Smalltown Society http://smalltownsociety.com Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:15:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 “9-5″ and “The Floor” http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=490#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:12:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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Here are two new ones we’re working on for the first half of the album.

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=490 0 Evolution of a Song Part 5 http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=488#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:08:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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Here we are working on a pretty solid arrangement. This is probably very close to the final cut. Just need some tightening up.

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=488 0 Evolution of A Song Part 4- Life Is Meaningless http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=468#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:45:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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STS - Life Is Meaningless (rough cut) from Smalltown Society on Vimeo.

Here is the first time we rehearsed “Life Is Meaningless” as a band. A LITTLE more dynamic. You can tell we were still working out “the kinks”. © 2011 Smalltown Society. A Collective Production.

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=468 0 Hinge (at rehearsal) http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=460#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:55:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Pursuits,Music,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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STS - Hinge (Rough Cut)

A rough cut of the middle song “Hinge”. This is the first time we practiced it as a band. Ken filling in for Matt as Matt fills in for Ted. Enjoy!

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=460 1 Wealth http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=456#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:31:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Uncategorized

Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=456 0 Evolution of A Song Part 3- Life Is Meaningless http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=464#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:57:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Audio,Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Life,Random,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Recordings

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A week after we shot the video we recorded this down in the Lab. 95º inside, 8 guys in the room, good times. You can already see the transition and “tightening-up” of the song just over one week. Here are the lyrics we’ve settled on: Unending Beginning I can’t break this on my own Dead [...]

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=464 0 My Father’s Son http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=431#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:11:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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Rough cut of our song about fatherlessness.

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=431 1 Evolution of A Song Part 2- Life Is Meaningless http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=430#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:10:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Pursuits,Music,Recordings,Pursuits,Music,Videos

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This is the first time I “jammed” this song out with people. Little long and repetitive, but we got the concept down with the lyrics (extended). Good times with Brett Savage, Jon Olsen, and Ken.

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=430 1 Solitude/Low Down Man http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=425#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:43:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Life,Random,Life,Random,Recordings

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Solitude was written by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills, and composed by the great Duke Ellington. From the first time I heard Billie Holiday sing this, it immediately became one of my favorite songs. This song moves me every time I hear it. A couple of months ago Sarah and I were getting ready to [...]

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]]> http://smalltownsociety.com/?feed=rss2&p=425 0 Evolution of A Song Part 1- Life Is Meaningless http://smalltownsociety.com/?p=476#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:45:00 +0000 Paul Posted in Pursuits,Music,Audio,Pursuits,Music,Evolution,Pursuits,Music,Recordings

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Part of the purpose of this page is to show how we start with a concept and see it grow into a fully dynamic song that fits as part of the full-length story. We’re excited to take you along for the ride as we reveal how “Life Is Meaningless” came to be. The recording above [...]

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