Yo it’s the BIG KIDS feat CODY W with their new single
kangaroo
SOMETHINGS WRONG IN THE AMAZON
BUT NOTHING’S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU
KANGAROO
Archive for the 'GSS Home Studio' Category
13
May
12
Big Kids: Kangaroo
28
Aug
11
Big Kids: Advertising
A song with Music by me and words by Cody
The Big Kids is my new collabotaion thing with my kids.
Telling you what to buy even if it makes you cry
Sell you thing sthat you don’t need
Things that break so easily
Advertising
The American accent is ironic I guess but he won’t sing it without it.
Steve.
18
Mar
11
Janie Jones drum break
The Clash, Janie Jones, drum beat at the start with added stuff.
Jam along with Topper Headon.
Suitable for a fast Country and Western song in F. TEMPO = 110.
PLAY:
Warning: lasts for ages.
12
Feb
11
Weaver’s Ghost Demo
Another Luker and Southern demo for ya. This one is a slow tune for Emma to do some more of her WALL OF VIOLIN work with multiple distorted violin parts.
The beginning has a verse straight away in this version, but if we do a full version, I’d like an Irish whistle solo before the singing starts.
Vox on the demo still a bit dodgy but other than that I kinda like the boomy sound and would want to do something similar on a proper version.
The Weaver’s Ghost mp3 to download
Incidentally, the chords / melody at the end of each verse are from an English trad tune called the Weaver and the Factory Maid. I love this song immensely, probably my favourite Maddy Prior tune. It was important to me at around the time my Dad died so I think that is why the lyrics to my version have ended up being about that.
Steeleye Span – The Weaver and the Factory Maid mp3 to download
Cheers,
GSS.
These are some Luker and Southern demos I’m putting up so Emma and Jeremy Phillips can have a listen and play along.
They aren’t real hot quality wise, but the songs will get there in time.
Barlinne Reel is about a nutter in jail. It is based on the Glenville Reel I blogged about a few months ago. Harmony in the chorus.
Long Gone Running in Old Barlinnie
Nobody Knows If I’m Lower or Higher
Been Locked Up for Twenty Mississippi
Play Me a Reel and I’ll Set You On Fire
Fisher’s Hornpipe (Didn’t Catch a Thing) is kind of about how fishing can be lame because it gives people too much time to talk to each other. It’s to a well known Turlough O’Carolan tune.
Two mixdowns of a semi-serious recording session with Michael and Louise, a few Sundays back.
The mixes still have alive quality but in with the process was far more careful and procedural than the rather haphazard wine and cheese influenced sessions this group is used to having. Next jam session might be one of that other kind.
Songs, guitar, vocals – Michael H
Bass, Louise, Steve on a later overdub
Banjo, percussion, mixing – Steve
Enjoy all, and Merry Xmas
S.
Actually it has been for some time now.
Mp3s are available at the Luker and Southern site.
Go there to find out more, including album art, gig dates and so on.
Yo Emma,
What are the defining features of a demo version?
- Instruments out of tune
- Hastily played
- Singer has a cold
- Pieced together out of stray bits of audio
- Lyrics still subject to change
Ahem. Without further ado may I present the demo version of a new Luker and Southern number pending your veto:
Tony’s Tune / The Love in Your Heart (Luker / McKenzie).
Plenty of room for you to practice violiny bits and an intended reprise of the tune at the end.
Have fun.
S.
14
Nov
10
Posse of Awesome
Myself and Louise and Jeremy Phillips and Michael Heim had a jam a few weeks back and there are recordings which are not for public consumption owing to their brain melting brilliance. Only those in the know get the hyperlinks.For the time being.
Jeremy has suggested that the name for this outfit be called Posse of Awesome and I do not have a better name.
There is apparently some a video of us on Facebook singing a very drunk version of Anarchy in the UK in waltz time. I am not on Facebook so haven’t seen it.
So, that’s a new band thing I am in now.
Steve.
Everyone's been awful nice...