February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

orinoco

progress: 16

winner!
joined: 2 months ago
location: Cambridgeshire, UK
website: jacquiandgeoff.bandcamp.com

Bio

UPDATE: 26 Feb
Well, 15 songs up and it looks like that's it for me this FAWM! I have no original ideas left (some may dispute that I had any to start with!)

I've been through and put an asterisk next to my favourites, but I'd welcome comments on any of them! I'm going to be returning throughout March to tidy up the demos, and also to catch up with commenting on everyone else's stuff.

UPDATE: 21 FEB

*** I'm a winner!!!!!!! ***

Can't quite believe I've made it to 14 songs. Thank you very much to everyone that has offered help, advice and constructive criticism. Everyone on FAWM is lovely, and if you weren't scattered all across the world then I would buy you all a drink

Yay!

I still have a few more things in the pipeline for the last week of Feb, so please do check back.

UPDATE: 17th Feb. I'm having a really great time here! Thanks to everyone that's commented on my songs so far, I really appreciate you taking the time to listen them. I've booked a couple of days off work and intend to get as close to 14 songs as possible, and catch up with my commenting too. I'm dreading the end of Feb, this is a lot of fun.

I'm one half of a duo playing regularly round Cambridge, "Jacqui and Geoff". I'm the Geoff half. Incidentally, the other half is also on here as Expendable Friend.

I'm trying to use FAWM as an excuse to clear a backlog of riffs and ideas, and also force me to stop procrastinating! I'm also hoping it'll be a good outlet for stuff that I wouldn't necessarily play live or record as part of my current act.

2010 Songs

1	We Should Be Drinking	25 comments // 1 month ago
2	* A Can of Worms	19 comments // 1 month ago
3	Names (with Majidae)	5 comments // 1 month ago
4	The Challenger	12 comments // 1 month ago
5	Paint The Town	6 comments // 1 month ago
6	The Perfect Tense	6 comments // 1 month ago
7	Escalera	4 comments // 4 weeks ago
8	* Today	9 comments // 3 weeks ago
9	Back Down To The Fountain	7 comments // 3 weeks ago
10	* Bad Day at the Office (with expendablefriend)	15 comments // 3 weeks ago
11	Shame about the face (with expendablefriend)	10 comments // 3 weeks ago
12	* Done With You	8 comments // 3 weeks ago
13	It's Not Over Yet	2 comments // 3 weeks ago
14	* Stalker Song	9 comments // 3 weeks ago
15	Mind the Gap * (with Kevin Reid)	8 comments // 2 weeks ago
16	Interview With Orinoco (with Echo Hall Studios)	1 comment // 1 week ago

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Audita Sum 1 week ago

I've greatly appreciated your comments as well. Congrats on winning, and on turning out a number of interesting songs!
Kevin Reid 1 week ago

well, I'm still working on some songs so it hasn't hit me yet, but I am looking forward to it being over! fawm is fun but it's quite mentally draining for me as well. as for my last two, I just unlocked Ypsilanti.
Kevin Reid 1 week ago

So do you have FAWM withdrawal yet?
Donna 1 week ago

Well done on the 15. The demo for Out Stepped Madam Mayhem is up now.
Is it anything like what you'd imagined?
http://fawm.org/songs/26/
tie dye hero 2 weeks ago

thanks for commenting! I got the demo up!
Captain Vulpine! 2 weeks ago

I much appreciate the comments!
I have an unreleased radio show for my project www.myspace.com/deadworldanimals but it is on hold until some of the other members finish schooling and such things. 'Tis I dream I've had, but I think I might be in the wrong century ;] I shall have to take a listen to your songs when I get a moment, your titles are quite promising

-Captain Vulpine!
Majidae 2 weeks ago

Hey!
Congrats. Looks like somehow we both made it to 14.
Not sure how well they'd stand up, but if I was given a guarantee of quality, I'd send you some cupcakes. You certainly deserve them!
Bruce H. McCosar 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the comment on "To Journey Over Ice" -- actually, this song started out on steel string acoustic, but it got in the way of the original Hammond organ part, so I went to nylon string guitar (more of a 'round', fundamental sound) and that high whirr on the Hammond. So it's the result of putting together a bit of an audio jigsaw!
expendablefriend 2 weeks ago

