Blog Report 5/14/09: Fun Times With Music and Concepts

Evening folks,

So yeah, the blog has been dry, due to a lot of things happening. School/work/general lack of drive to type, whatever. But at least I'm back...

OK, enough of that. As it stands now, "The_Endgame" is still under construction. There is a concept in place, there is a map being drawn, lyrics are being written constantly, and the beats are being finalized. I'll approximate and say about 60-65% of the beats are "showable". That is, the beats are almost there. Just a little push further will do the trick. I'm not giving away the exact sound of the beats yet (keep peeping the Clip Show and the clips going up every week or so on the Reverbnation player/Facebook audio player), but I will say that everything has a point, and that every beat matches the lyrics I've imagined for them.

As for the lyrics themselves, well, I'm still working on it. Got a lot of songs coming together, and there is a bit of a concept to them. It's most likely going ot be a personal look, but not along the lines of 808's and Heartbreak. Sorry, I can't dig it, just can't.

Dang....I don't know what to tell y'all. I want to say so much on this project, but I really think I need to finalize everything before I pull the curtain off and bring it all out. Let's see...what else to talk about...?

Oh, I got it. The music I'm listening to right now:

Sevendust- Praise,Will It Bleed
Deftones- Around The Fur, Mascara
Gang Starr- The Militia, F.A.L.A., Suckas Need Bodyguards
Eminem- Kim, '97 Bonnie and Clyde, My Name Is
Nas- U Wanna Be Me
Alice In Chains- Queen of The Rodeo
Jay-Z - Streets Is Watching, Can I Get A....
Bigg Jus- Halogen Lanterns, Eerie Silence

I'd say a nice balance of hip-hop I dig and rock songs that I feel like throwing up the horns for.

OK...I'm out of gas. Ain't got much to say here, except stay tuned for more clips, maybe some freestyles soon, and more info on the music being made.

And I'm out like the Mavs (ooooooooh)

-MC Larny

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Clip Show 5/14/09: NEScapade

This week's clip was something I was just playing around with. The thought process was "What If I mixed "Spanish Caravan" with 8-Bit Weapon? This is what my brain came up with. I especially love how it starts with 8-bit chiptune drums, a hip-hop bassline, then goes into bells, Spanish guitars, and live drums. I live for those moments.

Clip Show 4/25/09: Life With The Bomb

Yet another edition of the Clip Show. This week: a detailed description of "Life With The Bomb".
Friday night, 11:37PM: A thought entered my head, after a very good, very interesting day. I started to ponder, "What if someone did a song that sonically expressed a bomb dropping in 3 parts, before, during, and after the dropping?" I then said, "I can do that!"
11:45AM: Found the loops in my library. Time to go to work. Drums and synth are down, now we need something else.
12:18AM: Adding some elements from a techno-industrial sound loop set. Sounds real good.
12:54AM: Calling it a night.
3:10AM: Really calling it a night. It's all sequenced, just needed to be mixed.
10:53AM: Awake, and finishing the beat.
11:20AM: Done. Rendering and uploading to Reverbnation and Facebook.

The process of the beat sounds like calm peace, with panic creeping in, and finally, the bomb drops. There are survivors, but they are slowly dying, and the end comes too soon.

Blog Report 4/13/09: Standstill…

Hey everyone,

Sorry I didn't get to posting clips this weekend, it's been busy. But I will post TWO clips this week, by tomorrow night. Yes, I made a promise. And I see fit to keep it.

So with spring coming around, I gotta get stuff in gear for the summer. And by stuff, I mean a lot of things. Stick around.

-MC Larny

 

Blog Report 3/24/09: Putting Work In

Howdy fly girls and guys, it's the Blog Report.

After an interesting 2 weeks, quite a lot of work has been put into "The_Endgame" project. I can now say that a firm base for at least 50% of the project is in place. Thanks to all the non-stop creative groundwork being laid down for this, the vision I have for this is becoming fleshed out more and more as time progresses. There is a lot to the songs this time, things I haven't done with my music ever.

No, I have not dropped the mic and picked up a guitar, switched vocal styles to accommodate Auto-Tune, ripped off old pop songs and put rapid-fire lyrics to it, or anything that would constitute trying to sell more records. But it is different, while keeping the MC Larny DNA entact. A challenge to say the least. It's all about control, to sum it up. Self-control of yourself in tight situations, control of emotions so that your heart and mind don't switch places, and remember to play their positions. It's a matter of balancing the world around you.

