hi everyone.
chris wrote a post about the last 2 songs, so here i am to give you a little info on these two little ditties. i was going to write about how they were completely different, but the more i thought about it, i realized that they are quite similar. sure, they SOUND drastically different, but they are tied together thematically.
"Inside|Out"
as you all know, my sister Maura is working on the artwork for our album. (you can see here stuff here...it's awesome & definitely worth the visit! www.frag-ment-ed.com) several years ago, Maura had an art show at her studio in the Hobbs building in Kansas City & i played 2 sets during the show. it was a blast & i'd always hoped that we'd do another one someday. fast forward to late 2009...i emailed my thoughts on doing another one to Maura. except this time, my goal was to write a whole new set of songs that were based on her artwork. when my wife & i were up there for christmas, Maura & I were able to talk it through. she told me that she had the idea of "Puzzles...life as a puzzle" as her central theme. first off, i was just really excited that she wanted to do another show with me! then, my mind started racing a bit. as soon as we made it back to Texas, i found myself thinking about the puzzles theme and started writing. the result of that initial writing session was the song "Pieces Apart" which finds the main character deconstructing their life (pulling the pieces apart) to start over & make some kind of sense of it all.
i've stuck to this theme & have continued to write & develop ideas for the collaboration with my sister. i'm trying to examine this theme from as many angles as possible & i'm having a lot of fun doing so. it's a totally different kind of writing for me, i think. enter "Inside|Out." here we find ourselves eavesdropping on a conversation. the main voice is trying to find out exactly what's going on with the other person while the other person sits there silently and completely worn out by life. the song slowly builds as the conversation reaches its crest and the silent partner leaves the conversation feeling rejuvenated and buoyed by his friends' words of hope.
"Where's that happy road you're seeking? Long gone are the days of closing your eyes and pissing life away."
then the conversation leads here...
"Open up your eyes, sunshine. Let the morning rest onto your life, you're blessed."
so this is the second song for the puzzles collaboration. we hope to put on a show someday once all of the pieces are in place.
Inside|Out
Matt Cluthe: words, vocals, acoustic guitar, bass
Chris Lee: electric guitar, shaker
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"Rise & Fall"
i'm not sure that i can go into nearly as much depth when explaining this song, to be honest. that may be a good thing!! ha! this song was really spontaneous & it started with me just jamming out on my Strat with the amp turned way up. one thing led to another & it seemed like a structure accidentally emerged. i sent a rough demo to Chris & he was enthusiastic and told me to keep pushing. he heard potential in this song long before i did. he's always pushing me & it really helps when i have some kind of reservation or metal block.
this one was a lot of fun to play. it has that marching chord progression & i was excited the whole time i was recording b/c i knew that Chris would add some really awesome elements to it. and you know what? i was right! i love his lead throughout the song...it's so sneaky. it was tricky to mix, that's for sure. but we're both really happy with how it came out. this is one that you may want to turn up.
Rise & Fall
Matt Cluthe: words, vocals, electric guitar, bass
Chris Lee: electric guitar, lead guitar, organ
so there's the update! we have another batch brewing as i type this. Chris wrote this really amazing "zeppelin-esque" song that i absolutely love. i'm actually just about to record a little slide guitar & djembe for it. as always, thanks so much for listening (& reading!). here are the music links for ya. enjoy!
Matt
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
(10 most recent songs)
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
(all of our songs)
1.30.2010
1.29.2010
Oh, My Darling why so Blue?
Hello everybody!
Chris writing from cold/snowy Columbia, MO to let you know that Matt and I have finished 4 brand new songs and I am posting/writing about two of them.
"Blue"
A song with Matt stepping away from his acoustic to play his Fender Strat on this song. Our guitars are really in sync on this song and I find it to be a different approach than our usual formula. Blue is a song that has a very tender vibe to it, but somehow the lyrics have an incredible sense of hope ("everyone's criticisms seem to roll away"). The solo I played has a very anti-solo feel to it. No face melting here as Matt would tell me. This song also brings a more organic percussion section with live snare/hi-hat and tambourine. I think you'll be hearing more live percussion on this next batch of 2-4 songs and in future songs to come.
