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hey, everybody. is anyone still here? remember me? yeah. matt dahan here. still not coming back to livejournal... but this is a tradition of mine, for some unexplainable reason. me and my traditions!

MATT DAHAN - WAITING FOR GRAVITY (53:19)

01. REDEMPTION (4:01)
02. IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK (3:18)
03. THE BACK OF A POSTCARD (3:31)
04. NEW BOYFRIEND (4:22)
05. ANGEL IN REPAIR (3:32)
06. WHAT'S THE SITUATION (5:01)
07. THE GARDEN OF EDEN (3:26)
08. WANT (4:12)
09. SHE DOESN'T BEND (SHE BREAKS WITH STYLE) (3:57)
10. SECRET (3:51)
11. ALL THE WAY (3:49)
12. TELEVISION (4:21)
13. WAITING FOR GRAVITY (5:52)

yeah, i just finished my fifth record. those of you who know me know that i'm keeping busy with my band, the radio knights, but that doesn't mean i still can't do my own thing :D i think if my past records have been about leaving home (one fine horizon), heartbreak (scenes from boston) and being at a crossroads (quotes), this one is definately about finding myself and becoming comfortable with myself as a person. it's weird, cos i never really wrote much autobiographical material, and this record is pretty much full of it.

this record was the project following my self titled EP, just four songs, that came up between quotes and the beginning of waiting for gravity. it's been nearly a year since i started recording it, and put everything i had into it (literally). it's my shortest record, but i think that's because i'm writing songs that are more radio friendly. my other records took much quicker to write and record, but this one i think is the best because i was even more nit-pickey then i usually am, and the production is actually pretty decent (thank you, berklee!)

as for what to expect: 'angel in repair' has the best sing-along chorus i've ever written. 'if these walls could talk' sounds like the cure. 'the garden of eden' is about city love. 'what's the situation' is about as industrial rock as i'll probably ever get. 'new boyfriend' has an accordian in it. 'television' is about depression. and 'redemption' is my most favorite song i've ever written. i sincerely hope you enjoy it, if you want a copy of it, shoot me an email at mattdahanmusic@yahoo.com or AIM for me at mapsandkeys13. i hope this finds you all well and smiling. drop me a line sometime, i'd love to hear from you, i MISS you! :D

*tips hat* be seeing you.

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MATT DAHAN - QUOTES 55:18

01. TEST 4:06
02. JOANNE 3:27
03. THINGS I DID FOR LOVE 4:18
04. GHOSTS 3:46
05. WINDOW SEAT 3:23
06. PUSH 3:41
07. RUNNING FROM THE WORLD LIKE HORSES 4:39
08. OVERTIME 4:35
09. PARALLEL LINES 3:45
10. KEEP ME BY YOUR SIDE 3:45
11. NEXT TIME AROUND 3:36
12. ALSO 4:48
13. HEALING 7:29

the matt dahan trilogy is completed. that's the first thing i thought when i finished up 'overtime', the last song i recorded for the record. this is probably going to be the last record i do solo, cos greg and i are starting up our band next semester in school and we'll be going over the past 3 albums worth of material for a while before we do our own recordings. hey, it was a good ride. don't think i'm gonna stop recording, though, cos that'll never happen. it's just good to finally have this third record under my belt.

i started it two days after i finished 'scenes from boston', which was late january, and just finished about an hour ago. it's funny how my albums go on a half year basis. next week, it will be a year since i finished 'one fine horizon', and a half year later, i finished 'scenes', now this thing. each record is almost identical in length (55:53. 56:21, 55:18), each album takes a half a year to make. this one's the most powerpop of the three, i think i found a groove on this record. if anyone wants to hear it, just drop me a line or visit my myspace and purevolume pages, songs will surely be up there. and i think it's noteworthy to tell you that this album has a few guest stars: on 'parallel lines', my friend nick baxter from school plays guitar, and on 'healing', jamie morris sings with me. they both rock a lot and are therefore awesome. my favorites are 'joanne', 'overtime', 'running from the world like horses' and 'push'. 'also' is pretty. 'keep me by your side' should have been on the last album. 'ghosts' is full of images. and 'test' is just fun to play.

