Thursday, 16 February 2012
WEEK 1 - SONG 1 - Ammonium Perchlorate
WEEK 1 - SONG 1 - Ammonium Perchlorate
Lyrics:
Ammonium Perchlorate
And as I pull away From the clamour Like treacle in sand I drip into another year An ocean of apathy Bitter pity, drowning I grow tired Of letting myself be abused By the likes of you And you And you And you "I want to jump out of a spaceship, into the freezing, black void of space. That's how I want to go. I want to become one with nothingness." Be gone Let go Be free Lost soul Be dead Leave me Be free Be gone Let go Be free Lost soul Be dead Leave me Be free
Song A Week For A Year - 2012
Yep. Here we go again, only at a more concerned, elderly pace.
A song a week isn't nearly as exciting as a song a day, but my song a day for a year project was always about writing good songs and I feel there is definitely value in writing something, then leaving it alone for a while to come back to it with fresh ears and new perspectives.
I also reckon I'll be able to get more collaborators on board, when we have more time to play with per song, but we shall see. 52 awesome-o-max songs coming your way this year. I'm excited. But for the first time in a year, I'm having a day off.
So go on, bugger off now!
Saturday, 31 December 2011
31.12.11 - DAY 365 - Keeping It Free Range
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So here we are. The last song of the Song A Day For A Year project. I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who collaborated on the project over 2011 and anyone who came along to the Black Box gig last night. It's been a pretty fucking awesome year to be honest. I can't possibly summarise in words all the amazing creative experiences I've had and how much doing this project has enriched my creative abilities and general sense of wellbeing, but like, yea, ummm... it has! One nice thing is that I can listen to any song of this project and it will immediately transport me back to that day and where I was and what I was doing: Just like a really abstract audio diary. I'd hate to lose my memory and forget what I was doing 15 minutes ago, like Leonard in Memento. That movie was really cool! I've seen it about 20 times. How cool is Guy Pearce? "I guess I'm chasing this guy... No, wait, he's chasing me" Class. Wait, what was I talking about before? (ho ho ho)
Aye, I'm babbling. Anyway. This track basically represents the apprehension I had at doing something DRAMATIC AND EPIC AND OH MY GAWD! THANKS EVERYBODY!! HEY LET'S CELEBRATE MY AWESOMENESSNESSNESS... Because I pretty much did all of that last night at the Black Box gig. .... However, this track does contain a large portion of the jam we had at the gig last night (after midnight) which was recorded by the splendid Michael Sampson. The recording was made at the venue, specifically to be used in today's song, so that everyone at the gig could contribute to the very last song of the project. As far as I'm concerned, this worked out really well. There were 14 people on stage and about 70 people in the audience.
I am weary of listing you all, because I know that I'll end up leaving someone out and I'll never be able to forgive myself, but I'll try via the medium of Adam Mc Causland's rather lovely photo of us all on stage
Stephen Caswell, Michael Sampson, Stevie Mac, Geoff Hatt, Dave Boden, Dominic O'Neill, Chris Allen, Niall Kelly, Tony Furnell, ARGH Sorry, don't know your name, but you're a friend of Dan Leith's, Dan Leith, Ursula Burns, Meeeeeeeeee, Owen Boden, Steve Mc Cann.
Stevie Mac made the simple and clever suggestion that we all picked a note and played it together: That way it wouldn't just end up a cacophonous mess! Towards the end, I encouraged the audience to participate too, so you're all in the recording also!
Right now, I'm sipping a glass of wine, picking at a wholesomely greasy chicken breast and gravy chips. In about 5 minutes I'm gonna go downstairs and watch a movie with my boyfriend and probably ignore the midnight countdown, because I don't really give a fuck. HA!
However. I wish you all the best in 2012 and once again, a massive thanks to you all for listening, being involved or taking an interest in this project.
Until next time!! :)
Enjoy
Cheers ^_^
Friday, 30 December 2011
30.12.11 - DAY 364 - Failures (ft. Duke Special)
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Very late night SADFAY with the amazing Duke Special! Musing on failing epically. Come hear us perform this and other SADFAY classics tonight at the Black Box for the Song A Day For A Year - END OF YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA. See ya there!
Enjoy
Cheers ^_^
Thursday, 29 December 2011
29.12.11 - DAY 363 - Another Anniversary (ft. Stephen Caswell)
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Tonight's SADFAY is a collaboration between myself and Stephen Caswell from the mighty Lowly Knights. An end of the year reflection and not always a happy one.
A bit about Stephen:
What a treat to get in on this project at the final stages. I have to say, I hit panic as midnight got close and we threw the final mix together. I've never written and recorded a song in 4 hours until tonight, but Marty is a cool and collected wizard. www.lowlyknights.com
Enjoy
Cheers ^_^
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