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This is a bonus track of sorts for the mock EP It takes a village. I had the verse chord chages around for many years but just until last week the song and lyrics came together really quickly. I thought I heard a band arrangement originally but…
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So I was locked in the broom-cupboard, checking out some old songs that need recording.
I'd just picked one and then suddenly this thing came out of nowehere. It started with one of those guitarist doodles that other musicians love so much…
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With JS Tolar, as band Visions Of Nell.
My tribute to Anne Boleyn, the first queen to be publicly executed in England. I used some of the poetry she wrote during her imprisonment in the chorus. An innocent, incomparable woman.
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Dedicated to my furry companion of eight years and counting!
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This song was inspired by a long walk....
Lyrics:
Down by the river, down by the shore we go
The moon above cast a beautiful glow
We walked around talking through the night
I can’t help but think how it felt right
Hey Constance, don’t you feel…
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"Danny Boy" is a ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly. It is considered to be an unofficial signature song, particularly by Irish Americans and Irish Canadians. Here's my version...
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I can only listen to Mustang Sally so many times. But Genghis has the most incredible tone. I can't keep my ears of it!
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More searching for new sounds. Same setup as the last one. Experimented a bit with paulstretch on the fadeout
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Lyrics:
Don’t you bow, to kings and queens
Rise above, everything
If the devil beckons, and the angels sing
Don’t listen to, anything
The time has come, to raise your hands
C’mon everybody, take a stand
Higher, Higher, Higher, Higher…
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Lo-fi garage rock inspired by Queens of the Stone Age, Fu Manchu, Joy Division, Monster Magnet, Masters of Reality.
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Track 2 from The Wait EP. Had a little fun with this melody. The instruments are bass, guitar, drums with some flute and strings towards the end.
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At the crossroads, with the only loved. Where art thou, mein lieber Augustin? Will we see you again?
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Für Fenella Humphreys, a classical artist.
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The best music is always created in a burst of emotion, when the passion is still hot and your heart burns with fire. I finished this song in just one night, in my frantic attempt to capture the emotions I felt then.
"The only shelter I had…
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A collab with LJ. You may have heard it with a Burnley accent. This is a softer version.
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This is an excerpt of 'Dead Cat Bounce' recorded at a live performance of counter)induction at the University of Pennsylvania.
Program note:
A “dead cat bounce†is an expression used in financial circles to describe a brief and temporary…
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Silence in the air further cold
Breathing again.
Nobody can see into my old feeling.
No, no one can take this moment
No, no one can change what I think now
I am free
I could open my eyes again
Silence in the rain further cold
bBreathing…
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Carnagie creepers jeep flipchart geranium. Evil streaking beakers leak bacon on a cranium. Lay low bilbo, said bag it mr. super, i shoe horn my corn fed friends with sally hooper. My time is 5 later, my eyes are radiators, my fingers are side…
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LYRICS:
With Or Without You
Try to get along but it takes two
It’s a Whole lot of me and not much you
Working myself right to the bone
Thinking that I am all alone
Just like a monkey up in the tree
Throwing your feces straight…
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One of my favorite recordings and favorite songs. The drums of this Political Folk tune was generated with the Yamaha E313. The lead guitar break needs replaced with a violin, but…
THE FINAL HOUR
Welcome to the final hour
Everybody kneel…
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One of my better Psych Folk recordings. Intro voice and keyboards by Starry Nightmoth. BG rhythm/drums generated using a Yamaha E313 KB. Lyrics, music and all other instruments and vocals are my fault.
BEHOLD THE BREAD (Unleavened)
All of…
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Based on a Yoruba Obàtálá pattern, which I hope Greg doesn't find underhanded.
Congas and cowbell.
4/4 160bpm.
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One of my personal favorite recordings from the 52 song MYTHOPOETICA demo collection, even though there’s a sound quality issue (the bass had a bit of a buzz). This was my first time using a wammy bar – I liked it!
PLASTIC GIRL
You can’t…
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Have a problem with TV evangelists? You won’t have a problem with this number! This Psych Folk tune features Starry Nightmoth on church organ. The rhythm/drum track was generated using a Yamaha E313 KB, the rest is my fault.
COME UNTO ME…
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Pleasure boats and fishermen
Tugboat pushin three barges wide
Sit on the banks from morn till evening
Wave to the people as they pass me by
Up in Minnesota she’s fast and cold
Walleye fishing just below the dam
Go and catch em til…
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Another Psychedelic Sea Shanty. This one follows a Fox Trot beat. I didn’t have a mic screen when I recorded the vocal tracks – my voice is piercing at moments. Hope you are nonetheless able to enjoy the mix-down. Pan flute by Starry Nightmoth…
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A Sea Shanty with a bit of Psychedelic seasoning. Guest artist Starry Nightmoth performs the “harmonica” on a Yamaha KB as the song fades out.
