et cetera » Music http://etc.darickdang.com and other things and so forth Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 thesixtyone Design Overhaul http://etc.darickdang.com/thesixtyone-design-overhaul/ http://etc.darickdang.com/thesixtyone-design-overhaul/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:04:09 +0000 darickdang http://etc.darickdang.com/?p=783 If you’re into indie…

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Making “Gibberish” from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

Songwriters sometimes sing unintelligible syllables to lay down a guide melody during the creative process. Here’s an amusing example of this with my voice running through a very strict pitch correction processor.

via Ryan Leslie

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Jay-Z’s highly anticipated album The Blueprint 3 is scheduled to come out this September. With tracks produced by the likes of Kanye West, No I.D., & Timbaland, it has a lot of potential. September is going to be a busy month with Wale dropping his debut album, Mayer Hawthorne dropping his debut album and now Hov putting down BP3.

I have to say, I’m a fan of the cover. Definitely picking it up when it drops. The Red is nice but the white instruments remind me of The Secret Machine album Now Here is Nowhere:

Here’s a taste of the album…

Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West – Run This Town

The tracklist:

1. What We Talking About (Produced by Kanye West)
2. D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) (Produced by No I.D.)
3. Weigh Me Down (Feat. Kid Cudi) (Produced by Kanye West)
4. Unforgiven (Produced by Kanye West, Additional Production: MGMT)
5. Run This Town (Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Empire State Of Mind (Feat. Nas) (Produced by Kanye West & No I.D.)
7. When It Comes To This (Produced by Timbaland)
8. Always (Feat. Drake) (Produced by Kanye West)
9. Scenes From The Past (Produced by No I.D., Co-produced by Kanye West)
10. Everyday A Star Is Born (Feat. Mr. Hudson) (Produced by Kanye West)
11. Already Home (Produced by Kanye West)
12. Forever Young (Feat. Mr. Hudson) (Produced by Kanye West)
13. Thank You (Produced by No I.D.)

Bonus Tracks:
14. Sound Of The 70s (Produced by Kanye West)
15. We Made History (Produced by Kanye West)

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