Andy Futuro's Blog: Excerpts, page 7
March 25, 2025
Laughing with a Foot in the Grave

I thought I would have more to say on this subject, but I don't — at least not for now. In 2019 I attempted to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. It was an unusually wet year, high precipitation. The preceding two decades had mostly been drought so 2018 and 2019 were outliers for how wet that they were. In 2018, two hikers had drowned in river crossing, and so everyone was on alert. The passes and the crossings were treacherous.
The conditions caused the usual bubble of thru hikers to disperse — some...
March 21, 2025
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March 18, 2025
If you wanna love

As often happens, I completely forgot about composing this song. Until I started my Substack, there wasn’t much incentive to share — why bother if no one is going to hear it? Sure, I can put it on Spotify, but without a social media following, that’s not terribly different from stuffing it in a hole.
So thank you for listening 🙏
“If you wanna love” isn’t a title that naturally occurs to me. It’s a pitfall of using samples; I feel obliged to derive the title from what the vocalists are vocalizing, ...
March 14, 2025
The Midnight Vault!
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The Beautiful Country

Ladies and gentlemen, we are preparing for our descent into the Beautiful Country. If you could please direct your attention to the front of the cabin, I’m sure you know what time it is.
That’s right, it’s time for another safety briefing.
Yes, I understand the moaning and the grumbling. But please understand me when I say, these safety briefings are for your benefit.
Every single one of the points I am about to recapitulate has earned its place in this safety briefing through a real life tragedy. ...
March 11, 2025
Let You Go

This is another song about letting go.
Like what you hear?You can download this song as an MP3 for free on the Substack website. Please note, this only works on the website, not the app.
1) Click the three dots to the right of the fast forward button. A little option bubble will appear.

2) Click Download MP3. The download should start. Most MP3s aren’t bigger than 10mb.
3) The file will have a name like: “Andy%20Futuro%20-%20Everything.”
4) Click the file to play or add it ...
March 7, 2025
Provider

Anna: Hey, Lisa, could you check with the landlord and see if we can get a blackout period for the cameras? I've seen some leases where the cameras go off for certain periods, usually at night.
Lisa: Hi Anna!
First, would you mind using the term housing provider? “Landlord” is an old-fashioned term, and it’s a little disrespectful to someone allowing you to stay in their property. Some people consider it a hate slur.
Anna: Oh. Yeah, sorry. No problem. Wasn’t my intention.
Lisa: Thanks! Let me check ...
March 4, 2025
Thinking About You

This song is something of an experiment in color change. I see the opening vocals and synths as flowery, watercolor brush strokes of pinks and purples and blues. Then they fade as the paint runs thin and I bring in a heavy red base with a rippling, rough edged distortion. The bass rises into a little hillock and then slopes down and away, leaving the silvery drums. For me, as the synths fade leaving only the drums, I start to fill in the silence with notes that are never written.
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February 26, 2025
The Tom and EK and Nobody Else Book Club! Ep 2
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