Archive for the “Band Stuff” category
The Continued Evolution of Songs
by nielskunze on January 7, 2012
Chaotic Harmony was the opening track on our debut album Tense Moments. Years after that release, the song was still a staple of our live set, but it had changed dramatically. Shane gets to play a little electric guitar here… (…)
A Urine Sample Please
by nielskunze on January 7, 2012
Olympic athletes are tested for performance enhancing drugs. Rock and Roll musicians are not. Thank god! These songs are not so much “performance enhanced” but something was definitely pushing the tempo somewhere near mach 2. Slow down boys… relax… take (…)
The Crucible of Live Performances
by nielskunze on January 7, 2012
Always popular as a live act, Missing Peace liked to use the live setting to experiment with song arrangements and especially with lyrics, just to see what worked. Certain tunes had different lyrics every time they were performed. Shane really (…)
One of the Oldest in the Archives
by nielskunze on January 7, 2012
This is the first tune we ever had professionally recorded. It was before we changed the band name from The Dharma Bums to Missing Peace. Our “producer” on this effort was Wayne Otis who also plays the piano. He does (…)
Exceptionally Rare MP3 of Missing Peace on CJAY92 FM Calgary Radio (So I) Updated! March 24/12
by nielskunze on September 23, 2011
The story of this recording’s very existence doubles as its excuse for its poor sound quality. It was recorded in 1997 onto cassette tape from a radio in the Columbia Valley as it was airing live from Calgary. It then (…)
Dexter’s Elixir Part 2 “Polyester Waters”
by nielskunze on September 20, 2011
Prologue: They’ve touched your mind with sharpened anarchy Where’ve you been my young white prodigy? Two rivers flow down different mountain slopes The needles break like frozen climbing ropes Forever in time precludes continuity Tumblin’ space our new reality… The (…)
Coyote’s Call
by nielskunze on September 10, 2011
Coyote’s Call (late eighties cassette) Old man’s dead in a buried ghost town Flies kick up when the dust settles down Last six shooter riding away God winks good-bye on his funeral day Night crashes down on his weathered kin (…)
Handful of Sand
by nielskunze on September 10, 2011
This is another one that needs a remix. We’ll get to it just as soon as we get our hands on the source tapes. Handful of Sand The loneliness of being just one Always looking for the two Infinity opens (…)
Transcendental Juke Monkey
by nielskunze on September 10, 2011
Planets come in line Like black dress shoes Steppin’ on your throat but feelin’ alright Sink down low to where your brain begins to play Colours come alive They’re living for the one People seem to fade away to the (…)
Whitman’s Gauntlet
by nielskunze on September 9, 2011
We’re currently trying to procure the source tapes from this recording so we can remix it. The vocals are a bit thin with lots of ssssss’s. We know the originals are good; they just need to be tweaked and toggled. (…)