52 tracks by Sister Savage
Bohemia (with Soundsmith Kamachi)
Music by the fantastic Soundsmith Kamachi, who asked me to record some spoken word stuff on Friday afternoon for his RPM project. It was all pretty rushed, but I adapted lyrics from... (more)
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Track Name: Bohemia (with Soundsmith Kamachi)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Aurora 19 (with Gary Fox)
Kicked off by percussion and synthy goodness by Gary "the" Fox. I added even more synth and vocals. Oh, and I got to play my grandad's maracas, and I think that's marvellous. I hope he wouldn... (more)
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Track Name: Aurora 19 (with Gary Fox)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Venus (demo)
Additional vox: Bee Mathis
Cello loop: freesounds.com (I just added loads of reverb and delay in Ardour)
(Savigear 2010)
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Track Name: Venus (demo)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Night Fell (with Kirk Lynch & Bethan Mathis) (RPM)
Dream come true to put vocals to El Lynch's sublime Night Falls, but I confess to quite a lot of lyrical help from La Mathis, who also appears as the gypsy. I had the story... (more)
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Track Name: Night Fell (with Kirk Lynch & Bethan Mathis) (RPM)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Europa (with Drakonis)
Another moon of Jupiter fantasized for my RPM space project. With hindsight I used totally the wrong vocal effect for the verses. I'll change this in stealth in the next week.
Mysterious... (more)
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Track Name: Europa (with Drakonis)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Micro Mini Space Cadet
Beats - Sandbags
Guitar - John Sowersby
Synth & vocals - me
Additional vox - Bethan Mathis
Definitely intend to return to this after RPM, because I cannot spend... (more)
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Track Name: Micro Mini Space Cadet
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Jupiter (with Sandbags)
Made with beats by Sandbags.
Synth/vocals - me
Also, my friend John Sowersby came over and played some crazy rock guitar - all kind of understated towards the end. I don't know... (more)
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Track Name: Jupiter (with Sandbags)
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Album: Juped (RPM 2k10)
Eclipsed (with Soundsmith Kamachi)
Collaboration with the excellent (and very cool) Soundsmith Kamachi, for the RPM Challenge 2010.
The final version is here: (more)
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Track Name: Eclipsed (with Soundsmith Kamachi)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Mother (with Gary Essex)
Spacey astral pop with a conscience. Here is a personal one for RPM that had me blubbing because I am a hippy. Well you can't write an album about space without a special hug for Mother Earth... (more)
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Track Name: Mother (with Gary Essex)
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Spaceman
Synth & vocals - me
Beats - Sandbags
2nd track from my RPM 2010 space project.
Spaceman heavenly
Touch base with me
Orbit around me
Can't fight gravity... (more)
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Track Name: Spaceman
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Juped (RPM 2k10)
Io
The 1st completed track for my RPM 2010 concept album about space! Supersonicwoot! ...COME ON, I'm allowed cheese. Last year was all death and ancient monuments.
Special thanks to Bethan Mathis, my mama... (more)
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Track Name: Io
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Album: Juped (RPM 2K10)
Red Spider Nebula
Well, I promised myself I'd play my cello for RPM.
I know. You think I wrote a song about a spider, realised it wouldn't fit on my space-themed RPM CD, so googled "spider constellation" and... (more)
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Track Name: Red Spider Nebula
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Snow Angels
Jaded couple discover love again after a freak encounter with snow angels. I mean, of course. Oh, and my nasally vox? Yeah. I had a heavy cold at the time (which is why we didn't go to the pub as planned... (more)
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Track Name: Snow Angels
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Album: Aorta
Watch Out For The Sunshine (with Johnny Stone)
Had some real fun with this one - thanks Johnny!
Walk out in the sunshine with the moon on my back yeah yeah
I saw that neighbourhood boy with the red guitar... (more)
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Track Name: Watch Out For The Sunshine (with Johnny Stone)
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Sea Wave
Named after my eldest daughter, Morwenna (Cornish language meaning: "sea wave").
Last night I discovered a website selling my songs (completely without permission, but what the hell) as ringtones... (more)
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Track Name: Sea Wave
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Album: Aorta
You Make Me Feel (with glu)
The music is glu's "You Make Me Feel" instrumental track.
(Ulmer & Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: You Make Me Feel (with glu)
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(Inside) Out
Our heroine discovers her love is not in fact a beautiful angel but an evil serial killer wanted in 10 million continents.
