music videos? maybe?

indiefolk

core tracks

Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Thursday morning (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 25th January: from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch392

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud GO tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks that have been previously submitted and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 392

August 2021 Discoveries.

Many people simply want to hear and enjoy some great new music without having to waste time searching for hours. These Musical Discoveries collections aim to fulfil those needs. At least, we hope so! :)

This playlist is a compilation of the favourite musical discoveries of the Wud Records team from everything they heard at SoundCloud during August 2021.

Tracks have been arranged according to the number of plays at the precise moment of publishing, starting with the fewest. Tracks that are early in playlists tend to receive more plays than later tracks, and we feel that the ones with fewer plays need the best chance of exposure.

This playlist is extremely eclectic, so if the track you are playing isn't quite doing it for you, try the next one. It will probably be completely different.

If you enjoyed listening to something here, please give it a like and a repost. Follow the artist. Give them a shoutout on social media. Check out some of their other tracks. Buy something from them and your support will help them to keep going. Doing any of this will help raise their profile. At the very least you might make their day. :)

Sharing is very, very important!!

Sharing is a massive help for independent artists. They don’t have big corporations and mainstream media saturating every channel with their product. Every independent share counts.

Giving something a ‘like’ is nice, but sharing exposes the artist to your followers. This means that anybody in your community can see and click on what you shared. They can potentially enjoy it as well. It enables somebody new to discover the artist and become their newest fan. You create the chance for that to happen.

If you happen to be on this playlist, please share, and give us a shoutout on your social media feeds - because if we spot it, it gives us another opportunity to repost you and big you up. Please listen to as many tracks by the other great bands as you can, and... enjoy!

See also:
* this playlist at Wud Records: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/musical-discoveries/august-2021-musical-discoveries
* all Musical Discoveries compilations: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/musical-discoveries/
* news about this playlist: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/wud-records-august-2021-musical-discoveries

Downloads help us! :)

August 2021 Discoveries

Negative Exposure

Funeral

Nostalgia

En Silence

Here's an #acoustic #folktune about getting even with the past and moving forward in life! if you enjoy a smooth song and a melancholic #lyric then this one is for you! make sure you also listen to my other song as well. more coming soon!!

Freaks Like Us

Freaks Like Us!

RHODES-Darker Side

Crazy - Daniela Andrade (SQ).riefah

download 'the morning'  http://smarturl.it/themorning

http://www.lewiswatsonmusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/lewiswatsonmusic
http://www.twitter.com/levvis_

Stay

NOVO AMOR - Holland

Riptide - Kina Grannis & Imaginary Future (Vance Joy cover)

this track is the equivalent of a messy workspace.  stuff piled upon stuff, only small bits and pieces are important to me.  i had planned for a week or two to spend some time cleaning it up and reorganizing, but i can't seem to commit to anything anymore.

Uploaded via Persocom Mobile.

spring clutter

This is a very personal track in Britpop style with a hint of ukulele to change it up a bit!

Quicksand

Connecting Flights

Lost Goals

"Lost Goals" - Jacques Labouchere

to everyone new and old who've been supporting me. thank you :)

production: noki @nokiyzu
mixing & mastering: me

instagram: instagram.com/avit69
youtube: youtube.com/c/avit69
streaming platforms: fanlink.to/AViT69

lyrics:
just a while ago, i was callin your phone
hitting you up all night, saying:
“i love you, goodbye”
now all our texts are so dry
but at least my streams going high
i really do not know why :/
it’s so funny you’re talking to me
when you see me, moving like stocks in the scene
don’t act like you know me
if you see me on your feed

fuck you, i don’t need you
you can tweet at me, but don’t expect a follow back ;)
i hate you, i despise you
you’re just a memory to me
fuck you, i don’t need you
you can tweet at me, but don’t expect a follow back ;)
i hate you, i despise you
you’re just a memory to me

yeah i spent all my nights
stayed up, writing these fucking lines
wasting my energy and time
(god damn, i really need a life)
just know that i will never fold
cuz i got me and all my bros
strapped up and ready to fucking go
if u keep talking shit, you hoe
shout out to all my goons
kenny, gage, eric too!
the real adventure was the friends i made so far it seems.
you’re all i fucking need.
you’re all i fucking need.
(except for you bitch. fuck you! :D)

fuck you, i don’t need you
you can tweet at me, but don’t expect a follow back ;)
i hate you, i despise you
you’re just a memory to me
fuck you, i don’t need you
you can tweet at me, but don’t expect a follow back ;)
i hate you, i despise you
you’re just a memory to me

stream <3

twitterloser (noki)

music inspired by various game OSTs


- Temple of Eternity
- Nomads of Icarn'ea
- Haunted Forest
- Mt. Algesh
- Hope

Chronicles Of The Sky

be normal

@johnnascus
@wubz205
mixing by @blackwinterwells

art by @ cha0sbunny 
https://www.instagram.com/cha0sbunny/
https://www.twitter.com/cha0sbunny/

L33CH!!!  +JOHNNASCUS (wubz)

get well soon okay

DOLLY🐌🐌🐌SLUG PROD PRBLM

KIMO - HOME ALONE

you&me

Angel Of Secrets

Reuben

'...from a boy'
https://youtu.be/dpGAmp17HS8

September came like a Pacific breeze
In the air and on a wave
The best since '76
From a boy… 
I came all the way back here again
A man on a rooftop over a sunrise rhythm
And the waters of my soul
The waters of my 

Ocean soul will call me for the first time
Spread these words my bless-ed boys
Going to be here
Always be here

