Indie Pop for grown ups. Taken from the new album "At Last". Out now!

The Lamps "Hi Fi"

The Gardeners "Now I know"

With a completely unique style of guitar playing, Algis Fediajevas brings originality and raw power to the European folk scene.
Album is due out in Summer 2023

Algis Fediajevas "Vaike."

The Kings of Leigh-on-Sea "I'm a Backyard N.I.M.B.Y"
First of 5 new tracks from these very clever, but a bit unhygienic street musicians.
Had a bit of trouble with them to be honest, they ate all the vegetables and tried to lynch the pet rabbits.

The Kings of Leigh-on-Sea "I'm a Backyard N.I.M.B.Y"

WhiskeyRemix

New song from a band who were very much on the London inde scene in the 1980's. They've recently reformed with a new single out in May on vinyl. 

Hermastache "Londonderry House"

I've always liked the sound of a boats rigging tapping against the mast in the wind and I wanted to use it as a backdrop to this piece.
It's a repeating chord sequence which is a little different each time but keeps on coming, rather like waves.
Acoustic 12 string, electric 12 string, acoustic 6 string guitars, a Steinway piano a vibraphone and some string samples.

The Kings of Leigh-on-sea "Bell Wharf Dawning."

The 4th song this year from Those Men bit Post Punk New Wave bit Indie. Lovely acoustic piano in the middle. See what you think. Cheers.

Those Men "Don't Mess Around With My Brother."

A Christmas song from TKOLOS depicting the rare phenomenon of seeing flies/gnats freely flying around on a cold yet sunny day in midwinter. They're asking to join in the Christmas fun and despite being an unwelcome guest in summer, they are a strangely wonderful sight in winter.

The Kings of Leigh on sea "This Midwinters Day"

"Israel Hands" from Pirates by Roy Mette'.
Pirates is a fantastic album of acousticy folky songs about.... well.... pirates! 
Roy, who is more commonly known as a Rock or Blues performer took a trip back to the 18th centuary with these superb factually based songs. Black Bart, Jean Laffite, Captain Kidd, they're all in here. 
We recorded this album over a few months, (usually fridays) in 2007. Lots of fags and coffee, but not too much rum. Ahar me hearties!

EMP Studio Bands Showreel Roy Mette'

EMP Studio World Music Showreel Slovenia

A 2 minute 16 second musical journey round our lovely Planet Earth. Starting in Alaska, through Southern Central America on through The Amazon and over The Atlantic.
Then travelling up the African Plains onto sandy dessert to the north. 
We enter Europe at a softer pace, but are soon into mountains and forests to the east. 
Into Asia for the penultimate leg, through India, through The Himalayas, China and Japan. 
Finally ending our journey on an Australian Didjeridoo.
This piece of music is the extended version of a 80 second video entitled "Around The World in 80 Seconds." 
This will be on my You Tube channel soon.

Around The World in 2 mins 16 sec

The superbly talented Fi Nancy Dulake wrote performed and mixed (with a little help from me) this wonderfully lively track.

Fiona Our Little Red House

One of over 60 songs of a pirate theme recorded by Roy Mette. Time tells the story of how the golden age of pirates came to an end.

Roy Mette' Time

A short poem by Roy Mette' about the trials of living at sea. Not for the faint hearted.

Roy Mette' A Ship Is Of Wood

Angel and The Melodyhorns "Poison Tree."

A little taster from a charity CD featuring 3 tracks from Kiss Me Quick, The Tuppeny Bunters and Phil Burdett.

Shelter Fest Charity CD.

Aaron McGivney playing and singing his own song. A lovely ballad rich in Country Music overtones.

Aaron "McGivneyPart Of Me."

The first tune in a while, but the start of new creative things.

"The Dog Lies On His Back" Those Men.

1 acoustic guitar and lots of fantastic Mellotron.

EMP Studio Mark Elliott Winter, Walks the Wood.

First of many new tracks from Mr Derek Stoton.
Acoustic experimentation.

Derek Stoton "I Never Wanted You To Go Away."

A new track from The Lamps more to come as soon as we can x

"Crow" The Lamps

About Capturing sound as it should be captured. 
Digital/analogue recording studio. 
Location recording, live recording, studio recording, media music, media sounds. 
Having been fortunate enough to record some of Southend's finest artists for over 20 years, I thought it a good idea to let people have a listen. 
Please have a look at my Soundcloud web page. 
I have been a musician since 1982 and have been a founder member of many notable ...bands such as : Foreheads in a Fishtank, The Receeders and Roman Jugg's The Doomed. I have also been recording bands since 1991. During that time I have had the privilege of recording some of Southend's finest :  David Woodcock For Blow Up Records, Phil Burdet for Drumfire Records, (Dunfearing and the West Country High, Good For Mr Bad Hat, By The Time I Get Tomorrow), Roman Jugg (Papa Loco), Roy Mette (Vibralism, Live and Loud, 12 Bars and the Blues, Three and Five, Pirates), Dave Dulake (Butterfingers, Sans Fairy Anne), Russ Strutter (About Time 1 & 2 featuring: Wilco Johnson, Barry Masters), Kiss Me Quick, China White, Arcadian Driftwood, Howling Black Soul, Cusack (Mildsensations), T-Rextacy (White Christmas EP), plus many, many more. I am also still playing in (and recording) three great bands Kiss Me Quick, Those Men and The Lamps. The studio is a 24 + track hard disk system with real outboard FX and a host of classic instruments including a Shergold 12 string electric guitar and a Guild B301 bass. Samples are sampled from source. Orchestral instruments, classic instruments, current instruments as well as session players all all at hand. I also use old ribbon mic's as well as modern ones, giving EMP a unique blend of old and new. As a composer, I have, since completing Guy Michelmore's Music For The Media Diploma course, been writing music and sound effects for websites The Movie Makers Guide and Winstant as well as many corporate DVD's. I work in pleasant surroundings at extremely affordable rates and always welcome bands and artists who want to experiment and create new music for the new century.

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