Want To Create a Sci-Fi Audio Collage Together?

Do you want to help create something cool? (or at least interesting)

Do you have the means to record some audio? (mic, computer, iPhone, iPod Touch, etc.)

Let's make a Sci-Fi Audio Collage together!

Here's the idea:

• Record a cool sound. It could be anything

Here are some ideas:

1. tap a glass
2. shake some coins
3. slam a book
4. A blender
5. dogs barking
   
6. record your voice saying something Science Fiction-y, even if you are just plugging your book, blog, podcast, etc. Bonus points for mentioning some meme from the past week or two.
   
7. Find something that makes some Sci-Fi type sound: beeping watches, phones, etc.
   
8. For my more musically inclined friends, if you want to record yourself singing, playing an instrument, or creating a beat; let's put everything at 96 B.P.M and in the key of D major.
   

• Mix it down to a .wav, aiff, mp3, or AAC file and e-mail it to me at 27summers@gmail.com Please include your name and a description of the sound in your e-mail.
  

• I'll then take your audio and turn it into ... something, hopefully a musical something, even if it is just a beat that I construct in my recording software (Logic Pro).
  

• I'll post the final recording to the blog as an MP3.

The idea here isn't to create some timeless work of art. We're going to have fun and make something cool that will serve to put a smile on our faces for this week and probably never again. Maybe we can even run it as an ending bumper to The Functional Nerds Podcast.

I look forward to hearing what you send me,
John Anealio
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Is A Chupacabra Kosher?

I was raised Catholic and my wife is Jewish. Whenever we get together with my in-laws for the holidays, I'm always a bit confused in regard to what makes an animal kosher or not.

Ann & Jeff Vandermeer ponder this same question in The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals. Ann asked me if I could write a song about it. This is what I came up with.

Click here for a great interview with Ann Vandermeer over at SFF Chat.

Once again, this song is a pay what you want release (even free). It is included on the new Seasons Geekings E.P.

In addition to clicking Buy (and entering your price) on the player above you can also click here for the download:

Is A Chupacabra Kosher?

I hope you enjoy it,
John Anealio
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Is A Chupacabra Kosher
by John Anealio

Is a Sasquatch Kosher?
Could it be served like tenderloin?
Could you eat it with some chocolate coins?
Is a Sasquatch Kosher?
Do you think it tastes like beef?
Would its hair get caught between your teeth?

Is a Chupacabra Kosher?
How come all these goats are dead?
Could you eat it with some challah bread?
Is a Chupacabra Kosher?
Or do you think that its unclean?
I guess I'll settle for some rice and beans.

So how can you tell if an animal is Kosher or unclean?
The Torah gives a list of simple rules
Never eat a bird of prey or any creeping thing
But it's okay if it has cloven hooves

Is an Ouroboros Kosher?
Its a great big giant snake.
Could you eat it with some potato pancakes?
Is an Ouroboros Kosher?
I don't think that it's the case?
To eat it would surely be a big mistake.

Seasons Geekings: A Holiday E.P.

Here is a little collection of my Geeky Winter & Holiday songs for you.

The Seasons Geekings E.P. is a pay what you want release. If you're broke, you can still get it for free. Just click the Buy button on the player above and enter 0. More than anything, I want you to enjoy my music, even if you can't pay. If you can, by all means, throw me a few bucks. :-)

You can also click here for the download:

Seasons Geekings E.P.

1. Batman Smells (A Rebuttal)
2. The Millennium Falcon For Christmas
3. Winter Day
4. Is A Chupacabra Kosher?

Oh, and while you're at it, click on the Share button on the player above to automatically share the music with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and your blog.

I hope you enjoy it,
John Anealio
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