(Savigear 2009)
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And I feel circles in the cold arms... (more)
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Track Name: (Inside) Out
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So Much For Superheroes
Am just sneaking on my last RPM09 song because the playlist isn't complete. I already uploaded it once and took it down...but I like my piano playing... :-)
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Track Name: So Much For Superheroes
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Sister Planet
Temporal Tantrum (with Drakonis)
The music is Temporal Tantrum by Drakonis.
He suggested he might like someone to add vocals, so I grabbed it, shoved it in my coat, and ran off with it.
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Track Name: Temporal Tantrum (with Drakonis)
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Escape (with Doug Sparling)
Beautiful strings by Doug Sparling.
Become a pirate and take me to the sea
By darkness steal me
Though I'll fight to be free
I'll go willingly
The riddle... (more)
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Track Name: Escape (with Doug Sparling)
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24 Hour Album: Royal Jelly
Just uploading my whole 24 project (written and recorded in 24 hours) in one unsightly lump, so I can clean up the individual uploads (and delete others) with a clear conscience.
1st August 2009.
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Track Name: 24 Hour Album: Royal Jelly
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Honeybee (demo)
Part of my hilarious 24 project.
24: Write and record an album of original songs in 24 hours. August 1st midday - August 2nd midday 2009.
(Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: Honeybee (demo)
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Album: Royal Jellio
Alianore (demo)
This song refers to Alianore Woodstock, widow of Thomas.
Part of my hilarious 24 project.
24: Write and record an album of original songs in 24 hours. August 1st midday - August 2nd midday 2009.
(Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: Alianore (demo)
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Album: Royal Jellio
Your Hands (demo)
Part of my hilarious 24 project.
Important to take risks during tight timescales, I find. Luckily my mother won't be able to make out what I'm singing.
Guitar: Ben Willis
24... (more)
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Track Name: Your Hands (demo)
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Album: Royal Jelly
O Sea (demo)
Originally part of my hilarious 24 project.
Oh sea I feel myself drifting through the waters
Oh sea I feel myself turning over and over
She won't see all I've been
What goddess... (more)
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Track Name: O Sea (demo)
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To Last
Part of my hilarious 24 project.
24: Write and record an album of original songs in 24 hours. August 1st midday - August 2nd midday 2009.
(Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: To Last
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Album: Royal Jellio
Palm of your hand (with glu)
Collab with glu (music).
Oh share your apple please
with me only me
Such senseless walls surround you baby
Sweet misery you inflict on me
I'm waiting... (more)
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Track Name: Palm of your hand (with glu)
Artist: Sister Savage/glu
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Little Turncoats (feat. Slap Johnson)
Written and recorded in 1 hour (over 48 hours). I'll tart it up later.
Clarinet by the amazing (and wicked) Slap Johnson, who took about 7 minutes!
She was the loneliest... (more)
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Track Name: Little Turncoats (feat. Slap Johnson)
Artist: Sister Savage/Slap Johnson
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Song 10
Meant to upload this along with "Trashcan Chic", but, you know, apparently I didn't.
Doesn't really deserve any writing credits, but it was me. Shocker. RPM08.
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Track Name: Song 10
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Album: Trashcan Chic
Irregular Heartbeat (Slap Johnson mix)
Slap Johnson (JumpTheQ) has just astounded me with a sax part for my cover of "Irregular Heartbeat".
Original song by Brent Kinder (Angie Fights Crime).
Cover... (more)
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Track Name: Irregular Heartbeat (Slap Johnson mix)
Artist: Sister Savage & Slap Johnson
Album: Sister Savage
Dreamcatchers (with glu)
Written about a new mother watching over her premature baby in an incubator (I don't know why I keep switching from the first to the third person).
Circles around numbers
Forty... (more)
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Track Name: Dreamcatchers (with glu)
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Izveni
Written and produced by Tim Nelson. I have never spoken Russian in my life and the lyrics were written phonetically.
Literal translation:
"Excuse me, please. Someone help.
Unfortunately... (more)
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Track Name: Izveni
Artist: Tim Nelson/Tess Savigear
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Irregular Heartbeat (Angie Fights Crime cover)
My first ever cover version (recorded for the RPM09 covers project).
Performed and arranged by me.
