The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down

Uploaded by J. Arthur Keenes on June 24th 2009, 05:13 PM

a short little ditty made with LSDJ, mandolin, guitar and vocals

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  • brokeneckgiraffe : fack! i expected to see only a flourish of chiptunage on this track, a melody or something but that is one BADASS beat going on. this is awesome. also i know you're sick of hearing it but +1 to whoever first said you sound like one of the dudes in They Might be Giants.
    on November 14th 2009, 05:21 PM
  • themediashow : Yeah, I think what's going on is that your voice is very reminiscent of John Linnell's from They Might Be Giants. Very. And the guitar is clean and clanky like their early stuff, too, while the innovative instrumentation is also very similar. To wit: I dig :D
    on November 7th 2009, 09:48 AM
  • SuperShoultz : Kind sir? May I ask for the lyrics to this wonderful song?
    on September 24th 2009, 10:19 AM
  • Super Dimension Fortress : how could i have missed this!? this is an awe-inspiring creation!
    on August 21st 2009, 09:31 AM
  • The Silph Scope : mandolin!!!! i play it too...... its the shit =] awesome song btw!!!
    on August 8th 2009, 04:23 AM
  • DEMOMASTER : It was very much pleasant to me! Good example of correct use of a voice in chiptune.
    on July 16th 2009, 01:33 PM
  • Ma3aj : Is this your voice? It's great!
    on July 14th 2009, 01:35 AM
  • cheapshot : really really good.
    on July 11th 2009, 10:17 PM
  • Master shake : I love the mandolin!
    on July 10th 2009, 05:42 PM
  • ColeTrain : A leekee lawkee lookie lakey. I love this so much.
    on July 10th 2009, 04:49 AM
  • hpizzle : you got talent kid. always cool to hear some acoustics instruments thrown in. i wish i could sing : /
    on July 9th 2009, 06:36 PM
  • Thretris : Would have loved more of that pulse channel at the end.. Great ditty
    on July 8th 2009, 09:43 PM
  • ShantiHands : i... love you. so much.
    on July 8th 2009, 12:36 AM
  • mmcm : nice )
    on July 8th 2009, 12:29 AM
  • Tanooki : i get a nice tingle when singing along to this, really love it.
    on July 7th 2009, 12:25 PM
  • pulselooper : beautiful!
    on July 7th 2009, 08:19 AM
  • (alt)Bro : :3
    on July 7th 2009, 04:36 AM
  • 10k : I thought I liked it long ago! sheet! Must not have been logged in.
    on July 6th 2009, 10:24 PM
  • 10k : I am really glad this charted! It is a fantastic song. Prepare to be played at Sound Bytes 4!
    on July 6th 2009, 10:21 PM
  • ahhrealpeople : Brilliant! Reminds me of Panda Bear
    on July 6th 2009, 03:24 PM
  • villewannabe : ahh it just gets better every time i listen to it... did i like this already?
    on July 6th 2009, 11:06 AM
  • George : whoever programmed the top likes feature was a total hack ..... i feel like this has been here for months
    on July 6th 2009, 01:17 AM
  • Beverage : J. Arthur Keenes, I have insulted you by not listening to this and appreciating it earlier. Please forgive me.
    on July 5th 2009, 09:39 AM
  • firebrandboy : this is the best. the end.
    on July 5th 2009, 07:26 AM
  • Random : ^___________________________^
    on July 5th 2009, 07:12 AM
  • Tanooki : i think i'll actually download this, i hardly ever download songs from this site ; this is great though
    on July 2nd 2009, 06:02 PM
  • Subway Sonicbeat : This is just awesome.
    on July 2nd 2009, 05:56 PM
  • villewannabe : greeeeat D. very inspiring - digging teh folk feeling to it
    on July 2nd 2009, 08:22 AM
  • elwittlif : I put this on a mix CD for myself, and over the last few days it has become a definitive part of my personal summer soundtrack. Love.
    on July 1st 2009, 08:41 PM
  • Tanooki : this is spectacular
    on July 1st 2009, 02:55 PM
  • Polychromatic! : Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god, this is fantastic.
    on July 1st 2009, 11:00 AM
  • Colonel_Eyeball : sweeeet. Reminded me a bit of They Might Be Giants as well, can't place why though.
    on July 1st 2009, 10:42 AM
  • TimoKles : :D
    on July 1st 2009, 05:53 AM
  • letmebuy3dglasses,mum : great!
    on July 1st 2009, 01:20 AM
  • AndyExpandy : i'm gobsmacked. this is so great!
    on July 1st 2009, 12:53 AM
  • Sievert : fantastic. I expected no less.
    on June 30th 2009, 07:12 PM
  • nobuyuki : THEY MIGHT BE CHIPTUNES
    on June 30th 2009, 12:31 PM
  • TIMESNEWCHRIS : tasty :]
    on June 30th 2009, 10:48 AM
  • Switch Off, Goodbye. : Great Job, very fresh!
    on June 29th 2009, 06:34 PM
  • nerdandunicorn : wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! wow! no words :D
    on June 29th 2009, 02:58 PM
  • Focus Punch! : such a mellow summery track :) just in time :D good job!
