Robert A. Oras Jr.
singer/songwriter, 6 and 12 string guitars, bass guitar, percussion, skin flute



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NEWS - (updated occasionally)

Hey. Thanks for stopping by. Here are some sketches i did for "Sleep Tight, Ya Goddamn Morons!!" were re-recorded and made the CD others are being re-recorded for the follow up.

1)The Pill Song (Prescription Strength)
2)The Alien Song (2006)
3)Cool Tones (Instrumental)
4)The Pill Song (Over The Counter)

Listen to more free tunes, of variable quality, below (scroll down). Those at the Top of the list are far better than the ones near the bottom. It's obvious, i think which ones used Fruity Loops and which ones use real drums or the TD-6.



Greetings

Welcome to my lair. This is where i get to cut loose and let my hair down. I hope you have enjoyed your experience at the Kozmo 3 website thus far; further, i hope you will find the experience here interesting as well.

This section belongs all to me, so the shit I say here may not represent the opinions of the other guys in the band; whether it be about music, the band, politics or whatever, so remember to visit their pages.

I have been making some changes here and will continue to do so through March 2006 or so. Newly added are the textamerica picture sites and the live streaming video, as well as an overview of some of my equipment.

In addition, I hope to add more lyric pages and commentary, as well as better organizing the song list, to reflect better quality capabilities i can acheive now that i've upgraded my home studio.

Studio

Mantaining a home studio is being in a state of constant flux; it's never complete and always evolving.

Since starting this site, I went from using no percussion to using drum software to having an acoustic kit and a pad and trigger kit (Roland TD-6V). I also went from using a four dollar mic at the start to purchasing some decent mics to even better mics. These changes are clearly evident in what you hear.

My most recent upgrade has been the an audio interface, the EMU-1820m; I have also started to learn Cubase SX (a popular, professional recording program). Learning Cubase or Pro Tools was something I avoided for as long as i could. After realizing the best way to exploit all the advantages of the EMU-1820m, I decided the time was upon me. And that brings me current as of Feb 2006.

Why

The principle motivation for making this site is to present songs that i have written that may not be Kozmo 3 material, meaning it may differ from what you might expect to hear at a Kozmo 3 show.

Unless otherwise noted, the songs on this page were conceived, written, arranged, produced and recorded by myself. The quality of recordings may vary contingent upon how lazy i was during the process. Regardless, i hope you enjoy these demo and sub-demo quality recordings. i think its quite apparent which tunes were recorded pre-upgraded and post-upgraded; what a fuckin difference proper equipment makes.

Music

if your interested in lyrics, which is where songs usually start for me, you can find them by going to the lyric page. there i will also provide some context and commentary if necessary. Enjoy. Remember, these are some really rough mixes...



My Newer Recordings

These tunes were recording using a constant technique and mics. still not the best quality, but good enough for now. These are sketches for the next K3 record.

Make You Mine

The Autumn Tryst

Japanese Girl (I'll Be Good To You)

The Ballad of Na-Mi Lee Fife

The Mandolin Song

Little Miss Ridiculous

The Alien Song

Certain Sadness


My Kozmo 3 songs:

Written by me, recorded by Kozmo 3 at Alley Studios; my brother brian oras on bass and ryan nowack on drums and backing vocals.

To hear other Kozmo 3 songs go back to www.Kozmo3.com


into the sun
third avenue
Mint (the Kozmo 3 version)
melancholy



Some Old, Lo-Fi, Lo-quality recordings:

some of this is real shit, but fuck it, it's funny. these were just some sketches i did for "Sleep Tight, Ya Goddamn Morons!!".

Mint (12-string version)

Oppositional Defiance/Back Talk Blue

Taiwan

Flaker

Khao San Rd. Song

The Way Shit Goes

Kozmo The Wonderdawg (originally written by Dave Treidel)

Outside In



Rob SOLO:

1) Hey Lefty
2) Third Avenue
3) Khao San Rd Song
4) Oppositionally Defiant Back Talk Blue
5) Moon Smiles On Old Siam

With KOZMO 3:

1)'06 Countdown
2) Third Avenue
3)Oppositionally
Defiant/Back
Talk Blue

4) Mint

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