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    The Story of Happy Every Day
    The Story of Happy Every Day
    May 3, 2021
    Production And Song Stories
    I promised some people I'd make a post about my song, Happy Every Day....
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    Breathe Me In
    Breathe Me In
    February 9, 2017
    Livin Is Bling
    Breathe Me In - a saddish break up type song, from Livin Is Bling....
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    Strong Happy Healthy Free
    Strong Happy Healthy Free
    January 17, 2017
    Livin Is Bling
    22 people die every day waiting for organ transplants. There are currently 119,000 people...
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    Open Oceans
    Open Oceans
    July 1, 2016
    Livin Is Bling
    Here is Open Oceans. I wrote this tune in about 2008 or so...
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    A Lifetime
    A Lifetime
    February 8, 2016
    The Four Hard Edges Of War
    Yet another one! Here is track 5 from The Four Hard Edges Of...
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    Trains Interlude
    Trains Interlude
    February 8, 2016
    The Four Hard Edges Of War
    Ok - still going through Third Option's The Four Hard Edges Of War. Here is...
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    Two Trains
    Two Trains
    February 4, 2016
    The Four Hard Edges Of War
    Hey! Still (slowly) writing little bits about tracks. Here is track 3 from the...
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    The Far View
    The Far View
    July 28, 2015
    The Four Hard Edges Of War
    Here's the second track on The Four Hard Edges Of War - The Far...
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    The View From Lighter Years Away
    The View From Lighter Years Away
    July 17, 2015
    The Four Hard Edges Of War
    HEY! For the first time in like...what? 10 years? I'm writing these...
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    Demon
    Demon
    March 11, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Demon, by semper Thou Officially the most depressing song on the face of the...
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    Who Makes You Feel
    Who Makes You Feel
    March 4, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Who Makes You Feel, semper Thou This is a cover song. Dido....
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    Drink
    Drink
    March 3, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Drink, by semper Thou Man I love this one. But it's actually a...
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    Spiderbite
    Spiderbite
    February 28, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Spiderbite, by semper Thou I wonder what I said last time. Maybe I...
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    Cicada
    Cicada
    February 27, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Cicada, by semper Thou This song drove some people crazy because he's out of...
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    Ladybug Heart
    Ladybug Heart
    February 26, 2009
    Bugs, Wine, Demons
    Ladybug Heart, by semper Thou (aka dominguez ) If you've heard me talk,...
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    Blink
    Blink
    February 25, 2009
    Bleed
    Here's the last track on the Bleed CD. It's not labeled in the...
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    18th Street
    18th Street
    February 24, 2009
    Bleed
    This is another 6 minute double song 🙂 This one actually is two...
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    Third Rail
    Third Rail
    February 22, 2009
    Bleed
    Another one I can play and sing (a version of). I just realized...
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    Life Ain't No Battlefield
    Life Ain't No Battlefield
    February 21, 2009
    Bleed
    This was fun. I played it live in the studio. So obviously...
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    Come Together
    Come Together
    February 20, 2009
    Bleed
    Come Together, by uh...Aaron Trumm? A Beatles cover! Me and Eric used to cover...
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    Not Waiting
    Not Waiting
    February 19, 2009
    Bleed
    I'm not sure what to say about this one. Great drumming by Gabe...
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    Say My People
    Say My People
    February 17, 2009
    Bleed
    First of all, listen for the mistake in the beginning. The GUITARIST'S WATCH...
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    10,000 Mirrors
    10,000 Mirrors
    January 31, 2009
    Bleed
    Here's a pretty weird one. I had this concept in my head around,...
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    0912
    0912
    January 30, 2009
    Bleed
    Pronounced "nine twelve". First off, it's not called that because it's anything to do with...
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    War
    War
    January 29, 2009
    Bleed
    Really this kind of thing is my favorite. This one I thought up...
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    Voodoo Daddy
    Voodoo Daddy
    January 13, 2009
    Bleed
    This is a slam poem that almost anyone around me during the slam phase...
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    Understand
    Understand
    January 12, 2009
    Bleed
    Man I dunno if as I get older I just grow up or what...
