hey everyone...
matt here. just wanted to give you all a quick update on some C/L stuff:
-we've placed the manufacturing order for the cd copies of Here We Are. they should get to us by the end of next week. we'll use that weekend to get all of the shipping/order info in order and then....we'll be shipping the cds to you! like we've mentioned before, international orders will take longer. we're beyond excited to get them out to you & we really think that the artwork will blow you away. (thanks, Mo!)
-also, we'll still have some copies of Here We Areleft, so shoot us an email (presentlyfalling@gmail.com) for more info on how you can order your copy.
-right now, i'm taking a quick mixing break. two new songs (Coming Through/His Voice) are on the verge of being released. i wrote both of them very spontaneously and once Chris got ahold of them, they took on a new life. we hope to have those posted on our pages in the next day or two. in the meantime, check out two new songs (Can't Retrace/Hold) that we posted last week!
-one more thing....Chris & I were interviewed a few weeks back by our friend Donny who hosts a weekly podcast called "All That's Sacred." we were really excited that he asked us to come on & talk about our fun music collaboration. you can find it on episode #60 and here's the address: www.allthatssacred.net (Cheers, Donny!)
ok, i think that's about it for now.....let me double check.
yup.
thanks, everyone......
Matt
8.27.2010
8.20.2010
New release Friday!
Hi faithful Cluthe/Lee listeners!
I haven't done an update in some time and figured now would be a good time to fire my blogging skills back up again! Ha!
Two brand new songs have just been finished; Hold and Can't Retrace. They are posted both at www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
Matt and I have both had much of our attention focused on getting the pre-orders for our debut LP "Here We Are" organized and as of today have finished taking orders for a CD copy. The order for the CDs is being placed tonight, which means we should have the shipment in our hands and ready to send to you all by first week of September. Thanks to all of you for making this possible!
Matt and I continue writing new songs as I type and have 2-3 additional new ones that are close to being finished. We should have 2 more out to you listeners next Friday! The songs we've been doing lately have had me working the drum kit like never before, and the tone is pretty full on rock.
As for these newest tunes..Hold is a Cluthe composition that was sent to me back in late June but had existed for much longer. At the time I'd started listening to some of Matt's solo songs and asked if we could work up Hold. He obliged and before long I was making a bunch of noise on the drum kit trying to find a suitable beat. Looking back at my files, it looks like I tried 20 takes to get the drums consistent! Whew! I had some sore arms that's for sure. Matt's vocals are beautiful and aggressive. I'm convinced his Strat got a work out in the process as you can hear his playing matching the vocal delivery. I am a bit of a lyrics guy, and what I love most about Hold are just that. You can find yourself in there somewhere...at least I do in nearly every song he's written.
Can't Retrace is something I recorded on July 1. It was a spur of the moment recording while I was playing around with microphone placement. The main part just came from nowhere and after I was done I liked the tone I'd captured, I went ahead and did a pretty crazy acoustic lead (something new). I sent it to Matt and he was intensely drawn to it. While he was digesting it I developed a nasty case of "self-criticism" and went back to Matt saying I didn't really think the demo was good enough to do anything with. He told me I was nuts and to let him get his vocal/lyrical ideas down and that I'd change my mind. Well....he was right. I love the line "nothing wrong, right, inbetween..." makes me think about what Matt and I do together musically. How we approach our own ideas and how we support one another through these kinds of moments.
HOLD
Cluthe: Words/Vocals/Music, Rhythm Guitar, Bass
Lee: Lead Guitar(s), Drum Kit
Can't Retrace
Cluthe: Words/Vocals, Lead Electric Guitar
Lee: Music, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Shaker, Drum Kit with brushes
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!
Chris
I haven't done an update in some time and figured now would be a good time to fire my blogging skills back up again! Ha!
Two brand new songs have just been finished; Hold and Can't Retrace. They are posted both at www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
Matt and I have both had much of our attention focused on getting the pre-orders for our debut LP "Here We Are" organized and as of today have finished taking orders for a CD copy. The order for the CDs is being placed tonight, which means we should have the shipment in our hands and ready to send to you all by first week of September. Thanks to all of you for making this possible!
Matt and I continue writing new songs as I type and have 2-3 additional new ones that are close to being finished. We should have 2 more out to you listeners next Friday! The songs we've been doing lately have had me working the drum kit like never before, and the tone is pretty full on rock.
As for these newest tunes..Hold is a Cluthe composition that was sent to me back in late June but had existed for much longer. At the time I'd started listening to some of Matt's solo songs and asked if we could work up Hold. He obliged and before long I was making a bunch of noise on the drum kit trying to find a suitable beat. Looking back at my files, it looks like I tried 20 takes to get the drums consistent! Whew! I had some sore arms that's for sure. Matt's vocals are beautiful and aggressive. I'm convinced his Strat got a work out in the process as you can hear his playing matching the vocal delivery. I am a bit of a lyrics guy, and what I love most about Hold are just that. You can find yourself in there somewhere...at least I do in nearly every song he's written.
Can't Retrace is something I recorded on July 1. It was a spur of the moment recording while I was playing around with microphone placement. The main part just came from nowhere and after I was done I liked the tone I'd captured, I went ahead and did a pretty crazy acoustic lead (something new). I sent it to Matt and he was intensely drawn to it. While he was digesting it I developed a nasty case of "self-criticism" and went back to Matt saying I didn't really think the demo was good enough to do anything with. He told me I was nuts and to let him get his vocal/lyrical ideas down and that I'd change my mind. Well....he was right. I love the line "nothing wrong, right, inbetween..." makes me think about what Matt and I do together musically. How we approach our own ideas and how we support one another through these kinds of moments.
HOLD
Cluthe: Words/Vocals/Music, Rhythm Guitar, Bass
Lee: Lead Guitar(s), Drum Kit
Can't Retrace
Cluthe: Words/Vocals, Lead Electric Guitar
Lee: Music, Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Shaker, Drum Kit with brushes
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYBODY!
Chris
8.15.2010
pre-order ends tomorrow!
Hi everyone--
We just wanted to remind you all that the pre-order for Here We Are ends tomorrow at 11:59 PM Central Time. We may have a few copies left after the pre-order, but the only way to guarantee that you'll receive a copy is to order it before the deadline.
For those that have already ordered the cd and/or downloaded it from iTunes, cdBaby or Amazon, THANK YOU!!!
This whole process has been such a trip for us and we're beyond grateful for all of love & support that we've received from you all. If you have any questions/problems with your order, just send us an email.
Thanks again & stay tuned for a music update next week including 2 new songs!
Happy Sunday,
Matt
8.06.2010
Cluthe/Lee News 8/6/2010
Hey everyone!
Matt here---just wanted to give you an update on what we have going on these days. As you all know, the pre-order for Here We Are started on Monday (8/2) and will remain open until Monday, August 16th. The response has been great so far & we want to thank those that have ordered the cd & those that have downloaded it via iTunes/Amazon/cdBaby!! With that being said, I just want to stress that this is a limited run of Here We Are. We hope to have a few extra copies left to sell after the pre-order, but there is no guarantee that will happen. So grab one now while there's still plenty of time! If you have any questions on how to place an order, just shoot us an email & one of us will walk you through it!
In the midst of all of this excitement about the album, Chris & I have continued to write. (which is also very exciting!) We have about 4-6 songs that are in various stages of mixing/recording and I thought I'd share a little bit about the two songs that will (probably) be completed first. The first of which is an older song of mine called "Hold." It was written about 4 years ago and saw a little bit of time in my old band's rehearsals, but it never took off. I continued to play it during solo shows & added a part here & there. Chris was listening to some of my old tunes & he asked if we could work on this one. It's a really fun song to play & sing and he took it and ran with it by adding some great lead & rhythm guitar, as well as an awesome drum track. It has been a tough one to mix because there is simply so much going on within the song---but I'm happy to say that it's just about done!
The other new song is a beautiful acoustic song that Chris wrote that we've titled "Can't Retrace." His mic placement was perfect & it really picked up all of the intricacies that lie within his acoustic tracks. This musical relationship & friendship is different from any other I've had for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is trust. Chris wasn't 100% sold on this song, but I was. I heard something & a melody started forming almost immediately. He trusted my judgment enough to send me the files. This has happened with a lot of my songs that I'm unsure of...he asks me to send him the files anyway so he can try out a few things. When I get it back, it sounds like a different song. Chris is in the process of mixing this one & from what I've heard of the early mixes, it's easily one of my favorites we've done. It's safe to say that I'm really excited to release this song so you all can hear it!
