Another Friday and another new video for you.
This is the opening track from 'Cocktail Party Syndrome' and it's called Friday Night Begins.
The song is about that moment when the weekend kicks in and you are off out to party.
So - tonight - turn it up loud - press play and enjoy ...
Jun 20, 2014
6 Music Recommends - Amongst the Pigeons
Last night on the '6 Music recommends show' Steve Lamacq played 'Waiting in the rain'.
He said “I do like the fact that he’s managed to capture what sounds like electronic cooing”which made me smile.
You can listen online from about 37 mins in
Thanks Steve!
He said “I do like the fact that he’s managed to capture what sounds like electronic cooing”which made me smile.
You can listen online from about 37 mins in
Thanks Steve!
Jun 13, 2014
Next new video : N700
Hello and happy Friday.
Hope you all enjoyed last week's news and video.
As promised I will be revealing another new video today.
This week it's a track called 'N700'. Named after my local nightbus home.
The video features a pigeon attached to a helicopter.
I would like to thank Gareth Brandwood for his helicopter skills.
This track and last weeks are both taken from the forthcoming 'Cocktail Party Syndrome' which is being released on limited edition cassette tape and digital download.
There are less than 20 copies of the tape, so if you want one - act fast and order here.
There will be another new video next week!
Hope you all enjoyed last week's news and video.
As promised I will be revealing another new video today.
This week it's a track called 'N700'. Named after my local nightbus home.
The video features a pigeon attached to a helicopter.
I would like to thank Gareth Brandwood for his helicopter skills.
This track and last weeks are both taken from the forthcoming 'Cocktail Party Syndrome' which is being released on limited edition cassette tape and digital download.
There are less than 20 copies of the tape, so if you want one - act fast and order here.
There will be another new video next week!
Jun 6, 2014
News > Cocktail Party Syndrome & new video
I have been looking forward to doing this post for a while, so here goes....
I am delighted to reveal that on Monday 7th July 2014 I will be releasing a new collection of songs entitled 'Cocktail Party Syndrome'.
CPS contains five brand new tracks which I have been working on over the last 18 months. You will be able to buy CPS as a digital download and also ... as a very limited edition home-made coloured cassette tape.
Each cassette sleeve has been handmade and is totally unique.
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| LIMITED CASSETTE |
1. Friday night begins
2. Waiting in the rain
3. N700
4. Don't mistake me for a ninja
5. Bedtime rituals
Preorder the limited edition cassette on Bandcamp
Preorder the digital download on Bandcamp
The release will also be available on iTunes and Spotify from 7/7/14.
That's not all....
Starting from today for the next 5 Fridays, I will be revealing a video for each of the 5 tracks.
The first of these is for the lead track 'Waiting in the rain' which can be viewed below and on my YouTube channel. The video is made up of clips from my trip to Cuba earlier on this year.
As always, any help in sharing and spreading the news of this release is very much appreciated.
#ATPCPS
Also - if you can't get onto YouTube - here is the track on SoundCloud.
May 21, 2014
Soon, I promise!
It has been quite sometime since I last did a blog post. I'm sure there have been people looking at my site and blog area wondering if I still exist. Well I do and I have been busy.
I am not going to go into full details here today, but what I can say is in early June I will be doing a full round-up of news which focuses on the next release.
Whilst I won't go into details here what I can say is that I am really proud of the next record. It's taken a while to make. My time on ATP has reduced over the last couple of years, but I think even though there is less output - what is released is much better.
Keep your eyes peeled as there will be a lot coming your way ......... Soon, I promise!
Mar 9, 2014
Things are hotting up.
It's Sunday night and we appear to have had the first day of spring today. Lovely weather. Clear skies and best of all : the SUN.
I've been quiet of late, but that will all be changing soon.
Over the last few months I have been finishing off a few tracks and am pleased to say that very shortly I will be releasing a new 5 track EP and a new single with b-sides.
The only thing I am not sure of is what order to release them in :)
But either way - they will be released close to each other and in the next few months.
I won't give too much away just yet, but I am really happy with how it all sounds and really think that taking the time to work on things has paid off.
More soon - I promise!
I've been quiet of late, but that will all be changing soon.
Over the last few months I have been finishing off a few tracks and am pleased to say that very shortly I will be releasing a new 5 track EP and a new single with b-sides.
The only thing I am not sure of is what order to release them in :)
But either way - they will be released close to each other and in the next few months.
I won't give too much away just yet, but I am really happy with how it all sounds and really think that taking the time to work on things has paid off.
More soon - I promise!
Dec 2, 2013
Breaking tradition
Usually at the end of a year I do a round-up of what I have been working on and my aims and hopes for the year ahead. I did this last year but have decided I won't be doing it this year.
There are a few reasons for this, the main one being I don't want to set targets anymore. Whatever will be will be - and all that.
With that in mind I can give you a few updates on what I have been up to:
New Website
I launched my new website last week; it's had a bit of a redesign and should now work on all browsers across different operating systems and on phones etc. I hope you like it. If you find anything that is not working please do let me know.
