My cover of Depeche Mode's "A Question Of Time" from their 1986 album "Black Celebration. I performed everything on this cover version, as well as producing, recording, editing & mixing the track at my home studio. Music & Lyrics by Martin L Gore.

A Question Of Time - Cover - Depeche Mode

I wrote "Take Two Steps" back in 1999 and recorded it that same year.

The performance was myself on vocals guitar and percussion along with Miles Davis on drums & percussion, and Jim Coulin on bass.

It was produced, engineered, mixed & mastered by myself in my studio in South Lincs but has never been released into the public arena until now!

The first half of the song has all the elements of the band really locked in & focused, with the second half of the track being more free flow & sonically improvised.

I always loved watching and listening to Miles & Jim perform as a rhythm section during the 90's, so it was great to get the chance to work with them on a couple of tracks during 99'.

Composer - Music/Lyrics   Sev Ismail

Copyright    Sev Ismail 1999-2013

Take Two Steps

I wrote "Let Me Be" back in 1999 and recorded it that same year.

The performance was myself on vocals guitar and percussion along with Miles Davis on drums & percussion, and Jim Coulin on bass.

It was produced, engineered, mixed & mastered by myself in my studio in South Lincs but has never been released into the public arena until now!

The track has a very Rock/Country feel to it although there was no plan for it to end up sounding that way, it just naturally emerged.

I always loved watching and listening to Miles & Jim perform as a rhythm section during the 90's, so it was great to get the chance to work with them on a couple of tracks during 99'.

Composer - Music/Lyrics   Sev Ismail

Copyright Sev Ismail 1999-2013

Let Me Be

I recorded this acoustic version of "Plug in Baby" by MUSE from their 2001 Album "Origin of Symmetry" in 2004 at my studio in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

It was a small project involving recording three cover songs to get used to some new studio equipment I had recently purchased, and allowed me to concentrate on just the recording & arrangement.

I produced, engineered, mixed & mastered the track and played every instrument on the recording as well as performing all the vocals.

I had never heard an acoustic version of Plug in Baby so I thought it would be interesting to have a go at recording it that way, slowing the tempo down from the original.

Writer/Composer Matthew Bellamy - MUSE
MUSE Music & lyrics are property and copyright of their owners

This Cover Version - Recorded/Arranged & Performed by Sev Ismail

Plug In Baby - MUSE (Acoustic Cover)

I recorded this acoustic version of "Faster" by MANIC STREET PREACHERS from their 1994 Album "The Holy Bible" in 2004 at my studio in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

It was a small project involving recording three cover songs to get used to some new studio equipment I had recently purchased, and allowed me to concentrate on just the recording & arrangement.

I produced, engineered, mixed & mastered the track and played every instrument on the recording as well as performing all the vocals.

I've now seen the Manics play "Faster" live both in the original high tempo electric version & the slower tempo acoustic version, I recorded this with the acoustic version in mind.

Written-by [Lyrics] – Nicky Wire, Richey James
Written-by [Music] – James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore
MANIC STREET PREACHERS Music & lyrics are property and copyright of their owners

This Cover Version - Recorded/Arranged & Performed by Sev Ismail

Faster - MANIC STREET PREACHERS (Acoustic Cover)

I recorded this acoustic version of "Homesick" by THE FINN BROTHERS from their 2005 Album "Everyone is Here" in 2005 at my studio in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

It was a small project involving recording three cover songs to get used to some new studio equipment I had recently purchased, and allowed me to concentrate on just the recording & arrangement.

I produced, engineered, mixed & mastered the track and played every instrument on the recording as well as performing all the vocals.

The original track "Homesick" and the whole of the album "Everyone is Here" by Neil & Tim Finn is a real must to listen to, a real "musicians" album!

Music/Lyrics by Neil Finn & Tim Finn - THE FINN BROTHERS
THE FINN BROTHERS Music & lyrics are property and copyright of their owners

This Cover Version - Recorded/Arranged & Performed by Sev Ismail

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