Matt: Fender Strat (rhythm), Fender J-Bass, Lyrics/Vocals
Chris: Lead Guitars and Drums/Percussion
"Oh, My Darling"
My second favorite song Matt and I have done. I initially recorded some pretty shite backing vocals for the song and after sending them along had a moment of panic. I told Matt not to use them because I thought they sucked! He ended up coming back to me with encouragement to try again. Backing vocals aren't standard in most our songs to this point. Matt gave me a nice pep talk about the differences in our voices which got me thinking about why I like our collaboration so much. We push each other into sometimes uncomfortable spaces musically/creatively and I really think this song is a solid example of that and how differences and discomfort can create AMAZING art. I feel like Oh, My Darling is an unabashed love song and more direct than other Cluthe compositions that I've interpreted. Matt really put himself out there on this song and I told him the other day its a song I could listen to every day for the rest of my life.
Matt: Takemine Acoustic Guitar, Fender Strat, Fender J-Bass, Vocals/Lyrics
Chris: Lead Guitar, Keys (Organ), Drums/Percussion, Backing Vocals
Matt will be posting the second 2 songs from this batch of January sessions. Stay tuned and go check out these new songs on www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
Chris-
Chris writing from cold/snowy Columbia, MO to let you know that Matt and I have finished 4 brand new songs and I am posting/writing about two of them.
"Blue"
A song with Matt stepping away from his acoustic to play his Fender Strat on this song. Our guitars are really in sync on this song and I find it to be a different approach than our usual formula. Blue is a song that has a very tender vibe to it, but somehow the lyrics have an incredible sense of hope ("everyone's criticisms seem to roll away"). The solo I played has a very anti-solo feel to it. No face melting here as Matt would tell me. This song also brings a more organic percussion section with live snare/hi-hat and tambourine. I think you'll be hearing more live percussion on this next batch of 2-4 songs and in future songs to come.
Matt: Fender Strat (rhythm), Fender J-Bass, Lyrics/Vocals
Chris: Lead Guitars and Drums/Percussion
"Oh, My Darling"
My second favorite song Matt and I have done. I initially recorded some pretty shite backing vocals for the song and after sending them along had a moment of panic. I told Matt not to use them because I thought they sucked! He ended up coming back to me with encouragement to try again. Backing vocals aren't standard in most our songs to this point. Matt gave me a nice pep talk about the differences in our voices which got me thinking about why I like our collaboration so much. We push each other into sometimes uncomfortable spaces musically/creatively and I really think this song is a solid example of that and how differences and discomfort can create AMAZING art. I feel like Oh, My Darling is an unabashed love song and more direct than other Cluthe compositions that I've interpreted. Matt really put himself out there on this song and I told him the other day its a song I could listen to every day for the rest of my life.
Matt: Takemine Acoustic Guitar, Fender Strat, Fender J-Bass, Vocals/Lyrics
Chris: Lead Guitar, Keys (Organ), Drums/Percussion, Backing Vocals
Matt will be posting the second 2 songs from this batch of January sessions. Stay tuned and go check out these new songs on www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
Chris-
1.27.2010
next batch is wrapping up
hello out there...
first off, we just want to thank you guys for checking out the latest songs. the response has been overwhelmingly positive & we really appreciate all of the support!! our pages have been getting a lot of hits & we really hope that you're all enjoying the music!
with that being said, we just wanted to let you know to be on the lookout for several new songs that will be posted in the next few days. i had a free day today from classes & work and was finally able to sit down & work on mixing/editing these songs. several of them feature Chris on drums & his drumming has boosted these songs in a big way. we're constantly trading instruments on these songs & it's always interesting to see what they'll end up sounding like. the new songs are in no particular order:
BLUE
OH, MY DARLING
GROWN
RISE & FALL
INSIDE|OUT
more info on these songs coming soon when we post them on our pages. as always, you can hear our songs here:
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
(most recent 10 songs)
and here...
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
(all of our songs)
thanks for listening & happy wednesday!
Matt
first off, we just want to thank you guys for checking out the latest songs. the response has been overwhelmingly positive & we really appreciate all of the support!! our pages have been getting a lot of hits & we really hope that you're all enjoying the music!
with that being said, we just wanted to let you know to be on the lookout for several new songs that will be posted in the next few days. i had a free day today from classes & work and was finally able to sit down & work on mixing/editing these songs. several of them feature Chris on drums & his drumming has boosted these songs in a big way. we're constantly trading instruments on these songs & it's always interesting to see what they'll end up sounding like. the new songs are in no particular order:
BLUE
OH, MY DARLING
GROWN
RISE & FALL
INSIDE|OUT
more info on these songs coming soon when we post them on our pages. as always, you can hear our songs here:
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
(most recent 10 songs)
and here...
