A completely over the top musical statement of the fact that I have  published a science fiction novel. As played by imaginary aliens on a festival planet... in the metaverse.

Versality, by Rollo Carpenter... aka @muterial

See https://versality.com

It's kind of idealistic, but in detail is also fairly tongue in cheek!

The metaverse runs throughout, and music features, in song and Synthopia.

Lots of bots... and of course, this interstellarship!

See also https://soundcloud.com/ollora/nonlife

Versality

I Asked God Why, He Said, To Fly Feat Italian Job

Had a great time recording this ! I hope its likable .

In A Wooded Field (1)

amazon

In A Foreign Land

Superficial

a few out takes from Dani Kirby and Mat Ward's weekly rehearsals at the legendary Rat Palace as we plot and stumble our way to a new full length album. We seem to have more riffs this year, less texture, more fuzz, less space. Fuck knows where these things come from, a couple we have stopped and thought about, others we just let flow. Hopefully towards the end of the year we will have decided whats what and have a new shiny thing out in the universe. Thanks as always for all the support : )

Dani and Mat Riffing @ The Rat Palace

'Just Blue Sky' (Live) by Acoustic Growl (Richard Barry)

'Just Blue Sky' (Live)

When Tomorrow Comes

I wrote this piano piece in the quiet days after Jamie’s passing, my dearest companion and the finest male soul I have ever known.

I tried to put into music what I couldn’t say in words: the stillness of an empty room, the soft steps I still expect to hear, the love that lingers even after loss. It’s a simple composition, born of grief and gratitude: a fragile attempt to turn loss into sound, to keep him close for a little while longer, and to let the notes whisper the farewell I could never bring myself to say.


Recorded and mixed in Reaper, with final mastering through TDR Nova, TDR Kotelnikov, Analog Obsession Konsol, Dragonfly Room, LoudMax, and Voxengo SPAN.

For instrumentation & production setup, check out my profile info.

Cover art: me (told you I couldn't draw)

Nine Lives Gone

In collaboration with Francess Harris. She played the piano composition and I did the composition of the orchestral arrangement. Thank you for listening and enjoy. Any comment is appreciated always.

In A Foreign Land

JCS