Building on Fire

Music by Michigan-based Building on Fire has appeared on television, in films and film festivals, and on several net labels and record label compilations.

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Dark cover of 'Tesla Girls' by OMD.

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I made this video today for a song demo that I also made today.  Why?  Because I felt like it.

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From my video-making blog.

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Just temporary... But for how long??

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Sadie and the 8P.  

Or as she knows it: "the large flat warm area by the window."

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The future sound of yesterday.

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Kind of thinking I might do a few covers for a new release later this summer.  If I can figure out how to do that.

A couple of old tracks, a couple of new.  Possibilities include:

OMD

Psychadelic Furs

Sun Airway

Billy Idol

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My latest release: Four synthrock / synthpop tracks.  

Listen and download for free from Bandcamp.com.

http://buildingonfire.bandcamp.com/album/today-and-tonight-ep

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Something new...

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Found this one in the dusty attic of my hard drive. I don't want to say how old this is, but I will tell you it's double digits.

Man, I used to make even slower and more minimal stuff than I do now.

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A box of tapes with a few old favorites in it, including:

Indian Point (1984)

Jack of Hearts (1989)

The Golden Age (1992)

All of which are fake and that I am creating fake soundtracks for.  This will be my next release, and it's coming soon.

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MC-500

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My favorite sequencer. Until I got my MPC. Still holds a place in my heart for the THWAK of those buttons. You cold go fast on this thing too; a little practice and its just as fast as using a mouse on a piano roll.

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Starshine (2004)

Starshine

An album of melodic minimal songs about the ocean at night.

Written and recorded circa 2004.

This is part of my 'back catalog' I guess; music that I finished years ago but never did anything with.  It sounds pretty rough to my ears but I still like it, so I thought I'd give it a proper Bandcamp release.

Free for download.

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#homestudio planet #akai #mpk #apc #rockit #synth #imac #4track

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My current studio setup.

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Further adventures in synthrock... synthpopish... stuff. I don't know.

My Ableton was acting dodgy when it came time to record guitar so I've tried to dial in a guitar-like synth patch.

I think I hit a few cool moments in here. And I learned a lot, like I do on every track.

Hope you enjoy!

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I made a clubby/ new wave / dance remix of "The First Thing About Me" by the irrepressible Brad Sucks, from the album "Guess Who's a Mess".

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A short synth/rock/dance track.  Possible opener for my next EP.