Very nostalgic of Gnossienne No. 1 for me, love it!

Above the Sky

Nightflight

02.NIGHT FLIGHT

Twisted blues-folk song about an identity crisis.

Lyrics:

I’m covering my sex up with neoprene,
Gonna knock out all my teeth for some whale baleen,
Yeah, my gums are bleeding heavy, but my head feels clean,
I’m gonna be the woman of the sea.

I’m stringing sheets of algae up between my limbs,
Gonna flap them to the wailing of the sea lions’ hymns,
Yeah, the gods are in the treetops, but the gospel swims,
I’m gonna be the woman of the sea.

I screwed a moray eel in a dank moraine,
Yeah, the squalor tasted succulent as sugarcane,
I sucked up all the filthiness, and with it came the pain,
The pain inside the woman of the sea.

Ahhhh…

I did battle with the kraken for my squid mouth soup,
Yeah, he pulled me by the coat tails on a loop-de-loop,
I shimmied, but that decapod was tough to dupe,
He could shimmy like the woman of the sea.

I cut a mermaid’s skull into a diadem,
All fortified with faucet-fulls of oyster phlegm,
I declare myself the sea princess, carpe diem,
There’s a princess in this woman of the sea.

My lungs are out of air; I’ve got to surface quick,
But the water’s black and I can’t tell which way to kick,
The final curve I paddle is parabolic,
And I go to sleep a woman of the sea…
Because the sea forever shares a bed with me.

Ahhhh…

Woman of the Sea (Live at the Blueberry Bar)

In Nikolai Gogol's novel 'Dead Souls' the lead character Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov hatches a cunning plan to buy the ownership rights to dead peasants at a knock-down price, enabling him to acquire land from the state. However, the ghoulish nature of his scheme is leaked to a horrified public and Chichikov is forced back onto the road, doomed to remain an outcast forever. 

Lyrics:

Drawn by a carriage, the driver a hunchback,
Our hero was set on his way.
His father would tell him to trust in the penny,
And make insincerity pay.
So he’d only make friends as a means to an end,
And he’d pay his respects to the rich,
But all his plans failed, before he found a way
He could satisfy his cosmic itch.

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.

His best years behind him, he spotted a loophole,
That sealed his ultimate fate.
He’ll buy up your dead, and you’ll be tax exempt,
Then he’ll mortgage the lot to the state.
And oh, when they thought he was rolling in green,
They would hang on his high cultured breath,
It wasn’t ‘til after he charmed them they found out
His business depended on death!

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dance like a fidget on fiery coals,
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Coming to town for the deeds to dead souls.

Soft, the word bled that our hero was implicated 
In a ghoulish wrong.
The ladies despised him, officials chastised him,
But he carried on with the song.
And oh, the road takes him, so they will forget him,
And vaguely remember his crime.
He thought he could settle, but they wouldn’t let him,
He freaked out too many this time!

Send him a messenger, send him a sign,
He is breaking.
Back to the first square, and now with no time,
Ah, he’s aching.

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dead Souls.

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dance like a fidget on fiery coals,
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Coming to town for the deeds to dead souls.

What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Dance like a fidget on fiery coals,
What is it Chichikov, what were you thinking of?
Coming to town for the deeds to dead souls.

Dead Souls

My homage to David Bowie with my interpretation of Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Scattered Flowers

Zen G @ Kimberfest 270816

Piano piece I composed to accompany a stopmotion video I made:

http://youtu.be/fmRqUYCz5Wc

http://vimeo.com/21820903

I added some mild synth effects in some places. 

The artwork is a photo that formed part of the stopmotion sequence:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stiley/5587221038/in/set-72157625639325461/lightbox/

Piano Skit No.1

This was the last hour from a mega 3 hour set at Fox&Badge’s spectacular ‘Underground Masquerade’, held at the Steel Yard, London, where I was among 3 DJs, along with Aidan Doherty and Gus Emmett. I also plan to upload the the first part but especially loved the intensity of this last hour. The view from the behind the decks was simply incredible: immersive performers, circus and fire, and the most beautifully attired crowd, shimmering under the laser beams and masked in anonymity until the big reveal. The whole night was outstanding, enchanting, mysterious and mesmerising; where imaginations and guests ran wild. This is London partying at its very best.

