Sharing my song from the "For Liberty" movie.

[torchbearer]

Ok, in celebration of an awesome movie- I'm freely sharing one of my songs that made the soundtrack-
Manical - Someone Like Me.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/108581_klhcl/Manical%20-%20Someone%20Like%20Me.mp3)


enjoy!-
free to share with everyone.

[Jeremy]

kewl!

[torchbearer]

and just to let everyone know, the song they used for the movie isn't really one of our best.
we've had several songs make the radio circuit.
this is one that played on radio stations in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas for over 2 years:
Manical - Willow Run (ver.A).mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/108584_fxml0/Manical%20-%20Willow%20Run%20%28ver.A%29.mp3)

It wasn't one of my personal favorites, but people seemed to dig it.

[torchbearer]

one more radio song to share: Vision - Don\'t Pass Me By.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/108591_z01td/Vision%20-%20Don%5C%27t%20Pass%20Me%20By.mp3)
we had several names over the years... we were briefly called vision until we found out 254 other bands had that name.

[dr. hfn]

awesome man!

[UtahApocalypse]

Don't give away everything.... give us a link to buy your full album :)

[pacelli]

Awesome, I was wondering where I could score that track!! Thanks so much.

[torchbearer]

Don't give away everything.... give us a link to buy your full album :)

those albums are sold out.
I think the only ones you can find are people who are re-selling their copies.
These are the only ones I've found: http://www.amazon.com/Danyule/dp/B00005IA3F/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255789236&sr=8-1 (this would be our first album)

And no, I'm not the one selling those on amazon. I may still have one copy hangin around the house. Danyule may have a few, but they are lost in storage somewhere.
We did purchase a recording studio, but probably won't start our next recording project until January.
I know people traded our music on Kazaa years ago, not sure if you can find any out there anymore.
Our band names over the years changed, I have songs published under various names-
Danyule
Vision
Manical
Mary Francis

[raiha]

Fantastic, I always knew you had a soft, squelchy side!:)

[ClayTrainor]

Nice work Torch!

[AdamT]

That's you playing guitar, right?

[torchbearer]

That's you playing guitar, right?

yeah, I play guitar and write the music and some lyrics.
band photo:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3782493807_87f219ec79_o.jpg

Shawn, Danyule, and me.

[Bman]

Where's the guitar solo?

[torchbearer]

Where's the guitar solo?

in which song?

[Bman]

in which song?

Someone like me.

[torchbearer]

Someone like me.

there is no solo in that one.
if that is the kind of thing you are into- you'd like Willow Run or Don't Pass Me By better.
Some one like me filled a piece of the timeline on that particular album. not one of my favorites.

[Bman]

there is no solo in that one.
if that is the kind of thing you are into- you'd like Willow Run or Don't Pass Me By better.
Some one like me filled a piece of the timeline on that particular album. not one of my favorites.

JUst sounded like an outro-solo would have fit at the end. Yeah, I'm all about solo's. Have been ever since I started to listen to RR at the age of 13.

[torchbearer]

JUst sounded like an outro-solo would have fit at the end. Yeah, I'm all about solo's. Have been ever since I started to listen to RR at the age of 13.

tell me what you think of willow run then.

[ClayTrainor]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3782493807_87f219ec79_o.jpg

Shawn, Danyule, and me.

You guys know what you're doing! Never look at the camera when taking a band photo :D

[torchbearer]

You guys know what you're doing! Never look at the camera when taking a band photo :D

never let then see your eyez.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3782493781_05ef013781_o.jpg

[ClayTrainor]

never let then see your eyez.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3782493781_05ef013781_o.jpg

How long you guys been playing together? I like your sound... :)

[torchbearer]

How long you guys been playing together? I like your sound... :)

I've been playing since 1996.
I had a couple small punk bands, then I met Danyule in 1999.
Danyule and I have been writting music together since them.
Other band members have come and gone.

our music style is complete different from all the other original bands in the area.
we live in a metal scene :D

But even then, they feature our music on compilation cds.

This song- lover detour was given extremely high marks and was place in the middle of a metal compilation cd-

Vision - Lover Detour.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109123_km8nn/Vision%20-%20Lover%20Detour.mp3)

Critics wrote about how we were the one band that stuck out of the mold. In a music culture that prided itself on uniqueness, we took the crown.

[Reason]

wait, where can we get more of your songs?

don't tell us nowhere...

and 40-60 bucks on amazon aint happening

[LibertyEagle]

Those are really nice, Torch.

