Ambition Recliner - Demo Track "Fade In / Fade Out"

Here is another demo recording from the Ambition Recliner sessions. This is the rough cut of a song we call "Fade In/ Fade Out." We whipped this one together in a few hours, and we still like how this original version turned out. The final version will probably include a bass line and possibly some fuzz or feedback effects. You'll have to wait to find out.

Check out Czahr's blog "Way of the Beard" to see our initial idea for a track list. http://czahr.blogspot.com/

New Bands - New Job - Old Song

So I've been a little busy recently. I started a new job working as a project manager for the interactive marketing department of a large company. I have to wear a suit to work. It's a big change for me, but I really like it.

At the same time, I've been getting together weekly with my good old friends Chris Danforth and Tom Kemmer to work on finishing the forthcoming Danforths CD "Amphibian." It's been the most fun I've ever had creating a recording, and I cannot wait to share it with people.

Also, I've been working on new material with my homies in Sugoi! We've got some epic new tunes in the works.

In addition to these projects, I just joined a band called the Deaf. Check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/thedeaf. I did not play on the music you hear on their myspace page. That was their previous bass player. But it should give you an idea of what it is like. I'm really excited about the stuff we are working on for our upcoming show at Big V's on April 26. Come on out if you are around. It will be a good time.

Well, last but not least, Czahr, Tom Kemmer, and I have been also working diligently on recording music as Ambition Recliner. There will be more music to come.

Despite all of the current music projects, I found an accidental gem to post. Czahr and I checked out some old 4-track recordings that we had made many years ago. I posted one of the songs (Night of the Iguana) previously. Some of the master 4-track tapes wouldn't play correctly on the machine we have at our practice space. For some reason, it plays it at the wrong speed and some of the tracks play backwards. At any rate, the result was some interesting and bizarre stuff.

I selected this section to share, because I feel it has a strange cohesion to it. Check out this accidental tune and let me know what you think.

Night of the Iguana - 1996

Once a year or so, my friend Czahr and I would get together and spend a night recording strange music on his cassette 4-track. We recently uncovered an old tape from a 1996 session titled "Ballsy Nicaraguans: Real Techno Trace from St. Cloud." This session contained some bizarre stuff on it. None of it could be defined as techno and/or trance.

This selection in particular features a booming drum that is mixed poorly. There are in-audible people talking through-out, reading from Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana." It's fucked up, but hopefully enjoyable.

David Lee Roth Sings For The Danforths

So we have this song called "Pelican Bridge" for the Danforths. And somehow D (Chris Danforth) came across David Lee Roth's vocal track from "Running With The Devil." He messed with the pitch a little bit, cut out our vocal line from our song, added Dave, and there it was. The end is the funniest part. I recommend listening to the whole deal.