The three things only I own

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My Bandcamp collection, isn’t exactly, ah, populist. I have a few things that lots of other people own (my most-owned album is owned, as of this writing, by 7,507 other people), but a lot of the music I’ve plunked down coin for is not that widely owned.

But even so, somebody has bought these things.

With three exceptions.

I’ve been thinking about seeing which these are and writing about them for a while, but I just bought something new, noticed I was the only person to so far have done so, and decided I should try and be less special by talking other people into giving these things a spin.

So, starting with the one I purchased first, way back on December 30, 2010, let’s roll.

When I Should Be Sleeping EP, by Colby Miller Colby Miller 6 track album

I recently found my old review of this ep (which is fine and accurate but not all that). I wish it said how I first discovered this album. Probably from one of my Linescratchers colleagues. If my memory is accurate, Colby was 17 when he released this and still in high school. And honestly, it’s pretty great. Yes for someone 17 and still in high school, but I still like it. I haven’t listened to it much in the last ten years but I heard it many many times for a few years and I dig it. I don’t know for sure but I assume this is him. I should check out his new stuff. He must be…31 by now? Gee whiz.

Demo Collection from forthcoming album Blue and Pink, to be released 2019, by Roxy Rawson Roxy Rawson 10 track album

Roxy is a friend of mine. I own all her things that are on Bandcamp, but the rest of them I purchased before Bandcamp became my music hangout of choice. These are “just” demos but they sound great and they give a good sense of what she was up to ten years ago. And, as far as I know, the album these songs demo never came out. So I suppose this is the novel. I’ve featured her music a couple times on Irreantum but, as much as I like her work, it’s never really been something I just listen to, if you know what I mean. That might be changing though. Her most recent song excites me and signifies work that might well move into my regular rotation.

Apocryphal Tales, by Colin WB Foley & Sebastien Hale Colin WB Foley 11 track album

I found this rather randomly. I have the 1915 Alice in Wonderland saved on YouTube and I came darn close to actually watching it last night (instead the youngest and I played Codenames together, then she went to bed and I watched Born Yesterday alone so I could return the dvd to to the library on the morrow). But before the evening unfolded I noticed that you could buy the new soundtrack on Bandcamp so I navigated over there and listened to maybe thirty seconds of the first track but hated it. But I was intrigued buy another album and listened to it as we play. One of the songs seemed like subpar They Might Be Giants and one of the songs reminded me of Evanescence and many of the songs fell along that axis and many others weren’t anywhere near that axis. Each of the songs is based on a movie (I’ve only seen three of them, one of which is the bonus track you only get if you buy the album). I wouldn’t have purchased it except you could get it for free. So I threw down a mere $1.11 and made it mine. The only person to ever do so. I’m not sure how much I’ll actually listen to it. Honestly, this one does often feel like demos, but the project is ambitious and fascinating and I recommend checking it out.

I recommend all three.

Maybe you’ll be the first to take such a recommendation.