From the archive #5
The final entry in our occasional series, is Through The Continuum.
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This is the piece that got the most positive feedback from the old site. It has no guitar (maybe the reason), and was recorded using Reaktor and the different tones are solely from key velocity. Looking at the recording logs, it was done in one take which may well support the One Take: Good Take Theory. My brother used it as the soundtrack to one of his experimental films and it does lend itself as an accompaniment to images.
From the archive #4
This is Fur Coat:
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The oldest item here from 2005. I had just worked out how to program the midi drums on my sequencer, so put this together (straight from a well known Irish stadium rock band). It’s not something I am particularly happy with but it’s here as a contrast to better future efforts - hopefully.
The mix is poor and there are too many audio effects, which is an all too frequent occurrence when an amateur is presented with the audio sweet shop of a modern sequencer where backwards effects, auto panning and layered reverb and delay are clicks of buttons done in seconds.
Fur Coat? I have no idea why, it must have mean something at the time.
New material coming soon
The blog is starting to fulfill one of its main goals - to get me to record more new material. So after a mammoth driver and patch update and a Cubase refresher I think I am ready to go again. I think in spite of my promise to myself the first one will have to use this great 70s drum pattern that I found…
PLUS my momentary panic on finding my mp3 player on the site (the great word press audio player) apparently no longer working is over; just my configuration error.
From the archive #3
Shades of The Gallows.
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On acoustic and “inspired” by Jimmy Page although he does it so much better.
Fresh air
The blog’s already turning into a mixed bag 
but here’s the first photograph: the Nevis Range taken 4 weeks ago from the top of Ben Lawers.
From the archive #2
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Silly March - a very light piece inspired by some friends’ children. It only exists because I found the slide trombone sample.
1990s
Great to see the 1990s this evening. This could be their year!
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They have a big sound for a three piece and are engaging to watch - and I am overjoyed to see my very old friend Dino up there on the bass (nice guitar). Take the opportunity to see them on the UK / Europe festival circuit this summer.
From the archive #1
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I’m posting some old material from old versions of the site.
This piece is called Sneezy Blues from 2006, and was my first attempt to put something down that sounded like a conventional band. Minimal thought went into this; the drums are one loop that sound a lot better than they deserve to 
Welcome!
Well it’s taken some time but the website has finally been updated and it should mean a lot more regular posts…