When these songs are posted, we'll let you know! You'll be able to listen to them on our two sites:
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
And now some more links/addresses for you....
email: presentlyfalling@gmail.com
buy Here We Are on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-we-are/id383622562
our blog: http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/
follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic
Again, if you have any questions about the pre-order, just let us know!
Thanks so much....we're truly enjoying the ride!
Matt
Matt here---just wanted to give you an update on what we have going on these days. As you all know, the pre-order for Here We Are started on Monday (8/2) and will remain open until Monday, August 16th. The response has been great so far & we want to thank those that have ordered the cd & those that have downloaded it via iTunes/Amazon/cdBaby!! With that being said, I just want to stress that this is a limited run of Here We Are. We hope to have a few extra copies left to sell after the pre-order, but there is no guarantee that will happen. So grab one now while there's still plenty of time! If you have any questions on how to place an order, just shoot us an email & one of us will walk you through it!
In the midst of all of this excitement about the album, Chris & I have continued to write. (which is also very exciting!) We have about 4-6 songs that are in various stages of mixing/recording and I thought I'd share a little bit about the two songs that will (probably) be completed first. The first of which is an older song of mine called "Hold." It was written about 4 years ago and saw a little bit of time in my old band's rehearsals, but it never took off. I continued to play it during solo shows & added a part here & there. Chris was listening to some of my old tunes & he asked if we could work on this one. It's a really fun song to play & sing and he took it and ran with it by adding some great lead & rhythm guitar, as well as an awesome drum track. It has been a tough one to mix because there is simply so much going on within the song---but I'm happy to say that it's just about done!
The other new song is a beautiful acoustic song that Chris wrote that we've titled "Can't Retrace." His mic placement was perfect & it really picked up all of the intricacies that lie within his acoustic tracks. This musical relationship & friendship is different from any other I've had for a lot of reasons, but one of those reasons is trust. Chris wasn't 100% sold on this song, but I was. I heard something & a melody started forming almost immediately. He trusted my judgment enough to send me the files. This has happened with a lot of my songs that I'm unsure of...he asks me to send him the files anyway so he can try out a few things. When I get it back, it sounds like a different song. Chris is in the process of mixing this one & from what I've heard of the early mixes, it's easily one of my favorites we've done. It's safe to say that I'm really excited to release this song so you all can hear it!
When these songs are posted, we'll let you know! You'll be able to listen to them on our two sites:
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
And now some more links/addresses for you....
email: presentlyfalling@gmail.com
buy Here We Are on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-we-are/id383622562
our blog: http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/
follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic
Again, if you have any questions about the pre-order, just let us know!
Thanks so much....we're truly enjoying the ride!
Matt
7.31.2010
Order your CD copy of "Here We Are"
Hello friends, family & fans!
Matt and I are excited to announce that on Monday August 2, 2010 we will begin taking pre-orders for a physical CD copy of our debut album “Here We Are.” The cost will be $10 for a CD and we are looking at taking pre-orders for 2-3 weeks from August 2, 2010. If this date changes or time frame changes, we'll let you know immediately! The CD’s will be pressed in a limited run, so here’s how to snag your very own copy….
1. Click on this link to get to the PayPal page: https://personal.paypal.com/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/send_money&nav=0.2.0
2. Type in presentlyfalling@gmail.com into the “to” box
3. Type in your e-mail address into the “from” box
4. Enter $10 and make sure the currency matches where you live (USD for if you live in the United States for example).
5. Under “Purchase” make sure “Goods” is selected and under “Personal” make sure “Gift” is selected.
6. Continue and make yourself a password for PayPal and enter in your payment method.
7. IMPORTANT: There is an option to leave us a message before confirming your payment, please leave your mailing address so we can ship it to you! If you forget to add your address, just e-mail it to us!
8. Congrats! You have purchased our debut album!!
Once you submit payment and your address to us, you will get a confirmation from PayPal of what you paid. This is your receipt if you will showing purchase. After the pre-orders are gathered up and confirmed paid in full, we will begin shipping CDs to you over the next 1-3 weeks. Feel free to contact Matt and I if you have any questions and we’ll be happy to step you through the process. You can e-mail us at presentlyfalling@gmail.com
Thanks everybody for your support!! We really do appreciate every one of you!
Chris & Matt
presentlyfalling@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/
www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic
www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee
Matt and I are excited to announce that on Monday August 2, 2010 we will begin taking pre-orders for a physical CD copy of our debut album “Here We Are.” The cost will be $10 for a CD and we are looking at taking pre-orders for 2-3 weeks from August 2, 2010. If this date changes or time frame changes, we'll let you know immediately! The CD’s will be pressed in a limited run, so here’s how to snag your very own copy….
1. Click on this link to get to the PayPal page: https://personal.paypal.com/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/send_money&nav=0.2.0
2. Type in presentlyfalling@gmail.com into the “to” box
3. Type in your e-mail address into the “from” box
4. Enter $10 and make sure the currency matches where you live (USD for if you live in the United States for example).
5. Under “Purchase” make sure “Goods” is selected and under “Personal” make sure “Gift” is selected.
6. Continue and make yourself a password for PayPal and enter in your payment method.
7. IMPORTANT: There is an option to leave us a message before confirming your payment, please leave your mailing address so we can ship it to you! If you forget to add your address, just e-mail it to us!
8. Congrats! You have purchased our debut album!!
Once you submit payment and your address to us, you will get a confirmation from PayPal of what you paid. This is your receipt if you will showing purchase. After the pre-orders are gathered up and confirmed paid in full, we will begin shipping CDs to you over the next 1-3 weeks. Feel free to contact Matt and I if you have any questions and we’ll be happy to step you through the process. You can e-mail us at presentlyfalling@gmail.com
Thanks everybody for your support!! We really do appreciate every one of you!
Chris & Matt
presentlyfalling@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/
www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic
www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee
7.23.2010
"Here We Are" is now on iTunes!!!
Hi everbody!!
Very exciting news to pass along that as of this afternoon our debut album "Here We Are" is now available for purchase and download at iTunes!! The album is available for $9.99 right now!
Another announcement is that both Matt and I were interviewed about the album and our musical collaboration for a podcast on Monday earlier this week. You can go listen to it here http://www.allthatssacred.blogspot.com/
If you are a Pearl Jam fan I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you subscribe to this free podcast! Super special thanks to our Seattle man Donny for the interview and allowing Matt and I to hog half of episode #60!
In the coming week or so Matt and I will be in touch in about how you can pre-order your physical copy of "Here We Are." Stay tuned!!
Links to all things Cluthe/Lee are at the very bottom of this page....Thanks to all for your support!!
Muchas Gracias
Chris
Very exciting news to pass along that as of this afternoon our debut album "Here We Are" is now available for purchase and download at iTunes!! The album is available for $9.99 right now!
Another announcement is that both Matt and I were interviewed about the album and our musical collaboration for a podcast on Monday earlier this week. You can go listen to it here http://www.allthatssacred.blogspot.com/
If you are a Pearl Jam fan I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you subscribe to this free podcast! Super special thanks to our Seattle man Donny for the interview and allowing Matt and I to hog half of episode #60!
In the coming week or so Matt and I will be in touch in about how you can pre-order your physical copy of "Here We Are." Stay tuned!!
Links to all things Cluthe/Lee are at the very bottom of this page....Thanks to all for your support!!
