STDM is back!

"Dragonfly" is a sweet and creamy piece of fluff rock, and the next instalment in Jeff's series of "Insect Songs". Last summer sitting by the lake, minding my own business, a shiny green dragonfly came and perched itself on my baseball cap. He stayed there for a while, enjoying the ride! This tune is for that little critter, a fine ambassador for summer... and kind of my favorite insect as of late :)
 
Jeff McCarthy lyrics, vocals, highland bagpipe, irish whistle, piano and synths

Guy Mauseth @duke21 is on bass, (using JamUp with the "Dun Aenghus Deep" amp!) and special guest 

Colin Powell @alter-ego-uk, does the honours on guitars.

This one was actually started way back in the summer of 2014, before Jeff and Guy started working with Martin Neuhold @martinneuhold on the 2nd @dunaenghus album.

Apps used include Tonestack, JamUp, THOR, Guitarism, GarageBand, Figure, Audio Mastering... 

2nd track of the 4th album by Supersonic Tartan Death Machine "électrocelte 8.0”,  now on iTunes http://bit.ly/STDM-8_0, Bandcamp http://bit.ly/stdm8-0, Google Play http://bit.ly/STDM-GP-8-0


Dragonfly

A one-man, iOS, Cybernetic, Mutagenic, Electro-Celtic Fusion Wonder band. "They could clone Dolly but they couldn't clone ME...!" 

Welcome to the world of 

Supersonic Tartan Death Machine (STDM) = Bagpipe-Driven Electro-Celtic Fusion. I call it "électrocelte". Recorded @ BearCave Studios Montreal using an iPad + iPhone + a host of awesome iOS apps.

Instruments used include: Great Highland Bagpipe, Border Pipes, John Walsh Shuttle Pipes, Practice Chanter, Irish Whistle in A, B flat,and D, Bombarde, Voice. 

Tech Tools used include: CME X-key 25 MIDI Controller, iPad, iPhone, Zoom H6, iRig HD, Propellerhead Balance, Sennheiser Dynamic headphones. 

Apps used include (amongst others)Animoog, Audacity, Audiobus, Audioshare, Audio Mastering, Beatmaker 2, BeatTime, dJay, Figure, FourTrack, Glitchbreaks, Impaktor, Korg Gadget, Logic Pro X, NanoStudio, ReMaster, Reason 8, Samplr, studio.HD, SunVox, THOR, ThumbJam, Turnado and of course GarageBand for iOS.

Music: the music and stylings are widely varied. From traditional tunes to self-composed original bagpipe compositions, to covers of popular Scottish songs, or even rock songs. There really are no limits... new ideas are churning through my mind almost weekly. Some tunes start off with a bagpipe tune. Others start off with a few beats worked out on an iOS device. I often sing new tunes to myself, record them on my iOS device and then write them down... and the creative process continues...

Come see (and Like!) the STDM Facebook Page, for updates, images & uploads •Get Down With The Death Machine! • http://www.facebook.com/SupersonicTartanDeathMachine

DISCLAIMER: if I do not follow back on SoundCloud do not be offended, I usually WILL follow back people with sounds. If you have ZERO SOUNDS I do not usually follow back. Sorry about that! I still absolutely acknowledge your existence AND appreciate your support.

I also run my tracks from my musical alter-ego @elfpants on this account because for some reason SoundCloud doesn't allow multiple artist accounts on a Pro account... 

Lastly, I am member of Celtic Prog Rock Trio "Dun Aenghus" and of "Whatever The Majority Decides" (see links). The work I have done with these groups is also posted on my page. I have done a bit of writing lyrics, singing, playing Irish Whistle and Highland Pipes for Dun Aenghus, and singing and lyric writing for WTMD. Great fun!!

 Slainte...

Bass player, and (mostly iOS) musician. 

* Member of the Rock group Rude Duke.

* Member of the Celtic Prog Rock group Dun Aenghus

* Member of the rock band/ collab WTMD

* Bass playing/ recording sessions for STDM

Rude Duke is:
Evangelos Koudonas, Greece:
Guitars, vocals, synths
Guy Mauseth (Duke21), Norway:
Bass guitar, synths, drums
Shawn McClure: USA
Guitars, drums.

All virtual instruments are played on iPad/ iPhone using the following apps:
Jamup XT Pro (amp and effect processor for guitar and bass)
GarageBand, Beatmaker 2, Chordion, MTDAW, Music Studio, SampleWiz, Sunrizer, NLog Synth, Soundprism, DM1, Thunbjam, Thumbjam, Drum loops HD, Impaktor, Guitarism, Loopy HD, Amplitube, Ampkit, Remaster, Audiobus, Samplr, Filtatron, Audioshare, Auria, Cubasis, Level 24.

Dragonfly

electrocelte