The Cacophonous World of Professor Whimsey

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The Cacophonous World of Professor Whimsey

The Cacophonous World of Professor Whimsey is the place to find the latest music of Victor Lams, Dr. Apostrophe X, and, of course, Professor Whimsey

  1. 04/18/2011

    Ye Olde Faire Knights

    Just learning my way around a new library (Garritan's World Instruments), I did this in half an hour this morning. Because, you never know when you'll need a full recorder ensemble! http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Ye_Olde_Faire_Knights.mp3

  2. 08/19/2010

    Don't Be Afraid

    I'm still on my archive.org old 1950s educational film short kick. Here's a new song inspired by one of the films, along with the film re-edited as a music video. The original film meant to teach kids not to be afraid, but seriously -- what kind of lesson is that to be teaching our kids nowadays? And here is just the music: Victor Lams - "Don't Be Afraid"

  3. 08/07/2010

    Repetitive Robot Music

    This isn't a real song, just me messing around for an hour or so with some synths and a new channelstrip plugin (TeamDNR's Mixcontrol). If you like repetitive robot music, then you might enjoy this. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Repetitive_Robot_Music.mp3

  4. 07/29/2010

    Pater Noster (Latin for Kids!)

    There's never been an easier way to learn the "Pater Noster"! I'm not sure what I was thinking when I had this idea, because shoehorning plainsong into one of the most rigid forms of music around was probably not the best idea in the world, but I thought it'd be fun to hear once I'd made it. And I'm pleased with the results. Also -- here is the audio file so you can download it for your iPods: http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Pater_Noster.mp3

  5. 07/23/2010

    I'd Hit That

    Here is a delightful instrumental / percussion amuse-bouche to whet your palate. Nothing too profound here, just playing around with various percussional timbres, whence the title. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Id_Hit_That.mp3

  6. 03/18/2009

    Off the Grid

    No synths this time (a first for me)! Used only the instruments pictured above (plus my voice and our kitchen wok-lid as a gong, not pictured): ashiko hand-drum (djembe like), kosika shaker, tambourine, box drum, mbira/kalimba, bamboo saxophone, and some weird bamboo/reed whistle. I used ample instances of Celemony Melodine to keep everything in tune (and repitch a few notes), and looped some of the parts a bit (and the 4-on-the-floor "kick" is the ashiko pitched down roughly 5 semitones). Most were recorded with an SM58, my voice with my CAD-M177. The reverb is a cave impulse in Cakewalk Perfect Space. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Off_the_Grid.mp3

  7. 02/15/2009

    Popcicle Man

    If you're offended by this, you're not wrong. http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_Popcicle_Man.mp3

  8. 02/10/2009

    General Dynamics

    I realized this past weekend that I hadn't done a two-minute rock opera yet about a mechanical engineer who steals a tank. So I fixed that (there's a General Dynamcs tank plant near Detroit that we used to drive past whenever we'd visit our grandparents, so that's the Michigan connection). This features Alchemy, Minimonsta, Jamcussion, SonikSynth 2, and a backwards guitar chord (that I played all by myself!). http://www.victorlams.com/audio/Victor_Lams_-_General_Dynamics.mp3 Lyric: He's thinking about getting the band back together But he knows there never really was a band He found a funny video he'd like to show his son But he won't see him until next weekend. And it's too early to get excited about going home According to the 20-year clock up on the shelf Not that there's anything to get excited about And these brackets won't design themeselves. General Dynamics You can't be quiet, you can't be loud General Dynamics Don't deny it, stand out from the crowd Because when you look back at all your time and find that from it all you shrank That's the time to break out of line And steal yourself a tank. Maybe it was a problem with AutoCAD Maybe just missing the life he'd never had, After years of being nothing he just wanted to be bad, And that night he was working late. He had a friend in the guard at the shack They'd gone to school together many years back And so just by faking a heart attack He subdued him and made it through the factory gate. Fire that bad boy up M-1-A Slam that hatch door shut They'll finally listen, today. General Dynamics Quiet time is over now General Dynamics Never liked this fac'try anyhow Like Hell! the Earth belongs to the weak Or to those whom it destroys Maybe they'll listen when you speak If your tank backs it up with noise. None of this was really necessary Could have avoided the run-in with the military And the Page One obituary With a little general dynamics.

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