Muchas Gracias
Chris
7.14.2010
new songs & more album info!
greetings from ridiculously hot Waco, Texas. things have been incredibly busy lately in our music world! as we said a few days ago, we're beyond excited that our 1st album, "Here We Are", has been released through cdbaby! (you can find it here: www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee) the response from friends, family & fans (?!) has been awesome & we truly appreciate all of the support. i think i can speak for both of us when i say that the support has left us feeling a tad shy and very humble. THANK YOU!
while all of the album stuff was being finalized, we continued to write & record. it just took us a little while to catch up and get our bearings. these two songs that we're releasing today have been "in the works" for a couple of weeks and we're really happy to share them with you all today. they share a common theme/meaning, but the journey to find this meaning is quite different for each song...both musically & lyrically. here's some info about each song....look for album news right below the song info.
links to hear these songs:
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
"Beautiful"
Lee: (music) Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Drums, Mixing
Cluthe: (words) Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar
to be honest, i wasn't exactly sure of what to do with this song when i first heard it. i just knew that i wanted to do something. Chris pushed me to try out the lead guitar on this one & i hadn't played leads in any of our songs for awhile. i just listened, closed my eyes & played. in my opinion, this lead doesn't sound like me at all. not sure if that's a good thing or not!! in any case, i had a blast & it was one of my favorite leads that i've written thus far. i just love the flow of this song & i also love the story behind it. so much so that i asked Chris to shoot me an email containing this story in his own words. here it is:
"The intro and outtro of this song was written in late 2002 just when I started 4 tracking song ideas on tape. It was one of the very first songs I recorded on my own with multiple parts. The first demo had something like 4 guitar parts going on in it! I remember sitting down and developing out this idea after a long talk with a good friend of mine named Dave. It was a talk about a girl that he had just met. I remember listening to him talk for hours about her and after the conversation I had this melody playing in my head. I titled the idea "Beautiful" for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I was reminded of how beautiful falling in love with someone is. When I went to revisit this idea in April I recall putting D, G chords as a little tribute to my good friend Dave G., who called me last month to tell me he proposed to the girl we'd talked about nearly 8 years ago."
"Say, Say"
Cluthe: (words & music) Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing
Lee: Bass, Guitar, Shaker, Cymbals, Organ
this is an oldie for me. i wrote this shortly after my wife & i started dating. i was in a band then & brought this song to rehearsal one day, but like so many others that Chris & I have re-worked, it just didn't fit. i continued to play it during solo gigs because it's just a lot of fun to play and sing. also, because my wife loves it. (which makes me very happy!) Chris was listening to some of my old songs & grabbed onto two of them--"Say, Say" and "Hold" (which i'm mixing right now)--and asked if I'd like to re-work them. this is all one take & i tried my best to stay true to the original core of the song. this song, like many of my songs, is for Laurel.
ALBUM NEWS/NOTES:
-"Here We Are" is on cdbaby now!!
-"Here We Are" will be coming to iTunes in the next week or two!!! (crazy!!)
-We're hashing out a plan for physical release/distribution as i type this. We think we have all of the pieces in place & hope to have a firm update in the next week or two---stay tuned!!!
-The physical release involves more of my sister's amazing artwork, which she graciously agreed to do!! We can't wait to see what she comes up with!
-Believe it or not, Chris & I are already talking about the tracking for the next record. We have about 20 songs picked out and our goal is to keep narrowing it down until we reach the magic number of 12-15. It's going to be a tough task b/c we both love these songs so much. Once everything is finished up on "Here We Are", we'll piece it together & submit Album #2 (Untitled right now) for copyright.
So, there you have it. Lots of fun stuff going on these days in musicland. We're beyond thankful that you all are along for the ride.
Matt
**one more thing before i hit send**
if you want to be on our mailing list or need to update your email address, just shoot us an email! or if you have any questions, thoughts or complaints (whoops!), they can also be sent to the same address. our email address is: presentlyfalling@gmail.com
while all of the album stuff was being finalized, we continued to write & record. it just took us a little while to catch up and get our bearings. these two songs that we're releasing today have been "in the works" for a couple of weeks and we're really happy to share them with you all today. they share a common theme/meaning, but the journey to find this meaning is quite different for each song...both musically & lyrically. here's some info about each song....look for album news right below the song info.
links to hear these songs:
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
"Beautiful"
Lee: (music) Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Drums, Mixing
Cluthe: (words) Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar
to be honest, i wasn't exactly sure of what to do with this song when i first heard it. i just knew that i wanted to do something. Chris pushed me to try out the lead guitar on this one & i hadn't played leads in any of our songs for awhile. i just listened, closed my eyes & played. in my opinion, this lead doesn't sound like me at all. not sure if that's a good thing or not!! in any case, i had a blast & it was one of my favorite leads that i've written thus far. i just love the flow of this song & i also love the story behind it. so much so that i asked Chris to shoot me an email containing this story in his own words. here it is:
"The intro and outtro of this song was written in late 2002 just when I started 4 tracking song ideas on tape. It was one of the very first songs I recorded on my own with multiple parts. The first demo had something like 4 guitar parts going on in it! I remember sitting down and developing out this idea after a long talk with a good friend of mine named Dave. It was a talk about a girl that he had just met. I remember listening to him talk for hours about her and after the conversation I had this melody playing in my head. I titled the idea "Beautiful" for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I was reminded of how beautiful falling in love with someone is. When I went to revisit this idea in April I recall putting D, G chords as a little tribute to my good friend Dave G., who called me last month to tell me he proposed to the girl we'd talked about nearly 8 years ago."
"Say, Say"
Cluthe: (words & music) Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing
Lee: Bass, Guitar, Shaker, Cymbals, Organ
this is an oldie for me. i wrote this shortly after my wife & i started dating. i was in a band then & brought this song to rehearsal one day, but like so many others that Chris & I have re-worked, it just didn't fit. i continued to play it during solo gigs because it's just a lot of fun to play and sing. also, because my wife loves it. (which makes me very happy!) Chris was listening to some of my old songs & grabbed onto two of them--"Say, Say" and "Hold" (which i'm mixing right now)--and asked if I'd like to re-work them. this is all one take & i tried my best to stay true to the original core of the song. this song, like many of my songs, is for Laurel.
ALBUM NEWS/NOTES:
-"Here We Are" is on cdbaby now!!
-"Here We Are" will be coming to iTunes in the next week or two!!! (crazy!!)
-We're hashing out a plan for physical release/distribution as i type this. We think we have all of the pieces in place & hope to have a firm update in the next week or two---stay tuned!!!
-The physical release involves more of my sister's amazing artwork, which she graciously agreed to do!! We can't wait to see what she comes up with!
-Believe it or not, Chris & I are already talking about the tracking for the next record. We have about 20 songs picked out and our goal is to keep narrowing it down until we reach the magic number of 12-15. It's going to be a tough task b/c we both love these songs so much. Once everything is finished up on "Here We Are", we'll piece it together & submit Album #2 (Untitled right now) for copyright.
So, there you have it. Lots of fun stuff going on these days in musicland. We're beyond thankful that you all are along for the ride.
Matt
**one more thing before i hit send**
if you want to be on our mailing list or need to update your email address, just shoot us an email! or if you have any questions, thoughts or complaints (whoops!), they can also be sent to the same address. our email address is: presentlyfalling@gmail.com
7.07.2010
"Here We Are" is available NOW at cdbaby.com!!!
Matt and I are very excited to announce that our debut record titled “Here We Are” is NOW available for purchase & download at http://cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee
Songs from “Here We Are” are available individually for .99 cents or you can purchase the entire 13 song record for $6.99. The record will be on iTunes in the next 2-3 weeks and over the next 2-4 months will become available for download on 14 other online music retailers including Amazon, Rhapsody, and Zune to mention a few. We do plan on selling physical CD’s of “Here We Are.” We will be taking pre-paid orders for those. We will have that information coming very soon, so stay tuned!
Matt and I are both overwhelmingly excited about this event and hope you all share in our excitement. It took nearly 12 months for all the elements to come together in order for us to share “Here We Are” with not only you, our faithful supporters, friends and family, but hopefully new listeners all over the world! I know Matt would agree when I say that this day represents more than the completion of this record, but the start of a long musical journey that is so very special to us! We both send out our heartfelt thanks to all of you who hear us, inspire us and give meaning to our lives! Lots of love!
Chris
7.03.2010
"Here We Are" Album Artwork!!!!
Today is the day that Chris & I submit "Here We Are"--both the album & artwork-- for digital distribution! I'll post the release dates (iTunes, Amazon, etc) as soon as we get them. It should be about 2-3 weeks. In the meantime, here's the artwork that my sister, Maura finished for the album. It's simply awesome, in my humble opinion. We'd like to thank Maura (www.frag-ment-ed.com) for doing such an amazing job!!!!
