Playlist - ‘Where You Are Not How They Are’
I included tracks that were seminal from my point of view … It remains a bit of a mish-mash despite that and I imagine there would be some who would characterise it as ‘incoherently unlistenable’ despite my vague gestures at editorship.
‘We Are Not Where You Are’ 2.6.2023
I wrote far fewer actual words than in a lot of my previous attempts at songs, perhaps because of these issues of what to write - or not write? - in a time of information / textual overload … So now, I have undoubtedly written many more words about this album than I ever did in actually making it.
A.I. Lyrics
…to give it something to work with I asked it to write lyrics based on the title of a painting. Just to annoy it I picked a Salvador Dali painting with a characteristically preposterous title…
Too Warm To Be So Cold
I thought I’d make an ambient piece with my loops but I think when I added rhythmic, then percussive elements my brain became determined that events should happen against the backdrop that had been created…
The Plot Thickens
I’m sharing some wee stories and preview clips of music from my forthcoming album. I thought it might be interesting to describe something about the nuts n bolts of how this music was put together because I’m a music nerd…
Why Do We Like Music?
I’m thinking I should probably add the information that as a music-maker I ‘potentially provide evolutionary advantages’ to my bio …..
The Tale of the Redemption of The White Tailed Sea Eagle
I’m sharing some wee stories and preview clips of music from my forthcoming album. I thought it might be interesting to describe something about the nuts n bolts of how this music was put together because I’m a music nerd…
New Website, New Music
...looking over what I’ve done or created and trying to recount it in a way that you, as a visitor, might be interested in while at the same time trying not to sound like a dick about it.