atmospheric - a new album by sethifus (and a self-indulgent article about it)

I have a new album!

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT HERE!

It's an album of instrumental tracks with calming sounds and guitar. I recorded it to help stressed out people calm down. I use it at work every day. It helps me calm down.

Here's the youtube video playlist:

That's pretty much all you need to know about "atmospheric".

If you're at all like me in that you like to know the story behind things like this album keep reading. The rest of this article is going to be just that. I'm going to go on and on about this album because I really like it. I'm proud of this album and want to talk about it.

It all started with this:

This is "Lynn Monologues". A 5-song EP of solo guitar I recorded a couple years ago (2015).

I recorded each song in one take. It shows.

I still think it's a pretty good album for what it is. (one of those songs has the same basic guitar part one of the songs on "atmospheric").

After that I recorded some other albums. For 2 of them I recorded the first 2 songs on "atmospheric".

First "Popcorn" for "SIP":

And second "Out in the Rain" for "SHOES":

After that I decided to do a full album of that kind of song.

I decided to give myself a couple of restrictions because... I guess because I keep hearing that having limits helps fuel creativity. I did the same thing with my comic "IMPENDING DOOM!" which I thought was pretty neat, but I'm biased.

Restriction 1: The background sounds for each song (except the bonus track) had to be natural sounds that I didn't doctor too much.

Restriction 2: The only other sound could be guitar.

That was it! With those limitations I recorded 12 more tracks like the first two (and one weird bonus track).

I think it's pretty good. But I'm biased (as I've said).

I tried to make all of these tracks soothing. I picked noises I thought could help whoever listens to them calm down, fall asleep, meditate, or whatever they want to do with calming music. (Just... you don't need to let me know what you do while listening to it...)

As I recorded I realized that I wanted to make music that could be on a loop in the background of a level in a video game:

or in the background at a section of a theme park:

Or anywhere that needs a bit of atmosphere.

I ended up using a lot of water sounds. I have a few other ideas that I didn't include... maybe I'll make a sequel album.

For the guitar parts I tried to write riffs that sounded nice, weren't too raucous or loud, and could help soothe without distracting too much from whatever was going on. (again, I don't need to know)

Huh... I thought I had a lot more to say about this album, but I think that's all I got.

GO BUY "ATMOSPHERIC" AND CALM THE HECK DOWN!

Any questions?

Working on a few more albums...

Rejected by the New Yorker! Volume 8

Just one comic this time.

I'm going to try to come up with 10 ideas each month to submit.

We'll see if I can even think of one...

New Yorker.... sigh...

New Fisher Price Music Box Record Player song!

I made this song with the Fisher Price Record Player software made by fred27. You can download it HERE!!!!!

I fully intended to turn it into an actual Fisher Price record and have it available at my Shapeways 3D print store.

But my openscad software isn't working properly.

I'll make the physical record available and change this text if I can get it to work again.


Here's the video of my other Fisher Price Music Box Record Player song:

Anybody interested in a full album of music box songs? I sure like writing them.

More music....

ROUND and ROUND and ROUND!

Here is a song I recorded for my album SIP:

I tried to write it as a round, but with 3 different verses.


I'm not sure if that can be a round or not.

Maybe a round has to be the same verse sung several times... staggered.


So I made 3 versions, one for each verse!

And I also made a silly one, because I can.

And I'm a silly one.

I made a playlist of all 5 songs!

And I made an EP of all 5 songs!

It's called "Round and Round and Round"!

You can download it HERE!!!!!!!!! If you like.

That's all for now!

More new music soon, hopefully!

More music! More of the Times!

Artists! Make Some Art for Me, Get the SIP Album for Free!

I made the artwork for my new album SIP:

And I think it's good! It represents me in the way I want it to. I, personally, think it looks good on t-shirts and stickers and such...

BUT!


I have always wanted to be a cartoon character.

So I have always liked it when other people draw me!


THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS!

Or pencils and pens!

Brushes?

Wacom tablets?


Whatever you use to make art, it's a call to it!

I would like YOU, my artistic friends, to make your own version of a cover for the SIP album!

They'll be like alternate covers for comics!!!

It can resemble this cover, but it doesn't have to!

Use your imagination!

Listen to the album HERE!

(or HERE!)

Or Here! Yep, it's on CDBABY now too!

Let the songs inspire you!


And to help I look like this:

Sometimes... and other times I look like this:

And the shirt I'm wearing in the album cover I drew is this:

I don't actually have that shirt, though...



If you make a new cover for SIP, I'll give you a digital copy of the album for FREE!

Well, free except for the album cover you make for me.

I'll share it on the Ponder Couch and probably other social media and link to your site if you like!


Send your version of the SIP album cover to sethifusp@gmail.com with SIP in the subject somewhere!

Man, I sure hope people are interested...

I Can't Help Myself...

I have new designs, I make shirts and stickers.

My new LP Album Thing "SIP" has this cover:

So I made some stickers and shirts:

That last one is a sticker.

There are other shirts too, you can get them HERE!!!!


I am also now selling genuine 4-leaf clovers!

So I made a little logo thing:

So, of course, I made some shirts and stickers:

And these:

(shot glass)

Why?! Because I can!

