World of Madness » Music http://www.maiamadness.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:04:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Untitled Work-in-Progress http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/08/untitled-work-in-progress/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/08/untitled-work-in-progress/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:13:29 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=455

This is a song I started writing last night, inspired by the way the rain shone in the light of the streetlamps outside. It soon became rather clear, however, that the real theme of this song is my fear of being separated from my boyfriend when I go off to England in a couple of weeks.

Filmed with Photobooth, which is why the piano looks “wrong”; it’s mirrored. Also, just want to mention that up close with an extreme wide-angle webcam, from that angle, even Kate Moss would look fat.

And yeah, I fucked up at the end there; I’m no pianist, deal with it. :P Any opinions are perfectly welcome, of course. That’s why I’m sharing an unfinished work like this. I’m going to write at least another verse and chorus, maybe some new melodic variation later on, but I’m not sure it needs it… what do you think?

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/08/untitled-work-in-progress/feed/ 2 Alive & Child of the Light – Unfinished Mixes http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/08/alive-child-of-the-light-%e2%80%93-unfinished-mixes/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/08/alive-child-of-the-light-%e2%80%93-unfinished-mixes/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:35:43 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=447 I wanted to wait to upload these songs until I got the final mixes for them. Unfortunately, they are still not complete, and it’s been a long time since I’ve made a music post, so I thought I’d share with you the unfinished ones. The first is ridiculously drum heavy, while the second has too little drums and one guitar that’s hardly audible. Still, you can hear the songs themselves; I’m sure even these mixes are better than some MySpace demos.

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Keys: M. Dahlsrud
Guitars: A. Lysenstøen, K. Kværner
Bass: M. Johannessen
Drums: A. Skaala

Alive:
Lyrics: Haraldsen
Music: Haraldsen/Skaala/Johannessen/Lysenstøen

Alive

Child of the Light:
Lyrics: Haraldsen
Music: Kværner/Lysenstøen

Child of the Light

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Lyrics: Thomas Hardy

All instruments: MajorDundee
Vocals: M. Haraldsen

MajorDundee at MetaFilter Music requested that I record vocals for this song. I thought it was a beautiful piece of music and so immediately agreed. I hope you’ll like it, too. You can find a bit of info about the song as well as the lyrics here.

Dundee, wherever you’ve gone, I hope you’re well.

Tess’s Lament

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/07/tesss-lament/feed/ 0 Vocal Exam ’10: Forty-Six & 2 http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-forty-six-2/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-forty-six-2/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:04:03 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=341 Music & Lyrics: Tool

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Guitar: E. Skretteberg
Bass: M. Skrebergene
Drums: T. Ørnes

Recording from my vocal exam at school, 25th May, 2010.

Forty-Six & 2

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-forty-six-2/feed/ 0 Vocal Exam ’10: Teardrop http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-teardrop/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-teardrop/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 17:01:44 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=339 Music & Lyrics: Robert Del Naja/Grantley Marshall/Andrew Vowels/Elisabeth Fraser

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Guitar: E. Nyløvold
Piano: K. Hoel
Bass: E. Ahlstrand
Percussion: S. Mygland

Recording from my vocal exam at school, 25th May, 2010.

Teardrop

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-teardrop/feed/ 0 Vocal Exam ’10: Good Enough http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-good-enough/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-good-enough/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:58:01 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=335 Music & Lyrics: Amy Lee

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Piano: O. Tronsmoen

Recording from my vocal exam at school, 25th May, 2010.

Good Enough

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-good-enough/feed/ 0 Vocal Exam ’10: Alive http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-alive/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-alive/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:56:45 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=333 Music: Anders Lysenstøen/Maia Haraldsen/Aleskander Skaala/Morten Gill Johannessen
Lyrics: Maia Haraldsen

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Guitar: A. Lysenstøen
Keys: M. Dahlsrud
Bass: M. Johannessen
Drums: T. Ørnes

Recording from my vocal exam at school, 25th May, 2010.

Alive (Live)

]]> http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/vocal-exam-10-alive/feed/ 0 Wuthering Heights http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/wuthering-heights/ http://www.maiamadness.com/2010/05/wuthering-heights/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 12:27:16 +0000 Maia http://www.maiamadness.com/?p=240 Music & Lyrics: Kate Bush

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Guitars: A. Lysenstøen, E. Nyløvold
Bass: M. Skrebergene
Drums: JT. Nyland, T. Andersen
Additional Percussion: I. Winsnes

Studio Technicians: B. Sannerud, N. Bertranon

Produced by Leif Johansen

Studio production from Unplugged Hits project at NISS, March 2010.

Wuthering Heights

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Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Piano: J. Gudmundsen
Guitars: E. Skretteberg, E. Nyløvold
Bass: O. Rygh
Drums: J. Nyland
Backing Vocals: A. Svendsen, O. Rygh, J. Gudmundsen, E. Skretteberg

From Samspill concert at NISS, 22nd October 2009.

I Want You Back

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Lyrics: Maia M. Haraldsen

Vocals: M. Haraldsen
Keyboards: K. Grima
Guitars: E. W. Ahlstrand, J. Lebesby
Bass: O. Rygh
Drums: T. Andersen
Backing Vocals: O. Rygh

From SAMS concert at NISS, the 10th of December 2009.

Sugar Donkey

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