Jam Mechanics

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  • Two bands who span the Atlantic, having a chat across the planet. Drafting jams from random challenges, fantastic banter while we're at it. So just relax and watch our antics; it's the pan-Atlantic Jam Mechanics Jam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt Johnston from The Narcissist Cookbook and Bug from Bug Hunter. Each week we'll take on songwriting challenges and present our finished "demo" after a few hour break.
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  • S3E6: That's Petty Theft!

    S3E6: That's Petty Theft!
    Apr 28 2025
    On the 6th episode of season 3, Matt and Bug talk Hydras and Heists with two new songs to jam to on your Monday morningJam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt (The Narcissist Cookbook) and Bug (Bug Hunter) where we are challenged to write a song demo from scratch every episode. Huge thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DeepBlueInk ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for our artwork and squeezing us into his busy schedule!If you'd like to download the demos we showed off, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to pay-what-you-want to support us!Our Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Narcissist Cookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bug Hunter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc!Please rate / review and share the show (and our music) with friends!-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --Prompt: "Love Song to a Body Part"----Bug's Song-----Title: The HydraAdditional Challenge: Rule of 3Lyrics: I admit I was pissed when you chopped off my headand Hercules, you looked pleased (or rather relieved?) that I was deadbut from the stump of my neck I grew two more(I swear this has never happened before)but I'm back and better off than I was then(and now they're singing)Do you think the Hydra knew that THAT would happen?Or was he surprised as everyone of us?Decapitate me once, shame on you, that ain't enoughDo you think the Hydra knew he'd get back up?The first dozen times were the hardest but now I believebefore this battle started I was hopelessly naivebut now this one's a fighter, and this one's a biterand that one's determined, and this one knows Germanand one knows Karate, we call that one "choppy"but don't talk to this one 'till he's had his coffeewe're offering all of these skillsyou can chop off our heads but you can never killwe'll just get bigger and better and stronger togetherI've tethered the best parts of me so now whetherYou think the Hydra knew that THAT would happenor if he's surprised as everyone of usDecapitate me twice, shame on you, it's still not niceDo you think the Hydra knew he'd get back up?Now Hercules is screaming: "this is not how this one goes"but you've mixed up mythology for history, my foecause history is what happened, mythology is imaginednow I'm rewriting this myself to be the hero of this battleHercules, your turn to leaveyour trial subscription to life is completeI've got many mouths to feed so I'll start with non-believerscuz I think I always knew that this would happenThat I'd surprise the world with what I've gotDecapitate me thrice, I can do this all damn nightI think I always knew I'd get back upI think I always knew I'd get back up---- Matt's Song -----Title: Central Occipital NervousnessAdditional Challenge: Must be a CON songLyrics:i know youi know you're my oldest friendbefore we learned how to talkthere we were, lying therehand in handi know you're trying to helpi know you're trying but there ain't no helping mei know you're trying butsometimes the trying justcauses more pain that it needsi know thisWe've done this a million timesIt was our first party trickEveryoneCome watch meFlip my shitThis baby can turn on a dimei know you're trying to helpi know you're trying but there ain't no helping mei know you're trying butsometimes the trying justcauses more pain that it needsAnd the worst part is that I agreeThis world is frightening thingBut I'm going outside To see what I'll findAnd you can come with if you like
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    33 mins
  • S3E5: Is That A Knife??