[torchbearer]

wait, where can we get more of your songs?

don't tell us nowhere...

and 40-60 bucks on amazon aint happening

You can hear a lot of them on my myspace page-
http://www.myspace.com/so_manical

[torchbearer]

I've recieved several request for my albums- unfortunately there probably won't be anymore official ones pressed until we get our next album done.
So I'm release about 70% of my recorded stuff here for anyone who wants them:

Danyule - Annalee.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109452_oyd8u/Danyule%20-%20Annalee.mp3)
Danyule - Baby.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109453_qe1oc/Danyule%20-%20Baby.mp3)
Danyule - Butterfly Wings.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109454_gshdb/Danyule%20-%20Butterfly%20Wings.mp3)
Danyule - Dark Room.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109455_oq4be/Danyule%20-%20Dark%20Room.mp3)
Danyule - If You Will Have Me.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109456_f8yti/Danyule%20-%20If%20You%20Will%20Have%20Me.mp3)
Danyule - Marvin D. Love.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109457_creyr/Danyule%20-%20Marvin%20D.%20Love.mp3)
Danyule - Nameless One.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109458_ocv9l/Danyule%20-%20Nameless%20One.mp3)
Danyule - On The Sun.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109459_z3mu6/Danyule%20-%20On%20The%20Sun.mp3)
Danyule - Three Days Away.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109460_byjdj/Danyule%20-%20Three%20Days%20Away.mp3)
Danyule - To Boddah.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109461_shzoa/Danyule%20-%20To%20Boddah.mp3)
Danyule - Why Can\'t We Be Lost.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109462_taslh/Danyule%20-%20Why%20Can%5C%27t%20We%20Be%20Lost.mp3)
Manical - Black Widow.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109463_epfgj/Manical%20-%20Black%20Widow.mp3)
Manical - Emerald Eyes.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109464_rshxj/Manical%20-%20Emerald%20Eyes.mp3)
Manical - In Your Head.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109465_pq8qq/Manical%20-%20In%20Your%20Head.mp3)
Manical - Manical.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109466_mkuel/Manical%20-%20Manical.mp3)
Manical - Slippery Road.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109467_5t2yi/Manical%20-%20Slippery%20Road.mp3)
Manical - Untitled.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109468_k5eka/Manical%20-%20Untitled.mp3)
Manical - Willow Run (ver.B).mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109469_iq8ri/Manical%20-%20Willow%20Run%20%28ver.B%29.mp3)
Vision - Days Spent.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109470_zir15/Vision%20-%20Days%20Spent.mp3)
Vision - Looking-glass Self.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109471_g2th8/Vision%20-%20Looking-glass%20Self.mp3)

Music was never really about the money for us- so we don't have any problems with people sharing our music for free.

Those who buy our album get something special and limited in print. That is why you see them trading for such high cost.

Different band names, basically same people playing most of them.
Danyule and I wrote and recorded all of the above.

[torchbearer]

FYI- I just noticed bandwidth is limited for the mp3 downloads, so if you can't download today, try again tomorrow.
I noticed quite a bit of bandwidth has already been used.

[ClayTrainor]

Great stuff Torch. Love your work!

[torchbearer]

thanks!
bandwidth resets at midnight eastern.

[kaleidoscope eyes]

Torch, wow, that song was beautiful!
It never ceases to amaze me how talented the people around here are! :)

[torchbearer]

Willow Run (ver B) is better than (ver A).
post production differences. I do the post production mastering, so sometimes I save two takes.

[Reason]

thx!

[phill4paul]

Good stuff Torch!. Thanks.

[torchbearer]

ok, I added one more song today.
This one isn't an official recording, just an idea we are working on-
Mary Francis - Kiss Me in the Rain.mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/109969_qrmks/Mary%20Francis%20-%20Kiss%20Me%20in%20the%20Rain.mp3)

it won't be as polished as the others, but still a good song.

added this lyrics for this one:


All I have to say is how nice your complexion is...
Not the slightest worry, baby doll, Barbie, souvenirs…
Try to make-up your mistakes,
Try to make me see the fake,
Baby, you're too close
And I don’t want you to shine on me!

I want to know what you look like without the paint,
Come with me I want to kiss you in the rain.

Why did you have to touch me?
Why did you have to make me feel ashamed?
I’m the clown tonight
You didn’t tell me not too anyway…
What’s the crime in being you?
People know what people choose.
Baby, turn your face
Because I don’t want to shine on you.

You want to know what I look like without the paint.
Come with me I want to kiss you in the rain.

Dream of me at night when you don’t have me to see you through
Joining eyes and joining hearts,
Lovers be as lovers are…
Joining eyes and joining hearts,
Lovers be as lovers are…
Joining eyes and joining hearts,
Lovers be as lovers are…

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

wow. half way through "Someone Like Me". Really good stuff! Very nice refined sound. Good job on the mastering too! I know how tough that can be. Can't wait to listen to the rest! :D

[torchbearer]

wow. half way through "Someone Like Me". Really good stuff! Very nice refined sound. Good job on the mastering too! I know how tough that can be. Can't wait to listen to the rest! :D

you'd be even more impressed if you knew that all the "manical" recordings were done with just one SM 57 mic, a drum machine, and lil' roland recorder with two 1/4" inputs. an older version of something like this: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=917&ParentId=109

the recorder has an effects wheel on it, so we just plugged all the instruments straight into the recorder.

we've recorded at a full range of studios, from million dollar studios to $250 dollar studios. in today's digital world- it makes lil' difference.
More important are your mics, your mic placements, the type of room you are in (walls, floors, etc)

I use soundforge for post production mastering and just computer moniters for reference.

