darragh murray

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Archive for the 'tunes' Category

Mini-EP, Songwriting, Okkervil River

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Well, the 18th of December 2007 is a day to be remembered, at least for myself anyway. It is the day I finished recording what could be described as a miniature EP. You could also describe it as a pretty slickly recorded demo, but I think mini EP seems a better descriptor. For the past [...]

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In answering this post’s title question, I’m not exactly sure. What I am sure of is that the Shins write some pretty damn good songs. James Mercer, the lead singer and songwriter writes lyrics that make me feel severely inadequate by comparison. While I’m not going to write any lengthy essay on “why I like [...]

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A fragile connection of thoughts on sampling and music.
My friend Alex emailed me a rather interesting Youtube link last night. It was a miniature documentary concerning a six second drum break that has seen much use in modern day music, particularly in the genres of hip-hop, drum’n’bass, jungle, and trance music. The documentary is called [...]

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Slashdot Articles

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Its been a great day for Slashdot today.
This one about a japanese musician being arrested for covering songs on his harmonica is hilarious and frightening.

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