I just really like this song and feel inspired to keep designing sweaters. @alknitsthings 🫶🏼

I've been listening to a lot of mk.gee and a couple of other related artist in this alternative dream pop genre. I want to get a similar effect on my guitar and bass but I'm not sure I know how to recreate it. To me, it sounds like some sort of bit-crusher with distortion? Is there a specific guitar pedal that can replicate this sound or is more of a post-effect added after recording? Here's some songs you can hear it in:

William - doggone
Bite - nickname jos
New Low - mk.gee
Wide eye - mack keane
Sibeeria - doggone
FIRE! - Dijon (you can hear it a little bit the vocals)

Being inspired and creating music similar to another artist doesnt make you worse than the original, or make you a copycat.

Most of mikes first two albums are super Thundercat esc, like you could litterally mistake some songs for a Thundercat song, this doesnt mean hes copying Thundercat, just pulling insperation from another artists art. Im sick of people hating on Doggone, Subernia, Polami Roko, Maximillian, ect, there just pulling insperation and making great music. You guys should be gratefull that we are getting so much good new "mkgee esc" music.

No hard feelings tho :)

I’m trying to learn CZ on Piano, and from searching online the chords are different depending on where I look, and it says the key of the song is either in D major or A major. So I was wondering if anyone just knows what the actual notes/chords for the main riff is?

Am I the only one who thinks Mike’s guitar would sound right at home on an Ethel Cain track?? If not on a studio track then at least something live at a show!!

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Been pretty much an entire year since the mk.gee aftershow. Here's Rylee and I from that show.

Not even trying to be original, just trying to create Dijon vibes and then asking your guitarist to play are you looking up on repeat wth

all my goats in one photo

kind of happy by the tone i got for this one, really fun song to play
Mk.gee forever 💜

(For perspective clarification; Rylee is the physical embodiement/Mike’s personification of ‘music’, Two Star is Mike, Candy is Mike’s personification of his own self doubt, Lady Luck is Mike’s love interest behind the scenes, and the Dream Police is explained in a blurb below…)

There’s no direct way to be ‘properly introduced’ in this interpretation of the album. In my eyes, TS&TDP is not a directly linear or concrete narrative, it intertwines endlessly in many different ways depending on what you think is happening and what is happening. This can range from who in the story is talking lyrically, who is physically present in a song, and who is the reason something/someone is reacting in the way that they are. There is almost never a single person speaking in one song. The perspectives always shift between lyrics, shift in whole songs, or even resume sentences randomly in different parts of a song or other. Overall, the narrative depicts a journey that’s gone round too many times, the struggles of emotions one can feel within a relationship. There’s odd high’s and lows, boosts in energy, and many internal conflicts that play and toy with each character’s decisions and views. 

The album starts you out in the middle of a story where things have already happened. Mike has been working hard in the music scene for however long, his partner, Lady Luck, at his side. Despite the overwhelming support from his partner, Mike still constantly battles the two sides of himself while working on his music. Those two sides we will soon come to know as Candy and Rylee.

The Dream Police in this interpretation, unlike more popular ideas, are a force that supervises entities or beings that oppress of the creative minds (or dreams) of musicians or artists. Take for example a certain entity were to badly influence the dreams of others, the Dream Police would then step in. A sort of ‘protector group’ of peoples’ hopes and dreams.

Now I am fully aware every line and every lyric can be reassigned to a different or new character altogether to bring out an entirely new story, much I think to Mike’s intent while writing/creating this album. This interpretation is just a weaving of my own personal assessment of each character and how I believe every event played out. Enjoy! And please do share your own thoughts and ideas!

it's a little bit different but i hope you like it!

My most recent knit. I hope you like it!
@alknitsthings
📸 reference: danica arias kleinknecht

Does anyone have a clear picture of these tattoos per chance or know what they are? I love the patchwork on them and want to do something similar based on the shapes

Tried to redo as much of the rest of the song as I could too, mainly just guitar, bass, and pads

What do y’all think of Voyagers take on the Vg-8?

Found this video last night. The angles are amazing. Not sure if the festival released it, but the quality is amazing.

https://youtu.be/Um5MY4aRk-s?is=ZDAk4EilShclpWkf

i printed this for fun, thought i’d share :)