Pretend Record Club
Pretend Record Club
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St. Ranger and Tim de Vil make records and mail them to your home. Subscribe at https://pretendrecordclub.com.
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Jul 20, 2021
Issue 6 Episode 4, Tim de Vil's LONGER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #6, Part 3 /
Tim breaks down his breakdown for Shawn; they talk about how the song was finally pushed across the finish line. Issue #6 finished song debut 'LONGER'.
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Jul 13, 2021
Issue 6 Episode 3, Tim de Vil's LONGER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #6, Part 3 /
Tim rips Shawn's heart out with the proposed last verse of 'LONGER'.
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Jul 8, 2021
Issue 6 Episode 2, Tim de Vil's LONGER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #6, Part 2 /
Shawn and Tim break the chorus for Issue #6 song 'LONGER'.
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Feb 19, 2021
Issue 6 Episode 1, Tim de Vil's LONGER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #6, Part 1 /
Shawn and Tim discuss direction for Issue #6 and suss out the difference between composing for an orchestra vs. composing for a band.
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Jan 27, 2021
Issue 5 Episode 5, St. Ranger's BLOOD SPATTER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #5, Part 5 /
Shawn and Tim invite Pablo Mathiason to give us all a crash course on royalties and how they work.
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Jan 2, 2021
Issue 5 Episode 4, St. Ranger's BLOOD SPATTER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #5, Part 4 /
Shawn interviews more contributors to show us further behind the scenes of BLOOD SPATTER. Tim pops in between interviews.
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Dec 13, 2020
Issue 5 Episode 3, St. Ranger's BLOOD SPATTER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #5, Part 3 /
PRC gives IGTV a shot. Shawn and Tim talk about the samples submitted by club members, and how they became the DNA of BLOOD SPATTER.
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Apr 6, 2020
Issue 5 Episode 2, St. Ranger's BLOOD SPATTER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #5, Part 2 /
Pretender Collaboration Submissions. Shawn and Tim discuss how best to collaborate with a dozen people.
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Jan 13, 2020
Issue 5 Episode 1, St. Ranger's BLOOD SPATTER
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #5, Part 1 /
Tarot part 2; Shawn and Tim reach out to PRC members for audio clips that remind them of the cards Shawn draws in this episode.
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Sep 23, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 6, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 6 of 6 /
Issue #4 Finale: Shawn and Tim discuss the fallout from last episode and debut The White Knight of Frosted Tips.
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Sep 9, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 5, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 5 of 6 /
As Shawn and Tim continue work on TWKoFT, the world’s most polite fight erupts.
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Aug 25, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 4, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 4 of 6 /
Shawn delivers a dissertation on Pusha T; Tim makes a James Woods-ian breakthrough.
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Aug 12, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 3, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 3 of 6 /
Shawn takes a giant red pen to Tim's first draft of lyrics.
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Aug 5, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 2, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 2 of 6 /
Shawn helps Tim define toplining and "divines" a new method for him to finish a two year old song.
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Jul 22, 2019
THE WHITE KNIGHT of FROSTED TIPS Part 1, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #4, Part 1 of ? /
Shawn and Tim decide to try a new approach in writing the song for this Issue.
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Mar 25, 2019
NO CLOAK Part 4, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #3, Part 4 of 4 /
Shawn and Tim finalize the lyrics and orchestra in the conclusion of NO CLOAK.
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Mar 18, 2019
NO CLOAK Part 3, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #3, Part 3 of 4 /
Shawn discusses the difficulty of stop/starting lyrical writing. Tim gets real vulgar.
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Mar 11, 2019
NO CLOAK Part 2, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #3, Part 2 of 4 /
Tim and Shawn discuss the introduction of an orchestra.
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Mar 3, 2019
NO CLOAK Part 1, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #3, Part 1 of 4 /
Shawn brings a new chorus to the table; Tim puts back on the 'producer' hat.
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Nov 26, 2018
Your Old Man's Old Band Episode 4, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #2, Episode 4 of 4 /
Tim breaks down the chorus and shares the sources of the samples from his old bands, while Shawn cuts them up.
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Nov 19, 2018
Your Old Man's Old Band Episode 3, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #2, Episode 3 of 4 /
With the bulk of the lyrics fleshed out, Shawn and Tim begin paving the way for the musical composition.
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Nov 12, 2018
Your Old Man's Old Band Episode 2, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #2, Episode 2 of 4 /
Shawn picks apart Tim's poem, and helps put it back together to form lyrics for the song.
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Nov 5, 2018
Your Old Man's Old Band Episode 1, Tim de Vil
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #2, Episode 1 of 4 /
Shawn puts on the producer hat and helps Tim begin the transformation of a recent poem into a song.
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Oct 28, 2018
51/49 Bonus Episode, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #1, Bonus Episode /
Shawn speaks with Pretend Record Club members about their ratio for the day; Shawn and Tim conclude with a discussion of the 51/49 lyric book.
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Aug 27, 2018
51/49 Episode 4, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #1, Episode 4 of 4 /
Shawn and Tim put the final touches on 51/49; Shawn illustrates the recording process.
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Aug 20, 2018
51/49 Episode 3, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #1, Episode 3 of 4 /
Shawn faces Tim's red pen... and then they embark on an adventure of good will.
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Aug 13, 2018
51/49 Episode 2, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #1, Episode 2 of 4 /
Shawn and Tim continue working on 51/49; they try to relieve some drag in the verses.
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Jun 2, 2018
51/49 Episode 1, St. Ranger
Pretend Record Club Flexi Disc Issue #1, Episode 1 of 4 /
Shawn starts writing a song from scratch, Tim de Vil produces.
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