We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Symbology

by Beemish

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Purchasable with gift card

     

1.
Last Ones 02:38
download
2.
The Ballad of Bill and Mary 03:58
download
3.
Subterranean 02:35
download
4.
Wolves 04:24
download
5.
Train Song 04:45
download

about

I recorded the whole thing on my Tascam 424 mkII that’s been traveling around the country with me since high school waiting for cassette tape to be retro cool again. 4 out of 5 tracks were written during the 4 weeks of the 4 track challenge as part of the Bazaar Cafe Open Mic’s unofficial song of the week club.

Each song started with a couple of guitar or bass tracks followed by a live drum take + bounce down to get the stereo sound and leaving 2 tracks free for further bouncing fun. Notable instrumentation choices include the suitcase drum set I play as part of the Not Marys, a Yoga Ball when I got too lazy to set up my floor tom, a hand made clay ocarina sculpted to look like a pipe, octave pedal and fake analog synth using the Thor App for bass lines, a backwards banjo and a Melodica.

Mixdown happenned through a Behringer Xenyx 1204 with an Onerr DGR-1 reverb pedal and Boss DD-3 delay so it wouldn’t sound like I recorded trapped inside a cardboard box. My computer, usually responsible for so much when I’m recording, just captured the analog outs of the mixer and output the stereo files.

credits

released December 2, 2014

Shoutouts to Will Georgantas aka Thunderegg (thunderegg.bandcamp.com) Rozanne Gewaar (www.gewaarwordings.co.za) and Maurice Douglas for letting me know about this place. Tommy P. (www.facebook.com/tommypimusic) Keyana, Wesley Woo (www.facebook.com/WesleyWooMusic) Shawn Byron (www.facebook.com/folk.balladeer) and the unofficial song of the week club for inadvertently populating this collection. And to Jordan Singh-Vanderbeek (soundcloud.com/jordan-singh-vanderbeek) for starting said unofficial club. Take that Jordan.

TL:DR - I made some music alone in my room.

Normally I don’t make my music alone. Proof!

The Dull Richards
www.thedullrichards.com

The Not Mary’s
www.facebook.com/TheNotMarys

If you’re in San Francisco on a Thursday Night, come by the all acoustic mic-less open mic I run at the Bazaar Cafe
www.facebook.com/groups/446481615363203/

license

tags

about

4 Track Challenge image

4 Track Challenge New York, New York

The Four Track Challenge is a project managed by Hearts Bleed Radio and includes musicians from all over the world. All of these tracks were recorded using analog 4 tracks, mostly cassette based. Shoot us an email if you'd like more information, we'd love to hear from you. ... more

contact / help

Contact 4 Track Challenge

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like Symbology, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now