This is all really an exercise for myself... but the exercise is social. As I make music, and put it out there, should I pause between songs? If I have a particularly prolific month, should I release a new song…

So... MechaniCrash started as an entry into something called "The RPM Challenge". This is a thing where a couple of audiophile/musicians were having a discussion about the recording realities of modern mass music. They observed that in the 60's, studios…

This track brings up my struggle on sampling. There are two prominent samples in it. One is a drum beat from an Amy Winehouse song (You know I'm no good), and vocals from a track on comedian Maria Bamford's album"unwanted…

PARAMETERS
I often prescribe parameters to my creative activities. I am reminded of a story about Dr. Seuss, who supposedly wrote "Green eggs and ham" on a wager with his publisher, the bet being that he couldn't write a successful…

...just added a new song to the FREE MUSIC page. "The Doctor" was recorded over the last 3 weeks. It has a thick distorted bass solo, and a lot of fun samples from  couple of Firesign Theatre albums. Check it…

So... the point of this exercise is to get people to hear music I'd be making anyway... so, I give it away for free. Someone suggested to me that perhaps I am diminishing the value, or more accurately the desirability…

Well... I was mixing down some songs, and came across a song file called "Black Ice". I was in the middle of something so I couldn't listen to it at that moment. I had absolutely no recollection of such a…

So... this is a site about my "fake-band", MechaniCrash. It's "fake" because its not really a band... its just me, and I play in a real band elsewhere. It is an experiment in the premise that "90% of life is…