Standing Water

The Music of Brian Cantin

Voodoo Thang

Posted on Sep 30, 2015 in All Recordings, Demo

I came up with this basic riff on the bass and then jammed on it a bit with my guitar. It has a very ’80s hair metal sound to it which I dig and hope you do too. This isn’t a complete song at this point, but it’s a pretty fun short demo and one of my better sounding mixes. Title Original Author Other Versions Brian...

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Together Forever and Thereafter (iPhone Demo)

Posted on May 23, 2015 in Acoustic, All Recordings, Demo, Single Take

I don’t usually post practice demos – but this is one I’ve written recently that I’ve been fairly enthused with, but I’ve not had the time to flesh it out with a full Logic project. This song doesn’t follow my normal song structures and contains a bit of a joke twist which is not my normal writing style but I’ve been experimenting with some new ideas of...

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She Lies to Me (Rough)

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in All Recordings, Demo

This is a simple song about adultery. I’ve spent a lot of time explaining myself previously, that’s about all you get for explanation on this one. Take it as you will. This is an incomplete demo – the drums come out too strong in the mix and the bridge is missing, however it’s a great example of the direction I’ve been heading in lately, and even incomplete I am...

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Stepping Stone 2014

Posted on Feb 14, 2014 in Acoustic, All Recordings, Demo, Single Take

There is so much I can say about this song. I wrote it 10 years ago in a different key and it was a significant departure from my usual writing style and ushered in a period of musical experimentation. Around this time period I wrote a number of different sounding pieces, including the Blue Juice sessions, and was trying to discover a new sound. Try as I might, I cannot consistently sing this...

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