Completed RPMs 2022

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Alternate Modes Of Underwater Consciousness (AMUC)The Neon Sleeping DeviceElectronicLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)Cerebral, proggy electronic with all-over-the-place dynamics and drunken AI. Made with good old Jeskola Buzz. The classic 90s post-grunge version of the application.United States of AmericaMassachusettsWorcesterhttps://alonetone.com/amuc/playlists/the-neon-sleeping-device
Blake GirndtBanana TusksIndie, ExperimentalLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)It's a surrealist ouroboros of songs presented in order of creation with the last becoming the first because it was my favorite. I played all the instruments and sang. Used an assortment of computer, dedicated recorder, plugin synths, electronic drums, guitars, and bass.United States of AmericaMassachusettsMarlboroughhttps://blakegirndt.bandcamp.com/album/banana-tusks
CrujienteFive Fresh FlavorsRockEP (5 tracks or 20 minutes)We made a 5 track rock ep that spans from really heavy to really melodic. Jimmy Corbett has been someone Felipe Collazo (me) has been around in the local music scene for quite a while. We first got to know each other when are bands Maybrick and Monkey Knife Fight would share gigs. Since then Jimmy has also recorded some Monket Knife Fight records because he is an incredible sound engineer. So with his guitar skills, progamming and sequencing skills and sound engineering skills i knew it was a no brainer to reach out to him for this years challenge. Within 3 days he sent me 3 fully fleshed out tracks for me to write lyrics and melodies too. The last two Sundays were spent recording vocals and mixing and that was that. We made this project for the good of mankind.United States of AmericaMassachusettsLawrence / Littletonhttps://crujiente.bandcamp.com/album/five-fresh-flavors
Dead Sea BatteryPerfect Enemy of the GoodElectronic, SynthEP (5 tracks or 20 minutes)A friend of mine pushed me to get out of the nothing and something came of it with the help of someonesUnited States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://deadseabattery.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-enemy-of-the-good
Henry WilcoxLimerent SubjectFolk, Singer-SongwriterLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)Doing my part to make the perfect people stand out even moreUnited States of AmericaMassachusettsDartmouthhttps://henrywilcox.bandcamp.com/album/limerent-subject
Jim BouchardThere is always hopeFolk, AmbientLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)This was a bit of a grab bag of different ideas, recordings of songs I wrote decades ago and needed to document, some improvisations based on chanting and incorporating that into some song ideas. These were done for my brother Albert as he wants me to record some stuff for him. I needed to work on harmonizing with myself for that, which I needed to work on, so this was a helpful challenge to get all that corralled togetherUnited States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://jimbouchard.bandcamp.com/album/there-is-always-hope
Justice Eats TreesIncubate 4: my day today is going to be a disaster today.Pop, ExperimentalLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)I made some ambient adjacent messes and one suck-core pop song mostly about murder dreams. I am having a tough time and I made this in 3 days.United States of AmericaMassachusettsRoxburyhttps://justiceeatstrees.bandcamp.com/album/incubate-4-my-day-today-is-going-to-be-a-disaster-today
Mark Dante TroianoThe RPM Challenge 2022: Vol. 1Singer-SongwriterLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)The RPM Challenge 2022: Vol. 1 by Mark Dante Troiano is a combination of Improvisational Guitar Solos over Ambient Songs, Live Improvisational Songs at The Music Studio with Teenage Vampire, Ukulele Songs in A Minor Tuning, Guitar Arrangements in D Standard and Open C Guitar Tuning, and Piano Arrangements.United States of AmericaMassachusettsMaldenhttps://markdantetroiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-rpm-challenge-2022-vol-1
Mark Dante TroianoThe RPM Challenge 2022: Vol. 2Singer-SongwriterLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)The RPM Challenge 2022: Vol. 2 by Mark Dante Troiano is a combinaton of Cover Songs, Guitar Arrangements, Ambient Guitar Solo Improvisations and a Radio Station Sweeper for WKKL.United States of AmericaMassachusettsMaldenhttps://markdantetroiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-rpm-challenge-2022-vol-2
Morning Maniac MusicNotes In The StaticRock, IndieSingle (1 track or 5 minutes)Punky rock song on side 1, GBV-homage on side 2United States of AmericaMassachusettsLowellhttps://morningmaniacmusic.bandcamp.com/album/notes-in-the-static