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
(all of our songs)
thanks for listening & happy wednesday!
Matt
1.21.2010
song update...
hey there...
"Stay" & "Go Home" are now posted on our myspace page! go check 'em out. we have about 3 other songs that are nearing completion as well. they are: "Blue", "Oh, My Darling" & "Untitled (at the moment)"...look for them to be posted in the next few days.
happy thursday,
matt
"Stay" & "Go Home" are now posted on our myspace page! go check 'em out. we have about 3 other songs that are nearing completion as well. they are: "Blue", "Oh, My Darling" & "Untitled (at the moment)"...look for them to be posted in the next few days.
happy thursday,
matt
1.20.2010
Stay or Go Home?
Hi all
Chris here. I really like this new bloggy blog Matt set up. I thought I'd give you listeners a quick update. I'll be posting two new tunes called "Stay" and "Go Home" on www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling later on today.
"Go Home" had many twists and turns along the way. To quote the mighty Jack Irons, the song was 'given' back in mid November 2009 and started out as an acoustic ditty using that main riff that starts this version. 2 more versions were developed, one of which used a drum track. In the late stages just when we were thinking this song was finished, Matt and I talked and he mentioned one of the previous versions without a drum track and how much he liked that one. I had forgotten about it, went back and listened to that version and felt like that was the one that needed to get out there for everybody to hear. Maybe someday we'll post the crazy guitar/drum loop driven version?
"Go Home"
Chris: Guitars, Bass
Matt: Vocals/Lyrics, Guitar, Djembe/Tambourine
"Stay" is a song that I wrote back just before Christmas. It started when I was playing around with the keyboard on "pipe organ" and had started playing this really sad sounding set of keys. I wanted that organ to be the main feature of the song but felt like something was missing. When I sent it to Matt I asked him to put down a firey guitar solo. He was pretty stoked to plug in and let it fly. The solo he plays in this song sounds awesome! It has a very Neil Young (Crazy Horse days)sound to it and I had told him that it sounded like his guitar was crying! So, now that both the organ and guitar are crying, I think you get the idea that this song is a tad emotional. Matt's wife Laurel makes her return since "Pieces Apart" and puts down a hammer of harmony that will raise hairs on your neck. You have been warned : )
"Stay"
Chris: Acoustic Guitar, Organ/Keys, Bass
Matt: Vocals/Lyrics, Electric Guitar(lead), Djembe/Tambourine
Laurel: Backing Vocals
Thanks to everybody for listening and supporting what Matt and I are doing. We sincerely appreciate it!
Kirk out....
Chris here. I really like this new bloggy blog Matt set up. I thought I'd give you listeners a quick update. I'll be posting two new tunes called "Stay" and "Go Home" on www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling later on today.
"Go Home" had many twists and turns along the way. To quote the mighty Jack Irons, the song was 'given' back in mid November 2009 and started out as an acoustic ditty using that main riff that starts this version. 2 more versions were developed, one of which used a drum track. In the late stages just when we were thinking this song was finished, Matt and I talked and he mentioned one of the previous versions without a drum track and how much he liked that one. I had forgotten about it, went back and listened to that version and felt like that was the one that needed to get out there for everybody to hear. Maybe someday we'll post the crazy guitar/drum loop driven version?
"Go Home"
Chris: Guitars, Bass
Matt: Vocals/Lyrics, Guitar, Djembe/Tambourine
"Stay" is a song that I wrote back just before Christmas. It started when I was playing around with the keyboard on "pipe organ" and had started playing this really sad sounding set of keys. I wanted that organ to be the main feature of the song but felt like something was missing. When I sent it to Matt I asked him to put down a firey guitar solo. He was pretty stoked to plug in and let it fly. The solo he plays in this song sounds awesome! It has a very Neil Young (Crazy Horse days)sound to it and I had told him that it sounded like his guitar was crying! So, now that both the organ and guitar are crying, I think you get the idea that this song is a tad emotional. Matt's wife Laurel makes her return since "Pieces Apart" and puts down a hammer of harmony that will raise hairs on your neck. You have been warned : )
"Stay"
Chris: Acoustic Guitar, Organ/Keys, Bass
Matt: Vocals/Lyrics, Electric Guitar(lead), Djembe/Tambourine
Laurel: Backing Vocals
Thanks to everybody for listening and supporting what Matt and I are doing. We sincerely appreciate it!
