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| "Don't you know there ain't no devil,there's just God when he's drunk." |
How the hell are these ramblings relevant? I'm so glad you asked!
Our friends from Game Music 4 All are assembling a tribute to cerebral troubadour Tom Waits. He's an artist with an amazingly eclectic back catalog and an army of talented fans, so I expect good things.
Though GM4A focuses heavily on chip music and VGM, word from Ant is that all contributors are welcome to submit potential tracks, regardless of style. Here's the straight poop from the message boards:
Tom Waits VG Inspired Tribute
this basically means, you can cover Tom Waits in any style you want, from chiptunes, to metal, to techno. whatever. The only thing is, you have to be a VG inspired musician. You do not have to stay within the bounds of VGM though to be part of this compilation.
There are tons of Tom Waits songs you can check out on youtube, or just contact me, I have a ton that I think would make great covers.
Anyone is free to join, but not every song will make the cut. The album is planned to only be 12-20 songs in length. Although if we have a ton of other amazing tracks, we will definitely release a part 2 after the first compilation is released.
To learn more about Tom Waits, you can check the
Tom Waits Library for his bio, and lyrics to all his songs.
You can also, of course, hear music from Tom Waits on places like youtube, pandora, last.fm and any other musical sites, or like I said, I can shoot you some of his extensive library as well.
I really believe that Tom Waits has more than enough material that everyone can find something they would enjoy rearranging.
Also, vocals are more than welcome on this album!
The roster is quickly filling out with top-shelf acts – Action Adventure World, Chiptots, Killsaly, Nagini and Random just to name a few – but there's still ample space for other interested parties. As more than a dozen songs will ultimately make the cut, I would like to encourage all Waits fans to give it a go.
So go pick your favorite gravel-throated classic and have fun with it. Though Tom himself does eschew such frivolity.
14 comments:
Riiight.
'Cause when I think "Tom Waits" I think sober educational guy...
Since when has anything GM4A (or, for that matter, Hipster, please!) done been sober or educational?
Oh, not at all. It's just Tom's contactmusic quote that got under my skin.
And just in time for Drunkcasting!
Ah, understood!
And we really need to lock down a recording date for drunkcasting. For the other September 'cast, I believe I owe you a Star Trek ep.
Dear Z,
Fess up: You have a direct view to my soul. Of all the Waits quotes you could have chosen, you chose one of the very few that I would recognize. If I were to cover a Waits song, it would probably be "Heartattack and Vine"
I know things about you, Glenn. Many, many things. Which is why I am going to tell you to eat the last donut. I know you were gonna save it for Rach, but she won't mind! #spooky ;)
This should be a dope project. Now to just pick a song to do...
You working alone, ks, or are you bringing the whole band in on this one?
It will probably just be me this time. My band has been a bit unavailable due to traveling lately, but you never know...
Well, either way I can't wait to hear what you bust out!
Thanks a ton for posting about the compilation project, Z! We have a ton of people interested now, nearly twenty folks at last count! That doesn't mean we can't have more though, so if anyone is on the fence, hurry up and get in on this!
Glad to know it's coming together, Ant! Can't wait to hear the final product.
That really was a spooky comment when you referenced the donut. Not long ago I bought a dozen Krispy Kremes and I did save the last one for Rach.
I am in your head, Mr. Case. In your head!
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