Like The Desert

New Song “Poorhouse” Now Available for Free Download

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:37:21 +0000

Our new song started out sounding a little country, especially after Sahara added some twangy vocals. Then Rob put in every guitar rock cliché he could think of. We’re pretty happy with how this one turned out – we’re learning some new production tricks and starting to get this living-room recording down.

Poorhouse is about moving into an apartment that is basically falling apart, and how we’ve tried to make the best of it.

Here are the lyrics:

When it all comes down
I’ll still be around
Hand-in-hand we’ll stand
In the door of the poorhouse

Wish on a star
Slam that PBR
All the frills are out
When you’re living in the poorhouse

Why bother crying?
Just gotta laugh
No harm in trying
Zero plus zero, you do the math

Welcome baby to the poorhouse
What holds up these walls?
When the water gets in
We’ll bail it out
Still be holding you up
When it falls

Smiles don’t pay the bills
Tears don’t pay the rent
What to do for thrills
When the money’s been a long time spent

You’re stuck with me
Not worth a dime
We’ll have a hell of a time
While we’re living in the poorhouse

You’re working so hard
To take us to easy street
Maybe it’s not in the cards
But this thing we got
It sure is sweet

Other places to download it:
Bandcamp
Virb
Reverb Nation
MySpace
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Song details:

Written and recorded September/October 2009. Recorded with Logic Studio 8, Reason 4, Akai MPD24 drum pad, Les Paul Studio Guitar, Epiphone semi-hollow body bass, real live singer. 120 beats per minute.

Track released 28 October, 2009
Rob Boles (drums & percussion, guitar, vocals), Sahara Glasener-Boles (vocals, bass)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

(That means remixing and messing around with it is ok as long as you give us credit for making the original song – so go ahead, we’d love to hear what you do with it)

Look for the source files and raw audio and MIDI tracks available for download soon!

Happiness Machine Acoustic Version Available for Free Download

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:26:50 +0000

We’re all sensitive people. Here’s a more sensitive version of our wall-of-sound newest song Happiness Machine. You can get it at the link below, or take a listen in this widget thingy.

Go ahead and download it by clicking here, no strings attached.

Illness + Robin Williams = New Song in Progress. No, Really.

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:02:06 +0000

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. So sick today. However, it provided the opportunity for doing two new things. First, sinus rinse. Frightening, drowning sensation, but outcome was good if a little messy. Likewise, this new song we are working on, which we feel is coming along nicely even though it’s missing some stuff and is a little rough. It was written with the movie Toys on TV in the background, which was also a little messy and rough, but mostly good in our minds even though it starred Robin Williams at likely his most coked-up phase of his stardom. It might also explain the toy piano you’ll hear. We also liked Get Smoochy. Don’t judge, it makes you look ugly.

I’m sorry, I’ve taken a lot of cold medicine today. It’s the drugs talking. You know I didn’t mean to hurt you, baby. It won’t ever happen again, I promise. Let’s make up and forget this ever happened.

Anyway, new song in progress. Tell us what you think.

Oh, you know what might be fun? Tell us what this song should be about. Yeah. Do that.

An Explanation of Ballad of Blood Eye & Sparkles

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:31:06 +0000

Kind of a weird name for a song, so we thought we’d explain what this song is all about. Uninvited house party guests always make for good stories. Check out the video.

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Blood Eye & Sparkles Project Files for Free Download

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:23:48 +0000

Well hello there. We got some stuff for you.

The project files for Ballad of Blood Eye & Sparkles are available for free download for all you music nerds out there that want to mess around with MIDI and the raw audio to create something new with what we’ve done. All the raw vocal tracks are in the package, as well as the Logic Studio file with settings intact, and a Propellerheads Reason file with the synthesizer instrument racks we have put together.

Please note that these raw files use the Propellerheads Reason Refill Jason McGerr Sessions. If you do not have this refill you have two options:

1. Get it here: http://www.propellerheads.se/products/refills/mcgerr/
2. Turn off the “Live Drums” buss and use only the Redrum track (it only uses factory library samples that come with Reason).

Have fun and thanks for downloading!

“Happiness Machine” Released!

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:03:22 +0000

Like The Desert’s first song idea and third to reach completion has … reached completion. If you liked My Bloody Valentine, The Man I fell in Love With, Slowdive, and other shoegaze/wall of sound tunes then you’ll hopefully like this one, too! Check it out here or one of the links below.

… And before we forget, look out for the self-indulgent acoustic version of “Happiness Machine” in the next couple days!

Places to download it:
Bandcamp
Virb
StereoFame
Reverb Nation
Pure Volume
MySpace

Or just plain-old listen to it here:
iLike

Also, don’t forget to make friends with us or become a fan on Facebook!
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Song details:

Track released 9 October, 2009
Rob Boles (drums & percussion, guitar), Sahara Glasener-Boles (bass, vocals)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

(That means remixing and messing around with it is ok as long as you give us credit for making the original song – so go ahead, we’d love to hear what you do with it)

Look for the source files and raw audio and MIDI tracks available for download soon! Just wait until you see the effects on the guitar. It’s mind-bending.

Meet Rob

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:32:58 +0000

Meet Rob, the drum/guitar/keyboard player for the band-in-progress, Like The Desert. In this video, we learn that Rob is a complainer, which should make for interesting practice footage in the future. Also included is a cameo by the mysterious 3rd and laziest member of Like The Desert.

Meet Sahara

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:25:19 +0000

Meet Sahara, the singer and bassist of our little band-in-the-making ( you can also see it on our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/likethedesertband ).

Ballad of Blood Eye & Sparkles

likethedesert@gmail.com (Like The Desert) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:30:50 +0000

The first fully-realized song by Like The Desert is available for free download! Feel free to spread it around give it to whomever you like. Check it out with your ear holes!

Places to download it:
Bandcamp
Virb
StereoFame
Reverb Nation
Pure Volume
MySpace (Really? You’re still using this?)

Or just plain-old listen to it here:
iLike

Also, don’t forget to make friends with us or become a fan on Facebook, because we hear the kids are really into socializing there:
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Here are some geek details about the song:

Written and recorded September 2009. Recorded with Logic Studio 8, Reason 4, M-Audio Ozonic Keyboard, Akai MPD24 drum pad, Epiphone semi-hollow body bass, real live singer lady. 106 beats per minute.

Track released 12 September 2009
Rob Boles (drums & percussion, keyboard), Sahara Glasener-Boles (bass, vocals)

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

(That means remixing and messing around with it is ok as long as you give us credit for making the original song – so go ahead, we’d love to hear what you do with it)

Look for the source files and raw audio and MIDI tracks available for download soon!