–current projects–
Josh Carples: Amazon, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube
Glorious 70mm: Bandcamp
Towering Above (f.k.a. BARRENS) Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube
BARRENS: Amazon, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube
–previous projects–
Hail the Titans: Amazon, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Spotify, YouTube
The Boss and the Rabbi: Bandcamp
Marsellus: Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube
The12thhour (newer stuff): Spotify
12th Hour (Five Months Late album): Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify
Fall of Adam: Amazon, Spotify
Easy Kiddo: ReverbNation, YouTube
2023
Josh Carples – Everyone Is a Moon
2022
The12thhour – Words You Never Said
This EP features previously unreleased songs, demos, and live acoustic stuff by the12thhour, now available on Spotify and other streaming platforms.
The12thhour – Maybe & Tomorrow
Previously unreleased song by the12thhour, now available on Spotify and other streaming platforms.
Towering Above – The Bleak
The first full electric studio album since changing our name from BARRENS. Available on all streaming platforms.
Jeremy Aitken (ft. Josh Carples) – Promises (single)
I got to collaborate with my friend and former bandmate (from the Easy Kiddo days) Jeremy Aitken on this track.
2021
Tequila Nylon + Glorious 70mm – Clover/Capri
Songs from the short documentary Clover/Capri (from Terrible Master Films, Carolyn Jean’s Son Visions, 803 Films, and Early Riser Films)
Glorious 70mm – EXT. SEASONAL IMAGERY
2020
Towering Above – Repeating the Moment
This acoustic EP features a new song as well as some songs from the Content Obsolete album that was released when the band was still called Barrens.
BARRENS – Bad Diary Days (Pedro the Lion cover)
We recorded this song during the COVID-19 quarantine and put it on YouTube.
Josh Carples – Carry the Wounds
2019
Fall of Adam – Forward Motion
I was a session member on this album, which is a project by Jonathan Adam Davila (of Hail the Titans.) I contributed guitars, synth, and drums for the project. The songs were recorded in winter 2011 and spring 2015. (Available at most digital retailers.)
Glorious 70mm – Remembering Anarcha (Original Score)
Songs from the feature documentary film Remembering Anarcha (from Terrible Master Films, 803 Films, and Carolyn Jean’s Son Visions.)
BARRENS – Content Obsolete
On this album, I’m the drummer, and I contributed some vocals, synth/keys and added a little ambient guitar work on the background of a couple of songs.
Marsellus – Trouble
This is a song that we had years ago that never got recorded until mid-2018 and released mid-2019. It’s available on all digital platforms, and there is a music video for it on YouTube.
2018
Josh Carples – This Barren Land
Glorious 70mm – Commit to the Song: The Joe Thomas Jr. Guitar Pull (Original Score)
Three songs from the feature documentary film Commit to the Song: The Joe Thomas Jr. Guitar Pull (from Terrible Master Films.)
2017
Josh Carples – Live at Seville
Recorded live at Seville Beauty & Barber Shop in Montgomery, AL in late January 2017. Special thanks to C. DeWayne Cunningham, Sylvester K. Folks, Jen Powell, Malerie Bussell, and the Seville Beauty & Barber Shop staff. [Watch on YouTube]
Glorious 70mm – The Township of Riverside Falls
I was recruited to write the theme song for the “Riverside Falls” comedy podcast.
2016
Glorious 70mm – Four Thousand Wings (Original Score)
This two-song EP is the score for the short film Four Thousand Wings produced by Terrible Master Films.
2015
Josh Carples – No One (Reprise)
This is a reimagining of a song that originally appeared on my first solo album Note from the Georgian Hotel in 2008.
Tequilan Nylon + Glorious 70mm – Transmissions
This two-song EP is a collaboration between me and my friend Alex, a.k.a. Tequila Nylon.
Glorious 70mm – City Federal (Original Score)
This EP is the score for the short film City Federal by Foolish Henry Films.
2014
Glorious 70mm – INT – THE LYRIC THEATER – NIGHT
The second EP from my Glorious 70mm project film score project.
Glorious 70mm – EXT – SNOWY DAY
The debut EP from my Glorious 70mm film score project.
2013
Josh Carples – Ghost of a Town
This is my third solo, acoustic album. Like the first two, I handled the writing, production, and recording. This one actually includes some instruments – trumpet, mainly, but one song has a small violin part – that weren’t on the previous albums.
