2021

2022

So a (viking) guy goes for a walk in the forest and encounters a stranger with one eye who takes him on a journey, but was the journey real?

The Stranger

A sort of acoustic cover of Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb'

Comfortably Numb

Santa got Wankered

You know it's true, the robots are coming....

Replaced

Musings on the current state of the world

The War Machine

Remixed, tweaked and remastered versions of the first three tracks my lockdown project from back in 2020... Originally mixed on very cheap headphones so I thought it would be interesting to revisit with some better kit. I'l upload the rest of the tracks at some point...

Separation

Trans-Lunar Injection

Liftoff

Lunar Approach

Landing

Small Steps

We've gotcha coming home

Re-Entry

Found this on the proverbial cutting room floor when digging through files for the remaster project.

It’s a bit rough round the edges but I thought I’d throw it out there. 

The mission audio is Apollo control reading a selection of news headlines to the crew whilst they are on the outward leg of the journey. A bit of banality during an historic event.

Bulletin (Bonus Track)

A short(ish) instrumental sound-doodle inspired by a dream I had...

Dreaming of Storms

A soundscape describing a WW2 air raid. Nothing jingoistic here, it's meant to describe the horror and twisted logic of 'total war' and how it destroys the line between civilians and soldiers.

Blitz

Ever have one of those times where you're feeling chilled and fine and all is good, and then... it's not? Well, that's what this is about.

Turbulence

Music and lyrics: Jose Miguel Millán
Vocals, backing vocals: Delhya
Guitars & bass: The Shire Bairn Project

For more The Bird Inside please check:
on.soundcloud.com/UHSf1wmW13JSX5g38

For more on DelhyA please check:
https://on.soundcloud.com/Hdsn6XhVRoax6VJdA

Nose in the showcase 
clouding the fate
 Counting the days,  
it was a long wait  
Sand in the shoes
 There was … no pain.

Kicking the stones  
To not return home  
Waiting the train  
Just To smash the coin  
Bleeding knees  
All was … a glee

Those were the days,  
Those were the nights

Roll the dice
 Playing Risk
 Who’s turn is it.
So purify
 Wonder dreams
Like a gleam

Pride in the pinball 
Watch for the thug
 Moove the machine  
Control the tilt
 Look for the way  
The green light… is on

Those were the days ,  
Those were the nights

Roll the dice  
Playing Risk  
Who’s turn is it.
So purify
 Wonder dreams  
Like a gleam

For all was the first time.
 First kiss, first broken heart  
The future didn’t exist 
But time run, run fast.

Those Were The Days (with The Bird Inside & DelhyA)

A little ditty partly inspired by the events of this past summer here in the UK but mostly just about polarised society, the constant stream of misinformation we're all bombarded with and the state of permanent anger that everyone seems to live in these days.

Verse 1

So this is modern life.
Sitting on a train, staring at a screen,
Getting really angry, listen to a stranger, tell you about something that they haven't even seen.

So this is modern life.
Head up in the cloud, don't believe a thing,
You're probably being lied to, by that angry stranger,
Motivation's murky making money from your dreams.

Well this ain't the future I remember being sold...
I must be getting old.

Chorus

Buy, subscribe, listen, watch,
Worry, panic, sleepless, lost,
Clicks, likes, follows, the game,
Lonely, withdrawn, quiet, pain.

Eat, sleep, stream, repeat,
Alone, cutoff, self-defeat,
Consume, collect, gamble, spend,
Hollow, empty, collapse, the end.

Verse 2

So this is modern life.
Must be right or left, hate the other side,
Blind to other viewpoints, listen to the leader,
Blame a group of others for the problems in your tribe.

So this is modern life.
Sitting in a truck, heading off to war,
Not sure why you're fighting, something that the leader
said in some long boring speech you listened to before.

Now your future has been sold...
And you won't be getting old.

Chorus

Buy, subscribe, listen, watch,
Worry, panic, sleepless, lost,
Clicks, likes, follows, the game,
Lonely, withdrawn, quiet, pain.

Eat, sleep, stream, repeat,
Alone, cutoff, self-defeat,
Consume, collect, gamble, spend,
Hollow, empty, collapse, the end.

Modern Life

A collaboration with 4mat in which he kindly let me play some guitar over his awesome track :)

More of his work here:
https://soundcloud.com/mt-msc

Dreamscape Theories (with 4mat)

Vocal performance, Words & Music - KRUTOVA
Guitars, Bass, Keys & Drum programming - The Shire Bairn Project

My interpretation of 'Last Goodbye' by KRUTOVA

https://on.soundcloud.com/UAG5FqaG4JdG7wHBA

You can find the original and her other work here:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vlDHG6iLD0rWmi0JnlbKd?si=6r-GtXdtThqkloF9ja0b2A

https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/krutova/1622239362

Last Goodbye (with KRUTOVA)

Ho. Ho. Ho.
Here's a sequel to last year's xmas magnum opus, 'Santa Got Wankered', cunningly named 'Santa got Wankered pt.2'

Hope everyone has a wonderful *(insert religious/atheist/spiritual/animistic/whatever festival of choice)*

See you in 2025 :)

Santa got Wankered pt.II

An audio doodle that I jammed out when contemplating the ridiculous and physically impossible idea of a consciousness existing beyond the event horizon of a singularity. It's a fun thought though :)

Singularity

An instrumental lullaby that I wrote for my daughter who arrived recently and has turned my world on it's head (in the most amazing way) :)

Mia's Lullaby

2020

A guy, some guitars and a laptop.
Always happy to collaborate! just drop me a message or email me

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