Thelonius Monk

'seduction' - soundtrack of my video-clip at vimeo: https://vimeo.com/481151695 get a look and listening, please!

Same technical set-up as with Too Late; this time just random vocalisations. Also submitted to Sound In for 12-19/11/2020.

Another Sound-In piece for 12-19/11/2020. This time, a recitation, three times, of a strange phrase my mother was wont to use on occasion, that I don't even know if she knew its origin. A brief search has shown that it may be from a parody of…

Music for a video for sound-in Celtic harp vs feedback guitar. Go figure

One of those pieces that seem to develop out of simple test recordings. An earlier iteration with less effects sounded a bit like movie bullet effects which inspired the title, that was expanded to fit the Surrealism theme of this week's (12-19…

Back in early Lockdown, my fellow band mates from the band Dangerous Things, Jai and Rod, suggested that we did a Lockdown Video, with a cover of this iconic Bon Jovi song....the vid is on You Tube, but here is the track, and one that I have added…

A song called losers lose, written in November 2020. Will history know what I was talking about? Probably. Hopefully. Sloppy, weak, plodding. I kinda like the chorus. I kinda like the break in the middle. I definitely like the harmonies…

National Solo Album Month continues with another ho-hum rock song with an overly drawn out ending. I almost like the chorus. Actually, I almost like the whole song. It's just kinda... there. The ending was supposed to be a one bar phrase repeated…

Oh go on then, have two from the achive .... got say, I think maybe we need a bit of this right now ........

Blimey, I raided the achive ... this must be almost 20 years old or something like that, don't time fly .......

Korg Gadget Maiden Voyage

A Dream Theater cover recorded at home during Lockdown 2020. Piano intro composed & performed by Paul Matthews. All music performed and recorded by Paul Matthews. Vocals performed and recorded by Jai. Music & video produced by 13111y…

Songs with long, drawn out endings that don't quite relate to the rest of the song is kinda of a theme this month. This one fits that bill. It's nothing special. I'm not sure if I like it or not. It's going on the NaSoAlMo album, but if I…

Not bad. Not great. Nothing special, but kinda fun. Super simple. The verse and the chorus are the same riff in different keys. I'm surprised how badly the vocal lags. It's so far behind the beat you could fly a plane through the gap. I…

Still on the fence whether he's coming or not. My money being spent on dumb bets lol

Didn’t know what to call this one, so Jolly Hockeysticks it is!! Great to dust off the old Poly Synth and it all feels a bit 80’s cop /comedy/daytime chat show

A very soft cover of the Barenaked Ladies' hit, Brian Wilson. Their (excellent) tune is normally played with gusto. The live version on the Rock Spectacle album is dripping with energy, and that's usually how I like to play it. But today I thought…

When there’s C snow on the G pumpkins Autumn leaves have all D gone And the C geese are all G flying Cause it’s time to move D on When there’s C snow on the G pumpkins We’ll sit by the Em fire We’ll C talk about our dreams, our D hope…

I like the theme music to the PBS/BBC mystery series Midsomer Murders with its use of a Theramin. So much so that it inspired me to purchase a Theramin and try my hand recording my version of it. The first thing I learned is, while the Theramin…

Uploaded 11.15.2020

Faux 17 edo blues - rock band

I know I should be working on National Solo Album Month, but I'm two timing this month and working on more re-recordings as well. This is the first song for volume three. I wrote this in 2016 during my June album in a month project. I had…

My wife and I get a new ornament every year, for something memorable from the past year. This is a Christmas song about that tradition. I don't know if it's destined to become a Christmas classic, but I quite like it :) Edit: uploaded a new…

Source: Keyboard

3 independent dulcimer improvs done beside my cat Nellie. Remixed in-line afterwards with efx.

As you age, as you improve your speaking skills and gain experience, you try to speak to others more accurately and concisely. And immediately you are faced with the problem that you have nothing to say, or with the fact that most of what is said…

A brighter tune, for sunny Saturday afternoons. Lyrics: It's a Saturday afternoon Got better things to do But it's a Saturday afternoon And I'm thinking about you Autumn's in the air Crisp breeze, open windows It's a sunny afternoon…

The Nigerian fast rising artist who is known by the stage name “Mizta Truth” unveils through with a new smashing rap record tagged, “Young Niggas”. and is the type that should find a place on your playlist... The song, “Young Niggas” serves…

Because sometimes you just wanna plunk on your bass all day!

I recorded this first in February of this year and re-recorded it yesterday (11/11/20). I use three guitars - Martin HD28 , Taylor GS Mini-e Koa, and my Tonedevil Harp guitar.

Normally playing in 7/8 time comes naturally to me. I think I might have been born missing an eighth note (get it? Hardy har har). On this one though, I wrote the bass part first and the chorus seemed simple enough. Playing the rhythm guitars…

This was originally composed/ performed in 1997. It is one of the few compositions I made with Cakewalk 8 and was able to save. Prior to this I had used a portastudio 1. The tools were a fairly primitive drum machine, mic, original whammy pedal…