oops, all bloopers

I've been working on some unusual collaborations lately. Unusual in the sense that I'm working closely with some people that I don't often get the chance to work closely with. It's been nice exercise, and a whole lot of fun. Some of them have been quick, as in the (eventually) 2 hour long recording session with Frank Schweikhardt yesterday for the Laminar Excursion series. Some of them are more involved, like the Sleeping Bag record i'm working on with Dave.
Hopefully, sometime soon I can post the three 30-second spots I helped Bryant with. Quick and dirty, but we have similar sensibilities, so most things went smoothly and came out sounding pretty good (albeit, nervous and out-of-tune).

for now, here's an older recording I sat in on with my main man, Jared Cheek. I played lead guitar, and so did Jared. He also wrote the song and played the organ, and/or keyboard.
Midnight at the Hills Layaway by mikeadams

Sleeping Bag drum tracking:


Oh, by the way, the Bloomington Sandwich Co. has won me over lately. Delicious sandwiches. It's a little pricey, but it's got to be. It ain't Blimpie. Plus, if you share with someone it's really not that bad. They've been giving out free samples of italian ice all week. You'd better hurry before they shut that promo down.

sf59 bootleg

i'm really glad that someone recorded this. it's a great sounding starflyer 59 live bootleg from 2001, recorded at the door in dallas texas. 20 songs, over an hour long. half solo acoustic, half full-band. songs from silver, gold, americana, the fashion focus, everybody makes mistakes, and leave here a stranger (their newest album at the time). not to mention great live versions of ep nights and next time around. i'm a real geek for this stuff, but really it's a great recording of starflyer, arguably, at their live peak. really glad to have it.

link

Spelunkering

Old Friends - Roger Miller

stoned ageein.

Timmy Page

Tim bow 058 by mikeadams

i'm putting the finishing touches on the husband&wife contribution to the Laminar Excursion Monthly project right now. i've been in a whirlwind of "first thought, best thought" recording and mixing since last weekend. it's been really thrilling, and a nice change of pace.

during one of the mixing sessions i ran across this gem that was recorded as an after-thought in addition to the live tracking we had done for one of the songs. it sits nicely in the mix, and does it's job, but i thought it was a shame that the world would never hear it holding it's own, so i decided to leave it here if anyone should find it. this is tim felton playing one live guitar track.

we are all butt-made

Life But No More - Frank Schwe...

i am a fine musician, i travel 'round the world

Who do you think-mom and dad by mikeadams

this is a christmas tune that my parents recorded for a compilation we put together in 2004. there aren't a lot of recordings like this of my folks, but this kind of thing was normal to hear in my house growing up.