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the show must go on!

yep urban dictionary confirms this, it's true.

okay so maybe 1/16 with triplets

and if I made anything it would probably be more trapstep than just straight up trap, that stuff is a dime a dozen.

here let me google that for you

oh look a wikipedia entry

happy 2 be of service

I do too. I think that if I am going to release something for other people to listen to, I better enjoy listening to it too. I also like to really analyze what the heck I'm doing, like an athlete watching tapes of their own plays, thinking about how to improve or try something different. Some of my songs I will listen to a lot, and sometimes I will listen to my songs alongside songs by other artists that I like, just to try and identify what they might be doing better or what I might be missing.

It depends on whether or not I managed to achieve my vision with that song. The hardest problem is transcription. I have an idea that is totally "me" and what I want, but after spending 2 weeks in my favorite music program, the end result doesn't sound like what I had in mind. In the few cases that I actually manage to lay down what I wanted, I am very connected to that piece of work. In the majority of cases, I love them like a stepchild. In the worst of cases, I've already disowned them and tried very hard to forget.

Yes, very much so. There is an impractical euphoria that follows right after I finish a song. For a while I listen to it multiple times and I think it's great. Then reality sets in and usually I don't like it anymore. If I still like it after that stage, then it might actually be decent.

Yes and yes. Multiple times. It requires compromise. You can't be too attached to your own ideas or opinion. You have to trust that the end result will be better for it, even if you have to give and take.

What I keep going back to in evaluating my own opinion of my work is that constant reminder that my opinion doesn't usually line up with other people's opinions. I'm always surprised by which songs of mine people like the most. If I'm collaborating with someone, it's a good opportunity to just see where we differ. I like to take a step back and say, "why does this person have a different preference here? What do they like about this? What is their taste and how is it different from mine?"

The most positive exercise for me has been trying to dissect songs that people like and determining what features they are drawn to. Like, some people like epic chord-based buildups, some people like growly basslines, some people like intricate percussion, some people like funky guitar licks, etc. Especially when talking to someone who likes different genres of music, it's interesting to try to identify the common threads between the songs they like, you can often find similar building blocks between them. Sometimes when I'm listening to my own music I'll think to myself, "who would like this? who do I know that might like to hear this?" and when I'm writing music I might have a target listener in mind.

Just my $0.02

It says "Dark Chiptune Vol. 1"

It would be totally appropriate hipster irony if there was nothing recorded on the tape, but I'm pretty sure that's it.

Anyway if you browse the shop & the blog you'll find that this guy apparently mods gameboys and records his own music so it's not like he disappeared he just obviously had no intention of actually fulfilling his promises here.

I don't even know why we are giving this so much attention, nothing here to see, move on folks. Let's get back to talking about Jake Allison's new EP, that dizzle is so hot, I it.

Well if it makes you guys feel any better, you are all very accomplished artists in your own right and this loser is selling tape necklaces to hipsters. I'd rather hang out with you all any day.