Milkshake Daddy: Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (2010)

Milkshake Daddy: Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (2010)

Aquatic Ape Hypothesis recorded in February of 2010 by Milkshake Daddy.

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Milkshake Daddy: Aquatic Ape Hypothesis (2010)

1) Light Dispelling Darkness:

Rock noise about a sculpture in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ. Features a mandolin solo!

2) Convexagon:

Industrial soundtrack for the continuing saga of the satellite and the giant man-fish monster.

3) Aquatic Ape Hypothesis:

Instrumental rock soundtrack for the epic adventures of the Aquatic Ape Man.

4) Cathy:

An ambient song dedicated to the dolphin who played Flipper.

5) Curiosity:

Instrumental rock song about the Curiosity rover.

6) The Fifth Instar Parts 1 and 2:

An ambient soundtrack for the emergence of Magicicada cicadas.

7) Neil Degrasse High:

An ambient track that brings to mind space, and all the beauty it has to offer.

8) Super Sloppy Space Junk:

A funky odessy about the space junk that orbits the earth.

9) SakanaYasha:

Fish Demon Attacks!

10) The Luddite:

No keyboards on this track!

Data:

The album was recorded as part of the 2010 RPM Challenge. The license for Milkshake Daddy: Aquatic Ape Hypothesis is Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Aquatic Ape Hypothesis is an audio odyssey spanning the genres of electronic rock, ambient, acid rock, funk and instrumental, and inspired by futurism, B-movies, science fiction, science fact, NASA, space exploration, Japanese giant monsters, fish, cicada insects, and even Flipper. Instruments used include: mandolin, bass, electric guitar, Stylophone, various Korg keyboards & sound devices, a Bliptronic 5000, BOSS drum machine, a “Take Back the Noise” bent-circuit noise device, an iMac, and my throat.

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Milkshake Daddy: Triglidae Cosplay Facsimile (2009)

The Milkshake Daddy: Triglidae Cosplay Facsimile (2009)

Triglidae Cosplay Facsimile recorded by The Milkshake Daddy in February of 2009. Overall, this was the most popular Milkshake album.
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Milkshake Daddy: Triglidae Cosplay Facsimile (2009)

Songs:

Love Satellite
1) Love Satellite (2:15):

Genre: Rock
Volume: Loud
Instruments: BOSS DR-880, microKORG, Gibson SG, POD XT, Japanese novelty key chains, computerized vocals.
Inspiration/Notes: Las Vegas Grind compilations, B movies, Front 242, NASA, JAXA.

Return 2 Earth
2) Return 2 Earth (3:38):

Genre: Ambient
Volume: Low
Instruments: microKORG, the blue KORG Electribe, arcade noise
Inspiration/Notes: Armed Police Batrider videogame, NASA, JAXA.

Atmosphere
3) Atmosphere (2:18):

Genre: Ambient
Volume: Medium
Notes: Was a song featuring thrash guitar and troll vocals. I removed those.
Instruments: microKORG, arcade noise
Inspiration/Notes: Just the microKorg.

The Interview
4) The Interview (5:20):

Genre: Rock
Volume: Medium
Instruments: microKORG, Gibson SG, POD XT, arcade noise, computerized vocals
Inspiration/Notes: British TV and Lit. Louis Carrol. NASA & JAXA.

His Name is Mr. Sprinkles.
5) Meeting Mr. Sprinkles (3:46):

Genre: Electronica
Volume: Loud
Instruments: Human beat box, microKORG, Gibson SG, POD XT
Inspiration/Notes: My sister’s cat. Funkadelic.

My Camera
6) My Camera (1:57):

Genre: Reggae
Volume: Low, but lots of bass
Instruments: microKORG, Polaroid Camera, Sony Camcorder
Inspiration/Notes: my photography hobby, NASA, JAXA.

Someday we'll look back and scream.
7) Someday we’ll look back and SCREAM (2:15):

Genre: Ambient
Volume: Loud, lots of bass
Instruments: Human beat box, KORG Kaossilator, microKORG.
Inspiration/Notes: this one is just totally random.

Paradox
8) Scorpaeniform Paradox (4:35):

Genre: Ambient
Volume, Low, but lots of bass at the end
Instruments: My goldfish tank, KORG Kaossilator, the blue KORG Electribe
Inspiration/Notes: Sea Robins, my Sea Robin costume, my goldfish Portia de Rossi and Rojo Calente, British TV like the Clangers, Inuyasha.

