Welcome to Dystopia

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This song is about the future of AI and robots, a man is received a robot version of his wife called an artifem  .... ..

This song is about the future of AI and robots, a man is received a robot version of his wife called an artifem .... ..

Welcome to Dystopia (Original Mix)

Pink-slipped

Acef Stripe Recordings

Pink-slipped was a collection of songs that came together during a tumultuous time of labor strife in the US.  The UAW was striking, others being laid off, and of course, the Bandcamp dismissal of half their loyal workers.  I choose a sketch i found that my father made of a somewhat weathered but proud man.  The pink backdrop revealing his vulnerability.  I could almost see him in the room as they told him his job was over.  No longer as strong and optimistic as the new workers but always loyal to a fault.  A life given to a cause that had always planned to erase him.  

To all my artist friends out there, we are stronger together.

Acef Stripe

Pink-slipped was a collection of songs that came together during a tumultuous time of labor strife in the US. The UAW was striking, others being laid off, and of course, the Bandcamp dismissal of half their loyal workers. I choose a sketch i found that my father made of a somewhat weathered but proud man. The pink backdrop revealing his vulnerability. I could almost see him in the room as they told him his job was over. No longer as strong and optimistic as the new workers but always loyal to a fault. A life given to a cause that had always planned to erase him. 
To all my artist friends out there, we are stronger together.
Acef Stripe

Cinnamon and Fireworks (Original Mix)

Cinnamon and Fireworks by Acef Stripe Recordings

Cinnamon and Fireworks

The Slip (Original Mix)

The Slip

Pink (Original Mix)

Pink

A Closed Door Meeting (Original Mix)

A Closed Door Meeting by Acef Stripe Recordings

A Closed Door Meeting

Erasing History (Original Mix)

Erasing History by Acef Stripe Recordings

Erasing History

She Sketched Beautiful Flowers

Adam Majdecki-Janicki

This track was inspired by German folk music and is a dark ambient / New Age improvisation on a synthesizer. It was also inspired by surrealist painting and photography. Hope you enjoy.

This track was inspired by German folk music and is a dark ambient / New Age improvisation on a synthesizer. It was also inspired by surrealist painting and photography. Hope you enjoy.

She Sketched Beautiful Flowers by Adam Majdecki-Janicki

She Sketched Beautiful Flowers (Original Mix)

Struck

Time Rival

"Struck" is a small collection of tracks prominently featuring my antique upright piano, brought together to celebrate Piano Day 2021.

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Early in 2020 I found a listing on Facebook Marketplace for a free antique upright piano. If you've ever been in the market for a secondhand piano you might notice that many people are just giving them away for free, mainly because they are cumbersome and costly to move. "Free" is a bit misleading.

So I found myself the proud owner of a genuine Cable Company of Chicago upright piano made in 1904. Shortly thereafter, a sweeping pandemic took over the world and I suddenly found myself more acquainted with this lovely antique. It has been over a year since I've picked it up, and couldn't be happier. Noisy hammers, a stuck Low A, a damper pedal that works on almost all of the notes. It has character. I'm always looking for ways to incorporate it into my music. it has changed how I compose and experience music.

I wanted to participate in Piano Day this year because I feel like I finally have something to contribute. This is my musical offering and I hope you love it. Please leave a comment!

~Michael Southard (Time Rival)

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released March 29, 2021

Written, performed, produced & mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

"Struck" is a small collection of tracks prominently featuring my antique upright piano, brought together to celebrate Piano Day 2021.
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Early in 2020 I found a listing on Facebook Marketplace for a free antique upright piano. If you've ever been in the market for a secondhand piano you might notice that many people are just giving them away for free, mainly because they are cumbersome and costly to move. "Free" is a bit misleading.
So I found myself the proud owner of a genuine Cable Company of Chicago upright piano made in 1904. Shortly thereafter, a sweeping pandemic took over the world and I suddenly found myself more acquainted with this lovely antique. It has been over a year since I've picked it up, and couldn't be happier. Noisy hammers, a stuck Low A, a damper pedal that works on almost all of the notes. It has character. I'm always looking for ways to incorporate it into my music. it has changed how I compose and experience music.
I wanted to participate in Piano Day this year because I feel like I finally have something to contribute. This is my musical offering and I hope you love it. Please leave a comment!
~Michael Southard (Time Rival)
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released March 29, 2021
Written, performed, produced &amp; mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

Grounded

Everything is Gone

Hydrangea

Natural Void

Box of Time

Box of Time is a unique series of works made between May 15th and May 20th, 2020. Each track has the same odd instrumentation and workflow.