The ocean bird has burned my soul
I'm wild as a fire

The battle horn
Like a bullet to my soul
From the valve and on a skip
The best since '81
From the coast land 
Running my way back home again
A tale from a b-side under a new soul vision
And the waters of my soul
The waters of my 

Seven souls will call me for the first time
She could see those dancing flames
Pastel fields to the river bankers

The ocean bird has burned my soul
I'm wild as a fire

September came like a Pacific breeze
In the air and on a wave
The best since '76
From a boy... 
I came all the way back here again
A man on a rooftop over a sunrise rhythm
Over a sunrise rhythm

A man on a rooftop over a sunrise…
A man on a rooftop over a sunrise…
A man on a rooftop over a sunrise…
Rhythm


The piano and bass driven ‘…from a boy’ was conceived during conversations via text between Russ and Michael as Russ travelled back and forth on a pilgrimage to Brighton in September 2018 to celebrate a family wedding, where a long night turned into the following morning of reacquainting with friends and family inspiring the story of ‘the man on a rooftop over a sunrise rhythm’. 

On Russ’s return from Brighton Michael handed the lyrics over, Russ taking the lead vocal and Michael providing the harmony. The duo recorded all parts for the song @ Gorstey HQ and with the aid of long-term collaborator and friend Gavin ‘Rattlesnake’ Monaghan the song was brought to life at the Magic Garden Studios in Wolverhampton in the summer of 2020 whilst working in isolation.

Honorary members of The Gorstey Lea Street Choir that feature on the debut EP are: 
Sebastian ‘Bid’ Beresford (Leftfield/Rodriguez/Edwin Starr) adds electronic percussion flourishes
Mark Gardener (Ride) adds strings to ‘Saint Marie’ and has mastered all tracks @ his OX4 Sound studio in Oxford
Ash Sheehan (The Twang, Dead Sea Skulls) adds trumpet/flugelhorn and percussion
Further contributions from musical allies Gary Hill (piano/additional guitar), Paul Newton, Woz Szpalek (both bass) and Craig Glover (drums) complete the roll call.

Stay safe, be well
Over and out… for now…

The Flat White Kid.
‘The Sunlit Sound of Staffordshire’

Extended Play One

'...from a boy'

Ruth wrote Way the Wind Blows when she was 12 years old. The lyrics reflect on missing her dad whilst growing up as he worked as a touring musician. Now 23, she has reimagined the song with her band, featuring guitars from James Cooke, recorded by Mark Lewis at Germanium Studios in Manchester.

Way the Wind Blows

'A tonic for the times' Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music 

So here's a story that you may need to grab a cup of tea and the biscuit barrel for, are you sitting comfortably? Then, let us begin...

Gorstey Lea AKA 'The Gorstey Lea Street Choir' formed one cold winters night in 2016. Two friends on a life long journey. 

Michael first met Russ in 1985, Michael was 15, Russ was 19. Russ played in 'the' up and coming local band ‘Soul Exit’. Michael admired his musical craft and ended up following the band around the country. A gig in Manchester was planned. Michael needed to go and went to Russ’s house (on Gorstey Lea) with a gift, a tape in hand. On one side The Pale Fountains ‘… From Across the Kitchen Table’ on the other Dexys Midnight Runners ‘Don’t Stand Me Down’. Russ welcomed Michael in and he attended the gig travelling in the bands van. 

The future was cast... the following year Michael formed his first band ‘The Great Divide’ inspired by what he had seen and the world of endless possibilities and free expression.

Fast forward some 31 years to August 2016 and a big birthday bash for Russ. Michael attends Russ's party. Talk turns to days gone by and Russ pops the question... “It’s about time we got together and did some music Michael, what do you reckon? No pressure. I have converted my garage into a recording studio, you should come round and we’ll have a play”. 

Michael was not sure, for 15 plus years he has not played an instrument, not sung a song, not written down his thoughts. The conversation was left. A mutual friend then messages Michael 4 months later to tell him that Russ is doing a gig and he thinks it would be good if they did a couple of their favourite cover versions together. 

Messages are exchanged and the meeting is arranged at Russ's new house in Gorstey Lea, 4 houses up the road and 31 years since that first knock on the door. Without any rehearsal the two friends agree to play together for the first time on that Friday evening… 

The reaction from the crowd and the landlord is overwhelming 2 songs turn to 2 hours and at the end of the evening the landlord books the duo to play the following month. ‘What’s your band name boys? ‘The Gorstey Lea Street Choir’ is quickly retorted an amalgam of that first meeting point and Van Morrison’s LP ‘His Band And The Street Choir’ … a door is unlocked, a journey is born.

So, to the ‘here and now’. The duo release their first track in October 2019 'The British Isles' which picks up national radio play from 6 Music, BBC Introducing and great digital stations such as Brum Radio, with the wind in their sails a double A side limited vinyl 'Lions' and 'Somedays' follows in January 2020 and in December 2020 their debut EP snazzily titled 'extended play one' hits the digital shops... 

Summer 2021 - the boys release an 8 track mini LP ''...from Prince's Park to Farsley (Volume I)' a tale of new found collaborations and two towns... aided and abetted by Gavin Monaghan, George Shilling, Choque (Black Star Liner) and Mark Gardener... Volume II will be a long before you know it!!!!

Well it should have been... Covid came and went, then Russ and Michael regrouped and decided to put the 5 piece 'live version' together. 
Joining Russ and Michael are:

Martin Betts on Bass
Sean Bradnick on Drums
Swiss Harris on all manner of musical gadgets

New songs are been written and recorded sporadically. Live dates are just  been announced (see Bands In Town Link) 

The first fruits of this new harvest are now available in their latest release '(My Heart Belongs To...) The Beaches'... just like buses there will be more along very soon

Stay safe, be well

The Flat White Kid