I saw This is Spinal Tap (1984) on the big screen a few weeks ago, and I can’t get the soundtrack out of my head. I love this film—I wrote my History senior seminar paper about the film back in Fall 2005—
I saw This is Spinal Tap (1984) on the big screen a few weeks ago, and I can’t get the soundtrack out of my head. I love this film—I wrote my History senior seminar paper about the film back in Fall 2005—
Yours portly has three separate releases that I plan to now release in early September, as my distributor, CD Baby, usually takes about three weeks to approve releases for distribution. Two of the releases feature older works, but one will feature tons of new pieces.
This week, I’m featuring one of those new pieces, “Vibin'”:
Yours portly has three separate releases that I plan to now release in early September, as my distributor, CD Baby, usually takes about three weeks to approve releases for distribution. Two of the releases feature older works, but one will feature tons of new pieces.
This week, I’m featuring one of those new pieces, “Triple Deluxe”:
I’ve been catching up on composing and arranging some pieces that have been sitting in my music journal for a month or two. This week’s composition is one such piece, with a distinctly medieval feel.
It was a more musical week than usual here at The Portly Politico, so I thought I’d take today’s installment of Lazy Sunday to feature recent music-related pieces:
Enjoy this brief trip into the very recent past—and enjoy listening!
Happy Sunday!
—TPP
Other Lazy Sunday Installments:
I’m finally gearing back up the composing, and have a new-ish piece for y’all this week. It’s a crunchy groove based on a crunchy roll:
Back in April I heard and/or read the word “xeriscaping” and found the concept and the word fascinating. Xeriscaping is gardening that does not require irrigation, so it consists of plants like cacti and succulents, as well as lots of rocks and gravel.
Also, it just sounds cool. Sometimes, that’s enough, and yours portly wrote an odd piece inspired by the concept.
Well, here it is: the last piece from Leftovers IV that needs to be featured on this humble blog. I’m going to have to start writing new music again—or actually go back to open mic night!
After a massive output last year and earlier this year, I’ve been relaxing a bit. Part of it is that the inspirado hasn’t been hitting as frequently, but I also tend to slow down when summertime hits. My workflow is such that, when I have a ton of stuff to do, I actually get more creative work done, because I’m pretty revved up and running all the time. I work like a diesel engine: I can run a long time if I just keep running, but once I shut off, it takes me awhile to get back to peak efficiency.
I do have a couple of collections of older work waiting in the wings, I’m just tinkering with when and how I want to release them. When I say “older,” I mean really old—stuff that dates back to 2004 and earlier. Some of the pieces probably go back to the last century, even if they were only recorded years later. I also have several new pieces that need videos, a release, etc. Again, I’m contemplating how and when I want to compile those pieces.
But I digress. Here is the last track from that short EP, Leftovers IV. It’s weird piece and, quite honestly, I’m not entirely pleased with the results.
Apparently, I failed to make videos for all of the pieces on Leftovers IV. Indeed, I neglected to upload a lot of the goodies that I usually include with digital purchases of albums; that has now been rectified.
So I am back to looking at some tracks from that short EP. This week I’m sharing a piece that’s a bit of a Celtic jig.
Last Sunday I linked to posts vaguely about and/or related to Scandinavians; today, I look at the French:
Happy Sunday!
—TPP
Other Lazy Sunday Installments: