Day 15

"Day 15 (Metropolitan)"
Produced Saturday, May 31st, 2008, 4:00p-5:30p
Acoustic guitar, voice, M24 fire and battlefield noises (courtesy of FreeSound)

Inspiration for this song was taken from Arthur Rimbaud.

Day 14

"Day 14 (Stand)"
Produced Thursday, May 29th, 2008, 8:00p-9:00p
Acoustic guitar, whistling, thumb drum

Inspiration for this song was taken from Adem.

Day 13

"Day 13 (Automatic)"
Produced Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, 9:00p-9:30p
Acoustic guitar, delay pedal

Inspiration for this song was taken from something Jewish?

Day 12

"Day 12 (The Double)"
Produced Monday, May 26th, 2008, 4:30p-5:00p
Acoustic guitar, delay pedal

Inspiration for this song was taken from Yoni Wolf.

Day 11

"Day 11 (Verfremdungseffekt)"
Produced Sunday, May 25th, 2008, 1:30p-2:30p
Jean-Luc Godard / Serge Daney (interview, 1983), Philip Glass ("Cloudscape" from Koyaanisqatsi), Buddy Rich ("Big Foot [Alternate Take]" from Rich vs. Roach), effects using Audacity

Inspiration for this song was taken from Bertolt Brecht.

Day 10

"Day 10 (Greenwich)"
Produced Friday, May 23rd, 2008, 7:00p-7:45p
Acoustic guitar, hands, banging on walls

Inspiration for this song was taken from Sufjan Stevens.

Day 9

"Day 9 (Mathausen)"
Produced Thursday, May 22nd, 2008, 4:30p-5:30p
Garage Band "drum set", banging on a TV, acoustic guitar

Inspiration for this song was taken from György Ligeti (sort of).

Day 8

"Day 8 (Coltrane Pornography)"
Produced Wednesday, May 21st, 2008, 7:30p-8:00p
Acoustic guitar and voice from the bed

Inspiration for this song was taken from Bright Eyes.

Day 7

"Day 7 (Agu/Luanda)"
Produced Saturday, May 18th, 2008, 2:45p-3:30p
Acoustic guitar, banging on things, thumb drum, voice

Inspiration for this song was taken from Uzodinma Iweala.

Day 6

"Day 6 (Let's From Some Loud Unworld's Most Rightful Wrong)"
Produced Thursday, May 15th, 2008, 6:45p-7:15p
Acoustic guitar, banging on the table, e.e. cummings.

Inspiration for this song was taken from e.e. cummings (obv.)

Day 5

"Day 5 (Pinochet)"
Produced Tuesday, May 13th, 2008, 7:00p-8:00p
Acoustic guitar, delay pedal

Inspiration for this song was taken from Michael Gira.

Day 4

"Day 4 (Switch)"
Produced Sunday, May 11th, 2008, 4:30p-5:15p
Voice, acoustic guitar, hands, banging on guitar body, pen

Inspiration for this song was taken from "Sing, Little Birdie" by Shearwater.

Day 3

"Day 3 (Ulises Lima)"
Produced Thursday, May 8th, 2008, 9:00p-10:00p
Voice, acoustic guitar, left foot, scissors

Inspiration for this song was taken from Roberto Bolano.

Day 2

"Day 2 (Human Science)"
Produced Tuesday, May 6th, 2008, 8:30p-9:00p
Thumb drum, cell phone, voice

Inspiration for this song was taken from Laurie Anderson.

Day 1

"Day 1 (D maj.)"

Produced Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 5:30p-6:15p

Acoustic guitar, voice, right foot

Inspiration for this song was taken from Micah P. Hinson.

Introduction

Hello friends and colleagues, 

My name is Bryan. I've been a music lover since I can remember, but I haven't been performing / composing any music since I moved to Brooklyn. I've devised this scheme (it is a scheme) to try and coax myself into recording more regularly. Here is the premise of this site.

RULES

• I will record and post one song a day for thirty days, starting May 4th (ending June 2nd).
  
• The song must be at least 60 seconds long. 
  
• The song must have at least two elements (i.e. voice and guitar, guitar and thumb drum, etc.)
  
• All sound may only be recorded through one SM-57 omnidirectional microphone.
  
• The song may only be recorded onto two tracks -- that is, very limited overdubbing. 
  
• The song must be imagined, recorded and bounced in 60 minutes.
  
• The song must be completed in one take. 
• The tracks cannot be altered using EQ, effects or mastering equipment.
• All sound must be produced using acoustic guitar, thumb drum, voice or banging on things.

Thank you for your help. Enjoy.