I had acquired an antique upright piano right before COVID had started to shut down the world, and was not able to get a tuner to come to my house at the time. I had been working on some projects around the house and I had fashioned two DIY electroacoustic instruments out of some scrap wood and contact microphones that I have since named "Time Plate" & "Rival Plate" I had picked up a hand made synthesizer from Etsy called the Ellitone Multi Synth to help pass the time during lock-down. It doesn't have quantized pitch so I was able to match it to the piano. And finally my trusty Roland Juno DS-88 which i was able to adjust the tuning to get close enough to the piano to work.

I knew there was some sort of magical interplay between this odd set of instruments, and it would be gone forever once I would finally get a tuner out to work on my piano. So I recorded these performances. It's not my most refined work. Some areas may even be considered "rough" or "sloppy", but I feel the liveliness, the electricity in these pieces when I listen back. And luckily enough, I had just started using Instagram and was filming all of my performances. So if you want to see exactly how this album was made, there is video documentation at the link below.

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released July 3, 2020

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SEE HOW I MADE THIS MUSIC


www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr

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Written & Produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

Box of Time is a unique series of works made between May 15th and May 20th, 2020. Each track has the same odd instrumentation and workflow.
I had acquired an antique upright piano right before COVID had started to shut down the world, and was not able to get a tuner to come to my house at the time. I had been working on some projects around the house and I had fashioned two DIY electroacoustic instruments out of some scrap wood and contact microphones that I have since named "Time Plate" &amp; "Rival Plate" I had picked up a hand made synthesizer from Etsy called the Ellitone Multi Synth to help pass the time during lock-down. It doesn't have quantized pitch so I was able to match it to the piano. And finally my trusty Roland Juno DS-88 which i was able to adjust the tuning to get close enough to the piano to work.
I knew there was some sort of magical interplay between this odd set of instruments, and it would be gone forever once I would finally get a tuner out to work on my piano. So I recorded these performances. It's not my most refined work. Some areas may even be considered "rough" or "sloppy", but I feel the liveliness, the electricity in these pieces when I listen back. And luckily enough, I had just started using Instagram and was filming all of my performances. So if you want to see exactly how this album was made, there is video documentation at the link below.
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released July 3, 2020
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SEE HOW I MADE THIS MUSIC
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr">www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHhFvPe36DPQRfSwpJn3AumbfqPXk_Gxr</a>
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Written &amp; Produced by Michael Southard
Mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Michael Southard

Punchy Sunrise

Foreshadowing

 Box of Time

Monuments at Night

Endless Reflections

Indoors

Home Diaires 018: Time Rival - Indoors

Home Diaries is an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album or EP to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions that are upon us, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release. We interview each artist and this is included as a bonus PDF with the download. You can also check out the Home Diaries series on Spotify if you prefer, which will be available to stream in due course.

For our next Home Diaries, we’re joined by Michael Southard who records as Time Rival and also runs the Triplicate Records label. Based in Richmond, Illinois in the United States, Michael and his wife have already been quite used to home working for their respective jobs. One of the challenges has been fitting this full-time since the pandemic, around the needs of their two young children.

Michael has still managed to work in some free-time into his new-found routine by getting up early and this space has been mostly reserved for music. Household environments and every day objects, toys and sounds were used to develop modern classical compositions and contemporary soundscapes. Some pieces feel intimate, particularly when piano notes and strings combine, whereas others feel cavernous and dreamy. 'Indoors' was created during a time when a new routine was being established by this family and if you allow yourself the time to absorb this mini album in full, you'll be struck by a sheer level of detail, order and balance. 

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released June 5, 2020

Written, produced and mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Harry Towell