    on June 29th 2009, 11:08 AM
  • dkstr : Wow, I love this. Bought Ukulele about a week ago and had my mind on doing something bit like this too;)
    on June 29th 2009, 08:10 AM
  • Kinosour : wow,, sweet sound, i havnt heard anything like this :P
    on June 28th 2009, 09:04 PM
  • PlayItLoud! : omg, OMG. this is amazing. is that you singing? i adore the vocals :D
    on June 28th 2009, 07:39 PM
  • Pieces of Eight : I'm currently teaching myself mandolin right now and was wondering how it would sound in conjunction with chip music. Now I know. Really hip stuff, man. Looking forward to more!
    on June 28th 2009, 08:28 AM
  • Faking Amnesia : i loved it. is there a button for that? I don't think the "I Like It!" button accurately describes how much i liked it.
    on June 26th 2009, 11:54 AM
  • J. Arthur Keenes : thanks for all of the nifty comments guyos, Awol: I suppose you'd have to ask them, harhar
    on June 26th 2009, 10:27 AM
  • Lazer Lights : PS Great song! likeow your using my 8 bit ideas ^_^
    on June 26th 2009, 12:06 AM
  • Lazer Lights : I'm made automobiles, and ford and gmc stole my ideas and designs!! i made so many oscillators from speeding busses you wouldn't even know what to do with them all. i let you in a lttle secret, the gravity, and slope of a bus going down a hill, will evaporate, and become a portal to the gods of oscillators, but you have to have precise calculations, about the same as twelve star trackers from the planet swampyboy..toy. give it a try =)
    on June 26th 2009, 12:05 AM
  • Awol : I like this! Man, why haven't you had a release on 8bitpeoples yet?
    on June 25th 2009, 09:07 PM
  • durf_bunner : HELLO MUSIC. this is the near future
    on June 25th 2009, 07:41 PM
  • AlexLuthor : wow, love it man.
    on June 25th 2009, 07:26 PM
  • likeluke : this is awesome! super tasteful and catchy as hell.
    on June 25th 2009, 02:46 PM
  • Nestrogen : They Might Be Giants much? :P
    on June 25th 2009, 12:18 PM
  • Hurrigame Boy : wow! amazing, really hit me like D: Woah!
    on June 25th 2009, 07:48 AM
  • TALKTOANIMALS : i love this so hard
    on June 25th 2009, 07:06 AM
  • Pompei : Your voice reminds me of TimesNewChris. Which is a good thing, you're both great.
    on June 25th 2009, 06:32 AM
  • OverDose : wow really nice use of the dmg with the live instrument!!! this song is top notch!!!
    on June 25th 2009, 04:55 AM
  • Chipso Facto : -) a m a z i n g !
    on June 25th 2009, 03:27 AM
  • swampyboy : really nice. great voice
    on June 25th 2009, 12:28 AM
  • L-tron : fantastic! You have a great voice. All the levels sound great as well.
    on June 24th 2009, 10:48 PM
  • bullet flu : wow, excellent.
    on June 24th 2009, 10:39 PM
  • little-scale : Awesome! /me likes
    on June 24th 2009, 10:14 PM
  • SprinklesOverIdaho : i like this alot! it does remind me of they might be giants too!
    on June 24th 2009, 09:50 PM
  • Bad Spud Artist : I absolutely love this. I will actually download and listen to this frequently.
    on June 24th 2009, 09:33 PM
  • an##g : Amazing!
    on June 24th 2009, 09:26 PM
  • mynameisokey : ay ay ay ay......good song..very nice...:)
    on June 24th 2009, 07:07 PM
  • Ursalazr : i love this. so much. you are my hero.
    on June 24th 2009, 07:04 PM
  • Pompei : This is your voice? It's VERY good. I can't wait to hear the EP. // That little pulse solo/melody at the end was very catchy. I'll be humming this for days on end now.
    on June 24th 2009, 06:39 PM
  • PoketBit : I just think this song is perfect. beautiful, the voice and guitar are the best. I love this song:]
    on June 24th 2009, 05:56 PM
  • J. Arthur Keenes : much thanks to mr wezil and others, I actually do have an EP of songs with vocals and such written, but have been bogged down by my long awaited USB cart. Once that baby arrives, I'll be programming and recording it.
    on June 24th 2009, 05:50 PM
  • EvilWezil : I've listened to this like 9 times now. When are you going to make an album of this stuff so I can buy it and have it?... What, don't you want my money? I want to give it to you.
    on June 24th 2009, 05:43 PM
  • EvilWezil : This is amazing. Good call lowash, VERY tmbg vocals! Don't often download things here, but... WANT!!!
    on June 24th 2009, 05:29 PM
  • Lowash : Amazing! Reminds me of They Might Be Giants. ( I still can't get over Upstroke... that song is so glorious. )
    on June 24th 2009, 05:21 PM
  • BrettMoots : The little strumming reminds me of sitting on an island with a ukulele. Or Tito from Rocket Power. I like it though. :D
    on June 24th 2009, 05:16 PM
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