A Couple New Ones
SO yea, I’ve been lazy, but only in terms of updating the blog. I’ve actually done a couple new things, I just haven’t gotten around to posting them. Neither of these songs contain any cello - I did them all in Logic, but they still have their merits I think. The first one was more of an exercise to see if putting a poem to music really works or not. I think it does more or less, but I’d like to redo the vocals at one point, and my slight dissatisfaction with them probably explains my instinct to put them so low in the mix.
This next one was very fun to make with my roommate and two of his friends from home. The goal was to make some sort of David Bowie-esque futuristic space song. We made the whole song in an evening, and if it seems thrown together it’s because it is. If it seems incredible then that’s just because we are futuristic space geniuses. Doing this one made me realize how dumb and simple pop songs are, but at the same time how fun they are. I think I’d like to do something like this, with a heavy beat I mean, but instrumental, with some cello - maybe kind of a trip hop type of song like DJ shadow or something rad like that. Who knows, I’ve been pretty uninspired lately, but I’m going away this weekend and maybe it’ll revamp the creative juices.
March 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
What a great idea! Please do a trip hop song! Maybe a trip-hop album
Fun new songs. Cosmic space party was a complete surprise, and does sound like it was done in more than one night. It makes me want to re-evaluate what goes into other music, but definitely a fun song
March 30th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Hey!
But it’s good to have fun, keep it fresh and try new things, right? 
I can’t believe how long it has been since I don’t visit your blog!
The first song I liked it, even with the low mix of the voice, I think it’s quite good, I think it would be cool as an interlude in an album and I think the structure of the song works very good for the lyrics!
The second one, I don’t know, I guess it’s just not my kind of music
Anyway, I hope everything’s ok for you in Brooklyn! Have a nice sunday and a great week!
April 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
My vote for “Best Nick Ogawa song 2008″ is Cosmic Space Party!
April 25th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Hey!
What’s going on? You haven’t updated your blog in a while…I’ve been checking everyday for two weekkkkks.
Hope everything’s ok…
Miguel