Author Archives: pgio

About pgio

Amateur musician and producer from Chicago.

Space Cows

Planetfinder Volume 1: A Star Named Imperius IV 06 Space Cows I’d love to hear someone cover this one. Hell I’d love to hear anyone cover anything that we put up here. That would be a hoot. Space Cows is Tom and … Continue reading

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Jamboree

Planetfinder Volume 1: A Star Named Imperius IV 05 Jamboree I have to take the blame for this one. I forget how young I was when I wrote it. Still that’s no excuse! It’s supposed to be hopped-up hillbilly music I guess, … Continue reading

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Vicious Love

Planetfinder Volume 1: A Star Named Imperius IV 04 Vicious Love My vicious love My terrible love! One of those one-off performances from Tom and Ron from the very early days of a cassette recorder and a single mic. What accent do … Continue reading

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Katmandu

Planetfinder Volume 1: A Star Named Imperius IV 03 Katmandu Sailing out on the ocean blue For the isle of Katmandu I see a shark, he swims towards me So I flail in the ocean for to frighten him away I think … Continue reading

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Busy Being Busy

Planetfinder Volume 1: A Star Named Imperius IV Busy Being Busy Ron’s song. I remember liking that it was really loud when we were recording it. That’s a Synsonics drum machine under attack there. Just for organizational purposes, I’m going to figure … Continue reading

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bad robot

Wow, bad robot. There have been about a hundred mixes of this song over the years. It’s had many arrangements and sequences. The song came from Tom and Ron, riding some robot-abuse lyrics over a drum machine beat and a … Continue reading

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The Planetfinder Series: The Pope Is Dead

Well, I didn’t blog about the 2009 music like I was going to because we’re in the process of getting the tracks remixed. Might even have a new track lineup. I figure the vanity blogging about my vanity-published music could … Continue reading

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loudbeats

This one was always supposed to sound like one long explosion. Pyrotechnic funk. Looped and chopped beats from some unlikely places get backup from hits out of still more chopped beats. Plus dramatic strings, roaring guitars, staccato horns and some … Continue reading

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i’m big poppa

Our leadoff track! Starts with the sound of Tibetan prayer bowls and then brings in the Funky Drummer. The loops come from a thing I put together way back in college. Proof that you can’t stop a good beat. The … Continue reading

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