Happy 3rd of July!
Matt
(note: the first 2 photos will be included in the physical copies (cd booklets) once they are printed, which may be awhile.)
6.23.2010
A return to new music!
Hey howdy hey people of the interwebs!
After a very eventful last few months, Matt and I are slowly getting back into working on songs! These two new songs had working titles of 5/2 song (Orwell's Warning) and 5/8 song (Stagnant In Park)respectively. They were likely written in April, and so finishing them up and getting them to you all is pretty awesome considering that time frame! So, like I mentioned, Matt and I are getting back into things full swing and in fact have something like 4-5 additional tunes we're working up as I type. Matt's taking a much deserved vacation over the next week but he tells me when he returns it's "game on." We spoke the other day on the phone and both feel like we're just getting started on this whole music collaboration. I sure am excited and I hope you all are too!
Orwell's Warning
Chris: Fender Acoustic Guitar, Fender P-Bass, Drum Kit, Shaker, Mixing
Matt: Lyrics/Lead & Backing Vocals, Fender Strat Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitar
This is the first Cluthe/Lee song I have mixed! As we mentioned in previous updates, Matt and I are both now running the same version of Garageband and made a decision that whoever brings a song to the collaboration will be the one who does all the mixing. Matt has done all the mixing up to Orwell's Warning and it should be said that he has and will continue to do amazing work. Mixing this one was a little daunting for me simply because my musical mind ran wild with ideas on how it all should be represented sonically. I had a ton of encouragement from Matt along the way and can say that I feel a sense of relief getting the first one finished! Phew! The song has a nice laid back folky sound to it I think and Matt was immediately struck by it. His guitar playing on it is just stellar! The leads he plays are very mellow and fit the tone of the song. I'm biased when I say that this song sounds so great! Having the same recording equipment and Garageband has brought up the sound in our tunes and I know this one will come across as a nice example.
Stagnant In Park
Matt: Lyrics/All Vocals, Fender Strat Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Fender J-Bass, GB Drum Loop, Mixing.
Chris: Les Paul Lead Guitars.
As Matt posted below, this song just might be about moving ;)
I could relate as I was going through a huge move into a house at the time this song was being worked on. When I first got the track from Matt, I had this little staccato part running through my head but wasn't sure if I could keep pace with the drum loop and everything else. A few practice runs and the record button went on. That part you hear along in the verses was a first take. Pretty proud of my time keeping abilities! Ha! The solo went through several incarnations before settling on this little number you hear in the song. Matt and I both think our guitar interplay in this song is pretty darn good considering we still have never met before, jammed together live. That's one thing that keeps blowing my mind with this collaboration.
So there you have it! 2 new ones with SO many more coming! Can't wait to share what's around the bend in Cluthe/Lee music land. Go check our myspace page or reverb page for all the songs! As always, thanks for listening! Lots of love!
Chris
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
After a very eventful last few months, Matt and I are slowly getting back into working on songs! These two new songs had working titles of 5/2 song (Orwell's Warning) and 5/8 song (Stagnant In Park)respectively. They were likely written in April, and so finishing them up and getting them to you all is pretty awesome considering that time frame! So, like I mentioned, Matt and I are getting back into things full swing and in fact have something like 4-5 additional tunes we're working up as I type. Matt's taking a much deserved vacation over the next week but he tells me when he returns it's "game on." We spoke the other day on the phone and both feel like we're just getting started on this whole music collaboration. I sure am excited and I hope you all are too!
Orwell's Warning
Chris: Fender Acoustic Guitar, Fender P-Bass, Drum Kit, Shaker, Mixing
Matt: Lyrics/Lead & Backing Vocals, Fender Strat Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitar
This is the first Cluthe/Lee song I have mixed! As we mentioned in previous updates, Matt and I are both now running the same version of Garageband and made a decision that whoever brings a song to the collaboration will be the one who does all the mixing. Matt has done all the mixing up to Orwell's Warning and it should be said that he has and will continue to do amazing work. Mixing this one was a little daunting for me simply because my musical mind ran wild with ideas on how it all should be represented sonically. I had a ton of encouragement from Matt along the way and can say that I feel a sense of relief getting the first one finished! Phew! The song has a nice laid back folky sound to it I think and Matt was immediately struck by it. His guitar playing on it is just stellar! The leads he plays are very mellow and fit the tone of the song. I'm biased when I say that this song sounds so great! Having the same recording equipment and Garageband has brought up the sound in our tunes and I know this one will come across as a nice example.
Stagnant In Park
Matt: Lyrics/All Vocals, Fender Strat Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Fender J-Bass, GB Drum Loop, Mixing.
Chris: Les Paul Lead Guitars.
As Matt posted below, this song just might be about moving ;)
I could relate as I was going through a huge move into a house at the time this song was being worked on. When I first got the track from Matt, I had this little staccato part running through my head but wasn't sure if I could keep pace with the drum loop and everything else. A few practice runs and the record button went on. That part you hear along in the verses was a first take. Pretty proud of my time keeping abilities! Ha! The solo went through several incarnations before settling on this little number you hear in the song. Matt and I both think our guitar interplay in this song is pretty darn good considering we still have never met before, jammed together live. That's one thing that keeps blowing my mind with this collaboration.
So there you have it! 2 new ones with SO many more coming! Can't wait to share what's around the bend in Cluthe/Lee music land. Go check our myspace page or reverb page for all the songs! As always, thanks for listening! Lots of love!
Chris
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
6.15.2010
Stagnant in Park
hey everyone...
just wanted to let you all know that Chris & I have been getting back into writing/recording/mixing some new tunes! the first one of these is called "Stagnant in Park" & we should be posting it in the next couple of days. it's a song that i wrote about a month ago when i was in the middle of packing/moving. i was fiddling around with an open chord progression when the opening lines/melody came to me....
can you fit your life inside a box?
full of every memory you've thought....
moving inspired? you betcha.
like i said, it should be posted soon! thanks for reading/listening.
Matt
6.08.2010
recording is fun
Laurel took these while I was recording some lead guitar for Chris' song called "Beautiful." I had a blast recording it & we're looking forward to sharing it with all of you!
Cheers,
Matt
6.02.2010
Getting back to soundzzzz!!
Happy Wednesday evening Cluthe/Lee music fans!
It's been a nice long break since we posted new tunes and I'm happy to announce the release of 2 new songs; Tick Tock and Hands.
Tick Tock is a great bluesy number that Matt wrote and sent me just after the new year I believe. I had just gotten a very basic hi-hat + snare set up going and Tick Tock is one of a batch of tunes that the drum kit was used first used on. Matt has a real love for bluesy rock. His growl on this one is in fine form, as is his rhythm guitar and bass playing! I had a blast trading bluesy guitar licks with him 700 miles away. I'm pretty sure Matt agonized over trying to mix this song. It seemed to get pushed to the back of the line as we were writing quite a bit early 2010 into the spring time. Just in case anybody was wondering, Matt has been responsible for all of the mixing since we began work together late last summer. It's a big deal to me because he has worked VERY hard to get all 60 + of our songs sounding good and I'm sure he's a bit relieved when I say that he and I will be splitting mixing duties going forward. Software compatibility was hampering our efforts to do this from the start, and it's going to be fun for both of us to get a shot at mixing.
Tick Tock
Matt: Lyrics/Vocals, Fender Stratooocaster Rhythm/Lead, Fender Jazz Bass, Mixing
Chris: Epiphone Les Pauuuuul Lead guitar, Hi-Hat & Snare with brushes
The second release is called Hands. Another amazing Cluthe composition that he sent in a fairly complete state. I'd worked up a few leads and a drum track when in the process of both of us upgrading our Mac software, the tracks were lost! When it came time to revisit Hands, I had decided to be bold and use drums sticks on the kit as opposed to the brushes. I think the drums come across much stronger than in any previous song we'd used drums on. As Matt put it in an e-mail last week, the drumming was "badass." Hands is the first song where both Matt and I used the same version of Garageband which made putting the song together much simpler! I'll spare you all the nerdy tech-talk on this one :)
Hands
Matt: Lyrics/Vocals, Fender Strat-rat-a-tat-tat-ocaster Rhythm Guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Mixing
Chris: Drums + Sticks, Epi-ET-phone Les Paul Lead/Rhythm Guitars
As always, thank you for listening!
