This is a collaboration with Cyra Morgan - the song was created using file transfer sites and email, Cyra is based in New York.

Enjoy! x

Senseless (Cyra Morgan & Straina)

This song will feature on my EP - 'Sobriety Gauge' 

Straina - 21st Century Fox

Hey all this is my final song as Straina - it's been an awesome adventure and it started here on Soundcloud - so thank you for your support! FREE DOWNLOAD

Swan Song - FREE DOWNLOAD

New tune - acoustic triphop chilled - sorted!

Straina - Raincoat

This is the audio from a video I recorded live at Straina HQ in the Dining Room - using Boss RC-300, Boss ME-50, Rode NT1A Condenser Mic. Recorded straight into Ableton. Recorded LIVE and as is - Loop pedal magic!

The song is available to buy from iTunes and is off my Sobriety Gauge EP: 
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sobriety-gauge-single/id483200208

Check out the Video link too!!

Much To Do About Nothing (Live) - FREE DOWNLOAD

A song about a magical time in the woods!!

Featuring Amy Gedgaudas

Flashback (The Trip)

Re-Mixed by Sam Redmore - for more information and music by Birmingham's finest DJ and Musical Mind visit:

www.facebook.com/samredmoremusic
www.soundcloud.com/samredmore

Raincoat (Sam Redmore Re-Mix) - OUT NOW!!!

This is my new Single which will be released in January 2013

Artwork by Shazzy Shaz and Robin Pugh

www.facebook.com/pages/Robin-Pugh-Freelance-Artist/241383819227286 

Raincoat (Single) - OUT NOW!!!

This is a cover of one of my favourite singer songwriters Devendra Banhart. I recorded it live at my house! I put the Mic in the middle of the room and left it recording.  

Will Is My Friend (Devendra Banhart Cover) - LIVE - FREE DOWNLOAD

So i was messing in my studio with some sounds and i came across something that reminded me of this song. So i stuck a mic in the middle of the room and just played and sang it with this effect on! What you hear is the result - and is live.

Strawberry Fields Cover - The Beatles (Live) - FREE DOWNLOAD

New song - FREE DOWNLOAD - Thanks for listening!! 

Where It Shines - FREE DOWNLOAD

This is about my continuous itchy feet!! No i don’t mean athletes foot - i mean that i’m always wanting to be somewhere else - seeing a new place, smelling a new smell or tasting a new taste………anyone who has ever gone off travelling and then returned to the rat race will know what i mean especially! 

The song is supposed to resemble a day dream - going off into your own world for a couple of minutes and make the walls around you disappear!

Another Place

'Much to do about nothing' will feature on my debut EP - Sobriety Gauge

Straina - Much To Do About Nothing

Straina is a songsmith for the Internet age. Following a decade of honing his chops with Midlands-based band Man Over Board, he has spent the last year experimenting with sounds in his home studio, resulting in a distinctive style that fuses acoustic, trip-hop and indie influences into a warm and accessible whole.

Within two months of putting his first demos up on Soundcloud, he was signed to Reel Me Records, and the initial fruits of his instinctive approach were released in the shape of his debut EP Sobriety Gauge. This foot tapping and head nodding collection of songs highlighted the traits that mark him out as an artist. Compelling melodies and thoughtful lyrics abound, all delivered in a soothing yet gritty voice that could only be Straina’s.

2012 was predominately spent crafting the live show, joined by ex Man Over Board keyboard player Andy Hill, they cleverly and seamlessly use loops, samples and live instruments to create an original and multilayered live experience. 

2013 looks set to be the platform for Straina to continue to build on his ever increasing fan base. His new single ‘Raincoat’ is due for release at the end of January. As tuneful as it is experimental, this is an appealing and memorable song that also serves as a promise of future delights. The single also includes a remix by Birmingham’s finest DJ – Sam Redmore. 

“this (Raincoat) is one of the best mixes of trip hop and indie rock that I’ve heard" – Calum, The Universal Yellow Keys


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