http://artsocket.com/music Music Calendar brings you one never-heard-before tune everyday. Like a diary, it is composed and performed daily by Dmitri Tcherbadji and the musicians he encounters. Together they shape the moods and the thoughts of the Calendar entries. Submit your music at http://artsocket.com to be one of the musicians who makes MC the only art project of it's kind! en-us http://artsocket.com/images/prints/ http://artsocket.com/music No ArtSocket d@artsocket.com Dmitri Tcherbadji http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_09The rest of it's life.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_09http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_08Adjustment.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_08http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_07Mode 2.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_07http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_06Mode 1.Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_06http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_05Start.Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_05http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_04 In the summer the light shines through the iron cast fence, shaded by the green shrubs, covered with road dust.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_04http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_03It took about half an hour and countless tries to catch the notes at just the right time. Almost perfect.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_03http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_01...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/02_2012_01http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_30Got this guitar in Mexico some years ago. Loved it ever since - the place I got it from - this instrument was a diamond in the dirt. Anyways, here's some blues.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_30)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_30http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_29Since every time I play a song it is improvised for the most part, it never sounds the same twice. There's always a chance to make it worse or better. Last time i played it was on September 22nd - can't tell if it's better or worse though.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_29)Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_29http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_28Everyone who heard me play heard me play this song. Many if not everyone who has heard me play more than a few times is probably sick of hearing me play that song. But I love it still, I think this is the most brilliant song ever composed and if there was only one song I could play on the guitar this would be it. Sorry.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_28)Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_28http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_27Must've been high when I wrote this song... Been a while.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_27http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_26How else can one describe this... mann?Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_26http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_24My guitar is beautiful, soft and strong at the same time. It is bright orange with birds-eye-maple neck and Bigsby bridge. I love that thing.Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_24http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_23Warm thick stream of tap water... mmmMon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_23http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_18Sometimes we wake up thinking "where the hell am I, how did I get there". Sometimes it's because we were drunk the night before and ended up somewhere unfamiliar. Other times it is a philosophical awakening. It is about wanting to re-evaluate own life. This is when music has the best effect. The right tune will calm you down and help take a deep breath, do all the thinking and get back into doi... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_18)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_18http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_17Red wood, gold for metal, yellow light and lots of dust. This is how this tune felt to me. It's vintage.Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_17http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_13The first snow of 2012 hit Toronto pretty hard. It is, however, a pretty exciting event, as the complaints about warm weather and rain did not cease up until today. The weather finally caught up with the global warming and the real winter is here. ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_13)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_13http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_02Just another way to slow down and enjoy the silence.Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/01_2012_02http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_31Can't say that this is my most genius composition fo 2011, but it is certainly a good one. Fun fact (and a happy coincidence) this is the 200th Music Calendar Entry!! Beers for everyone - and Happy New Year! See you in 2012, -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_31)Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_31http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_27It's never as hard to climb ladders as it is climbing them down. Especially when you have got to get off a three-story house roof. Tough job being a roofer. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_27)Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_27http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_25Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it. And Happy Awesome Day of Gifts to everyone who celebrates it but is not Christian.Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_25http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_24The wooden chairs have ornaments carved out on them and varnished with dark brown. Small waterfalls is one of those that you can get for your room, the size of a flower pot. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_24)Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_24http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_16Today is my last day working for Kidobi/Hennning Solutions. It has been a great run, but it is time to move on to "bigger and better things" (namely, Kobo). So in order to salute my departure and all the good times at Kidobi, I am posting a song that I've especially composed for the company. Albert is a li... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_16)Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_16http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_15The weather was super nasty today morning and gave no reasons to rt out of bed, even less to go to work. Depending on how you look at it, it was beautiful outside, yet still is a nasty wet-cold feeling. ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_15)Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_15http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_12Time is the fourth dimension. It is the only dimension of the four that we can directly perceive (others being x,y and z) that we can not freely move on. The rate at which we travel over time can change, depending on our speed of travel in space. Time is relative to the objects and their speed, which are relative to each other. It is is one of the most mysterious and non-concrete events we are pre... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_12)Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_12http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_09Old dusty wooden box, filled with warm-glowing tubes is still emitting those sweet sounds our older folks used to hear all day long. It is long-forgotten, yet it is still there.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_09)Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_09http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_08As the life passes us by, we try to hold on to things that are important. Our friends and family - people we used to hang out with and now only know. The older we get, the more effort it takes to meet with some of them. Yet we still do it and fill each other with our own lives, again. