October: It's Fall Y'all! Time for cool weather, flannel, fire pits, and good music. October is a guitar-driven, rock instrumental with an alterntive, grunge feel. Featuring layers of guitars & solos and lush synthesizer textures.

F87 Singles

October

PIMP

The last track on 2019’s ‘Take Everything’. Though not the last one to be remastered. 

This rework in 2025 has tweaks to get in tune finally, extra vox and some rebalancing. With a bit of ear candy and some gangster dialogue in keeping with other tracks from this period. 

The title comes from the cover art which is a nighttime shot from my balcony onto public housing in Singapore called the pinnacle. There’s a running track on the 25th floor that goes around and connects the different blocks. I’m just about level with it. From early morning before daybreak to late at night, I can see people running. Normally I am much more sedentary. 

I watch them running, being busy and getting seen whilst I’m hidden in plain sight. I like to think they’re just going round in circles getting nowhere. But they’re still getting fitter. Maybe happier and more productive. And they never notice me. 

The song is about trying to love yourself. 

I Watch You Running II

Change Of Plans: A progressive metal instrumental written almost entirely in 11/8 time with a 7/8 break. Featuring blistering guitar solos and syncopated drums & bass. Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 using Macs, Reason Studios 13 and lots of VSTs from Arturia, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, Toontrack, Impact Soundworks and more.

Change Of Plans

The Devil's Workshop: A spooky Halloween rock instrumental featuring guitar, organ and theremin solos atop an alternative rock groove (like something from the 2000s). Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 with Reason Studios 13, some Macs, and lots of VSTs from Arturia, Toontrack, UVI, Native Instruments, Waves Audio, IK Multimedia, Impact Soundworks and more. Happy Halloween!

The Devil's Workshop

Revelation: After discovering Sleep and revisiting some old Sabbath, I tried my hand at some doom/sludge metal. A buddy was interested in throwing some vocals at it, but we were drawing a blank on lyrics. So we cracked open the Bible and here we are: A Southern Baptist Metal Sermon.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 with Macs running Reason Studios 13 and lots VSTs from Arturia, Toontrack, IK Multimedia, Native Instruments, Impact Soundworks, Waves, Neural DSP, UVI and more.

Revelation

Turn Lane People: Next time you’re waiting in the left turn lane, watch the variety of people in the parade of cars before you as they make their left turn. You’ll thank me. Turn Lane People is my first attempt at the Reggae genre. I guess I couldn’t help but throw a hard guitar lead in there. The contrast inspired the track name. Hope you enjoy!

Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 using Macs running Reason Studios 13 and lots of VSTs from IK Multimedia, Native Instruments, Neural DSP, Toontrack, Waves Audio, Impact Soundworks, UVI, Arturia and more.

Turn Lane People

This is one of those tracks that’s had close to 100 edits, rebuilds and lots of shouting as the latest mix down isn’t what was expected. 

Not helped with samples from 6 different key signatures and indecision on whether to be minor or major.  

First started in 2019. Now in 2025 I’m going to call time and say ‘here we are!’ 

More brass and dub bass as usual. This 2025 version beefs up the vocals and beats too. 

Taking It Quite Hard

Party! An epic collaboration between F87 and fictitious 80s glam rock band Leather Tiger. What started as comedy quickly turned into a legitimate tribute to one of the most influential periods of rock. Featuring hard-driving drums & bass, solid rhythm & melody guitars, a blistering guitar solo paying homage to Warren DiMartini (Ratt), and over-the-top lyrics with plenty of metaphors courtesy of guest vocalist Marco Corva. If nothing else, 80s rock reminded us of how important it is to get to the party...and party all night long.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 with Macs running Reason Studios 13 and plenty of VSTs from Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, Toontrack, Impact Soundworkds, Arturis, Neural DSP, Waves Audio, UVI and more.

Party

Nobody Understands: An epic tribute to the 2000s alternative/emo/party/rock bands of the era. F87 teams up with the fictitious SKU293 to create a classic tale of a young man who's ever-misunderstood by his parents, his girlfriend, pretty much everyone.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by F87 with special guest vocalist Marco Corva using Macs running Reason Studios 13 and lots of VSTs from Arturia, Waves Audio, Neural DSP, UVI, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, Toontrack, Impact Soundworks and more.

Nobody Understands

Musician, Producer, Programmer. Exploring all the genres. Hit me up if you'd like to collaborate on something.

I make music simply because I love it. It’s my way of sharing moments, emotions, and vibes with others. No fame, no money in mind – just pure joy and the hope that someone out there feels the same energy I do when creating it.

"Music from the heart, vibes for the soul."

"No fame, no fortune – just pure groove."

"Made with love, shared with you."

"Feel the vibe, not the hype."

"Music to connect, not to impress."

'm a domestic music producer who works on chill-hop, lofi, down-tempo and hip-hop. I have been involved in music for more than 25 years. It is my passion and hobby.

30+ years of writing music.  now back to lots of hardware to complement the soft synths.  And of course, the compulsion to add the kitchen sink, fridge and oven is still there!

Kit:
Logic 
Cubase
Ableton Live
Reason
Expose
Loopcloud
Arturia V collection, Pigments
Arturia microfreak, minifreak, matrixbrute, minibrute, Spark 
Roland boutique Juno, Jupiter, JP3, 808 and 909
Arturia Audiofuse
Focusrite Scarlett
Roland Jupiter Xm, JD-Xi, Gaia SH-01 MDC-1 Dance Module
Korg Modwave, microKorg, MicroKorg XL, korg ER-1, korg 05RW, kaoss pad
Novation ultranova, mininova, a-station, Circuit Tracks
Access Virus-b
Beringher Deep Mind 12, UB-Xa, TD-3, Crave, MS-1
Nord Stage EX
Sequential Prophet 2000
Waldorf Pulse
M-audio Venom
Native instruments kontakt, massive, reaktor, FM8, battery, guitar rig, traktor, maschine, absynth, and the rest of the ultimate collection 
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Spitfire Albion 
Aria orchestra 
Softube Parallels
Waves Gold and a lot of their plug ins. Abbey Road TG, brauer motion, butch vig vocals, ovox, flow motion
Isotope ozone
Sugar Bytes effectrix, looperator, turnado, factory, cyclop, obscurium 
Audio damage dubstation, panstation
AAS lounge lizard, strum, chromophone
UVI relay 
Fender Stratocaster 
Schecfer Diamond Electric 
Line6 Pod Guitar Mukti Effects 
Boss guitar multi effects and various other pedals 
Peavey Bass 
Yamaha DTX electronic drum kit 
Alesia drum pads 
Stanton turntables

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