long, long ago, I played in a literal garage band that came to be known as "peasant party". for reasons that remain a mystery, this band did not attain commercial success, and has since been lost to the annals of history (rightfully so, as naysayers are keen to point out)

...until now

what you are about to hear is the only recorded peasant party material in existence, restored and remastered to the best of my ability, and uploaded here for archival purposes

despite peasant party's complicated relationship with success, its story does have a happy ending: since disbanding, all former peasants were able to move on and start their own highly successful solo careers in music (all except the drummer, who just pretends to be a fish and continues to upload sloppy tracks on soundcloud for no pay)

[Throwback Thursday] Peasant Party - SWING THE HAMMER! (2013)

Planet Melancholy

Strangely calming considering I literally sampled a pneumatic drill

Mining The Asteroid Belt Part II

This track is based on the concept and fantastic riff in http://soundcloud.com/paddyconner/the-coalface-of-rock-n-roll

When I first heard the riff in that song it really hooked me, so I sampled it and started experimenting - and have finally ended up with this. I've messed about with the original sample something horrible in places - but Mr Sturmey Archers has been extremely nice about the whole thing. 

This track is from my 2013 backlog, and many thanks to Phil McWalter for his advice on an early mix of this track.

The picture is called 'I around in circles' and is by the artist Luciano de Liberato: http://www.lucianodeliberato.com/cicli/

Lyrics:

I've been working in the factory
The factory of rock and roll
I've been working with the robots
They say we've got no soul
In the factory of rock and roll
They say we've got no soul down there
Oh and they're probably right
But you know, we don't care

I've been working in the factory
The factory of rock and roll
I've been ch-checking the computers
They say we've lost control
In the factory of rock and roll
They say we've lost control down there
Oh and they're probably right
But you know, we don't care

It looks like you are
Either trying to write a song
Or a suicide note
Would you like some help with that

Et maintenant en Français

[Repeat first section en Français]

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Stonking guitar riff sampled from http://soundcloud.com/paddyconner/the-coalface-of-rock-n-roll

Computer generated voices Google Translate.

Other parts produced arranged composed performed recorded & mixed (inexpertly) by Wheelwright in bedroom.

I also wish to immediately and unconditionally apologise to any/all French speaking peoples of the World for my un-schooled attempts at pronouncing your lovely language at the end of this track.

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13th July 2015: Replaced with a probably slightly better mastered version.
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14th May 2019: Replaced vocal in middle section with computer dialogue.

The Factory Of Rock And Roll (featuring The Sturmey Archers)

W and

SEDIMENT (c) JunkHeap Nov 2020

Youtube video:  https://youtu.be/_yIn6nzd-oo

There are things from your past
that follow you along,
and some never seem to resolve
with each passing year,  
they build on.

Never seem to fade away.
Take a left turn right here, 
leave the pavement, gravel under the wheel.
A bitter pill, painful I know.
it's time to say how you feel.

Sediment.

Hardens to rock over the years,
the daily pressure, and compression
of your fears.
The tears stream down through the cracks, 
you know.

It's time to make it fade away.
Take a left turn right here, 
leave the pavement, gravel under the wheel.
It's time to see it in the rear view mirror;
dust to disappear. 

Forever.

Sediment.

Sediment

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leaves

Nina Müllers Album

sanftmut

Thank you for listening to my song !!!
I hope this song will heal you.

Room

Station call - with flute and backing vocals from  Mark Hoogslag https://soundcloud.com/mark-hoogslag - currently Music Teacher in Nanjing, China. 

5-1-2021

Gonna listen to the radio
All night long
Keep me connected
To the world
With some talk
and a little song.

Though what I hear does worry me
Everyone fears an enemy
But I listen to the soft voices
On the late night show

Station Call

I'm gonna search you
through the static
Going to move through the frequencies
A beacon of sameness
a little human connectivity.

Going to scan the void
Along every curve and line
Got to be ready and able
to receive any hint of a sign

Station Call

sanftmut

shiny