I have been obsessed with making a “soundscape” about David Mitchell’s “The Bone Clocks” from the second I read the final paragraph. It is simply a magnificent piece of work which has a certain resonance with me. However, having done a substantial amount of work on it I have come to realise that the book is much too inventive and far reaching to come up with a thematic concept. 

Therefore, I have thrown in the towel and I’ve uploaded as it is. In terms of it’s concept I know it’s failed but I like to think of it as a brave attempt – especially as its album length (in old vinyl money). There’s a mixture of everything from rock, pop ambient and electro and lots of my influences prevail throughout. So Arthur Lee brushes shoulders with Brian Eno and John Carpenter sails down the Endless River with Pink Floyd.

This will be my last upload for a while whilst I recharge my batteries and hopefully get some new material for the New Year. As always any feedback (negative and positive) is gratefully accepted

Tracklisting;

Turn That Radio On - (0.00 – 0.52)
Hot Spell – (0.53 – 3.34)
Jacko’s Diabolical Maze – (3.35 – 4.48)
Radio People – (4.48 – 7.42)
Miss Constantin – (7.43 – 8.04)
Myrrh is Mine, It’s Bitter Perfume – (8.05 – 11.28)
War Junkie – (11.29 – 12.19)
That Echo Must Die – (12.20 – 16.53)
Room 1015 – (16.54 – 18.24)
See the Light – (18.25 – 23.14)
The Spider, Spiral and One Eyed-Man – (23.15 – 24.13)
Stowaway Soul – (24.13 – 28.25)
Chapel of the Dust/Golden Apple – (28.35 – 30.23)
Hey Hey Hey (A Sense of Wonder) – (30.24 – 33.30)
Marinus – (33.31 – 36.59)
All Beginnings Must End To Start Again (37.00 – 37.51) 


The Bone Clocks

This is a collection of outtakes and various tunes stretching back to the 1990’s. 

Listening back after a few years made me think it would be worth putting an album together otherwise they will never get heard !

Hope you enjoy them...

Thanks to the following for their help in getting these tunes together.
Wes Maebe mixing all tracks apart from 6,8 and 10 who were mixed by Carsten Moss.

Martin Johnson drums on all tracks apart from 2,3,4 who is James Sedge.

Steve Kara playing various on 'Thrown Under The Bus'...
Shamisen
Electric Shamisen with flanged tremolo
Electric Sitar
Chikari strings High and Middle
tabla
Sitouki
Sitar
Sitar harp
Santoor
Indian flutes
Sarod
Tambura
Swar Mandal
Electric guitar
G&B bender guitaron


Jason How guitars vocals and keyboards on all songs.

All songs by Jason How
www.jasonhow.com

Side 1
Beautiful Girl (2011)
Straight up love song about well you know... :)
You’re Far Too Mott The Hoople (2020)
All about a mate of mine Steve who was stuck in the 1970's.... 
Cosmic Sun (2011)
Psychedelic rubbish about nothing much apart from some words that sound good together...
Pinstripes (2020)
The London Canary Wharf lot during lockdown...
Count Me In (2019)
Love song number 2..... featuring some wah and Hammond!
Emily (2015)
About a girl I knew in the 1980's..... buying records and going to see bands!

Side 2
Thank Your Lucky Stars (2019)
No idea but liked the tune...
Strawberry Girl (2022)
Yep just liked the title so made up a tune around it...
Police State (2018)
Speaks for itself....
Symmetry (1997)
Nice tune written in the 1990's that I wanted to put on my first solo album 'The Tall English Sun' but never thought fitted.... bit twee... but like the chorus !
Thrown Under The Bus (2020)
All about how you are being screwed.... written during the lockdown in 2020.

Release date:
16 January 2025

Herbaceous Borders (Side 1)

Endorphines studio 1995

Hello!
Here are a few tracks from the latest 2 Albums, the Acoustic one "Bearing the Weight of the Sun" and the Pop/Rock one "Captain Sybian and the Dropclutch Dolphins".
If you like 'em, they're available to buy at www.stevefairclough.co.uk
Many Thanks for listening......
S.

You!!!

A demo song about my affair with the Sun.  It's melody and guitar idea I had work out.  Not sure it's really the direction I want to go.  A bit too literal.  I like the 2nd Bridge though. 

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Summer Daze
Greg Gibbs
For fun,  I was worshiping the sun 
on a beach not far away 

In a dance on the ripples in the sands 
In a long hot summer daze 

As you drift across the sky... 
Like  a sailer 

A billion stars that shine 
You're the only one I see today 

I woke up in the middle of the sun. 
In a long hot summer daze 

Our escape to a blanket by the lake 
All alone on a holiday 

As you struck across the sky 
Like a laser 

Within a billion miles 
You're the only one I see today 

On a rock 8 minutes from the sun 
As the tide tugs away the waves 

Last kiss as the earth begins to twist 
in a long hot summer daze

Summer Daze (less rough edit)

This is the track cumby taken from the album fire 'n' fear.

CUMBY original mix.

The Same Sun

Original song - written by Paul Atkin
Music by - Paul Atkin and Dave smethurst
Production - Darren Smith