Music written by James L
Lyrics written by Nic Evennett 
Guitars - James L 
Vocals - Nic Evennett 
All other instruments - Nic Evennett

Raven Boy (With Nic Evennett)

inprovised tunes ,on beat up and home made instorments ,basically a poor attempt at being a musition ,but hey ,I enjoy it 

Welcome to my dusty and flyblown corner of SoundCloud! What a wonderful thing it is that SC provides a home for my roughs...These are originals on a battered ol Yamaha guitar...and a ZOOM H4N recorder! Be warned...only very rough! 

I record songs stripped down to the bones...in the vague hope that a really good song will still come across that way. Thank you everyone who comes to my channel and listens...even just for a little while.

Pleasure Dome is a band that aims to indulge the imagination and excite the senses. Although recognized mainly as a modern rock outfit, the band defies genres by constantly conquering new musical territory. Elements of pop, electronic, dance, and even metal are well within the scope of Pleasure Dome’s sound. Along with a highly energized live show, the band brings forth a level of audience engagement that is deeply rooted within the songwriting itself. Characterized by their over-the-top persona and bombastic presence, Pleasure Dome showcases their music like a weapon, brandishing their songs as a force to be reckoned with.

Instrumentalist, composer & producer based in Ontario, Canada.

Wallowing in the warmth of lower mids and melancholic melody.
Recorded, mixed and mastered on a Tascam DP 32 Portastudio using vintage gear gathered over many years.


Take a large bucket. Add a pint of Neil Young, a pinch of Glen Hansard. Wack in a tea spoon of Damien Rice, then an ickle bit of Tom Mcrae. Shove in a hand full of Mike Scott, a heaped table spoon of Neil Finn and a large dollop of Conor J. O'Brien. Mix with a big stick then strain through an old sock. Pour. What you have is a little bit of Mr C.

Hello good people of the cloud.
I play everything in real time and record and master on a Tascam DP 32 Portastudio. Although three of the older songs on here where recorded on a 8 track tape recorder through an old seck analogue desk.
No pc's are used or abused in the process of me music making. I love tactile recording. Switches, faders, pots and buttons. Mouses are for computers and eating cheese. No Mac, Daws or Windows, Midi or overused plugins. And no automated mixing, compromise being a large part of my final sound.

Hope you enjoy some of the music that I make, please feel free to share and comment.

I now have another page, link below, of songs recorded from 1999 to 2012 on an 8 track tape machine.

Gear used:
Tascam DP32 (for all recording and mastering)
Custom Sound amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Tannoy DC 200 monitors (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Alesis Sr18 drum machine
Roland V drums HD1 Live Kit Through Roland TD20 Sound Module
Kord M1 keys (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Yamaha moX6 keys
Joe Meek VC3 pro channel (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Audio Technica AT4033a Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Shure SM58 Mic
Sessionmaster direct recording pre-amp (owned since the 1980's/90's)
Zoom GX1N guitar effects
1972 Yamaha FG180 Red Label acoustic guitar
Martin performance acoustic guitar
Yamaha FGX5 Acoustic guitar
JD Fender Telecaster Leccy guitar
DeArmond M75T Leccy guitar
Tanglewood bass 
Vintage banjo
Uke
Stagg mandolin
And a box of old rusty harps.

“Liberate sound beyond all tradition” - 
Krzysztof Penderecki

My SoundCloud page = 
"...like a cripple who leaves behind his crooked footprints." - Fellini. - 8 1/2.

"A deluded wannabe musician/songwriter who struggles to play in time and sing in tune, but is otherwise reasonably average " - NME 

"Absolute shite. His songs are truly awful" 
- Rolling Stone 

"Do not waste valuable minutes of your life listening to this tuneless tosser" 
- Mojo 

"I don't know who this James L character is trying to kid. He should give up right now. Its a good job he has his film star good looks to fall back on" 
- Annie Mac, Radio 1 

"Don't give up your day job, you talentless prick" 
- My Mum

Independent singer-songwriter from Kent, UK. 
Little video introduction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKMPLBJBK6M

'No Sheet Music' Artist. https://www.nosheetmusic.tv/artists/nic-evennett

"Evennett’s voice is a delicate mystery, warm and lustrous, yet fragile and crystalline – a bewitching blend of Kate Bush and Linda Perhacs, surrounded by dolorous, reverb-drenched piano and woven into broken-hearted balladry." Andee Connors, Pandora 

"Moving, delicate and introspective. As always, Nic Evennett's voice washes over the listener creating an incubated space I didn't want to leave."
Rapt.

Interview: 
https://cocamidemea.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/indieterria-meets-nic-evennett/

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Part of duo Cellar Door. We're over here:
https://soundcloud.com/cdoor

Raven Boy (With Nic Evennett)

James. L