Name: Beat-Up Car (Alternate mix) by christopher rye
Duration: 3 min
Description: As heard on BBC Introducing. Single from the album 'Night Machines', written, performed, and produced by christopher rye. christopher rye: Vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitars, keyboards, bass, programming. Available from all good digital outlets.

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, only the background crunch guitar was added in the studio by Allan Wiseman to the original, unedited performance.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

You Are Next

It Must Have Been Tuesday (v2)

DIGI VINYL CD CASS

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. 

On this song, for example, only the clean guitar was overdubbed by christopher, in a single take, underneath his own crunch guitar, as he felt some of the chords were being lost in the fuzz. The rest of the track is an unedited live take. 

The album features: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

The Outside of Love

The Outside Of Love

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this track, for example, only the brief solo guitar in the instrumental verse was added separately, as it was felt an extra element was needed. The rest of the track is the original, unedited band performance.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

I'm Locked Down

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

Out of the entire album, only the first part of this two-song track, 'Horoscopes', was recorded separately. christopher remade that part of the track at home in his own studio, playing guitar, synth, and fretless bass, with Alfonso Cavassa adding live upright piano in the big studio. The rest of the track, space-rock jam 'Void', is a single take (take one, in fact) of the band playing together in the studio. Only the distant siren-like lap-steel was added, by christopher, in a single take later.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Horoscopes / Void

CD VINYL CD CASS

Horoscopes / Void [2 songs in 1]

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, only the distant acoustic guitar was added by christopher, in the refrain, to the original live take. The first couple of notes of the solo were also patched as christopher mis-hit the string in an otherwise good performance. Everything else is the original take.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Til the Money's Gone

Til The Money's Gone

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this song, for example, a late decision was made to add upright piano to the track, played live in a single improvised take by Alfonso Cavassa. The rest of the song is as performed live in the room.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

The Invisible Man (v2)

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest. 

On this song, for example, only the vocoder was added, by christopher, in the studio to the live performance. His improvised vocoded words in the breakdown – 'Something like that? Something like that?' were intended as a question to his bandmates – a suggestion of how the part could sound. But it sounded so good they kept it! 

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

On My Side

Taken from the DEBUT ALBUM from the Brighton four-piece. Most of the tracks were recorded, old-school style, in just two days, with the band playing live in the recording studio. So each song is a performance – a moment in time. And space. Flawed but honest.

On this track, only the Mellotron parts, including chimes, were added by christopher in the studio – completely live, in a single take. There is no sequencing on the album.

Featuring: christopher rye on lead guitar, lead vocals, Mellotron and theremin | Allan Wiseman on bass, additional guitar, and vocals | Fabio Sclafani on drums and vocals | and Alfonso Cavassa on piano, organ, synth, and vocals. 

Produced by christopher rye and engineered by Ali Gavan at Brighton Road Recording Studios. Additional recording at christopher's studio The Disreputable Gentleman's Club on Brighton seafront.

Kites (for Joanna)

Atmospheric album opener from 'DIVE!' (due 5 June 2025), featuring lead vocals and Gilmour-esque guitar by christopher rye, who also wrote and produced the song. Released as side two of lead single 'Something On the Motorway'.

DIVE!

Conquistador

Upbeat indie-rocker about the frustration of just trying to get somewhere while the world is imploding. Written & produced by christopher rye, who supplies lead vocals, guitars, and additional keys. Bass & bvox: Allan Wiseman. Piano, keys & bvox Alfonso Cavassa. Drums Fabio Sclafani. For fans of late 70s Bowie and classic Blur.

Something on the Motorway (Fastlane Edit)

As heard on BBC Introducing. Single from the album 'Night Machines', written, performed, and produced by christopher rye. christopher rye: Vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitars, keyboards, bass, programming. Available from all good digital outlets.

Night Machines

Beat-Up Car (Alternate mix)

Brighton songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer. Also frontman, lead guitarist of Brighton rock band, SPACE ANGEL. Solo airplays on BBC 6Music, BBC Introducing, Radio 1, BBC Sussex, Radio Reverb, Latest TV.

Beat-Up Car (Alternate mix)

christopher rye

Recent comments

Kevin Keller

Jose Belcher

Ashley Morgan

Brian Bryant

Related tracks