Hard Sell

In March 2024, a young sailor named Robert J. Smith found himself with more time than he was used to. "I must create some rock 'n' roll songs," he said to himself in amusement. "And they all must be about a minute long". 

And with that, a challenge was made. To write and record a 40 minute album, containing 40 songs. Unfortunately, he gave up around 22 or 23 songs in to pursue other things such as being sane. But what was recorded was a memo into the surreal lyricism of young Robert's mind, such as references to buying a llama on peyote, being mistaken for someone who deals in illegal narcotics, the absurdity that is a royal family as an entity, as well as not being able to have a serious conversation with the founder of Acid Jazz records and so on. 

This record, which contains 21 tracks, clocks in at just over 21 minutes. Nobody expects you to listen to it all. Most people will give up a dozen or songs in. And rightly so. But let's see what happens.
credits

Recorded in Kildare, Ireland, over the course of 2024. 

Produced by Bobby J. Turbulence 
Mastering by Jack White 

Equipment used to create this record: Rickenbacker 330, Gretsch Streamliner G2622, Epiphone Dot, Vox vt40x, Fender Jazz bass guitar, Fender Precision bass guitar, Gretsch drums, Zidljian cymbals, Korg Microkorg synthesizer, Shure SM57, Shure SM58, Sennheiser e609, Neumann U47, tambourines, shakers.

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Track i wrote with a band a couple years back

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Phil Wade has been DJing for almost 30 years,starting on Pirate radio and moving on to various clubs and Bars in Dublin .
Living in Limerick since 2002 and Playing out at various Bars and Clubs since then
The last 3 years I Joined Niall Colgan as part of The Vault monthly Vinyl only night in The Record Room,Limerick.
Next up on 13rh Sept we have John Daly as guest DJ
On Sept 20th with Bring The Vault to Hang Dai in Dublin.
Myself,Niall,Pippy and Ger Leo
8pm start - chilled stuff till 11 when we kick into Club Mode
The Mix is dedicated to Kirsty P who was a big inspiration to me Selector wise and just a wonderful person.


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