Boy No. 1, who is now twenty-one and knows more than his father about such things, says it’s all about the algorithms. I am still hoping that Crack: A Tone Poem has in fact reached the people SoundCloud’s insights page is telling me it has reached. They are… …in the US 53 listeners; in Australia… Continue reading Insights and such
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Crack: A Tone Poem
I did a limited release of Crack: A Tone Poem on SoundCloud yesterday, which quickly had just under 50 plays. That by itself is not extraordinary, but I was surprised by the places where the plays came from: 6 from the the US; 3 each from the UK, Australia, Canada, and Germany; 2 each from… Continue reading Crack: A Tone Poem
Squint Eye
I released a song on July 31, which seems to have pushed Ba.Ren.Chi above 14,000 plays on Jamendo. I still like that service because of how well curated it is, the simplicity of uploading and keeping track of content, and the fact that it’s free to anyone. SoundCloud shares some of these features, though it… Continue reading Squint Eye
Da Levante
Decided to add Soundcloud to Ba Ren Chi’s outlets. Composed a new song for the occasion: “Da Levante.” It’s here. Had quite a ball making this. I hope listening takes you somewhere. At the same time, I remastered “Oni Daiko” with a slight change in instrumentation that makes a big difference to my ear. Now… Continue reading Da Levante
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