The New Life of Justin Mariner Daley

2011-03-17T07:57:00.001-07:00

Roger and Samuelson

2011-03-16T08:55:00.001-07:00

This place looks like a banana boneyard (redux)

2011-02-16T10:29:00.001-08:00

The skeleton frame of a burned out Chevrolet

2011-02-14T08:50:00.001-08:00

A psychotic shrine to micro-intellectualism

2011-02-14T08:45:00.001-08:00

Ice

2011-02-08T05:16:00.001-08:00

By my breakfast you can tell, I'm no champion

2011-01-27T19:36:00.001-08:00

Monday

2011-01-26T17:54:00.001-08:00

I am a very happy boy!!

2011-01-23T16:04:00.001-08:00

Snow day creation

2011-01-18T11:00:00.001-08:00

Into the storm

2011-01-18T10:58:00.001-08:00

MOMA part 2

2010-12-27T12:50:00.001-08:00

MOMA part 1.

2010-12-26T17:40:00.001-08:00

It's hard to say why, but this thing breaks my heart.

2010-12-26T17:35:00.001-08:00

White Russians vs. Soy Russians

2010-12-26T17:32:00.001-08:00

Café on the Common

2010-12-20T16:14:00.001-08:00

Location:Rear entrance

Yanqui UXO + pastries

2010-12-16T13:14:00.001-08:00

Comella's, West Newton

2010-12-14T16:31:00.001-08:00

Homer Simpson was here . . .

2010-12-06T05:27:00.001-08:00

Waiting on a bus . . .

2010-12-05T05:58:00.001-08:00

Memories of today

2010-12-02T16:41:00.000-08:00

Making real life appear tiny and simple

2010-12-02T09:31:00.001-08:00

Though I never had the desire to learn any more about music theory and composition than I already have (absolutely nothing), I think my feelings have changed . . . a bit.

Zobbage!!

2010-11-28T11:07:00.001-08:00

Turkey, Red Wine, Guitar, and Noise.

Official meeting of the Daily Haiku Society.

A Relaxing Day . . .

2010-11-26T21:11:00.001-08:00

It baffles me, but in a good way, that I can still laugh at What About Bob? like I was seeing it for the first time.

"Gimme gimme gimme! I need! I need!

Also mysterious is the concept that assembling a jigsaw puzzle, singing a quiet song, or creating an improvised apple crisp can make for such a great day . . . But I think it really was pretty great.

ROADTRIPPIN'!!!

2010-08-16T05:52:00.000-07:00

As you know, my two companions The Thomas and Our Young Sage Tyler and I have set out on the road!

http://picasaweb.google.com/justin23000/ROADTRIPPIN

Making noise with a small robot!

2010-07-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

Studio Relocation!! Robot Noises!!

2010-07-08T19:27:00.000-07:00

Since writing last I've gotten the chance to work a bunch more with Brent Briere and record the first song for White The Ford Bronco. Ask these artists in person for demos of upcoming stuff!

Transfixion Hook Studios has moved! Not too far, really. Just down to the basement here at home. Though for now it's warmer than eighty degrees even at night, it's a much better spot for making noise. And just ask the neighbors, I have been making lots of noise.

Following the garage show last month I've had something of an Electronic Renaissance. Forgive the pun, I overslept today. The fact of the matter is, I feel an overwhelming synthesized wave of creation coming. I've researched some homemade robotic instruments and bought a soldering iron, so there should be some real weird sounds coming from me soon!

Polaroids and Red Wine!

2010-06-07T20:23:00.000-07:00

If you at all care to, please check out my remix of Jaguar Love's Polaroids and Red Wine. There's a remix contest at Tracks and Fields, and without tooting my own tooter, I'm hoping and thinking that mine is the least annoying . . . Let me know what you think!

Also, I've been working on it for weeks/hours, so my grammar has suffered the little bit. Please excuse!

http://www.tracksandfields.com/requests.php?request_id=147&show=submissions

Frappestravaganza!!! Justin Frappe Post Review Day Two.

2010-05-31T15:27:00.000-07:00

Frappestravaganza!!! Tyler Frappe Post Review Day Two.

2010-05-31T15:26:00.000-07:00

Frappestravaganza!!! Justin Frappe Post Review Day One.

2010-05-29T02:16:00.000-07:00

Frappestravaganza!!! Tyler Frappe Post Review Day One.

2010-05-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

Frappestravaganza!!! Tyler's Frappe Review Day One!

