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On August 22nd 2021, the night of our 100th full moon together, I proposed to Eva with this song, a mixture of my 2 musical personalities with influences from her favourite musicians too. She said YES! WOOOOOT!

Written, performed and produced by Nick Standing [Jabun]
Recorded, mixed and mastered at JabunAudio by Nick Standing
Album artwork by Nick Standing

Sample Credits:
"Brighton [Instrumental]" - Better Than The Book (from the "Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]" album)
"Home" - Jabun (from the "Daydream" album)

A huge thanks goes out to Eva for being my everything buddy and now fiance, all her support during the ups and downs throughout the years, and for letting me share this track with you all. It was made for her ears but I hope you enjoy it too!

Thank you also to everyone else who's been a part of my musical journey and our relationship all these years so far too: all our family and friends, everyone who's played the music and spread the word, and my closest regular supporters on Patreon with special mention to the top tier contributors Michael White and Nathan Puray! We couldn't have got this far without all your support and I'm super excited to see (and hear) what comes next! My love to you all and thanks so much!

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First met at university
We were both dressed up as characters from Bleach
You were Nanao; I was Renji

A cosplay bar-crawl though I didn’t drink
And the start of a great friendship
Between two fun-loving anime geeks

Kept in touch after I’d graduated
All those letters stamped and dated
That I waited for excitedly

’Til one day you asked to meet in London
Said you had feelings for someone
Never thought it could be me

Oh what an adventure
We’ve been on together
Let’s keep going forever

And things just get better
I want to live each day
Like it’s now or never

Fold a paper crane for every good time
Just want to be right here by your side
And I don’t need anything more

You make my heart ignite
Clear as the full moon shines so bright
You were all I was ever searching for

Been under the same roof for five years or more by now
When I first moved out to live with you
What a dream come true

And our flat stank of pigeon poop
Living on a quid a day each for food
No hot water but I had you

Great memories of Herne Bay
And our brief time in Margate
Then headed north to Rotherham and Pudsey

And I know we’ve had a few fights
And I’ve sworn at you a few times
But it’s been the best life

Oh what an adventure
We’ve been on together
Let’s keep going forever

And things just get better
I want to live each day
Like it’s now or never

Fold a paper crane for every good time
Just want to be right here by your side
And I don’t need anything more

You make my heart ignite
Clear as the full moon shines so bright
You were all I was ever searching for

You were all I was ever searching for
You were all I was ever searching for
You were all I was ever searching for
You were all I was ever searching for
You were all I was ever searching for

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Better Than The Book is Nick Standing, AKA Jabun and anything he can find in the moment to create his beloved ska punk project. Keep up with his other musical endeavours and adventures on Patreon, the JabunAudio website, Facebook and Twitter.
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Copyright Nicholas Standing 2021

1314 [Single]

1314

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Better Than The Book - Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumentals)

01 - 2020 Was A Write-off, But What Comes Next? (Instrumental)
02 - Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumental)
03 - Mood Swings (Instrumental)
04 - Red Kite (Instrumental)
05 - Rewrite (Instrumental)
06 - Don't Be Too Hard On Yourself (Instrumental)
07 - Hold Me Tight (Instrumental)
08 - Bump In The Night (Instrumental)
09 - Plot Holes (Instrumental)
10 - You'll Never Be Too Old For This (Instrumental)
Bonus Tracks
11 - Hearts Racing Backwards (Instrumental)
12 - Plot Holes (Alternative Version) (Instrumental)
13 - Hold Me Tight (Non-Acoustic) (Instrumental)
14 - Side Character In My Own Life (Acoustic) (Instrumental)
+ Additional Radio Edits for Tracks 07, 08, 09 & 10 

Written, performed and produced by Nick Standing [Jabun]
Recorded, mixed and mastered at JabunAudio by Nick Standing [Jabun]
Artwork, images and photography by Nick Standing [Jabun]

No generative A.I. tools were used in the creation of this album.

For full original album credits, special thanks and descriptions please visit the Better Than The Book - Side Character In My Own Life Bandcamp page:
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Side Character In My Own Life (Instrumentals)

Plot Holes (Radio Edit) (Instrumental)

Download here:
www.joeyvfx.com/mismashed
www.joeyvfx.bandcamp.com/album/mismashed

This was my final project for my digital media class. Almost all of the tracks are either new or remastered. Enjoy!

