From a project I was doing in 2014. It's about living in Leeds in late 2000s. Getting beaten up on my way to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor gig (or A Silver Mt Zion, possibly). But generally that feeling of knowing a place and how to have a good time there.

03 To 30 / TMOTMO

Recorded in a bedroom in 2009 on guitar, accordion, glockenspiel, drums, drums machine, percussion, synths, bass and vocals.

The Mice

Mud River

Half Avian

Charity

Antarctica

Orange Haze

Mud River (Carry me back)

Cartographer

You should see at least one thing of beauty a day,
You should open your door, sit on the step and read,
'cause one day you'll get all of the sleep that you'll need.

You keep pulling down... Maybe the answers are coming?
But a break in the trees will save the whole forest from burning,
You'll never get everything you've ever dreamed.

Pick a line. Pick a line boy, and stick to it,
If you see a door, a door to the noise the walk through it,
'cause one day you'll get all of the peace that you'll need,
One day you'll get all of the sleep that you'll need
But you'll never get everything you've ever dreamed

LUCKY US

She found love but it's too late for you.

Little Heart (A Debt)

Hasty recording of a song. I've recorded this loads of times since but this always had the most energy, despite it's flaws I like it the best.

WE. ARE. SO. ROMANTIC.

Recorded in my garage (as is everything on this SC).

Turtleshell

Keep The Heat In

The Nearing

Brittle II

Faultlines

Gone (Let Yourself be Loved)

Never Be Free

Off Center (Downbeat Demo)

Color TV (CRT Version)

The Unusual Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Reminder

The Day after the Funeral

Cacoons

A Low Point

Ticker Tape

Prove your salt.
Don't let it go.


Preformed & recorded by Mike Payne 2023

SALT

I TRY MY BEST
but
it never seems to turn out right.

x

Another moon

ForgiveForget

friendly ghost

hello! I live in a North Wales village. I grew up in these hills. I make odd indie music in my garage here. I've done it for years. I've started and ended lots of projects. Been in bands. Started a family. This profile is various parts of that story and new things I'm working on. Partly throwing sh*t at the wall I guess. See what sticks and make an album. Well, that's the plan. (YouTube said not to say things like that, f**k you YouTube)
 
I am also in a band called Mechanical Owl and do a project called Sightseers and do other things. 

Leave a comment if you enjoy anything here, it's always cool to read.

We still believe in the future x

m. j. payne

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