Layers Of Earth

The Little Drummer Boy by F-105 Thunderchief (listen)

I don’t know what to say about this particular song other than it was fun to make. Totally absurd. I had no rules, so it morphed through surf-punk to industrial to GWAR-like moments of whatthefuckareyoudoing. I spent more time coaxing my fingers to play a metal guitar solo than anything else, and while it’s nothing special, this acoustic hack pulled it off in one take, no punches. It was the only time I played it correctly in 4 hours of trying. The vocals are unlike anything I have ever done before. I mean ever; not even in the shower. Oh, and the “Pa rum a tum tums” – just a basic pitch-shifter.

I think it’s funny as hell. I really wanted to animate something to it. Maybe next year. Meantime, enjoy, have a great holiday season, a Merry Christmas, A Happy Chanukah belated, a Fantastic Festivus, A Killer Kwanzaa and a healthy New Year.

-g

PS – Oh, this is getting put there into the ether as “F-105 Thunderchief” – I’m a geek, I know. But that’s the name I like for it

This entry was posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 9:43 pm and is filed under Music.