Boss fight.
9) BOSS FIGHT (5:29):

Genre: Noise
Volume: Loud
Instruments: Japanese novelty key chains, the blue KORG Electribe, microKORG
Inspiration/Notes: Sea Robins, my Sea Robin costume, Neon Genesis Evangeleon, Kaiju, Rodan, 90′s gabber, Inuyasha.

Sea Robin parade
10) The Sea Robin Parade (3:27):

Genre: Ambient
Volume: Low (maybe medium at the end)
Instruments: Actual ocean waves, KORG Kaossilator, microKORG, Seagull acoustic, computerized vocals
Inspiration/Notes: Sea Robins, my Sea Robin costume, British TV.

Data:

The album was recorded in February of 2009 for the RPM Challenge.The license for Milkshake Daddy: Triglidae Cosplay Facsimile is Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Triglide Cosplay Facsimile is a concept album about a satellite that develops artificial intelligence and decides that it wants to explore earth’s oceans instead of space. On earth it meets Mr. Sprinkles, the Cat, who directs him to Sakanayokai the fish demon whom it does battle with to free the Sea Robins off the Jersey Shore. Yes really. Crazy right? Music has fallen behind visual art in terms of weirdness, and it’s time to catch up.

I recorded the album during February 2009, during which time I was working 50 hours a week at my jobby job, drinking lots of black tea, eating about a loaf of bread a day (not kidding). I also lost 6 pounds. I used Guitar Band to record this (that’s my excuse for any quality issues, like low volume or clipping), with a little help from Audacity, a Shure 58 microphone and lots of cables.

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Milkshake Daddy: Secret Lives of Probes, Satellites and Rovers

The Milkshake Daddy: Secret Lives of Probes, Satellites and Rovers (2008)

Secret Lives of Probes, Satellites and Rovers recorded in February of 2008 by The Milkshake Daddy.

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Milkshake Daddy: Secret Lives of Probes, Satellites and Rovers

Listen to songs:

Launch!
1) Launch (1:16):

2) Voyager 1 (2:36):

3) Voyager 2 (2:02):

America I love you
4) America I Love You (3:51):

SKYLAB
5) SKYLAB (1:44):

Kaguya
6) Kaguya (3:57):

Malfunctioning satellite
7) Communication Breakdown: Satcom (1:50):

Space images.
8) Hubble (5:57):

Good life
9) Good Life (3:04):

Sojourner attacks
10) Sojourner Attacks (2:04):

11) Sputnik (2:01):

Data:

The album was recorded in February of 2008 for the RPM Challenge. The license for Milkshake Daddy: Secret Lives of Probes, Satellites and Rovers is Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Lyrics for Good Life:

I'm a robot rock n' roller
On the planet Mars
Got a sister Martian rover
And this world is ours

We have a dirty job
But there's nothing to it
We love the opportunity
And have the right spirit

I investigate the Crater
And my sister's on the Plain
Determining the structure
Of local terrain

NASA dropped us off
in 2000 and 4
Said We were down for the count
But we came back for more

The dirts so red
I never get the blues
It's a good life
It's a good life

I'm feeling all right
I found some hematite
It's good life
It's a awesome life

We got the magnets and
We got the cameras
Grinding tools and
Microscopic imagers

We move from place to place
Testing stones and soil
We've got solar panels
We don't run no oil

NASA set us up good and
For that we're glad
Been down with the job
Since we left the launch pad

Viva Mars Visa NaSa
You'll here us cheer
Six hundred Eighty Seven Days
in the Martian year

The dirts so red
I never get the blues
It's a good life
It's a good life

I'm feeling all right
I found some hematite
It's good life
It's a awesome life

Rock all day
Eat sun for food
It's a good life
It's a great life

Think I'm artificial
I'm more alive that you
It's a good life
It's a good life
Viva Mars! Viva Nasa!!!

Some Sojourner Attacks Lyrics:

I dig for rocks all day, but I'm not on the pipe!
There's no water on Mars, don't believe that hype!
I'm green on the red planet, cause I'm solar son!
Don't step to me boy, my Pathfinder weights a ton.
NASA left me for dead, and I don't care!
Keep your Java upgrades, I don't need no repairs!
Relaxing in my crater, watching the stars!
I'm the Sojourner Rover, Emperor of Mars!

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