It is the little things in life that still make me squeal like a schoolgirl. I remember the first time I saw my name in print and I got all giggly, but then after the 6 or 7th time the novelty wears off and it becomes a job and the thrill goes. Nowadays, I get the same kind of thrills when ever anyone gives me any kudos for my music.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am not a natural musician and I do not have any natural musical ability. What you hear here is me working at playing over the last 22 years (cripes!). I think now that I am just about getting there, that I might be on the cusp of my big thing. But I don’t know. Who knows, eh?
Anyway, the reason I am giggling like a schoolgirl at the moment is that some radio programme in the US of A has featured one of my tracks “EchoNET”. My song is on a playlist on a radio station amongst other real bands. I feel honoured. I actually feel honoured. Yes. This is why I do it for those faint glimmers of recognition.
You can listen to the archive of the show by clicking this link here. The radio station is called woxy.com.
Enjoy!
Category: Diary
I love the design aesthetic of this video. It appeals to me. The architecture, the lines, the jumpcut on the beat. In another life, I made this video. Bodes well for the album…
Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
Today, Little Madam said guitar for the first time. It rocked!
It seems that someone has managed to infiltrate my dreams and commit them to digital video…
Click the picture above to access the online shop where you can buy the physical version of EchoNET. The unique thing about this release is that it comes with a FREE DVD version that is encoded in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound. This is the only place where you can get that version and most importantly the surround sound edition, as I will not be releasing that on this site.
…it is no secret. I’ve been following that band since the TNT album from 1997 and I have never been disappointed by any of their records. There always something there to keep me interested. The band has a new album out called Beacons of Ancestorship on 22 June and there are two free promo MP3s being circulated (legally) to get you in the mood. Tortoise are great. I wish I could be in Tortoise. (sigh)
http://www.pampelmoose.com/promos/Tortoise-High_Class_Slim_Came_Floatin_In.mp3
http://www.thrilljockey.com/assets/freedownload/Tortoise-Prepare_Your_Coffin.mp3
The following review has come in courtesy of music website Jamendo:
Music to My Ears wrote:
Very Laid Back, Chilled, Calm Album
8 out of 10
15/05/09
A very laid back, chilled, calm album. Filled with lovely,beautiful filled, rock, instrumental, guitar, progressive, musical tracks. That are produced, composed and performed to a high standard. Excellent album, to relax, sit back and simply enjoy, as a great background music, or even to meditate along to.
Excuse the punctuation there as many of the listeners at Jamendo are from the European continent with English not as their mother language. If you want to go over to Jamendo and leave a review and rating, head over to:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/45201