New Music
I have got a whole host of new tunes that I am working on and will be doing 'something' with them next year, but not sure what just yet. There is going to be a single, of that I can be sure.
Interviewing Frank
A few months back I interviewed Frank Turner for the Calm Zone (who I had previously written a blog for on mental illness) and that is now live.
It is in issue 12 of their ClamZine and is well worth a read. I imagine it is the only time I will ever interview someone.
Right ... I'm off to have some mulled wine - catch you later.
There are a few reasons for this, the main one being I don't want to set targets anymore. Whatever will be will be - and all that.
With that in mind I can give you a few updates on what I have been up to:
New Website
I launched my new website last week; it's had a bit of a redesign and should now work on all browsers across different operating systems and on phones etc. I hope you like it. If you find anything that is not working please do let me know.
New Music
I have got a whole host of new tunes that I am working on and will be doing 'something' with them next year, but not sure what just yet. There is going to be a single, of that I can be sure.
Interviewing Frank
A few months back I interviewed Frank Turner for the Calm Zone (who I had previously written a blog for on mental illness) and that is now live.
It is in issue 12 of their ClamZine and is well worth a read. I imagine it is the only time I will ever interview someone.
Right ... I'm off to have some mulled wine - catch you later.
Nov 14, 2013
I'm still here ...
Hope you are well and enjoying the winter chill. Summer ended all too quickly and launched us into what seems (for me anyway) some kind of eternal darkness.
I wanted to do a quick blog post to let you know I am still here and still doing 'stuff'.
At the moment things may seem quiet on the ATP front, but I assure you - they are not.
I have a whole host of demos which I am tinkering away with and will form some kind of release in 2014. Alongside that I have also been making a new website. A responsive one!
It's taking a while to get it looking right, but I hope to launch it soon. It will (hopefully) work across multiple devices - be it a desktop, tablet or phone.
I am also working on a new live set for 2014. I want to make everything I do the best it can be, so I am happy to take a bit longer working on things in the knowledge when you get to hear, see, enjoy them - they will be the best they can be.
I wanted to do a quick blog post to let you know I am still here and still doing 'stuff'.
At the moment things may seem quiet on the ATP front, but I assure you - they are not.
I have a whole host of demos which I am tinkering away with and will form some kind of release in 2014. Alongside that I have also been making a new website. A responsive one!
It's taking a while to get it looking right, but I hope to launch it soon. It will (hopefully) work across multiple devices - be it a desktop, tablet or phone.
I am also working on a new live set for 2014. I want to make everything I do the best it can be, so I am happy to take a bit longer working on things in the knowledge when you get to hear, see, enjoy them - they will be the best they can be.
Sep 9, 2013
News: ATP.VS.XMR.EP / brand new song - released today
Over the last 4-5 years I have recorded a number of tracks which feature guest vocalists, people such as Frank Turner, Chris T-T and Beans on Toast have all lent their voices on my songs; all 3 of those guys are on Xtra Mile Recordings.
This year XMR turned 10 years old and they are doing a whole host of things to celebrate - they have already taken over a stage at 2000 Trees and have lots of great stuff coming up like their 7" singles collection and more gigs, stages, releases etc.
As I have recorded with some of their artists I thought it would be cool to collate these into a free download EP.
However, I felt a bit cheap re-releasing 3 old songs so I asked another XMR act if he would be interested in working on a brand new song.
So a few months back I asked Ben Marwood if he'd work on a track I had been playing around with and he agreed. Before he headed off to the USA to tour with Frank he worked on the vocals for the new track.
Today I can reveal that 'Then The Bell Rings' will be the lead track from ATP.VS.XMR.EP.
I recorded a little video for the song and managed to get Ben to do a few shots over Skype.
I'm really pleased with the song and video and hope you like it.
This track and the other 3 can all be downloaded from my BandCamp page.
Let me know what you think and please share the news.
This year XMR turned 10 years old and they are doing a whole host of things to celebrate - they have already taken over a stage at 2000 Trees and have lots of great stuff coming up like their 7" singles collection and more gigs, stages, releases etc.
As I have recorded with some of their artists I thought it would be cool to collate these into a free download EP.
However, I felt a bit cheap re-releasing 3 old songs so I asked another XMR act if he would be interested in working on a brand new song.
So a few months back I asked Ben Marwood if he'd work on a track I had been playing around with and he agreed. Before he headed off to the USA to tour with Frank he worked on the vocals for the new track.
Today I can reveal that 'Then The Bell Rings' will be the lead track from ATP.VS.XMR.EP.
I recorded a little video for the song and managed to get Ben to do a few shots over Skype.
I'm really pleased with the song and video and hope you like it.
This track and the other 3 can all be downloaded from my BandCamp page.
Let me know what you think and please share the news.
Aug 28, 2013
12 days to go ...
On Monday 9th September I will be releasing a new track that nobody (well 1 person) has ever heard before and I am really looking forward to it being out and hearing what people think.
More news to follow ....
More news to follow ....
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