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Volume 9

Posts 201-225

Wednesday, April 2, 2008to

Monday, May 5, 2008

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Equipment File #5: Yamaha keyboard

Yamaha PortaSound PSS-460

The year was 1986. The band Pheonix had been playing for a few months. Harry

was playing his new Korg DW-8000 synthesizer, Brad played his drums, Mark played

his guitar, and Jason usually ran the tape recorder. Jason could play piano and

keyboards, but he did not have a portable one.

So Jason's parents fixed the problem that fall. In October, for his birthday, they

got him a Yamaha PortaSound PSS-460 keyboard. He used it for the next few

Pheonix jams, but the band soon fizzled out.

Jason then turned his attention to a solo career. He recorded a total of six tapes(later called albums) of him playing the keyboard, sometimes Christmas or cover

songs, but most of the songs were originals.

This practice at writing and recording his own songs was a strong foundation that

he built his later solo projects on. By 1990 he was starting to acquire better

equipment. He started recording songs under the name Mune Mud. In early 1990 he

bought a drum machine that replaced the drum sounds he used from the Yamaha

keyboard.

By 1991 he had a multi-track recorder, so his recordings were much cleaner. And

he realized his music had "outgrown" the sounds his small Yamaha keyboard made.

So in 1991, during the Mune Mud Olympusrecording sessions, he got a new Casio

portable keyboard. Some of the songs on Olympusused the Yamaha keyboard,

some used the Casio. But by the time the next album was recorded, Underwater

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Problem Factory, the Yamaha was in storage and the Casio was the Studio's

keyboard.

The Yamaha has not seen much action since. In the last couple of years it has been

brought out for Jason's kids to play. But even they have recently moved up to the

Casio. So the keyboard now sits as a monument to the early days of Jason's solo

career.

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Studio News: Precursory 33 Information

On Tuesday, April 8, less than one week away, the new Mune Mud album will bereleased. But today the album cover, play list, and news about the album website

are being revealed.

Tracks:

1. That's All I Need to Know

2. Plutonic

3. Ominous4. Peach Tree

5. Lyric

6. Why Did You Go? v2.0

7. Harley

8. Fruit Preserve

9. Under the Sky

10. Umbra Flame

11. That's Life

12. Decomposition of a Song

13. I'll Be Here

14. I Dream

15. Go West

16. Tip 26

17. King Song

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18. Just Defied

19. The One-Liner

20. Eighty-Eight II

21. We Dog

22. Suburban 70

23. Leaves Fall

Next Tuesday will also see the launch of the Precursory 33website. At the website

you can read about the history of the album, listen to and download the Online

Album version, or order the CD version.

Tune in tomorrow for a Listen Online! preview song from the new album.


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Listen Online!

Today's audio nugget is a preview song from the Mune Mud album Precursory 33.The song is called "Peach Tree". It was recorded in July of 1990 and originally had

a different set of lyrics that were to be sung by Jason and his friend Joe. But Joe

was unavailable when it was time to record so Jason wrote these new lyrics and

recorded the song himself.

This was recorded before the Studio had a multi-track recorder, so it was done

with two standard tape recorders. It features two guitars, a drum machine, and

two vocal tracks.

The song appeared on the original 1991 Mune Muddebut album, then again on the

Mune Mudre-release in 1994.

Click here to listen to the song.


Labels: Listen Online

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This Day in Studio History

It was this day in 1994 that the NueroMorgue EP E. Phantasmatawas released.

This was a short collection of outtakes, alternate takes, and demos from 1993's

NueroMorgue album Devis Tortura. It was the last NueroMorgue release to date.


Labels: This Day in History

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Album of the Week #33: Diversity au Troi

Project name: [early keyboards]Album name: Diversity au Troi

Release date: unreleased (recorded in 1986-87)

Release format: cassette

Studio name: none

Tracks:

1. Laceration

2. Thrall Stint

3. Treatise de Sticks

4. Nobody Cares Anymore

5. Amplitude of Immense Necromancy

6. Remorse of the Seraphims

7. Confusation

8. Lassitude to the Max

9. Black Square

10. Two Dogs

11. Indochina12. Free from Jail

13. Stellar by Sunlight

14. Round One

15. Cedar House

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The first few songs on this tape were recorded in late 1986, but it is guessed that

most of this tape was recorded in early 1987. This was the follow-up to, or

continuation of, The Deuce. As the tape used for The Deucegot full, a new tape

was started and this is that second tape.