    S3E5: Is That A Knife??
    Apr 14 2025
    Episode 5 means we're finally warming up and getting good at this podcast thing. Bug and Matt talk about big brains and unexpected knives, and deliver 2 brand-new cool songsJam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt (The Narcissist Cookbook) and Bug (Bug Hunter) where we are challenged to write a song demo from scratch every episode. Huge thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠DeepBlueInk ⁠⁠⁠⁠ for our artwork and squeezing us into his busy schedule!If you'd like to download the demos we showed off, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to pay-what-you-want to support us!Our Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Narcissist Cookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bug Hunter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, etc!Please rate / review and share the show (and our music) with friends!-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --Prompt: "Warming Up"----Bug's Song-----Title: Waiting for the Snow to MeltAdditional Challenge: coooooolLyrics: You were the first one that I thought ofwhen the forecast called for snowyou said you'd race me to the bottomand you took off down the slopesYou were the coolest on the mountainmaking sure everyone knows ittaking shortcuts off the trailwhile we just wondered "where'd he go"You said the loser has to buy a beerwhen we're back down at the lodgeand you knew I didn't drinkyou also knew you never lostI'd find you grinning, waiting for mebut I didn't mind the costit was worth it for the storieswhen you got a little sloshednow the mountains warming up as welland we're just waiting for the snow to meltcut to the crispest day of winteryou could see it in your grinweaving past all the beginnersskiing faster than the windwhen I beat you to the bottomthat's when the fear kicked inI MAY not know a lot but knowyou'd never let me winnow we're just waiting for the snow to meltWe're just waiting for the snow to melt to find something we lostsomeone taken by the mountain in a grave made out of frostAnd when we find your body I will send word to your momshe's the only one still holding on to hope after this longyeah we're just waiting for the snow to meltYou had the kind of wild spirit everyone else tries to fakeyou lived a life devoid of fear only an avalanche could takenow when our friends start drinking I'm the first to raise a toastcause you're the first one that I think of when the forecast calls for snowNow I'm just waiting for the snow to meltto get a break and thing of something else---- Matt's Song -----Title: Warming UpAdditional Challenge: Must be SHARPLyrics:you're just warming up to me nowi know that i can be a little too much sometimesalright maybe most of the timeI know that I'd struggle to love someone like me butYou can see itYou can see itYou can feel the swing and swayAll my crazy, random flailingLooks like dancing when you do it with meCan't you feel itCan't you feel itI'm just warming up to this nowNot so long ago I would sooner die than be knownBut you are gentle and slowAnd the further this goes i swear to god it's almost likeI can see itI can see itStrap me to the spinning latheTake your tools to all my failingsDecorate the floor as you cut them awayI can see itI can see itBut now I'm realising I could see it all this timeOh why do I only like myself when I'm reflected in your eyesI can see itFor the first timeHow I outsourced all my smiling to youHow I gave inGave up learningLet you carry me cause you offered toHow'd I miss thisHow'd I miss thisHow'd I miss thisHow I'll miss this How I'll miss this
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    35 mins
  • S3E4: Min/Max Your Wiping

    S3E4: Min/Max Your Wiping
    Mar 31 2025
    Don't blame me for this title. This was Matt. Episode four of our once-respected podcast finds Bug and Matt diving deep into Hallmark Channel Movies and talking about their feelingsJam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt (The Narcissist Cookbook) and Bug (Bug Hunter) where we are challenged to write a song demo from scratch every episode. Huge thanks to ⁠⁠⁠DeepBlueInk ⁠⁠⁠ for our artwork and squeezing us into his busy schedule!If you'd like to download the demos we showed off, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can go to our ⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to pay-what-you-want to support us!Our Music:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Narcissist Cookbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bug Hunter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and our brand-new discord is here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, etc!Please rate / review and share the show (and our music) with friends!-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --Prompt: "Just a Feeling"----Bug's Song-----Title: Liberal KittyAdditional Challenge: 200bpmLyrics:He's just a feline looking well groomedHe makes a beeline for me when he sees I have foodAnd you can see why kitty is the king of the houseyou'll never hear him coming when he's ready to pounceHis heroes are awesome: Bagheera, MufasaHe doesn't care for Aslan as we raised him as agnosticIf you put on the Aristocats he does get quite upsetcause this righteous little kitty really hates the 1%He's a Liberal KittyThat's the Liberal KittyHe shimmy, shimmy, shimmies to the left,and has the right to meowHe voted for Kamala but it didn't countcause he's a liberal kitty, and just a literal catHe's just a feline sharing his viewsHe doesn't see why people care which bathroom you useand it seems like you shouldn't need 2 jobs to survivesellling toe bean pictures on the web to get byHe donates to causes, his toe beans are awesomeBetween Bernie and AOC his favorite's a toss-upHe thinks we'll have a woman running things eventuallyand he really thinks that catnip should be moved to schedule 3He's a liberal KittyThat's the Liberal KittyHe shimmy, shimmy, shimmies to the left,and has the right to meowHe voted for Kamala but it didn't countcause he's a liberal kitty, and just a literal catHe is my liberal kittyhe's from a deep blue cityhis toe beans are so prettyHe is my liberal kittyHe is my liberal kittyhe's from a deep blue cityhis toe beans: itty bittyHe is my liberal kitty ---- Matt's Song -----Title: Aurora Teagarden: Reunited and it feels so DeadlyAdditional Challenge: Must be titled after a Hallmark MovieLyrics:i gotta wonder what you're doing herei gotta little too comfortable i thinki guess we gotta little used to notrunning in running in running in each othernow we've had a bit of time to stewto really soften us up and soak it all ini thought i had a lot to say to youbut open my mouth and bite off the tip of my tongueREUNITED AND IT FEELS SO DEADLYREUNITED AND IT FEELS SO DEADLYNANANANANAwhat a pity that you brought a guni really thought for a moment you were happy to see me nowwhat a shame that i came preparedwith a kev with a kev with a kevlar vestand then you ask me if i liked the tasteof my freshly brewed polonium teanot as much as i like the soundof the boom of the bomb that has gone off right under your seatREUNITED AND IT FEELS SO DEADLYREUNITED AND IT FEELS SO DEADLYHate is really just a feeling that we shareI squeeze your hand just to check you are still thereAnd I feel like squeeze back in the dark
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    35 mins
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