This is a song from 2008 (I think) with a real (and deliberate) early 80’s feel. Lots of basic synth sounds, drum machine and even a bass solo. There is a fair bit of guitar too – some nice powerchords under the chorus and some more delicate figures too in the instrumental. Also single line …
I wrote this song after going to an Incognito gig in Canary Wharf with my friend Rakhi. Let’s start by saying I really don’t like this recording. It’s muddy and the timing is all over the place. That having been said, if you can see past the inadequacies of the recording itself, I like the …
This song is about ten years’ old. I was very happy with it when I wrote it and recorded it. It’s a contemplative piece, dealing with feelings of failure and lost direction in adult life. I wrote it when I was working at an amazing place, the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington (where two tonne …
Bob was our cat. That’s him in the picture. I like this song. A 3/4 rhythm which confuses some people, especially in the acoustic version, until the drums come in fully. I remember writing this a long time ago; maybe 1991 or so(?). I have never managed to get the arrangement that I want, and, …