Much Love
Chris
It's been a nice long break since we posted new tunes and I'm happy to announce the release of 2 new songs; Tick Tock and Hands.
Tick Tock is a great bluesy number that Matt wrote and sent me just after the new year I believe. I had just gotten a very basic hi-hat + snare set up going and Tick Tock is one of a batch of tunes that the drum kit was used first used on. Matt has a real love for bluesy rock. His growl on this one is in fine form, as is his rhythm guitar and bass playing! I had a blast trading bluesy guitar licks with him 700 miles away. I'm pretty sure Matt agonized over trying to mix this song. It seemed to get pushed to the back of the line as we were writing quite a bit early 2010 into the spring time. Just in case anybody was wondering, Matt has been responsible for all of the mixing since we began work together late last summer. It's a big deal to me because he has worked VERY hard to get all 60 + of our songs sounding good and I'm sure he's a bit relieved when I say that he and I will be splitting mixing duties going forward. Software compatibility was hampering our efforts to do this from the start, and it's going to be fun for both of us to get a shot at mixing.
Tick Tock
Matt: Lyrics/Vocals, Fender Stratooocaster Rhythm/Lead, Fender Jazz Bass, Mixing
Chris: Epiphone Les Pauuuuul Lead guitar, Hi-Hat & Snare with brushes
The second release is called Hands. Another amazing Cluthe composition that he sent in a fairly complete state. I'd worked up a few leads and a drum track when in the process of both of us upgrading our Mac software, the tracks were lost! When it came time to revisit Hands, I had decided to be bold and use drums sticks on the kit as opposed to the brushes. I think the drums come across much stronger than in any previous song we'd used drums on. As Matt put it in an e-mail last week, the drumming was "badass." Hands is the first song where both Matt and I used the same version of Garageband which made putting the song together much simpler! I'll spare you all the nerdy tech-talk on this one :)
Hands
Matt: Lyrics/Vocals, Fender Strat-rat-a-tat-tat-ocaster Rhythm Guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Mixing
Chris: Drums + Sticks, Epi-ET-phone Les Paul Lead/Rhythm Guitars
As always, thank you for listening!
Much Love
Chris
5.26.2010
time to get the ball rolling again!
hey everyone...
Matt here writing while surrounded by a wall of boxes. the move went well & my wife & i have been working non-stop...but it's really starting to come together & we love our new place. while we settle in, Chris & his wife are packing up to move into their new home in Columbia. lots of changes going on these days, but the music remains a constant.
i will finally re-fire my mixing machine later today & we have a few that are "very close" to being finished. i hope to have at least 2 of these new songs finished by the weekend so we can share them with you.
i picked up my guitar last night & played for about 45 minutes & it felt great. i haven't played in about 2 weeks b/c of the moving craziness.
in album news.....
the artwork is about 90% done! Maura (my amazingly talented sister....her link: www.frag-ment-ed.com) has been hard at work & she's just making some finishing touches. Chris & I have not seen the finished product & we can't wait!!!! once the art is finished, we'll submit it & it will be available to download soon.
so, there you have it. the musictrain is rolling again & we can't wait to see where it takes us!
thanks for listening (& reading)...
Matt
Matt here writing while surrounded by a wall of boxes. the move went well & my wife & i have been working non-stop...but it's really starting to come together & we love our new place. while we settle in, Chris & his wife are packing up to move into their new home in Columbia. lots of changes going on these days, but the music remains a constant.
i will finally re-fire my mixing machine later today & we have a few that are "very close" to being finished. i hope to have at least 2 of these new songs finished by the weekend so we can share them with you.
i picked up my guitar last night & played for about 45 minutes & it felt great. i haven't played in about 2 weeks b/c of the moving craziness.
in album news.....
the artwork is about 90% done! Maura (my amazingly talented sister....her link: www.frag-ment-ed.com) has been hard at work & she's just making some finishing touches. Chris & I have not seen the finished product & we can't wait!!!! once the art is finished, we'll submit it & it will be available to download soon.
so, there you have it. the musictrain is rolling again & we can't wait to see where it takes us!
thanks for listening (& reading)...
Matt
5.07.2010
New songs released!
Hello from the interwebs of Columbia, MO! Chris here with a pair of headphones on listening to newly acquired Pearl Jam bootlegs. Matt and I are proud to release into the wild a pair of new songs that were written about a month ago; "On A Wire" and "Hoping For A Miracle." Matt and I spoke over the phone yesterday and he said that he felt like these are the best two songs we've released together. We talked about how diverse both songs sound and we both agree that these two songs strongly represent everything each of us brings to the table musically.
"Hoping For A Miracle"
Cluthe: Words/Lead & Backing Vocals/Slide & Lead Guitars
Lee: Music/Rhythm Guitar/Precision Bass/Drum Loop
Matt says its the catchiest riff I've written! He says the lyrics and vocal melody were very easy to develop. If I recall he said the lyrical inspiration was from a debate he'd had with someone. The very ending of the song is very hard hitting and Matt says he literally punched his guitar at the very end of the song. Listen for the explosion!
"On A Wire"
M. Cluthe: Words/Music/Vocals/Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitars/Jazz Bass
L. Cluthe: Backing Vocals & Harmonies
C. Lee: Lead Guitars/Backing Rhythm Guitar/Drum Kit
Matt's wife Laurel makes her return to singing backing vocals/harmonies since "Stay" which was written way back in December 09' if you can believe it! Both Matt and I feel that having Laurel singing on anything we do makes it instantly better. I love the Cluthe harmonies in this song!
So there you have it! Both new songs can be heard at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and to hear all songs go to www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
Matt tells me the artwork for our debut LP "Here We Are" is getting very close. We are primed and ready to get this LP out there for you all to enjoy! Thanks for staying patient with us and as always we both sincerely appreciate all the kind words, support over the last 9 months!
Love to you all!
Chris
"Hoping For A Miracle"
Cluthe: Words/Lead & Backing Vocals/Slide & Lead Guitars
Lee: Music/Rhythm Guitar/Precision Bass/Drum Loop
Matt says its the catchiest riff I've written! He says the lyrics and vocal melody were very easy to develop. If I recall he said the lyrical inspiration was from a debate he'd had with someone. The very ending of the song is very hard hitting and Matt says he literally punched his guitar at the very end of the song. Listen for the explosion!
"On A Wire"
M. Cluthe: Words/Music/Vocals/Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitars/Jazz Bass
L. Cluthe: Backing Vocals & Harmonies
C. Lee: Lead Guitars/Backing Rhythm Guitar/Drum Kit
Matt's wife Laurel makes her return to singing backing vocals/harmonies since "Stay" which was written way back in December 09' if you can believe it! Both Matt and I feel that having Laurel singing on anything we do makes it instantly better. I love the Cluthe harmonies in this song!
So there you have it! Both new songs can be heard at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and to hear all songs go to www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
Matt tells me the artwork for our debut LP "Here We Are" is getting very close. We are primed and ready to get this LP out there for you all to enjoy! Thanks for staying patient with us and as always we both sincerely appreciate all the kind words, support over the last 9 months!
Love to you all!
Chris
4.29.2010
hey, hey
hey everyone...
Matt here writing from windy Waco, TX. I just wanted to pop in & give you a bit of an update. The last couple of weeks have been quite crazy with finals, moving and a new job all in full swing. So, I haven't had as much time to work on music. However, I did take full advantage of my downtime yesterday to work on mixing the next batch of four songs!
They're all coming together nicely & we hope to have them posted very soon. My wife, Laurel, makes her return to singing backing vocals on the song "On A Wire." She really took this song to a whole different level. Another new one that I'm really excited about is a great song that Chris wrote the music for..it's called "Hoping For A Miracle" & I had a lot of fun playing slide guitar on this one! We have a couple of others ("Tick Tock", "Quarters On The Floor" & "Genesis") that are nearing completion as well. "Tick Tock" is a new/old song of mine....the bluesy riff is old, but I re-wrote the lyrics for it.
Like I said, we're moving into a much larger place & one of the benefits of that is that I'll have my own music room! My gear is spread all throughout our current house (mainly in the dining room...yup. the dining room!) and I'm really excited to have everything centrally located. Chris is moving as well & he's getting a music room too! So, we're both really happy about our moves!
