February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Valerie Cox (@valeriecox)

progress: 21

winner!
joined: January 30 2007
location: Texas, USA
influences: Rock, blues, country, American folk, Texas, Dr. Pepper, etc.

Bio

Here's my bad idea for February. I don't necessarily mean bad, as in not good, but you can be the judge of that.
So my goal for FAWM 2012 is to write a themed album (probably an EP) called Sapphic Distractions. These songs will range from mildly to heavily erotic.

*DISCLAIMER
For those of you who may be put off by songs with sexual content, you will want to steer clear of my February offerings. Outside of collabs, the majority of my songs will be based on erotic lesbian themes. As a courtesy to the general FAWMer, these songs will be marked as NSFW. You have been warned/tantalized.
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EDIT 2feb: Some of you have expressed interest in collabing with me on the Sapphic EP. To you I say, let's do it!

I pre-FAWMed a song. It's a decent warm-up for what is to come.
http://youtu.be/zuKGhz9J0HA

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UPDATE 5mar12: Who'd thunk Sapphic Distractions would end up with so many songs? Not I, but I'm pleased. More than anything, writing an album with such a theme was a great exercise in free artistic expression. Thanks to my collaborators who helped me make all these songs, and thanks to the many positive comments I received from you all. Now the question, what to do with this album???

2012 Songs

1	Surrogate	34 comments // 3 months ago
2	My Shower (with marklberry)	27 comments // 3 months ago
3	Sex	33 comments // 3 months ago
4	Getting It Every Day (with marklberry)	14 comments // 3 months ago
5	F*** You Right	18 comments // 3 months ago
6	Consume My Body (with kristian)	26 comments // 3 months ago
7	Magic Fingers	14 comments // 3 months ago
8	F* Me, Don't Kiss Me (with debs**)	49 comments // 3 months ago
9	Feeling Peaceful	9 comments // 3 months ago
10	Wet (with dasbinky)	29 comments // 3 months ago
11	Kiss	17 comments // 3 months ago
12	Anything You Say (with helenseviltwin)	14 comments // 2 months ago
13	Bang!	14 comments // 2 months ago
14	What Route Do You Fly? (with Nadia and Val) (with marklberry)	1 comment // 2 months ago
15	Got Me Where You Want Me	8 comments // 2 months ago
16	Song I Can't Keep	5 comments // 2 months ago
17	Ilona and Garron 5 - Ilona decides to stay (with helenseviltwin)	4 comments // 2 months ago
18	Ilona and Garron 6 - Garron's Tale (with helenseviltwin)	2 comments // 2 months ago
19	Charades (with xnonentityy)	5 comments // 2 months ago
20	Ilona and Garron 7 - Ilona's realisation (with helenseviltwin)	3 comments // 2 months ago
21	All Night	9 comments // 2 months ago

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wolfkier 2 months ago
toms 2 months ago

Thank you, Valerie!
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you so much Val for your wonderful comment on What Does It Matter. Your singing is absolutely amazing!!!
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you so much for singing What Does It Matter!!! We both absolutely love your interpretation Val! I've posted the link on http://fawm.org/songs/29751/
Later Kristi will post the direct link.
Thank you so much for your great collaborations Val!!!
kristi 2 months ago

Hey Val. Just listened to "What Does it Matter." Love the emotion...mixed with such a delicate and lovely vocal! That humming....awesome! Thanks so much for bringing this song alive!
tinam 2 months ago

on the strength of your new material i think wed have to support you val!
i have used the same sound all thru FAWM & it says DSL401 on my digitech amp modeller thingy .....i hadnt got a clue what that was till i looked it up & its a marshall DSL401 amp
ha ha i only married my husband to get the surname!!
goodgina 2 months ago

Thank you for your comments...I have started listening to some of your songs and really like them. Esp. the lesbian themed content!!! Good luck!
ellenpliss 2 months ago

thank you so much for your kind comment on my collab with Chip...very much appreciated! I am woefully behind on my listening -- seeing roddy's comment below, I need to be getting to yours first!
roddy 2 months ago

Have listened to all your songs -the range, quality, musicianship and inventiveness is stunning. These songs should be on radio and in record stores right now!
shadywilbury 2 months ago

Thanks so much for your comment on 'I Know The Verse'. Really appreciate your taking the time to write.
iocanepower 2 months ago

Thank you so much for keeping up with our songs this month, Val! You rock!
gwagirl1 2 months ago

Thank you sooo much for your sweet comment on "In Your Arms". (:
debrandio 2 months ago

please listen to *25460, it's to all you ladies who can write a sexy song. Baby.
petemurphy 2 months ago