The title followed the trend that this was actually the third tape recorded (Merry

Christmas to Meand The Deucebeing the first two). It was also inspired by the

fact that during 1986-87 (Jason's sophomore year in high school) he took his first

French class.

This tape had the first experiments with "multi-tracking". A song would be

recorded. Then while it played back from a tape, another part (or sound) would be

played with it and both of those were recorded. "Laceration" and "Black Square"

are good examples of this.

As with the previous two tapes from this era, this album has not been heard by

others. It has been transferred to the computer so it will now live forever.

Next week's Album of the Week: Quadraphonicfrom 1987.


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Studio Chapter 6: Metal XOR-B

Metal XOR-A was not around for even a year before the Studio was once againmoved. On October 30, 1995, the Studio was moved from the damp basement to a

dry bedroom on the ground level of the rental house Jason was living in. This move

also allowed him to incorporate his computer in the Studio. He had just bought his

first music software, CakeWalk Pro 3, and was eager to use it. After a long day's

work, Metal XOR-B was ready to make music.

The first song worked on was a remake of "I'm With You", originally from the 1991

Mune Mud album Olympus. This was an experimental song for his new music

software but it was never finished. The first song to be completed was "Albino Boy

(Dance Mix)" on December 18, 1995.

But all good things must come to an end. In July of 1996 Jason moved out of the

house and back to his parents' house. His roommate was getting married, so Jason's

spot in the rental house was being replaced. The last song recorded in MXOR-B was

on July 21, 1996. It was "One Lunar Minute" which appeared on the 1996 Mune Mud

album Equation of Time.

On July 27, 1996, MXOR-B was taken down. The equipment was moved back to the

location of the old Circle IX Studio and on August 3, 1996, MXOR-C was complete

and ready for business.

There were three albums released under the MXOR-B label:

* NueroMud Nine Days Wonder[November 1995]

* Isthmus Electric Field Donut[July 9, 1996]

* Mune Mud Monograph[July 16, 1996]

In addition to the albums released, there were also several NueroMorgue songs

recorded (still unused to this day).

This period of the Studio's history lasted from October 1995 to July 1996.


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Studio News: *** NEW ALBUM RELEASE ***

Metal XOR Studio is proud to announce today's release of MuneMud Precursory 33!!!

This is the 19th Mune Mud album to be released. It is a re-re-release of the original

Mune Muddebut album originally released in 1991. The songs have been digitally

cleaned up and are now on CD. This album makes available the very beginning of

Jason's solo career.

Also available today is the official Precursory 33website where you can listen to or

download most of the album and read a detailed history of the album.

Click here to visit the website.


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Equipment File #6: Casio keyboard

Casio ToneBank CT-395

The Studio had been using the Yamaha keyboard since 1986. So it was decided to

get a new one. In late July or early August of 1991 the Studio got a Casio ToneBankCT-395 portable keyboard. This one was bigger than the Yamaha and had more

realistic sounds.

The day it was delivered to the Studio, Jason opened the box, plugged it in, and

started playing "To Clementi". So he immediately recorded the song and it ended

up on the 1991 Mune Mud album Olympus.

In 1993 when the Studio bought a sound module and started using MIDI, this

keyboard went out of favor. But when recording began in late 1996 and continued

into 1997 for the Mune Mud album Sleep State F, the Casio keyboard was dusted

off and used to bring back that classic Mune Mud sound from the first few albums.

It has been used for various recordings since, but for the most part it has joined

the Yamaha keyboard as a monument to music of the past. It is now used by

Jason's kids as their keyboard of choice.



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tape).

Whereas Diversity au Troiexperimented in early 'multi-tracking', this tape was

experimental in style. Most of these songs abandoned the verse-chorus-solo build

to use a more random structure. "Launch" was nothing more than starting at the

low end of the keyboard and slowly working its way up to the high end, using a

rumbling, rocket-launch sound. "It Says I Love You" was named because the

particular sound Jason created, while played in fast appregiation during the song,

actually made the keyboard sound like it was saying 'I love you'. There is one cover

song, "For Elise". It was included for the same reason the cover songs were

included on The Deuce, it was a song he had played many times on the piano.

This tape also features the infamous song "Coeur de Coward". You can read about

that here.