Josh Carples – Ghost.Ocean.Sirens
This EP, originally released on NoiseTrade (RIP), featured one song from each of my solo albums – “Ghost of a Town,” “Ocean” and “Sirens and Street Lights,” followed by a live version of each of those songs. The live versions are now available on Bandcamp.
Josh Carples – Gut Munchers (Original Score)
Along with acting in the film, I was asked to write some original music for the Gut Munchers score. I was also asked to write a cheesy, acoustic song for use in the film; that is the last track, titled “Zombie Gingivitis.”
Hail the Titans – fig.
We tracked drums for fig. at Adam’s house, some bass at Joe’s house (the recording engineer/mixer) and guitars, synth and violin at my house. Once mixed, it was mastered by Gregory Dunn of the band Moving Mountains and released on limited-edition ‘coke bottle green’ vinyl as a 12″ EP at 45 rpm.
2012
Josh Carples – Ocean (piano version)
This is a piano version of the song “Ocean” that originally appeared on The Final Scene. It was recorded on an old, out-of-tune piano that had seen better days. In fact, the cover photo is of the actual piano.
2011
Hail the Titans – Hymns of Mare Nostrum
The drums for Hymns of Mare Nostrum were recorded in an office building. The guitars, bass, keyboards, theremins, tambourine and other very random noises were recorded at my house. I handled some of the guitar, some keys, some tambourine and some of the random noises on the album.
Hail the Titans – Live, Tracked Demos
These demo versions to some of the songs that would later appear on Hymns of Mare Nostrum were recorded live in our practice space. The cover photo was taken by Pint Bottle Photography at a show we played at Bottletree in Birmingham, Ala. with Maserati and the Great American Breakdown.
2010
The Boss and The Rabbi – Her name was Miranda (He was suspected from the start)
This was actually the sound check prior to the live recording of Six Victims, and it serves as a prequel to the story line. This band was always an improvisational duo, so the songs are were always made up as we went.
Josh Carples – The Final Scene
This is my second solo album. I handled all aspects of the writing, production, recording and performing of this. Rather than the somewhat minimalist approach used on my first album, I decided to expand the recording a bit with more backing vocals, piano, organ and some lead guitar work.
The Boss and The Rabbi – Six Victims (The Theatre Curtain was the Color of Blood)
This album is all improvisational, live and written on the spot. As a two-piece, we switched instruments about mid-way through it, but did so without letting things go silent. I started on guitar and keyboard, switched to drums, synth and Kaossilator, then back to guitar and keys.
2009
The Boss and The Rabbi – Her Origins at Midnight
These demos were improvisational, but tracked. We recorded drums first, then added guitar on a separate track. It wasn’t pre-planned though; it was more of a “go play drums for a few minutes” followed by “let’s add some guitar now.” I played guitar on the first track and drums on the second.
2008
Josh Carples – Note from the Georgian Hotel
This was my first solo album. I went with a minimalist approach, limiting each song to six recorded tracks. The title track was inspired by a post in Found Magazine where someone had found a bottle washed up on shore with a note inside, written on a notepad that came from the Georgian Hotel. The actual note is pictured in the physical CD version of the album.
2007
Marsellus – Our Name in Lights
This album included the band as a four-piece. I handled lead vocals and rhythm guitar. It was recorded by Andy Jackson and features pedal steel by “Spacey” Casey Prestwood, both of the band Hot Rod Circuit. (Available at most digital retailers.)
2005
Marsellus – (self-titled 3-song E.P.)
This was recorded back when the band was a three-piece (also recorded by Andy Jackson, with assistance from Kevin Palmer of Trust Company). I handled guitar and vocals on this recording.
This E.P. and Our Name in Lights are in this YouTube playlist.
2002
12th Hour – Five Months Late
I wrote the lyrics and provided lead and backing vocals on this album. Live, I took care of the rhythm guitar parts. (Available at most digital retailers.)
1999
x12th Hourx – (self-titled E.P.)
I only did vocals and screams on the self-titled album. Yes, screams. Teenage angst. Or something. I think we wanted to be a hardcore band, a punk band and a hard rock band at the same time. Maybe. (Out of print.)
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