Oude KaasFragments of an Intact MirrorExperimental, RockLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)My main constraint was that I would only work with what I had in my home studio (no live drum tracking). I also wanted to stick to one DAW (Ableton),because last year, switching among DAWs for different parts of the process was a huge pain. I set out to make a stripped down set of art songs using piano and voice. It didn't work. I followed the sounds and ended up in my usual dark experimental rock-electronica territory. My objective was to jumpstart my creative process, and while I only (haha) completed about 45 minutes of music out of my goal of 100m, the seeds of dozens more songs and musical ideas have been planted.United States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://oudekaas.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-an-intact-mirror-demo
Peter Lazzarino020MetalEP (5 tracks or 20 minutes)United States of AmericaMassachusettsMedfordhttps://peterlazzarino.bandcamp.com/album/020
PyotrUntitledRock, SynthEP (5 tracks or 20 minutes)We started an acoustic album and ended up with a lot of noise.United States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://soundcloud.com/psilosybical/sets/pyotr-untitled-ep
Rob ParkerSomething or OtherRockLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)It's funny but the best songs this year were the last ones written. What the hell was I doing for most of the month?United States of AmericaMassachusettsMethuenhttps://alonetone.com/robertjames1971/playlists/something-or-other
squelchthe consequenceIndie, RockSingle (1 track or 5 minutes)We made a song in a month because we canUnited States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://squelchtheband.bandcamp.com/track/the-consequence
The Wisdom KingsTichborne's ElegieMetal, DarkSingle (1 track or 5 minutes)Getting back to the riff for this one. The lyrics are adapted from a poem written by Chidiock Tichborne on the eve of his execution, condemned to be eviscerated, hanged, drawn and quartered for his role in the Babington Plot in 1586, to kill Queen Elizabeth. Less about history, and more exploring feelings of isolation, and being trapped in a role you cannot escape.United States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://alonetone.com/lboe/playlists/tichborne's-elegie
TotoRobynindustry8Electronic, SynthLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)This was my first album ever - only been doing electronic music for a little over a year now. This album is a fusion of chiptune, dance and industrial vibes. All DAWless using the synths that I own.United States of AmericaMassachusettsArlingtonhttps://totorobyn.bandcamp.com/album/industry8
WALTER NOONSInvisible TattooSinger-SongwriterLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)A CD, recorded at home, for my daughter JenniferUnited States of AmericaMassachusettsBostonhttps://www.reverbnation.com/walternoons
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken ToysPermanent FireRock, DarkLP (10 tracks or 35 minutes)17 Years of RPM and Counting A note from Edrie: The first RPM challenge started what would become the artistic direction that we’ve now spent 17 years traveling. Walter and I met during the time of the 1st RPM challenge February has always been a time of renewal and change for us. Our daughter Wednesday, now 7, was born in February. We’ve premiered plays, moved houses, lost jobs, got new jobs, been on tour, witnessed weddings, shoveled feet of snow, mourned losses; and yet, we’ve released an album every February every year of the challenge. No matter what February has brought – we’ve made time to make music Two years ago, the world was just hearing the beginnings of what will likely define the lived-experience for all of humanity for a generation. Our way of being in the world, of creating, of supporting ourselves, of fellowship changed drastically. We still made music. No more getting together in the same physical space to create. We still made music. No more hugs or high-fives or smoke-circles or bodies packed together exuding energy. We still made music. We’ve lost and gained so much this year and… WE STILL MADE MUSIC! Walter has continued BUNKER BUDS, a daily dystopian talk show dedicated to bringing joy in to the often bleak loneliness of quarantine. They have touched thousands of folks with hundreds of episodes dedicated to helping people see the good and the light of artistic fellowship. Let Yourself Love Yourself. PERMANENT FIRE is our 17th RPM offering. It’s a marker in time, a symbol of what we lost and also what we’ve gained. It points to our North Star, the time when we will all be together again, somewhere between starshine and clay. PERMANENT FIRE is dedicated to the last 17 years of RPMs and to the people, places, and things that have made us who we are today. Thank you RPM! Thank you for the space to create and for the reminder that no matter what obstacles the world tossed in our way, we made music. Love & Tentacles, Edrie, Walter, Wednesday & the rest of the Broken Toys Feb 28, 2022United States of AmericaMassachusettsTownsendhttps://armyoftoys.bandcamp.com/album/permanent-fire