Recorded 2009 / 2010
[untitled]
I've always wanted to do an album containing one long sequenced track and so this was it. Although the parts were written as separate songs, they were reworked and mixed to form one final track. One part contains a sample of part of a storm with the music written around the various thunder claps. I also thought it would be good to leave out any track names, credits and even album title from the cover to keep a clean look.
Technical details
Still using Project5 even though Cakewalk have now dropped it. The front cover is a picture of my best friend Adele.
Track Listing
1.[untitled]
Samples
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Recorded 2007
We Are Two Minutes From The Kazoo Factory
There is a bit of a concept associated with this album in that each and every one of the tracks will be exactly two minutes long. Although there is a certain novelty about this, it has focused my mind into developing the main idea for each track and not allowing it to wander for too long. Two minutes is the perfect length for a pop song anyway!
Technical details
I'm still using Cakewalk's Project5 along with a few select virtual instruments. I've also reverted back to using my own photographs for the front and back cover.
Track Listing
1.First Place
2.Ghost Town Blonde
3.Downwards
4.Intervention
5.ABC Auto-Industry (OMD Cover)
6.Hit The Ground Running
7.Upwards
8.Hymn (Ultravox Cover)
9.Looped
10.My Name Is Joe
11.Factory Fifty Five
12.Panic Attack Two
13.Kazoo
14.Moonsky Live (First of 3 Bonus Tracks)
15.Ghost Town V Life Is Sweet
16.Hit The Ground Running (Midnight Mix)
Samples
Ghost Town Blonde
Intervention
Looped
Kazoo
First Place
Downwards
Hymn (Ultravox Cover)
Upwards
ABC Auto-Industry (OMD Cover)
Recorded 2006
Patterns and Rescued Friends
An almost brand new set of songs featuring many new tracks as well as several tracks written over the years that have been re-worked and re-recorded.
Technical details
Recorded again using Cakewalk's Project5 which is becoming a firm favourite of mine.
Track Listing
1.Lost
2.Peace
3.Motion
4.Waiting
5.Ice
6.Slowdown
7.Sound
8.Dawn
9.Passing Time
10.Albino
11.So Much More
12.Bliss
13.Watching Me
14.Talk Back
15.End
Samples
Peace
Sound
Dawn
Albino
Watchin Me
End
Recorded 2006
Long Haul EP
A collection of songs written or in the case of Carolgee, reworked in 2006. I didn't want to wait until I had enough songs for a full album so this EP was born
Technical details
Recorded this time using another tool from Cakewalk called Project5. I think I have finally found a sequencer that I am happy with (until I find a better one).
Track Listing
1.Ghost Town
2.Carolgee
3.Apogee
4.Stop
5.Fortune
Samples
Ghost Town
Fortune
The original idea was to have a whole CD of tracks at 140BPM but I relaxed that after a while and split the album into four 'stages' of 120BPM, 130BPM, 140BPM and 150/200BPM.
Technical details
Recorded using a new software tool to me called Kinetic by Cakewalk. First complete computer based album after using Cubase and external equipment all these years. The front cover was taken at Marlbourough and then digitally modified to include the album title (can't really see that on the photo at that size).
Track Listing
1.Light
2.Glass
3.Far Too Busy
4.All The Way Through
5.Hopelessly In Love
6.The Crazy Poet
7.Loaded
8.Loose
9.Outbound
10.Law And Order
11.Mountains
12.Deadline
Samples
Light
Far Too Busy
Hopelessly In Love
Loose
Law And Order
Recorded 1995-2005
Time Span
It was becoming clear that after writing a load of tracks and producing rough demos over a number of years, I wasn't organised enough to re-record them properly so I thought I would collect them all together and produce this collection. Maybe one day I will record them properly!
Technical details
Recording using various versions of Cubase on a PC using numerous pieces of outboard equipment such as an Alesis QS8, Kawai K1, Korg M3R, Roland JV880, Roland R5, Yamaha RM50, Simmons SDE and various effects units. It was finally mastered and tweaked using Adobe Audition.
Track Listing
1.Piano
2.Morbius
3.Ghost in the Machine
4.Bells
5.She's Home
6.Sweet
7.Moon Sky
8.Harbour Blue
9.Charade
10.Panic Attack
11.Secret Hidden Track
12.September Song
13.Disco
14.Runaround
15.Both Sides
16.Swirl
17.Long Time
18.Fairytail
Samples
Piano
Morbius
Bells
Moon Sky
Harbour Blue
Panic Attack
Long Time
Fairytail
Recorded shortly after Anne's Story, this contains a couple of songs left over from the first album along with many new songs written and recorded over a fairly short time period.
Technical details
I used the same basic recording setup and the same instruments as the first album plus a Kawai R50. The covers are once again taken from a re-mastered CD I produced in 2005 from the original four track tapes.
Track Listing
1.Deception
2.It's only Murder
3.Seahouses
4.October 5
5.It Never Rains (in October)
6.Long Ago
7.From Day To Day
8.Leaving (Preview)
9.Escape
10.The Termigan
11.Helen
12.Lately
13.Leaving
14.Long Ago (Dub Version)
15.It Never Rains (October Mix)
Samples
It's Only Murder
It Never Rains (in October)
From Day To Day
Leaving
Recorded 1987
Anne's Story
My first album containing songs specifically written for it (not just a load of tracks I had lying around waiting to be used). Written at University with a lot of help from friends lending me instruments (Thanks one more time Sean and Judith).
Technical details
Recorded using a Fostex X15 four track recorder along with my own Roland MC202 and a borrowed Roland JX8P, Casio CZ101 and Yamaha RX21. The covers are taken from a re-mastered CD I produced in 2005 from the original four track tapes.
Track Listing
1.Her Vacant Heart (preview)
2.Anne (Part I: Anne's Theme)
3.Anne (Part II: Anne's Dream)
4.Today of all Days
5.A Different Girl
6.Her Vacant Heart
7.Scare
8.Anne (Part III: Anne's Own Words
9.Nuxvomica (Bonus Track)
10.Five Four Five (Bonus Track)
Samples
Anne (Part I: Anne's Theme)
Her Vacant Heart
Scare