February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Audita Sum

progress: 19

winner!
joined: March 2009
location: Ohio, USA
website: auditasum.com
influences: Alela Diane, Antony and the Johnsons, Belle and Sebastian, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Bjork, Tracy Chapman, Ella Fitzgerald, Indigo Girls, Led Zeppelin, Morcheeba, Oppenheimer, Pink Floyd, REM, Styx, Sufjan Stevens, The Republic Tigers, They Might Be Giants, Suzanne Vega

Bio

Audita Sum isn't just a passive-tense Latin phrase. It's a lifestyle.

Audita Sum was birthed from the holy armpit of boredom, or perhaps sprang fully-formed from the godly forehead of ennui. Scholars debate its exact origins.

Audita Sum is a mass of incandescent gas with a rich, nougaty center.

Audita Sum is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep. Scientists speculate that it's also a wish one's other visceral organs make while one is in REM and deep sleep states, but there isn't yet a big enough body of research to substantiate these claims.

Audita Sum is a moth living life on the edge, throwing itself again and again at porch lights, singing its fragile wings on the bulbs to feel something, anything.

Audita Sum is one of the most provocative social problems of the 23rd Century, and has been illegalized in all 58 of America's states including Contrived Maritime Steampunk Setting and Improbably Airborne Chunk of Landsylvania.

Audita Sum is that feeling you get, when you look to the west, and your spirit is crying for leaving.

2010 Songs

1	Harbormaster	26 comments // 1 month ago
2	I'm Never Gonna Be an Astronaut	33 comments // 1 month ago
3	Chitty Chitty Stab Stab	19 comments // 1 month ago
4	Fly Me Home Jesus, In Your Starship of Glory	4 comments // 1 month ago
5	Green Grapes of Proserpine (with looprication)	13 comments // 1 month ago
6	Chrysanthemum	17 comments // 1 month ago
7	Return to the Core	20 comments // 1 month ago
8	Scurvy Scurvy Fun Fun Times	12 comments // 3 weeks ago
9	Waterloo	10 comments // 3 weeks ago
10	* Everyone But Me Is a Robot	22 comments // 3 weeks ago
11	Iguana of my Youth	7 comments // 3 weeks ago
12	Down by the Pub on O'Dwyer's Street (with kristian)	14 comments // 3 weeks ago
13	* Downtown John Brown	7 comments // 2 weeks ago
14	Spaceman	zong // 2 weeks ago
15	[Parody] All About the Hominoids (lyrics up, demo pending) (with Bizarro Errol)	zong // 2 weeks ago
16	Atheist Hymn	3 comments // 2 weeks ago
17	Habanerror	2 comments // 2 weeks ago
18	To Be Continued	10 comments // 2 weeks ago
19	hill (with looprication)	3 comments // 2 weeks ago

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looprication 3 days ago

Hey There,

I think it's fine for now, but would love to eventually get wav files and possibly remix your vox on this one. No rush, I still have two more collabs in the fire, one I need to do something on and one I'm waiting on.

Cheers!
looprication 4 days ago

OK, it's up, sorry for the delay... check it out and let me know what you think
Julie 4 days ago

Hi thanks for listening
Congrats on a 'sweaty' great album from the holy armpit of audita sum boredom
looprication 5 days ago

Hey Again,

So sorry, it's actually been together (as a first run) for days, I just haven't posted it. My parents are in town but I'll post what I've got tonight for your approval

It sounds great, can't get it out of my head.

EDIT: Oh, and thanks for your patience!
Roel van Veldt 5 days ago

Hey Katie,

Thanks for your comment on "A Life Of Their Own"! Before the end of the month, I want to listen to every song in my watchlist, so you can expect more feedback from me too.

Btw, your real name is as cool as your stage name, but it's fun to find a name that rises above the masses. I love Audita Sum.
Michael Gutierrez-May 1 week ago

Audita, I took lyrics from 5 or 6 different Yes songs for the New Old Yes Song. If you haven''t heard anything by Yes, go and check them out. Really cool music.
looprication 1 week ago

Hey There,

Thanks for your comment on "hill," and yes, I'd love to have you sing on it! It does look like you can add a collaborator post-FAWM - the drop-down menu for collaborator is still there but I haven't tested it.

I can post a wav file for you, let me know what you need from me.
orinoco 1 week ago

Hey, Just wanted to say thanks for commenting on my stuff this year. I've really enjoyed listening to what you've come up with - you have a great voice and brilliant sense of humour! Congratulations on beating the target.
looprication 2 weeks ago

Hey congratulations! Thanks so much for the crucio, would love to work with you again in the future.