Kirk out....
1.19.2010
1.16.2010
album tracklisting
i thought it might be a good idea to post the tracklisting for our album on the new blog. it will be available on iTunes & CDbaby in the Spring. no definite plans for a physical release (cd) yet, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. as always, you can hear our 10 most recent songs here: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and ALL of our songs here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling. thanks for listening/reading!
Matt
Cluthe/Lee
"Here We Are"
Release Date: Spring 2010
silver lining
setting sun
presently falling
here we are
faster than you know
predicament
midnight
circle
sundown
the color burns
count down
a harmless song
brace yourself
Matt
Cluthe/Lee
"Here We Are"
Release Date: Spring 2010
silver lining
setting sun
presently falling
here we are
faster than you know
predicament
midnight
circle
sundown
the color burns
count down
a harmless song
brace yourself
1.15.2010
reels fly by
hey, hey..
"pressing buttons....let the reels fly by..."
something about those lines in this song just sounds so liberating. i liked it so much, that i asked Chris if he liked the line enough to make it the song title! this song was an absolute blast to record. i had so much fun playing the bass line in this one & the vocals were a lot of fun to sing as well. it came together really quickly. he sent me 2 alternate versions of the song..one upbeat & one not. i loved the upbeat one. i had no idea that he was going to re-record it, but he did. and i love this version even more than the originals. this was easliy one of the fastest songs to come together in awhile. it has such a positive feel to it....good times, indeed.
turn it up & dance. that's what i was doing when i recorded it & i think you'll be glad you did!
2 more songs are wrapping up as i type this: "Stay" & "Go Home"....they've been on deck for awhile now, but they're nearing the finish line. stay tuned...they'll be posted soon.
and another flurry of new ideas is in full swing as well.....2010 has been very busy so far, but also very rewarding!
cheers!
Matt
REELS FLY BY
music: Lee
words: Cluthe
Lee: Electric Guitar, Shaker, Drums
Cluthe: Vocals, Bass, Mixing
**since myspace only allows 10 songs at a time, we have to keep removing older tunes when we post a new one. if you want to hear what we've done so far, you can visit our other page here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling. as always, if you want mp3's of any of our songs, you can email us at presentlyfalling@gmail.com. thanky.**
"pressing buttons....let the reels fly by..."
something about those lines in this song just sounds so liberating. i liked it so much, that i asked Chris if he liked the line enough to make it the song title! this song was an absolute blast to record. i had so much fun playing the bass line in this one & the vocals were a lot of fun to sing as well. it came together really quickly. he sent me 2 alternate versions of the song..one upbeat & one not. i loved the upbeat one. i had no idea that he was going to re-record it, but he did. and i love this version even more than the originals. this was easliy one of the fastest songs to come together in awhile. it has such a positive feel to it....good times, indeed.
turn it up & dance. that's what i was doing when i recorded it & i think you'll be glad you did!
2 more songs are wrapping up as i type this: "Stay" & "Go Home"....they've been on deck for awhile now, but they're nearing the finish line. stay tuned...they'll be posted soon.
and another flurry of new ideas is in full swing as well.....2010 has been very busy so far, but also very rewarding!
cheers!
Matt
REELS FLY BY
music: Lee
words: Cluthe
Lee: Electric Guitar, Shaker, Drums
Cluthe: Vocals, Bass, Mixing
**since myspace only allows 10 songs at a time, we have to keep removing older tunes when we post a new one. if you want to hear what we've done so far, you can visit our other page here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling. as always, if you want mp3's of any of our songs, you can email us at presentlyfalling@gmail.com. thanky.**
the next wave is starting to form....
hello all..
i just posted the first song out of a collection of 4 new Cluthe/Lee songs that will be coming your way in the next week or so. "New To Me" is a song i wrote a couple of months before this collaboration started & i've never played it live. it's a refreshing song, i think. whenever i play it, it just makes me happy. here are the notes on "New To Me"....
