1987
indie cassette album -
Get
down and vegetate |
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Composed |
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Style
guide |
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Lineup |
| Lost
- duration 2:38 - download 3.1MB |
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Grea |
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Moody
synth piece |
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Grea
- sequencer, synth |
| Under
the sea - duration 4:19 - download 5MB |
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Grea |
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Starts
peacefully and gradually builds like, well, the tide |
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Grea
- sequencer, synth, drum machine, effects; Tim - lead guitar |
| Caress
- duration 2:26 - download 2.8MB * |
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Tim |
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Gentle,
melodic guitar piece - lovely guitar by Tim |
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Tim
- guitars, Grea - synth |
| Flight
over Asia - duration 2:50 - download 3.3MB |
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Grea |
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Quirky
techno/world music - faux Chinese, Indian, Arabic and Northern African |
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Grea
- sequencer, synth, drum machine; Tim - guitar |
| Short
euphony - duration 1:06 - download 1.3MB |
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Grea |
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Short
jazzy piece with virtuosic soprano sax (Not on the cassette album) |
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Grea
- hi-hat, bass, piano, acoustic guitar, Dave - soprano sax |
| Forgotten
belief - duration 2:53 - download 3.3MB * |
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Grea |
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Melodic
techno classical, a bit like King Crimson's mellow moments |
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Grea
- sequencer; Tim - guitars |
| Desert
sunset - duration 2:00 - download 2.3MB |
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Grea |
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Ambient
- calls to mind Brian Eno and Jean Michel-Jarre (Not on the cassette album) |
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Grea
- synths |
| Dreams
of outer space - duration 3:01 - download 3.5MB |
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Grea |
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Space
ambience - ispired by Stomu Yamashta's work on "Go" |
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Grea
- sequencer, synth; Mick - bass |
| Night
mist - duration 4:04 - download 4.7MB |
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Grea
& Tim |
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Synth
and guitar piece - more than a little Pink Floyd-ish |
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Grea
- sequencer, synth; Tim - lead guitar |
| Three
sisters - duration 3:29 - download 4MB |
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Grea |
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Moody, building
to power fusion - think simplified techno Weather Report |
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Grea - guitar,
sequencer, drum machine; Tim - lead guitars |
| Observance
- duration 2:02 - download 2.3MB |
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Grea |
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Quiet,
moody piece, like King Crimson being melodic after a very hard night (Not on the cassette album) |
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Grea
- sequencer |
| Spirit
world - duration 2:21 - download 2.7MB |
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Grea |
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Moody piece in 7/8,
similar concepts to "Observance", apart from the ghost sounds |
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Grea - sequencer,
synth |
| Oh,
still my beating heart - duration 2:02 - download 2.4MB |
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Grea |
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70s
style techno - reminiscent of early Pink Floyd (Not on the cassette album) |
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Grea
- synth, Mick - delay bass |
| Under
the sea (reprise) - duration 5:53 - download 6.9MB ** |
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Grea |
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Building multi-part
opus - best track on the CD. Pink Floyd meets Manfred Mann's Earth
Band? |
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Grea - sequencer,
drum machine, synth solo, effects; Tim - electric piano solo |
| Bazo Gonda - duration 2:51 - download 3.3MB ** |
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Grea |
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Gentle Afro-ambience (Not on the cassette album) |
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Grea - sequencer, drum machine |
Rock
bands I've played in -
1981 - 1997 |
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Composed |
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Style
guide |
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Lineup |
Jungle Song *
So Be It (1981)
duration 3:59 - download 4.6MB |
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Tim & Grea (ending by Mitch McD) |
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Loopy psychedelic jungle beat with lyrics based on a Leunig cartoon. Arranged Tim & Grea. Recording quality: 7/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals and jungle calls; Tim - guitar, bkup vocals & percussion, Mick - bass
& bkup vocals, Grea - drums & percussion |
Eat that chop *
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:27 - download 2.9MB |
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So Be It |
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Rhonda's slow and humorously sinister ode to starvation in the world. Arranged
by So Be It. Recording quality: 7/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals & cutlery; Tim - guitar & cutlery, Mick - bass & burping, Grea - drums & cutlery |
Who
is that calling me now?
