Friday Music Day: March 15, 2013

So far, I've played for y'all two of the pieces of music I've made. Today, I'm going to share a piece that I'm pretty sure is my favorite thing I've ever done. Called "Mbeer", I assembled it solely from one short .wav file of Homer Simpson saying "Mmmm...beer", and teasing it all until it fell apart, stretching it, folding it back on itself, until it was a ten-minute piece of angry, jagged sonic taffy. My only functions were cut, copy, paste, delete before, delete after, reverse, halve speed, double speed, volume +25%, volume -25%, and echo. I had one level of undo.

If you don't have ten minutes to listen to more-or-less unpleasant noises, I also assembled a three-minute radio edit, with which to focus your discomfort. I wish I could remember how I did that.

I know so little about noise as a music genre, and I know way more now than I did when I made this.
One thing I've really enjoyed about listening to Aaron Dilloway's Modern Jester is that it's reminded me of this one thing I made that I'm really, truly satisfied with, even after 15 years.

I know this isn't "music" or what most of you would listen to, but please be kind, I've never really shared this with anyone other than EAR (who can't really do much more than "That's nice, hon"). If you've listened to either, a good Minnesota-nice "That sure is different!" is fine by me.

Happy Birthday–March 14

Candy Nelson (1849)
Bill Holbert (1855)
Marty McManus (1900)
Jack Rothrock (1905)
Santos Amaro (1908)
Dave McKay (1950)
Butch Wynegar (1956)
Steve Lake (1957)
Jerry Willard (1960)
Kirby Puckett (1960)
Kevin Brown (1965)
Brent Gates (1970)
Matt Kata (1978)
Bobby Jenks (1981)

Santos Amaro is the father of Ruben Amaro Sr. and the grandfather of Ruben Amaro Jr.  He was a star player in Cuba and in Mexico and is a member of the Salon de la Fama.

Matt Kata was drafted by Minnesota in the twentieth round in 1996, but did not sign.

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Happy Birthday–March 13

Frank "Home Run" Baker (1886)
Patsy Gharrity (1892)
Alejandro Oms (1895)
C. Arnholt Smith (1899)
Doug Harvey (1930)
Bill Dailey (1935)
Steve Barber (1948)
Terry Leach (1954)
Randy Bass (1954)
Yoshihiko Takahashi (1957)
Luis Aguayo (1959)
Mariano Duncan (1963)
Will Clark (1964)
Jorge Fabregas (1970)
Scott Sullivan (1971)
Johan Santana (1979)

Outfielder Alejandro Oms was a star in Cuba and in the Negro Leagues.

C. Arnholt Smith was the original owner of the San Diego Padres.

Infielder Yoshihiko Takahashi has the longest hitting streak in Japanese professional baseball. 

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March 13, 2013: Punchy

I'm getting most of the attention out of those attempting to move up at work, and though I'm a well-liked guy there, some of the other candidates are starting to get a little jealous of the attention I get from upper management. Aaaaahhhh, yes. I remember this. Such fun.

Additionally: Thanks, everyone, for the comments on my brother yesterday (the ones here, and the one that was sent via email). I don't have any answers and I didn't expect anyone would have any, but the brotherhood I have here at the WGOM is of utmost import to me, and makes every tragedy a little easier to endure. My undying gratitude, Citizens.

Bram Tchaikovsky – Girl of my Dreams/Lady From the USA

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfND9P7q4fo

Bram Tchaikovsky released one great, wonderful now forgotten power-pop album in '79, Strange Man, Changed Man and then faded into obscurity.

Before that Bram was with Brit rockers The Motors, which was led by ex-members of pub rockers Ducks Deluxe, whose members went on to play important roles in The Tyla Gang, Dire Straits, Rockpile (w/Nick Lowe) and Graham Parker's backing band The Rumour.  Members of The Rumour included Bob Andrews who played in Brinsley Schwarz along with Nick Lowe.  Which all reinforces my theory that Nick Lowe is the godfather of all great music coming from Britain in the last 40 years.

 

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