New To Me
words/music: Cluthe
Cluthe: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, slide guitar, mixing
Lee: electric guitar, backing vocals, organ
like i said, we have three others coming your way very soon & they are all different from the next & last. they are "Stay", "Go Home" & "Untitled/Reels Fly By".
the motu is up & running & it's making recording much more fun! it's been a really busy week for Chris & I, but we'll be posting these songs & some further album updates very soon!
thanks for listening,
Matt
i just posted the first song out of a collection of 4 new Cluthe/Lee songs that will be coming your way in the next week or so. "New To Me" is a song i wrote a couple of months before this collaboration started & i've never played it live. it's a refreshing song, i think. whenever i play it, it just makes me happy. here are the notes on "New To Me"....
New To Me
words/music: Cluthe
Cluthe: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, slide guitar, mixing
Lee: electric guitar, backing vocals, organ
like i said, we have three others coming your way very soon & they are all different from the next & last. they are "Stay", "Go Home" & "Untitled/Reels Fly By".
the motu is up & running & it's making recording much more fun! it's been a really busy week for Chris & I, but we'll be posting these songs & some further album updates very soon!
thanks for listening,
Matt
MOTU madness
Hi all
Hope you are enjoying the December tunes posted recently! Matt and I are hard at work on a new collection of 5-6 songs and Matt passed on 3-4 additional demos from December sessions. Very productive month #12 was (speaking like Yoda now). Matt is now using his new Motu and the early mixes are sounding crisp and clear! Matt's vocals through the Motu are something like you haven't heard yet! Along with new instruments our songs are gonna have some jump on them and I can't wait to share the new songs! Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think of the new stuff!
Chris
Hope you are enjoying the December tunes posted recently! Matt and I are hard at work on a new collection of 5-6 songs and Matt passed on 3-4 additional demos from December sessions. Very productive month #12 was (speaking like Yoda now). Matt is now using his new Motu and the early mixes are sounding crisp and clear! Matt's vocals through the Motu are something like you haven't heard yet! Along with new instruments our songs are gonna have some jump on them and I can't wait to share the new songs! Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think of the new stuff!
Chris
2010....
hey there---
it's been an awesome year, but 2010 is shaping up to be even better! Chris & I will be releasing our 1st LP on iTunes in the next 3 months & we're both really proud & excited to be a part of this record!
with all of the album preparation on hold for now while Maura (www.frag-ment-ed.com) finishes the artwork, we've been hard at work on some new songs. four of them will be posted today. they are: BETTING MAN, ECHO, PIECES APART & BLACK HORSE. take a few minutes & head over to our page to listen to them: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling.com
you can also hear ALL of our songs here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
some info about these songs:
Echo: a tribute to Lura, a truly amazing woman that will be missed.
Black Horse: an old song of mine that is FINALLY finished thanks to Chris' persistence!
Betting Man: one of my rare "political" songs that was written during the election. i'm just glad that the good guy won.
Pieces Apart: first song I've written that is geared towards a music & art collaboration that Maura & I are talking about. the theme of the collaboration is puzzles. Chris & Laurel added some awesome vocals to this one.
thanks for all the love & support and i hope you all have a VERY happy 2010!!!
Matt
it's been an awesome year, but 2010 is shaping up to be even better! Chris & I will be releasing our 1st LP on iTunes in the next 3 months & we're both really proud & excited to be a part of this record!
with all of the album preparation on hold for now while Maura (www.frag-ment-ed.com) finishes the artwork, we've been hard at work on some new songs. four of them will be posted today. they are: BETTING MAN, ECHO, PIECES APART & BLACK HORSE. take a few minutes & head over to our page to listen to them: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling.com
you can also hear ALL of our songs here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
some info about these songs:
Echo: a tribute to Lura, a truly amazing woman that will be missed.
Black Horse: an old song of mine that is FINALLY finished thanks to Chris' persistence!
Betting Man: one of my rare "political" songs that was written during the election. i'm just glad that the good guy won.
Pieces Apart: first song I've written that is geared towards a music & art collaboration that Maura & I are talking about. the theme of the collaboration is puzzles. Chris & Laurel added some awesome vocals to this one.
thanks for all the love & support and i hope you all have a VERY happy 2010!!!
Matt
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