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_08)Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_08http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_05The buildings are empty and dark. There is no one on the streets. Cars are neatly parked on the sidewalks and parking spaces. Light breeze is walking around the city as if just to remind us that it is empty. It is late fall and everyone is gone. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_05)Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/12_2011_05http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_28The footsteps echo across the hardwood floor covered room.Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_28http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_26For me, it sounds like somebody is thinking up a clever plan in a movie. And it's a montage. To Betty it sounds like a little kid who has to do chores to get his allowance. The kid doesn't really like to do chores, but the thought of the toy gun that he's gonna get once he's done washing dishes is making him happy. He is now working faster, imagining how much fun it would be to shoot stuff. He ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_26)Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_26http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_25This is the second (and my personal favorite) part of the two part interview with Octavio Swanky Santos - 905 local groovestar. Part One could be found here. D: What's the most funny/disgusting/crazy or weird experience you had as a performer? Swanky: ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_25)Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_25http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_24This is the first part of the two part interview with Octavio Swanky Santos - 905 local groovestar. Sit back and let his music massage your ears while you get a bit of an insight into his own self. D: How would you describe your style of music? Swanky: Describing one's own music is tough. I mean... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_24)Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_24http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_20Ever been in a theatre with orchestra pit? It's pretty amazing to hear all the musicians play at the same time. It's not very pleasing though. My theory though, that if one person did all the playing, in his, or her, own style on the same instrument... it might sound better. You be the judge. This recording is a mix of all the recordings starting ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_20)Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_20http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_19Expression, emotion, art, outspokenness, all that stuff. It will make our blood boil, it will calm and soothe our nerves. Neither the less, talk some times does more than walk. Tell me I'm wrong. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_19)Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_19http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_18Sometimes it's good to let things play themselves out. Ain't that true?Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_18http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_13Some music is just hard to explain. And the only way to get it is to listen. So click that play button and find out why I called this song Steel Western... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_13)Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_13http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_09That's just how this sounds like. Can you imagine one rolling down the street? Ever seen something like that? Let me know if you did.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_09http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_05Ever had your dad or someone significantly older tell you a story about their past? Yeah yeah, we all heard "back in my time kids didn't have no keyboards and had to walk seven miles to school" - but there are some that are really really cool. My favorites are the hilarious ones, 'cause there are plenty of those where my dad comes from. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_05)Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_05http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_04This and that, jumping around like a bunny rabbit. I don't mind though, it's fun to watch others try hard. -d. Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_04http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_02The sun is shining, birds are singing, sky is -blue blah blah blah. Seen that, done that. We all knows what follows - a full day's worth of work :[~] -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_02)Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_02http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_01The early rays of the sun are just beginning to hover over the horizon. The sparse but dark clouds are clearing the room that is the sky dome and the new day begins. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_01)Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/11_2011_01http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_31And this is how this month concludes, with something to look forward to in November. It's not quite visible yet. This didn't make any sense. Did it? Nono. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_31)Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_31http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_29I'm a bit of a moody guy. Weather can influence how I feel about the day in general and whole bunch of things in particular. This could go both ways - shitty weather will make... well, duh. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_29)Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_29http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_27After watching Rita Chiarelli play the other night, I really had to give blues a go. Being a different person, mine sounds slower (much, much slower) and it doesn't have amazing voice, or any voice. Yet it is still valid, still blues, still good. Yayah. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_27)Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_27http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_22Composed by Jimi Hendrix, this song has enchanted me for years. This is the go-to number, the beginning of every practice session and numerous dedications. Brilliant song, not only pleasant to ear, but a joy to play. Hope you enjoyed hearing this as much as I loved playing it, every note of it.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_22)Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_22http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_21A good doctor, nurse or a friend will gently clean your wound and apply bandage and antiseptic. He or she will look at you to see your reaction, and if they notice signs of pain, they will stop or take things lighter. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_21)Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_21http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_18The reason I've starred this entry is not because it is particularly well played or improvised piece. But it got one thing - new direction. After all, after composing and recording over 100 songs here on MusicCalendar it is crucial to try new stuff every time in order to retain sanity. This one has been inspired by NAS (the hip hop artists, 'case you don't know). Hopefully, tomorrow I will write s... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_18)Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_18http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_15No matter what we do, even if we are stationary, we travel. Whether it is through time, or through the universe on a relatively small rock, called earth.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_15)Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_15http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_11Rain could be quite beautiful. Once when I was a kid, I would hate it because of the gloominess and not being able to play outside. However, now I welcome it for it's beauty, lethargic and life-giving qualities. Of course if it isn't acid rain. Then it's just horrible. This song is not about acid rain.