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    Bachelor
    Bachelor
    January 11, 2009
    Bleed
    oh wait! Here's a "lyric" video! I still really like this one. Ok...
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    Bleed
    Bleed
    January 10, 2009
    Bleed
    WITH ENOUGH LOVE THIS FUCKED UP WORLD IS JUST STUFF
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    Fly Away
    Fly Away
    January 9, 2009
    Bleed
    Well boys and girls, I'm done with Larry Lines' Numen. By the way...
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    Why Does This Happen To Me?
    Why Does This Happen To Me?
    January 6, 2009
    Numen
    I think this song was written by our friend Mark Pringle, who was in...
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    Still Not Gone
    Still Not Gone
    November 20, 2008
    Numen
    I always liked the sound of this one. Deep bass. Sweet....
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    Rest Stop Junkie
    Rest Stop Junkie
    November 12, 2008
    Numen
    This is another one about Larry's travels, I think. Driving across the country...
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    She Owns Me
    She Owns Me
    November 3, 2008
    Numen
    This was the second song we did, I think. I think we did...
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    Roll Back
    Roll Back
    October 21, 2008
    Numen
    So Roll Back is a move in Tai Chi and the concept of it...
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    The World Is My Home
    The World Is My Home
    October 13, 2008
    Numen
    This one's sort of interesting. This was the first version of it, but...
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    Another Yesterday
    Another Yesterday
    September 29, 2008
    Numen
    This is another one that I think is the hit single on the record....
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    The Girl Is Alright
    The Girl Is Alright
    September 26, 2008
    Numen
    This song's interesting. Larry said it was basically about him and any number...
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    Cat In The Desert
    Cat In The Desert
    September 24, 2008
    Numen
    I think this was the 1st or 2nd track we did for this record....
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    Right On Time
    Right On Time
    September 23, 2008
    Numen
    Ok! New subject!! I'll talk about somebody else's record! But I...
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    Monkey Rhymes
    Monkey Rhymes
    September 22, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Monkey Rhymes, by Third Option Quick song. I could barely get the link and...
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    You Can Never Stop Us
    You Can Never Stop Us
    September 18, 2008
    Monkey Set
    You Can Never Stop Us, by Third Option Oh wow I almost forgot about this...
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    Run
    Run
    September 17, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Run, by Third Option Pretty sure I improv'd this whole piece of poem here to...
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    Climb, Monkey, Climb
    Climb, Monkey, Climb
    September 16, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Climb, Monkey, Climb, by Third Option Not sure if I improv'd some of this or...
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    Kong
    Kong
    September 11, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Kong, by Third Option and here we are at the green leafy apocalypse of it all fallen...
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    Monkey See
    Monkey See
    September 9, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Here's Monkey See, by Third Option Hmm. Maybe I should have made other songs...
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    Monkeys Belong In The Jungle Baby
    Monkeys Belong In The Jungle Baby
    September 5, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Well here, again, is the first "track" of The Monkey Set, "Monkeys Belong In...
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    Third Option "The Monkey Set"
    Third Option "The Monkey Set"
    September 3, 2008
    Monkey Set
    Back to music. Well I think maybe I should post all the songs...
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    Bodies (The "hidden" track)
    Bodies (The "hidden" track)
    September 2, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    This is the "hidden" track on Cult Of Nice. It's not really hidden...
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    Sitting Room
    Sitting Room
    August 26, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    Such sadness in this piano! Such sadness in the poem! I'm not...
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    Stones
    Stones
    August 24, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    When we were doing this album, I felt like this one was the best...
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    The World Awaits
    The World Awaits
    August 21, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    I was standing underneath the portal thing out front of my dad's house watching...
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    The People United
    The People United
    August 20, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    This one's fun. I used samples of Tamara from the song "Possibility", and...
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    Woman's Poem
    Woman's Poem
    August 19, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    Man I think this poem by Tamara is amazing. This was her A#1...
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    Flatlands
    Flatlands
    August 14, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    This piano part is exactly the piano from a song I was doing long...
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    Ash
    Ash
    August 13, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    In this one, I have samples of these Buddhist guys, you can hear 'em...
