I know this is actually what you all have been waiting for. Well, I don’t even need to make the introduction, I guess. Listen for yourself.

Still Alive (original by Jonathan Coulton) - Harvey Whittington
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There’s about a dozen different things on this that make me laugh, and originally I wanted to make a track for this CD that featured Jams listening to this song for the very first time. I just wanted to record him listening to it and laughing, because it would be great.

If you listen closely, you’ll hear several different vocal tracks, all with secret, awesome messages.

Addendum, 8pm: That’s it for the week, suckers! Check back in on Monday, there are several debuts that haven’t even hit the blog yet, so be excited. This weekend: Artwork! Hopefully I’ll have some of that to show you on Monday as well. I’m going to be busy going to karaoke, partying, and celebrating the holiday season, so maybe not. Okay, okay, it is a priority. Have a good weekend!

I’m finally done with school for the semester! Hooray! I have to get some work done, and then will start printing more covers for these as soon as I can. I haven’t told you, but we have a super-secret contributor that isn’t one of the people on today’s song (but he has some artwork for us, too!) and I’m super stoked to get some prints made of the drawings, but that is later.

Today, we have more new blood to the blog: Andrea and Rick did some crazy things with this Feist song, and I really dig it. The best part is the interlude between the first and second verse, with that crazy whacked out banjo coming in the left ear. There’s something particularly haunting and dark about this version, and I’m glad about that.

My Moon My Man (original by Feist) - Andrea Thomas and Richard B. Wallace
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The other day I walked into the house and Owl had headphones on. I walked all the way up behind her and stood around for a full second before she looked at me, screamed twice, then threw the headphones across the room. It was hilarious.

I really need to stop going to bed so late.

Hooray! Time for something new and great! I was delighted to receive this song; it’s from Jenna and the spectacular New Zealand film Eagle vs. Shark. Owl is sleeping right now, but if she were awake, this is what our conversation would be:

Me: I’ve never felt this way about any song before.
Owl: Same!
Me: But it feels really natural!
Owl: Yeah, same.
Me: Awesome. It has made me the happiest man in the whole restaurant.

So, go buy this soundtrack, watch the movie, and enjoy this song.

Apples and Tangerines (original by The Phoenix Foundation) - Jenna Frye
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What’s all this, then? Did you miss the original post? This is the IR Collective Mix Tape 2007. Yes, it is.

Another day, another song from the mix tape. I’m in the process of tracking down some CD sleeves for this thing, and I’m not having much luck. It’ll happen though, and soon. We went to Pearl in SoHo the other day to get a bunch of Gocco stuff and I dropped a wad of (plastic) cash on ink and screens, so we’re half-way there.

No Cars Go (original by Arcade Fire) - Fokker-Planck
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This one is from our friends in Eugene, OR; brl and nate who go by the name Fokker-Planck. I don’t know what that is, but it sounds… mathy. I think this cover is spectacular. brl says he had to unplug his fridge when they were recording this, and he forgot that it was unplugged for 36 hours or so. The things you do for art! My favorite part of this song is the “hey!” interjections. Another hit!

Hello! Well, I started compiling all the songs and getting everything going; we lost some people in the process but the turn out was great. I’m going to start rolling out songs day by day until they’re all done, which means if you haven’t finished, you have more time! I’m going to post them all according to how they will (probably) appear on the CD, so without further ado, here’s the first track.

Wet and Rusting (original by Menomena) by The Life and Times of You
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If you didn’t know, The Life and Times of You is Brandon M. Peden. I’ve never listened to any Menomena, but I heard the original of this song and was blown away by the drums. B does an impeccable job on the vocals. How you do that, B?

Today’s the deadline! I’m getting a great response from everyone and this project is looking very good. I’ll have more details about everything as we get the covers finished up and the CDs burned. I’m going to be giving these things away, so will try to accommodate anyone that wants one.

So! Send me your orders! I’m hoping to have a post ready for Monday for all the songs, but that will depend on if I have them all in and ready to go. I’m excited, though. Aren’t you?