Hi Valerie, hmmm... someone else asked me about the vocal effects on my f.a.w.m. song. From memory I think the lead vocal has some compression, the Steinberg amp simulator plugin, and the Steingberg 'Cloner' plugin (which I believe was set to something called 'robot voice')... and the backing vocals probably have some compression, and the Steingberg 'rotary' plugin. And yes, I think I fell apart a few times during fawm
darcistrutt 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment on "Pumpin"! DragonDreams has offered me some help from his bass to 'save' that song for me! I'm looking forward to what he sends... Glad it caused a smile!
rickamorphis 2 months ago

Thanks very much Val! I wanted to have a president song out on Presidents Day, but as you know I fell a bit behind. I knew a little bit about his story, but I really should list Wikipedia as a collaborator on that one. I'll be checking out more of your album now that I'm feeling better...thanks again for your well wishes.
sapient 2 months ago

Hey Val - I helped Debs out with the loud version of Elephant...
http://fawm.org/songs/31305/
nancyrost 2 months ago

Sorry I never got to our collab this FAWM. We will collab one of these days!!!
xnonentityy 2 months ago

Love your soulful take on "Charades". Please unlock it! (:
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you Val, looking forward to hearing from you
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Hi Val, I've sent you a message.
Congratulations on winning! Not that I had any doubts
steveodell 2 months ago

i know but one of these days i'm crashing your town!
our band manager says our tour will include Austin at some point in time.
steveodell 2 months ago

houston and then maybe up to kerrville.
steveodell 2 months ago

hey! i'm coming to texas! in march.
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment on my music Val
debs 2 months ago

Climactic. Yes
johncrossman 2 months ago

Hey, you win!!!

Thanks for the comment on the last thing. You're right, I don't think I like it, you caught me. I think I will look at it like this: I learned a little something, and I like pieces of it. I would like to "accidentally" drop it on the floor, pick up only those pieces, and sweep the rest into the dustbin.
nicksypniewski 2 months ago

Hey Val, thanks for the comment on Samantha. Glad you liked it. The strings kind of save it, because my voice sure ain't Thanks again.
dreamscuba 2 months ago

Thanks very much for your comments on "FEAR". Very much appreciated. @johncrossman really brought this to life with his lyrics and vocals.
leslie 2 months ago

I hope to Hades that I made up the "Valley Girl Diva" and that she doesn't actually exist.
leslie 2 months ago

Hey Val, check out my rocker chick voice! *28255 Ooo, that was fun.
devin 2 months ago

Congrats on 14, woo-Hoo!!

I ended up with my annual FAWM-cold, for the final week this time, and I can't hear right now. Which is really kinda funny. I'm looking at the playback meter thinking "this should be loud", when my wife walks in saying "that's pretty loud!".

So I'm going to concede that, being only a man, I won't get my first eva Lesbian Lust Bed created...sorry Val, . You've done a great job rocking this concept....and Iocane Power would love to open for you!
tinam 2 months ago

thanks for the tip about the guitar sound ....unfortunately i use a digitek amp modeller
so im never gonna sound like that
& yeah being in a band definately makes you a cool mum in your kids eyes
sherrycanary 2 months ago

Hi Valerie

Thank you for comments on my Gypsy jazz Bossa. Glad you liked it.
hamiltonpoolhall 2 months ago

Thanks for the zong love just now . And for the shot of adrenaline I just got swinging by to hear your latest track.
downburst 2 months ago

Thanks for the comments on my/our songs (Postcard and Come On). I'm happy you liked'em.
barbara 2 months ago

Hey, Val. Thanks for your comments. Superskirmish applies to "12 on the 26th" (at least I think it does?). I just wrote and recorded in the hour, like a typical skirmish. Now "microskirmish"... that might be a little more impressive!
leslie 2 months ago

Val, if IocanePower ever makes it to the stage, I'll buy you a ticket.
leslie 2 months ago

I'm so glad you liked it, Val! I'm really proud of it. And don't be silly; I could never forget a benefactress.
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment on my collaboration with Billy Val, I'm delighted with his music and demo. So amazing to hear lyrics come to life
You are nearly there But please don't stop, keep the creative juices flow
leslie 2 months ago

Hey, Val! I posted a song I'm completely in love with if you have a moment to listen: *29870
kandersonmusic 2 months ago

Lesbian sex would be amazing if there were more naked men involved.
cts 2 months ago

I've got a few tracks I'm trying desperately to complete...one of which is a song that is in direct answer to a few of your selections here. You've been quite influential this FAWM. I'm not sure if I should kiss you or run away from you! Haha! You've been killin' it, girl. Just the way you brought the concept album through the stages is staggering. \m/ Rock on, lady.
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Hi Val, thank you for your beautiful comment on my lyric. Billy created his beautiful music and our demo is here in case you get a chance to listen:
http://fawm.org/songs/28058/
songsville 2 months ago

