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Amongst the Satyrs

Silencio Barnes — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:23:15 -0400

This rap music track started as an impromptu text freestyle on Facebook last year – It came after a long time of me not writing anything new and I was a little surprised by it. The rhyme scheme and patterns were not typical of me, most notably repeated rhymes (something I always hated!). But I found that this style is... Read more →

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“Our” Sacrifice

Silencio Barnes — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:18:54 -0500

“Our” Sacrifice poetry by Silencio Barnes She demanded that I cut open my shell and let drip my burning soul onto her frigid altar The steam, she said, that arises from such a conflagration would rekindle that imaginary, burning, thing that we thought we had lost so long ago She hands me the knife, for no sacrifice is sacred unless... Read more →

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SB Retro: Balancing My Essence (StreetsTurnRed)

Silencio Barnes — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:34:17 -0500

This retro track is really a mashup of two different little freestyles of mines. I broke em up and changed/rewrote four bars into a chorus. As usual, my language, especially in the first verse, should be your biggest clue that this is indeed an old track :) As far as my rap music goes, this tracks has more of a... Read more →

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SB Retro: Vagrant Story – PlaceWhereYouDie

Silencio Barnes — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:34:10 -0500

Yup, another old retro track. Vagrant Story is yet another song about the hood…more or less :) As far as any of my rap music goes, you can tell this one is old just by the language I use. I recorded to the beat of the Money, Cash, Hoes (iTunes link) song by Jay-Z (featuring DMX and produced by Swizz... Read more →

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SB Retro: FeelinDaHigh

Silencio Barnes — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:35:37 -0500

Another old track. This song is a little more personal than my usual rap music fare. I’ve had it floating around for a while along with others. This one is called FeelinDaHigh or Feeling the High depending on how I’m feeling :) A previous fan of this song (in the past) told me he didn’t like this version because I... Read more →

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SB Retro: Spit Bombs

Silencio Barnes — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:27:41 -0500

Spit Bombs is just a really old track I did back in the day. For some reason, to this day, many still consider it some of my best stuff despite it only really being something of a freestyle. Many will recognize the beat from Missy’s Hot Boyz remix featuring Nas (and Eve and Q-Tip too). As far as my rap... Read more →

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Writing the First Draft of My First Novel 02

Silencio Barnes — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:38:34 -0400

The writing hasn’t been going too well :( I #amwriting a chapter long dialogue infodump :/ we’ll see if we can change that once the draft is done — SilencioBarnes (@SilencioBarnes) March 29, 2012 When I started, I was on a small vacation from work. Unfortunately, when I started back up at the 9 to 5, the writing stagnated. I... Read more →

Don’t Smoke Crack!

Silencio Barnes — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:31:31 -0400

When the air is smoky and the liver dies from drowning I sit and I think about life Pausing the world, to weep Crack epidemic – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Here is an unedited and explicit view into the mind of a man that deeply ponders the weighty issues and concerns of the day – New Jack... Read more →

On Words and Actions

Silencio Barnes — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:01:42 -0400

This is just a quick recording I did on my phone. I wanted to create a test post but couldn’t think of anything. So tonight, while at work on a cigarette break I recorded this little thing about words and actions. It’s completely off the cuff and may even seem a bit incoherent. I was just rambling. I like the... Read more →

Poetry Writing 101: The Fourteener and Iambic Heptameter

Silencio Barnes — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:55:21 -0400

Note: Below you will find an exercise and an explanation on iambic heptameter. You will see three different versions of the same poem, with changes highlighted – enjoy:) This warning was suggested by a fellow poet on facebook I want to preface this with the fact that I may have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about :) Always do... Read more →

EmptyHallways

Silencio Barnes — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:30:10 -0400

Sigh…I ran into all types of issues while trying to put this track together…but I won’t bore you with the details :) I thought this track up while…walking down an empty hallway at work. It was as if the environment lent itself to self-evaluation. So, I asked questions…but the hallway remained silent :( As usual, it probably sounded better in... Read more →

Bullet2Heart – Test Track – Mixing and Mastering my Sound 2

Silencio Barnes — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:54:47 -0400

So, I hooked up my microphone for the first time in this new room just to see how it sounds. I had the urge to wanna start recording again so I made this test track using some old lyrics on an old Big B beat. The result? Well…terrible. But I expected that. The problem is, the room is kinda cavernous,... Read more →

Child of Kings

Silencio Barnes — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:46:09 -0400

Child of Kings is actually the last track I finished for my Track Every Other Day Challenge – It’s short and quick rap song like the others in that series and it’s done over a Three-Six Mafia beat I found in one of these instrumental collections of mines. It’s one song that I was actually really proud of…why? I dunno,... Read more →

Been Spittin

Silencio Barnes — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:19:34 -0400

So, I was getting ready to try recording something for the first time in like…half a year. Just wanted to do a quick track to see how it sounds in this new room…but then it dawned on me that I never posted the last coupla tracks I did several months ago. So I figured I’d post those first before testing... Read more →

Car Windows – Track Challenge 04

Silencio Barnes — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:57:10 -0400

This is the fourth track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” -It was due last night and I actually finished it in time somewhat, just didn’t get a chance to post it here till today - It’s called “Car Windows” and I admit that it came out a bit sloppy and slurred, I was rushing…and drinking, but as... Read more →

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So Me

Silencio Barnes — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:38:26 -0400

So Me by SilencioBarnes (both Produced by Big B) Ask my little cousins and my grandmama…I was saying I’m Me waaaaaay before you heard it from Lil Weezy:)) I recorded this a while ago, but I didn’t want to post it because there were so many artifacts in the recording…a LOT of em (pops, clicks, stutters, static, etc) – I... Read more →

Fade to Gray – Track Challenge 03

Silencio Barnes — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:41:43 -0400

This is the third track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” – This one was actually somewhat on time – I posted it on facebook but didn’t make the blog post at the time :) It’s called “Fade to Black” – I liked where I was going with it. I may come back and make a full song... Read more →

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Nufadem – Track Challenge 02

Silencio Barnes — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:14:03 -0400

This is the second track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” – yup, once again, it was due yesterday :)) Please don’t laugh at my faux-Caribbean chant :)) Don’t take these tracks too seriously. These are just practice words. Another person is doing this challenge along with me – my young dude AR Wavey aka Grim Reaper dropped... Read more →

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Silk – Track Challenge 01

Silencio Barnes — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:40:21 -0400

Silk by SB This is the first track of my “A Track Every Other Day Challenge” – yea, it was due yesterday, but I didn’t get a chance to post it up. Figured I’d use these tracks to experiment. This is me attempting a quicker flow…I stumble a bit. Oddly, now that I got it recorded and I know it,... Read more →

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Matters Large and Small

Silencio Barnes — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:32:12 -0400

Matters Large and Small – recorded on my phone – Just some random (incoherent?) thoughts on life, the universe and everything…cuz…sometimes I wonder ;) It’s at 48,000khz – forgot to downsample it to 44,100khz – hopefully it’ll still work for ya if you download it.