Category Archives: The Voice Of Cheese

The VoC: So Long & Thanks For All The Fish!

Posted on Tuesday, 10/23/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Indeed: the time has come to lay to rest The Voice Of Cheese. Over the past months, no less than 35 participants have had the guts to submit a track, knowing full well their entry would be scrutinized and critiqued … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: SOFA (II)

Posted on Tuesday, 10/16/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #35 has our buddy SOFA chiming in once more. He says: The band is called “Reckless” and it is the brainchild of my buddy Scott, and the drummer Jim. The idea is for this band to play American Country-Pop … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Pablo Contursi

Posted on Tuesday, 10/09/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #34! Pablo says: Here it is my contribution to VOC. This tune is named “La danza de los colibríes esquizofrénicos” (“Dance of the Schizophrenic Hummingbirds”) and I did it all by myself on my PC. I don’t have much … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Toupé

Posted on Tuesday, 10/02/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC#33, with Grant Sharkey. Grant says: We’re called Toupé (myspace link) from the UK. Get compared to FZ a lot (mainly lyrically) and to Primus, musically – though there is a lot more in there. We’ve just released our third … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: David Hulbert

Posted on Tuesday, 09/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If it’s Tuesday, this must be The VOC — this week featuring David Hulbert and his buddy Rob. David says: Me and my mate Rob a.k.a Erroneous Apostrophe used to have a regular Zappa night, playing Frank’s music and discussing … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: The Lost Bees

Posted on Monday, 09/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Undaunted, the Voice of Cheese continues… This week’s tune, “Billy-a-Dick”, was sent in by Rick Wood. Rick says: The song “Billy-a-Dick” was written by Hoagy Carmichael during WWII and arranged for use in the film “For the Boys” with vocals, … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: SOFA (2)

Posted on Tuesday, 09/11/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #30 features one of several tracks sent in by SOFA (previously), entitled “Searchin’“. SOFA says: My problem (as usual) is I can’t decide which I should feature. I’m interested in what you two feel is the best “fit” for … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Looptron

Posted on Tuesday, 09/04/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #29 comes to us from Neil, aka Looptron. The track is called, quite aptly I might add, My Name Is Looptron. Neil says: This tune (my first “official” track as an electronic-looping-type-musician) is really a proof-of-concept to see how … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ryan McNealy

Posted on Tuesday, 08/28/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #28, ladies ‘n gentlemen — featuring Ryan McNealy, whose nom de plume is Hank Peters. Ryan says: In order to continue the flow of the wonderful VoC, I thought “what the hell”, and decided to submit my amateurish audio … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ken Duvall

Posted on Tuesday, 08/21/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #27 features regular KUR commenter Ken Duvall. Ken says: OK – Here’s my song Aftermath, recorded a few years ago with the help of my brother Rich, and Skip West. It was at one time a longer piece, but … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Mölli & Laoudis

Posted on Tuesday, 08/14/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

It took a brief interlude, but the VOC is back. Mölli & Laoudis is one of Jari Karjalainen’s pet projects (myspace link). The track — or rather: one of the tracks — he sent in is called “¿Es Rojo?”. Jari … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Max Urban (Jane23)

Posted on Tuesday, 07/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #25 features a track called Kill Ugly Audio, submitted by Max Urban, aka Jane23 (currently defunct link: jane23.com). Max says: It’s actually three pieces strung together. The first piece is: How Do You Think? from my 1986 release: Phlegm … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Adam Irving

Posted on Tuesday, 07/10/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

VOC #24 comes to us from Adam Irving. Adam says: The name is Adam Irving, been a musician (currently gigging and recording as half of Me&jay) and writer for ten years or so. Name of track is ‘Hocket’. Its a … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Ghost Pilot

Posted on Tuesday, 07/03/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s VOC comes to us from the Chicago based band Ghost Pilot. Keyboard player Eric Ahlgren sent in a track entitled “Singing Of The Sun”. Eric says: It includes a looped sample of electromagnetic emanations from our sun which … Continue reading →

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The Voice Of Cheese: Inflatable Henry

Posted on Tuesday, 06/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Well now: having contacted two VOC-contributors who ended up failing to deliver in time, I guess you’re going to have to put up with one of my ditties. The track in question is entitled “Counterfeit Antibodies” and dates back to … Continue reading →

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