i hope this finds everyone well. no, i'm not coming back to livejournal. it seems like when i told a few people that i was about to finish 'quotes', they were as excited for the LJ post as much as the album being done. well, here it is, i hope you like this and the album, i'll be seeing you. take care everyone, and if you only know of me through this electronic service, well... you'll probably hear back from me in february.

until then. *tips hat*

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MATT DAHAN - SCENES FROM BOSTON (56:21)

01. HEARTBEAT, HEARTBREAK (5:27)
02. FOUR SHADOWS (3:46)
03. EVEN ODDS (4:12)
04. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE FEBRUARY (3:19)
05. LAST WORDS (4:40)
06. WHATEVER IT TAKES (3:48)
07. PARALLEL LINES (3:37)
08. THE FIRES (3:04)
09. CALL ME ANYTHING (3:48)
10. THINKING OUT LOUD (4:56)
11. DON'T LOOK DOWN (3:52)
12. FOR A FRIEND (2:41)
13. PASSENGERS (9:11)

i finished my second album, 'scenes from boston', today... i've been recording since october, and if anyone wants to hear some of the tunes, just get in touch with me, i'd love to show you. my last disk was kind of iffy, but this one is straight up PIANO ROCK. so be prepared for a blast of bruce hornsby/billy joel/ben folds/matt dahan into your system. it is pop piano rock, and i hope you love it as much as i do playing it.

if you're wondering, no... i'm not coming back to livejournal. i just thought about when i finished my last album, and i posted the tracks here first. well, this album is about an hour old, so for sentimentality's sake, there it is. i hope this finds you all well, take care of each other. and who knows. maybe next time i finish a record, i'll be back here. *smile*

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TRACK 6: 'LULLABY' (3:53)

smooth out the sheets, go to bed
the day has been long, so rest your head
on nights when a shadow on your skin
feels like the weight of the world within
it’s alright,
sleep easy tonight.

remember the days when we lived like an ocean
forgetting the consequences of our emotions
everything always seemed so right
so drift back there when you can’t sleep at night
it’s alright,
sleep easy tonight.

refusing to bend while willing to break
is a risk that you must be willing to take
for tomorrow is brighter than it seems
you might lose the battle but you’ll win the war
cos there’s something out there to believe in and worth fighting for
isn’t that why we hold on to dreams?

smooth out the sheets, go to bed
the day has been long so rest your head.
on a clear night when the moon is all you see
up in the clouds; that is where you and i will be.
writing down yesterdays, making plans
forging tomorrows with our own hands
making a lullaby.

refusing to bend while willing to break
is a risk that we must be willing to take
for tomorrow is brighter than it seems
we might lose the battle but we’ll win the war
cos there’s something out there to believe in and worth fighting for
isn’t that why we hold on to dreams?

sleep easy tonight.

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01. WHAT ABOUT (5:07)
02. SHINE ON (4:23)
03. DO YOU BELIEVE IN US (3:55)
04. EVEN WHEN I FEEL INVISIBLE (3:47)
05. FOLLOW ME (4:48)
06. LULLABY (4:05)
07. FATE (4:11)
08. COME HOME TO ME (4:24)
09. THE AIR WE BREATHE (3:49)
10. ----- TBA
11. LET THE RAIN FALL (4:02)
12. ALIVE (4:10)
13. ONE FINE HORIZON (5:36)

new developments: the introduction of 'follow me' to the track listing totally shuffled around the original track listing cos of its length and style. and i really love it alot, it really came to life during recording. the song 'lullaby' is currently being worked on, and is in pre-production, i'm planning on starting up dropping tracks this morning. it is alot slower and different in style than many of the other album tracks. and yes, after 'lullaby', there is just one song to go and the album is complete.

just in case y'all were wondering.

