Daily Refrain » Exposition

#33: “Inspiration”

Gwilym — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:22:43 +0000

In which I turn last-minute laziness into a learning experience!

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#27: “The Clapping Song”

Gwilym — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:30:04 +0000

Real instruments? In my Daily Refrain? It’s more likely than you think.

This is a happy song about clapping.

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#26: “Widescreen”

Gwilym — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:06:18 +0000

Not sure who this ‘we’ is, but I tried it with ‘I’ and it sounded weird.

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#18: “Microsong Wednesday”

Gwilym — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:33:26 +0000

Remember when I asked how to give myself time off this project? And gave three options? I ended up settling on ‘none of them.’ My friend suggested microsongs, and remembering the greatness of TMBG’s “Fingertips,” and just about anything by Bob Drake, I liked the idea.

So I think I’ll divide up each week’s songwriting with a microsong every Wednesday. No more weeks off. Like all my plans, this is of course subject to change massively.

In hindsight, Headphones should’ve been a microsong.

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#13: “The First Song (Reprise)”

Gwilym — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:27:06 +0000

Kind of a game-changer, this one. Hope you’re not disappointed.

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#11: “Steal From You”

Gwilym — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:13:04 +0000

Vocals are still cold-y, but this track-doubling thing covers it up decently.

Some end-of-word consonants get lost though, which is something I’ll need to try and avoi.

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#1: “The First Song”

Gwilym — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:38:49 +0000

The first of many! This song is mostly an introduction to the project.

From here, you can either listen to the next song by clicking the button at the bottom of the page, or you can head to the Archives and be more selective.

I should mention that while this song pretty well represents my lyrical style, musically the project goes all over the place. So even if you hate toe-tappy stage musical swing, you’re bound to like something here. Browse around.

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