Recordings
For someone who's been playing music for many, many years it's surprising how little of my work has made it onto vinyl/tape/digital format. Here are those rare moments, captured for future generations to enjoy.
Angelus
In the mid 80's I was the proud owner of a Korg M1 synthesizer and an Atari ST computer which,
with a couple of MIDI cables and clever software, enabled me to build up multi-layered
compositions with just my own two hands and lots of patience. Two of those pieces finally made it
onto CD (about ten years later) with the release of Angelus, my first
commercial release.
The disk contains two pieces of music, both of which I've used for dances.
Angelus uses a sampled human voice while
Waterfall is a sort of 'chamber piece' constructed from a violin
sample.
Beyond the River
This LP was a compilation album, made up of tracks from local bands in the Reading area. At the time I was playing synthesizer with St. Vitus Dance and we contributed the soulful ballad I've Been Used. For some strange reason the record industry failed to pick up on our unique sound and we (like the other bands involved in the project) spent the next few months trying to sell the 50-odd copies we were obliged to buy.
Diatribe
OK, I have to admit that I didn't actually play anything on this. Diatribe were a trio who layered pasionate invective over driving rhythms and squealing guitar noises - they were wonderful! My contribution was to take the cover photo for their first record, a tender study of Tim on stage.