Here's a series of sounds from around Prague that I captured during the second half of 2006. It wasn't until late November that I transferred them all onto an external drive, so this seemed as good a place as any to list them chronologically.
Unless I've forgotten something, this was my first foray into string arrangements using virtual instruments. As you'll undoubtedly discover, it's very remedial. One day it would be nice to return to school to attain a more classic musical education. I suspect it would not only provide a wealth of knowledge, but augment my adeptness at composition overall. Thanks for listening.
Here are some different versions of Prague 23.
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Here's Prague 22. There's no way to be sure what the original idea entailed, but here's where it progressed at a couple points the following year. Thanks for listening.
Prague 20 didn't have any audio, so here's Prague 21. This file is from early 2008 even though I started in late 2006. I'm pretty sure the original idea didn't include all the FX layered on top of everything. Either way, it's not all that great...
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Here's Prague 19. Later files again since I don't know how to use technology or organize much of anything for that matter...
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Here are a couple different version of Prague 18.
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Here's Prague 17.
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Here's Prague 16.
Yet again, the versions below are from a good bit later than the initial idea as a result of my shoddy file saving techniques. I don't know how close Version 1 compares to what I came up with originally in October 2006, but who cares?
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Here's Prague 15.
The folder says this idea originated in October 2006, but the earliest file I have is from February 2009. There's no way of knowing what changes may have happened between that time since I was still dumb enough not to number my sessions. As I may have mentioned, the dates and times listed above in the titles for each post refer to the moment when the file was first created, even though the files are always from a later date when I had made some actual progress.
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This was the idea that led to Weights & Measures, the second track off By The Numbers.
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Here's Prague 14.
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Here's Prague 13. There were quite a few versions so I'll just post all of them. Have fun figuring out the differences if you feel so inclined. Thanks for listening.
Here's Prague 12. This idea began in October 2006 but didn't get bounced out until later for whatever reason. Although I think the first version is fairly similar to the original idea, there's unfortunately no way of knowing for certain since I still wasn't numbering sessions at this point.
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Here's Prague 11.
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Here's Prague 10. Thanks for listening.
This idea was started in 2006, although this version is actually from 2008. I couldn't find the original. This one is fairly close. Thanks for listening.
Here’s Prague 08. Thanks for listening.
Here’s Prague 07.
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There was no folder for Prague 05 and I've no idea why. I'm pretty sure I just skipped it numerically by accident, but perhaps something was actually recorded and is out there in the ether never to be heard again. Maybe that's for the best. Regardless, here's Prague 06. I started this in October 2006, but the version below with lyrics didn't happen until March of 2007 actually. Just an awful vocal performance here by the way.
I eventually transposed this to the acoustic guitar and began to play it out at open mic nights in New York after we moved there in 2007. This song was an early entry in an ongoing series of songs I wrote about terrible people doing terrible things. I don't know why I felt called to write this, but I did nonetheless. I don't think I would now. Looking back it seems so juvenile, something for shock and maybe an amused chuckle. And that's a big maybe. Anyway, thanks for listening, I guess...