Although there are thirteen songs on the tape, it was never considered finished.

There is enough material to consider it as an "album", but i t was shorter than the

previous three tapes. And this was probably due to the fact that it was in early

1988 that he experimented with a new solo project called X-Selsior. Also in 1988

the Two-Tones started recording music. And it was in 1988 that Jason started

playing electric guitar exclusively (for the Two-Tones). So because of that band,

his solo career was put on hold (until 1990 when Mune Mud was created).

Since the tape was never finished, most of the songs (and the album itself) did not

have names. So on January 1, 2004, everything that did not have names received

them. It was then that the tape was considered 'complete'. Chronologically, this

was the last solo tape using the Yamaha keyboard that Jason would record. There

was one more tape, Songs to Enjoy, but that was recorded in March of 1987, during

the recordings of Diversity au Troiand possibly Quadraphonic.

Next week's Album of the Week: Songs to Enjoyfrom 1987.



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Studio Chapter 7: Metal XOR-C

Metal XOR-B had been taken down on July 27, 1996, because Jason was movingonce again. The equipment was taken to the house where the previous Circle IX

Studio had been located. The Studio was rebuilt and Metal XOR-C was ready for

action on August 3, 1996.

Along with the new Studio came a new version of the music software Jason had

been using. It was an upgrade to CakeWalk that allowed him to do not only MIDI

with the computer but audio editing also. The problem with his computer was that

did not have much storage, so the use of audio editing was limited. But he began

experimenting on September 11, 1996, with "One Night" (which appeared on the

1996 Mune Mud album Equation of Time) and "Tim Is Tuff", an old Two-Tones song

that had been re-recorded at the first Isthmusjam session. Neither of these songs

got far due to the lack of computer storage.

The first new song recorded in Metal XOR-C was on September 19. It was called

"Vestige". Unfortunately the song has long since been lost.

In early October he finally started working on "real" songs, ones that made it toalbums or are still in the Studio's catalog.

After a couple of years of productive recording, the Studio moved again. The last

song recorded at Metal XOR-C that appeared on an album (Purging the Great Abyss

by O RC) was "Element of Fire" on December 24, 1998. There was another song

recorded on January 4, 1999. This was "Mother Nature (Serenity Mix)". It was also

an ORC song but it was not used on the album.

The albums released under the Metal XOR-C label were:

* Mune Mud Equation of Time[August 13, 1996]

* Isthmus Lambskin Temple[November 19, 1996]

* Isthmus New Mexico Igloo[December 17, 1996]

* Isthmus Ideas[May 6, 1997]

* Mune Mud Sleep State F[September 23, 1997]

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* Isthmus Parabolic Dish Festival Vol 1 [July 21, 1998]

* ORC Purging the Great Abyss[March 2, 1999]

* Isthmus Parabolic Dish Festival Vol 2[March 23, 1999]

So after two and a half years, the longest run thus far, Metal XOR-C was finished.

On April 17, 1999, it was disassembled and moved once again, this time to become

Metal XOR-D.

This period of the Studio's history lasted from August 1996 to April 1999.



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Video File #2: Isthmus "Lost in Detroit (Free II)"

"Lost in Detroit (Free II)" video is now online!

Today is the release of the first Isthmus music video, "Lost in Detroit (Free II)". The

song comes from their 1998 album Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1.

The footage used in the video comes from two sources. The first is the Isthmus jam

session where the album was actually recorded. The second is a NASCAR trip to

Michigan which took place in June of 1998.

Click here for the YouTube post.


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Equipment File #7: Korg synthesizer

Korg DW-8000

It was time to upgrade the keyboard again. In April of 1993, Jason bought Harry's

Korg DW-8000 synthesizer. This was the synth that Harry had used way back in1986 with their first band, Pheonix.

This synth provided many new sounds for the Studio to use, but more importantly

it was used as a MIDI trigger for the new MIDI equipment the Studio purchased in

June of 1993. And that has remained the synth's primary role all of these years. In

fact, it is one of the key components of the current Metal XOR Studio since most of

the music being record today is done in the computer.

There were recent plans to purchase a smaller keyboard, one to act as a USB MIDI

trigger to connect to a laptop to make the Studio portable, but those plans were

scrapped and it looks like the Korg will be in use for quite some time in the future.