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i bought a bunch of CDs recently. i bought "hopes and fears" by keane, "the beautiful letdown" by switchfoot, "fantasies and delusions" by billy joel and "goldfly" by guster. i love them all and i wish i could listen to all four simultaneously, but that would just be a mess, now, wouldn't it? you can't always get what you want (yes, but if you try sometimes just might find you'll get what you need).

i slept like a brick last night. woot. i found a new appreciation for sleep. it's wonderful, what a novelty. when you're tired, sleep makes you feel better. that's awesome. well, i did stay up kind of late, cos i watched wrestling, and then i watched 'The Joe Shmo Show 2', which has the TV love of my life, Amanda as the star. she's just so nice and genuine, and it makes me feel kind of bad, cos the concept of that show is that she is the only real person on a reality show with all actors. i love the show, but i just wish i could just tell her that the show was fake and they're playing a trick on her. poor girl. i have a feeling she'll be okay when she finds out, though.

i watched a movie last night called "it happened one night", starring clark gable. i think that guy is the man. he kind of acted like me, which is awesome. and even though that movie was made in the 30's, he stole my style. at any rate, if he was around today, we'd be tight.

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not sleeping... eh. whatever. i haven't updated in a while... i think i'm kind of losing my taste for livejournal. i'm not going to be updating a ton, but i think i'll stick around. we'll play it as it comes. lets see what's new: i can't decide what song to record, and i am listening to lots of keane and third eye blind. billy joel too. i wish i could write a simple song. something easy. i'm gonna try that, tomorrow. today. it is today, anyways. man. i'm going to sleep now. bring on the morning, i'm ready for it. god knows what today's gonna be like... i sure as hell don't.

one day at a time.

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woah.

WOAH.

the dave matthews show last night was absolutely...

woah. *dies*

seriously, he just keeps getting better. his set was so tight, and the combination of his energy, the audience's energy, the atmosphere and the void of being able to control your body made it the most amazing DMB show for me yet. what a way to spend my 4-year anniversary. now, what i always do is a set list review, song by song. i actually wrote the set list on my arm (as did george, who i am no longer mad at cos this show was better than last nights). here is my review, all nicely underneath the lj-cut:

( that is the sexiest thing i have ever seenCollapse )

... woah. i can't believe i just saw dave matthews last night. he better come back soon, cos i don't think i can go another two years without seeing him again.

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who's up writing and recording at 5:30 again? this guy, right here.

i know that i talked about my three options of songs to record for my next album track, but at about 4 this morning i decided on something completely different (obviously). i dug up a track called "follow me" that i liked but never really fully developed. it has catchy hooks and nearly complete lyrics (at least it has a structure). it's a complex song, though, without a solid chordal structure. so i got out of bed at the said time to play my keys downstairs to try and figure out some chords.

yeah, sleep still isn't coming easy.

i think i've hit a rut. i know it sounds weird, with just three songs to go and all, but i know a rut when i'm in one, i've been in too many not to notice. the funny thing is that i have a half dozen song ideas at my fingertips, but none of them are clicking. it's very frustrating, but if i just stick with it something will surely come. i have a feeling i will not get much work done on "follow me" this morning. but it's better than just sitting around waiting for the perfect ideas. cos really, the perfect ideas never just dawn upon you, do they? you have to be thinking about something really hard and working towards it for a while in order to find what you want.

i guess i just don't know right now. but that's okay, right? i'm just going to take it as it comes right now. roll with the punches, keep going my own way. who knows what will happen. that's actually a good song idea right there... ARG i've got to stop this madness!

this is entry #500, by the way. i hope it didn't suck.

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work was average. i got average tips and my head was spinning by the end of the night, but hey, it's kind of thereputic by now. but i could not stop thinking about my major dillema: the next song to record. i think i have the next song decided, a song called "disappear". it's a sadder song than any other, it's about losing the person that you used to be forever. i like the lyrics alot, and the music is beautiful... i just have to finish the song. i had two other contenders, but i have made up my mind by now. it's going to be mellow but powerful.

happy fourth of july, everybody. on that note, i think i'll start a drum track.

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yesterday was great, i had an all around good time every second of the day. hingham fireworks were cool too... although george and i agreed that the half hour ceremony was "25 minutes too long" (great minds think alike). dougies party was awesome, he is quite the host as always. lots of volleyball. it seems like only george and i take off our shirts while playing, though. i also think george and i are the most intense, we have one nasty set/spike combo. i think it's starting to scare people. well, if you can't stand the heat, get off of the volleyball court, i say (even though george and i are yet to win a game this season).

marlon brando. i'm gonna miss him, he was a true credit to hollywood and a brilliant versatile actor. he will be sincerily missed. the don forever.