We'll try to get these posted as soon as they're ready. In 2 weeks, all of the finals/moving craziness will be over & i can't wait!
Hope this finds you all well & thanks for listening/reading,
Matt
Matt here writing from windy Waco, TX. I just wanted to pop in & give you a bit of an update. The last couple of weeks have been quite crazy with finals, moving and a new job all in full swing. So, I haven't had as much time to work on music. However, I did take full advantage of my downtime yesterday to work on mixing the next batch of four songs!
They're all coming together nicely & we hope to have them posted very soon. My wife, Laurel, makes her return to singing backing vocals on the song "On A Wire." She really took this song to a whole different level. Another new one that I'm really excited about is a great song that Chris wrote the music for..it's called "Hoping For A Miracle" & I had a lot of fun playing slide guitar on this one! We have a couple of others ("Tick Tock", "Quarters On The Floor" & "Genesis") that are nearing completion as well. "Tick Tock" is a new/old song of mine....the bluesy riff is old, but I re-wrote the lyrics for it.
Like I said, we're moving into a much larger place & one of the benefits of that is that I'll have my own music room! My gear is spread all throughout our current house (mainly in the dining room...yup. the dining room!) and I'm really excited to have everything centrally located. Chris is moving as well & he's getting a music room too! So, we're both really happy about our moves!
We'll try to get these posted as soon as they're ready. In 2 weeks, all of the finals/moving craziness will be over & i can't wait!
Hope this finds you all well & thanks for listening/reading,
Matt
4.17.2010
Some things old, some things new.
Hey all
Quick update from the Cluthe & Lee music world. We have posted 3 new songs this morning!
Hands Now Clean
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, slide guitar, j-bass and lead electric guitar
Chris: Acoustic Guitar, all percussion and lead electric guitar
This one was written the same day as "In A Corner" back just after the new year and was worked up during a flood of tunes at the time. It was all but forgotten until I wrote Matt and asked him about a file I had that sounded incomplete. He sent back the version of this song that is posted now and said we had pretty much worked it up, but totally forgot about it. Matt plays a rockin' slide and bass on this one. I had been on a Zeppelin kick at the time and I think there's a definite influence in the song.
Abbreviated
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, lead guitar, j-bass
Chris: Acoustic guitar, piano, drums/percussion
Written March 30, 2010. We both think this is the most upbeat, happiest song we've done together. It started with some happy C and D chops on the piano and grew quickly from there. When Matt sent it back with vocals/lyrics I could tell he had some real fun singing! He sent the lyrics and before I listened to the playback, I read them. There lying in the first few lines was the word "abbreviated" and I wondered how the hell he was going to sing such an unusually long word. Matt says he remembered this when he titled the song, ha! The guitar work he added is really awesome (thanks chicken salad!)and the bass matches that upbeat piano. We both joked quite a bit about the upbeat/happy feel to this one and how it was a refreshing change from some of the darker stuff we'd been doing the last month or so.
Simple
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, main rhythm guitar, j-bass, effects
Chris: Lead guitar
Last week Matt sent me 3 new songs in one day. This one came complete with lyrics and a driving/rhythmic guitar track. I think the main guitar has its own percussive quality to it and so we elected not to do any drums, etc., on it. It has a very atmospheric tone to it thanks to Matt's awesome mixing work! This song came together VERY quickly. Maybe the fastest ever?
We are both really stoked to continue writing songs and getting to share them with all of you! These 3 songs are all very different and I think represent an obvious diversity of musical taste/ability. On my end I know that this is one of my favorite things about playing with Matt. I just never know what is coming next!
These songs are up on MySpace for you to enjoy and will be posted on ReverbNation along with all 52 completed songs. Thanks for all your support! You know who you are!
Love and all that,
Chris
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling (listen to the 10 most current tunes, read blogs!)
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling (listen to everything we've done thus far!)
www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic (follow us on Twitter!)
Quick update from the Cluthe & Lee music world. We have posted 3 new songs this morning!
Hands Now Clean
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, slide guitar, j-bass and lead electric guitar
Chris: Acoustic Guitar, all percussion and lead electric guitar
This one was written the same day as "In A Corner" back just after the new year and was worked up during a flood of tunes at the time. It was all but forgotten until I wrote Matt and asked him about a file I had that sounded incomplete. He sent back the version of this song that is posted now and said we had pretty much worked it up, but totally forgot about it. Matt plays a rockin' slide and bass on this one. I had been on a Zeppelin kick at the time and I think there's a definite influence in the song.
Abbreviated
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, lead guitar, j-bass
Chris: Acoustic guitar, piano, drums/percussion
Written March 30, 2010. We both think this is the most upbeat, happiest song we've done together. It started with some happy C and D chops on the piano and grew quickly from there. When Matt sent it back with vocals/lyrics I could tell he had some real fun singing! He sent the lyrics and before I listened to the playback, I read them. There lying in the first few lines was the word "abbreviated" and I wondered how the hell he was going to sing such an unusually long word. Matt says he remembered this when he titled the song, ha! The guitar work he added is really awesome (thanks chicken salad!)and the bass matches that upbeat piano. We both joked quite a bit about the upbeat/happy feel to this one and how it was a refreshing change from some of the darker stuff we'd been doing the last month or so.
Simple
Matt: Lyrics/all vocals, main rhythm guitar, j-bass, effects
Chris: Lead guitar
Last week Matt sent me 3 new songs in one day. This one came complete with lyrics and a driving/rhythmic guitar track. I think the main guitar has its own percussive quality to it and so we elected not to do any drums, etc., on it. It has a very atmospheric tone to it thanks to Matt's awesome mixing work! This song came together VERY quickly. Maybe the fastest ever?
We are both really stoked to continue writing songs and getting to share them with all of you! These 3 songs are all very different and I think represent an obvious diversity of musical taste/ability. On my end I know that this is one of my favorite things about playing with Matt. I just never know what is coming next!
These songs are up on MySpace for you to enjoy and will be posted on ReverbNation along with all 52 completed songs. Thanks for all your support! You know who you are!
Love and all that,
Chris
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling (listen to the 10 most current tunes, read blogs!)
www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling (listen to everything we've done thus far!)
www.twitter.com/clutheleemusic (follow us on Twitter!)
4.10.2010
3 new songs completed and copyright certificate for LP arrives!
Happy Saturday all! Chris here writing from sunny Columbia, MO this morning to share some very exciting news! Yesterday Matt received our official copyright certificate for our debut LP 'Here We Are'. You'd think we both won the lottery judging from our talk yesterday! Come to think of it, I'd say this music and friendship is no different : )
Ok, so updates on the music. Matt worked his arse off this week and finished mixing 3 new songs; Sideways, Suspended in Motion and Swifter Change. All of these will be posted on the Reverb and MySpace page today!
Sideways was something Matt wrote just before he left for his vacation to Portland/Seattle last month. He sent me this e-mail right before he left saying that he knew we were about to take a pause in writing but that he couldn't help himself! The part of the song that hooked me was the "la, la, la, la" bit and the more I listened the more drawn in I got. While Matt was away I loaded up the song with a lot of instrumentation including a harmonica intro that I couldn't get in key! I think I tried 3-4 different parts before we dropped it and added what you hear now in the intro.
Sideways
Cluthe: Lyrics/Vocals/Rhythm Fender Strat/Fender Strat leads/J Bass
Lee: Fender Acoustic Guitar/GarageBand Orchestral Strings/Piano/Backing Vocals/Drums/Percussion/Les Paul Electric Lead
Swifter Change is a song that was originally written back in first week of September 2009 with a working title of "After The Chili Song." Yes, I had just eaten a bowl of chili before recording it ; ) It was a pretty complex little number as far as my musical abilities go. Lots of picking patterns in there. I brought this one back to Matt's attention in late March and he latched on to the piano parts I'd recorded. He sent me back this jaw dropping delayed guitar lead along with some rough vocal ideas that had a very haunting and fitting tone to them. This song also does not have any percussion, which hasn't been done since "Setting Sun" maybe? After 50 songs, the ol' memory starts getting fuzzy!
