2010-03-14T15:40:58-04:00http://www.vosotros.com/blog.atomhttp://freemusicarchive.org/label/Vosotros/blog/I_Thought_Thered_be_Lions_First_Follower_feat_Mike_Gao2010-03-08T11:14:54-05:002010-03-06T22:34:50-05:00John Gillilanhttp://freemusicarchive.org/member/bondad

<p>As part of the Rhoda series, I wanted to reach out to friends from varying musical backgrounds. This particular song features a long time collaborator and friend of vosotros-<strong>Mike Gao</strong>. I have learned so much from Mike…he is so creative, using the computer like an instrument. We began sending tracks back and forth, adding and subtracting elements, boiling down ideas until the final product emerged. The trio of drums featured throughout the song are called <em>batá</em>, ceremonial instruments of the <em>Lukumí</em>, recorded in 2007 during the <a title="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/quiet_orchestra" href="/music/quiet_orchestra" target="_blank"><strong>Quiet Orchestra</strong></a> sessions. I hope you enjoy <em>I thought There’d be Lions (First Follower)</em>.</p> <p>gabe</p>

http://freemusicarchive.org/label/Vosotros/blog/New_Farmer_feat_Mia_Doi_Todd2010-02-23T18:07:16-05:002010-02-23T13:00:00-05:00John Gillilanhttp://freemusicarchive.org/member/bondad

<p>About a month ago, John gave me an album entitled <em>Follow The Music: A Commemorative Sampler of Elektra’s Pre-Rock Era</em>. Essentially a collection of folk music, I quickly became enamored with a number of different elements of these recordings. The intentional: the simple forms of the songs, the directness of the lyrical meaning. As well as the elements inherent of the time period in which they were recorded: The fuzzy, consonant-shy vocal sonority, the time constraints of recording vinyl, the hiss and scratch of vintage technology. Using all these elements as criterion for the composition, I began. This simple song encapsulates an entire relationship in three and one half minutes, and features one of Los Angeles’ most creative musicians, Mia Doi Todd.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy “New Farmer”.</p> <p>gabe</p>