It started as a joke. I just couldn't resist the idea of singing a love song about refusing to sing love songs because of love-song phobia. Then I fleshed it out with references to other phobias and superstitions, and in…
Read moreFeb 4 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA - track 4 - "37"
One of 3 short interstitial instrumentals I used to break the album into sections. Telecaster --> Boss GT-3 --> board. Basically one marching chord, with a couple of mutations. The title is because this was the 37th song recorded on…
Read moreFeb 3 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA - track 3 - "Queen For A Day"
Did you think I'd forgotten you? Never fear. Just dealt with a mind-fogging cold and some other energy drains for a few weeks. Back to comments about the tracks on GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA.
"Queen For A Day" started with the…
Read moreJan 24 2010
review at Popdose
Eccentric, gooey, rhythmically-challenged wanker/baby or witty, funny, clever, nicely sentimental king-to-be? You be the judge...
http://popdose.com/rob-smith-cant-say-no-dolph-chaney/
Jan 10 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA - track 2 - "The 5th Dementia"
So what is the 5th dementia, anyway? Possibly, it was the dementia that led me to think I could play this correctly on overdubs without a click track...
Generally, the lyric is about taking myself down a peg while encouraging…
Jan 6 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA - track 1 - "About Face"
I wrote the music for the chorus and all the lyrics for "About Face" in 2005 but never came up with a satisfactory tune for the verses. I was also envisioning it as more of a loud 90s-ish rock song…
Read moreJan 5 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA - the title
The album is titled GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA from 3 of its songs: "Water From A Bourbon Glass," "Break," and "The 5th Dementia." I like the way the words sound together and the different meanings you can get by inserting various…
Read moreJan 4 2010
GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA released!
At 11:59pm Central Time on New Year's Eve, I hit the "upload" button to put my newest album online. It arrived a few seconds after 2010 began. The album is called GLASS BREAK DEMENTIA, and I like it.
I started…
Read moreDec 30 2008
Hippo Gnu Ear
This has been a great year at Studio Dolphty! It was my first two-album year ever, with GUMSHOE KOALA completed in March and HIPPO HOLLANDAISE finished about two weeks ago. Both projects were lots of fun, and I'm really enjoying…Read more
Nov 18 2008
GUMSHOE KOALA now available on iTunes!
GUMSHOE KOALA is now my 4th album available from iTunes! See the iTunes Store for your downloading pleasure.
Oct 8 2008
GUMSHOE KOALA now available on eMusic!
Yes, that's right -- in addition to downloading directly from me, you now also have the option of using your credits at the fabulous eMusic for GUMSHOE KOALA. The eMusic page also gives you handy 30-second preview clips, in…Read more
Apr 13 2008
Poll: What's your favorite Dolph Chaney album?
http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/520980