List of artists:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZXMOeDR4ylL8G1Pao_c5s2u6XQoOpdXTjCyPfq1ZgbY/edit?usp=sharing

Mismashed

M-Sides EP 

https://soundcloud.com/various-artists-topic/mashup-days-m-sides-ep-stream

Track listing

1. Welcome To The World of Mashup Days - Various
2. I Switched My Humanzinator Off (Interlude) - Various
3. Can of Ascension - NAOKI 
4. Kick In A Bag - NeutralStar
5. Carry Me, Stylo - SWTZR
6. Clint AEAOwood - ItsMeAspara_Gus
7. Stingy Join The Gorillaz (Interlude) - The Meme Machine
8. Feel Psych Inc - D.J. DryBowser
9. Another Eastwood - NAOKI
10. Onecamatic - Various
11. Style Wow - Drack
12. Feel Bad, Inc. - NeutralStar
13. 2D The Pessimist (Interlude) - нет the cat
14. Gorillaz Rock - Various
15. Rock The Summertime - Waffle
16. Kill V. Meme - Boolus
17. Supergay Jellyfish - The Meme Machine
18. Be Humble, Inc. - Reference2Golf304
19. 2D’s Camel Obsession (Interlude) - нет the cat
20. Playstation Beach (WE BALLIN’) - XenoZane
21. Souped Up Stylo - Various
22. Ascension Brawlin’ - нет the cat
23. DAREty Eastwood 2000 (Superfast Edition) - Noisemaker
24. Goo Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head - Giddyfreeze
25. Circusfast Gallopfish (Interlude) - SWTZR
26. This Mashup Brought To You By Reaper - Matthew Bluett Moore
27. El Lazarus - ravage657

Mashup Days

Download

Mashup Days Album Stream

joeyvfx.com/misheard

Inspired by https://soundcloud.com/neilcic

Misheard

despacito

Download on BC for bonus tracks: https://yaboydollarz.bandcamp.com/album/play-this-at-my-funeral


.:: TRACK LIST ::.
0:00 Enter The Crocodile Parade
3:02 Talk Shanty 2 Me
4:02 Back With Cat
5:31 Crawling Stars
8:35 Identity Theft
8:55 100,000 Miles
10:38 Michael Found Dead In Miami (Interlude 1)
11:30 Invaders Of Core
13:58 My Response To Big Bang Theory
15:14 hello
17:01 Tale Of The Disturbing Scream
19:43 Heartwarming! Man Finds His Way Home After Hours of Searching!
20:25 DelFan98 Gets Mugged On Stream FAIL (Interlude 2)
20:53 That's Not My
21:19 Crank That Baby Boy
24:18 One Wish
26:30 Royal Loser
29:26 September (Epic Meloncholy Ver.)

Play This At My Funeral

today is the second anniversary of the Neil Cicierega's iconic and influential mashup album Mouth Moods!

shoutout to @JoeyVFX for receating the instrumental, and @that1zanizoos and @V-FUN for making similar mashups already

on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeotFAzacEc

this has 59 sources, which i'm pretty sure is the most tracks i've ever sampled in just one track like this. there were more tracks i wanted  to add but i cannot fathom a way to add more without disrupting the flow of the mashup.

Neil Cicierega - The Starting Line (JoeyVFX Instrumental)
Nine Days - Absolutely (The Story of a Girl)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Eiffel 65 - I'm Blue
Taylor Swift - The Story of Us
One Direction - The Story of my Life
Luis Fonsi - Despacito
Bazzi - Mine
Lazy Town - We Are Number One
The Village People - YMCA
Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
Soulja Boy - Crank That
The Chainsmokers ft Halsey - Closer
Silento - Watch Me
Santana ft Rob Thomas - Santana
Jerma985 - Michael's Birthday Song (We are the Rats)
Prince - Kiss
Justin Timberlake - Filthy
Men At Work - Down Under
Eminem - My Name Is
Quad City DJs - Space Jam
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Jake Paul ft Team 10 - It's Everyday Bro
Will Smith - Wild Wild West
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Notorious B.I.G - Juicy
Sam The Sham & Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Oasis - Wonderwall
Kesha - Die Young
Mr Oizo - Cut Dick
oatmeal
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
Daft Punk - Technologic
Skrillex - Bangarang
daniwell - Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! (Nyan Cat)
SOPHIE - Faceshopping
Brockhampton - BOOGIE
El Chombo ft. Cutty Ranks - Dame Tu Cosita
duuzu - TECH it NO it LO it GIC it
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Sheck Wes - Mo Bamba
Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams - Drop It Like It's Hot
Travis Scott - SICKO MODE
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic
ACDC - Thunderstruck
Lemon Demon - Super Hey Ya (OutKast Remix)
Guaranteed* Video - Everybody's Pants Now
Toto - Africa
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Scatman John - Scatman
Kendrick Lamar ft. MC eiht - M.A.A.D. City
Pikotaro - Pen Pineapple Apple Pen
PSY - Gangnam Style
Childish Gambino - This Is America

