First track for February Album Writing Month 2014. Others to be added at fawm.org/fawmers/cleverhansel. I got all knotted up trying to write something else, so this is my palate cleanser - written and recorded in the space of an evening. 

Iokanaan

The Mother to Her Son (demo)

Demented bluegrassy hootenanny cover of the Drowning Pool "classic". The arrangement is intended for my pit orchestra -- we'll be providing the live sounds for a zombie themed burlesque revue, on which occasion Clever Hansel will be known as the Reverend Doctor Splitfoot and his Goodtime Brimstone Band. 
This version was put together in a rush in order to give the choreographer something to work with.

Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

I've done terrible things to Rob Zombie.
Another out-of-genre mangling for Zomburlesque, the upcoming zombie-themed burlesque revue.

Living Dead Girls

Music video by Bent Cornea Productions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9bBSviv8q8

A song of warning about a not-very-nice man. Take my advice, young hellions: Eat your vegetables, clean thoroughly behind your ears, and don't say his name too often. You never know who might be listening.

(This is the first song I ever wrote and I love that it's still the one people ask for at the end of a set!)

Adipose Braxley

Fiddling around with an old track. Primarily for the lolz, but I'm actually quite fond of it. Might try record it properly later in the year.

As ever, instruments are voice, ukulele and a bit of rough n ready MIDI (for the kick drum & drone).

Bad Electricity ('15 demo)

Written for FAWM 2012 - Week One's Challenge: The Weather.
(Ok, so this only thematically about the weather. I'm sorry. I should offer a money-back guarantee with my free music).
Recorded using my classic combination of ukulele and cruddy MIDI fumblings.

Turnstiles and Weathervanes

As before, but with the delightful addition of terrible vocals for the Zomburlesque Dunedin folks to play with.

Fever (Vocals)

Written for FAWM 2018.
Ideally the vocal line would be an octave below the one in this demo, in a sort of Nick Cave register (unfortunately that's two or three semitones out of my proper range, unless I take up smoking again...). The whole thing should have more of a Ennio Morricone Western feel, with bells and epic choir and trumpets. Oh well.

Also I can't really play guitar. Oops. 

It's not perfect but at least it's finished. I'll workshop it

FAWM18

With My Eyes Upon Heaven (crappy demo)

A lovely ballad, describing the most romantic thing people can do together.
A collaboration for FAWM 2018 with @troubadette.

FAWM 2018

It's a Lovely Night (For Punching Nazis)

Why Don't You Do Right (Sweet Dreams)

My first track for February Album Writing Month 2013 (see fawm.org)
Last year I only managed to upload one song... let's see if I can do better this time.

I started out aiming for Stan Getz, but it landed somewhere in Bacharach territory. Sorry (not sorry).

Featuring vox, tenor ukulele, a certain amount of cheese and some backing MIDI.

Runaround

Ukelele freakfolk cabaret for the people.

Clever Hansel

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