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    Yellow And White
    Yellow And White
    August 11, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    Yellow And White, by Third Option This was one of my slam poems that I...
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    Possibility
    Possibility
    August 8, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    Possibility, by Third Option I may have talked a little about this one before....
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    B-Movie
    B-Movie
    August 7, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    B-Movie, by Third Option This one has more pieces of the "Cult Of Nice" essay,...
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    Cult Of Nice!!!
    Cult Of Nice!!!
    August 6, 2008
    Cult Of Nice
    Well. I kinda got done with Artistic Apocalypse. So I think I'll move on...
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    Whinerz
    Whinerz
    August 4, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Well, if you shop for M.C. Murph at Barnes And Noble or any other...
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    Steam
    Steam
    August 2, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    I do a lot of bluesy sort of singing - sort of - I...
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    Austin Nights
    Austin Nights
    August 2, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    My friend Spec who we just married off helped me perform this song one...
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    Interlude 3
    Interlude 3
    July 30, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    I like this one because I think that's a neat thought that's in here....
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    Artistic Apocalypse Zen Row Your Boat Mix!
    Artistic Apocalypse Zen Row Your Boat Mix!
    July 21, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Awesome! I have a remix! It's the title track! It has...
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    Quietly Manic
    Quietly Manic
    July 17, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    I might have already blogged about this one somewhere. Yeah I'm pretty sure....
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    The Pair
    The Pair
    July 16, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Tee hee. This one has Natural Born Killers samples. "you STUPID bitch,...
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    Interlude 2: Jumpin Jack
    Interlude 2: Jumpin Jack
    July 11, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Ok well. This is an interlude, since it's just spoken word. And...
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    Majority Of Men
    Majority Of Men
    July 10, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    So Lauryn Hill has these lyrics from a song called "Manifest" which was on...
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    Benetai
    Benetai
    July 10, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Weird one. Listening now there’s a lot about this one that was brand new...
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    Artistic Apocalypse Title Track
    Artistic Apocalypse Title Track
    July 9, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Well, here’s the title track. I remember Manny Rettinger said I absolutely needed to...
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    Rest Or Relax
    Rest Or Relax
    July 8, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Here’s another Artistic Apocalypse song. Yet another music industry thing. I have two references...
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    Kennedy's Groove
    Kennedy's Groove
    July 7, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Kennedy's Groove by Third Option I didn’t know whether to be systematic or...
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    Applemania
    Applemania
    July 6, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Applemania by Third Option I called this one Applemania because it has just...
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    Halloween In Denver
    Halloween In Denver
    July 5, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    I kept thinking about this song this weekend: Halloween In Denver by Third...
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    Boycott The Record Shops
    Boycott The Record Shops
    July 3, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Boycott The Record Shops by Third Option I remember being proud of something...
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    Dance Uncle
    Dance Uncle
    June 30, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Dance Uncle by Third Option Man I’m listening to this one on my...
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    Orson's Groove
    Orson's Groove
    June 29, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Orson's Groove by Third Option Obviously this one’s called Orson’s Groove because of...
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    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    June 28, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Frosted Mini Wheats by Third Option It’s a bit anticlimatic, I think, that...
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    Buzzsaw
    Buzzsaw
    June 27, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Buzzsaw by Third Option Well this one I called Buzzsaw just because I...
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    Interlude 1: That Death Cat
    Interlude 1: That Death Cat
    June 26, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    "I've seen a figure in a cape..." *LAUGH* YEAH!!! This is...
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    Alladin's Groove
    Alladin's Groove
    June 26, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Alladin's Groove by Third Option I really always loved the melody on this...
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    Eyes Glazed Over
    Eyes Glazed Over
    June 25, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Eyes Glazed Over by Third Option This one really IS boring, but it’s...
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    Still Phase Motion Mix
    Still Phase Motion Mix
    June 22, 2008
    Still
    "Still Phase Motion Mix" by Third Option. It seems like I was probably moving from...
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    Still Murphurd’s Slow And Unrequited Love Mix
    Still Murphurd’s Slow And Unrequited Love Mix
    June 21, 2008
    Still
    Third Option's "Still, Murphurd's Slow And Unrequited Love Mix" is above... Ok. Lot to explain...