2010-05-28T20:23:00.000-07:00

Frappestravaganza!!!

2010-05-28T19:58:00.000-07:00

Come join us on a magical and whimsical frappe tour of Portland Maine!!

The Newest in New!

2010-04-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Yo friends! How's all your things?

Transfixion Hook Studio has been occupied, dusted, polished, and reoccupied in recent Mondays. The floor has a nice sheen to it, bouncing laughs and harmonized vocals shiningly to the ceiling. All thanks to an old can with a yellow top that I found under the sink . . . and of course a visit from some talented and creative peoples.

Last week, on the twelfth, Brent Briere returned to the studio focusing on one song this time. We worked at Radio in the Night, a quiet plucky piece for Brent. We started with his Stratocaster, plucking low notes slow and then slower. He was looking for a white noise style sound to drone as a backdrop, passing the whole song. "'It just so happens, my friend, that off-greenish noise is my specialty. White noise should be easy as pie." We ended with an airy effect that gave a pleasant lo-fi character to the song. Brent recorded near whispered vocals for verses and choruses, and then dubbed more rhythmic spoken lyrics near the end of the song. It has the feel of an album opener to me. "Or a closer" He said.

Last nigh, the nineteenth, Rockin' Asians visited the studio. Well, they more like exploded in a whiskey and teased hair convulsion in the studio (said studio happens to be my bedroom) They recorded vocals for two songs about past heroes and destruction. I hope to all hope that I'll be able to capture accurately the vibe from their performance. The songs will make you laugh. Seeing them live, probably for the first time in June, will make you smile.

"Isn't that cute." News and recaps!

2010-03-30T04:39:00.000-07:00

Admittedly, Tenderfoot Records was quiet and low lying and lo-fi despite strenuous efforts to the contrary. By way of contrast, it is my hope that Made by Humans will be quiet and low lying, but in a much louder, and proudly crackly way. With strenuous efforts now toward dirty sounds, diminished gain, honesty and generosity with musical (soon otherwise, too) creativity our aim is to win your heart. Isn't that cute.

Transfixion Hook studios has been buzzing (both literally and with excitement) in recent days. Firstly, Rockin' Asians (mostly Thomas so far) have been in the studio recording instrument tracks that will most likely make you smile, if not force a full blown chuckle. Vocals are scheduled to be recorded starting tomorrow, with Ms. Inglis and Ms. Evans adding their wit to this interesting project.

Brent Briere has also made a few visits to the studio, recording almost enough guitar tracks for a full album. His writing is clever and interesting in the extreme, he uses droning bass strings over technical, non-repeating melody riffs. Still, the songs are catchy even now, before vocals or other instrumentation. Even with heavily used drone strings, the songs are happy, sometimes epic, and memorable.

As usual, I'm tinkering with new songs. Half of which are musically retrospective and lyrically about whales, the other half musically and lyrically new. They don't all go together, so I still wonder if they could live peacefully on the same record or whether they should be split apart for different uses. But that's just me . . .

And lastly, a picture of this fish which has so enamoured

my father. He sings its song both day and night.

Yey! I found my old Blogg!

2009-06-23T19:38:00.000-07:00

Maybe I'll start doing this again . . . Here's a recap of what I've been up to in the last . . . I guess it's' been three years. The easy version: the photo at the right says it all. Three years of emotion and experiences, three apartments, three different jobs, probably forty new songs, other stuff too. Nowadays (not a word) I can't sing anymore, I've lost a lot of my patience for painting, so I just try to look like a robot in photographs. Tyler still does it better than me.

Tenderfoot Records update . . .

2006-10-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

yo everybody

you may or may not have noticed that tenderfoot records has been dead in the water for some months now. what you may not know is that there is new help on the tenderfoot team. a new website is planned for operation by november first!! check out our coming soon page at www.tenderfootrecords.com

Hello (and i know i probably said to a lot of people that i'd never do this)

2006-10-04T05:48:00.000-07:00

well . . . sorry. the main reason, i think, for me to be writing this (and to assume that i will go on writing) is that i'm a communicator. with that said, and as the reader may know, i have recently (this sunday just gone) moved my residency to belmont massachusetts from my birthplace, gloucester (also massachusetts). the communication enters the picture, mainly because of the fact that, formerly having a multiplicity of individuals (mum and dad) to speak verbally with, now i am somewhat left without an ear to hear, or more truthfully without many or the same ears. it's only wednesday morning.