37 SAILS
Thirty-seven sails be a full rigged ship
Open up ye hatch and pour ye spirit down…
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OK peeps here's my slice of Cherry Pie,cheers Greg enjoy!
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Yup. I'm having a freakin' great time with this wee little tune.
Some classic WG for ya'll. - Raw and loud. :)
I'm working on a spaghetti west version as well.
Watch this space. I might publish it.
Thanks again Greg.
Enjoy Cherry…
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Been a while since I posted anything...(working on a secret project) anyway been feelin the blues lately so I decided to record this old blues tune...the lead guitar was recorded in one take so please dismiss some clams and relentless wanking…
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Dedicated to the Winter that never seems to end.
New Moon
G I’m making my way down this C old muddy G road
Em Clay and the C ruts slow me D down
And a G thin sheet of ice oer the C puddles so G cold
Em I’m making my way D down this G…
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Something more mellow. Got the idea from an Andy Aledort column in Guitar World magazine but can't remember which one and can't find the issue now.
Thanks for listening.
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I wanted to record something funky. I hope you like it.
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we went for a few days holiday up to the lake district and stopped in a Wigwam by Coniston Lake the weather was great it was relaxing and being surrounded by beautiful scenery it was the perfect break.... i recorded this on the MBR and then had…
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Second side opener by Martin fox
This chord progression came to me in a pre-rpm jam and we instantly nailed the feel. The words came easy too. Another five piece number. The words are about my loved ones i have lost and my feelings about our…
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This is a snippet of acoustic guitar recorded a year or so ago which was already loaded with effects. I ran that through paulstretch and came up with this. It created almost orchestral or choral sounds in places.
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FEEL THE TIME
Feel the time is rushing by,
I feel the time is near
Feel the time is crushing down,
I feel the time is here
That is how the world goes round,
that is how it goes
Just a question, when and how,
and that no one knows…
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We forgot to mention that Reg visited Norm's place a little later and added some vocals. The video is a ride through the US state of Virginia. The Texas Tavern serves cheesy westerns (cheese, fried egg, burger, bun) in the downtown of Roanoke Va.
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mesmerization is a mellow prog rock song for the first 5 mins. then a little heavier for the last 3 mins. the lyrics are thoughts and observations. this song marks my 100th since rising from the dead as a musician. 44 songs were covers, the rest…
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Another simple arrangement that uses dynamics to differentiate between verse/chorus/ect. I really like that gimmick, but I have to force myself not to do it, or I'd do it 100% of the time.
The lyrics are about depression and were written the…
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Baby can you here the thunder tonite?
Baby can you here the rain coming down, down?
Lately Ive been dreaming of you lying next to me and I realise your gone
And I cant seem to find
A way to stop these tears, from bleeding out this heart of…
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You'll be hearing about this stuff in the news...
This is a GHOST OF JOHN MURPHY song.
On the VOICES CD. Words by Jeff Prince arranged by Ghost of John Murphy.
http://www.alternet.org/books/mind-blowing-journey-jungle-sacred-life-altering…
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I was redecorating my hose and the fumes fromethe paint made my eyes funny for a moment i thought there was blood on the floor so i made a song.
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performed by counter)induction on 13 June, 2008 in New York NY, featuring guest flutist Jennifer Grim.
Note: 'Li Bao’s lament, ‘Fighting South of the Ramparts,’ was probably written in 751, a year of significant military defeats for the Tang…
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Just came up with a funk groove so I could shamelessly shred over it for fun.
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Another for the John Lennon Jukebox fest on the otherside....Well i've kinda done my own thing on this but throughly enjoyed the experience....i got the harp out of the case first for a long time so please excuse...and got the cellar band fired…
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I've always loved this song. Here's my rendition of "Moon River" Cheers friends...
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I heard Johnny's backer over at the cool lab looking for a vox so of course i dragged it down the cellar and jumped all over it ....Thanks John
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Jip and JB in the Jipster studio, sitting down with guitars and a few beers, and many laughs. It was almost abandoned at one point, but we pressed on. Here's the result. I don't think the mouse has a name.
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This is the only track where I played all the instruments you hear. Otherwise I just stick to singing and playing my lame guitar. Also, this is another first in the sense that I have kept the original song mechanics intact in one of my covers…
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I recently discovered three songs we had recorded in 1993 or 1994 shortly before breaking up. These tracks are the only ones (that I know of) that have our new player, the only personnel change we had in over 10 years.
