I'm not a people hater
A natural isolator 
Dont care for being alone 
Just hearing myself moan

I want to see the light 
But I'm in endless night
Inside my pretty cave
Get the odd virtual wave

But its just not enough
I find it very tough
To keep my spirits up
Solitary confinement 

I want to see the world again
I will but dont know when
Be someone in a crowd 
Do whatever is allowed

I want to dance again
Feel safe to play and then
Retrieve my sense of self
Get my life off the shelf 

Why is life so complicated
So bloody complicated
I want a simple life
Not living on a knife

A knife... (Repeat) 



Solitary Confinement

Salford Community Radio began back in 2000 with Seedley and Langworthy FM and Doug invited many local DJ's in to mix it up on The Night Train which ran from 12 midnight to the breakfast show. Plenty of time for experimental soundscapes and multiple DJ sessions. Here's the show jingle as a flavour taster.

Night Train show jingle S&LFM 2000

A student of mine at Radio REGEN in Manchester interviewed me about my tip on training and radio producing - thought it might be of interest to someone so I've put it up here. I talk about my experience of initiating and working with the Salford Community Radio project - now with a permanent license. 

Doug Lyon trainer producer philosophy

Warmblood Association: Richest Man in Babylon

Doug and Dave musical composition employing words from the book 'The Richest Man In Babylon'

It's not a completed piece - the second half is a sketch waiting to be filled in - just sharing here as a work in progress.


The Richest Man In Babylon

http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk/event/mood-vendor/

An ambient long loop created by Dragonlionheart for the art installation 'Mood Dispenser' by James Shreeve (2015); set in a dystopian corporate health centre based in central Brighton for a week during the Brighton Digital Arts Festival 2015. 

A robot dispenses 'mood medicine' after scanning the patients' hand.

This ambient soundtrack was designed specifically for the space, to add a slightly eerie and dystopian feel - like the music is made by robots around what they think human might find relaxing in a waiting room. The reception buzzer goes off at rapid intervals that create a paradoxical anxiety to the relaxing music - every patient is being seen and processed with machine like efficiency. 

MOOD VENDOR Reception (digital art installation soundtrack)

House And Home

First ever composition in Reason whilst doing a BTEC in Music Production in Halifax - never completed the course so this was really the only outcome of the best part of a year at Calderdale College. Designed as a kind of Blair Witch soundtrack it was used on a video premiered at the Hebden Bridge Fringe Arts Festival 2008.

The Crystal Ball short film can be seen here http://youtu.be/UXXBC0xZSD4





Don't Go Out In The Woods Today

More Doug than Dave on this track, but Dave's keys adding more tuneful layers to Doug's minimalist sparse piece. 

Warm Blood Association: Who Are You? (dragonlionheart remix)

Interviewed at the legendary Limit club in Sheffield for BBC Radio Sheffield's R.O.T.T this interview caught the Skellies during the period with  Katrina Phillips (previously of Colourfield) as vocalist.

I wasn't that familiar with them when I did this interview but really loved this stage, especially Restless from this set - link below https://youtu.be/XCcR9Ac3j5c

Skeletal Family ROTT 86

Danielle Dax interviewed by myself and Mr Vigar for ROTT on BBC Radio Sheffield in 1986.

She was ace

Danielle Dax ROTT 86

During this time, when Jools was hosting The Tube he still played in bands.  "Later" came Later... this was Jools earlier. 

Interviewed by Doug at The Leadmill Sheffield in 1986 for ROTT on BBC Radio Lancashire.

I was most interested in the fact that he'd played on an Alternative TV single I had, but we chatted about lots of music biz stuff in this interview.

Jools Holland ROTT 86

The Community Radio Open Workshop was where Doug first began teaching, at The Lighthouse in Brighton in 92. The CROW Show was the broadcast outlet for this foundation training in radio, once a year as part of the legendary Festival Radio which Doug produced many radio shows for in both Brighton and London. 

This radio 'portrait' was part of one of our series which also included Building of The Week and other little quirky local interest pieces. We also had an ansa phone hooked up for people to leave messages. The CROW Show was produced by Vibeke Venema and Doug Lyon entirely on quarter inch tape and played as a pre-recorded reel with no presenter.

Here's a sample - listen also to the Cooper The Barber example of another portrait from this series. 



The CROW Show - portait of a collector

A real bit of musical history this - Doug Lyon interviewed Tony Wilson (and Peter Hook - also hosted here on this Soundcloud) behind the main stage at Glastonbury Festival. 

New Order were filmed for the True Faith video at this gig. Tony Wilson discusses festivals, politics (Thatcher had just got in again), and one of his new 'young bands' he was promoting for the first time, Happy Mondays. 

(unedited version) 

Edited highlights of this were broadcast on R.O.T.T on BBC Radio Sheffield as a component of a two part full festival report by Doug

Tony Wilson @ Glastonbury 1987 interview

the background soundtrack loop to my website www.dragonlionheart.co.uk 

Dragonlionheart

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