The Dark and Lowly Theme

This track, titled The Dark and Lowly Theme, is from mC2p4’s upcoming Soundtrack project.  Expect to hear more about this project in the weeks to come from Floating Fish Studios.

Terminal

The sessions for our 1992 release, Any Questions? - Prey For Death, produced many song ideas which were never fully developed. Terminal was one such idea. With it's up tempo, driving beat, it was quite different than the other tracks which ended up on the original, official product. It's sound is really more reminiscent of the style we'd explore on our follow up effort, Any Questions? - Death.

When I was compiling tracks in the Fall of 2001 for the 10th Anniversary Special Edition CD release of Any Questions? - Prey For Death, it seemed like the perfect time to revisit this once cast aside song idea and include it as a bonus track.

There wasn't much to do to bring this song to life and complete it. All of the musical elements are exactly as they were back in '92. I had the MIDI data and all of the original sounds sources so I loaded up the song and recorded it onto our 24-track ADAT system. From there, we did have to come up with lyrics for it. The original song idea had never evolved to that point so MC2P4 penned a rough draft of the lyrics from which I then added to and refined to fit my vocal style. The result is what I share with you now. Enjoy!

P.S. The photo was shot in March, 1992 at Floating Fish Studios during an Any Questions? - Prey For Death recording session. MC2P4 (left) is looking for samples to load while Ttam Troll (right) triggers a sample on an Ensoniq EPS as he controls the Atari 1040STe/Cubase system. It must also be noted that Ttam Troll is sporting some very nifty '80s glasses!

MC2P4 Punishes His Machine!

M Scott McConnell (aka MC2P4) playing Korg Z1 at FFS II Synth Jam 2010 - Punish Your Machine on 06/05/10.

Enshrouded in Fog

MC2P4 at Master Control during Any Questions? performance at Halloween Sacrifice 1994.

P.S. This photo was taken by Kelly Hoffman on 10/15/94.

Stink On My Hang Low

***PARENTAL ADVISORY - EXPLICIT LYRICS***

For over 15 years, we have done studio consulting work for clients and friends. This work consists of anything from making equipment recommendations, installing computer and musical hardware and software, equipment and software training, wire installation, calibrations, and everything in between.

A long time client and friend of ours, Kevin "Curve" Young of Platinum Recording Studios, has us in quite frequently to help him. Curve is a well known R&B, Rap, and Gospel producer and artist and always has a fresh batch of songs to play for us every time that we visit.

At our last visit (on 02/28/10), he contracted us to test and optimize his Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 audio interface for use with his Apple Logic Pro Studio music software. To do this, I loaded a new R&B flavored song that Curve had been working on into his Logic Pro 9 sequencer software and began testing.  After configuring his interface software settings, I asked Scott to go into the live room and improvise some lyrics over the music track that I had loaded so I could test the inputs of the audio interface.

Here's where things get interesting... As most of our friends know, we have the habit of replacing serious songs lyrics with "comedic" and sometimes vulgar ones.  On this occasion, there were no lyrics to replace but Scott chose to improvise some lewd ones anyway.  No one in the studio could believe or contain their laughter at what Scott was singing/rappin'.  Afterwards, I just had to edit and mix the track so we could "share" it.  After all, some of our early hits like Baby, Please Suck Me and the infamous Come Fudge My Brown were never recorded.  I was determined not to let this one slip away.  

So, here it is...  Scott singing and rappin' to a R&B groove that we've titled Stink On My Hang Low.

Their thoughts can kill! ... Any Questions?

MC2P4 and Ttam Troll from Any Questions? share a Scanners inspired improv moment at FFS II on 01/21/10.

Final Rehearsal

Ttam Troll (front) and MC2P4 (back) during the final rehearsal on 10/29/09 for the Any Questions? - Alive I Am Tour.

MC2P4, a Zombie, and some Bruthas

MC2P4 (2nd from right) posing with a Zombie and some Bruthas at the FrightWorld movie premiere on 10/31/06. Any Questions? provided music for the film and Floating Fish Studios handled all the audio post production work.

Enlightenment

MC2P4 spreads musical enlightenment during Any Questions? - Alive I Am rehearsals.

Tickling the Ivories

MC2P4 running through a rehearsal for Any Questions? - Alive I Am Tour.

Hard at work

Here's a shot of MC2P4 hard at work on cleaning up one of our Behringer MX8000s.  The new FFS is getting ever closer to completion.