The title is obviously…
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#2 for the Goodin/Kavin delay project.
Takamine steel string thru DL4 delay modeler
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my freestyle to SpeakerKnockers "Lonely"! R.I.P and Respect.
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Song about idolising people. Mr Supercool is anyone we think deserves our idolatry - could be a him, or a her, or even oneself. Mr Supercool cares nothing for anyone. He has no love.
Anyway - glad to be back messing with music again after…
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Continuing the delay project of the last several nights spun off by Sunday's inspiration. This piece recorded on 12-string, heavy delay and overlay. Stay tuned for where I'm going...
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THIS IS IN A KEY I CANT SING IN. TRIED MY BEST.
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MY FOLKY SONG. WANTED TO WRITE ONE IN THE SPIRIT OF OLD JETHRO TULL, BUT THIS HAPPENED.
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Collaboration with my sister. Figured I should put it in. Have you ever felt like you were bad news for those that dated you? Well this song is about that feeling. (All songs are a work in progress)
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Title track from my ''Dead Man's Shoes'' album 2008
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Wrote This last summer messing with my gameboy and an amp.
Bits sound very buzzy hence the name plus it was the season for wasps!
enjoy.
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A piano piece that I wrote some years ago and have just re recorded.
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A Blues recorded by the side of the road, of course! I pinched the words from an old Bob Dylan tune. I sure hope no-one minds... :D
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This is a love song to God.
The One
I watch the world turn round and round
How everything is upside down
Oh and if not for you
I would be wand‘ring too
Just waiting to be found
I breathe a deep sigh of relief
The love You give…
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Unfinished rough draft from March 2012.
I envisioned a series of quick solos in the instrumental section — an aural equivalent of "seeing the sights."
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The final song in the MF Omnirocker EP. This was a quick finish with a very satisfying result.
Lyrics:
Shelter breaks
Life hits hard from every side
Innocence
Mine got sick just now and died
Memories burn
I sit back and watch the lights
But you…
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This one is a little sloppy. There's a bum note in one of the guitars in the chorus that got copied and pasted a whole bunch of times. I don't have time to go back and fix it though.
Lyrically, I haven't mined the endless source of inspiration…
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This time with actual music in it!
Translation of the lyrics:
Don't you tread over my ball, woman
Don't you tread over my ball, yikes
Don't you tread over my ball
because
We must live
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One of my very first songs ..... loneliness is a cold cold place.
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2010
Depeche Mode lite
I was going to hire Meatloaf for the ending but it turns out he will NOT work for pancakes... which is what I had heard.
This is one of the prime examples of (early on) being WAY more ambitious than what my ability…
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One of my favorite songs of all time and one of my favorite voices.
Thanks M.T.
My Skin
Some days I’m fine
Yeah some days I feel sublime
All the time
But then there’s days
I wanna crawl out of my skin
And leave it in
A…
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Badman is song about every girls dream and every woman's nightmare. The bad man inside the good guy. The bad boy on the Harley, in the club sitting next to you.....in disguise!
This song is a tribute to that man. It is produced purposely in…
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This is a song about being rescued. There's more to it than that, and I'm not sure where this one came from, but it's a song that is redemptive and not sad. I'm glad that this came out after writing the last one (The Lepers and My Lord) which…
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17 edo guitar lead and drone via loop station
12 edo 5 string bass
drums from a box of cracker jack
Just something I felt I had to do tonight.
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A bit a space there for vocals whoever wants to take a shot at it.
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This song is about doomed relationships, the ones we can't avoid. (all recordings are a work in progress)
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A view on ghosts. Used my tenor recorder, guitars, and bass. Bizarre how once song writing starts, it seems to write itself. Hope you like.
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Well it had to happen sometime, he couldn't go on living the way he was, even with those full throttle hands there was no excuse, he was guilty....... guilty as charged........RPM2011
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A fingerpicky tune from the old days.
The different guitar voices (nylon string classical and Guild 12-string) were attained using a Line 6 Variax 600 modeling guitar. Great for recording, but I returned it because of some minor issues.
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About no one in particular, just a figment of my imagination.
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This isn't a "peppy" march. It was written for a guy on my floor, whose nickname is Peppy. Just to clear things up.
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I decided to challenge myself by requesting some beats from a beat producer, Ant 'Brave Toaster' Hughes. One of the beats was named Popcorn Chicken.
I added a few bits and pieces with my virtual keyboard (including a little Blondie tribute…
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