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hi everyone.
welcome to the soundtrak of villejuhanakönönen.
/ a soundtrak of half a year in 2001.
/ a soundtrack for silent thoughts in html.


these are songs.
recorded 23 April - 27 July 2001.
at home in Hakaniemi w/
a Tascam 4-track Porta 07 Ministudio owned by Jon
w/ a Sony ECM-S959C microfone owned by Dome attached to it
and a TDK SA-X tape installed. an hour per song spent at max.
edited and mp3'd with Sound Forge 5.

the songs:

* click here to listen to all 9 (a playlist)

6. rather dumb than wise
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a song. standard tuning.
no (real) lyrics, just some lines in the chorus.
no surprises, just whistling.


5. a song about an idealist
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another song. funny c g c g c c tuning.
some lyrics. can be somewhat found here.
massive feeling. could be tighter - more focused.
lots of mr. vedder fighting thru. (4 i am 90 proof)


4. what is lidokane anyway?
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little song. the freshest. made up and recorded in under 1 hour.
funny c g c g c c tuning again.
no lyrics. (obvious)

also, maybe much better:
4b. lidokane in homemade dub
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slightly edited version. kind of dub like. good.


3. ballad with no good name.
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an older song. standard eadgbe tune. little echo and compression.
no lyrics. (again) no good chorus either.
n.young wannabe harmonica solo at the end.

also, a bastard child (better):
3b. ballad with a trip hop feel
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edited version. buzzing. some sf5 trick. good.


2. ballad of joan rivers (see above).
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another older song. standard eadgbe tune.
first ever 4trak recording April 31 2001 i think.
no lyrics. (yea you know me)
a couple of mistakes. eddie visiting again.

again, a editation:
2b. ballad of vibrating stuff.
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again edited. odd. some sf5 trick again. radiohead by accident.


1. (finally) tales of urbanized india.
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fun jam.
instruments:
  • soda can with rocks inside.
  • home keys
  • clapping
  • ev meets nusrat voice & some firstever harmonies
  • guitar w/ open cgcgcc tune. (recommended)
lyrics:
sometimes it's a drag to be this normal, - balanced, - nice to people, to live without some turmoil, - human, -this human.


the end.

maybe more to come. if Jon doesn't reclaim the 4track too soon. maybe i should get one of my own one of these days.

thank you kindly.

this was ville juhana könönen, these were my songs.
you can mail me at vkononen@cc.hut.fi.

a link back to where it all is.