Standing Water

The Music of Brian Cantin

Late Night Tracks – Little Black Submarines

Posted on Apr 19, 2016 in Acoustic, All Recordings, Covers, Late Night Tracks, Single Take

Sometimes I’m up late at night for work with nothing to do but make quiet finger strummed recordings of songs. These are generally done without a lot of practice and quietly at around 3~4am with a single microphone. The recording is fairly quiet (sorry) you’ll probably need to turn the volume up a bit. Title Original Author Other Versions The Black...

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Hello Timebomb (iPhone Demo)

Posted on Jan 19, 2016 in Acoustic, All Recordings, Covers, Single Take

I always have fun with this song – even if I don’t play it live much. When I first tried to simulate the clock-like ticking of the drums with the pick across muted strings I kind of dug the effect. The timing on this song is good practice, but I don’t really think I can really pull off the chorus. Recorded with no overdubs using my iPhone sitting nearby, played on my acoustic...

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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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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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