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matt geiser

@mpgeiser

Singer, bassist, song writer, music producer and music playlist curator. Creating alternative, progressive, folk grunge, indie rock music. Also love collecting and spinning vinyl. Pittsburgh, PA โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜ https://linktr.ee/mattgeiser

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when time exhales A short story to start the arc for my next album - After The Long Game.

After The Long Game is my next album project... Unknowing is my first song concept.

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07.03.2026 11:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fundamental Forces What the Heck Are Fundamental Forces?

Me: โ€œWhat are some popular songs about the fundamental forces?โ€

AI: โ€œThere are not many popular songs specifically about the fundamental forces.โ€

Challenge accepted!
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28.02.2026 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Train Bound For Nowhere How My Song Finds Its Story

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21.02.2026 11:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dirt Reflections & Confessions

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17.02.2026 11:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Visualizing deep cuts.

Literary rock. Jungle bar. Moral ambiguity.

Name the song.

15.02.2026 21:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Love Street When The Doors Broke GarageBand

Love Street open.substack.com/pub/mattgeis...

14.02.2026 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What I Lost in Paris Six Years of Music Archaeology on a Lost iPad

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10.02.2026 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Battling Diabolos Channel Your Divine

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09.02.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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27.01.2026 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hook, Line and Sinker Singer, bassist, song writer and music producer. On a journey to learn, compose, perform, record and produce music. Also love spinning vinyl and listening to music albums old and new.

I'm upset and iterated quickly with AI assist. I sang into Suno and came up with this demo. I meant for punk rock but it came out country.

Not sure if it should become a song?

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21.01.2026 21:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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matt geiser | Substack Origin stories, production failures, and guided tours through folk-grunge concept albums. Studio archaeology for listeners who want the context streaming platforms won't give you. Click to read matt g...

Any #indiemusic artists using substack to write about their music? Here's mine. Send me yours and I will follow.

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19.01.2026 15:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Songs That Echo

"Songs That Echo" is my #SpotifyPlaylist for protest songs. I added some new #IndieMusic along with some additional classics.

Comment with links if you'd like a song added. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

open.spotify.com/playlist/1Qq...

10.01.2026 15:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I laid out my Substack publishing schedule for Claude like a product roadmap.

๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐๐ž'๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž: "That's five weeks of throat-clearing before readers get a deep dive on any topic."

I guess I was designing a curriculum when I should be telling stories. โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

mattgeiser.substack.com

10.01.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Songs That Echo

Got a good #IndieMusic protest song on #Spotify? Comment with a link and I will add it to my "Songs That Echo" playlist. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

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09.01.2026 00:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I finished re-capping my RCA Victrola 77U. I'm contemplating the refinish. The lid is crispy and needs to a complete sanding/re-stain.

I wondered what it would look like with high-gloss black on the lid and front grates. Here's current vs. mock-up

What do you think?

08.01.2026 18:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Awesome!! Thank you!! โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

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08.01.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Introduction to The Long Game: Studio Archaeology A beginning...

I've started documenting my music on Substack... Here's a linkif you feel like checking it out. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

Introduction to The Long Game: Studio Archaeology
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08.01.2026 02:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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matt geiser - Scorpion Ride

We know the scorpionโ€™s nature.
We let it climb on anyway.

Scorpion Ride is out now.

๐ŸŽง Listen here:
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07.01.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today felt like the right day to release Scorpion Ride.

Itโ€™s available now on all digital streaming platforms.

06.01.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You might improve your creative workflow if you photograph the pasta/marinara wall art and โ€œfeedโ€ it into Google Lens?? Or maybe, dare I sayโ€ฆ โ€œfeedโ€ it to an AI chatbot?? ๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

03.01.2026 12:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do you have any #IndieMusic you'd like added to my #Spotify playlists?

Comment with your song links and I will check them out.

Happy New Year!โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

01.01.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Christmas season, Iโ€™ve been trying to practice listening more than speaking...

Trying to notice the signal beneath the noise...
the quiet things that insist on being heard.

I'm grateful for another year to listen more carefully.

Happy New Year. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

31.12.2025 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scrooge didnโ€™t change because he was told he was wrong.

He changed when he was forced to recognize who he'd become.

Iโ€™ve been thinking about this a lot while finishing Scorpion Ride.

Taking next week off. See you on the other side of Christmas.

#MerryChristmas

19.12.2025 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I wrote a quick Christmas carol for my next promoโ€ฆ

Ebenezer Scrooge dancing with a scorpionโ€ฆ? Whatโ€™s that got to do with Christmas??? ๐Ÿ˜‚

I think itโ€™s gonna be funny. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค˜

18.12.2025 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The scorpion asked for a ride.
The frog knew what would happenโ€ฆ It said yes anyway.

"Why did you sting me?"
"I couldn't help it. It's my nature."

We do this every time.

What if we said no?

Scorpion Ride

January 6th ๐Ÿฆ‚

#NewMusic #ComingSoon #FolkGrunge

16.12.2025 22:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The scorpion and the frog, told in 7 frames.

The horror isn't that the scorpion stings. That's its nature.

The horror is that the frog knew, and carried it anyway.

And then became a scorpion itself.

New song exploring this pattern - January 6th ๐Ÿฆ‚

13.12.2025 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Philco restoration Phase 1 complete. Did I get it working? No.

I should've known: LLMs are confidently wrong about parts and creative with schematic interpretations.

Phase 2: Less AI, more humans - Like Philco Phorum veterans who've actually seen a chassis before.

Stay tuned.

11.12.2025 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmasโ€ฆ card writing day. ๐Ÿ˜€๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒต

With some Bing Crosby to get the writing started.

Durham spins. ๐Ÿค”

10.12.2025 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Convert the faithful, taking us for a ride."

The frog doesn't just carry the scorpion and die. It becomes a scorpionโ€ฆ recruiting new frogs, perpetuating the cycle.

MLM schemes. Abusive relationships. Political movements. Cults.

We "fortify our precious lies" even as we drown.

January 6th ๐Ÿฆ‚

09.12.2025 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Working theory: It's not hope that "this time will be different." It's pride. We can't admit we were wrong, so we double down.

Am I close? What do you think?

05.12.2025 19:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0