[LAU] yoo hoo, Ken Restivo, CQ calling Ken...

[Ken Restivo]

On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 05:37:06PM -0500, Frank Pirrone wrote:
> Ken Restivo wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 08:50:54PM -0500, Frank Pirrone wrote:
>>   
>>> On Friday 14 December 2007 05:29 am, you wrote:
>>>
>>>     
>>>>> You are welcome to use any or all of my music at
>>>>> http://www.restivo.org/blog/ for this purpose.
>>>>>         
>>> Hey Ken, what was this thread all about.  I didn't follow it on LAU but 
>>> it sounds like that upcoming contribution or something. I hope to post 
>>> several concept mixes tonight, and have a few more to follow those.  I 
>>> seem to be in something of a vein that I'd like to mine further.
>>>
>>>     
>> I dunno. Someone made an offhand suggestion about selling a CD of Made-with-Linux music. I made an offhand suggestion that they are welcome to use any of mine, since I've posted over three hours worth of it so far over the past year.
>>
>> Plus, ya know, the key to success in any endeavor is relentless self-promotion, so I wasn't going to miss an opportunity to pimp my tunes :-)
>>
>> The stuff from the Linux Audio Collaboration would be really nice to have on there, once we get some stuff together.
>>
>> -ken
>>   
> Okay Ken, I thought it might be something more concrete than that.  I've 
> got 4 or 5 tunes completed enough that I meant to post concept mixes but 
> one thing after another has placed this soundly in the column of hollow 
> promises, so I'll make no claim whatsoever that tonight I'll post a re-make 
> of Rainbow, and Crystaleyes, So Hot Tonight, Soft Hearted Woman, Candle 
> Against The Wind, and that oldest promise of all - something against your 
> 552.

First you have to figure out what time signature it is in. Muaahahaa. 

>
> Actually, I finally made it to your blog last night and listened to at 
> least a piece of everything you've got posted.  Really interesting stuff 
> Ken.  After hearing some of your other material I'd probably play around 
> with something else other than 552.  I dunno, Blue LEDs, Windsock, Maybe 
> Later (got both vocal and musical ideas for that one, same for Carnival 
> Milk) whatever.  It's all uniformly well done.  Nice...

Thanks!

>
> Frank
> p,s,  Stop me if my assumption about using Maybe Later and Carnival Milk in 
> LAU-CB is not your wish.  Also, let me know your feelings about mutating 
> them into "songs."   What is the meaning of Milk in the name (just curious 
> - my thoughts for lyrics were along the line of treating carnival as a 
> metaphor with acts as events in life)?  Would you edit a shorter, say no 
> longer than 4 mins, Maybe Later?  Or do you mind if I do?
>

Absolutely, go for it!!  Sure, I can edit down whatever you like. If you have a preference for where (i.e. 1:12:03 to 5:27:01) or something), let me know. I can also put up the base tracks on the plutek site for remixing.

-ken