Year: 2019

  • Songs as Containers.

    I’ve always imagined songs as little boxes that I put feelings into. Once I’d written a song about something, I felt like it couldn’t hurt me anymore. I’m currently researching for my modest academic ambitions (a story for another time) and was really excited to learn that my theory about songs stands up to credible…

  • Charles Bradley – Changes

    Kind of an oldie, but a goodie. Charles Bradley’s wonderful, soulful Black Sabbath cover. More back story at Invisible Oranges.

  • The Dyskinetic Podcast – Episode 1

    Here’s something I’ve been planning for a while – a podcast. I’ve got a few guests lined up, but to start with I’m going to set the scene and explain exactly how I ended up in this mess in the first place… 😉

  • SNEAK PEAK: New Riff!

    I’ve been chugging away on my 8-string for a while, but finally made something chewy enough to share 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

  • Loading Bay.

  • Review. Reflect.

    Reviewing sessions away from the DAW or even a screen is so useful. I document every meaningful bit of progress, as well as trying to capture my thoughts on how I feel about the work. It’s where the real work happens now; the recording session is the factory floor. That’s not really where the ideas…

  • The Holotype: Update

    That blog post from May 19th was the first attempt at getting back on with making the album, which I’m current’s calling The Holotype. It was a bit of a muddled start, but it led to me sharing some experiments, nothing super focused. I once again took a breather, for fear of trashing new songs…

  • Travel Vlog: Kawasaki Daishi

    Long overdue, but I had a day off yesterday, so I thought I’d cut this together. In my last blog post I talked about the influence of Buddhism on my music making. That led to some really interesting conversations, so I thought today I would go deep and share this quite personal story of what…

  • NEW INTERVIEW: Talking Tech @ Light Audio Recording

    My old chum Ronan – *very* keen fans will remember him opening for me on The Gloves Are On tour in Coventry – has an awesome blog about recording and music making. It’s an interesting space to occupy; in my news feed dominated by Waves Plugins and CLA tutorials, Ronan pops up with a refreshingly…

  • Zanshin: Making Peace With My Body.

    I’m always looking toward the next thing. A new way to do things. A new place to play in. Thanks to my recent Developing Your Creative Practice award from Arts Council England (Yay!) I’m about to start my next big creative adventure. No time to sit still. Under the working title Zanshin, this new work…