Welcome to Agent Starling, Lou Loudhailer and Quentin Budworth's new collaboration. This is a radio edit of our composition, Helicopter Arms which also features Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin. The song is the opening track from our debut album European Howl which will be self released on May 4th 2021. It is inspired by the gorious sound of Quentin's hurdy-gurdy tune.

“Agent Starling play dense and complex drone based music with pop sensibilities and nods to psychedelia, folk, roots, world, classical, rock, indie, alt-folk, drone and pop music. Helicopter Arms is a delightful earworm a catchy hurdy-gurdy tune with hypnotic drones, live bass grooves vocals & strings, all with an experimental edge. The music feels modern and ancient something yet to be heard.”

Get the full length track from: 
https://loudhaileruk.bandcamp.com/album/european-howl

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Helicopter Arms (Radio Edit) by Agent Starling

Welcome to Agent Starling, Lou Loudhailer and Quentin Budworth's new collaboration. This is a radio edit of our composition, Wine Dark Sea which also features Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin. The song is Inspired by the pictures in a book I treasured as a child, and read many times. It was originally published in 1853. My copy is from 1938, it belonged to my mum. Wine Dark Sea is from our debut album European Howl which will be self released on May 4th 2021. 

“Agent Starling play dense and complex drone based music with pop sensibilities and nods to psychedelia, folk, roots, world, classical, rock, indie, alt-folk, drone and pop music."

Get the full length track from:
loudhaileruk.bandcamp.com/album/european-howl

Dreaming of days by the wine-dark sea
When enchantments and journeys
Of dragons and villains
Who, bursting with rage
Scattered curses in millions

I work at my spinning wheel 
Twisting and turning the fine silken thread as it flows through my hands

Can an earth born woman
Defy king and cathedral with mountainous powers
When as far back as anyone can remember
They have been picking us off
One by two by three by …

My sister was fooled by a 
Smooth handsome creature
Who looked at her
Led her deep into the foam

His eyes didn’t leave us right from the start
But how can I love a boy with a stone for a heart?

My mother cried tears of red leaves and rain
But no one could save her ‘til the star gazer came
And striking a harp of fine silken thread
The magic of music wakes me in my bed

I’m still spinning tales, raising dreams from their graves
To go weaving and crashing on the wine-dark sea waves

European Howl

Wine Dark Sea (Radio Edit) by Agent Starling

Il N'est Plus Temps (Time Travel Mix) by Agent Starling.
Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy, other instruments/voice Lou Loudhailer
Recorded by Lou Duffy-Howard & Quentin Budworth

Michel Pichon arr. Duffy-Howard & Budworth

Il N'est Plus Temps by Agent Starling

From Agent Starling's winter EP The Northern Lights Trilogy. To be self released on Nov 19th. Catchy hurdy-gurdy tunes, hypnotic drones, live bass grooves & strings  with a bountiful sprinkling of bells, twinkles and festive spirit.

One star shines in the northern sky
Over frozen tundra, sharp
And my breath withers in the air
I blink over snow
The star is gone
The north wind doth blow

Inside outside step through the magic door
Ticky-tacky cola floor
Scan across the dance
Look up beyond the canopy
Seek out the skyline
Back in real time
Silver saxophones whine

Till glaciers melt and forests oaken
The cave of my heart, expectant and open
Peering through the eye-sting smoke I look round
Peering through the coal black night I see the golden moon arise
I know you yearn for calm
Long for night
But my heart dances with the northern lights

© Lou Duffy-Howard

Northern Lights

Stockport Polka is from Agent Starling's winter EP The Northern Lights Trilogy. Self released December 2021. Catchy hurdy-gurdy tunes, hypnotic drones, live bass grooves & strings  with a bountiful sprinkling of bells, twinkles and festive spirit.  

Trad/Arr Duffy-Howard & Budworth

Stockport Polka

The Cordwainer's Lament is from our winter EP The Northern Lights Trilogy. Self released December 2021. Catchy hurdy-gurdy tunes, hypnotic drones, live bass grooves & strings with a bountiful sprinkling of bells, twinkles and festive spirit. Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy, Lou Loudhailer other instruments and voice with guest Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin.

The Cordwainers Lament by Agent Starling

Scandiland (Hälleforsnäsar) by Agent Starling. From album 'Constellation of Birds' self-released 2022
Agent Starling: Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy, other instruments/voice Lou Loudhailer. Violin by special guest Dexter Duffy-Howard.

Scandiland(Hälleforsnäsar)Radio Edit

La Sansonette is from our album, Clandestine. Agent Starling are Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy and vocals and Lou Duffy-Howard vocals, bass guitar and all other instruments and programming. The track also features special guest Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin. La Sansonette is composed by Dominique Forges, lyrics by Lou Duffy-Howard, recorded in Yorkshire UK by Agent Starling.

Starling Sansonette
Flutter flutter
Chatter chatter
Sqabble sqabble
Rattle rattle

Whistle whistle
Warble warble
Clack clack
Wheezes

Shacker shacker
Chainsaw
Telephone
Ring ring

Yak yak
Chacker chacker
Chacker Chacker
Yakata!

Flam flam
Chacker chacker
L' Étourneau

Clandestine

La Sansonette

La Sansonette is from our album, Clandestine. Agent Starling are Quentin Budworth hurdy-gurdy and vocals and Lou Duffy-Howard vocals, bass guitar and all other instruments and programming. The track also features special guest Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin. La Sansonette is composed by Dominique Forges, lyrics by Lou Duffy-Howard, recorded in Yorkshire UK by Agent Starling.

Starling Sansonette 
Flutter flutter
Chatter chatter
Sqabble sqabble
Rattle rattle

Whistle whistle
Warble warble
Clack clack
Wheezes

Shacker shacker
Chainsaw
Telephone
Ring ring

Yak yak
Chacker chacker
Chacker Chacker
Yakata!

Flam flam
Chacker chacker
L' Étourneau

La Sansonette Radio Edit

The Planet Wilson https://loudhailer.net/the-planet-wilson/ From Wikipedia "The Planet Wilson were an indie rock band from Hull formed in 1985 by two former Red Guitars band members, Hallam Lewis (guitar and vocals) and Lou Duffy-Howard (bass). Described by Sounds’ David Cavanagh as ‘Crazy James Chance meets Holger Czukay’ they were signed to Virgin Records and released two albums in the late 1980s. "

Not Drowning But Waving

Mouth To Mouth by The Planet Wilson

Welcome to Agent Starling, Lou Loudhailer and Quentin Budworth's new collaboration. This is the next of our preview tracks, our composition, Helicopter Arms which also features Dexter Duffy-Howard on violin. The song is the opening track from debut album European Howl. It is inspired by the gorious sound of Quentin's hurdy-gurdy tune.

“Agent Starling play dense and complex drone based music with pop sensibilities and nods to psychedelia, folk, roots, world, classical, rock , indie, alt-folk, drone and pop music. Helicopter Arms is a delightful earworm a catchy hurdy-gurdy tune with hypnotic drones, live bass grooves vocals & strings, all with an experimental edge. The music feels modern and ancient something yet to be heard.”

Website https://loudhailer.net/agent-starling/​

Audio mastered by Kevin Carafa.

Helicopter Arms

Helicopter Arms by Agent Starling

Lou Duffy-Howard aka Lou Loudhailer, Red Guitars, Agent Starling,  Loudhailer Electric Company.
Discover more at https://loudhailer.net/

Mouth To Mouth by The Planet Wilson

Loudhailer UK

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