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Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the album "The Forfeit King I"
So I found it fitting to post this little gem of "Settle Down" LIVE from 603 Studios...aka my basement jam room. It features my pals Pike Matthews on bass/vocals and Ryan Gaines on drums from the summer of 2023 as we were gearing up to play a few live shows that fall in the area.... ...needless to say, that never happened because life got in the way Listen to THE FORFEIT KING I here: https://geoffbarone.hearnow.com/the-forfeit-king-i Limited Edition CD available here: https://geoffbarone.bandcamp.com/album/the-forfeit-king-complete
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I've been hard at work all year on a buncha new stuff.
Join me over on YouTube as I clean up one of my guitars and ramble on about one of my forthcoming projects: 2113 A rock opera inspired by bands such as Rush, Dream Theater and Genesis to name a few, this new project is a no-holds-barred progressive rock ruckus! It’s tribute to alot of the prog rock junk I grew up listening to…and believe me: most of it was junk. Additionally, this album will finally show off the musical theatre side of my productions, which I feel I’ve never had the proper chance to display until now. Stay tuned for more!! G E O F F B A R O N E It's been awhile since I've posted here, sorry. My big boy job has got me working like 10 hour days, plus I'm working on a new concept album...but I do play drums every weekend, so I decided to capture one of my weekly jams.
Here’s my drum cover of “Android” by one of my favorite bands SPACE JUNK IS FOREVER (note: I am not a drummer...I can only play the drums) I discovered SJIF on Bandcamp way back in 2018 and was immediately smitten. They had awoken my prog rock interests that had long since been in slumber. Fast forward several years later, I would get the privilege to have both Jordan and Madden from the band to play on several tracks on my album “The Forfeit King II” in 2021 Listen to SPACE JUNK IS FOREVER: https://www.spacejunkisforever.com/about-1 https://spacejunkisforever.bandcamp.com/album/space-junk-is-forever  OUT TODAY!, Part II of my Æombiance series, UNIVERSAL GRAVITY explores the more soundscape and ambient side of my creative output. This is an album that you can legitimately fall asleep to and I won’t be insulted.
When I was younger, my Dad got a Windham Hill sampler tape as well as Ray Lynch “Deep Breakfast”. Thus began my love for New Age music & ethereal/ambient music. I’m not too much of a religious or spiritual person, but this music definitely opened a window and gave me a glimpse of something otherworldly. In recent years I find myself reverting back to listening to this type of style. Either to cleanse the palate if you will…or perhaps because I’m getting tired of listening to music. Additionally, this is the kind of stuff I put on if I can't sleep. During my album recording processes, I’ll typically add in sprinkles of these types of sounds, as either background noise or song segues or ambient drone. So, you may recognize some of these audio tapestries. I do have plans to record a proper “new age” album in the vein of the aforementioned Yanni & Ray Lynch album. This is the closest I can get for now…so put on some headphones, close your eyes and experience UNIVERSAL GRAVITY. G E O F F B A R O N E Yes that's right. Another album for 2023! The 2nd installment of my Æombiance series, "Universal Gravity". This is one of my albums that you can legitimately fall asleep to and I won’t be insulted. Lol In almost every one of my previous works, there’s always been these types of ambient pieces. as either background noise, segue or ambient drone. So, you may recognize some of these soundscapes. The album comes out on December 15th and highlights the more ambient and atmospheric side of my creative output and quite honestly, the kinda stuff I've been listening to more and more on a regular basis. PRE-ORDER ON BANDCAMP FOLLOW ON SPOTIFY, AMAZON, ETC  Hey it’s Geoff again! Hopefully you’re still in the Halloween mood because I have one more creepy video for you! It’s a video for the tune “May I Be Excused?” from my latest album ‘Random Acts Of Awkward’…you know the album you’ve been binge listening to since it came out last week! Once again, I used AI in the making of this video. Within the software I use to edit my videos, there's now an option to manipulate content with AI. Not really, sure how it all works, but once you put in a few descriptions or keywords, it will render your video with some terrifying results. Throughout the song, there’s an old audio clip of my Dad telling my Sister and I a "Dad Joke” when we were kids. So, within my mind’s eye, I envisioned people sitting at a dinner table, conversing. All the while, we hear sounds of eating, slurping and just plain weird stuff. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this music video for “May I Be Excused?” G E O F F B A R O N E  The music video for “A Zombie Scissor Fight” is now on YouTube! Taken from my latest release "Random Acts Of Awkward", I wanted to have visuals that complimented the erratic & cacophonic sounds of the album. I dabbled a bit into the realm of AI in the creation of this video, which garnered some pretty twisted and terrifying visuals...it’s basically nightmare fuel. I hope you enjoy! G E O F F B A R O N E   "Random Acts Of Awkward" an experimental, noise album by Geoff Barone is out!
The album was mastered by Michael Zucker at Differential Productions and recorded entirely on a Yamaha 4 Track Cassette Recorder. Using mainly my voice, a microphone & guitar pedals, this is the kind of stuff I create when I don’t feel like playing actual instruments. Part I of my Æombiance series, which highlights my more noisy, avant-garde experiments with audio and sounds. The album is not for the faint of heart and quite admittedly ... .unlistenable. I’ve always been drawn to sound. Sound not only as a source of comfort, but as a production and songwriting tool. If you’re familiar with my previous releases, I’ve actually been using these sounds as segues and background filler for many years, so you may recognize some of these pieces. …alas, if you haven’t listened to my work thus far, you’re definitely NOT gonna wanna listen to this stuff. LOL As mentioned, this album may be totally unlistenable by regular folk, I find this “music” inspiring & soothing. When I was young, my Mom told me that I’d fall asleep whenever she’d start vacuuming. So it was fitting that I open the album with a clip of a 5 year old me going nuts whilst my Mom vacuumed the living room in the background. Plus since this album was made only using my voice, it was a good exercise in creating stuff with limited resources. I hope you enjoy this slight departure but won't be offended if it's not your cup of tea. G E O F F B A R O N E  I have a new album coming out on 10.20.23 called RANDOM ACTS OF AWKWARD Recorded entirely on Yamaha 4 Track tape recorder using only my voice, a microphone and some guitar pedals, the album highlights my more noisy, avant-garde experiments with audio. I’ve actually been using these sounds as segues and background filler for many years, so you may recognize some of these pieces. …alas, if you haven’t listened to my work thus far, you’re definitely NOT gonna wanna listen to this stuff. LOL You can pre-order the album now on Bandcamp and Apple Music and get/hear the track "A Zombie Scissor Fight" immediately. Had a great rehearsal with our rockin’ teenage combo over the weekend. We added 2 more tunes to the set and things are starting to sound pretty rad. It's great to hear these songs taking shape and turning into their own entities. The one thing I told the guys I really didn't want to do was recreate the studio versions of the music, but have them evolve naturally and organically. After practice Ryan and I moved and reconfigured the drum set. Looks dope & clean AF. Gonna move the amps and everything else into place so we can do some video stuffs down there soon. Plans for a live show or two this fall in the Western New York area. Join the MAILING LIST to keep up to date! |