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:58 - download 3.5MB |
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Rhonda &
Tim |
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Slightly discordant ditty in twisted waltz time. Arranged by So
Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals, tambourine; Tim - guitar & bkup vocals, Mick - bass
& bkup vocals, Grea - drums & bkup vocals |
The Pied Piper (remixed)
So Be It (1981)
duration 4:06 - download 4.8MB |
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Rhonda &
Tim |
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Classic So Be It. Dark and moody folk/grunge/metal in parts. A bright jazz waltz at other times. Rhonda's homage to the real estate profession. Arranged by So
Be It. Dubs by Grea. Recording quality: 4/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals, tambourine; Tim - guitar & bkup vocals, Mick - bass
& bkup vocals, Grea - drums & bkup vocals.
Added overdubs and acknowledgements: sax (A Box), lead guitar (Jimi), Rumanian folk-flute (Furkosbot) and keyboards (Grea). |
Why
do my dreams follow me?
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:53 - download 3.5MB |
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So Be It |
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Uptempo
mad ditty with bizarre arrangement. It's almost not discordant! Arranged
by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda
- vocals; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Standing
in the hall
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:45 - download 3.2MB |
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So Be It |
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One of So Be
It's more normal songs, ie. moderately weird. It even has a guitar
solo. Arranged by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals;
Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Cold
Turkey
So Be It (1981)
duration 8:25 - download 6.9MB |
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John Lennon |
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Wild version
of John Lennon's ode to junk withdrawals. "Arranged" (more
like crunched out) by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Rhonda - vocals
and tortured screams; Tim - guitar heroics(?), Mick - bass, Grea -
drums |
Raging Antelopes
So Be It (1981)
duration 3:47 - download 4.5MB |
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Tim |
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Rocky/psychedelic instrumental - think Dixie Dregs sans the virtuosity. Arranged by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10 |
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Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea -
drums |
Feline
Fiasco
The Airpockets (1984)
duration 3:07 - download 2.9MB |
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Mick, Tim &
Grea (lyrics) |
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Cute, jazzy
blues-rock romp with guitar cat meows by Tim. Recording quality:
5.5/10 |
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Ted - vocals;
Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums |
Boots
*
The Airpockets (1986)
duration 3:02 - download 3.5MB |
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Nancy Sinatra
(arr. Airpockets) |
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Rip-roaring
hardball cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic with wild sax solo. Recording
quality: 7.5/10 |
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Ted - vocals;
Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums, Dave - alto sax |
Picture
show
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:02 - download 3.9MB |
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Andy, Ted, Seven
Deadly Sins |
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The riff sounds
scarily like a song by The Cult - who came first? The delay effect
on the guitar is like early U2. Recording quality: 6/10 |
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Ted - speaking;
Andy - guitar; Mick - bass, Grea - drums; Michael - tenor sax and
keyboard |
Heart
on fire **
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:02 - download 3.5MB |
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Seven Deadly
Sins |
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Dark, pounding,
quirky and almost classy indie rock. Recording quality: 8.5/10 |
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Ted - lead vocals;
Lisa - lead vocals; Andy - guitars; Mick - fretless bass; Grea - drums,
conga; Michael - tenor sax, keyboard. All members - bkgd vocals |
Don't
come near me
The Relics (1997)
duration 3:58 - download 4.6MB |
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Graham |
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Adult guitar
rock song with jazzy overtones and great lyrics. Recording quality: 5/10 |
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Graham - vocals
and guitars; Colin - bass; Grea - drums |
Distant
shores
The Relics (1997)
duration 3:20 - download 3.9MB |
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Colin |
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Uptempo, quirky
and folky with an involved arrangement. "Yes" playing a sea shanty?
Recording quality: 5/10 |
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Colin - lead
vocals, guitars & keyboards, Graham - bass and vocals; Grea -
drums |
Feet
of clay
The Relics (1997)
duration 4:29 - download 5.2MB |
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Graham |
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Slightly jazzy
uptempo ballad with deep, heartfelt lyrics. Recording quality:
5/10 |
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Graham - vocals
and guitar; Colin - bass; Grea - drums |
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