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RPM Challenge 2010: Golden Days

This past February, I have been working on new music as part of the RPM Challenge. As you might recall from past years, the RPM Challenge is a month-long endeavor to encourage musicians to create an entire album of original music, start to finish. That means write songs, record, mix, master and mail off a hard copy to the good folks who sponsor the event.

This is the third time I’ve taken part in four years. Here are my entries from 2007 and 2009 with Hello Come In. Incidentally, we also spent the entire year of 2007 making 12 original EPs which you can find here.

So now it’s March 1st 2010. This year I decided to mix it up and make music with people locally in Washington D.C. Working with me in collaboration is Robin Hilton and Meg Ruddick — both NPR Music coworkers. Robin I have worked with in the past on a few songs, Meg never before, so it’s pretty cool to try something new this year.

For this project we have named ourselves Golden Days and we’re proud to present our debut effort: It Was Over Before We Began.

Anyway, on to the music:

You can download the entire album here.

Tracklist:

1. It Was Over Before We Began
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/01_ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan.mp3]
2. Year Of Dreams
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/02_YearOfDreams.mp3]
3. Mind Control
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/03_MindControl.mp3]
4. Pig
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/04_Pig.mp3]
5. Come Tomorrow
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/05_ComeTomorrow.mp3]
6. It’s A Weakness
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/06_ItsAWeakness.mp3]
7. Captain Kid
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/07_CaptainKid.mp3]
8. Bone Fragments
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/08_BoneFragments.mp3]
9. Scene
[audio:https://hellocomein.com/audiobox/RPM2010/GoldenDays/ItWasOverBeforeWeBegan/09_Scene.mp3]

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Produced by Golden Days
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Robin Hilton and Mike Katzif
at Hello Come In Studios & Small Good Thing Productions,
in Washington DC; February 2010
Artwork and layout design by Mike Katzif
Drums on “It’s A Weakness by Aryn Crowley
All Songs by Golden Days; Copyright 2010
Special Thanks to Hello Come In, Small Good Thing,
Krusher, for her unwavering patience and support
and our nearly half dozen fans.

RPM Challenge 2009: Hello Come In, ‘You Can’t Find Your Way Outside’

Hello Come In's 2009 RPM Challenge album, 'You Cant Find Your Way Outside.'
Hello Come In’s 2009 RPM Challenge album, ‘You Cant Find Your Way Outside.’

We know it’s been years since you’ve heard from the crew over at hellocomein.com, but fear not young maidens and noble gentlemen, the beast has not been slain permanently. After our year-long hiatus, we’ve had a productive month of February, and created the newest edition in the ongoing melodrama: You Can’t Find Your Way Outside.

This undertaking was written, performed, and recorded (mostly) in the month of February for the famed RPM Challenge. For those unaware, the RPM Challenge, costs no money to enter, does not provide any winnings of millions for the best entries, and really, is merely a catalyst to inspire people to get out of their nightly taco-flavored-Dorrito-fueled reality television watching lifestyle, and get them to make music for the sake of making music. The rules are simple: you have the month of February to completely create either 35 minutes of music, or 10 songs — whichever comes first.

Listen to our attempt at greatness: Some songs are pure genius, while others only part genius. But it’s safe to say that you will either be crying from joy, or despair, or not at all, after listening. The point of the project is not true perfection of the final product, but the process of creating and making music. We hope that comes across in these new songs.

Please leave comments here in the blog about what you love/hate/don’t care about, to help encourage us to create again, or give up for good.

Thanks and good night sweet princes.

~Aryn & Mike
Hello Come In — Chicago & Washington D.C. Divisions

Click here to DOWNLOAD the full album.

Tracklist:

1. White Walls
2. Half Awake
3. The Winch
4. The Academy Of Birds
5. Yellow Matter
6. You Are The Sea
7. Why The Oceans Matter
8. This Is A Fire
9. Music Box

Produced by Mike Katzif
Recorded and Engineered by Aryn Crowley and Mike Katzif
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Katzif and Hello Come In
at Hello Come In Studios, Washington DC & Chicago IL; February 2009
Artwork and layout design by Mike Katzif
Cellos on “Yellow Matter” by Thomas Pierce
Special Thanks to Greg Johnson, Robin Hilton, and our dozen fans.
All Songs by Mike Katzif, Aryn Crowley and Hello Come In, Copyright 2009