Matisyahu

Matisyahu is one amazing reggae artist. Check it out:



And the live version:



So on August 27th we're going to see Modest Mouse. The very next day 311 and Matisyahu are playing the same venue. We're going to try and turn this into a little trip and maybe see both shows. We'll see.

Husk Gig

We played at Sam Bond's Garage on Friday night. Irie took some cool pictures and made this animated gif:



Play this song and you'll get the virtual Husk experience:

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Title: Hoosier Sunset Artist: Husk

Hoosier Sunset (Early Mix)

Update: The Rhodes keyboard part has been added to this mix. Jeremy did a great job in capturing the mood of the song.

We recorded again last night and here is a super early mix of "Hoosier Sunset". The lead vocals are probably going to be redone, backing vocals need to be added and the piano part is not in there either. This is my favorite song of all the ones we do so I'm excited to even just have this little mix and to be able to hear it. Stephen is such a great song writer.

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Title: Hoosier Sunset Artist: Husk

Graduation Day

Here is another song from our recording session. This one has a more refined mix. The choir at the end is great.

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Title: Graduation Day rough mix Artist: Husk

Finally Recording an Album

The band I'm in (Husk) is finally recording an album. It's going to take a while to complete but we got our start this week and here is a rough mix of "Any Old Thing In The World". It doesn't have the piano piece yet and the mix isn't final but I'm really impressed with Jeremy's recording skills. Studio recording is a strange experience and it doesn't feel natural at all. The way we did this song was we recorded the bass and drums first with Stephen softly singing and playing the guitar in the background to give us vocal queues. Then the bass and drums track was used as a foundation to record the rest of the song over. We have to do it this way because there are limitations to our recording equipment and space. We're so used to playing our songs as a band all at once so doing it like this just feels weird and I have to say I was skeptical of what the final result might be but after listening to this early sample, I'm excited. What do you think?

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Title: Any Old Thing in the World rough mix Artist: Husk

Climbing

A few years ago my friend Gye invited me over to his recording studio to create and play a bassline (with a fretless bass) for a song he was working on. He had already recorded the drums and all the guitar parts. Here is the end result which sounds kind U2ish.

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Title: Climbing Artist: Ecklemetz

Daydream Delusion

One of my favorite movies is Before Sunrise. In one scene the main characters come across a homeless guy in Vienna who instead of just begging for money offers to write a poem on the spot using any word they could think of. They say "milkshake" and he writes this poem:

Daydream delusion
Limousine Eyelash
Oh, baby with your pretty face
Drop a tear in my wineglass
Look at those big eyes
See what you mean to me
Sweet cakes and MILKSHAKES
I am a delusion angel
I am a fantasy parade
I want you to know what I think
Don't want you to guess anymore
You have no idea where I came from
We have no idea where we're going
Launched in life
Like branches in the river
Flowing downstream
Caught in the current
I'll carry you. You'll carry me
That's how it could be
Don't you know me (poet hands poem back)
Don't you know me by now

I love this poem for some reason. Part of it is the delivery when the guy reads it with his accent.