Swifter Change
Cluthe: Lyrics/all vocals/Fender Strat lead with delay
Lee: Fender Acoustic/Piano/Fender P-Bass
The last in the three S's series is Suspended in Motion which was written by Matt. It's working title was "Growing Up" which is appropriate as you listen to the lyrics. I found myself relating to some of the themes in here, which Matt has such a talent for in his writing. Pair that with his incredible singing and playing and you have this song!
Suspended In Motion
Cluthe: Lyrics/all vocals/Fender Strat Rhythm/Fender J-Bass
Lee: Les Paul leads/effects/Shaker
Well there you have it! 3 songs all in one release! We are excited to continue sharing this with you all and really do appreciate all the faithful listeners and support!
Whole Lotta Love-
Chris
4.08.2010
what's on deck....
happy thursday everyone...
i just thought i'd give you an update on what we have cooking right now. but first, here's a quick album update for ya. we're officially copyrighted (yay!), but are still waiting to receive our documentation of the copyrights...which should be arriving any day now. Maura is hard at work on the artwork and i can't wait to see how it has progressed b/c her rough drafts were absolutely amazing!
as far as the new songs go, we have several that are in various stages of mixing/recording/production. i should wrap up the mixing on a couple of them tomorrow & we'll post those this weekend. here's what we're working on:
-Fade
-Tick Tock
-Suspended In Motion
-Swifter Change
-Sideways
plus, we each have a couple of new ideas that we're passing back & forth through the interwebs. lots of fun stuff coming up! as always, thanks a ton for listening to our songs & reading this silly blog.
Matt
i just thought i'd give you an update on what we have cooking right now. but first, here's a quick album update for ya. we're officially copyrighted (yay!), but are still waiting to receive our documentation of the copyrights...which should be arriving any day now. Maura is hard at work on the artwork and i can't wait to see how it has progressed b/c her rough drafts were absolutely amazing!
as far as the new songs go, we have several that are in various stages of mixing/recording/production. i should wrap up the mixing on a couple of them tomorrow & we'll post those this weekend. here's what we're working on:
-Fade
-Tick Tock
-Suspended In Motion
-Swifter Change
-Sideways
plus, we each have a couple of new ideas that we're passing back & forth through the interwebs. lots of fun stuff coming up! as always, thanks a ton for listening to our songs & reading this silly blog.
Matt
3.31.2010
April Day/Drift On
hey everyone....
Matt here enjoying the awesome smells of Laurel's Sweet & Spicy Chicken Drumettes. Yum....
so i thought i'd share some info about the two latest Cluthe/Lee songs before i get too full. i just finished mixing them this afternoon & we should have them posted on our pages by tomorrow afternoon.
"Drift On"
Cluthe (words/music): piano, j bass, mixing
Lee: all guitars
this is a piano ballad that has taken a long time to complete...and that's my fault! i'd been messing around with the chord progression for awhile and a big thanks to Chris for being so patient!! once i finally nailed down the chord structure, i hit record. this one has been "finished" for awhile, but it seems like it took forever to mix. there was something about it that just sounded off...
after taking a break from mixing this song, i heard it with fresh ears this morning & i could see/hear the end. Chris has some soaring notes on this song that really stand out & it's hard to imagine this song without them!
"April Day"
Lee (music): rhythm guitars, acoustic lead guitar, p bass
Cluthe (words): vocals, rhythm/lead electric guitar, mixing
this is a beautiful song that Chris wrote....as soon as i heard it, a melody formed. the vocals also came together rather quickly. my family is always on my mind & this is a song about a day in April when our family changed. we miss you, Dad.
we have a few others that we're working on right now...looking forward to sharing them with you soon! gotta run..dinner's ready! thanks for listening!!
Matt
Matt here enjoying the awesome smells of Laurel's Sweet & Spicy Chicken Drumettes. Yum....
so i thought i'd share some info about the two latest Cluthe/Lee songs before i get too full. i just finished mixing them this afternoon & we should have them posted on our pages by tomorrow afternoon.
"Drift On"
Cluthe (words/music): piano, j bass, mixing
Lee: all guitars
this is a piano ballad that has taken a long time to complete...and that's my fault! i'd been messing around with the chord progression for awhile and a big thanks to Chris for being so patient!! once i finally nailed down the chord structure, i hit record. this one has been "finished" for awhile, but it seems like it took forever to mix. there was something about it that just sounded off...
after taking a break from mixing this song, i heard it with fresh ears this morning & i could see/hear the end. Chris has some soaring notes on this song that really stand out & it's hard to imagine this song without them!
"April Day"
Lee (music): rhythm guitars, acoustic lead guitar, p bass
Cluthe (words): vocals, rhythm/lead electric guitar, mixing
this is a beautiful song that Chris wrote....as soon as i heard it, a melody formed. the vocals also came together rather quickly. my family is always on my mind & this is a song about a day in April when our family changed. we miss you, Dad.
we have a few others that we're working on right now...looking forward to sharing them with you soon! gotta run..dinner's ready! thanks for listening!!
Matt
3.28.2010
Crazy calls, covers and copyrights!
Happy Sunday all!
Chris here writing from Columbia tonight with the Avett Brothers "Carolina Jubliee" LP blaring in my headphones (go get it if you haven't heard). There has been a lot of activity in the Cluthe & Lee music world since last you heard from us! First and most significant is that I received a call at work from the Library of Congress on Thursday last week to inform me that our debut LP "Here We Are" has been copyrighted and the certificate is in the printing press and will arrive in 2-3 weeks! It had been a long time since I jumped up and down with excitement, but that's exactly what happened when I heard the news! Matt was in class when I sent him to the news and he was IM'ing me freaking out! He said that it was very hard to hide his excitement in a classroom full of people! Ha!
Once the news broke, we began discussing initial thoughts on how to get this album distributed once the artwork is completed. I think we've settled on a vehicle for online distribution that is pleasing and meets our collective needs/wants. We are both very excited to be where we're at in the process right now and know that once it all comes together it will be worth the wait!
As far as the music goes, both Matt and I have been taking a small break to record/cover some of our favorite songs! We each made a list of 5 that we often play solo and have already completed two. First is Radiohead's "Nude" which has Matt playing/singing lead and Pearl Jam's "Indifference" which has me singing/playing lead (my debut on lead vocals). We've also got Ben Harper's "Amen, Omen" just about finished, but still needs some work. If you would like mp3's of either covers we've finished, please e-mail us at presentlyfalling@gmail.com or ask in person and we'll be happy to oblige!
Original music continues to be written in droves even as we put down these covers. Music is flying everywhere and at the moment we've got a few that are in production including a classic Cluthe composition called "Sideways" and sees us going back to a less experimental sound than the last few we've done. Another one called "April Day" that is a beautiful acoustic and salt shaker song that has very moving lyrics. Others include a crazy guitar driven song called "Fade" which Matt wrote back in December I believe and an old forgotten tune I did back in September just as this whole thing started to lift off.
All this said, Matt and I are already formulating track lists for LP #2! We both sent some initial lists to one another culled from something like 30+ songs that aren't on "Here We Are"!! Productive? Yes, you could say that. So, some other news is that Matt and I will finally be meeting mid-June this year! Plans are being made, courses plotted, spaceships getting booked for a long overdue and awaited meeting!
We both sincerely thank you all for your support and listening to our music! It does mean a lot to us both! Lots of love!
Chris
PS: Here are a few pics of me playing bass for a new song "Fade"
3.22.2010
Defrost Mode!
happy monday, everyone....
i'm just about to post our latest song on our page, but thought that i should explain it a bit first. i was in the middle of a mixing marathon when i stepped away from the computer & grabbed my Strat. this riff came pretty quickly and i was having fun playing a little chord progression while muting/raking the strings a bit. then these lines popped into my head:
"why's the world...why's it gotta be so cold? it's taking its time hanging out in defrost mode!"
to be honest, there wasn't any intention a a deeper lyrical meaning. but as the song unfolded, a certain theme became somewhat clear to me, as it will to you. i quickly plugged in & hit record before the moment was lost. i recorded 2-3 different versions of this song...i was trying to somehow piece the loose & fun verses/choruses with a more reflective bridge. i tinkered a bit & hit record one last time...this is that take. Chris was immediately receptive to it when i told him that it was a very rough idea that i thought we'd just put on the shelf. well, it's not on the shelf at all. he added some awesome drums & a tremendous lead track that really jumps out at you.
turn it up, tap your foot & hope you enjoy it!
