Homegrown Radio 8/20/10

Hi folks!  Thank goodness it’s Friday, right?—especially since we get to hear a new song by Carrie Bradley.  In fact, Carrie submitted two songs this week—a re-mix of last week’s “Small Awe,” plus a new song called “Lurking Curve.”  Thanks to the wonders of html embedding, you can select any of Carrie’s three songs to listen to on the mp3 player below!

& don’t forget—Carrie’s band 100 Watt Smile has a cd for sale on CDBaby right here.  I’m a big fan of 100 Watt Smile myself.  Please consider giving their cd a try!

& now, let’s read what Carrie has to say about these songs:

1. I couldn't bear to leave "Small Awe" as was, because I like the song but the fi was so low and fee and fo fum...so, on the recommendation of Scotty Houston, I went out and got myself a Tascam DP-004 portable digital 4-track. What a relief. I really like, because though low on built-in effects including EQ (although capable of exporting to Garageband, so someday, when I get my sound card fixed, can go there with it), it's (as said) portable as well as super-duper easy...I loved the interface for tracking, mixing, mastering, and transferring to computer—all very simple. I hooked up a Shure 57 (although Scotty vouches for the two built-in mics) and went! The results, with just a few "P" pops this time to wince over:

2. This week's song: "Lurking Curve." It occurs to me, my theme for this series seems to have evolved as Small Things and Round Things. I won't explicate, but I'm pretty sure the motifs are there for people outside of my head...for example, this one includes an hourglass and a crystal ball and a grain of sand and a wish. I wish it also included a catchy chorus, usually a goal of mine, but not this time—I was rushing in from a couple of days on the beach, which perhaps explains the oceany bits.

Thanks, Carrie!  Hope you enjoy the songs!