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Each post is a about a song which is written or co-written and performed by me(Ben). Recorded at home on my trusty computer. Many of the songs sometimes say something about what happens my life. At other times, i just post music that i recorded and comment on it. So its public cause everyone can see it, but private since not everyone knows the full meaning of the songs

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Classical Gas Gas Gas

This song is interesting.

2 semesters ago, i was taking a module in school called 'creative thinking'. So there was an individual assignment that went something like "Come up with something that re-invents an existing concept and talk about its use". I am not entirely sure of the exact requirements so if any professor is reading this, sorry. Buy anyway, i had a stunning idea...record a song. But it had to be something that reinvents an existing concept. So i picked up the guitar and played classical gas. Thought i'd 're-invent' this one. So i whipped out a straight techo-beat which turned out sounding more rock. Used an analogue sythn to cover the bass lines and funny background atmosphere sounds and added a nice 80's rock guitar solo to it.

Of course, i am a failure of a classical guitarist, so i only could play parts of the song! Actually only the main the theme on the A minor chord that everyone knows. So i listened to the original song and transcribed what i could in 15 mins.

You must understand, i meant it to be a techo-sounding, electronica type of thing. However the result sounded like some soundtrack to the next Nintendo Hit (owing to lousy syth sounds), hahahahaha

Oh well, the drill to put on your gas masks when in contact with poisonous agents in the military was performed when your instructor shouted "Gas Gas Gas". So when i heard this, i thought it was a poison agent GAS GAS GAS!



On the flip-side, i thought it was quite novel (besides being cheesy). Check it out...this is classical gas if it was written as a computer game soundtrack for an old Atari games!

...Just for the record i scored an A- for this assignment!




Http://www.leftovermusic.com/Ben/ClassicalGasGasGas.zip

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Doodling...

From time to time, i i doodle on the guitar. i.e. i just "anyhow" play so one day i decided to record my doodling...and boy am i surprised at what i sound like nowadays. I can actually not sound like a heavy metal guitar player, haha i'm really amazed at myself. I think one yr ago, i would have never dreamt of playing like this but oh well...did i mention that i think jazz standards are boring?


Check it out...

http://www.leftovermusic.com/Ben/guitardoodle.zip