I’m recording an album in February.
So there’s this thing called the RPM Challenge, which is basically this: hey, jackass, write and record a brand new album in February.
This is the second year, RPM ‘07—and I’m in. I’m doing it. Though the site is a bit of a mess (they’re trying to bootstrap a fully functioning community site, which is a rough business), you can sort of see what I’m up to over there at my profile page. I’ll probably keep more up-to-date over here, but, hey.
I found out about RPM because of Miko, who did it last year and from whose ‘06 album came her meficomp track, Rattlesnake. She’s on the fence about this year, but about a dozen other metafilter folks have signed up so far, so I’m hoping this will be a grand metafilterian mess of creativity. I’m jazzed!
That guy Said,
January 30, 2007 @ 1:39 pm
May I recommend writing a song about two people getting married?
Preferably something that could be played during a wedding ceremony.
Just saying,
That guy
Secretariat Said,
January 30, 2007 @ 2:08 pm
Getting married is for losers.
That is the title of the song I will write. You can play it at your ceremony to keep ‘em guessing.
IRFH Said,
January 30, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Here ya go:
Epilogue
(Charming’s Lament)
I can’t decide which is worse:
The days she remembers to love me,
Or the days of disinterest I secretly deserve.
Love is an invitation to madness,
A sublime and wretched dream with no escape.
What would be left of us if we were to wake?
The residue of a life we never intended.
Endlessly second-guessing the minutiae.
Totally ignoring the false premise.
“No regrets,” we say,
Too tired to imagine a happier ending.
I am what I never wanted to be:
An endless stretch of days. Hanging on
Out of duty and a vague sense of curiosity.
Of course I don’t believe the fantasy, either.
I never do what I could when I can.
Totally living down to my potential for cliché.
But I would never leave her alone, after all these years.
She deserves better. And we could do worse
Than love and familiarity.
We’d have to break each other’s hearts
To ever really be ourselves.
It’s the story no Fairy Godmother would ever tell:
The frozen smiles begin to ache after a while.
The dragon’s dead, but the days do drag on.
I guess love is just another castle tower cell.
And long after the sunset fades,
We cling together in the darkness-
Alone together forever after
With our perfect life and the promises that haunt us.
Josh Millard Speaks! :: Album in a month: day 1 Said,
February 1, 2007 @ 11:02 pm
[...] So I’m doing this whole write and record an album in a month thing. I’ve spent the last several days trying not to think about music in any detail—trying not to cheat, you see—and today is the day that I can start putting stuff down on paper. [...]
ethana2 Said,
May 31, 2007 @ 2:37 am
What’s this album going to be licensed under? CC Share alike? Oh, and if you intend to do this kind of thing often, I recommend getting an Ubuntu Studio install DVD.