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Alyxander James

@alyxanderjames
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2018

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Hey, FAWM friends! I’m Alyx.

I’m a #queer, #transmasculine / #nonbinary, #AuDHD human with an increasingly impressive beard.

I generally write folky/acoustic songs, mostly on guitar, but sometimes when I get stuck I reach for other instruments, particularly things in the mandolin family. I recently acquired a banjo, so that might also make an appearance this year. And I ended up winning an auction for a Kravik lyre on ebay at the end of January, so maybe that'll show up, too? It just occurred to me that I've been writing songs for 25 years. That's wild.

All of my recordings will almost certainly be iPhone one-takes. I'd love to do some proper recording of some of my backlog someday, but FAWM for me is about getting the songs out rather than getting them polished. Occasionally in the past I've gotten excited about playing around in Garageband, though, so who knows?

I live in St. Paul, Minnesota with my husband, @fecknom, who is also a musician, and our doggo, Nova, a husky mix we adopted in August 2021. We are a houseful of #neurospicy weirdos (yes, I am including the dog in this), and I love that for us.

I'd be hard-pressed to name a single genre I don't like at least *something* from. I enjoy listening to everything from classical music to death metal.

2024 will be FAWM number seven for me! I'm in my third year in seminary currently (I am agnostic with some heavy animist leanings, going for an MAL in Spiritual Direction...because we religiously traumatized queerdos deserve space to make meaning out of Big Life Stuff, too), so between that and full time work, I'm not totally sure where I'll fit the songwriting in this year. But I'm going to try, and I'm very much looking forward to hearing what y'all come up with, too!

FAWM 2018: 19 songs
FAWM 2019: 18 songs
FAWM 2020: 16 songs
FAWM 2021: 19 songs
FAWM 2022: 3 songs
FAWM 2023: 11 songs
FAWM 2024: ???

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Um...I was following you at start of FAWM (As I have for years), but just discovered I somehow no longer was. That has been remedied.
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Hey friend! Thanks for your kind words on "Turn It Around," and for listening. You're a real one.
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I can't say enough how much I appreciate you listening and making such thoughtful lovely comments on my songs, thanks for being such a cool and generous person. You are killing it with the songs this year!
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Alyx! 🤗
Thanks for stopping by my song. When you wrote “Just the right amount of steamy.” in your comment that was… well, thank you.

To be honest it was something that I thought about only after the lyrics started to gel from the gibberish I had sung for the framework.

Then a friend said to me offline, “this is the kind of sexy that is more about connection and intimacy. It sounds like something a woman would write.” As you might imagine I was overjoyed because you know… doubt, imposter syndrome, etc as a trans person.

Thanks again Alyx. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Muah!
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Thanks for your comments, Alyx! I, too, resonated with Liz' lyrics so it was fun to work on.
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Thank you! I think it's a good start to either add to or insert into another piece!
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Ah glad to hear that Alyx! Here’s hoping it continues ❤️
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Thank you so much for the lyric suggestion on Red Hourglass - it worked great. Took me a bit to put the demo together, but I was having fun.. so deadlines/shmedlines.
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Thanks for listening to "GO HOME" and for your words!
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Thank you for listening!! Insufficient arrangement and repetitive melody really worked against me this time, hopefully I can salvage it after this month 🙃
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Thanks for the comment on my lyrics!! I fixed the song link, right song is there now. Big thanks for alerting me to that!!!
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Your spy moment is right on! Thanks for listening and partaking in my shenanigans.
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Yay- I dig it! I would love to do an upbeat rocker version of it. I'm not the greatest and playing guitar fast (hence all my slow stuff), so now I really want to rework it and make 32 more indie-rock. Thanks for your words, friend!
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Thanks for the listen and kind words about my song!
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Thank you so much for listening and commenting, it's nice to meet you :) Looking forward to hearing more of your stuff, you have an awesome sound
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I'm so intrigued by your realm of study, believing as you do. I have no realm of knowledge regarding Spiritual Direction other than from a fundamentalist evangelical xtian perspective. Maybe once this crazy is over, if you're game I could send you an email and ask some questions?
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Julian was the first mystic I could allow myself to reconnect with since I left church. She's so gentle and accessible.
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Thank you for commenting & sharing on "Future"! <3 It's wild how entering your thirties gives you a whole new perspective!
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If I can do it - anyone can do it - find a fun time signature and go for it!!
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Thanks so much for your kind comment on “The Day That You Dropped Me.”
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Ahhhhh thank you for your kind words on "Jekyll"! Such thoughtful feedback.
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noted about Patreon! I would also like to follow/support more of my friends on there. musical mutual aid lol
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I thought of indigo/blue for you too 🌀 that's so funny. I think last year I was Orange which I also love for creativity
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and thanks for seeing *me* 🙌

do you identify with the color purple? cuz I am pretty green and the FAWM site got it right this year lol
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same, I haven't written much music since the summer. excited to have our community again to share
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yaaaas, I am back and I'm glad you are as well. 💙💚 I'm transing my gender and it's making me so much happier. how's life & music going for you?
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thanks for the kind words/bandcamp purchase for Struggling! Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you have a great FAWM :)
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Hey Alyx... thank you for the well wishes. 😊
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Thanks for the follow! Good luck fawming 🤓
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thanks! glad to see you back as well! good luck and happy fawming!
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Happy FAWMing!
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Hey Alyx, im looking forward to your beautiful songs!
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Hi there Alxyander, looking forward to hopefully hearing some Kravik lyre action
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Thanks! We are beyond thrilled!
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Hiya! Thanks and good to see you too
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Hope you have a FAWMtastic 2024! ♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬ ゚
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Hooray! Glad to see ya again
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Yas we are! 😁 Let’s make it a fine Fawm!
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So good to see you back my friend. So looking forward to hearing what you do this year. Muah!!!
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Can u believe we’re back to Feb?! Shooooot!! Im so excited ❤️
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Good to see you around here again as well! Congrats on the new banjo!
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ALYX!!! so good to be back for this epic milestone of our beloved music community. looking forward to experience what you bring this year, my dear.
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Thx likewise - hope you find some time!
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Hi, thanks for the follow.
I'm a fellow religiously traumatized queerdo, but am witchy/pagan not agnostic. Happy to find another survivor making big meaning out of life and living. Cheers!
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