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i finished the song today like i said, "fate"... the milestone song, song 10/13. i'm so excited! and get this... it's a genuinely happy exciting song that is something you can really get into, blast on your stereo. it even has an organ solo, it's totally rocking! you have to hear it to beleive it, though. i'm just glad i wrote a song that turned out to be completely happy for the album, someone suggested that to me a while ago and i'm glad i heeded the suggestion. alot of my album's material is heavier, so this song is a welcome addition. i like it so much, i'm pushing back an older recording that i made to put it in the 5 spot. so here's the track listing so far:

01. what about (5:07)
02. shine on (4:23)
03. do you believe in us (3:55)
04. even when i feel invisible (3:47)
05. fate (4:11)
06. come home to me (4:24)
07. the air we breathe (3:49)
08. -- to be recorded
09. -- to be recorded
10. -- to be recorded
11. let the rain fall (4:02)
12. alive (4:10)
13. one fine horizon (5:36)

so excited! oh my god, this song is really making me happy. if want to be in a good mood, i'll send it to you... "don't let the others try and break you / become who you are / cos fate can only carry you so far!" it reminds me of a slide show of the past...

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today was quite a day. i woke up at 11-ish, after an interesting dream. it was cool, it had to do with a 24-like situation, and i ended up saving the day. it was awesome! well, i guess you had to be there. hung out with jamie for a while... it was good to see her, i hadn't seen her since my graduation party way back when. we hung out outside, it was a beautiful day today. by the time that wound down, i had to go to work and work i did... i busted my ass from 5-12 and i got such bad tips it should be illegal. i then gave my sister her present, but i felt bad and like a horrible person cos i gave it to her after her birthday. i felt horrible, i am such a bad brother... then i got here. writing. thinking about my next move... i think i'm going to record a song today. seriously, that's what i do, and it beats feeling down about myself, so i'm all for it. the song "fate" is next. then my new exciting song, "don't let go", which i am liking more and more. then again, i have work today too. my soul feels heavy (along with the rest of me) so it's my curtain... at least for tonight.

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i feel so tense... my muscles are aching, and no matter how much i stretch or work them, they're hurting. it's insane, after i got out of bed this morning, i looked at my bed. it was a disaster scene, like someone just threw all my sheets on top of my bed, pillows strewn everywhere. nevermind the fact that i didn't sleep well, this was my failed attempt to even get comfortable. one of those nights again, lost in my own head.

anyways, today i picked up the new dave matthews band live release "live at the gorge", an album that i forgot was being released... you know that i'm having an off day when i forget a dave matthews band release date.

edit (2:46 PM): the version of 'dancing nancies' on "live at the gorge" is probably the sexiest thing i have ever heard. can you say 'eargasm'?

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That there, that's not me
i go where i please
i walk through walls
i float down the Liffey
i'm not here
this isn't happening
i'm not here, i'm not here

in a little while i'll be gone
the moment's already passed
yeah it's gone
and I'm not here
this isn't happening
i'm not here, i'm not here

strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
i'm not here
this isn't happening
i'm not here
i'm not here.

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1. shine on (4:23)
2. do you believe in us (3:55)
3. come home to me (4:24)
4. the air we breathe (3:49)
5. let the rain fall (4:02)

this is my solo radio release. it's called 'windmill LP', after the windmill in hull. i'm going to make a serious push to get some college radio play over the next few months, and this will be the five-song LP that i will distribute. i already have waiver forms on the way from a lowell radio station, so it's good to get the ball rolling, i have a feeling that this is the start of something good. i can't help but be really excited at times like this. it's a dream come true to be on the radio. as for my full length solo album 'one fine horizon', i expect another month of production could cap it off, so mid july is my tentative date of post production. i'm going to keep very busy with that, so i can get my album out there as soon as humanly possible. also, expect a web site to be launched soon!

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how am i supposed to feel?