Tag Archives: music

Edmas 2021: Christmas In 7 Minutes (And 33 Seconds)

Posted on November 26, 2021 | Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again! Another weird year calls for another Christmas EP! Like last year, I got the jump on this one early – all of the instruments were done before Halloween! But there are two noted differences this time around. One, I kept things completely in-house – what you hear is all me and only me. Two, I included an original – “Hey It’s Christmas (Yeah We Know)”, designed to be the dumbest holiday song ever written. I’d like to think I succeeded in this front, but you ultimately make the call there. Let me know if you think I make the worst Christmas song ever!

Before I bring the tunes, an announcement: This is my 15th annual Christmas EP… and also my last. It’s been fun, but I think 15 straight years is enough. I won’t take any of this down and you’ll always have access to every EP at the Edmas tab at the top of the page. I hope you’ve enjoyed 15 years of holiday nonsense from me. I’ll be back in 2022 with one final holiday project – a full album, released as Distinct Kicking Motion, entitled “Ed’s Public Domain Christmas Spectacular”!

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)Download
Hey It’s Christmas (Yeah We Know)Download
Here We Come A-CarolingDownload
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)Download

Recorded and mixed at The ‘Berger Joint, Rochester NY, October-November 2021. “Hey It’s Christmas (Yeah We Know)” written by Ed Klingenberger.

Leave a comment

Posted in Music

Tagged , , ,

Edmas 2019: Christmas In 8 Minutes

Posted on December 4, 2019 | Leave a comment

santaball.pngWe’ve made it! Another year is in the books, so it’s time for yet another Christmas EP! This one was fun to make… and a bit of a workout, too. The theme this year wasn’t readily apparent when I just looked at the songs I picked, but it emerged as I was putting it together. Since two of the four songs don’t really have a whole lot going for them, the name of the game wound up being SPEED. In terms of tempos, this is quite possibly the fastest batch I’ve ever made. The click track was set at over 300 beats per minute for two of them… Enjoy!

Nuttin’ for Christmas

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Mele Kalikimaka

Frosty the Snowman

Recorded and mixed at The ‘Berger Joint, Rochester NY, October-November 2019. Additional vocals/yelling in “Nuttin’ for Christmas” and “Frosty the Snowman”: Ed, Rob Klingenberger, Sarah Klingenberger, Erika Bryan, Steve Begy, Adam Donnelly, Tom Klingenberger, Karen Klingenberger, Cameron Cole, Jake Butcher, and Jeremy Schlierf. Cameron, Jake, and Jeremy were recorded at The Cole House, Clarence Center, NY, November 2019.

Leave a comment

Posted in Music

Tagged , , , , ,

2019 RPM Challenge – Update 2

Posted on February 13, 2019 | Leave a comment

Here’s the second update video!

This vlog focuses on the three days I spent tracking electric guitar for the album. Clean and distorted guitars were recorded through two different amp heads but the same speaker cabinet. That’s why I did all the distorted guitars first, then went back and took care of the cleans. Enjoy!

Leave a comment

Posted in Music, Video

Tagged , ,

2019 RPM Challenge – Update 1

Posted on February 6, 2019 | Leave a comment

At some point last year, I discovered something called the RPM Challenge. The challenge is to record an album (RPM = Record Per Month) entirely in the month of February. Followers of this blog know I can’t turn down a good musical challenge, so I simply had to participate this year!

I’m also filming sizable chunks of the process. Here’s the first update video, chronicling how I spent the first three days. Enjoy!

Leave a comment

Posted in Music, Video

Tagged , ,

Snowed In

Posted on January 21, 2019 | Leave a comment

Happy January! Hope you like snow! Because, uh, we here in my neck of the woods got a LOT of snow over the weekend. So, being trapped in the house all weekend, I naturally got bored and had to make some music.

This tune got a sort of three-step process, all of which took about two hours. First, I demoed the tune quickly on my tablet. Liking what I heard – and also having nothing better to do – I decided to record it for real… so I wrote the chords and structure down. After that, I set up an amp and a microphone and tracked what you hear up there. The intentionally buried keyboard parts weren’t in the original demo, of course…

As always, thanks for listening! Feel free to let me know what you think. Stay warm and I’ll see you soon.

