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I made this song up for my friend Claire after she encountered a terrible incident to me that some narrow minded people had thrust upon her. Anyway we tried to record it in a different key but it didn't sound akin to this version, anyway I just remastered this one!

I AM GONNA BE LIKE YOU WHEN I'M DEAD! (remastered)

Clean/edited version of my hit single Aquafina Sunny D

Aquafina Sunny D

Aquafina Sunny D (Clean)

"While I Sleep" - Original song by Jetstream from the album "Flick the Switch". (c) 2017

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Sonic Graffiti

While I sleep

While I Sleep

My Oh My

From the album 'Stranded, Not Lost' OUT February 16th on Fierce Panda Records:

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Stranded, Not Lost

If Only I

Produced by Kryple (Lod Productions)
Smooth beat with enough bounce to make you dance. with sexy and confident vocals to match. 
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered by Nato of Up In Arms studio.
Video out on Youtube now.

Watch You Go

Scavenger

This is our new single 'She's a Diamond', out April 30th on Spotify, iTunes etc.

Recorded at The Old Chapel Studios, Chichester

Recording and mixing by Chris Myatt.

Mastering by Nick @ Brighton Mastering

She's a Diamond

King Party With Me

Gone To Ground is the new single from London formed, Bristol based folk ensemble Apple of My Eye. Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower, an official launch event will take place on 23rd June at The Gresham Centre in Central London. All proceeds from the sale of Gone To Ground, along with a portion of ticket sales from the launch event, will be donated to Grenfell United. 

Apple of My Eye’s influences are drawn from English folk and storytelling. With intriguing, lyrically rich songs and multi-part vocal harmonies and traditional folk instruments, the band has won widespread acclaim for their imagination and wit.  

Guitarist Arran Glass from the band states: “Folk music has always responded to tragedy and injustice. Gone to Ground is emotional response to what happened. It reflects on the failures of multiple authorities in this preventable tragedy. One year on, two-thirds of victims are still homeless and those responsible for fire safety failings at Grenfell have never been brought to justice. As the chorus insists, they have all gone to ground”. 

The tragedy is never explicitly named in the single. Instead the subtle but powerful lyrics perform a delicate balancing act between the political and the mythological. With rich harmonies and instrumentation, the track deftly moves from sadness and grief to anger. It begins with eerie, atmospheric strings, building to a driving climax of clattering drums.  
 
Staples of the London folk scene and music festivals, Apple of My Eye has released three albums – Devils, Seven Tides and The Beast Below – and has now teamed up with esteemed producer Gerry Diver (Sam Lee/Lisa Knapp) to record the fourth, One for Crow – the band’s most ambitious and personal album to date. The album is due for release later in 2018. 
 
 Gone To Ground was sung by lead vocalist Chris Duggan with backing vocals from Arran Glass and Jo Silverston. Instrumental backing was provided by Arran Glass (guitar), Chris Duggan (bouzouki), Jo Silverstone (cello), Kit Massey, Dan Duggan and Gerry Diver (violins) and Phil Cornwell (double bass). In a marked departure from their previous sound, Apple of my Eye are joined for this single by Pete Flood on drums (Bellowhead/Lisa Knapp).

Gone To Ground - Official Single

Thirsty

little Blues tune, showing off what i love.
Watch this space for more blues to come.

Ibiza Blues

LP and Digital Download Available from
 
https://thehectorcollectors.bandcamp.com/

Also available on Spotify / Itunes / Amazon / Google and all the usual online retailers

Edgelords

THE DEEP WEb 3style

Oujia Board.MP3

Recorded at the Distillers' pub in Hammersmith by Mike Gill.

We’ve cleared out the bedrooms, 
Piled the boxes in the boxroom, 
Wiped the walls and ceilings, washed the curtains, 
Let the light in on this gloom. 

My girlfriend’s pitching in 
In the bathroom and the kitchen. 
Doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty, 
She’s pretty too 

Downstairs Mr Thomson 
Of Tindall, White and Thomson 
Is showing round a couple. I hear him say: 
“You could knock this wall through” 

We’ve left out some pictures 
On the wall in the kitchen 
Try to create an atmosphere 
A world in black and white 
All the men in suit and ties 
That’s what they did around here 

I remember Mr Thomson 
I was friends with his youngest son 
He used to play 'Desperado' by the Eagles 
And smoke small cigars 

It’s a small world we live in 
We might as well give him 
The chance to sell this old house 
Before it falls apart 

Take it from me 
it’s a prime opportunity 
To do what you want to do 
If you knock it through 

I can hear him whispering 
To the couple in the kitchen 
I’m imagining his next line 
It’s a steal and it’s a bargain 
They’ve dropped it twenty thousand 
To let it go for that would be a crime 
I pick up a picture 
Of my mum and dad together 
My girlfriend puts her hand on mine 
I think I might propose to her 
When this is all over 
Give it just a bit more time 

Downstairs Mr Thomson 
Of Tindall, White and Thomson 
Is banging on about hardstanding 
And parking out the front 

Carports and extensions 
And a room for the children 
It’s a pebbledashed box with a garden, Mr Thomson 
And that’s what they want 

Buy a bath made for two 
Turn the loft into a bedroom 
Do whatever you have to do 
To make it new 
You can knock it through

Knock It Through

Somebody Better

No Tomorrow; No Today

THE DREAMCATCHER

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Slamboree’s latest release Inspire breathes with that first hint of summer - endless days and nights spent with people that you love and enjoying the escapism that comes with it. Kathika’s vocals flit between silk and steel sharing a burgeoning love story that sits atop of an instant classic that ignites the need to let loose and dance.

Written by : Mike Freear & Catherine Sharples 
Produced by : Mike Freear 
Played by : Mike Freear (Synths / Instrumentation & Programming), Catherine Sharples (Vocals), Charlie Stirzaker (Drums), Joe Wiggins (Keys), Joe Rogers (Trombone), Samuel Oakley (Trumpet) 
Label: Slam Inc

The Long Game

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Inspire

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