Original song by Brent Kinder (Angie Fights Crime) 2009
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Track Name: Irregular Heartbeat (Angie Fights Crime cover)
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Sheltering Song (with Gumbo Stu)
Re-mix of a song written and recorded for the RPM Challenge 2009, with Stuart Walker (Gumbo Stu). Dug Fazzani on fiddle.
(Walker & Savigear 2009)
She walks barefoot... (more)
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Track Name: Sheltering Song (with Gumbo Stu)
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Never Really Knew Me
For RPM09.
Lyrics by Bethan Mathis, with music performed by Shaun Denney (guitar) and Dug Fazzani (fiddle).
(Denney, Mathieson & Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: Never Really Knew Me
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Album: her own sky
Maen Llia
Including percussion, piano and string loops by Gary Fox. For RPM09.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sis...
A song about a... (more)
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Track Name: Maen Llia
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Jamaica Inn
Official version for RPM09 - I deleted the earlier demo. :-)
With Ben Willis (guitars), Bethan Mathis (back-up vox), and Dug Fazzani (fiddle).
Follow his figure over the moor
To... (more)
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Track Name: Jamaica Inn
Artist: Sister Savage (feat. Bethan Mathis & Dug Fazzani)
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Ribbons in the trees
Featuring Dug Fazzani (fiddle) and Bethan Mathis (vocals).
(Savigear, Mathieson & Fazzani 2009)
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Track Name: Ribbons in the trees
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Album: Mischief Bound
Sorcerer's Feet
The finished RPM09 version. Woo-hoo!
The cat she walks alone
At least that's what they say
You were just another conscious man
Who found himself looking her way
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Track Name: Sorcerer's Feet
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Album: Mischief Bound
Party Piece
Important to embrace the fact that you're going to need a filler before you even begin to face the end of the extraordinary RPM month.
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Track Name: Party Piece
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Lady K (vocal: Bethan Mathis) RPM
(Savigear & Mathieson 2009)
The true story of Lady Killigrew, a very naughty girl.
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Track Name: Lady K (vocal: Bethan Mathis) RPM
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Breathe (with Kavin Allenson)
In memory of my father, Anthony, who died suddenly in 1988.
With Kavin Allenson. (Huge thanks to Kavin for writing the music that inspired this song to the surface.)
(Allenson... (more)
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Track Name: Breathe (with Kavin Allenson)
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Album: Mischief Bound
Circles (vocal: Bethan Mathis)
Guest vocals: Bethan Mathis.
Lyrics based on a poem by A. Smyth.
(Savigear 2009)
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Track Name: Circles (vocal: Bethan Mathis)
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Picture Perfect (demo)
It felt like such a breakthrough
When I called out of the blue
I swear the number was 2
Want to show you what I can do
Want to show you
Do you want to show me... (more)
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Track Name: Picture Perfect (demo)
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Primitive Methods
Little England
Small re-working of a song I threw together for the RPM Challenge 2008 (recorded the morning I posted my cd), but somehow I've grown to love it. That might be a personal thing though. It's not autobiographical... (more)
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Track Name: Little England
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Princess
When I came home and told my husband I was pregnant, he didn't respond in the most ideal way.
With Shaun Denney.
(Denney & Savigear 2006)
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Track Name: Princess
Artist: Sister Savage
Album: Primitive Methods
Ode To Myself
With Rob Curtis (guitar).
Took all of 17 to lick my wounds
You'll never know just what you've done
Oh but I took a photograph of your bedroom
And I put up walls to write... (more)
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Track Name: Ode To Myself
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Hairpin (last piece of gumbo mix)
Recorded for the RPM Challenge 2008.
With Rob Curtis and Stuart Walker, aka Gumbo.
(Savigear & Curtis, 2008)
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Track Name: Hairpin (last piece of gumbo mix)
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Remedy (demo)
Never date a psychologist.
With John Sowersby (guitar), written and recorded for the RPM Challenge 2008.
I sometimes feel like I should plead for things that I don't need
An easy... (more)
Commented on 20 times. Favorited by 14 alonetoners.
Track Name: Remedy (demo)
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For Sarah
Ben Willis - guitar.
Written and recorded for the RPM Challenge 2007. Lyrics based on a poem by a friend of mine, Cam Field.
(Savigear & Field 2007)
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Track Name: For Sarah
Artist: Wendon's Magic Ambo
Album: Primitive Methods


