MJ (Mad Mike)
Agent Blue
Recorded in 2006. This is when I felt Id truly come to my original, recognizable sound. People have called this offset baritone chorus metal since a lot of it is Drop Tuned Fender Jaguar
Release date: November 2006
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1
Family Roundtable
The kickoff to what I consider one of the best bodies of work I ever recorded. This tune encompasses family relations and distance.
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3:34
2
Naked City Streets
A tune I came up with after a Printer Install in Seattle, I took inspiration from the well-lit-yet-barely-inhabited vibe of Seattle at 2 am.
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3:45
3
Half Past Twilight
One of the first tunes written to end up on the demo. I came up with this in late 2005. It's sort of a Foo Fighters sounding thing.
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3:05
4
Chased By Cathy
Another one of those songs inspired by one of my crazy nocturnal mental adventures.
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4:16
5
Outlands
Punk Rock meets Power-Groove meets Funk
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5:45
6
Just Tell Me So
Sort of a strange non-noise-jam Sonic Youth rhythm-work sounding thing with 80's style synths and a more than just a little bluesy guitar solo.
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3:32
7
Don't Need
A power ballad....Against Neeediness....On a 7-String guitar no-less....holy crap hell has frozen over.
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3:59
8
Silver Linings
A very interesting Chorus-Turned Flanger guitar driven rocker in double drop C.
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3:56
9
Cloudy
Some fun with an over-tweaked noise gate and the Fender Jaguar. Yes, the Noise gate can be used as an effect, leading to the 'cloudy' sound, hence the title.
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3:57
10
How I Wish It Was
Sort of a late-70's/early 80's Cars-Panorama type song, think of something akin to a heavy version of 'You Wear Those Eyes' and you get the idea.
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4:32
11
Mystery In The Night
The original recording of the Guitar Demo on youtube, complete with Jag-Stang, lots of delay, and a barriage of 80's style synths, and one of the most soulful solos I've played.
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7:02
12
Somewhere Between Sleep, Dream, and Death
Now THIS is where things get interesting, the psychosomatic effects of Vicodin, Windows 98 screensavers, and playing guitar with a motor with Duc Tape wrapped around the end.
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2:51
13
Hermit
I wrote this on the zen of being a social hermit.
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3:49
14
I Dream In Cerulean
Hey hey, it's Shoegazer Metal.
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5:10
15
Travel By Sewer
A musical depiction of my Swamp Stomp/Creek Walking days as a 10 year old.
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5:10
16
Bastard Child
Inspired by being rejected from a job and having many sad speculations about it.
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4:31
17
To Forget
A dreamy slowpaced tune about letting go of the past and moving on, not about romance, but about regular friendships and partnerships.
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4:14
18
Starry Sky
The 4th of July, fireworks, and good looking women, what more does a guy need?
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5:26
