streaming test

this is not a new track - it's the last one I posted - this is just testing the streaming through divshare. you should be able to stream in the player or click on the divshare link in the player to go to the download page.

Whistling Kitty - Me & Julio Operating a Trash Compactor

networking

does whistling kitty need a myspace, virb, something? I'm content with just the blog but I thought I'd ask you. are you content with downloading the tracks through mediafire or would you prefer some streaming? I'm open to suggestions.

also, if you have anything you'd like to contribute to whistling kitty - music, artwork, remixes, mashups, whatever - just say so, eh?

me & julio operating a trash compactor

uh oh. 8 days without a post. blogs die when that happens. sorry guys.

I had been recording using audacity, but it had certain qualities that were a bit annoying. so today I tried to learn how to use a different program - reaper. there's definitely more of a learning curve than with audacity, but I'm getting parts of it figured out. anyways, here's a song I recorded today.

it's not as crazy and abrasive as a lot of the stuff I've put up here. it's still no paul simon, though.

Whistling Kitty - Me & Julio Operating a Trash Compactor

velociraptor waltz

this one's different. it's ummm... house? one take, I just started a beat and started twisting knobs and stuff. it's almost 7 minutes long, too. but you won't notice.

I wasn't planning on recording tonight but I just kind of got into a groove and out it came.

Whistling Kitty - Velociraptor Waltz

bleed lively

I got an old stereo flanger pedal on ebay for $15 and that showed up today, so of course I had to play with it. so here's a new song.

Whistling Kitty - Bleed Lively

a guiding light

this is kind of silly since just yesterday I was mumbling to myself about the absurdity of people saying things like "you'll like it" to other people. so these aren't really recommendations as much just stuff I like. I don't know what you will like.

two albums I like:
1. tim hecker - an imaginary country.
2. shogun kunitoki - vinonaamakasio.

yves st pretend

I got a new fuzz pedal in the mail today, the Devi Ever OK, so I was playing around with it tonight and this is basically the closest thing to a song I got, so I figured I go ahead and post it. the levels didn't come out great and there's not really a lot happening, but whatever.

Whistling Kitty - Yves St Pretend

visualization

zach asked, "can we get some artwork for the yodeling kitties?" and we most certainly do not want to disappoint our readers.

as is the case with the majority of my original drawings, this one was done with crayons on construction paper.

tv dinner trays

setup as of may 4, 2009. since one aspect of this blog is to chart the progress of the project, I thought maybe I should also chart the equipment being used to make the sounds.

grand and true

there's quite a bit going on in this one. some whistling. some (kaossilator) trumpet through a wah-wah pedal. some rumbling and breathing. a bass drum that's just a little off the beat.

Whistling Kitty - Grand and True

babar's theme I

I added quite a bit to the setup this week, but it was all boring stuff - a mixing board, a usb audio interface, cables, power adapters... but now I can record with a gajillion times better quality AND I can run the kaoss through an effects loop.

so of course we have a new song. be careful with your eardrums on this one, eh?

Whistling Kitty - Babar's Theme I