Recordings

Continuing my unloading of 4-track recordings from last year, here's a recording of Phoebe's "Bull Run, Beer Run". This was more fun than the Nirvana recording because I got more bold with experimenting with other instruments.

Download Bull Run, Beer Run (Phoebe Kreutz cover) by Dibson T Hoffweiler

A few years ago I was invited to perform the songs "Something in the Way" and "Endless, Nameless" at a Nirvana cover night. It was a challenge to feel satisfied with playing the songs because I wasn't familiar with Nirvana's music - I only knew a few singles. I didn't even listen to all of Nevermind until last April, when I found it at a used record store in Berlin.

When between apartments in May, I spent some time at my family's home with my 4-track recording some songs, "Something in the Way" among them. That was nearly a year ago. Having that time apart makes the recordings sound more complete to my ears. Still rough, but complete enough to share with other ears, if they'll take them.

Download Something in the Way (Nirvana Cover) by Dibson T Hoffweiler

Just found out there are some live recordings of myself and friends from the Welcome to Boog City festival. You can get all the recordings here: Welcome to Boog City audio page (link no longer valid).

Below is a recording of Preston and I playing a Lou Reed song. For fun, we switched it up such that Preston played guitar, and I played keyboard.

You can also download them here:

• Dibson T Hoffweiler, live at Sidewalk 2008 September 19
• Preston Spurlock and Dibson T Hoffweiler, live at Sidewalk 2008 September 19, performing Lou Reed songs

I made a recording of the second song I wrote inspired by Flatland. Although inspired by the book, the spark was listening to Susan play her Flatland song while at the show.

Download She's So One-Dimensional (acutey)

First post in quite a while! Here we go.

The Bushwick Book Club has performances monthly at Goodbye Blue Monday where each songwriter presents a song about/lifted from/inspired by the book of the month. This month's book was Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbot.

I had the good fortune of playing a tune that night. Here it is:

You can download it: Holy Ghost

download: Wish You Were A Girl

It's an Of Montreal cover by me and my sister, april. I just rediscovered the recording. This was going to be the secret track for dibs bleeds books, but in the rush to finish it, I forgot to include it.

The day we recorded the song, she also recorded the ukulele on Sugar Factory. It was really fun to do both, and I want to work with her more.

Recorded by Dibs in July 2006 between tours with Huggabroomstik and Griffin & the True Believers.

Drums recorded by Major Matt Mason. Guests include April Heliotis, Deenah Vollmer, Sara Bee, Dashan Coram, and Misha Volf. Album art by Bernard King.

Listen below - music player may be slow to load.

song - kite strings

produced by andrew phillip tipton. recorded in december, i've been sitting on this for a while.

song for download: hunter's moon by old hat

on a full moon night in october, betsy, deenah, preston and i met up at betsy's house for a night of music. this was our output. the only instruments are strings: preston on bass, deenah on mandolin, betsy on zither, myself on autoharp.

song for download- o misha

i've had this song for a bit, but i just did another recording today. i think it's the best one.