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Album of the Week #35: Songs to Enjoy

Project name: [early keyboards]Album name: Songs to Enjoy

Release date: unreleased (recorded in March of 1987)


Studio name: none

Tracks:

1. Moon River

2. Autumn Leaves

3. Londonderry Air

4. Occident

5. Aloha Oe

6. Beautiful Sunday

7. Alley Cat

8. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore

9. One Dozen Roses

10. Somewhere, My Love

11. Yankee Doodle

This tape was recorded as a follow-up to 1986's Merry Christmas to Me. Jason

enjoyed recording his own songs, but occasionally he liked to record a cover song.

So taking a break from recording Diversity au Troi, he churned out this tape, his

second of covers.

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Most of these songs were from the same organ book that he used to play. The only

original on the tape is "Occident".

The tape was recorded and filed away. Not many, if anyone, has heard this tape.

There are no plans to release it, but it is in the computer so now it will last

forever.

Next week's Album of the Week: Best of Harry and Jasonfrom 1986.



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Studio Chapter 8: Metal XOR-D

On April 17, 1999, Metal XOR-C was disassembled. Over the course of the nextmonth the equipment was taken to Jason's new house and the Studio was slowly

put back together. On May 12, 1999, Metal XOR-D was finished and ready for

business.

The first song recorded in the new Studio was on May 15, 1999. It was called "Park

Bench" and was an outtake from the 2001 Mune Mud album The Search for

Metropolis. The first song recorded to appear on an album was "Cambrian

Explosion", recorded on May 16 and appeared on that same album.

The albums released under the Metal XOR-D label were:

* Nikki and Jason Love Songs[May 19, 2001]

* Harry and Jason The Vintage Years Vol 1 [May 23, 2001]

* Mune Mud The Search for Metropolis[November 6, 2001]

* Mune Mud Olympus (10th Anniversary Edition) [December 29, 2001]

* Mune Mud UPF (10th Anniversary Edition) [December 31, 2002]

* Mune Mud Pryme Material (10th Anniversary Edition) [2003]

* Mune Mud Singles Collection[2004]* Mune Mud Hobson's Choice[November 23, 2004]

* Mune Mud Hobson's Second Choice[2005]

* Mune Mud Equation of Time (10th Anniversary Edition) [2006]

* Mune Mud Sleep State F (10th Anniversary Edition) [2007]

* Paige Watson My First Album[August 14, 2007]

This version of the Studio had four major changes, but remained in the same

location. Those time periods were differentiated by a number following the name,

thus Metal XOR-D1 was the first version of the Studio all the way to the final one,

Metal XOR-D4.

In November of 2007, the Studio was once again rewired to accommodate the

newest equipment and recording techniques. Although the Studio was in the same

physical location, it was decided to move on to the Metal XOR-E name.

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Recording techniques changed in the last couple of years at the Studio. Everything

used to be recorded to the 4-track cassette recorder, but in 2005 the computer

started being used as the recorder. So the last song recorded to cassette at Metal

XO R-D4 was called "Goodnight, My Someone" on February 13, 2005.

This period of the Studio's history lasted from May 1999 to November 2007.



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It was on this day in 1993 that the Studio purchased the Korg DW-8000 synthesizerfrom Jason's cousin, Harry. Harry was upgrading and needed to sell the synth. And

Jason was ready to upgrade from the portable keyboards the Studio had been using

for years, so the sale benefited both of them.

It was used in bands such as Pheonix, The Two-Tones, The Traveling Deengelburys,

Mune Mud, and more.

The Korg is still a 'key' part in the Studio today. It acts as a MIDI trigger connected

to the computer which has all the sounds the songs use today.



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Equipment File #8: Tascam recorder

Tascam PortaStudio 424

This piece of equipment arguably made the biggest difference in the Studio's music

than any other piece it has owned. This recorder allowed four parts to be layered

while retaining the first-generation quality. Using various recording techniques,

additional tracks could be layered in. Then the final four tracks were mixed down

to a master cassette from which duplicates were made. This was the process used

for the dozens of albums that the Studio has released.

The exact date it was purchased is not known, but the earliest recordings date

back to March of 1991. The first song recorded was a short guitar piece that was

later named "Tired". This was followed by hundreds of other songs. And then on

February 13, 2005, a song named "Goodnight, My Someone" was the last song to be

recorded using the 4-track recorder. Since then all songs have been recorded

directly into the computer.

