Thursday, February 09, 2006

Diamonds

So there once was an album on a cassette label. The artist presented 24 Ideas for songs, and told them to pick the best 16. The label thought that all of them were good and it was difficult but they chose the best 16, and used a 17th, potentially the best of them all for a compilation cassette. What I love about these songs is that there is proof. Proof that some obscure guy on welfare in his basement with a 4 track can make songs for no real reason other than the making can be just as good as someone a bunch of folks obsess over. Check them out.

Idea 17




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PS As always these are here for a limited time. Once gone they are gone. Please do not email me asking for them.

15 Comments:

ryan catbirdseat said...

Mysterious! Really great songs from the obscure, unknown, basement-recorded noboby.

8:01 AM  
Anonymous said...

bejar-iffic

9:57 AM  
Sean said...

thanks a lot for these. they're pretty magic.

11:16 AM  
Anonymous said...

"on welfare"?

doubtful.

2:29 PM  
Jay said...

student loan?

2:37 PM  
Anonymous said...

I heard he was a baby-sitter...

2:41 PM  
ian said...

I officially declare creepy speculation into minutae over.

2:59 PM  
Jay said...

Good idea Ian. As I said. These are are good songs.

3:05 PM  
Corbin said...

So these aren't from the actual Ideas for Songs right? Where do you find this stuff?

6:03 PM  
jeremy said...

thank you thank you.

8:20 PM  
Anonymous said...

is that dan bejar?

12:52 AM  
shepherdofsharks said...

thanks to ian and jay for making me realize that i should love destroyer on a more regular basis. i hadn't given city of daughters a listen in a loooooong tme. these are great too.

7:34 AM  
kntgrl said...

pssssst......dan band playing at the railway tomorrow night
I'm sure you already know....but if you're in town....

3:47 PM  
Jay Watts III said...

I CONFIRM SPURIOUS RUMOUR.

10:03 PM  
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