Original bedroom demo of the climactic number from the 2007 stage musical "Psister Psycho".

It Comes As A Surprise That I'm A Robot (demo)

Recorded live at Hoxton Hall, London, on March 17th 2013.  Words by Reggie Chamberlain-King, music by Martin White, based on the novel by ETA Hoffmann.

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Master Flea (Live at Hoxton Hall)

Can't remember what this is all about, but it appears to be some kind of homage to Serge Gainsbourg.  Written in about twenty minutes and performed live on the Dave Gorman Show on Absolute Radio years ago.  Danielle Ward on guest vocal.

084 On Fait Le Danseoff

Written and performed live on the Dave Gorman Show on the radio, based on a story someone sent in about dropping a knife on their foot.

037 Life In Slow Motion

A song about, it seems, watching Arnold Schwarzenegger films on coach journeys.  Featuring a glockenspiel solo from Richard Herring, sitting in for Dave Gorman that morning.  Danielle Ward on the ukulele.

050 The First Ten Minutes Of Commando

A theme song for a sitcom in which Prince Harry moves in with Will and Kate, based on listener anecdotes.

074 Where There's A Will There's A Kate

A Father's Day song based on anecdotes sent in by listeners to the Dave Gorman Show.

082 Heavy Metal Dad

This was, as I recall, the show where we became strangely obsessed with William G Stewart.

092 The TV Game Show Circuit

094 Curtains Are Like Kittens

This is what Ed Sheeran's Lego House song should have gone like.

113 Lego House

I am told this sounds like Daniel Johnston.

054 Wow!

I was subsequently banned from bring the stylophone in.

016 Pounds Shillings Pence

One of my favourites, though I remember we had complaints about how bad it was.  It was based on stories of self-improvement that listeners had sent in.

026 The Rubbish Count Of Monte Cristo

Written during the Dave Gorman show on Absolute Radio, ages ago.

098 Off to see the Footie

Setting of Poe's poem The Sleeper. Composed and arranged by Martin White, performed by The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jon Clayton at OneCat Studio, London.

The Lady Sleeps

Words by Reggie Chamberlain-King
Music composed and arranged by Martin White
Recorded and mixed by Jon Clayton at OneCat Studio
Flute: Ruth Stockdale // Oboe: Helen Arney // Clarinet: Sarah Scutt // French horn: Nathan Thomas, Jim Bush // Trumpet: Steve Pretty // Trombone: Nathan Hamer // Piano: Martin White // Bass guitar: Rhodri Marsden // Drums: Ben Handysides // Violins: Sophie Dolman, Robert Chatley, Louisa Wood, Siobhan Gee, Dan Mayfield, Lucy Jackson, Alex Pudney, Romany Kebar, Amy Butterworth // Violas: Tom Handysides, Alex Pudney // Cellos: Hannah Donovan, Romany Kebar, Jon Clayton

Bad Joke

Demo for the 2007 stage show Psister Psycho.

Eye Song (demo)

Opening number demo for the 2007 stage show Psister Psycho.

Don't Act So Surprised (Demo 1)

I think this was the music played over the P.A. after the end of the show on the evenings I had to leave early to play the accordion in a late night cabaret at the Gilded Balloon.

Psister Psycho

Psister Psycho exit music (2007)

Demo from "The Hero's Journey". You have to imagine the orchestra, drum fill into the 2nd verse, all the cliches.

Freedom To Live (piano demo 20120416)

A song I can't remember performing on the Dave Gorman's radio show a few years ago.  It'll have been written fifteen minutes beforehand.  Many thanks to Pat Harkin for saving it and sending to me.

031 Impressions

Another improvised song from the Dave Gorman show based on listener contributions over the course of the preceding couple of hours.  This one's verging on passable.  Thanks to Pat Harkin for sending.

028 Citizen Of The Future

Another long-forgotten number from my contributions to the Dave Gorman show of yore.  Don't remember singing this, but the topic of existential self-doubt led to a bafflingly long-running regular feature on the show's accompanying podcast.

015 Existential Self Doubt

I'm guessing this is from an edition of the radio show where people sent in their crazy dreams.  Open-ended song topic with rather odd results.  Did I really sing this on national radio on a Sunday morning?

047 Dreaming

Me at my most consummately professional on Absolute Radio.  It's hard to believe they didn't renew my contract isn't it.  Ta Pat Harkin for sending me the mp3.

081 Never Work A Queue Off

Hastily written in the final half hour of an old Dave Gorman show on Absolute.  No recollection of what the theme of the show was, nor any recollection of having writing or performing it, but it's a lot of fun!

Thanks to Pat Harkin for kindly archiving this and sending it to me.

107 Auntie Winnie

Recorded live at the Union Chapel on March the 2nd 2013. I *nearly* remembered all the words.

How I Take My Tea

Live at the Union Chapel on March the 2nd, 2013. From the album Master Flea. With Colin Hoult on vocal.

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