
Enjoy Bon Iver's ‘For Emma!’
So I said I’d be doing one of these a day but SURPRISE one track flows directly in to one another, so you're gettin BOTH tonight! Wow! So blessed!
Two today means I’m takin the day off tomorrow. Hope you have a great quarantikend. See you Sunday with the title track.
Enjoy ‘Creature Fear / Team’ by Bon Iver!
Here’s ‘Blindsided,’ the 5th track off of ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ to help you fully embrace your lonesome quarantine.
I don’t know how the rest of y’all are dealing with social distancing and isolation, but I highly recommend listening to this record. It’s really cathartic. Like, shit is bad, but not sitting in a cabin in the woods by yourself nursing the wounds of a failed relationship. Or maybe it’s worse? Regardless, singing some sad shit this week has made me feel a lot better!
Here’s track four off of ’For Emma, Forever Ago.’ Thank you to everyone who’s been checking these out and keeping me (virtual) company. Hope you’re safe and healthy and washing your hands and not touching your face, dad.
Enjoy ‘The Wolves (Act I and II)’ by Bon Over.
There were a couple years where you couldn’t pass by a coffee shop and not hear this. I think that made me write it off for a while but after working through it this week… I’m converted. It really is just a fantastic fucking song. Deserves all the hype.
Well it snowed today in Boston, that plus quarantine… I don’t know how much more Bon Iver we can get.
Here is the 2nd track off of the ultimate self-quarantine record, 'For Emma, Forever Ago.; I’ll be doing a song a day for as long as we’re in lockdown. I’ve listened to these songs a billion times but working then out in this arrangement has been really energizing and challenging for me. He like, doesn’t sing real words. He almost never uses 8 bar phrases. I have a really difficult time nailing down what the exact chords are. (I think there are at least two guitars, playing different parts. Or three? Oy).
Please enjoy my take on ‘Lump Sum.' Times are tough are right now for a lot of us, but if you’re feeling generous and wanna throw a little $ in the ol’ virtual tip jar, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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Engineered / Filmed by Brad Krieger and Chaimes Parker at
Big Nice Studio
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Guitar: Ben Levin
Bass: Jessica Kion
i left it all to find ya
but you don’t owe me none
you just know me some
you knew I’d once forget ya
but maybe you never left
be now
be my lift
desire to open
despair in the close
bruise in the belonging
find me here
more than you know
we never talked again since
my back was to your alter
but I never faltered when you left
and how was my devotion met?
with the gift of flesh only to flay me
and if I give up now how could you blame me?
grays in fog
rebandon
guidepost gone
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Today I will brush my hair
Today I will wear something nice
Today I will sweep the floors
Today I will empty the trash
Today I will call him back
Today I will be kind to a stranger
Today I will eat less than eighty carbs
Today I will sleep eight hours
Today I will not be on my phone
Today I will make full eye contact
Today I will be fully present
Today I will feel accomplished
Today I will feel surprised
Today I will feel content
Today I will feel alive
Today I will feel my best
Today I will feel my best
Today I will do my best
Today I will try my best
I will try
@ThatOneEyedKid
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Many thanks to my children Ben Jess Chris Gavin Tim Haken Vola Adam Steve Nateve Our Audiences and most importantly Tim
You can listen to more BLG here:
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This is a cover of Radiohead's "Reckoner" on a Wurli 240 and DSI Prophet 6
Peter is great, and plays in Schooltree:
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Now that it’s here
And the frost is in the soil
Cost me more than i had bargained for
Twenty below
And these are symptoms I own
They’re starting to show
Shows
Feb 2nd: Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)
Feb 9th: Medussa Brewing (Hudson, MA)
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Filmed live at The Record Co in Boston, MA
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Video Production by Mike Sun
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Eric Brown- videographer
Neil Guliano - videographer
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Mixed by Jamie Rowe
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Peter Danilchuk -keyboards
Andrew Davis - bass & keyboards
Josh Friedman - keyboards & vocals
Kyle Harris - drums & samples
Ameya Kalamdani- guitar
This is a cover of my favorite Elton John song. It was recorded in one take.
In this video I am using:
Mainstage
JamMan 2 Looper
My Voice
Logic X (for mixing)
A new shirt
Spotify:
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In this video I am using these things:
Prophet ~ 6
Moog Sub Phatty
A MIDI controller
Logic X
My hands
My voice
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