10C collaboration (2-feign-reluctance & mfc2006)

mfc2006

(i already posted this in the Other Music forum, but thought we should post it here as well for our AET friends)

a friend of mine from the pit, Chris Lee (2-feign-reluctance), approached me a few weeks ago &
asked if I wanted to start collaborating on some songs.
i had to finish some stuff up first...but once that was done, i shot him an email & said "i'm ready!".

2 days later, he emailed me the music to this song.
when i woke up, there it was in my inbox.
i knew that it would be good b/c i'd listened to his music before..
but this was different. it really grabbed me.
in my groggy state, a melody immediately emerged.
i kept humming it over & over again until i got home.
what you hear is the 2nd take all done at once.
it's called "Presently Falling" & it sounds different from anything that I've ever worked on..
& I rather like that.

Chris plays all of the instruments & i lend my voice/words.
this is the first of many collaborations for us. i think we're off to a good start!

enjoy & feel free to comment...
Matt
(mfc2006)

you can listen to it here:

http://www.myspace.com/mattcluthe

and here:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/prof ... 607&ref=ts

mrvedderson

good shit

know1

I'm not easily impressed with anything new musically these days, but I REALLY like this song. I'd love to get an mp3 of it.

megatron

yea i am also impressed. i listened to the whole thing. which says a lot for me.

mfc2006

thanks a lot! it came together so quickly. we're both excited to see what else we can come up with!

mfc2006

shameless bump

2-feign-reluctance

wow! thanks for the compliments all! i'm chris by the way. matt and i met on this message board awhile back and like he said, we just started collaborating on music together. matt's a VERY talented singer/songwriter/guitar player and it seems like we've hit a rich vein of material that each of us is bringing to the table.

can't wait to share more with you all!

iluvcats

amazing

mfc2006

thanks again for everyone's responses....

i'm in the process of mixing the 2nd song called "Setting Sun". hope to finish it soon so we can share it.

mfc2006

i finally finished the editing & mixing! thanks for all of the feedback on "Presently Falling". hope you all enjoy "Setting Sun"! Chris (2-feign-reluctance) played all of the guitars & wrote the core of the song. i added vocals, lyrics, piano & bass. you can hear it here:

www.myspace.com/mattcluthe

& here...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profi ... 607&ref=ts

mfc2006

just wanted to bump this real quick. Chris & I have been working on our next song called "Open". it's a song that i wrote about a year or so ago, but has always seemed unfinished. well, now it's finished! Chris did an awesome job with this song & it really sounds a lot different from the previous two songs we've done.

all of the tracks are done...i just need to find the time to mix/master it. we'll let you all know when it's done---hopefully i'll finish it in the next 2 days or so. thanks again for listening!!

mfc2006

hiya everyone...

i just posted the latest collaboration, "Open", on my myspace page. this is a song that i wrote about 6 months or so ago, but it felt unfinished....enter Chris (2-feign-reluctance). i sent him a few of my unfinished songs & let him choose the next project for us to work on. it sounds a lot different from the previous two & we're both really happy with how it turned out! you can listen to it here:
http://www.myspace.com/mattcluthe

& here...(later on today)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profi ... 607&ref=ts

thanks for listening!!! let us know if you want mp3's.

chris: tremolo & lead guitar, bass, harmonica & backing vocals
matt: vocals, lyrics, acoustic guitar, slide, piano

know1

Presently Falling is still the big hit for me. I think it's an excellent song and as I said before, I'm not easily impressed with music these days. I buy about 1 album's worth of songs a year anymore.

As I said before, I'd definitely take an mp3 of it if you wanted to share it.

mfc2006

know1 wrote:

As I said before, I'd definitely take an mp3 of it if you wanted to share it.

whoops! i must've missed that in your earlier post. pm sent.

Fifthelement

You guys sound awesome I would definitely be interested in MP3s of the songs. Thanks

mfc2006

update:
i'm currently mixing the 4th song of our collaboration. it's called 'Here We Are' & should be up later today! i'll post the links & info once i'm done.

mfc2006

here we are, holding on....

those are the final lines of this new song. the provide a sense of optimism during times of uncertainty. the uncertainty that we all face on a daily basis or as a result of a traumatic event. in my case, that would be when my Dad passed. i wrote these lyrics about 3 1/2 years ago...it had been about a year since he passed away. while they provided a sense of healing, they never made their way into a song...until now.

this song was written by my friend & collaborator, Chris Lee (2-feign-reluctance). he sent this over with his first batch of demos when we started working on music together and it was called '9/20 Demo'. i immediately had a melody, but couldn't find the right words to fit the urgency in the vocal line that i heard in my head. while we were working on the previous three songs, this melody never left my head.

last week, i remembered the unused lyrics to 'Here We Are'. once we wrapped up working on 'Open', i decided to try these lyrics. it fit perfectly. i had to trim a word here & there, but about 95% of the original lyrics are still intact & present in this collaboration.

whether he knows it or not, Chris pushes me. his songs are damned good & they're very approachable from a writing standpoint. his music has awakened a part of my musical brain and we're having a blast. enjoy the song!

Matt


Chris Lee: rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, drumkit
Matt Cluthe: all vocals, guitar, production

you can listen to it here:
www.myspace.com/mattcluthe

thanks for listening!!!

mfc2006

ok---sorry to be such a pain in the ass....

but i've just created a myspace page & blog that is solely devoted to this collaboration. check it out here:
www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

thanks for your support!! and thanks so much for listening. we're both having a blast with this collaboration!

-Matt

stuckinline

matt and chris, nicely done !!!!!!!

i too would like an mp3 of presently falling

thanks!

mfc2006

stuckinline wrote:

matt and chris, nicely done !!!!!!!

i too would like an mp3 of presently falling

thanks!

thanks! PM sent!

mfc2006

just posted a new song of ours called 'The Wrong Time'. we're also in the middle of working on a couple of other songs & hope to have the next one finished by the weekend. you can listen to all of the songs here:

www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

thanks for your feedback & support!!!
-Matt