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Don't be cruel. This post if for posterity. Other old recordings of mine will follow shortly.
This is the first song I EVER wrote, almost 5 years ago. I recorded it right then so that I wouldn't ever forget it. It is sloppy. I recorded it with a sound recorder on a clunky old pc laptop. After the first song, I couldn't stop. And I fell in love with open mics and the attention it got me. Music was what got me through college a sane person.
As a graduate student, I found MacJams, and I felt like I had a support group for my "music problem". But I've been away a long time, and I want to return with new songs as well as new and better recordings of old songs. I thought I'd start by examining my first recordings. Here's my first installment...see what you think.
What it's about:
I had read an article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3492919.stm) about how there is a star somewhere that might possibly have inside it the biggest diamond in the world. Due to the way stars fade and shrink, they crystallize, and this star had all this time to create a diamond the size of which could not previously be fathomed, deep inside its core. It made me think that we could, hypothetically be living on a giant diamond and never know it, and then diamonds would no longer be so valuable, would they? It would just be the earth we live on. Thus the refrain, "the diamonds were under our feet, the whole time."
Sorry I don't have any other of the lyrics.
This is the first song I EVER wrote, almost 5 years ago. I recorded it right then so that I wouldn't ever forget it. It is sloppy. I recorded it with a sound recorder on a clunky old pc laptop. After the first song, I couldn't stop. And I fell in love with open mics and the attention it got me. Music was what got me through college a sane person.
As a graduate student, I found MacJams, and I felt like I had a support group for my "music problem". But I've been away a long time, and I want to return with new songs as well as new and better recordings of old songs. I thought I'd start by examining my first recordings. Here's my first installment...see what you think.
What it's about:
I had read an article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3492919.stm) about how there is a star somewhere that might possibly have inside it the biggest diamond in the world. Due to the way stars fade and shrink, they crystallize, and this star had all this time to create a diamond the size of which could not previously be fathomed, deep inside its core. It made me think that we could, hypothetically be living on a giant diamond and never know it, and then diamonds would no longer be so valuable, would they? It would just be the earth we live on. Thus the refrain, "the diamonds were under our feet, the whole time."
Sorry I don't have any other of the lyrics.
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Confounded
You know, I feel passion in it, passion for music, it's a obviously start of something beautiful, as itself is too.
why don't you record it again?
estellie
Yes, the idea is to eventually re-record/re-invent all the old ones...
You may listen to more recent recordings of newer songs to get a better idea of what I'm doing now.
I think what you're doing with music takes a lot of discipline.
Peace,
*E
Confounded
yes I'm listening to them:)
Actually I can't name it discipline, I believe that my music is sudden release of emotions, so I can't put too much discipline in it, but of course there are some rules that doing them makes your song sound ok.
But at all I believe that music is emotions, not rules.
estellie
making music is a release, not a containment, and yet, it requires of us a certain amount of determined focus. I think your music reflects that focus.
Feter
Ye I remember these days when me and my mate sounds like
this ..but these are the diamonds those pushes us to
sound real to each other ..I wish you can sing it again..
if you asked me to sing a song from that era I will feel
bit confused inside but ...this song really so MATURED ,
than any song I wrote ...thank you so much for sharin
such diamond memory !!!!
estellie
for your visit. i am planning to re-sing this eventually...
musichead
I like it....I like the rawness..you know me..home spun.I miss having you around. Im sure Alan does too. Good to see you back. Now go hear my new ones!!!!!!
michael2
as is. very raw. music is my therapy too. you know, i think i remember hearing about diamonds inside stars when I had to take astronomy (god that class was a lot harder than i thought it would be). post some more songs, they're nice and obviously mean something.
estellie
Thanks for indulging me. I do plan on posting at least one more of the old recordings while I work on some new stuff...
lavalamp
Don't make me post my old cassette recordings. You maybe encouraging me.
Re-visit this one day and do a proper recording.
Dave
estellie
It's cathartic, that's for sure.
I will eventually do a proper recording of this. It's all on my super duper long to-do list...
BossHook
yearning and guitar melodies are striking good. This is a low fi recording, but I like it that way. Reminds me of John Lennon demos from his Dakota apartment.
estellie
thank you for your comment on this and on "cigarette man". i hope you'll listen to the newer songs, too.
I think you're a fantastic musician. real rock and roll.
AND I'll have you know, I was in a bossa nova duo for a while, singing in portuguese and everything :) so that's nice to see, too.
echoroom
This sounds raw and rough, but your wonderful voice is still there. This sounds like a young foal finding its feet - your a mare now, honey!
steve
estellie
Ok OK! You and your metaphors...
Thanks for the listen.
blaky smith
I recognize this beautiful voice...
Glad to hear you Estella, specially in this very authentic piece, which constitutes a real treasure. Please, post more songs...
Marc
estellie
It's so good to see you here!
I hope you are doing well and will post soon, too!
Re-al
that every taste is catered for here. Love your honesty. It's all music to our ears!
estellie
Too kind. I'm going to CHOOSE to take that as a compliment, ha ha. This is my first EVER song, and recorded that same day.
I thought it had some value for documentation's sake.
Thanks for listening!
egobandit
some very nice high points in your singing and playing. Some realy good underling picking. I say redo this . Enjoyed your voice!
estellie
I'm going to see if I can whip out a new version of this some day soon.
Doadars Uncle
Heart! Nice message. Cozy production. Thanks for sharing. I think it's sweet!
massa
Great voice! sweet but deep! catching guitar picking too, goes great with your voice.
I will check out your other songs right now!
I see from the comments you're a local hear... and was gone for some time.. is that it? Well, please share more!!! Stay around!
All the best!
estellie
And a belated welcome to MacJams!
Yes, I was around for a while, made some great friends here, and then got lost in graduating from grad school, getting married, honeymoon abroad, moving across half the country, and then look for a job! All in a row! It was a crazy time...
I'm hoping to get back into what I love. Thanks for listening!
kristyjo
this recording won't win any production awards:) but it is so good that you had the inspiration to record this song right away, while the inspiration was still fresh. Now, you can take your time to redo it if you want, or just to leave it as is. Thanks for posting it. it is good to get a bit of a record of where your musical journey has taken you.
five_extra_arms
Ever since you got married all you talk/sing about is diamonds....
I am such a big fan of crude wax recordings (kidding) like these. The performance didn't bother me a bit, since I know what you could do with this if you played it a second time. In a former life, my Tascam 4 track was set up where most people would eat and at any given moment I could record an idea as it was developing - usually from the refrigerator all the way to the Tascam. I have dozens of instant moments I recorded and the best of them isn't this good, but I never re-recorded any of them. I always kinda enjoyed reliving those moments when they were captured and just lived with them and the curtains and those smells associated.
Thanks for posting this estellie. I really appreciate this moment we've shared. I almost feel like I was there and that you let me hit the record button.
Thanks!
Bob
Dj French Toast
I feel that statement the reason Im here listing to your music is because I needed a break from making music for a few minutes and decided to get on the jams :) Very cool concept it really almost brought a tear ...the world is so trivial and backwards for the most part god I never thought Id get jaded as I grew older .....alas diamonds are still held in the godly light ......what if:)
Toast