As for this part of the set, the chimes mark midnight and Sinead’s dance of the Masque of the Red Death, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s story in which Prince Prospero hosted a masquerade ball for 1000 nobles in his abbey… I wanted a big, haunting and moody feel I also love vocals and chorals, and so having the opportunity to play these in this cavernous setting felt absolutely immense. 

I’ve been hugely inspired by a number of DJs who play the most stunning music, among them Marius Lenhart, Roy Rosenfeld, Miss Melera, D-Nox, Simon Doty, and Einmusik. I am also forever indebted to Kai for his unwavering support and advice and for sending my the final track upon discovering it several weeks ago, saying it would be perfect for this night. Indeed it was.

Thank you Fox&Badge, aka Sinead MacManus and Alex Haw, for such an unforgettable opportunity to play for you.

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Fox & Badge courteously invite you to our biggest & boldest party yet - our deviant twist on an Underground Ball.

The magnificent Venetian Carnival enabled disguise. Masks protected the identity of their wearers, safeguarding the freedom to escape social norms, divisions and constraints. Decadence ensued; every excess was permitted; licentiousness reigned as intuition was unleashed.

Our guests will all arrive mysteriously masked for their journey into an elegant night of anonymised immersion, escapism and interaction. Expect a pageant of performers amidst our masque of masks, whispers and gestures; a flock of the finest frocks amidst a phantasmagoria of fog and feathers and forbidden encounters.
Come revel in newfound anonymity as you melt amongst our masked melée, join the a masquerade shimmering with elegance and intrigue.

***

We’ll be hosting this experience in the Piranesian vaults of The Steel Yard - buried in the heart of the City beneath Cannon Street Station, right by London’s version of the Canale Grande.

Glance up and you can see vast heritage chains and machinery from its industrial legacy - as well as glimpse the occasional aerialist or furtive reveller, and new cutting-edge lighting & sound systems we’ll be pushing to their very limits. The venue has a cavernous central dancefloor; a long adjacent parlour, acres of chillout space, an outdoor smoking area, 2 vast reasonably-priced bars, its own brewery on site - and endless capacity for intrigue.

We’ll be delivering cinematic soundscapes driven by utterly beautiful melodic techno from the brilliant DJs Aidan Doherty + Gus Emmett (Warm Up) & Alexandra, while we envelop you in undulating landscapes of light and darkness. Prepare for whiffs of Church and dungeon, Kubrick and Malkovich, antiquity and avant-gardism, fashion and fetish, opera and impropriety; a host of interactive characters and spectacular performers, including a dramatic new Masque choreographed and performed by Foxy amidst the chimes of midnight...

The Dress Code is ballroom elegance - divinely attired, as deviant as desired. 
Guests are required to wear a mask at all times, and maintain the utmost anonymity. 
Then suddenly, we'll permit the Grand Reveal.

Some darkened spaces will enable further descents into the unknown; others will require silence and nonverbal communication; still others will enable discreet revelation.

The night is yours; explore with abandon.

Underground Masquerade - 02.06.18 - Part II

Here’s the live recording from our set at The Parliament of Funk stage on Saturday afternoon at Noisily 2018.

Tracklist:
D'AL SENIO feat. Jammaroots - A Thought In Your Mind
Tigerskin - Peter's Secret Weapon (Original Mix)
Aaaron, Deckert, Valentine Romanski - Moon (Original Mix)
Kurt Baggaley - Former Self (The Drifter Remix)
Eelke Kleijn - The Calling  (Extended Mix)
Timo Maas, Basti Grub, Eric Volta - We Were Riding High (Alternative Version)
Rancido - Peacock Trance (Original Mix)
Monolink - Sirens (Patrice Bäumel Remix)
Lee Burridge, Lost Desert - Float On (Original Mix)
Kellerkind - Metropolis (Original Mix)
Monolink - Swallow (Oliver Koletzki Remix)
Frank Wiedemann & Ry Cuming - Howling (Âme Remix)
Budakid  - Ruler On The Throne feat. Siogue (Einmusik & Budakid Club Edit)
Stil & Bense - Call (Original Mix)
Tom Glass - Nothing Special (Original Mix)
Denis Horvat - Lodi (Original Mix)
Stas Drive - Hypnagogia (Original Mix)
Energy 52 - Café Del Mar (Tale Of Us Renaissance Remix)

Alexandra & Kai @ Noisily Festival 2018

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