An endlessly-revolving, ever-changing face you show to the world. Which facade will you wear today? Human, robot, or monster?

I've lost my way - somewhere between the dusk and the crack of day.

Machinery & Musings

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 14 Written Monday 21st February 2022 **** This is it ... FAWM's all finished for me... time for a lie down now. There's still nearly a week to go, but I'm done, 14 songs written in 16…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 9 Written Tuesday 15th February 2022 **** I decided it was time I wrote a song that wasn't so hard to sing and play! **** **Once Again - A A J Russe** Every day You keep asking…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 4 Written Wednesday 9th February 2022 **** Here we go again... I didn't think there was anything left in the tank, but here we are. Ready for a lie-down now! **** **Ifs Buts And Maybes…

Sunshine fill my soul Let the blues be the first to go Sunshine can’t complain If life shows us a little rain Chorus Sunshine through the window At first morning’s light All the stars fade away When sunshine gets so bright When sunshine…

This is the song that sparked the whole album

Sitting at my keyboard one day and plugged in some canned drums & started playing the bass line & these are the words & tune that came to me

Keep me close and afraid Keep me wandering for days Keep me exactly the same Keep me docile and tired Keep me angsty and wired Keep me faking the pain Keep me loose and contained Keep me close and afraid Keep me wandering for days…

[Hello?] (ring) [Hello?] (ring) ---- Samples (from Freesound) * 219776_madamvicious_tell-my-wife-hello * 456433__mycompasstv__old-rotary-phone-ringing-western-electric-bell-500-phone

Just straight-up acoustic guitar, with no trickery. Submitted to Sound-In Christmas event 23-30/12/2021.

Guess this could classed as topical .....

Lebenslinie (Life Line) Life, if you look back at your own one, or at the stories of others, often seems to be presented as an ornate line. This line is trying to branch out, but since a person is indivisible, that lifeline is always one, but…

Master Version 2 Instincts- which were the memories of his ancestors become habits Full audio available on Bandcamp Video available on Instagram and YouTube

Plucking out a soothing little tune in Em on my little lyre harp. Recorded on my phone.

Now a decade old, I thought I would revisit this mix again. I have done this a few times as I continue to learn the craft. I thought it would be a good exercise to undertake as a start thinking about writing again for the next record.

Meditative three-part arctic ambient suite, with lots of droning and bells.

It's a full Strawberry Moon.

Yet another from the very creative period in the summer of 2016... I recall I had time on my hands! The original bass track was done on my Fender Jazz 'Geddy Lee' and sounded great. Sadly, several versions of Logic Pro later resulted in the file…

When you C reach the Em point When it’s F all in the rear view C mirror And Am reflection is your G only point of C view G You C feel it Em inside When it F becomes so C clear There’s Am nothing that G you can C do F Hold on to G memories…

So the lyrics come from another age, but they sounded so relevant to the recent lockdown world, that I decided to stitch them into a completely different track. So, there ya go!

Ambient acoustic guitar looping..DADGCC tuning

i recorded three one-minute takes and played them on top of each other title translates to "vulgar display of power"

Don't you forget to feed the machine It's why you're here You're here to serve not to be seen You are replaceable You won't be missed Some day it will be as if you Never did exist You're here to feel A little joy You're here to…

as the title says

For love and lovers

(A song from a parent to a child) You get yourself a brand new lifetime I tried to give you a compass and a map Nothing in life feels so good as your learner’s permit Something that makes you so happy Maybe it shouldn’t be allowed You…

Whistling a tune, I walk up to the house and meet a cat on the doorstep. We are going to have supper, and at this time a blizzard begins. April. 05.04.2021, live recording.