Hard one to sing this one... you've done a really good job. I want to attempt this one but can't 'find my voice' for it yet...

Ma damn favorites

anesthesia

Sideways on the floor of a '69 ford in the fall or winter of '89
One more for the road, one for my family, one for my sanity, let me be…

You see it's not me or my own accountability rushing off to medicate my individuality
Sipping wine and lying all the time while the flame rolls through like a northern cali wildfire

Don't take it as a sign (and) don't look me in the eye, I'm fine with a stranger selling good times.


Buck the status quo... everybody knows that my light is burning low drowning in a landslide 
Using all my mates, walking past the door not knowing what I'm doing or what I should stand for

Slugging wine ... lying all the time while my flame burns bright like california wildfire
Stealing lines while I'm living my reality but don't you blame me for stepping on my famlly

Don't take it as a sign (and) don't look me in the eye, I'm fine with a stranger selling good times.


Living fine on a dime no reflection of a good time something in my mind keeps me feeling fine
Feeling fine, lying all the time while the flame rolls through like a northern cali wildfire

Don't look at me it's not about what you see, i'm just killing time waiting for a new reality
I think i got it made living out my fantasy all the while falling further into misery


Don't take it as a sign (and) don't look me in the eye, I'm fine with a stranger selling good times.

anesthesia

Acoustic Pop/Rock 
Words & Music By PHILIP JENKINS

Man On A Mission

Let It Ride (Cover)

Phone recording of a song originally by Gregory Alan Isakov. Thanks so much for listening!

If I Go I'm Goin' (Gregory Alan Isakov Cover)

Eight songs recorded live and raw in a single room.

Redefined

Getting Old

A Lot About Me

The Road Less Travelled

Typical Groove

Sound track from Chinese RPG game 古剑奇谭

剑魄琴心 Soul of Sword, Heart of Zither

Soundtrack from Chinese RPG 仙剑奇侠传五

仙緣再续 Resuming Study of Immortality

All the time and effort put into this trimester of uni has resulted in this Pink Floyd re-work of their classic song Welcome to the Machine. Recorded and mixed at SAE Sydeny.

Welcome To The Machine

Six Feet Tall

For World Radio Day 2013, Xiaoyu Zhang explains the history and background to China Radio International, which broadcasts 1592 hours of radio in 61 languages (including English, Bengali, Hindi, Russian, Hausa, Spanish), everyday.

World Radio Day 2013: China Radio International [English]

For full information visit: 
http://www.loop.co.nz/releases/stories-from-elsewhere

STORIES FROM ELSEWHERE  –By RHIAN SHEEHAN

File Under: Post-rock / Ambient, Experimental
 
A series of enchanting instrumental works, Stories From Elsewhere is Rhian Sheehan’s most evocative album to date - an excursion into a soundscape of tender ethereal textures, brooding cinematic string arrangements, and playful experimental lullabies. Sheehan has encapsulated a world of serenity and melancholia within this 12-track album. Stories From Elsewhere is a musical landscape to get lost in.

His first full-length album since Standing in Silence (2009), Sheehan transgresses Ambient and Post-Rock genres and moves deeper into a unique world of haunting atmospheres, reflective ambient electric guitar washes, childlike melodies, and stirring moments of elation.

Principally conceived by Sheehan in his Wellington, New Zealand based home studio; his strong sense of vision for the album’s live representation informed key collaborations, which are bound to extend to the performance of Stories From Elsewhere. Contributing artists included: Jeff Boyle (Jakob), Raashi Malik (Rhombus), Andy Hummel (Rosy Tin Teacaddy), Steve Bremner (The Adults), Ryan Prebble (The Nudge), and string players from the NZSO. Sheehan also enlisted the talents of Lee Prebble to help him put finishing touches on the album.

Sheehan describes how some of the music from the album came about:

 “The album as a whole came about via experimentation. I’ve been moving further away from computer made electronica over the last few years and tinkering away in my home studio with old children’s musical toys and gadgets I’ve collected over the years, working out ways to make interesting and unusual sounds. I mixed half of the album with Lee Prebble, which was good fun. We ran the drums and strings through an old 60’s plate reverb to get a more nostalgic atmospheric tone. Most of the textures on this album were made with electric guitars and vocals run through various outboard effects. I wanted to make an album that sounded very natural and organic - a collection of sonic stories that hopefully will be listened to as one body of work.”

“’Little Sines’ was conceived on my baritone ukulele and an old 80’s toy sampler I use to record and playback sine waves on. I then physically created the main melody on a handmade DIY music-box I own, but didn’t really think it was a particularly interesting melody until my young son began singing it relentlessly. I then knew I had an idea worth pursuing. This melody pops up throughout the album in various forms.”

 “’Creation Myths’ bizarrely came about via the main melody of ‘Little Sines’. One day I mistakenly placed the music-box piano roll melody from ‘Little Sines’ upside down. After some tinkering, I ended up with the finished track.“

“’The Upper Sky’ was a late night collaborative effort with my wife, Raashi and good friend, Jeff Boyle. I had a rough idea sketched out and they both helped guide the piece in the final direction.”

“’La Boîte à Musique’ was the piece that took the longest to complete. Again, the basic tune was conjured up via experimenting with old musical toy instruments. Essentially, it’s an experiment in the sonic manipulation of a simple melody. I had written a rough string arrangement for the outro section that I then passed on to collaborator, Ryan Youens, to put some finishing touches on.”

“’Nusquam’ I guess came about subliminally due to the soundtrack work I do. It’s a very filmic and emotive piece. I’m emotionally connected to it. The melody came very quickly, but I didn’t realise how affecting it could be until much later when I played a rough version to a friend.“

 “’Nocturne 1985’ was predominately created using an old 8bit toy keyboard. The only other instrument on this piece was the drums played by Steve Bremner (that enter mid way through the track). This is the most ‘electronic’ piece on the album. It has kind of a reflective early 80’s game arcade sound to it”.

The imagery for Stories From Elsewhere is the result of a collaboration between Sheehan and artist, Kieran Rynhart. After discovering Rynhart’s work at a local art gallery and falling in love with a print (which now hangs on Sheehan’s living room wall), Sheehan approached Rynhart with some ideas he wished to explore for the album’s artwork. The beautiful results are displayed throughout the Stories From Elsewhere artwork.

For full information visit: 
http://www.loop.co.nz/releases/stories-from-elsewhere


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