And here's a video I took of A&TJ at Coachella last year, not his usual style but still pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/user/coachella
tfish77 2 weeks ago

Thanks for all the comments! In case you didn't know already, you have a beautiful voice.
Debs 2 weeks ago

Acapella is SO time consuming. That's why I only usually keep it to one per FAWM. Can't wait to hear yours!!
kristian 3 weeks ago

opsie! So sorry about our irish jig! hehe.. I was so sleepy that I uploaded the wrong version.. should be ok now!
looprication 3 weeks ago

I actually saw A&TJ at Coachella last year as well, totally different experience as the songs were all remixed by Matthew Herbert, but still very cool. Saw Matthew Herbert Orchestra open for Bjork at the bowl back in like 2003, wow. This is why I moved away from the midwest.
looprication 3 weeks ago

AAAH was just wondering why I hadn't seen anyone mention Antony as an influence!! Saw him with the LA Phil in 2008. Magical.

Oh, and all my friends love you. And I think they like me a little more for having worked with you.
Scott McBride 3 weeks ago

Well, there you go. Probably the same tour I saw them on. You didn't happen to see them in Jackson, Mississippi did you?
Bruce H. McCosar 3 weeks ago

Hey, thanks for the comment on "The Last Star Before Daybreak" -- I was going to make some clever, witty, and memorable reply, but then I looked right above this box and saw "Everyone But Me Is a Robot", and curiosity got the better of me!
Scott McBride 3 weeks ago

I see Oppenheimer and TMBG there in your influences list. I saw Oppenheimer open for TMBG once. It was good.
kristian 3 weeks ago

hi! Your suggested lyrics sound fantastic! Can't wait to hear the result! You wanna discuss the tune more with e-mail? Then we won't have to drown the soundboard Please e-mail me at

kristiab [at] ifi [dot] uio [dot] no

and we can discuss this more! Its easy for me to change the structure of the song as its not set in stone, but there are some things I would want to talk to you about regarding it so hit me up when you have the time! thanks!
orinoco 3 weeks ago

http://www.snopes.com/college/horrors/scurvy.asp Apparently you can go 20 - 40 days without Vitamin C before you get it. Good news for college students!
Debs 3 weeks ago

Hi Audita!
I'm guest-hosting Charlie's show tonight, and I'd love to play "I'm Never Gonna Be an Astronaut" on the show! If it's okay, could you let me know through email, and also post permission over here? http://fawm.org/fawmers/charliesradioshow/

Thanks!
Sensational Alex Salmond Band 3 weeks ago

Ah - thanks for the explanation. And to think I missed out on that obvious rhyme too - invisible hand/supply and demand!

cheers
Sensational Alex Salmond Band 3 weeks ago

Thanks for Adam Smith feedback you mentalist. Re; invisible clapping. Naw. I don't get it.
Leslie 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the lovely feedback on Safe Harbour. My Dad liked it, too.
kristian 4 weeks ago

okidoki! I´m off for work now, but managed to quickly write down the chords:

http://www.filefreak.com/files/125309_vnyl0/irish.rtf

have a nice day!
kristian 4 weeks ago

Hi! Done some more work on the irish jig or whatnot; its starting to come together so I´m curious as to how things are going at your end? Any luck with the trusty ol accordian? Anyways, I added some indian drums and whatnot, so I´m all for Uke and the works
kristian 1 month ago

hey... a little update from my side. posted a stripped down version of how I think the end-result will be. I´ve removed the cool synth parts etc; but I had to change back some of the syncopated vocal lines from last time as they didn´t fit as good as I thought. This is just a short little taste, but notice the melody line on this as this is probably how its gonna be (before you work your magic! )

http://www.octaga.com/freedownloads/irish2_vocal.wav
http://www.octaga.com/freedownloads/irish2_no_vocal.wav

man its really rythmically a bit of a nightmare; hope its not too discouraging!
kristian 1 month ago

can you write the lyrics? Pretty please with sugar on top? I really can´t to lyrics or anything related to vocals at all; but if your stuck; there´s plenty of people willing to collab on lyrics so we´ll sort it out Made a new version for you as well now (overwrote the previous ones so same url) with another "vocal" preset sound as the one I had sounded crap transposed down.. When I recorded it, I made it more syncopated which is more in style of what I thought when it comes to the drums which I´m gonna get to work on now
kristian 1 month ago

Just a quick question: do you want the transposed version that you got earlier, or do you wanna wait til I play around with it? I'm thinking that I'll ditch the guitar (obviously) but I'm kinda curious as to what you wanna add as well so it would be kinda exciting for us both to start from the same version; aka the original guitar thing.
kristian 1 month ago

