Nature's Prison

Jack In The Box

This song expresses the hope and enthusiasm I felt when I first arrived in Melbourne, seeing the city lights shimmer through the spring rain. The recording at the end was captured when I awoke one night to the sound of rain gently falling on my balcony outside my open sliding door, and birds could be heard, merrily chirping away in the distance.

Lights And Rain

This is a song all about commitment. From the time the sustain pedal hits the floor to the last breath, I didn't stop playing and I didn't lift my foot. The song was composed on the spot and recorded in one take. I wanted this to be my commitment song to finish my next project; an album I plan to release in December 2015. The title, "A Breath Between", is symbolic of having a breather between this EP and my album next year.

A Breath Between

Sometimes when you are stuck in life, it becomes necessary to take the road less traveled to attain freedom. Twisted Tollways was inspired by the odd angled roads running parallel to West Gate Highway. They have angled arches (there are a lot of things on angles in Melbourne, this inspired the cover art) and look somewhat foreboding but when traffic was at a crawl on West Gate Highway, cars on the 'Twisted Tollways' we're flying past.

Twisted Tollways

Fun fact: this version of Twisted Tollways was actually written before the 'non-remix' version. I felt it was a bit too electro sounding for the EP so decided to include it as a bonus track instead.

[BONUS TRACK] Twisted Tollways (NFW Remix)

This is a love song about trams. The 109 tram was the first tram I ever rode in Melbourne. I was always a bit dubious as to the actual validity of having trams in a city until I came here and fell in love with the elegant simplicity of having a railed, large-capacity vehicle pick you up from a variety of inner-city locations and take you to within minutes of your abode. 

The sample is taken from an interview I did with Channel 7's 'Today Tonight' about me producing a song making fun of Perth and then moving to Melbourne. During one of my answers, a noisy tram passed in the background and supposedly ruined the take. I responded by saying, "It's one of those trams I like so much".

Melbourne EP by Downwood 2014

A Downwood style bootleg remix of Sash's massive 90's hit! 

Sash! feat. Tina Cousins - Mysterious Times (Downwood Remix)

A preview from my upcoming Album, "Berlin". This track showcases the smooth, house grooves that will be the through-line of the album.

Elephants [Preview]

Weaving acoustically infused electronic beats and ambiances is what Berlin based music producer and culinary artist extraordinaire, Nik Douglas, AKA 'Downwood', eats for breakfast. Originally hailing from a small village in Denmark, Nik came to Perth Australia at age thirteen and in 2014, made the move to Melbourne and then in 2015: Berlin. Before this, Nik worked both independently and professionally in Perth, producing music for several local and international artists under the pseudonym, 'Nik Felippe' and 'NFW'.

Downwood

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