Monthly Archives: July 2012

Top 5s 073012

Posted on July 30, 2012 by thesilentsounds

Time flies when you’re doing other things. I didn’t even realize it was Monday again. This round of top 5s is pretty solid, and I’m pretty proud of us for having neither one of the first two Pink Floyd songs … Continue reading →

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Visual aids

Posted on July 29, 2012 by thesilentsounds

Last weekend our friend Kyley showed us a video he made for a track on our “Imagination Vacation” EP. We were super excited about it. So much so that we took a break from working on the new record to … Continue reading →

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Top 5s 072312

Posted on July 23, 2012 by thesilentsounds

Top 5 time again. And BONUS — Chris sent me six picks this week. So rather than have him give one of them the axe, I threw an extra one in as well. 12 tunes this week. Don’t say we … Continue reading →

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Top 5s 071612

Posted on July 16, 2012 by thesilentsounds

After a few listens to the work we did yesterday, there’s only a couple of small things we need to do to the record before we “master” it. (Big air quotes there.) We seem to keep being lax about our … Continue reading →

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Top 5s 071012

Posted on July 10, 2012 by thesilentsounds

Not gonna lie. We completely forgot about you yesterday. The plan was to make up for it by writing this last night and having it auto-post this morning. That didn’t happen either. On the bright side, you should already have … Continue reading →

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We’re Number 1!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by thesilentsounds

Myspace used to be a necessity for independent artists, but now it’s just one more thing to keep up with … an no one uses it anymore. That’s why we’ve yet to set one up for this project. Honestly, there’s … Continue reading →

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Top 5s 070212

Posted on July 2, 2012 by thesilentsounds

To quote Fat Boy Slim circa 1999, “We’ve come a long, long way together.” Starting from nothing, we’ve slowly built for you a list of the music we enjoy from week-to-week. And now, (beginning last week I think) The Silent … Continue reading →

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