Music

Songwriting, experimental music, etc.

  • The Lunacy Board

    All Stand, Please

    We had a good Lunacy Board session last weekend – first time using the new studio set-up, which worked out pretty well, though we didn’t exactly put it all through its paces. Sean brought a few ideas for lyrics and…

  • Instruments

    Playing in the Air

    I’ve been giving some more thought to the whole idea of a public performance on theremin, should I ever be in the position to do so. As I mentioned previously, I don’t think a guest spot with the band will…

  • Influences

    Flux Sake

    I’ve had a fairly hectic few weeks between various gigs, changing jobs and increasing family taxi services. Another two live sound gigs – one very cool show in a barn as part of a party/barbequeue/dance/shindig event, and another more local…

  • The Deserters

    Farfisa Frenzy

    For some reason, perhaps Google have recently updated their index, there has been a large jump in visits to the blog here, 90% of which are from a Google Images search on Farfisa. The post from April this year Makkie’s…

  • Instruments

    Home at Last!

    My musical meanderings now have a proper home – my little studio is up and running! I finished building the frame and shelving over the weekend. I’m no joiner, but it all seems very sturdy, if not exactly a thing…

  • The Deserters

    The Green Shed Googlewhack

    Every so often I’ll check to see how people are arriving at the blog or the main Deserters site. There’s usually a fair mix between people looking for the band specifically and ‘accidental’ visits by people looking for information on…

  • Instruments

    Studio Progress…?

    One month later and things are starting to come together. Hopefully. Studio Bordet (or whatever it will be called) is on the road to construction – it has power, light and walls. The next step is building a frame to…

  • The Lunacy Board

    Bordet the Builder (Can he mix it?)

    Recording I’ve been doing a remix of a short piece of instrumental music for an on-line acquaintence and kindred spirit (theremin player and electronic gadget abuser) over the last week or two. It’s pretty much finished now, but I came…

  • The Lunacy Board

    Where did June go?

    It seems like a couple of days ago that I last posted here, but looking at the date it turns out to be almost a month. So what on earth have I been doing? To start with, the local band…

  • The Deserters

    Summery Summary

    The sun is out here and I’ve got 10 minutes to spare, so I’ve tidied up the Deserters front page, removing all the old ‘Track of the Week’ entries and replacing them with a single list of links to the…