Yo yo yo, check da count....
expendablefriend 3 weeks ago

6 whole minutes? What took you so long?
expendablefriend 3 weeks ago

I'm back from Sheffield....I was expecting 14 songs....what HAVE you been up to this weekend?
itneverhappened 3 weeks ago

thank you for fine comments. will have to go through yours and expendable friends songs soon. you super-creative scary geniuses.
Kevin Reid 3 weeks ago

the drums on that song are actually a pre-set on my electronic kit. I think it's supposed to sound like playing with brushes. Not bad, really. I will be thinking about our collab tomorrow and hit you back with some ideas.
expendablefriend 3 weeks ago

oooooooh nearly a winner! You'd better be a winner by the time I get back on this site........
John Crossman 3 weeks ago

Gee, I'm not sure about starfish stubbornness. That has a nice alliteration to it though. Funny I didn't come across that trait in my meager wikipedia research, but I'd wager that's a characteristic we put on them.

And thanks for listening.
Audita Sum 3 weeks ago

Good news indeed. I'm eating an awful lot of ramen these days.
Kevin Reid 3 weeks ago

would you be interested in trying a collab? I don't have anything in mind at the moment, but let me know what you think.
dabirks 3 weeks ago

Just had the chance to listen to your latest 5 - WOW! Very listenable, soothing, nice...

Would love to contribute with lyrics if you ever need a collaborator, 2nd verse, whatever.

Congrats on a job well done - more, more, more!

- Dave
Jeff Geissler 3 weeks ago

I was thinking of posting the dry signal of that track just so people can see how drastically different it is. It's funny though- It sounds like complete rubbish without the effects. It's kind of funny. Thanks for checking it out!~
Audita Sum 3 weeks ago

I don't know if people still commonly get scurvy on ships. Only if they don't have enough fruit in their diets. I've heard scurvy is a problem with college students, actually.
expendablefriend 3 weeks ago

Nice night's work, Mr. orinoco!
expendablefriend 4 weeks ago

Ha! When I learn more than 4 chords on it......! We'll see....
Kevin Reid 1 month ago

hey, Geoff. thanks for the comments. I have been getting a little stressed out by over-producing some of the songs I've done, so it was nice to relax and just do a one-off take. I can't tell you how frustrating it is to record electronic drums sometimes. This recent song would be full of them if I did a complete production so I will have to regain my inspiration for the process. When can we expect some new Orinoco tunes?
ellen liss 1 month ago

Thanks for coming back to hear "somehow" orinoco! I was excited that Billy wanted to create and sing the song. Fawm is a real kick -- don't know what I did without it before
expendablefriend 1 month ago

@auditasum: best comment ever!
Audita Sum 1 month ago

Anguished manharmonies FTW.
expendablefriend 1 month ago

EEEEEP! Must get writing must get writing must get writing................

Not that I'm competitive.
expendablefriend 1 month ago

hah! Caught you up. I expect you're working on number 4 as I type though, so it won't be for long.....
expendablefriend 1 month ago

Obviously ebay KNOWS about your Enya habits. After all, the word "Enya" was only mentioned once on your page, whereas the same word (Enya) is now mentioned three times (Enya, Enya, Enya) on mine, yet ebay still knows that you are the Enya fan, whereas I am not a fan of Enya! Why am I wasting my time talking about Enya? I have 13 songs to write. I don't even like Enya! Bloody Enya.
Majidae 1 month ago

Hey, saw your comment.
While I had kinda planned it out as a electronica track, I wouldn't mind seeing what would happen if it was put in a different format!
Not sure how collabs work, though. Maybe send me an e-mail?
Halfpenny Orchestra 1 month ago

Orinoco/Geoff/Non-Expendable Friend, thanks for signing up for Halfpenny Orchestra’s Loteria Challenge. You have been dealt: La Escalera (The Ladder, No. 7). In the description of your song, please include the subject of the card and its number. Also, please include loteria as a tag. Have fun!
$Charlie\'s Daily FAWMcast - charliesradioshow$ Charlie's Daily FAWMcast 1 month ago

Sweet. Welcome aboard.
expendablefriend 1 month ago

I see, well THAT's a very POINTED profile picture, isn't it? You and your selective cropping....
orinoco 1 month ago

@expendablefriend and @Tobermory - It's definitely a Womble thing. Stop it!
expendablefriend 1 month ago

@ Tobermory: no he's not, it's an Enya thing.
Tobermory 1 month ago

GASP! Another Womble!
expendablefriend 1 month ago

I expect at least one techno-waltz from you this coming February.
expendablefriend 2 months ago

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