You can buy all of this stuff and much, too much more at the PONDER COUCH STORE!

I have a problem...

Anybody Need Some Luck? (4-leaf clovers for sale)

I'm pretty good at finding Four-Leaf Clovers.

I found all of those one afternoon in a couple patches in my front yard.

I didn't keep any of them.


Recently I started keeping them!

I seal each one in a strip of packaging tape!

I usually find at least one each time I look.

They turn brown fairly quickly, but they are all real four-leaf clovers!

This is one I found over eight years ago!

It's been in my wallet ever since.

It still looks pretty great!



If you would like a four-leaf clover (or two or 10) send me an e-mail at sethifusp@gmail.com!

Make sure to write something like "four-leaf clover" "I need luck!" or something like that, otherwise I might not open it.

I will charge $5 for each four-leaf clover! There will be a short note from me with the preserved four-leaf clover in an envelope. All sent to you wherever you are!

You can pay me more if you like, I might add a drawing to the note or something like that.



Here's my new "business" logo!

Again, write to sethifusp@gmail.com if you want one! I'll write back with instructions and send the clover to you asap!

You feel lucky?

SIP - a new 14 Track album by sethifus!

I finally did it!

I finished my new album!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO BANDCAMP AND DOWNLOAD IT!!!

I think it turned out pretty great!

It's odd, I'm odd...

I hope you love it, buy it, and convince all of your friends, loved ones, and hated ones to buy it too!

Lord knows I could use the money...

(and the ego boost).

I made a youtube playlist of all the songs:

I'll probably make some shirts and stickers of it too.

I put the most work into this album of any I've made so far. And I've made 7 other sethifus albums and at least 2 full MisterSeth albums!

Please, share this with anybody you think *might* be interested in it.

If you follow me on any social media, I'm going to be plugging the crap out of this album for at least a week. I'm so darn proud of it...

A new Song Medium I Wanna Try!

Awhile back I wrote about some song mediums I would like to try!

And then a little less awhile back I made one!

I still haven't gotten to record on a wire or an Edison cylinder...



I found out through Geekologie that there is a new song medium I would like to try!

A tattoo!!!

Through the Skin Motion company you can get sound waves tattooed onto you that you can play back with an app!

Anybody want to hire me to write the sound waves for your new tattoo?

It can be up to a minute.

Anybody? Please?

I wanna do this so bad!

But not on myself... that seems... too narcissistic. Even for me.

If you actually do want me to write a short song for you to tattoo onto yourself forever, send me a request at sethifusp@gmail.com

Anybody...?

Juicy Juice = Ecto Cooler?!

I did a new taste test.

To see if Juicy Juice Orange Tangerine really tastes like Ecto Cooler, watch the video!


































It's pretty close! Try it to see for yourself.





I still miss the real Ecto Cooler though.

And Slimer... I miss Slimer...

A melancholy love song

Most of my favorite love songs are a bit melancholy.

Here's a melancholy love song I just wrote:

It's okay to be sad sometimes.

Even when you're happy.

Time is a dumb thing.

3 New Songs! Pumpkins, Hearts, and Giggle Loops!

I need to post things I make right after I make 'em.

Oops...

Pumpkin seeds are sprouting! Soon they'll be vining! And then... HALLOWEEN!!!

A love song. About my wife. Because they all are. Even if the people in the song aren't actually me or my wife.

A song inspired by the BBC comedy "Coupling".

I wrote this a long time ago, but have only just now recorded it, finally.


Please to enjoy all 3 from them!

Watch!

Share!

Like!

Care!

Somebody... please pay me to do this...

Pumpkins 2017 Update!

The pumpkin seeds are starting to sprout!

Soon they will vine everywhere.

EVERYWHERE!

And then flowers.

And then...

And then....

I love this whole damn thing.

Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen is coming...

MNT DEW - DEW-S-A: tasting it...

Tastes like... America...




So Mountain Dew is hopping on the patriotic bandwagon? I guess someone had to follow in Budweiser's footsteps.

Woo!

Pumpkins 2017!

I mowed the lawn today.

And then I planted this year's pumpkin seeds!!!

I planted:

* A row of BIG PUMPKIN seeds! I think this is the closest I'll get to growing State Fair-Worthy Pumpkins.

* Two rows of decorative pumpkins. Some of them might be white!

* A row of seeds I saved from last year's pumpkins!


Hopefully some of them will sprout, vine, and produce pumpkins I can use this fall!

If you want one (when they're actually a grown reality), send me an e-mail at sethifusp@gmail.com. We might be able to work something out.

PUMPKINS! THAT MEANS HALLOWEEN IS COMING!

New Song and a Prestigious Playlist!

I wrote a new song!

It's about demos.

Those pictures are all me, back when I was the coolest I'll ever be.







Also, guys... I made a really great playlist!






Compiled by Frank "Dr. Frank" Portman himself!

This is a playlist of people covering Mr. T Experience songs, and I'm one of them!



That makes me feel pretty good.

And earlier in the week Chris Ballew shared my cover of his Caspar Babypants song "Silly Bird"!



Here's the video:

It's been a good couple weeks as far as people I admire sharing my covers of their songs goes.

You could share some of my videos too, if you, ya know, want to...