Excellent music, voice and production, very attractive and original.

Sitting here wondering how in the hell I missed this beauty of a track.  Simply sublime work by the three of you.  A true SoundCloud gem.

Gorgeous vocal blend. Brilliant production and awesome chord progressions.

you are right they are the perfect drums ...and really dreamy choir

This is a fabulous song, one of the best I've listened to ina while, Bravo to you three!!!

Written and Recorded by Strange Company
Produced by Romesh Dodangoda at Longwave Studios, Cardiff

© 2023 Strange Company

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Make Yourself At Home

"Play The King"
by Blake Ian

Also Available:
https://blakeian.bandcamp.com/album/play-the-king
Limited Edition 7" vinyl singles of "Play the King" with B-Side "Somewhere (@150)". Each record features the original artwork created for the record by renowned NYC pop artist Peter Tunney. Each record cover has been numbered and signed by the artist. A custom digital download card is included.

from Play the King, track released April 27, 2010
Music and Lyrics by Blake Ian
Blake Ian - Vocals / Guitars
Lee Diamond - Snare Drum / Guitar
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Blake Ian at APT27
Mastered to Vinyl by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound (New York)
Featuring Original Artwork by Peter Tunney
Graphic Design and Layout by Frank Sabatella
Special thanks to Jon Goldman and Larry Hess

Copyright 2010 27 Productions
Ten Steps Music (BMI)

Play The King

Dream Cult

Save Face

Just You And I

Help me see
Written by TJG March 2024


Rhythm Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Lead Guitar: Fender Jazzmaster
Guitar Amplifier: Vox AC15….set as clean I can get it. 

Fender pedal board: Line 6 delay; Fender clean boost



Mics: a pair of Royer r10 ribbons on guitars
Mics: AEA R44 vocal 
Mic preamps: API 312
Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape.

Basement boiler/heater – adding all kinds of unwanted noise 😉

Someday I will add drums and bass – but wanted to go for this raw guitar/vocal sound for now. 
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Help me see

I can’t see the stars tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
I can’t see the stars tonight

I can’t find the words tonight
Written down or in my mind
I can’ t find the words tonight

I can’t see the stars tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
I can’t see the stars tonight


Shining down or in your eyes 
I can’t see the stars tonight
Help me see 
Help me see the stars tonight

I could live a simple life
Slow it down or take a flight
I could live a simple life
I could live a simple life

I can’t see the see stars tonight
I can’t find the words tonight
Shining down or in your eyes
Help me see the stars tonight

I can’t find the words tonight
Written down or in my mind
I can’t find the words I like……

Help me see

We love Soundpaint's Soprano
Off course Feddo is playing all the fine mind blowing parts

Artwork: Louis Servedio-Morales

Over

My Leslie's On Fire!

Poppy Rock song co-written and sung by the coolest Englishman in Japan, Nigel Sanigar http://soundcloud.com/sanigar. 

I am very grateful again to the mighty Finn http://soundcloud.com/finn-slide-guitarist for supplying not only the beautiful slide guitar but also the weaving rhythm guitar.
Thanks also to Finn and his "rock'n'roll girlfriend" Liz for coming up with the insanely catchy organ theme in the choruses and the string "stabs".

Please visit http://soundcloud.com/sanigar for more cool popiness and http://soundcloud.com/finn-slide-guitarist for the wildest rock'n'roll guitar on the planet.

© Gus Goad / Nigel Sanigar 2013

Tell Me         (Gus Goad/NiggyQ/Finn)

@rick-4-1 The Perfect Drums
@janinelevinson The Dreamy Vocal Choir
@phil-mcwalter The Other Stuff

I was blown away by the beautiful contributions of these two Valuable Friends; Janine and Rick. How do they do it? Don't ask me...

Drift to this...



DON'T ASK ME

Don't ask me
'Cos I don't know
Said don't ask me
'Cos I don't know

On my Roberts radio
On my Roberts radio

It never gets better alone
Oh no
It never gets better alone

Don't ask me
'Cos I don't know
Why ask me
'Cos I don't know

Come in.. Come in... Come in...

Don't ask me
'Cos I don't know
Said don't ask me
'Cos I don't know

On my Roberts radio
On my Roberts radio

It never gets better alone
Oh no
It never gets better alone
Never gets better

Don't ask me...
'Cos I don't know
Why ask me
'Cos I don't know

Don't ask me baby
I don't know I don't know I don't know

©Phil McWalter July 2020

Don't Ask Me Baby

Spotify

Don't Ask Me

Composer/Guitarist/Producer

Songs: We find them unpainted in our hands, throw them up into the air of our imagination, turning them in the colours we see after we close our eyes until they feel just right, and sometimes we catch them perfectly, without blemishing them...

Most of my tracks are available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play/YouTube, Amazon, etc, just search for Phil McWalter or follow the link below the track and stream or buy as you wish. 

Wow!!  417K plays and 4,000+ valued followers and friends that provide lots of wonderfully helpful comments that fuel the next track! Really big thanks to the SC community for listening and providing such brilliant feedback and support. It means so much to myself and my collaborators - huge thanks.

I work in different styles, as the inspiration, dreams or bubonic plagiarism comes! I use Logic Pro X on Mac.
 
I write, produce and play all my own stuff (unless otherwise stated), 'sing' if unavoidable, play vintage Tokai Strats mainly, PRS Torero, Steinberger, Gretsch G2627T, Classical, Fender Dreadnought, Yamaha and Rickenbacker basses, keyboards and sax. I use Native Instrument's Komplete Ultimate 14, Omnisphere 2 and my own organic samples. I love Hollow Sun.

I mix on Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's and HD 650's (closed and open headphones) when not making a bigger noise through my Mackie studio monitors. I use Focusrite Clarett 2Pre ThunderBolt and Apogee audio interfaces, Neumann & iSK condenser & AKG dynamic mics. 

Hardware: Feb 1978 Marshall JMP 50W Combo, BOO & BOSS stomps

I love collaborating with other musicians and compose with, play guitar for, produce, arrange, master or even just hum along with other SC musicians. Please just ask!

P.S. I use SC Repost to publish my work to other stores & streaming services. I am a long standing member of the Performing Rights Society and PPL through my TV and theatre work as well as my record and publishing deals.

Don't Ask Me

Phil McWalter

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