February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Echo Voodoo (@echovoodoo)

progress: 17

winner!
joined: January 19 2010
location: Manitoba, Canada
website: www.echovoodoo.com/
influences: Depeche Mode, Roxette, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Dizzy Gillespie, the 80s. I don't sound like any of them, but they informed (created?) my musical sensibilities.

Bio

The counter shows 17, but one of those is a FAWMcast (Errol linked me as a collaborator with @dailyfawmcast) and one is a collab based on an instrumental that's also posted (so one song's work is essentially double-counted).

So I figure I've got 14 songs/instrumentals with demos posted, and one lyrics-only (which I'll take as my 1/2 song).

14 1/2 songs = my 3rd FAWM win. Yay!

I came into this FAWM with a 6-month song-writing dry spell on my head. This community is infectious in its enthusiasm, and the drive to be a part of that helped me a lot, so thanks to everyone I've interacted with this year.

My song quality seems lower than in previous years, which is disappointing, but I've had a lot of fun, especially with the 2 FAWMcasts I hosted. It's been a blast.

2012 Songs

1	Woke up in a dream	23 comments // 3 months ago
2	Slide over and chill	16 comments // 3 months ago
3	A rainy day kinda mood	13 comments // 3 months ago
4	Pay attention	9 comments // 3 months ago
5	FAWMcast Intro	8 comments // 3 months ago
6	Come home (all that matters)	11 comments // 3 months ago
7	In the plex	12 comments // 3 months ago
8	Keep it to myself	5 comments // 3 months ago
9	[FAWMCast] #11 - Voodoo U (with dailyfawmcast)	1 comment // 3 months ago
10	Hello World	6 comments // 3 months ago
11	Chasing the moon rays	5 comments // 3 months ago
12	Long afternoons	3 comments // 3 months ago
13	Long Afternoons (with deafsteever)	5 comments // 2 months ago
14	Cathedral of Outward Repentence	6 comments // 2 months ago
15	Off the road	zong // 2 months ago
16	Forever in your eyes (with jnadon)	4 comments // 2 months ago
17	Hardly worth the effort	2 comments // 2 months ago

Soundboard

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deafsteever 2 months ago

Hehe ... I was just buggin' ya. Your collab with jnaden sounds more like a "true" collab in the sense that you both worked on it (he sent you stuff, you sent something back to him, then he etc, etc, etc).

What about your fantastic collab with dailyfawmcast? That was EPIC!
regis 3 months ago

Thanks for picking my song for last night's FAWMcast. Kaitlin and her boots were pretty jazzed. Great show, EV!
oddbod 3 months ago

Cheers for playing us on your fawmcast
gordon 3 months ago

Thanks for the inclusion on the fawmcast and the heads up. I thought it was a good broadcast and I also picked up some useful tips, especially about replying to comments as a first-time Fawmer. Hopefully following that advice you will get this!
vomvorton 3 months ago

Hooray hooray, thanks for the FAWMcast play!
johnrickenbach 3 months ago

Echo...thanks for playing Tomorrow's Yesterday on your show...I recognized that one. Also had a chance to listen to the rest...there's a lot of good music being made that nobody ever hears...thanks for sharing...
radioovermoscow 3 months ago

Chur.
francesriley 3 months ago

Hey, thanks for playing "In the Dark" today! I enjoyed the whole show - good song choices and I got a good giggle out of the excerpts you read from the forum thread "you know you've been FAWMing when . . "
jnadon 3 months ago

Thanks so much for playing "It's So Whatever"... I really appreciate it and your comments as well! I know it's late in the game, but if you'd be up for a collab, let me know - I think it would be interesting to see what we could come up with...
errol 3 months ago

HUZZZAHHHHHH! Thanks echovoodooo!!
loljosh0106 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment! As for my replies, I didn't realize they wouldn't get notified But honestly--and embarrassingly--I've been a bit overwhelmed with school recently and too busy to reply to each comment; I thought it'd be easier to respond to them all at once. Knowing that, I'll have to briefly thank everyone individually. Thanks again!
oneslowtyper 3 months ago

Yep, you were right Echo - I didn't see the previous message below, anywhere on my page.
Thanks for a very useful piece of knowledge - now I feel only slightly stupid instead of completely stupid. LOL
oneslowtyper 3 months ago

Hi Echo, thanks for that bit of information, but let me see if I got it right - when you spell someone's name with the @ symbol in front... if it's in the forums they will get the message, but that same process doesn't work when leaving a message on someone else's song or even on my own songs? If this is correct I have a LOT of return replies that people probably haven't seen.
So if I put @oneslowtyper here, I won't see this posted on my page?

Thanks for pointing this out, I may have a lot of work ahead of me. LOL
robs 3 months ago

If you participate in 50/90 the drought will be cut in half...
skullcrush 3 months ago

Thank you for de-zonging my Finnish song and nice to hear you enjoyed it. My poems/lyrics from years back are quite trippy and/or angsty - I was a "depressed" metal head teen :'D
errol 3 months ago

ALLOOOO YOU! I hope you had a fun time on the fawmcast! Sorry I couldn't listen... but nights I can't host is because I'm away. yes...I'm away a lot.

