A cheery little piece for the festive season . . .

Variant Mutating

Another piece of systems music from the 1993 album "Walking Into The Sky".  Again it was recorded live in my bedroom in Shrewsbury, after a lot (and I mean a lot) of pre-programming!

Dave Gate:  programming & samples
Rob Andrews:  guitar
Rees Wesson:  melodeon

Walking Into The Sky

This is the first song that I ever wrote, way back in 1984.  This version was recorded in 1999, and in its original mix was placed at the end of the title track of the Long Night Falling album as a hidden extra.  This is a new mix, made on 22nd May 2016, which removes some of the original elements that I now think aren't necessary (ie everything I played or programmed . . .)

Rob Andrews - guitars and bass
Esther Bush - vocals

Falling

Old song time again!  This is one of the songs that I wrote for Cynic The Bismarck in 1985, although this version was recorded by me on my own as a contribution to the compilation album "Best Before October 1988".

I hope that you can forgive my singing . . .

Live It Before You See The Movie

Another old song.  This was a demo recorded in 1985, but I still consider it the best recording of this particular song.  I was feeling quite angry about what some people I knew were experiencing when I wrote this; and I still think it's one of my best lyrics.  There is an alternative version with a full-on rock band, which had a chorus added.  One day I will digitise that cassette, and upload it for comparison

Rob Andrews - ukelele
Dave Gate - electronics & keyboard
John Kertland - vocals

Distortion

The last old song for this evening.  Another one of those "she gone done me wrong" lyrics.  I guess that's the price you pay for being a songwriter.

Rob Andrews - ukelele
Dave Gate - electronics
John Kertland - Vocals

4 - 80

Rhythmic, harsh electronics.  Created (mainly) with Octave Cat SRM and 2hp Pluck & Bell; controlled by Qu-bit Bloom, Mutable Instruments Ears and my fingers

And The Air Tasted Of Burning Shadows

"Music" for the times we're living in.  Sound sources are Mutable Instruments Elements, Schlappi Engineering Interstellar Radio and Behringer Wasp Deluxe.  Control Sources are Mutable Instruments Marbles and my fingers

Plague Vector

I Take My Orders From The Weather

Made especially for the attention of RadioKoala on the Muff Wiggler forum.

Made with Mutable Instruments Elements, Clouds & Marbles; plus WMD TRSHMSTR filter/distortion

Pangolin Eating Eucalyptus

This site is now being used to showcase my solo music, and tracks by my old bands The Land of Yrx and Cynic the Bismarck.  Hyberus material has been moved to the new Hyberus SoundCloud site (address below)