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    Disappear
    Disappear
    June 17, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    This one I remember felt like this break through. I felt like it sounded...
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    Rule Rope
    Rule Rope
    June 17, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Eeee. I’m almost afraid to present this. I actually drove around in black neighborhoods...
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    You Took Something Away From Me
    You Took Something Away From Me
    June 15, 2008
    Artistic Apocalypse
    Let it be known, beatches!, that long before Limp Biskit and all these fucking...
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    Still Telephone Mix
    Still Telephone Mix
    June 9, 2008
    Still
    Well obviously I called this version the Telephone Mix because I "telephoned" Tamara's voice....
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    Still Fade To Black Mix
    Still Fade To Black Mix
    June 6, 2008
    Still
    Something I really love that I might not expect someone like me to love,...
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    Still
    Still
    June 6, 2008
    Still
    Ok so I got done with Frosted Mini Wheats and now I'll just move...
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    Applemania
    Applemania
    June 2, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Applemania by Third Option This is the last actual tune on the Frosted Mini Wheats...
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    Halloween In Denver
    Halloween In Denver
    May 23, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Halloween In Denver by Third Option I'm not sure the music has anything to do...
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    Boycott The Record Shops
    Boycott The Record Shops
    May 12, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Boycott The Record Shops by Third Option I remember being proud of something about the...
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    Amadeus
    Amadeus
    May 9, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Amadeus by Third Option Here's the next track on Frosted Mini Wheats. I almost...
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    Still
    Still
    May 8, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Oh Still is very important in the realm of Third Option! Still was totally...
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    Smooth Snippet Thief
    Smooth Snippet Thief
    May 7, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Smooth Snippet Thief by Third Option This one's called Smooth Snippet Thief because it sounds...
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    Goody Proctor
    Goody Proctor
    May 6, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Goody Proctor by Third Option This was fun. I kept being moved by it....
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    Over My Dead Blood
    Over My Dead Blood
    May 5, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Over My Dead Blood by Third Option There was this Playstation game back when -...
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    It's Been So Long
    It's Been So Long
    May 2, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    It Hasn't Been Easy by Third Option Welp this is the next track on Frosted...
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    Steam Dance Remembering
    Steam Dance Remembering
    May 1, 2008
    Frosted Mini Wheats
    Steam Dance Remembering by Third Option I'll just stay with the systematic. That'll keep...
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    Procedure for recording M.C. Murph's "Martyrs And Heroes" CD
    Procedure for recording M.C. Murph's "Martyrs And Heroes" CD
    November 17, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 16 and 24 Track ADAT Mix Destination Format: DAT...
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    A procedure for mixes for two jazz groups
    A procedure for mixes for two jazz groups
    November 15, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 8 Track ADAT Mix Destination Format: Mac Hard Drive...
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    Procedure for recording M.C. Murph's "Artistic Apocalypse" CD
    Procedure for recording M.C. Murph's "Artistic Apocalypse" CD
    November 14, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 8 Track Darwin (harddisk), 16 Track ADAT Mix Destination...
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    Procedure for recording Third Option "Frosted Mini Wheats" CD
    Procedure for recording Third Option "Frosted Mini Wheats" CD
    November 13, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 8 Track Darwin Harddisk Mix Destination Format: DAT Final...
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    Procedure for recording Third Option "Monkey Set" CD Mix Set
    Procedure for recording Third Option "Monkey Set" CD Mix Set
    November 12, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 8 Track Emu Darwin Mix Destination Format: DAT/CD Final...
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    Procedure for recording Third Option "Still" EP
    Procedure for recording Third Option "Still" EP
    November 11, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 8 Track Darwin Harddisk Mix Destination Format: DAT Final...
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    Procedure for recording Third Option "Cult Of Nice" CD
    Procedure for recording Third Option "Cult Of Nice" CD
    November 10, 2006
    Recording Procedures
    Basic Setup: Initial Recording Format: 24 Track ADAT Mix Destination Format: DAT/CD Final Format: CD Master and...

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