Thanks for the song comment! I am so behind.
namjunerobot 3 months ago

Thanks for lettin me know about the fawmcast playage.. and for your awesome comments.
djsonik 3 months ago

Thank you so much for playing out my song! I was so stoked to hear it
tinam 3 months ago

thanks for playing the song & letting me know .....what a nice surprise!
skullcrush 3 months ago

No prob, getting to call in for once was awesome Thanks for the chat!
robynmackenzie 3 months ago

Gawrsh! I'm flattered. Thanks!
onetomany 3 months ago

Thanks for the heads up on the Fawmcast - Cool!
amusia 3 months ago

Thanks for the FAWMcast play!
deafsteever 3 months ago

Two new Echo Voodoo tunes, that is. Wait ... THREE new EV tunes!!! Aieeeeee!!!
deafsteever 3 months ago

Hey, I downloaded your FAWMcast and I'm gonna listen to it now. Yikes!! You have two songs I haven't heard yet. I can't keep up! Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
dasbinky 3 months ago

Thanks much for the FAWMCast play! I'd actually picked up on the "I'm really mixing the Amish / Mennonite thing a bit much" thing when writing, but I decided to sacrifice reality for the sake of good alliteration.
skullcrush 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment, great that you enjoyed my piece :3
solomonscrook 3 months ago

Thank you brother, appreciate the kind words. and im diggin these tracks man. you got some nice diversity too, keep it up
onetomany 3 months ago

Your comments on my "Tattoed You" lyrics were exactly what I was aiming for - good to know I hit the mark. - Thanks
seantwright 3 months ago

thanks for stopping by and listening - good to see your songwriting hollow filled with refreshing musical waters!
candle 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment on Observer Of The World, EV!

See You In The Shadows…
johnrickenbach 3 months ago

thanks for the nice comments Echo...much appreciated...
rich 3 months ago

hey man, thanks for listening/commenting...very much appreciated..i am heading out the door to the big bad city but will be back over the next day or two to check out your tunes......
jonniegrunge 3 months ago

Hey EV, thanks for recommending Designed Mistake for the FAWMCast!
andrewaspland 3 months ago

Thanks for checking out my tune. Liking Woke up in a dream, very moody with up beat tempo. Good luck with with completing the competition.
aardvarkk 3 months ago

Hey @echovoodoo, thanks for the help on responding to people's comments. I was hoping they'd know I'd responded to them, but I've also started commenting on their tracks as well. Appreciate the help!
onetomany 3 months ago

Hey Echo - I experience that same phenom every 3 months after FAWM Pacing is key

More Ukulele!!!
mikedebenham 3 months ago

EV! Very pleased to see you fawming. Musical droughts are no fun. Except perhaps for 'Drought!: The Musical'.
live2tivo 3 months ago

I just can't seem to break free of the whole "pop culture song" thing. Thanks for your comment!
(And you should definitely watch Doctor Who.)
faceofeinstein 3 months ago

Hey man, glad to see you back for year three!
I seem to only write or record during FAWM so I have an 11 month drought every year...I bet FAWM is just what you need.
candle 3 months ago

Thanks for the awesome comment EV! I'm glad my music takes you to another place.

See You In The Shadows…
psyt 3 months ago

Hello EV.
debs 3 months ago

Helloooooooo, m'dahling.
candle 3 months ago

Same to you!

See You In The Shadows…
candle 3 months ago

Looking forward to hearing more of your work.

See You In The Shadows…
davieblue 4 months ago

Good to see you back for another year! Happy FAWM
kiwafruit 4 months ago

Hey EV
So excited to see *you* back and getting back in the song-writing action. Missed you in 50/90
oddbod 4 months ago

hi there, hope you got your writing mojo back
ianuarius 4 months ago

HellooOOooh!!! I love Roxette!
Wanna make a Roxette-style collab with me? Hee hee.
Just trying to break the ice with some new peoples here so don't break my neck just yet!
jonniegrunge 4 months ago

Hey EV! Glad to see you're here for FAWM. Really looking forward to hearing your music! Let me know if you're interested in collaborating on something.
robynmackenzie 4 months ago

Aw, shucks. Thanks!
billysea 4 months ago

Really liked your song, Divide by Zero in the thread of favorites. Really neat music, and love your singing and delivery. Really has a polished and professional sound to it to boot. Is def something that I can imagine being played on the radio as is. Thanks for posting it : )
gslade 4 months ago

Re: Divide By Zero - Diggin' the layered vox and cheese bass ... the melody was pleasing as well
chasingandromeda 4 months ago

Good to see you here again, EV...and your icon above is a tasty bit of marketing!
max 4 months ago

Here's hoping you'll have a fantastic, productiveTwentyTwelve FAWM.
deafsteever 4 months ago

Hey, EV! Nice logo! I'm looking forward to hearing what you come up with this year. I'm not feeling that inspired or motivated, so I doubt I'll accomplish much. But who knows?! hehe

Cheers!