Matt
"Defrost Mode!"
Cluthe: (words/music) vocals, rhythm guitar, j bass, lead guitar, mixing
Lee: lead guitar, drums
i'm just about to post our latest song on our page, but thought that i should explain it a bit first. i was in the middle of a mixing marathon when i stepped away from the computer & grabbed my Strat. this riff came pretty quickly and i was having fun playing a little chord progression while muting/raking the strings a bit. then these lines popped into my head:
"why's the world...why's it gotta be so cold? it's taking its time hanging out in defrost mode!"
to be honest, there wasn't any intention a a deeper lyrical meaning. but as the song unfolded, a certain theme became somewhat clear to me, as it will to you. i quickly plugged in & hit record before the moment was lost. i recorded 2-3 different versions of this song...i was trying to somehow piece the loose & fun verses/choruses with a more reflective bridge. i tinkered a bit & hit record one last time...this is that take. Chris was immediately receptive to it when i told him that it was a very rough idea that i thought we'd just put on the shelf. well, it's not on the shelf at all. he added some awesome drums & a tremendous lead track that really jumps out at you.
turn it up, tap your foot & hope you enjoy it!
Matt
"Defrost Mode!"
Cluthe: (words/music) vocals, rhythm guitar, j bass, lead guitar, mixing
Lee: lead guitar, drums
3.19.2010
new song "Life Can Go"
Hi friends/family/fans
Happy Friday to you all! Spring is tomorrow and with it new songs and a temporary pause, more on that in a bit. Early last month Matt had sent me a song he'd wrote in the early morning hours after a spirited debate he was privy to the evening before. My initial response to it was emotional. The subject matter in the song hit so close to home as it is an issue I spend most of my profession dealing with. Matt had forewarned me that this was a song that he wished he didn't have to write, but that it needed to be done (if that makes sense).
I developed something simple for it and played an acoustic lead, which I've not done on any of our songs together to that point. Recording it was tough as I also went with a different recording approach by mic'ing the room. A few passes were needed to get the sound just right. I think it will come across as painfully beautiful, or at least that is still my take on "Life Can Go."
As for the aforementioned pause, Matt had an excellent idea to break out some of our favorite songs and cover them! We are currently working on one as I type this and am really excited to see what you all think. There are still multiple songs in the cue right now that are being mixed. They've been mentioned in the last few posts, so be on the look out for them soon! As always, thank you so much for all your support, comments and visits to our music pages!
Life Can Go
Matt Cluthe: Lyrics/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/J-Bass
Chris Lee: Electric and Acoustic Guitar Leads
Happy Friday to you all! Spring is tomorrow and with it new songs and a temporary pause, more on that in a bit. Early last month Matt had sent me a song he'd wrote in the early morning hours after a spirited debate he was privy to the evening before. My initial response to it was emotional. The subject matter in the song hit so close to home as it is an issue I spend most of my profession dealing with. Matt had forewarned me that this was a song that he wished he didn't have to write, but that it needed to be done (if that makes sense).
I developed something simple for it and played an acoustic lead, which I've not done on any of our songs together to that point. Recording it was tough as I also went with a different recording approach by mic'ing the room. A few passes were needed to get the sound just right. I think it will come across as painfully beautiful, or at least that is still my take on "Life Can Go."
As for the aforementioned pause, Matt had an excellent idea to break out some of our favorite songs and cover them! We are currently working on one as I type this and am really excited to see what you all think. There are still multiple songs in the cue right now that are being mixed. They've been mentioned in the last few posts, so be on the look out for them soon! As always, thank you so much for all your support, comments and visits to our music pages!
Life Can Go
Matt Cluthe: Lyrics/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/J-Bass
Chris Lee: Electric and Acoustic Guitar Leads
3.17.2010
back in the swing....
hi everyone....Matt here. now that i'm back in town from Seattle/Portland, we're back to work. although, it's not work at all...it's an absolute blast! but i digress.....
so we're back to it & it's like we didn't miss a beat. we have several songs in various stages of recording/production right now. they are: DEFROST MODE, SIDEWAYS, LIFE CAN GO, APRIL DAY and two others that are still untitled at this point. Life Can Go is just about done, so that will be the first one that we post out of this bunch. we'll be sure to let you know when it's available online.
just want to wish a very happy 40th anniversary to my parents....Dad, we miss you. and to Mom, thanks for your strength.
more updates coming soon, but i thought i could share a picture from our trip to Seattle. talk about inspiration!
cheers,
Matt
jimi hendrix' guitar pedals at the EMP in Seattle
so we're back to it & it's like we didn't miss a beat. we have several songs in various stages of recording/production right now. they are: DEFROST MODE, SIDEWAYS, LIFE CAN GO, APRIL DAY and two others that are still untitled at this point. Life Can Go is just about done, so that will be the first one that we post out of this bunch. we'll be sure to let you know when it's available online.
just want to wish a very happy 40th anniversary to my parents....Dad, we miss you. and to Mom, thanks for your strength.
more updates coming soon, but i thought i could share a picture from our trip to Seattle. talk about inspiration!
cheers,
Matt
jimi hendrix' guitar pedals at the EMP in Seattle
3.04.2010
heading outta town...!
happy thursday, everyone....
my wife & i have been looking forward to this day for awhile now. we're heading to the Pacific Northwest (Portland & Seattle to be exact) for a much needed vacation. no classes, no work...just exploring, having fun & soaking up some culture. i know we'll be hitting up several record stores while we're there as well....can't wait to see what vinyl we add to our collection!
anyway, with all that being said....Chris & I are taking this week to recharge our batteries a bit. we've been churning out song after song like crazy this year & it'll be nice to sit back and explore some new tunes. i'm still not sure if i'll bring my acoustic or not, but i know that i'll be writing.
with the completion of the album (and eventual release) in sight, we just want to say how truly thankful we are to all of you that have been listening to our songs & reading our words about this collaboration. thanks.
i'm going to take the next couple of hours to work on mixes for our next 3 songs and here's a little description of them for ya:
"Defrost Mode"
a loose, fun stomp of a song that i recorded a little over a week ago. Chris describes it as my "Paul Westerberg Song."
"Drift On"
a piano driven ballad about a man's desire to find himself & finally go home.
"Life Can Go"
a dark, somber song that i wish (the subject matter, that is...inspired by a spirited debate in class regarding child abuse & neglect) never had to be written. there's hope in there, though....you just have to get through the pain first to realize that life can go on.
so there you have it! i know that we have a few ideas waiting for me when we return from our trip that Chris wrote.....and they sound amazing.
as always, thanks for listening/reading.
cheers,
Matt
my wife & i have been looking forward to this day for awhile now. we're heading to the Pacific Northwest (Portland & Seattle to be exact) for a much needed vacation. no classes, no work...just exploring, having fun & soaking up some culture. i know we'll be hitting up several record stores while we're there as well....can't wait to see what vinyl we add to our collection!
anyway, with all that being said....Chris & I are taking this week to recharge our batteries a bit. we've been churning out song after song like crazy this year & it'll be nice to sit back and explore some new tunes. i'm still not sure if i'll bring my acoustic or not, but i know that i'll be writing.
with the completion of the album (and eventual release) in sight, we just want to say how truly thankful we are to all of you that have been listening to our songs & reading our words about this collaboration. thanks.
i'm going to take the next couple of hours to work on mixes for our next 3 songs and here's a little description of them for ya:
"Defrost Mode"
a loose, fun stomp of a song that i recorded a little over a week ago. Chris describes it as my "Paul Westerberg Song."
"Drift On"
a piano driven ballad about a man's desire to find himself & finally go home.
"Life Can Go"
a dark, somber song that i wish (the subject matter, that is...inspired by a spirited debate in class regarding child abuse & neglect) never had to be written. there's hope in there, though....you just have to get through the pain first to realize that life can go on.
so there you have it! i know that we have a few ideas waiting for me when we return from our trip that Chris wrote.....and they sound amazing.
as always, thanks for listening/reading.
cheers,
Matt
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