Matt LaGoy http://lagoy.net/matt/mp3/ Progressive Banjo for the Postmodern World Progressive Banjo for the Postmodern World "LaGoy's Latest" is an iTunes-friendly feed of the latest material from Matt LaGoy et al. Matt pushes the boundaries of what one can and cannot (or should and should not) do with a banjo. Alas, some songs have no banjo at all. Stand-up and electric basses, digital sequencers, organs, and various household items fill in the gaps of these often-odd-timed gems. en-us ℗ & © 2006 Matt LaGoy Matt LaGoy m@lagoy.net http://www.lagoy.net/podcast/0610.jpg http://www.lagoy.net/matt/mp3/ no Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:51:00 EDT Matt LaGoy A Radiohead Cover This is a pretty straight reading of the song from Radiohead's the Bends. I put brand new strings on the acoustic guitar for this one. I didn't put any banjo in this. This is a pretty straight reading of the song from Radiohead's the Bends. I put brand new strings on the acoustic guitar for this one. I didn't put any banjo in this. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_High_and_Dry.mp3 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:51:00 EDT 3:42 lions Matt LaGoy An Instrumental in Seven This song started out as an electronic composition. I gradually replaced various parts with actual recorded parts. The drums remain sequenced (except for the hi hat intro and a snare fill) samples from the Mapex kit. The bass and guitar parts were recorded directly through the Digitech RP-1. The song is in seven and the clave part breaks it into 9-8 plus 5-8, with the 9-8 overlapping the one. I did most of the composition in February, revived it in July and finished it in September. This song started out as an electronic composition. I gradually replaced various parts with actual recorded parts. The drums remain sequenced (except for the hi hat intro and a snare fill) samples from the Mapex kit. The bass and guitar parts were recorded directly through the Digitech RP-1. The song is in seven and the clave part breaks it into 9-8 plus 5-8, with the 9-8 overlapping the one. I did most of the composition in February, revived it in July and finished it in September. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_February_in_July.mp3 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:37:00 EDT 3:42 lions Matt LaGoy A Postal Service Cover Here's yet another version of this song. This is sort of like a Neil Young meets Built to Spill by way of Modest Mouse and maybe Flaming Lips ...version. Howl and twang. Here's yet another version of this song. This is sort of like a Neil Young meets Built to Spill by way of Modest Mouse and maybe Flaming Lips ...version. Howl and twang. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Such_Great_Heights_v3-1.mp3 Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:52:00 EDT 3:45 lions Matt LaGoy A Postal Service Cover I think I've only heard the original a handful of times. Different versions of this swim around in my head from time to time. This one is a mid-'90s pop-punk version. Sloppy and raw! I think I've only heard the original a handful of times. Different versions of this swim around in my head from time to time. This one is a mid-'90s pop-punk version. Sloppy and raw! http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Such_Great_Heights_v2.mp3 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:57:00 EDT 2:41 lions Matt LaGoy a sketch of a song I like to set fires in my backyard. I was doing this a few days ago and it started raining on me. As I walked inside, this song was playing in my head so I went upstairs and recorded it. Pulse problems are abound, as usual. When drumming, I used a brush in my left hand and a stick in my right. I like to set fires in my backyard. I was doing this a few days ago and it started raining on me. As I walked inside, this song was playing in my head so I went upstairs and recorded it. Pulse problems are abound, as usual. When drumming, I used a brush in my left hand and a stick in my right. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Fire_in_the_Rain.mp3 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:51:00 EDT 5:34 lions Matt LaGoy a sketch of a song I had this lazy, sloppy tune in my head. I ran upstairs and blasted it out in the studio in about a half hour. This is pretty close to what was playing in my head. I had this lazy, sloppy tune in my head. I ran upstairs and blasted it out in the studio in about a half hour. This is pretty close to what was playing in my head. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Lions_On_Patrol.mp3 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:31:01 EDT 4:07 lions Matt LaGoy from Civilization IV This is a cover of the opening theme in Sid Meier's Civilization IV. It is (roughly) The Lord's Prayer in Swahili. I used no electric instruments in this recording. This is a cover of the opening theme in Sid Meier's Civilization IV. It is (roughly) The Lord's Prayer in Swahili. I used no electric instruments in this recording. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Baba_Yetu.mp3 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:26:00 EDT 3:03 swahili, prayer, video game Matt LaGoy v1.1 This song was playing in my head for a couple weeks before I recorded it. It is now your burden. I don't know what the genre of this is-- modern synth banjo prog? cyberslag? No idea. It seems maybe post-apocalyptic, but like after the terrible terrible robots enslave us all, a human discovers a form of math that drives him to madness in a dystopian robocracy. This is his song. This song was playing in my head for a couple weeks before I recorded it. It is now your burden. I don't know what the genre of this is-- modern synth banjo prog? cyberslag? No idea. It seems maybe post-apocalyptic, but like after the terrible terrible robots enslave us all, a human discovers a form of math that drives him to madness in a dystopian robocracy. This is his song. http://lagoy.net/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Man_Makes_Dice1.1.mp3 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:26:00 EDT 3:10 seven, banjo, prog, dystopian robocracy Electronaprov The first Electronaprov recording in the new studio. This is a live recording. Moss on keyboards, Mitch on bass, Matt on mixer and background percussion. The first Electronaprov recording in the new studio. This is a live recording. Moss on keyboards, Mitch on bass, Matt on mixer and background percussion. http://209.197.73.194/podcast/Electronaprov_-_Rock_Angelz.mp3 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:19:00 EDT 8:49 electronaprov Matt LaGoy I got this tune in my head a few months ago and blasted all of these single-take tracks together. The drums were recorded with three mics, the bass and guitar were from a mic on an amp, and the banjo was recorded with a single mic and hit with distortion later. The lyrics made no damn sense so I skipped over about half of them. I got this tune in my head a few months ago and blasted all of these single-take tracks together. The drums were recorded with three mics, the bass and guitar were from a mic on an amp, and the banjo was recorded with a single mic and hit with distortion later. The lyrics made no damn sense so I skipped over about half of them. http://209.197.73.194/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_God_in_a_Box_v4.1.mp3 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:40:00 EDT 3:03 banjo with distortion,NST Matt LaGoy First thing I played within a few minutes of trying new standard tuning (NST). The drums are 1 to 16 bar snips I took from practice recordings. The bass is the 6 string fretless. First thing I played within a few minutes of trying new standard tuning (NST). The drums are 1 to 16 bar snips I took from practice recordings. The bass is the 6 string fretless. http://209.197.73.194/podcast/Matt_LaGoy_-_Coffee.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:38:00 EDT 3:07 NST