Today the recorder is only used to play back old master cassettes. As its age begins

to show, the Studio has looked into buying a replacement so they will be able to

continue playing the more than two dozen master cassettes that were made during

its fourteen years of service.



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On this day in 1989, the Traveling Deengelburys t-shirts were finally finished.

Although the performance took place on March 31, it was almost a month before

concert-goers and all fans alike could wear the shirt that promoted "The Brothers

D" and their 1989 Lost in Time world tour.

You can visit the official Traveling Deengelburys website by clicking here.

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Album of the Week #36: Best of Harry and Jason

Project name: Harry and JasonAlbum name: Best of Harry and Jason

Release date: unreleased (compiled in November 1986)


Studio name: none

Tracks:

1. The Beautiful Corns

2. How Beautiful Are Redenbachers

3. The Redenbacher Song

4. The Eye Song

5. The Nose Song

6. The Man from India

7. The Man from Russia

8. The Guitar Song

9. Ode to Eye Balls

10. The Song About Books

11. Are You Sleeping?12. Summertimes

13. The Italian Song

14. George Washington

15. The Head Song

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This is a collection of the best songs Harry and Jason had recorded up to the

compilation date of November 29, 1986. These are the songs that Harry and Jason

ad-libbed lyrics while singing to instrumental music from the radio.

The first session took place during the summer of 1985. They recorded many more

times over the course of the next year. Out of the several tapes they made, they

each had their favorites songs. This tape was a collection of those favorites. The

tape was made for Harry and Jason's enjoyment, so no one else has heard it.

Although these tapes have not been released to the public, the first two were

compiled on CD in 2001 for Harry and Jason The Vintage Years Volume 1. Further

volumes are planned for future release.

Next week's Album of the Week: Best of Harry and Jason IIfrom 1988.



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Studio Chapter 9: Metal XOR-E

Over the course of the eight years that Metal XOR-D existed, the equipment andtechniques used to record music changed many times. Then in November of 2007 it

was decided to record a new O RC album starting January 1, 2008. Once the

decision was made on what equipment to use on the album, it was time to

redesign the Studio once more.

On December 1, 2007, Metal XOR-E opened for business. Over the course of the

next month there were a few test songs recorded. And then on January 1, 2008,

the ORC album began. This lasted for several weeks until the project was put on

hold.

The new Studio has a computer at its center. The Korg synth is used as a MIDI

trigger to play sounds inside the computer. All drums are also generated from

within the computer. The only analog external sources at this point are the

electric guitar and vocals.

Metal XOR-E is also where Paige is currently recording sessions for her next album

(due out this fall).

And thus the weeklyStudio Chapterfeature comes to a close. We have covered

from the earliest days before it had a name all the way to the present day. And

with the upcoming Studio projects and this blog site, it looks like Metal XOR will

be around for a long time to come!!!



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It was on this day in 1992 that Jason bought the Ibanez bass guitar that is still in

use at the Studio today.



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Equipment File #9: DR-550 drum machine

Boss DR -550

For drums, the early Studio used the drum sounds from the Yamaha portable

keyboard. But they were very low quality. At first it didn't matter, but as the songs

became more complicated and recordings were cleaner, it was soon realized that a

real drum machine was needed.

Some time around July 1990 the Studio bought its first drum machine, this Boss DR-

550. The first song recorded with it was the Mune Mud song "Peach Tree" on July

21, 1990 (the song appeared on the 1991 Mune Muddebut album, the 1994 Mune

Mudre-release, and the 2008 album Precurosry 33). After that the Yamaha drum

sounds were not used.

As the drum machine's memory filled up, the Studio would back up the drum

machine data to a cassette tape. Those data tapes still exist and could be used to

load up the original drum sounds and patterns used in those early songs.

Many songs were recorded with this drum machine. But as they say, all good things

must come to an end. And it wasn't long before something better than the DR-550

came along.



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State of the Studio #9: May '08

Let us see what is in store for the blog in May...

The weekly Studio Chapter feature has ended. It had a nine-week run that

covered the history of the Studio from its earliest days to present day. The series

will be summarized in an upcoming article.

Replacing the Studio Chapter feature on Mondays will be a feature called Singles.

An article was written last October explaining Mune Mud singles. Each week this

feature will spotlight one of the twelve Mune Mud singles that was released.

