An ode to that short period of the year when perhaps in the brief interlude between the crescendo of mad consumerism leading up to Christmas and the commencement of the Boxing day sales, the daily grind and concerns of mere survival can take pause subsumed, if you're lucky, in momentary goodwill towards all men. A moment of memories of Christmasses past, of friends and families, of childhood magic.

Confident in the knowledge that normal service will resume shortly and if you'd like to know Mr Non's take on that you could have a listen to 'Dogshit City' on the bandcamp site.

For more info contact Richie via the bandcamp page or on 07957482143

So Christmassy... this Christmas

An ode describing how it seems when fortune is not quite smiling at you that day, the previous days and likely as not those running into the future too...
Main vox Alex Peat of the Non-Nonconformists who can be found on Spotify and all the usual places and in seedy clubs and wandering the street aimlessly and quite rightly despairing...

Confusement

Dogshit City

A funky(ish) little number for those of whom the phrase "The king of fucking up my life I have been crowned" rings true. You may be a fucking loser but at least you're not a fucking SQUUUAAARRRRE!

At least I'm not a fucking square

An ode to the plongeurs of the world... and by inference, all the other low status workers so easily ignored, forgotten about, demeaned and dismissed.
They exist. They got feelings. They can be sexy too.
Plus, if you'd ever considered working as a kitchen porter, this tune is a fantastic job description.
In fact it might more accurately be described as a job description set to music for a shit job involving menial tasks for hours on end for insultingly low pay.

Plongeur

No doubt you've often considered that the rapacious greed genre seems somewhat underserved musically... No longer. At last an ode to rapacious greed and war... as befits our times.

More, More, More...

The Non-Nonconformists - Richie Burrell composer & Alex Peat lyricist.
Aspirant conformists lost in clown world. Variously described as Mark E Smith with better diction and/or Ian Curtis on a bad day meets the Stooges. Mr Non Non diarises his miserable failures, futile hopes and gruesome punishments at the hands of callous fate and deliberate systemic decline in musical-ish form with which, like as not, entire generations across the western world can identify. 
He deploys a wry and penetrating wit to describe some of the fallacies, hypocricy, viciousness and neglect that we tend take for granted in a our daily lives which are perhaps more discernable to those on the bottom rung where he resides.
This ditty, 'Chasing'  is about the pursuit of happiness in an unremittingly harsh and getting harsher, world. Feeling 'trapped, fenced, incensed'. Remember the good old daze when the phrase 'running to stand still' wus bandied about. Well you can put them behind you. The current vibe is more like 'running flat out to go backwards more slowly'... It's a glamorous life...

Chasing

The backing for the Non-Nonconformists 'Chasing'.
If this or any of the other original compositions here float your boat get in contact via this site or Fullretardrecording.com to get one created for you. You lucky person.  I could do with a massive hit and/or going viral.

Chasing INSTRUMENTAL

Slide guitar cutting melodic line over 'bad weather/storm brewing' bass and drum. 
Part of the backing for the Non Nonconformists track 'Modern Cesspit'.

Instrumental backing Modern Cesspit 155BPM 60seconds 2

The backing to The Non Non Conformists track 'More, More, More...'

Modern life pushing - Instrumental

An ode lamenting the currently lamentable decline of the west and all the good stuff like free speech...
lyrics
Western Cultural Landslide

It's so glaringly obvious and you're so scarily oblivious it's hideous.
It's so vivid, yeah I'm livid, used to be glorious that's why I'm furious.

What other options are there but gouging out my eyes or suicide? See you on the other side.

Here's a toast to those who tried, where are they now? They died.
In the Western cultural landslide.

Don't look at me with derision, we've had the fatal collision.
It's not an eclipse, it's the apocalypse.

We're as robust as a feather. When will it be good again? Never.

So concerning, blood boiling, anger burning, demoralising, despicable, disgusting, dispiriting. (da da da da)

A once fine bird with an injured wing. Don't believe the drips this isn't a few blips.

Forget plan A, B C D, E F G... goodbye western society.

In who can I confide? Here's a toast to those who cried. Where are they now? They died. In the Western cultural landslide.

In who can I confide? Here's a toast to those who cried. Where are they now? They died. In the Western cultural landslide.

Richie Burrell - music
Alex Peat - lyrics
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Western Cultural Landslide

Backing track of the non non conformists 'Tornado of woe'.

Tornado INSTRUMENTAL 20201008

Yuletide greetings.

A ditty that encapsulates the moments when that Christmas vibe really hits you. Dark nights, Christmas lights, general Christmassy good cheer permeating, frivolity, ceasing to care about day to day survival, fucking the routine grind off and going to the pub, knowing that everything will stop for at least a day and maybe you'll catch up with relatives and friends you may not have seen for a year, spending foolishly on colourful baubles without concern, remembering past Christmases, just for a moment letting your well founded cynicism drop... surrender to it.

Christmassy This Christmas

Full Retard version of Mott The Hoople's biggest hit. Complete with an offer of a "Cup of tea" at the end.

All The Young Dudes

A highly sophisticated play on words repeated repeatedly pertaining to the situation one often finds oneself in at the business end of a night out.

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Light groove, slightly melancholic vibe to an uplifting lyric.

dream

Another ballad requiring a female vocal. Gwen Harris did the honours and she also performed BVs on Dream. She can be contacted via the details on this website.

life

Instrumental with the accent on 'mental'.

Got Nothing Left INSTRUMENTAL

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