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_11)Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_11http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_09...Somewhere far far away in a place you've never heard of, that doesn't even exist. Ta-da!Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_09http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_06Grabbing it all. That's what this song is about, just taking it and taking it some more.Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_06http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_04Finishing Carpenter is a person who works on small details such as trim. This is considered one of the most difficult jobs in carpentry, and it is the most highly-regarded and paid profession in the craft.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_04)Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/10_2011_04http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_30This little bit was made the same day this Holiday Wishes film was made. Still recorded using tube Reel-to-Reel recorder it got some of the authentic old-school vibe. It also got some traction on Vimeo with the staff members, who loved it.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_30)Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_30http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_27Memory is a sound track for a short animation I did back when I was at the University of Toronto. This little bit was supposed to represent my memory of coming to Canada for the first time in my life. I think this was a very good piece. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_27)Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_27http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_26Part two of Animation movie sound track. (listen to part one here)... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_26)Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_26http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_25Speaking of movies, this month's special is music from movies. What that means is that every day for the rest of this month I will be posting a piece that was used in one of the films here. Today is Part I of Animation. This video was made few years ago with the help of MediaGenerator at UTM. The film (so is the music) is about changes in ou... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_25)Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_25http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_22This song is about the feeling of warmth, safety, love, exploration, curiosity and childishness. I have composed Birch-Tree Backwoods just about over a year ago and have kept it in my head for all this time. Only today it was decided that it shall be recorded and broadcasted to the world for the first time. Today is also the day that it has gotten it's name. It stands for the things I saw i... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_22)Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_22http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_19This music is to supplement the Fall Sunset photography. Follow the link to learn more...... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_19)Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_19http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_18Rainy and gray, Seattle is a home to sad musical geniuses. The most prominent star of 90's anti-pop, Curt Cobain was born and raised there. His attitude, lyrics and music root in this city's dark environment. What is the most amazing thing about his music, is that although it proved to be insanely popular at the time, there were and is no one like the Nirvana. To compare, punk was... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_18)Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_18http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_11Don't ask me why I chose this title. Sometimes a random mess of words come into my mind when I listen back to my music. This tune sounded kind of dark (hence the black part), kind of tense (um, the Dangerous) and kind of dreamy at the same time. I find rain quite dreamy, personally. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_11)Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_11http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_01My godfather was one of the strongest men I ever knew. When I was a kid, I was highly intimidated by him, yet I was attracted to everything he did. Coming over to his apartment was a highlight - it was full of cool stuff, best of which was his Harley Davidson motorbike standing in the middle of the living room. Spending hours, sitting on this machine back when I was just over 5 was one of t... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_01)Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/09_2011_01http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_30Today, I got lucky. After taking my chance and walking to Union Station (Toronto) I was presented with Russian duo: Leonid and Leonid, playing Accordion (Boyan) and Violin. Their nostalgic music made me remember all the crazy little drinking parties my friends and relatives had back in Russia when I ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_30)Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_30http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_29Although this is a week of street musicians here at Music Calendar, it was tough getting them to give me their music today. Oh well, I got something better instead: Ambrosial Canards. It is a song I recorded a long while ago and am very proud of. The title basically means "sweet talk", but I wasn't satisfied with the plain English, so I grabbed thesaurus and got some fancy words. Hope you enjoy it... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_29)Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_29http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_26Those guys are good! And that's why they are back. In today's recording, Eaton's Centre drummers are doing synchronous drumming on two sets. Damn they're good! Usually I don't post any music here over a minute but this must be an exception. It would be a major mistake to stop this somewhere in the middle. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_26)Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_26http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_21Somedays doing nothing is just the most perfect idea. Somedays one may wish those days' perfect idea didn't come through, as more work is piling up and the calendar is getting overfilled with todo's with the aid of those days. Anyways. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_21)Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_21http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_20It's nice to be, or at least feel good at something. No wasting time. Awesome. Done.Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_20http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_14Well the deal is that I had a lot of fun today. And a lot of food. As a result, a lot of my guitar playing involved stumbling across the frets with half-closed eyes and no sense of timing. Offcourse that means that most of the stuff on the tape is a throw away, and the only ten seconds that I could claw away is playing (not playing? press play) in front of you. See ya tomo... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_14)Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_14http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_11Sometimes you think it's gonna go one way and does another. Sometimes you expect it to do the unexpected, but it does what you thought it'd do. You know, you never know. Or sometimes you know, but you don't know that you know, so it's almost like you still don't know. Either way... -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_11)Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_11http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_08It is old and has dark red cloth with dark grey flowers as it's skin. It's wooden legs are short, with beautiful carvings. It is soft and comfortable. It's back is tall and straight, like a throne. It stands in the middle of dark room, filled with books.