The Alterside

Tea Green

Saij — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:33:27 +0000

Tea Green is my third album and was written during a time of emotional turmoil. Many of the songs reflect that. But, interestingly, some of them are quite upbeat sounding, considering.

I think this album is my most versatile yet. It runs the gamut from Soul and R&B, to outright Hair Rock! All in all, I’d say this is my most “fun” album. And again, I find that amazing, since it was written when life was dealing me a very tough hand.

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The Alterside (Theme Song)

Saij — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:04:27 +0000

This website is named after a song of mine which appeared on my second album, The Acropolis.

About the Song

The song is about a man who is being haunted by an evil woman and is eventually sacrificed by her. She torments him, but he loves her anyway.

Lyrics

Verse 1

You held me, my shoulder,

Your fingers they made no sound.

Like Grendel, you watched me.

Your eyelids, they made no sound.

Chorus

I’m the virgin at the Alterside,

with my hands laid back for the sacrifice.

You wanna lay me down in the sun

with the Sandman covering everyone.

Verse 2

I heard you, behind me.

Your footsteps, they made no sound.

I tremble, so lightly,

that my breath, it made no sound.

Chorus

I’m the virgin at the Alterside,

with my hands laid back for the sacrifice.

You wanna lay me down in the sun

with the Sandman covering everyone.

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(Note: The above pic is of a Voodoo Altar with a statue of Marie Laveau–the Voodoo Queen –on top. Read more about her and the myths about her here.)

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Lady

Saij — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:53 +0000

About

Lady is a far more “rocking” song that I normally write. But, like most of them, it’s a sad love song. It’s about a guy who’s in love with a woman who does nothing but lead him on. They take one step back for every two steps they take forward.

So, their relationship DOES move forward, but at the cost of any sense of stability. We’ve all been in relationships like this. We put everything we have into it, but get yanked around by the other person. Everytime things seem to be going well, they run away.

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LADY - from Tea Green - by Saij

Lyrics

Verse 1

It was a rainy day

with no sun to shine on my gloomy mind.

You were a fancy lady,

looking hot and crazy–walked over to you.

I asked you, “what’s your name.”

You said, “They’re all the same, can’t really tell you.”

Gave me a dirty look, then you ran away.

Chorus

I’m asking, “Lady, lady, lady, now tell me

why you gotta come here and do me this way?”

Verse 2

It was a sunny day,

with no rain to fall when I heard the call.

You said, “you feel me honey,

got an empty tummy, needs filling by you.”

You wore a flirty dress,

it made my mind a mess. I stepped up to kiss you.

Gave me a dirty look, then you ran away.

Chorus

I’m asking, “Lady, lady, lady, now tell me

why you gotta come here and do me this way?”

Verse 3

It was our wedding day,

and I had the ring, and my heart was singing.

Under a cherry tree,

we overlooked the sea, and I was so close to you.

Standing in the sand,

I heard the last command, I stepped up to kiss you.

Gave me a dirty look, then you ran away.

Chorus

I’m asking, “Lady, lady, lady, now tell me

why you gotta come here and do me this way?”

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Rivers in the Mist

Saij — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:40:31 +0000

Coming soon! My fourth album.

(c) Photo by Jesse Espinoza

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A Circle Cherry

Saij — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:31:24 +0000

A Circle Cherry was my first album. It’s a very dark Soul record with a heavy use of vocal harmony and deep back beats.

You can download the entire zip file here. Or each one of the songs separately below.

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(NOTE: (c) photo by Jesse Espinoza)

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The Acropolis

Saij — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:07:56 +0000

My Second Album. More upbeat, fluid pop songs. Fun grooves, slide guitar, and Latin beats all make an appearance.

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Fix: M-Audio Mobilepre and Sonar: No Sound

Saij — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:32:18 +0000

Mine's less shiny blue than this one

So I bought an M-Audio Mobilepre recently to use as a USB soundcard/interface for my PC Workstation. Instantly I came across some problems.

The first was that it didn’t come with Vista drivers. (I know, Vista sucks, and I should be using XP anyway. But, I’m giving it a go.) So, I had to download those from the M-Audio site.

That got it installed. It worked fine with Fruity Loops, and I could hear myself through the mic. But, I couldn’t get Sonar to work at all with it.

I went into the audio tab in Sonar, set the drivers to Asio, and … nothing.

It took me a while, but here’s what I did to “fix” the problem.

run Msconfig, and deselect the taskbar fuction for the Mobilepre in the auto startups tab (It will probably say Avid software or something).
Restart your computer
done

I should work. If not, make sure that in your Master track, your output is set to your Mobilepre devise. Why a taskbar icon would pose such a problem I don’t know.

This is only a partial fix, for me however. I can’t get both Fruity Loops and Sonar to run together. I think when they’re both running, Fruity Loops is hogging the ASIO driver. So, I have to close one down to use the other … bummer! I guess I’m not going to be using Sonar to run FL Studio anytime soon.

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