Tripecac - Coma Pill

I started this on 2003-01-02 and picked it up again exactly two years later. The music is slow, loop-based funk. I added the solos and bongo sounds in 2004. This song isn't the most exciting opener, but at least it's peppier than "Rusty".

The lyrics have something to do with being putting "on hold"; perhaps I was feeling secondary? I think I intended it to be a sequel to "Cancel", but it didn't have the same power. The repeating vocals remind me of Phish, except there's a fake British accent for the "please hold" bit. Okay, next!

This tight little dance groove makes no attempt at sounding "live". Its most noticeable bit is the sitar; I think I had recently watched the Beatles' Anthology. I'm not sure whether the title is refering to a snow drift (I started it in January 2003), MIDI timing drift, or some other kind of drift.

I started this on my birthday in 2003. I was left alone for a few hours, and needed something to fill the time. The piano solos remind me of "Icky".

I don't remember why I called this song "Weak". The music doesn't sound wimpy; it's a pounding orchestral dance funk thing. However, there's no real melody, no "swing", no finesse. It's just bang, bang, bang, bang... Maybe this was my idea of depicting "strength"?

In 2005 I flushed it out a bit, but got bored with the monotonous, aggressive pounding. I couldn't recapture whatever mood I posessed when I started the song; this made it hard to add expressive solos or rhythmic embellishments. The end result is rather weak. (ha ha)

I guess I was feeling bored when I started this, but the music isn't all that sleepy. It's melodic, mid-tempo jazz/funk which builds a little in intensity (thanks to my 2005 efforts). Actually, it's kinda dull. Not even the manic organ solos can perk this baby up. Maybe the tempo is too slow?

I guess I started this late at night or else someone was supposed to visit but was running behind. I must have been pretty tired, because there's very little creative energy. It's pretty formulaic: a long jazz/funk jam with lots of solos but not much in terms of genuine passion. When I was finishing it in 2005, I couldn't figure out how to unmuffle the mix without it sounding "dinky". Oh well. There are some solos buried in that mud, but unless you're wearing headphones, you probably won't notice them.

I started this soon after I moved into my new apartment. I was testing to make sure the equipment was connected properly. The effects are pretty crisp, and the solos and drums have lots of energy. On the downside, the instrumentation is crowded; the distorted organ, brass, and guitar parts run together. Also, the ending is a little too weird!

Either I was kid-sitting, or I wanted to see how much of a song I could finish in one sitting. Unlike most of my recent songs, this one actually has a verse/chorus structure. It doesn't really go anywhere, though. The mix is muffled and messy; the only real clear part is during the synth solo, which only lasts a few seconds. Fortunately, the song is pretty short.

I guess someone was having a bad day when I started this. Wasn't me.

I added the vocals in 2005.

This was a simple 8-bar loop in 2002; all it had was the bass line and drums. When I got hold of it in 2005, I turned it into a funky, rock-tinged jam. I was purposefully trying to make mindless, head-banging jazz. I don't remember why I called it "cleaning".

I started this on the same day I started "Cleaning". On a whim, I decided to try to finish it on the same day too. As a result, my 2005 contributions are very slight: some rhythmic clav, a piano melody, and a little mixing. The song was already in an almost-done state, which made it easy to finish. It's named after the nearby state park or (more likely) elementary school.

The title isn't very witty, but neither is the music, which is repetitive, pounding jazz/rock.

This is a gentle, sparse, swinging reggae. It's much more relaxing than most of the songs on Coma Pill. The title suggests that I was skeptical about something someone said, or perhaps I was just dubious of my ability to follow through with the relaxed swing of the song.

This song shares a bass line with some other Tripecac song (I forget which). I think that explains the title. I improvised and recorded the vocals super-quickly, because I wanted to finish the song that day and felt like I didn't have enough time to play and polish a bunch of solos.

This is a shorter, instrumental version of "Please Hold".

This is the long ending to "Cleaning".