One thing about making an album in a month is you end up crashing hard the day it’s over.

That was today.

And now my sleep cycle is completely off. But, we did it. The new album is entitled “When I Was Your Age” as it’s a look back at ourselves when we were kids. But then, if you’ve been listening to the Songs Under Construction Kasts, you know that.

We were able to get everyone’s handclaps and vocals into the songs! We ended up running out of time to try the clock intro, so that album just starts with the first song. Also, the kid interviews that were submitted we couldn’t get to as well. We were able to sneak 3 kids in the album, however. But it certainly wasn’t what we planned to do. We wanted to weave kid dialog throughout the album. But, once again we ran out of time.

Worse, our trombonist came up with a great song called “I Don’t Need To Try It To Know I Won’t Like It” which we regretted not having time to add to the pile either. So, we’re going to spend the rest of March putting the final touches on the album and the album artwork for it’s “official” release later this year (just as we did with Sham Rock and All In A Day’s Work before this one).

Of course, all 13 songs on the album will all debut at TheSongOfTheDay.com starting next week. So, subscribe to that podcast if you haven’t already!

Thanks again to all those who sent in handclaps, singing, clocks, and interviews for the album!

We created a lot of guide tracks for our drummer to play to on Sunday, Feb 1. Guide tracks tend to be RAW copy/paste hack jobs with placeholder lyrics. The goal is to just lay down a tempo and structure for the rest of the band to add to over time.

This guide track is for a song entitled “Hey Joe (Joe Bully)”. We’re still working on the lyrics as you can tell. Join in and throw us ideas at our Facebook collaboration page.

Subscribe to the feed here. It’ll soon be up at “the iTunes”, Podcast Pickle, and other podcast sites as we syndicate it.

 

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Here’s the next guide track for the new album. Guide tracks are what we record so our drummer has something to play along with. These tend to be RAW copy/paste hack jobs with placeholder lyrics just to put the tempo and structure in place (and to test it). The real magic starts when drums are added – stay tuned for THAT!!

This guide track is for a song entitled “The Six Year Old Reporter” (yeah – the girl’s a tattler). We’re still working on the lyrics as you can tell. Join in and throw us ideas at our Facebook collaboration page.

Subscribe to the feed here. It’ll soon be up at “the iTunes”, Podcast Pickle, and other podcast sites as we syndicate it.

 

 Songs Under Construction 'Kast - Episode #5: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s another demo for the new album.

It’s for a song entitled “Going To School” (formerly known as “The Kid With OCD”). We’re still working on the lyrics as you can tell. Join in and throw us ideas at our Facebook collaboration page.

Subscribe to the feed here. It’ll soon be up at “the iTunes”, Podcast Pickle, and other podcast sites as we syndicate it.

 

 Songs Under Construction 'Kast - Episode #3 : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey – we just made you a part of our band. Starting now. And we want you to help us write/record a new album this February. We’re gonna release it March 1st, so we gotta get crackin’.

Yep, we’re participating in RPM Challenge once again! This will be our third time making an entire album within the month of February. But this year we want to do something different. We’re opening up the entire creation process to everyone. So, join us! We set up a collaboration site at Facebook just so we have a homebase for the project. So if you’re on Facebook, join us!

You = Create. Converse. Collaborate. Boss Beatnik Turtle Around!

We originally dubbed the Facebook collaboration site “The Fishbowl” until someone noted turtles live in terrariums. So join us at “The Terrarium“!

Got a microphone? Know how to record? We’d like to get you on the album – whether recording handclaps, playing a instrument, or singing along (to a song we have yet to write…)! We’ll coordinate all this through The Terrarium and our forthcoming Songs-In-Progress podcast.

A podcast, you say? Yes, if you’re going to be a part of it, you gotta hear everything we record on our way to completing the album by March 1st. More on that below…

All you have to do to participate is head here and become a fan of the band. It’s one-click if you’re on Facebook already and if you’re not, it’s a few additional clicks as you create your account (it’s easy, fun, and free to join). Plus, all your friends are on Facebook already, wondering where you are

Together, We’re Making a Kid’s Album

We’ve been wanting to record a kid’s album for awhile now and there’s no better time than the present. If you have song ideas, post them at the forum on the Facebook site. If you have any album title suggestions, post them to the Facebook site.

Make Sure We’re Not Slacking – See Us Record At The Studio!

Our main studio’s webcams just went live here at TurtleShell. Click here to see the feed. We’ll likely leave these cameras going until March 1st, so check back in, keep tabs on your Facebook account, or follow us on Twitter so we can tell you when we’re on.

Songs-In-Progress Podcast Coming Soon

Like we said above, we’ll be releasing everything we record – song ideas, demos, scratch mixes – EVERYTHING – as we rush to complete the yet-to-be-named-by-you album by RPM Challenge’s deadline this February 28th at 11:59pm.

We’ll have the first one out late tomorrow (January 11th) as we’ll be setting things up here in the studio. Which you can watch. How wild is that? Who invented this internet?

The more the better the album will be. Spread the word and join us now!