Oooh! You're on 13 too, just need a little push to take you over the edge ...
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Will take away sad with pleasure. Thank you for your beautiful comment and support Val!!!
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Hi Val, just was wondering if you get a chance to hear our new demo. You heard my piano piece, here is the link to my collaboration with Kristian. I absolutely love the score he created
http://fawm.org/songs/27751/
musicsongwriter 2 months ago

Thank you for listening and commenting on my keyboard submission Val. I know what you mean, I think probably the best thing is to play with the styles for inspiration but not submit as a composition but I wasn't sure. I try to avoid using samples although I know they are very popular. Difficult though as I hear so many different instruments which are out of my reach if I don't use keys. Thank you again
$Brandon \$ bska13 2 months ago

Thanks for the listens and compliments!
tcelliott 2 months ago

Thanks for the note. I'm listening to that song right now because I had completely forgotten it. Yeah, I think I like it, too. I might have to record that one for real.
downburst 2 months ago

Song with people's names are almost always good? Why didn't anyone tell me this before? It's a short cut to success. I'm going to go write "Albert" right now!

Thanks for the comment!
arthurrossi 2 months ago

Valerie, thank you so much for your awesome comment on "Aquamarine"! This is very, very kind of you!
rbarreda 2 months ago

Thanks for the kind words on my bicycle song Val. And you know I almost edited out that last little guitar "punctuation mark" at the end but I was running out of time in the evening so it stayed.
devin 3 months ago

Great great stuff Val...congrats on executing the concept with such smart hotness!

I'm almost done my project with Leslie, so if you need any help...just tell me what to do.

Otherwise, is it OK if I keep watching?
auditasum 3 months ago

We might be able to collab. I've been feeling lazy though, heh. We'll see. But if we do, we should both sing and do BEAUTIFUL HARMONIES.
artslut 3 months ago

Thanks for your kind comments.
kristian 3 months ago

I did! I did! strange way of showing it, I know.. but I was hungry... and I got excited
dustymason 3 months ago

Donna Summer's "Love To Love You, Baby" released in 1975. It was said that she had 22 (simulated) orgasms in the making of the recording.
dustymason 3 months ago

Never been to Mardi Gras? That *must* be amended. You're in Austin, no? While down here we made a 48 hr. trip to Austin to visit my brother in-law. It can be done!
mattpierce 3 months ago

Lol, dirty?
I'm going to go take a shower now, in holy water!
leslie 3 months ago

Val, I don't know if I'm brave enough to sing one of *your* songs. It's really not that I'm too busy.
debs 3 months ago

* Laughs * I did notice it, Val But I sang the wrong with right along with you because it's our song, damnit, and it's only wrong if we say it is
mattpierce 3 months ago

Haha you my dear are much too kind for commenting on
my song "you sure showed me"!
Holy NSFW marks! Reserve my space in hell, I am going to listen to all your songs!
leslie 3 months ago

You're most welcome. I like the way your mind works. But for me, Rachel Shelley was what that show was all about. And I agree about the writing, and some of the characters drove me to loathing, but even so..
leslie 3 months ago

Aww, thanks, Val. I should compose one song for each flavour/type of chocolate and make an EP.
mattpierce 3 months ago

Damn it Val! You leave nice comments!
bking 3 months ago

Hey Val. Thanks for the comment on the album art. Yes it is my own artwork. It started with a hand drawn scetch that I scanned and cleaned up before creating what you see.I did all of the work in Paint .NET (as a develeoper, I'm a big fan of open source software). My best friend has this Rolling Rock beer light that I've been trying to talk him out of for years. That's where the idea and the colors came from. I don't think it's really done, or maybe it never will be. New background image for 50/90 maybe? Hire a sign maker to do it in neon? Or maybe some other half-cocked idea. After all, it's art. Right?
billysea 3 months ago

Hey Val, I sometimes worry I overstep and the Browns to the Superbowl was a prime example (it doesn't stop me from writing it....but I do wonder sometimes...haha) Anyway, if I get you to laugh at one of my borderline songs, that makes me happy. Anyway, just wanted to let you know I appreciate your comments....and I will listen to the rest of your songs when I get a chance (as long as it is ok I blush a little) LOL
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you Val, you are an amazing musician!!! So happy to hear you like my music. Your opinion is very special to me
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you so much Val for your great comment on my mysterious dance. I'm delighted you like it. I know, it needs other instruments. I wish I could play other instruments but all I have is a piano and a very basic keyboard, my keyboard is not really up to the job so... Richard posted a beautiul lyric right after you commented
quisaitrien 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment on 'I Want A Critic'! I fixed the link, so I'm hoping it should work now. If it doesn't, here's a link to it on Bandcamp - http://quisaitrien.bandcamp.com/track/i-want-a-critic
dreamscuba 3 months ago