The 'vintage' Album of the Weeks will end mid-May, the feature that has shed

light on old cassette compilations that were made before the Studio was a studio.

But the Album of the Week feature will continue. [A note worth mentioning: this

is the only feature that has been posted every single week since the blog was

created. And it will be around for at least a couple more months.] The feature will

shift to the Mune Mud 10th Anniversary Collection of CD's that started in 2001.

Tune in on May 18th for the first one that will discuss Olympus 10th Anniversary

Collection.

The Studio has used a lot of equipment throughout the years. So the Equipment

Filefeature will definitely be around for a while.

There are a couple of additions to the Project Spotlight feature that will be

posted this month. You will soon be able to read about the two 90's bands called

The Spartans and The Duke Boys.

The Video File feature will expand once again with the release of the second

Isthmus video this month. Last month saw the release of the first Isthmus video

("Lost in Detroit (Free II)" from their 1998 album Parabolic Dish Festival Volume 1).

The second video is being edited as I write this. So look for it to be released some

time soon.

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And rounding out the features list will be a new one called Web Log. These posts

will be .PDF collections of what has been posted on this blog site. Issue #1 will

contain posts 1-50, issue #2 will contain posts 51-100, etc. Currently there are

enough posts to release four issues, but as each fifty posts are made, a new issue

of Web Log will be released.

On the project front, Paige will have yet another recording session for her next

album. Isthmus is closer to having a ten-year reunion jam which will be used as

their next album. And a new, still unannounced project may make its debut within

the next couple of months. Keep checking here for news on that.

It is obvious that with summer on its way, the Studio will not have time to stretch

out and take a nap in a hammock. And as the weather outside gets warmer, all I

can say is I can't wait for fall!!!

Next update in 31 days. . .


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Article: Studio Chapter Chronology

This article is a summary of the nine Studio Chapter features that were posted inMarch and April.

1985 to November 1991 - unnamed

November 1991 to summer of 1992 - Quintessential Disco-Quest

October 1992 to November 1994 - Circle IX

February 1995 to October 1995 - Metal XOR-A

October 1995 to July 1996 - Metal XOR-B

August 1996 to April 1999 - Metal XOR-C

May 1999 to November 2007 - Metal XOR-D

December 2007 to present - Metal XOR-E

The Studio began when Harry and Jason recorded themselves ad-lib singing to

music on the radio in 1985. Since then the Studio has had several name changes.

There have been hundreds of songs recorded there. Dozens of albums have been

released. Many musicians have passed through the front door. Equipment has come

and gone. And with any luck, the Studio will be around for manyyears to come!


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SU N D A Y , M A Y 4 , 2 0 0 8

Album of the Week # 37: Best of Harry and Jason II

Project name: Harry and JasonAlbum name: Best of Harry and Jason II

Release date: unreleased


Studio name: none

Tracks:

1. Jose's Funeral Home

2. The Catburglar

3. I Killed My Dog

4. Superman

5. Washington DC

6. Pool

7. Around the World in 80 Days

8. Forever

9. On the Ranch

10. Drops in the Ocean

11. Druel12. Greek Numbers

This tape is a continuation of Best of Harry and Jason. These songs cover the

second half of this phase of their music careers. There's not much to say about this

one, just more of the same as their first tape.

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Next week's Album of the Week: Best of Darrin and Jasonfrom 1989.



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M O N D A Y , M A Y 5 , 2 0 0 8

Single #1: Etesian Wind

Song name: "Etesian Wind"Album name: Olympus

Release date: December 10, 1991

Tracks

1. Etesian Wind (album version)

2. Etesian Wind (original speed)3. Etesian Wind (instrumental)

Song History

This was the first single from the 1991 Mune Mud album Olympus. It was also the

very first single released by Mune Mud.

"Etesian Wind" was the first song that had a real audience. Jason played it for

family and friends before the album was released and most people really liked it.

So it was naturally the first choice to become a single. And over the years, it is the

Mune Mud song that has had the most alternate versions recorded. It wasn't until

1996 that Jason finally found out what Etesian wind is.

Track Breakdown

The first track is the version that appeared on the album. The original song was

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recorded a bit slower to better fit Jason's vocal range, but the tempo seemed to

drag a little. So for the album the song was mixed down at a slightly higher speed.

The second track is the original speed at which the song was recorded.

The third track is the instrumental version of the album track.


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