Nice, clean, articulate production.  I like.

www.davidmeulen.com

Off David Meulen's self-titled debut "@davidmeulen". "Dusty Envy" was recorded at Heritage Sound Studio, Cape Town, 2013.

"@davidmeulen" released 24 April 2014 and is available on iTunes world wide. 
Download now here!
itunes.apple.com/album/id858136774

Music & Lyrics by David Meulen

Artists featuring on Dusty Envy:
Guitar & vocal - David Meulen
Percussion & Backing Vocals - Brendyn Rossouw & David Meulen

Engineer/Producer - Brendyn 'Rusti' Rossouw
Mixing Engineer - Neal Snyman
Mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, New York

Cover photo and design - Laura McCullagh
Illustrations drawn by Jessi Howell

Buy on iTunes!

Dusty Envy

We were inspired to add some new elements to this song. Bringing in the lads from Nomad was epic!! This is the new 'Bend'. 

Bend ft. The Nomadic Orchestra

Selfish Me (Demo)

Big Bad Machine

That’s when I’m here
That’s when I’ve arrived
It was a big bad machine
And the doing was mine
It was a working engine
Oh working like it should
It was a working engine
Oh working like it should

When I feel the rapid sea
When I get paid
When I’m smokin’ on the hill
When I feel no pain
When I’m runnin’ fast like a grey train
When I hear them callin’
callin’ my name
When I know that soon 
I’ll need nothing at all


When I know the reasons
When I know I know
When it’s ugly but its good
When the green lights go
When I’m looking out down below
From where the tall, tall winds blow
When I know that soon I’ll need nothin’ at all

When I’m far from the city
When I get gone
When I know that its comin’
And it won’t be long
When I have again what I have lost
And when I know just what it cost
And when I know that soon 
I’ll be better again







Drum. Daniel Huxham
Lead elecrtic guitar, Andre Geldenhuys
Electric guitar, Sannie Fox

Lyrics, Sannie Fox
Recorded by Paris Lucas 
Mastered by Brian Lucey, Magic Garden LA

Record Label, Just Music

Big Bad Machine by machineri

When I was Tall

I love Radiohead. This song is a classic.

Follow me @mayomagnet

Radiohead - Creep (Maya-Rose Acoustic Cover)

The Title Track of the album is a 12minute song....But here is a radio friendly edit that cuts out the big Guitar and Drum end.......

Life Inside a Dream Radio edit

We Move On (Demo Version)

Running In Circles

A little experiment with Tigerfight Productions. 

Searching

David Meulen picks up his scratched, trustworthy acoustic guitar. – he’s been playing it for a long time now. The sound it emits is both percussive and melodic all at once, the perfect combination for his unique hard-hitting acoustic rock style. This is the sound he has found, and he’s ready to share it with the world.

At age 17 David started alternative rock band Dividable Grand with high school friends, and performed with the group for a couple of years. A fair amount of success followed with DG performing alongside some of the biggest acts in South Africa, including Prime Circle, aKing, Taxi Violence and many more. Television appearances, festival performances and extensive radio play followed and led to the band recording with top South African producer Theo Crous.

Using the experience gained from this, David branched out to other genres and started focusing on his solo career.
The first thing he did was embark on a lone road trip, bringing only his guitar and essentials. The purpose of this? Songwriting. Starting again from scratch, building up from nothing. 
Poor guitar! 
Preparations for live shows followed, and you could feel the excitement building. He is a man on a mission, and that mission is music.

Once he was sure he had the tracks perfected, he approached Brendyn Rossouw of Heritage Sound studios, and together they crafted an album that would do the songs justice. 
The minimalistic @davidmeulen features an eclectic mix of well-known artists. Legendary Johnny Clegg Band drummer Barry Van Zyl and virtuoso Dirty Skirts bassist Maurice Paliaga came in to provide rhythm sections for a few of the tracks. The lonesome Blues Harp king Dave Ferguson appears on the bluesy tracks. Double-bass, piano and accordion add to the unique sound of the album, which was released 24 April 2014.

David’s passion for music can be traced back to when he discovered The Beatles at the age of six. “I love The Beatles. They make me utterly happy. I first heard a song of theirs on the radio and I was sold – this was a good 30 years after they broke up! I started playing guitar a week later. This is what I’d love to create, I thought – something that lasts and inspires.” 
He should probably have been a sixties man. Walking into his home you’ll often hear the turntable belting out Hendrix or Dylan while he jams happily along, the greats watching from the psychedelic posters that cover his walls. Occasionally he grabs his Gibson Les Paul, nudging the volume knob up suspiciously often, singing along as loud as humanly possible.

And this is what you can expect from a live show by David Meulen. Joining him on stage, drummer Jay Latter and bassist Kyle Dijkstra provide a vibe leaving you with a strong urge to sing, dance, and no choice but to have a good time. The trio will be gigging throughout 2014.

Keep watching out for David Meulen and his crew – there’s plenty more on the way.

Dusty Envy

David Meulen

Recent comments

Finn Soup

Tam Jennifer

Loyal Stalker

Loyal Stalker

Related tracks