With that said, I might as well delve into the lyrical content just a bit. This is the heaviest and also darkest musical project I've created, and to be honest, I would not have it any other way. I believe that people should always do what they say in their music, and not fake it, if they are speaking of themselves. I can understand playing a character and metaphorical usage, but let's be honest here: If music is a combat sport, it's comparable to MMA and not pro wrestling. You don't fake things, you let them know about what's really happening in your life, no matter what. But I digress.

Also, as it stands now, the project does not have any collaborators. Again, I personally want to hold down this project by myself, based on the personal nature of all the songs in development.

Also, to keep y'all occupied, every week till this project drops, little snippets of songs will be popping up on the music player. Sure, it's small, but it will keep the veil of secrecy over the final product and at least I can update the page with new songs every week, therefore hooking you in for the long haul. Plus, you never know what the clips could be….they could be studio out-takes, small bits of a song in process

I guess, at this point in the picture, I would be asked by the captured superhero what my plans for world domination entail, in an attempt to foil me. Well, I do have somewhat of a world domination plan.

It's called "Add Day". The goal: to get 200 friends on Myspace, or 50 fans on Facebook. The date for this will be 3/31/09, because April Fool's Day is not a day to make power moves. Expect event invites/bulletins to spread around in the coming days. And to coincide with this, I'm putting out a sampler called "The_Retribution" which is a free online sampler made for sharing with friends and loved ones. That will be up in the next week, so be sure to check it out!

Finally, I am working on a street team, and I need members. So if you want to inquire, and get in on something cool, CLICK HERE. I really need members, so please sign up!

Thanks for reading, and we'll be back in a few, probably next week.

MC Larny

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Blog Report 3/8/09: Changes

Hey everyone.

I've had some time to think, consider, reconsider, and think again about what the future holds with my music. I've been fortunate to hear a lot of varied suggestions from people close to me, and with their suggestions, I've come to a decision.

2009 from this point on is all MC Larny. I think I need to strip it down to pure basics and for now, stay solo. I've noticed that when I work solo, I have no restrictions to adhere to, no multitude of people to try and please, no compromises required to make things work. While I do admit that starting and maintaining a band was a personal dream/goal of mine, I think it's now time to move on and go back to the land of solo music. That goes for live performances too, keeping it basic, and just using the beat. No bands, no guitars, no drums, just me and my beats pumping through the PA system.

And with that, I would like to formally announce the next slate of music in the works. It's called "The Endgame" and it can mean just about anything to anyone. It could mean the end of a dream, the end of the world, the end of a phase of life, or the end of someone's career. Multiple meanings, if you catch the drift.

I'm not saying just what this new project is, but it will all make sense in due time. Expect more info in a few weeks. Yeah, I know, I'm teasing everyone as usual with this "more info in a few weeks" thing, but then again, some things just need to be secret for now. And, it gives you a reason to stay interested…that is, if anyone truly has an interest in this.

-MC Larny

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Blog Report 2/24/09: All Fates Have Changed.

To say the past few days have been unexpected is an understatement. Within the space of 2 days, Aces Down went from "Active" to "defunct", and I'm left with my solo project again.

So there are a lot of questions being asked about what's next. To be honest, it's a broad scope.

I have no idea what I plan to do, now that MC Larny is back to being a solo artist again…there's a lot of options, and I need some time to figure it out.

Before you even ask, no, I am not restarting Aces Down with a new lineup, out of respect for my ex-band mates. As easy as that is, I just don't see that happening. I don't believe in rearranging history, just to serve for my own purposes. Also, I do not know if I will start a new side-project. Again, I need some time and space to see what I should and shouldn't do.

I do admit that I had a lot of song ideas for Aces Down that was under construction. So maybe if re-worked, they could become MC Larny songs. Again, I don't know. I'm not even sure if my heart's in it anymore. It's been unimaginably rough these past few days. To watch your long-time dream materialize then vaporize in the blink of an eye is something I can't fathom, and yet it's happened.

So yeah, that's the current status in a nutshell. What, cryptic answers aren't good enough? OK then… here's a straight answer, made for the news sites and message boards:

"MC Larny is currently weighing all his options regarding his music, and will be making a decision regarding the future of MC Larny in the next month. Stay tuned to see what happens next!"

 

And I'm out.

-MC Larny