Bad news: Stuck in Vancouver thanks to school. I must make sure the grades are good enough to let me get to take the courses I’m registered for. I need to harass the profs if not as it’s actually their problem for the most part (or their TAs.) Apologies to friends who expected me down sooner; smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast.
Good news: Have a rough (probably finished really) rap over a Childish Gambino track from me. Lyrics after the break.
When I haven’t been studying hard, spending time with Danielle or hanging out with friends who decide a Tuesday is a good day to visit Canada for the first time, I’ve been goofing around on youtube a bit to chill, taking potshots at rappers who are much richer (and less talented) than myself, and covering songs in a dubstep style for no reason.
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1. Yes, that was me.
2. Yes, it is horrible, offensive and stupid, but it’s a satire of image board culture, so it can’t be anything but those things. Think of it more through a Mark Twain perspective if you put any thought it into it. I didn’t.
2a. The instrumentals are nice though. very different for me.
3. Yes, it does mean last year I put out 119 songs.
3a. If you count writing the backings for and producing rai’s album.
3b. More than 119 if you count the c2d instrumentals separate from the album.
4. Yes, that means about half of everything I put out last year was freely available, and the rest was easily piratable.
So, you can see why I can take some time off to finish university. Not many musicians in general have ever been that prolific in that time frame, and I did so with plenty of generosity in the process. Thing a week? Try 2+.
For the fans, two more videos, this time for songs off Romance Langauge 2:
Distant Star
The Dream Designed
Meanwhile, two midterms down for the week, one more to go this week, then comp sci and discrete math homework. At this rate I’m not making back down to Seattle until the semester is over.
This Is Why I’m A Junglist – Go Nerd.
One for one of my favorite songs off the old cover EP, Imitate. Another for one of the hardest flows I did on the One Day Mixtape.
To say I’m grinding on university is probably an understatement, but don’t worry. Gradually, the material is falling into place. Just keep wishing me the best.
So, like a manufacture with an early model android phone, I’ve been bad about updating in a timely fashion. Recently, I opened for Death Star at their CD release party at the Blue Moon Tavern. I had a fun time, Death Star put on a great show, and the Seattle Geekly noted that I “effortlessly kicked out a set that I imagine most performers would happily trade a major internal organ to be able to pull off.”
Speaking of the Geekly, they also did a podcast featuring an interview with myself amongst other awesome nerd musicians.
As to the other stuff? Well, I’m taking summer courses, so I’m staying quite busy. The secondary agenda to school will be helping Nursehella do vocals for her debut record. Considering how quickly Rai’s record went once it had a similar foreground priority, I think it’s gonna go well, and go fast.
A little 9 song mixtape that I made today:
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Beats featured should be familiar to many HipHop fans. Subject matter? The usual: myself, anime girls, playa haters, semiotics, etc.
Expect Ultraklystron stuff like this when I’m on break unless I’m doing work with one of my collaborators. Also, I recorded it on my netbook with dollar store earbuds. Expect the roughest mix ever.
Also, have a music “video”.
So, Z of Hipster Please! has reviewed both Romance Language 2 and Electric Sheep. All things considered, I imagine anyone who reads Hipster Please! probably already knows about the albums, and thus have bought/pirated those albums, but if you needed the word of a critic, there you go. Truthfully, I’m kind of surprised at which songs he did and didn’t like, but par for the course perhaps.
Video of me live specifically a nice piece of my set earlier this month at the JewelBox. Check my cool vest and accidentally half-popped collar. Oh and rapping.
*=however, since I’ll be back in school as of the start of the new year, I’m pulling all hardcopy sales as of 31st of December. Also the price of the album downloads on bandcamp will go up as well.
So, I’d get while the getting is good, or really can even be got in some cases.