Sounds to Confuse Your Dog #2
Sounds To Confuse Your Dog #2 by Victor Lams
Sep 24, 2011
The Cacophonous World of Professor Whimsey
The Cacophonous World of Professor Whimsey is the place to find the latest music of Victor Lams, Dr. Apostrophe X, and, of course, Professor Whimsey
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Dead Trek Relatives
As threatened, here is my latest track. The theme was provided by a friend as the track was commissioned to be a site theme song (more on that later). Dead Trek Relatives by Victor Lams
Sep 04, 2011
Ye Olde Faire Knights
Just learning my way around a new library (Garritan's World Instruments), I did this in half an hour this morning. Because, you never know when you'll need a full recorder ensemble! http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Ye_Olde_Faire_Knights.mp3
Apr 18, 2011
Don't Be Afraid
I'm still on my archive.org old 1950s educational film short kick. Here's a new song inspired by one of the films, along with the film re-edited as a music video. The original film meant to teach kids not to be afraid, but seriously -- what kind of lesson is that to be teaching our kids nowadays? And here is just the music: Victor Lams - "Don't Be Afraid"
Aug 19, 2010
Repetitive Robot Music
This isn't a real song, just me messing around for an hour or so with some synths and a new channelstrip plugin (TeamDNR's Mixcontrol). If you like repetitive robot music, then you might enjoy this. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Repetitive_Robot_Music.mp3
Aug 07, 2010
Pater Noster (Latin for Kids!)
There's never been an easier way to learn the "Pater Noster"! I'm not sure what I was thinking when I had this idea, because shoehorning plainsong into one of the most rigid forms of music around was probably not the best idea in the world, but I thought it'd be fun to hear once I'd made it. And I'm pleased with the results. Also -- here is the audio file so you can download it for your iPods: http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Pater_Noster.mp3...
Jul 29, 2010
I'd Hit That
Here is a delightful instrumental / percussion amuse-bouche to whet your palate. Nothing too profound here, just playing around with various percussional timbres, whence the title. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Id_Hit_That.mp3
Jul 23, 2010
Off the Grid
No synths this time (a first for me)! Used only the instruments pictured above (plus my voice and our kitchen wok-lid as a gong, not pictured): ashiko hand-drum (djembe like), kosika shaker, tambourine, box drum, mbira/kalimba, bamboo saxophone, and some weird bamboo/reed whistle. I used ample instances of Celemony Melodine to keep everything in tune (and repitch a few notes), and looped some of the parts a bit (and the 4-on-the-floor "kick" is the ashiko pitched down roughly 5 semitones). Most ...
Mar 18, 2009
Popcicle Man
If you're offended by this, you're not wrong. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Popcicle_Man.mp3
Feb 15, 2009
General Dynamics
I realized this past weekend that I hadn't done a two-minute rock opera yet about a mechanical engineer who steals a tank. So I fixed that (there's a General Dynamcs tank plant near Detroit that we used to drive past whenever we'd visit our grandparents, so that's the Michigan connection). This features Alchemy, Minimonsta, Jamcussion, SonikSynth 2, and a backwards guitar chord (that I played all by myself!). http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_General_Dynamics.mp3 Lyric: He's thinking...
Feb 10, 2009
Egg Farm
Here's my attempt to do an old-school-style baby-maker (extended slow jam) in an age of embryonic stem-cell research. I think it's one of the longest pieces I've ever done. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Egg_Farm.mp3
Dec 29, 2008
Conditor Alme Siderum
It's a traditional evening prayer chant for Advent in Latin ("Creator of the stars of night"), done here as kind of a downtempo lounge-core thing (Chantcore?). I used Sonik Synth, SampleTron, SampleMoog, ReTank loops, and Alchemy. Consider it an early Christmas present! :-) Lyric and English Translation http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Conditor_Alme_Siderum.mp3 "Don't speak Latin in front of the books." - Giles...
Dec 23, 2008
Celestine
Fun with some new loops, mercifully short. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Celestine.mp3
Nov 30, 2008
God Blessed The States
I'm going to post some odds and ends from this year, things I haven't posted yet. Starting with this one from February's KVR contest. We had to do a cover of a tune written by another KVRian, in this case, S.HUSH, who is a hilarious songwriter. I used an effect on my voice (CloneEnsmble), multitracked 8 times, with some ambient crowd noise, and a marching band beat I did in Battery 3... it's weird, but maybe convincing in its execution. In case you're curious, the original was a Mellencamp-esque...
Nov 16, 2008
Spreading The Wealth Around
A little anti-redistributionalist Calypso for you! I play the ukulele on it. Enjoy! http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Spreading_The_Wealth_Around.mp3
Oct 28, 2008
Compromised
This song was written to award the top pledger for the quarterly Catholic and Enjoying It Tin Cup Rattle pledge drive, Irenaeus. The idea was that I'd write a song about whatever topic he chose. One of the options given was "How about a generic liberal pro-abortion Catholic politician (a la Pelosi, Biden, Sebelius, etc)?". So with Joe as my inspiration, I cranked out this piece, by far my loudest yet (and the first to feature my actual guitar playing all the way through). http://www.victorlams.c...
Oct 13, 2008
I Want A Pen
Playing around with some new effects today, needed a vocal line, so got our six-year-old son in front of the microphone and said "Come on, then! Sing something!" http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Xander_Lams_-_I_Want_A_Pen.mp3 He did a fine job!
Sep 07, 2008
Comments Closed
Nothing is more depressing than reading an inciteful blog or forum post, having the perfect reply, and then being denied because either the poster has closed comments for that post or because you've previously been banned (for being right, usually). http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Comments_Closed.mp3 Might not want to listen to this with the kids around as it contains a phrase which contains a word some may consider objectionable....
Sep 07, 2008
Shill
It's new music! Inspired by current events! It's longer than 2 minutes! http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Shill.mp3 Shill (Words and Music by Victor Lams) You say that you are hopeful because the winds of change are blowing, And you think is a good thing 'cause you don't like how things are going. But change taken by itself is both a blessing and a curse, Sometimes it makes things better, but more often makes them worse. It's appealing, so seductive, easy to get caught up in it, But ...
Sep 01, 2008
Pop Corn
Dr. Apostrophe X and The Kornhole Krew present: "Pop Corn" http://www.victorlams.com/kvr-vst/0808-DrAX-Pop_Co rn.mp3 It's "Moog-hop"! Used: Nusofting Broken Drum Machine, Battery 3, Sample Moog, Oligarc Lyric: Pop! Pop! We're about to pop corn, Put us in the mircowave until we get warm, Pop! Pop! We're about to pop corn, Make some poor kernels wish they'd never been born. My name's DJ Endosperm and I'm on a bike, Riding through your stomach 'cuz I don't like to hike, I'm filled with starch and f...
Aug 10, 2008
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