Since Matthew has lived so far from his family for the past six years, the Christmas season has been particularly hard on him. Every year it’s a choice between long, crowded flights or spending the holiday season alone.
Originally recorded live around Christmas 2004, Matthew has re-recorded a tune that captures his need to be with his family. Even if it takes a long, long time to get there.
Lost on Block Island - 4.8MB MP3
For those following the Ex-closure posts, you may have noticed we’re still getting used to this system. So far, the only real damage that’s being done is we’re making some iTunes users have to download a couple of tunes manually from the website.
For those poor souls, we’ve found a solution courtesy of one of our VIP subscribers (Frosty, you are full of awesome).
If iTunes downloads the wrong file [because we put the wrong enclosure in the feed], you can force iTunes to re-download a podcast episode this way:
- Delete the offending podcast episode (the wrong file that you downloaded).
- In iTunes’ Podcast list, close the little triangle next to the podcast title (they call it a “turnbuckle”).
- Mac users hold down the option key, Windows users hold down control and shift.
- Re-open the triangle. You should now see the complete list of available downloads for the feed.
- Click “get” next to the file you want to re-download.
Hopefully that will help make up for our lack of feed knowledge. We’re going to add this to the FAQ page since it’s obviously hit a few people. We’ll try to keep this from happening again!
A little spoken introduction to Matthew’s latest song. Had to be moved to its own post since it was apparently confusing both Wordpress and Feedburner.
Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that’s not entirely human. One recent show was earlier this year in Jacksonville, FL at Megaplex 2008. The event organizers didn’t realize that the hotel had placed an anniversary party in the ballroom next door, so the two parties actually managed to spill into each other a little!
Matthew Ebel Live at Megaplex 2008 - 85.4 MB MP3
(Also available as individual tracks.) - 85 MB ZIP
Sometimes WordPress and Feedburner seem to conspire against us. If you just tried to download “They Got The Money” via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received nothing more than the spoken intro instead. Apparently the feed only runs with the first audio link in the blog post, even if we set a specific enclosure tag.
It should be fixed now. If not, PLEASE let us know in the comments!
If you can’t get it through iTunes because you already downloaded the wrong track with the right name, try downloading directly from the website. Once again, sorry for the inconvenience!
They Got The Money - 4.5MB MP3
Another new song inspired by recent economic events, this one features a spoken intro from Matthew himself:
EDIT: Audio file has been moved to its own post since it apparently was screwing up the feed. You can hear the intro here.
(Even if you’re not a Member, you can still hear the intro. Take a listen!)
That’s right, the first song available through this new service is now available for podcasters across the world. The song that launched this revolutionary new club can be found at the Podsafe Music Network for immediate release.
Normally Matthew asks that people link back to his website when they play one of his tunes, but for this song we’re asking podcasters and bloggers to link right back to Matthew Ebel dot net. After all, if any podcasters want to sign up for free as an affiliate, they can use their affiliate links to earn some cash in the process! If you’re not signed up yet, you can do so Right Here!
Some of you might wonder if we’re just giving away music that’s supposed to be exclusive. While we wish there was a way to keep every song just for the members, we still need to spread the word somehow and the best way is through the music itself! Just like any album, there has to be a few songs that are passed around as free samples… otherwise, nobody will know there’s anything there worth listening to!
If you just tried to download “It’s Raining Bankers” via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received “Lost on Block Island” instead. That was our fault, sorry. We set the wrong enclosure info on that one.
It should be fixed now.
If you can’t get it through iTunes because you already downloaded the wrong track with the right name, try downloading directly from the website. That, at least, we got right!
A lighthearted tune inspired by recent economic events.
Matthew Ebel:
When I saw the Dow fall about 22 million points in one day, I had this image of bankers tossing themselves from their windows in New York. I imagined a song where a young man like me takes a stroll through the park, marveling at the beautiful leaves or raindrops that drift gracefully to the ground. Only instead of raindrops, it’s guys and girls with briefcases. I wonder what kind of umbrella you’d need for that kind of fallout…
It’s Raining Bankers - 4.5MB MP3
This is the first studio track available at Matthew Ebel dot net!
Matthew Ebel:
I wrote this one over the summer of 2008 while living on Block Island, RI. All I could think of was getting back to the mainland to be with someone special, but I still had a blast on the island regardless. This song’s a tale of both the beauty and the bad of Block Island, of wanting to stay but wanting to hurry home.
Lost on Block Island - 5.2MB MP3
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