Machinery & Musings

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 7 Written Saturday 12th February 2022 **** This one was easy to write but hard work singing and recording. I'm fairly certain this one is high on the list of "arrange me later" - I kept…

This is the song that sparked the whole album

Might need some more touch-up work (2nd take version) but ill leave this up for now and let it ride...

[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.

Written for Novembers Record Every Month project. I was feeling frustrated about COP 26 in Glasgow and our joint failure to act on climate change, despite the visible effects around the world and here in my own city.

I got nothing. Insert some random post-apocalyptic sci-fi narrative here, involving Speak And Spells achieving sentience and taking over the world, only to be thwarted by the Amish. Alternatively, "Based On A True Story" something something.

V1 Like a first day sketch like a homeless wretch Ignored then just cast aside Any crumb will do To help see me through To conquer and then divide C I’m pursued by different wolves Now I've left the words They are just salesman with…

well never go back to back come on yer!

Having put together an orchestral version of this amazing song, the haunting composition by Michael Kiwanuka (theme from Big Little Lies, Sky Atlantic) here is my take on a conventional band arrangement, and featuring the lovely voice of my friend…

Source: Keyboard, Samples

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