• Instruments

    The Etherwave Has Landed

    My theremin has arrived. It’s quite wonderful. It’s incredibly difficult to play, but that was expected. It looks fantastic – well-finished wood with 2 big wooden knobs and lots of shiny chrome dials. It sounds out of this world –…

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    Fly Me To Dunoon

    I came across a cache of old half-written songs over the weekend, which brought back lots of memories – it’s amazing how many of the tunes (most of which are still unrecorded) came back to me. I guess that’s a…

  • Instruments

    Hands Off!

    I finally got the push I needed to get a theremin. I’ve been scouting round looking for one at a reasonable price, and had come to the conclusion that it was going to cost at least £130 for one that’s…

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    Deserted Refurb

    I’ve given the Deserters’ website a bit of a make-over, as it was looking pretty sad. It’s still not perfect, and there are various bits of extra info to be added like music clips, lyrics and family tree. Those won’t…

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    The Songwriters’ Guild

    The internet can be a delight on occasion. There I was, searching around for something mundane, when I came across a link to a page about the compilation album the Deserters appeared on many moons ago; “The Songwriters’ Guild“. This…

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    Got me dem ole Yobstick Blues

    Okay, so I saw my favourite Yobstick builder at the weekend and have been mulling over various designs in the back of my head for most of the day. There’s too much other stuff to be doing at the moment…

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    Bass Cobwebs

    For the first time in ages I’ve got together with a bunch of guys to play music. I’m buzzing!We played for a couple of hours – mostly just jamming around ideas, a guitar riff here, a bass-line there. Covered a…