Music by Eric – “eight times alone”

Music by Eric – “eight times alone”

Posted inMusic, Works by Eric
How about an airy wall of sound to soothe the savage soul? I've previously posted albums from my m2 project, which is walls-of-sound music I record at home. So I figured why not roll it back to 2007 for the second m2 record, eight times alone? It's hard to believe I recorded it eight years ago. Actually, released it eight years ago. Some tracks were recorded a decade ago. Still can't wrap my head around that. I like this one. Some wacky sci-fi authors even use it as writing music. If you're into this sort of thing, maybe you will,…

The power of music is astonishing

Posted inMusic, Random Musings
I love the power of music. Sometimes I'm astonished by it. For a few years now, my son's favorite song has been Against Me!'s cover of "Here Comes A Regular" by The Replacements. It is, admittedly, a fantastic rendition. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UjxvNIhC0 Thing is, it's a sad dirge about aging alone in a small, shitty town and finding your only solace in a small, shitty bar. My son is a teenager. He does not live in a small shitty town. He does not drink (and yes, smart guy, I'm sure of it). He is not a weary middle-aged man…
m2 – we finally made it (2014)

m2 – we finally made it (2014)

Posted inMusic, Works by Eric
I have a big backlog of music right now. Just haven't had the time or inspiration or whatever to "release" it. Not because I don't feel like it's worthy. Hell, I've been dying to get some of this out there! I've just had stuff going on. Managed to muster up the energy for one here, though. This one is unofficially dedicated to my buddy Cary, a great writer you haven't heard of yet but will soon enough. Recorded this by accident, listened, liked, refined, and the end result is the longest single piece I've ever done. For me, at least,…

Why Nirvana Was Important (To Me)

Posted inMusic, Random Musings
There is a segment of music fandom that say Nirvana is overrated. They're probably not wrong. The band got catapulted into sainthood on the strength of a small catalog, albeit a pretty great one, and a metric ton of media hype. Their status as deities is perhaps overblown, even if they were briefly great. Still, some among the naysayers also say they don't get why people connected with Cobain. They say his lyrics were mostly strung together nonsense (true) and his songs were simple rips on Pixies and Beatles melodies (also true). So why the hell did anyone connect with…
I have recorded 15 years of noisy, droning, m2 music

I have recorded 15 years of noisy, droning, m2 music

Posted inMusic, Random Musings
For 15 years, I have recorded noisy, droning music under the name m2. Okay, it's actually been longer than that. Recording music of this sort long pre-dated the m2 project. It even pre-dated owning a four-track recorder. I used to own one of those old twin-deck cassette stereos with a turntable on top. One day I discovered that if you plugged headphones into the mic jack and dubbed a tape from one deck to the other, you could kinda sorta play with the tape and have it record layers on top of one another. It was messy and ugly, but…