http://cli.ph/ Copyright 2009 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:46:11 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2009/07/irq_july_11th_2.php http://cli.ph/archives/2009/07/irq_july_11th_2.php Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:46:11 -0500 ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2007/09/hardcorn.php http://cli.ph/archives/2007/09/hardcorn.php Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:46:21 -0500 ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2007/08/irq_september_2.php http://cli.ph/archives/2007/08/irq_september_2.php Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:41:14 -0500 ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2007/06/irq_june_22nd_2.php http://cli.ph/archives/2007/06/irq_june_22nd_2.php Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:19:02 -0500 ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2006/10/irq_context_swi.php http://cli.ph/archives/2006/10/irq_context_swi.php Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:18:28 -0500
In recent times I've found it difficult to get out of bed in the mornings. This means I spend an hour or more half-asleep listening to my clock-radio alarm. I wake half-knowing the news of the day and having subconsciously imbibed some radio-friendly tunes. One of these recently was Rupert Holmes - Escape, commonly referred to as "The Piña Colada Song". I'd always thought that song was by Barry Manilow and was in the same vein as "Copacabana". I thought the song was interesting with a repetitive driving bass line and fun lyrics.

Then, on Saturday, the day after the 21^st, we were in a pub owned by, once owned by or with some connection the the band Snow Patrol, some or all of whom are from Thomastown where we were. The beer garden was full of lads from the night before getting their "cure". The bar maid was trying to make Piña Coladas but the milk was curdling and she was giving the failed results to the guys outside who were downing it in pints. It was then I realised I had to do a version of "Escape".

So, on the bus home to Longford yesterday, Sunday, I worked for a couple of hours on a reworking on the song. I've done a few of these recently and it's not really fair to call them remixes as they are but rearrangements or reworkings. This is the quickest one I've done. I did a few more hours tidying up and mastering when I got home and here it is: Cliph - Does Rupert Know.]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2006/06/the_djing_went.php http://cli.ph/archives/2006/06/the_djing_went.php Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:56:30 -0500 The Clap haven't been gigging in a while, we've done some recording and are now occupied by some other extraclappular musical endeavors, namely remixes. Karl produced a remix album of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" in 24 hours

Both of us are now working on a joint project of remixes and are making good progress. Some of the work I think is the best I've ever done. Hyperbole or not. More details about that anon.

As for personal musical projects I'm still knocking out beats and melodies but nothing really complete-track-worthy. I'm getting much more enjoyment from the remixing There's a tremendous sense of "standing on the shoulders" of giants, as the tracks we're doing as so good but also amount to what is an as-yet untapped resource.

Both of us are DJing at a 21^st in Kilkenny the weekend after next. Don't scoff. It might be fun.]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2006/06/so_hold_tight_h.php http://cli.ph/archives/2006/06/so_hold_tight_h.php Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:36:34 -0500 a gig this coming Thursday in The Hub with a band from France called Room 204. Because of the work we've put in and how the new and older, reworked material is sounding, I'm quite excited about it.

]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/11/spent_most_of_t.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/11/spent_most_of_t.php Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:30:00 -0500 rather viscerally angry, yet somewhat amusing, voice mail and remix liberally. This is what you get. My effort is here, I'm pleased with how it turned out.]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/08/effin_fly_right.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/08/effin_fly_right.php Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:44:04 -0500 The Clap on this coming Tuesday, July 19th, in Whelans! We're quite excited about playing in Whelans. We'll be on stage at 8pm which is kinda naff but also good because it means people can get home to their beds earlier. Door tax is a little steep at €10 but I'm afraid that's outside of our control. To compensate our legion of fans we've made a CD, a public beta of our upcoming EP, that we'll be giving, for free, to everyone who attends.

See you there!]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/07/live_for_one_ni.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/07/live_for_one_ni.php Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:56:11 -0500 'Clap gig this evening in Phibsborough. Here's a news story about it.]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/06/rockfaces.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/06/rockfaces.php Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:28:28 -0500 The Clap have another gig this Saturday. Karl and I have worked on, what I think is, a great electronic set - no guitars this time. It should be fun to play and fun to consume/watch. Further details on the poster:

]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/06/the_clap_have_a.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/06/the_clap_have_a.php Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:32:47 -0500
Tomorrow I play my second gig with The Clap at the Ballroom of Romance in the Lower Deck.

We've been practicing long and hard. Long and Hard. None of the old ancient, set remains and only 3 of the songs we played last time will be heard tomorrow night, everything else is new and there's more new stuff to come.

I'm quite excited. We're on first so don't be late or you'll miss us. We have another gig in July, more details about that closer to the date.]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/05/only_one_day_is.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/05/only_one_day_is.php Wed, 25 May 2005 11:24:20 -0500 ]]> http://cli.ph/archives/2005/05/dont_forget.php http://cli.ph/archives/2005/05/dont_forget.php Fri, 20 May 2005 21:12:03 -0500 Nanoloop a few months ago, it is without a doubt the best software out there for gameboy musicians. I haven't devoted the time I should to get the best results out of it. Just playing around with the synths, filters and sequencers I can see how much powerful fun I'm holding in my hands.

When I confirmed that Nanoloop would work on the Nintendo DS, I traded in my GBA SP and upgraded to a DS. The most interesting title I've got for that is called "Electroplankton" from Japan. It's a really intuitive piece of software for making sounds and atmospheres, it's not a game as there are no goals as such, just to create abstract sounds and beats.

I've had a lot of success with Reason 3.0 recently. The new mastering equipment is great. Produced a remix of a (maybe) well-known 80's track that I was getting increasingly pleased with and a few other snips of possible tracks. An "oops" meant I lost them all, add to that the other recent major data-loss I'm still in the middle of dealing with means I'm not a happy puppy.

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