I shot a video for a cover of the System's "Don't Disturb This Groove" with a new camera, and I've posted it in the video section. I also posted it to YouTube and Facebook.

I'm using a new camera because the old one -- a 2003 Christmas gift that could capture only three minutes of 320x480 footage at 15 frames per second -- died. The new camera can shoot in high definition, so it's a huge upgrade. I really like the results, and it's inspiring me to make more videos.

I also posted covers of Roberta Flack's "The Closer I Get to You" and Cocco's 「星に願いを」 to Myspace and Facebook as well. I've got a few other tracks posted on Metafilter Music as well.

MORE
— Posted Sep 02, 2009 10:29:30

In the same way "Speechless" is my version of Robin Holcomb's "So Straight and Slow", "Restraint" is my version of Dr.StrangeLove's "Dolly". Dr.StrangeLove is a Japanese indie rock duo who performed on and produced pretty much all of Cocco's albums. The chorus, though, references a different source -- BBMak.

The lyrics for "Restraint" are somewhat autobiographical. I'm far too reserved, and I could probably do well to exercise less restraint every so often.

— Posted Aug 17, 2009 08:17:00