The Starting Lines

Crumplstock was a URL music festival held at crumplstock.com in April 2020. 

set list:
00:00 Drazile - Teen Party Magic (Remastered 2020)
05:33 duuzu - ID (Break Free From Griefers) (WORLD PREMIERE)
09:01 duuzu - TECH it NO it NO it GIC it (acapella)
09:31 Drazile - Walking With a Team
11:14 @fkanotdigboy - UNTIL I TELL YOU TO STOP
13:12 @pulsarmashups - Uptown Folkstar
16:55 @candid_canid - actually made something good
29:53 @v-fun - Cassius 1989
22:25 duuzu - Teenage Thirst (Club Edit)
24:49 duuzu - ID (Bulletjuice) (Club Edit) (WORLD PREMIERE)
28:17 duuzu - 74 is the New
31:21 duuzu - Can't Go Back to 1999 (Remastered 2020)
35:17 duuzu - ID (Praise What You Celebrate) (WORLD PREMIERE)
39:19 duuzu - Another Girl Steals a Car (Remastered 2020) (Club Edit)
41:36 duuzu - Teenage Boogie (Club Edit)
43:12 duuzu - Jesus Walks In New York (Club Edit)
46:18 duuzu - Luxstar Areas (Club Edit)
51:12 @cryptrik2 - Egyptian Skinhead
54:05 duuzu - 1000

DUUZU ALIVE @ Crumplstock 2020

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Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]

01 The Hardest Part [Instrumental]
02 Artificial Ignorance [Instrumental]
03 And I Fear [Instrumental]
04 Meteor Shower [Instrumental]
05 Brighton [Instrumental]
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06 Get A Haircut [Instrumental]
07 (The Travelling To See Eva Song) [Instrumental]
08 GG [Instrumental]
09 You've Got A Lot To Say [Instrumental]
10 Hopes and Dreams [Instrumental]

Better Than The Book - Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals] is a bonus album to celebrate an amazing year since the release of "Hopes and Dreams" and everything BTTB's 2nd full-length album achieved! 

With 9/10 tracks featured on the radio worldwide from the USA to UK to Australia including numerous shows on idobi Radio, BBC Introducing, and The Ska Show with Beefy (the number 2 ska music show in the world), dozens of web blog and zine features, and the subsequent formation of the Better Than The Book LIVE band, Hopes and Dreams was undoubtedly BTTB's most successful project to date and made a mark I couldn't have ever imagined when I first launched it! 

A monumental thanks to everyone who helped make all this happen with a huge shout out to Meg, the album's PR extraordinaire, Beefy and Melita for their continued radio support and great vibes, the BTTB LIVE band's Eamon, Sam and Andy for their boundless enthusiasm to take these tunes to the stage, and of course to my supporters on Patreon who keep my music going each month with special mention to the $10+ patrons: Nathan Puray, David Klein II, and Michael White! Thank you all so much for your help and support in making these dreams a reality! 

Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals], much like I did for Two Years On, is a complete off-vocal version of the album for you to sing along to, make silly mash-ups, or simply listen to when you want some BTTB but without any vocals! I hope you enjoy this bonus album while I get the Better Than The Book live show prepared for the stage, and I'm sure it won't be too long until I'm back in the studio for the next album! Thank you all so much again and see you for some more BTTB soon! 

All tracks written, performed and produced by Nick Standing 
Recorded, mixed and mastered at JabunAudio by Nick Standing 
Album artwork by Nick Standing 

Sample Credits: 

01 - The Hardest Part 
“Confessions” - Better Than The Book (from the "Two Years On" album) 

Additional samples from freesound.org and various royalty free libraries 

For additional credits, special thanks and more, please see the individual track credits and the full "Hopes and Dreams" album credits here: 
betterthanthebook.bandcamp.com/album/hopes-and-dreams 

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Better Than The Book is Nick Standing, AKA Jabun and anything he can find in the moment to create his beloved ska punk project. Keep up with his other musical endeavours and adventures on Patreon, the JabunAudio website, Facebook and Twitter. 
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Copyright Better Than The Book 2020

Hopes and Dreams (Instrumentals)

Hopes and Dreams [Instrumentals]

Artificial Ignorance [Instrumental]

Heartfelt and high energy UK #Skapunk / #Poppunk slices of life from some guy born in the 90s. A musical project by Nick Standing AKA Jabun.

For my other project https://soundcloud.com/jabun and JabunAudio work, please visit the links above or below for a whole plethora of different flavours of music!

Plot Holes (Radio Edit) (Instrumental)

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