I can fix the WAV to transpose it from F down to say A#. But I won't be able to do anything until 3 hours or so. Hopefully you at least get the vibe of the tune... I'm not sure of how I want the overall arrangement of this thing, so I'm gonna have to play around with it later today and see what happens
kristian 1 month ago

fixed.. sorry about that... url is the same
kristian 1 month ago

hahaha so I tried playing them on another computer and jupp.. they're 5 seconds long! haha; must have somehow cached the other files when I was playing them or something; anyways its totally my fault! I'll fix it after I have breakfast! sorry!
kristian 1 month ago

hey... very strange... clicking the links below to play them in my browser plays the correct clips; I haven´t got a clue as to why you only get 5 second chunks...
nightengale 1 month ago

Beautiful voice, I only wtrite lyrics but would love to collab if any wok for you. I really love your voice!
lhuntx 1 month ago

You are very clever and very funny.
Bruce H. McCosar 1 month ago

Thanks for the comment on "The Next Age of Adventure" -- a friend of mine figured out the 'influenced by Space: 1999' angle to that one.

While I'm here, let me just say . . . "Chitty Chitty Stab Stab" has been going through my head all day. I think that's not a good sign
kristian 1 month ago

forgot; the tempo is 6/4 134 BPM
kristian 1 month ago

I had to go out for a few hours, but I managed to record really quick the "irish" tune... as arranging synth parts takes a lot longer than just recording it, I used a guitar sample I had so you can start looking at it and see what you think / ideas... There are 2 versions, one with the melody line I had in mind and one where it just has the guitar.. up to you what you prefer. It should prob be transposed a bit down etc. but I wanted to give a very early version to you so you can start to play around with it

http://www.octaga.com/freedownloads/irish_vocal.wav
http://www.octaga.com/freedownloads/irish_no_vocal.wav

sorry for using the cheasy sounds; I promise the end result will sound nothing like this! all the best
Michael Gutierrez-May 1 month ago

You are incredibly creative and gotta love that line from Stairway at the end of the profile. Nice to meet you here.
kristian 1 month ago

cool I'll have to get started on it then! My thought is to create an early sketch that just basically provides some basic components and the melody line, then you can add what you like and I can get busy on the synth parts I'll post the URL as soon as I got the basic version down.. looking forward to this as well!
kristian 1 month ago

I have a "Irish folk-tune"-ish song in my head which I think you're voice would be perfect on! I use Ableton Live 8 to write in... the best thing would be to share the actual project so we could mix the whole thing afterwards... or do you add vocals to a wav/mp3?
looprication 1 month ago

Crucio away! You have full creative license with "flower" or anything else, would love to hear what you do with it.
orinoco 1 month ago

Ha, I may have to go back and tag everything I've done so far as 'anguished manharmonies' - thanks for defining my genre!
Captain Vulpine! 1 month ago

Well thank you, I suppose I'll leave the vocals but probably redo them, and this time not at 7 in the morning o_O. HA! You did Chitty Chitty Stab Stab! *goes to listen*

-Captain Vulpine
Bruce H. McCosar 1 month ago

Thanks for the comment on "Dreams from the Shore" -- guitarists always flinch when I say 15's, but they really ought to try playing them. No bends are possible, but paired with humbuckers, the play on these is almost noiseless -- they generate a huge volume through an already noiseless pickup, have a nice long sustain, and a pleasant sound (full of the lower harmonics).
Kevin Emmrich 1 month ago

"Christine's car" -- from a Stephen King book (Christine) where a car has a murderous life force inside of it.
Captain Vulpine! 1 month ago

But of course! Songs that are TOO serious are for ninnies! Ninnies I say!
Scott McBride 1 month ago

Stupid sun. Why'd it change? Probably 'cause it couldn't get a job or something. A lot of people are gasists. Plasma is much more integrated in society.
G Slade 1 month ago

Oh,,well pardon my ignorance then..lol
P.M.C.O. 1 month ago

Thanks for the info Yeah, i figured my interpretation of the field was quite out of line with reality.
Bruce H. McCosar 1 month ago

Hey, thanks for the comment on "How Many Miles Beyond" -- particularly about the rhythm. This all came about because I have habitually recorded with at least a metronome or click track for years . . . I even practice with a metronome . . . but many times, if I just grab the guitar and go somewhere and play, I don't bother to take anything but the guitar. The songs I play always sounded fine. Finally I realized, hey, why don't I just ditch the robot and bring back rubato
Scott McBride 1 month ago

I thought the sun was a mass of incandescent gas!
Billy Sea 1 month ago

Welcome to FAWM, glad to have you here
Bruce H. McCosar 1 month ago

This is without a doubt the best user page I've seen. I can't wait to hear your FAWM material !
Maeflower 2 months ago

Welcome to FAWM! Where in Ohio are you from??? If you're in driving distance to Cincinnati there's a thread on the forums (under U.S. Midwest) about a possible get-together....feel free to chime in if you're interested!