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_08)Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_08http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_07US Army lost over sixty of it's good men yesterday. My deepest condolences go to the families of these soldiers.Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_07http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_03Random sounds on the guitar brought up visions of a life in a prison. I guess the feeling is that there's no way out (constantly). Well, we all do feel that way sometimes, but in the prison (son) you get to touch the cold steel of your cage. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_03)Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_03http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_02I don't have much to say about this tune, except for that it brings memories of past life, that seems to have been much easier and simpler to live than it is now. It seems beautiful because it's untouchable.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_02)Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/08_2011_02http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_29Summer Rain is beautiful. It gives life to plants and trees, washes off the dust and cools down the streets. It's warm but it gives a break from the heat. It's cloudy, but it inevitably get sunny and dry again soon (unless you are in England :p ) -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_29)Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_29http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_27Dam it hurts!!! Been cutting hot peppers to fine powder, was proud of myself. Washed my hands and everything. Tried to put in contacts: tears and pain!!! Don't ever do this. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_27)Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_27http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_25That's what this song felt like to me. Calm, quiet, fresh, beautiful. Nothing compares to a fresh new start.Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_25http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_24Old friend and former bandmate asked me what am I playing now. I showed him Music Calendar. As he started listening to the first song, he said: "Oh, Blues shit". Now that I think about it, it reminds me of an old, highly-inappropriate joke somebody told me. It's really bad so I can't even bring myself to tell it to all of my friends, let alone type it here. (It's about skunk and a duck). But Ma... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_24)Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_24http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_21Weird, spacey and mysterious adventure to the other side of reality. Think dugs, Alfred Hitchock, and mystery spooky house. Off course, Betty had her own interpretation, here it is: Strange, bringt colors floating around in a strange room. There's lava lamp (maybe more than one, maybe the room is lavalamp?! Two individuals with 60's swag and 60's huge sunglasses are tripping out, wondering what... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_21)Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_21http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_17Wild West. A tall dark stranger came to a little town, whooped some serious ass and saved the day. But now it's time for him to go, because his social skills are way below average, rendering him to not wanna be around people. It is kind of sad because he is actually a very nice guy and every body loves him and no one wants him to go. But now he is riding into the sunset with red dust raising from ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_17)Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_17http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_15Technically speaking, this song is the first one I have ever composed and recorded. It was the soundtrack for my first-ever produced animated short: Animation. At the time, this was basically the ground work and the main mood-setter for the whole animation. That's also when I had first recording session with Nick Shao - an amazing Toronto drummer, ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_15)Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_15http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_14There is a long story behind this song. Let's start by decoding it's meaning. Think of a videogame, where the further you go on your level, the harder it gets, the faster things happen, until you basically fail. Tetris is a good example. Or if it is in real life, the drunker you get, the slower you are. So it all started back in the summer 2007... Man I really gotta go! ... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_14)Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_14http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_09I wanted to call this Saturday Morning, but I already got one like this. Betty suggested I'd call it Lazy Bum Who Doesn't Wanna Do Dishes Or Clean The House - but that's just too long (something tells me it's also not very related to the music itself :). Seems like I'm running out of titles, while the music keeps on flowing. -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_09)Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_09http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_04This one is just for fun. All of them are. Plaid on custom G&L ASAT through Atomic Space Tone amp by Swart. Sick. -d.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/07_2011_04http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_30Sometimes things don't work out and one gotta dig his or her way out of the nasty dirt. Other times everything clicks together and comes out beautiful just like that. But whatever case is, you gotta work pretty damn hard to make it all happen and push it beyond being a blueprint, idea or a dream. Happy Canada Day! -d.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_30)Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_30http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_26Dmitri: What does this song reminds you of? Betty: It reminds me of pulling spaghetti noodles and breaking them.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_26http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_22Although it is summer in Toronto, and it is much much better than cold-ass winter winds of Antarctica, sometimes the weather is just not great. It's cloudy with a chance of sowers, +19C.... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_22)Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_22http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_20Ever had your breakfast served to you in bed? It's very nice. Thanks, Betty!Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_20http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_17Every year there is at least one extraordinary extra-terrestrial event. This year it was the Super Moon. What this means is that our satellite has been the closest to our planet since past 20 years and has appeared to be the brightest for that period of time, before fading out back to it's regular state. I have made a film about this event on the d... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_17)Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_17http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_16I live across St James Town. This neighborhood is quite different And interesting, particularly because it is a landing spot for many immigrants and is across from Cabbage Town - a very rich part of Toronto. In this song (and the linked video) I decided not to focus on politics or 'hardships of huma... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_16)Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_16http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_15This little bit I composed for my sonic/visual experiment - the idea was to find out how closely is music related to visual effects. Basically what I did is I made the animation to visualize the effects in music... Too much explaining, go see for yourself!... (learn more about this song & read comments at http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_15)Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://artsocket.com/music/06_2011_15