Fancy Fancy...an end of year FREE MP3
Well...here we are at year end. 2008 was a good year filled with lots of fun and growth in many ways. It is a little tough to think about '08 right now since I have a major cold and am not thinking altogether as clearly as I'd like to. Nonetheless, I hope 2008 was good for you as well and I hope for a fantastic 2009. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to get back into the studio - really get back in - and get some new music recorded to share with you here at Mark Harvey's World. I am also hoping to get back together with my buddy Jay and record some music and possibly play "live" again. +
So to end 2008 here is a FREE MP3 download of Fancy Fancy (here) (link disabled) taken from Rain Station's Fancy Fancy CD. Music on this track is by me and lyrics and vocals by Jay Moores. This song was recorded in SF at the original Rain Station on my old Tascam 4-track. Cover art by Jay Moores.
There's a definite sadness to this track and it always makes me feel a little uneasy when I hear it. Yet, I keep playing it...over and over. Like this dis-ease is something that I need. Maybe it is because I am close enough to the subject matter to understand it more fully than most. Maybe it is because this track is from a period of my life that I would consider dark. Each time I hear it I can picture myself in the studio at the Rain Station - 45th and Lawton. Musty smell in our converted garage/studio space....black splatter backdrop hanging...work bench holding my 4-track...the feeling of being at the edge of the world...alone...in a fog...in the fog...
Please take a moment and let me know what you think of this track. Creating music is something that I enjoy doing for myself, but knowing that others are enjoying it fuels me and will keep me going in the coming New Year.
Click here if you can't figure out where you're supposed to click to download the song. (link disabled)
Labels: fancy fancy, free mp3, jay moores, lo-fi, mark harvey, rain station
posted by Mark Harvey at 4:48 AM
2 Comments:
Fancy Fancy. You would think by the name that it would be a happy go lucky song. Something you can dance to. Nope, you thought wrong. :)
Very beautiful track. I can definitely feel the somberness. Jay's voice is so haunting. I like all of your stuff, but I think your darker tracks are some of your best material. Artists do such a good job of making feelings tangible. It's like you convert a feeling that we all can relate to into something we can actually hear, see or touch. So I may not know the exact circumstance you are going through, but I know the exact feeling you are going through. Am I making any sense?
Well, anyway what an awesome track to close out the year. You have supplied us with so many free tracks this year that my head almost exploded from too much awesomeness being put into it. Thank you, Mark. Happy New Year to you and to my fellow lurkers.
The mullet looks good.
Thank you for the thank you Jason. Your comments make sense to me. As a person who is almost always listening to music I find myself indentifying with the feelings of the artist. Look for more tracks next year - some old and hopefully some new. Thanks for commenting and for those lurkers who've avoided being known, drop a line...join the party! Happy New Year Jason and to all those who're out there...
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