Home Diaires 018: Time Rival - Indoors
Home Diaries is an invitation to artists and musicians to create an album or EP to document their personal experience during the lockdown or social distancing conditions that are upon us, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series reflects a range of sounds, styles and ideas, as each artist portrays their own reflections uniquely. Each release is digital only for now, as we hope to raise what we can to help keep our label ticking over at this time. The releases feature a recurring polaroid image of a small lonely house, with a coloured filter chosen by the artist for each respective release. We interview each artist and this is included as a bonus PDF with the download. You can also check out the Home Diaries series on Spotify if you prefer, which will be available to stream in due course.
For our next Home Diaries, we’re joined by Michael Southard who records as Time Rival and also runs the Triplicate Records label. Based in Richmond, Illinois in the United States, Michael and his wife have already been quite used to home working for their respective jobs. One of the challenges has been fitting this full-time since the pandemic, around the needs of their two young children.
Michael has still managed to work in some free-time into his new-found routine by getting up early and this space has been mostly reserved for music. Household environments and every day objects, toys and sounds were used to develop modern classical compositions and contemporary soundscapes. Some pieces feel intimate, particularly when piano notes and strings combine, whereas others feel cavernous and dreamy. 'Indoors' was created during a time when a new routine was being established by this family and if you allow yourself the time to absorb this mini album in full, you'll be struck by a sheer level of detail, order and balance. 
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released June 5, 2020
Written, produced and mastered by Michael Southard
Artwork by Harry Towell

Ballad for Empty Schools

Loopback Caravan

Local Transmission

 I just need like two minutes

 I just need like two minutes by Time Rival

Distance Learning

Infinitesimal

Awakening

The Band Famous

Awakening is The Band Famous most ambitious project yet, with each track bending different genres. It is the 2nd musical album released by this power couple in rock'n'roll!

Self-produced and Los-Angeles based husband/wife production duo combine soul, hip-hop, rock and roll, EDM, and industrial sounds within the Awakening - EP.

We self-produced our album, and self-produced our music videos for every track off of our EP. We also made a short film, which includes the final music video for "Because" in a Matrix fan film titled "The Matrix: Because".

The song and music video for "Emotional Scatter" - the hit off the EP - was written, produced, and recorded while living in a car during a 2.5 year trial of homelessness, (which is talked about in our interview with Voyage LA) and later mastered and finished when the band opened The Band Famous private venue in Los Angeles.

A note: While the name of the EP is Awakening, the song "Awakening" is not part of this EP, but will be released in a future project.
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released February 2, 2020

Mary Norell Jackson - Lyrics and vocals for "Autotune Appreciation", "Lazer Eyes", "Promises", "Emotional Scatter". Vocals for "Because".
Jacob Alexander Figueroa - Instruments and production for "Emotional Scatter", "11NINE". Instruments, production, and lyrics for "Because". Drums on "Lazer Eyes".

Terrance Schubring - Synthesizers and recording on "Promises". Recording of "Autotune Appreciation".
Edwin P. Scherr - Acoustic guitar on "Autotune Appreciation", electric guitar on "Lazer Eyes".

Album mastering: Mary Norell Jackson and Jacob Alexander Figueroa.
Album art by: Mary Norell Jackson and Jacob Alexander Figueroa.
Album photography by: Erik Arnold, On Assignment Photography: www.onassignmentphotography.com/about
Album art design by: Mary Norell Jackson

Awakening is The Band Famous most ambitious project yet, with each track bending different genres. It is the 2nd musical album released by this power couple in rock'n'roll!
Self-produced and Los-Angeles based husband/wife production duo combine soul, hip-hop, rock and roll, EDM, and industrial sounds within the Awakening - EP.
We self-produced our album, and self-produced our music videos for every track off of our EP. We also made a short film, which includes the final music video for "Because" in a Matrix fan film titled "The Matrix: Because".
The song and music video for "Emotional Scatter" - the hit off the EP - was written, produced, and recorded while living in a car during a 2.5 year trial of homelessness, (which is talked about in our interview with Voyage LA) and later mastered and finished when the band opened The Band Famous private venue in Los Angeles.
A note: While the name of the EP is Awakening, the song "Awakening" is not part of this EP, but will be released in a future project.
credits
released February 2, 2020
Mary Norell Jackson - Lyrics and vocals for "Autotune Appreciation", "Lazer Eyes", "Promises", "Emotional Scatter". Vocals for "Because".
Jacob Alexander Figueroa - Instruments and production for "Emotional Scatter", "11NINE". Instruments, production, and lyrics for "Because". Drums on "Lazer Eyes".
Terrance Schubring - Synthesizers and recording on "Promises". Recording of "Autotune Appreciation".
Edwin P. Scherr - Acoustic guitar on "Autotune Appreciation", electric guitar on "Lazer Eyes".
Album mastering: Mary Norell Jackson and Jacob Alexander Figueroa.
Album art by: Mary Norell Jackson and Jacob Alexander Figueroa.
Album photography by: Erik Arnold, On Assignment Photography: <a href="http://www.onassignmentphotography.com/about">www.onassignmentphotography.com/about</a>
Album art design by: Mary Norell Jackson

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