Leave a comment

Posted in Music

Tagged , ,

Edmas 2018: Christmas In 7 Minutes (And 21 Seconds)

Posted on December 7, 2018 | 1 comment

santaball.png Happy December! It’s the time of year where I post new Christmas recordings for your listening… pleasure? Sure, we’ll go with that. For the third consecutive year, this batch has a theme. This time around, the theme centers around a single songwriter – every song I recorded this year was either written or co-written by Johnny Marks. I had to go a little obscure for a couple of these but two others will be well-known to you almost immediately. Also, I decided to go back and revisit the old friend that started me on this path. Most of the annual “traditions” are here, but I replaced the layered guitar solo with a nod to a seminal punk band with the first song. If you would like cover art, I’m using this picture for it. Enjoy!

Run Rudolph Run

The Most Wonderful Day of the Year

The Night Before Christmas Song

A Holly Jolly Christmas

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

UPDATE: If you would prefer to stream the whole EP, here you go!

Recorded and mixed at The ‘Berger Joint, Rochester NY, October-November 2018. Guitar solo in “Run Rudolph Run”: Mike Sukhenko. Count-off in “Run Rudolph Run”: Adam Donnelly. Additional vocals in “The Most Wonderful Day of the Year”: Tom Klingenberger and Steve Begy. Additional vocals/yelling in “Run Rudolph Run” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas”: Ed, Rob Klingenberger, Sarah Klingenberger, Mike Sukhenko, Erika Bryan, Steve Begy, Brandon Fess, Pete Johnson, Dan Bell, and Adam Donnelly.

 

1 Comment

Posted in Music

Tagged , , ,

I Don’t Wanna Hang Out With You

Posted on October 8, 2018 | Leave a comment

Here’s a thing I made!

I thought I’d try my hand at a lyric video…

Originally the B-side to “I Wanna Go Outside”, this is also one of the few Distinct Kicking Motion songs I’ve had the chance to play live. Check it out, hope you like it, and let me know what you think!

Leave a comment

Posted in Distinct Kicking Motion, Music, Video

Tagged , ,

Side Effects May Include…

Posted on August 13, 2018 | Leave a comment

Today, the Laryngitis EP concludes.

This song being here is proof that sometimes chronological isn’t the best order for music. This closing track was written before each of the previous three AND was recorded on the same day as “Laryngitis” (I had the day off from work that day). The impetus for this one came simply from looking at my lap steel and deciding to use it again. Then, to take the tune to the next level, I took my Gibson and put it in Open-D tuning to match the lap steel. The final piece that really put this one over the top is the solo in the whole-tone section – I received an Otamatone this past Christmas and it finally made its recording debut here.

As always, thanks for listening! Feel free to let me know what you think. Have a good one and I’ll see you soon.

Leave a comment

Posted in Distinct Kicking Motion, Music, Video

Tagged , , , ,

NEW ALBUM! Distinct Kicking Motion – Greatest Hits

Posted on August 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

Surprise! Today, I’m releasing a new album! Here’s a video about it AND a link to the Bandcamp page.

This is Distinct Kicking Motion’s first non-concept album, 14 tracks long and spanning a decade of my songwriting catalog. The oldest song on this album dates all the way back to 2006 and the newest was written in 2016. I’ve been sitting on this album for a while, debating wether or not to make physical copies, but I decided to release it online anyway. It’ll be wherever else you like to stream and download your music in the coming days (links to those will be in the video’s description). Thanks for reading and listening and I hope you enjoy! See you next week with the final song from the Laryngitis EP.

Leave a comment

Posted in Distinct Kicking Motion, Music, News

Tagged , , , , ,

The Doctor Will See You Now

Posted on July 16, 2018 | Leave a comment

The instrumental EP continues… and we kick off metaphorical Side B with a fun one.

As you might be able to guess from the overall sound, this is my attempt at an early Metallica instrumental – I was picturing it as a combination of “The Call of Ktulu” and “Orion” in a fraction of the time. Shortly after I put this one together, I got an idea: Since there were three spots in this tune for solos, let’s give two of them to other people! So, I got a hold of my friends Jay and Neil (the first two guitar players that popped up in my mind) and they were willing to play! Fun Fact: The solos were recorded in reverse order – my solo was tracked first, while Jay’s was done last (Jay’s a busy guy).

As always, thanks for listening! Feel free to let me know what you think. Enjoy the start of summer and I’ll see you soon with this EP’s closing track.

Leave a comment

Posted in Music, Video

Tagged , ,