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

you'd be even more impressed if you knew that all the "manical" recordings were done with just one SM 57 mic, a drum machine, and lil' roland recorder with two 1/4" inputs. an older version of something like this: http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=917&ParentId=109

the recorder has an effects wheel on it, so we just plugged all the instruments straight into the recorder.

we've recorded at a full range of studios, from million dollar studios to $250 dollar studios. in today's digital world- it makes lil' difference.
More important are your mics, your mic placements, the type of room you are in (walls, floors, etc)

I use soundforge for post production mastering and just computer moniters for reference.

nice!

[torchbearer]

nice!

A few guys from Lillian Axe played in with us during the manical recordings.

[torchbearer]

bandwidth is now reset for those who couldn't download yesterday.

[nayjevin]

Music was never really about the money for us

hence, quality music :)

Too often, a friend will share music, and I listen out of consideration to that friend. Not the case here - the music stands on its own.

[torchbearer]

hence, quality music :)

Too often, a friend will share music, and I listen out of consideration to that friend. Not the case here - the music stands on its own.

Thank you. I always love sharing the music.

[nayjevin]

the Black Widow breakdown is just...

that untitled track is too

[torchbearer]

the Black Widow breakdown is just...

that untitled track is too

check out To Boddah.
then i let you in as some technicals of the song. :)

[torchbearer]

The lyrics to Black Widow


I'm trapped and my widow, she is black
I'm whispering because she is coming back.
She told me not to underestimate
The kind of trouble she could surely make
I am no longer free to take life in without it smelling like you've been around me.
And I can't make it through my day unless I pull this ball and chain behind me.

She makes me lay with her beside her head
And I lay silent wishing to be dead
My circulation magnifies the fangs
So now I'm slowly raisining away
I am no longer free to take life in without it smelling like you've been around me.
And I can't make it through my day unless I pull this ball and chain behind me.

I don't know why I build these walls- build them up so high...
Why am I hiding?
And after giving extra hope... I gave so much hope...
The love is still dying...
Its dying...
It smells like you've been around me.
And after giving extra hope, we gave so much hope.
The love is still dying.
Its dying.


picture this when you listen to the song:
http://www.davespest.com/bugs/blackwidow01.jpg

[nayjevin]

mm... heavy

[torchbearer]

we have songs that hinge around certain images.
we have a song called "blow this apart", in the lyric book you'd be given an image of a dandelion.
The song isn't about dandelions, but the conception is blowing the dandelion apart as a symbol.


http://www.cs.duke.edu/~msirivia/dandelion/dandelion.jpeg

[nayjevin]

so many angles one could take.... and i'm prone to tangents. I like the style, that's for sure.

[CasualApathy]

and just to let everyone know, the song they used for the movie isn't really one of our best.
we've had several songs make the radio circuit.
this is one that played on radio stations in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas for over 2 years:
Manical - Willow Run (ver.A).mp3 (http://www.upload-mp3.com/files/108584_fxml0/Manical%20-%20Willow%20Run%20%28ver.A%29.mp3)

It wasn't one of my personal favorites, but people seemed to dig it.

That's a pretty epic song.

I think especually the chorus is very strong, i can see why people like it because i can certainly identify with the feeling of wanting to run far far away from here :)

[torchbearer]

That's a pretty epic song.

I think especually the chorus is very strong, i can see why people like it because i can certainly identify with the feeling of wanting to run far far away from here :)

A willow tree requires a lot of water to survive. It won't survive in the middle of a desert.
"Trees like you don't belong in the desert".

Maybe i'll type up the lyrics later. But this is another example of how we take an object and use it to symbolize a feeling.

[CasualApathy]

A willow tree requires a lot of water to survive. It won't survive in the middle of a desert.
"Trees like you don't belong in the desert".

Maybe i'll type up the lyrics later. But this is another example of how we take an object and use it to symbolize a feeling.

Oh, I heard it as "Seems like you don't belong" :D

And I thought Willow was a dude.

The song is still epic :)

The part with the mother watching her baby is a touching image too IMO, indeed you use a lot of strong imagery in your songs.

[torchbearer]

Oh, I heard it as "Seems like you don't belong" :D

And I thought Willow was a dude.

The song is still epic :)

The part with the mother watching her baby is a touching image too IMO, indeed you use a lot of strong imagery in your songs.

all the songs have a story. this is why our fans loved us... the deeper you got into the music- the more you saw was there.
dark room is another one people always seemed to connect to- I guess we've all been there.

we always wanted to play europe. danyule grew up in the ukraine.

[ForLiberty-RonPaul]

bump

[nayjevin]

I don't know how you can get music on blip.fm, but it seems like a cool tool.

[torchbearer]

I don't know how you can get music on blip.fm, but it seems like a cool tool.

tell me more about blip.fm

[nayjevin]

I think of it like twitter for music (http://blip.fm) but with a bit of liberty -- anybody can blip or reblip an original song, and there are covers for mainstream songs that are hard to find elsewere. each song can have a youtube attached to it, share whatever song is on your mind with friends and other DJ's.

[torchbearer]

bandwidth is now open.

[torchbearer]

bandwidth is now open.

^^