Thanks very much for your comments on "Electronica Mexicana"...very much appreciated.
kristi 3 months ago

Hi Val....hey, thanks for lending your voice to "Feeling Peaceful"....I look forward to hearing it!
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you so much Val, will send you email in a minute
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Hi Val, there is update on Feeling Peaceful with Kristi's lyric. http://fawm.org/songs/24992/
We were wondering whether you'd be happy to collaborate with us on the song. Would you be interested in singing and may be adding guitar or just singing? I'll send you MP3 if you are interested
dragondreams 3 months ago

Thank you, Valerie.

Now that you mention it, ALL my guitars are ladies, even the ones without names!
nancyrost 3 months ago

Poach me!
dasbinky 3 months ago

When our tune ends up here, this project will feature 4 of the 11 core members of the Das Binky Recording Collective. Keep poaching them!

http://www.dasbinky.com/gallery/the-core-collective/
mctown 3 months ago

Thanks, V... hope you are good.... I see there's a definite theme to your work this year...D
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you very much Val for your beautiful comment on Feeling Peaceful. So happy you like my music I'll be delighted to let you know when Kristi creates her lyrics
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

Yep - I'll get you a kaossilator track done this week.
leslie 3 months ago

Thanks, Val! I've just started to learn the harp so this seemed a good time/place to make myself work a little harder at it.

And I don't say it often enough (although I will catch up) but I love what you do!
scottmcb 3 months ago

Indeed, when our brother powers combine we are a veritable powerhouse of...er...power! We've done some collaborating in the past in various musical projects and maybe we will again this FAWM. Time will tell. (Honestly, it's difficult for me because he's much more talented and musically knowledgeable than I, so I get scared.)
funkdaddy 3 months ago

Hmmm, the vocal effect on that song would be the doubling I think. On that one I tried to stick pretty close to the main vocal but there's parts where I couldn't help but harmonize a little! One thing I've found to help is to get my main vox sitting where I like them with EQ and then EQing the doubled track the exact opposite (usually high pass with a bit of a boost in the mids and mid-highs for the lead, gentle low pass and bump up the low end for the doubled track) Gets things glued together nicely.
funkdaddy 3 months ago

Hey val, I didn't realize Filefreak had the files private by default so only my IP could access them Fixed it up I think you'll like "Just Like Love"
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

It's happening. The opening is fermenting in my brain. So, the start of it will defo happen.
testthebest 3 months ago

Thanks for the comment! I was singing fairly full-out actually - I just live at home so I have to find quick moments when my parents are both out (lunch break) to sing anything OR whisper sing at 3am.

Anyway, how on earth did I miss the awesomeness of your EP this year? The soundcard on my work comp doesn't work, but when I get home I'm diving in.
patrickmcbride 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment on my dem.! I'm new to fawm and so off to a little bit of a slow start, I think. Your album is quite a bold endeavor! Very original!
toddchappelle 3 months ago

Thanks for your kind comment on the "Typical Country Song". I find the theme you have going on here verrrrrry intriguing.
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you so much for your beautiful comment on my one chord piece Val. So happy you like it
happyprospector 3 months ago

Yay! Fellow cat lovers unite!
phylo 3 months ago

Thanks for your very kind words on 'When I Lay With You', that was sweet. Actually, your song "Sex" inspired it! After my cigarette... I started writing the words. I'll let you know when the demo is up.
sherrycanary 3 months ago

Val, thanks for comments on my song. Glad you liked it. Means a lot coming from you!
sherrycanary 3 months ago

Hi Val. Finally put up a demo yesterday. Sloooow starting this year.
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

What's more beautiful than just solo piano? Well, of course your vocals and guitar!!!
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

I must say, when mixing "Deity" and hearing the intro, one of my thoughts was "well, at least Val'll like it".
wyatt 3 months ago

Earth--Well, gosh Val, who's got any more skills than "You'
musicsongwriter 3 months ago

Thank you Val for your comment on my valentine music. I'm so happy you like it I think I might create a Valentine album if I have enough tracks. Thank you for your wonderful support. Means a lot to me
debs 3 months ago

If you've got anything duet-y in mind for the EP, hit me up? Would love to sing with you

(PS. Huuump!)
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

Fortunately, you're a kickass guitarist, so that makes up for it.