The latest incarnation of an old song I originally wrote back in 2000 - finally got round to recording a version of it using Ableton Live Lite & Pod Farm 2

Gashmina get-off (no vocals)

A newer more mellow track - just guitar & drums, looped

For the mountain shall be our home (demo)

Again an old song that I've finally put down (roughly) - vocals & intro to come.

****This contains an audio sample from the film "The Thin Red Line" (Dir: Terence Malik, Studio: Fox 2000 pictures) - I do not own any copyright to it at all and only using it because I think it's a great scene from a great film.****

Photograph copyright Jo Metson Scott

Aotearoa (demo no intro or vocals but with sample)

This is one of my newer songs - it's mostly in 5/8 if anyone's interested. Again roughly recorded, no bass &amp; no vocals and not finished!


We are machines (demo)

This is again an old(ish) track that I've only just gotten round to recording - again it's rough, with no bass, vox or completed ending but you'll get the idea.

Predecessor (demo)

A song I wrote back in 1999. This recording is from 2002 which I recorded in my sister's walk-in wardrobe that I covered the walls with duvets. I used a Fostex 8track recorder and shure SM58 mic.

Sorry it's a bit bassey. I will record this again soon.

The undersigned

This is another one that I recorded back in 2002 in my sister's walk-in wardrobe. It's written as an instrumental prelude to another track called "A billion suns" that I shall record soon and put on here when I can.

Poincaritis (sic)

A riff I came with last year and trying to develop into a song

By their own great valour (rough demo)

An old-ish tune of mine that I've just recorded - almost complete except I need to lay down the vocals (as with most of my other tracks!)

Colossus (rough no vocals)

Hi I'm Tom and these are my demos/recordings/sounds.

I've been in a few bands before but now it's just amateur 'bedroom' recordings. I predominantly play guitar but I give singing a go too plus bass and more recently dabbling in drums.

Here's the equipment I use:

Recording:
Abelton Live Lite 8.2.2 (DAW)
Audacity (editing)
Drumsite 1.7.0.1 (drum machine)
Line6 Pod Farm 2 (modelling)
Line6 UX2 (interface)
Shure SM58 mic
Rode NT1a condenser mic

Instruments (all left-handed):
Gordon Smith Graduate Slimline (custom 25.5'' neck) with stock pick-ups, tuned CGCFAD
Epiphone Les Paul with Seymour Duncan Jazz (neck) & Distortion (bridge) pick-ups, tuned EADGBE or BADGBE
Eastwood Ultra GP with stock pick-ups, tuned EbAbDbGbBbEb
Squire P-bass special, stock pick-ups

Amps:
Laney VH100r head
Marshall 1936 lead 2x12" speakers

Run home Thomas