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Original unpublished music

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1987 unreleased cassette album
Get down and vegetate
  Composed   Style guide   Lineup
Lost - duration 2:38 - download 3.1MB   Grea   Moody synth piece   Grea - sequencer, synth
Under the sea - duration 4:19 - download 5MB   Grea   Starts peacefully and gradually builds like, well, the tide   Grea - sequencer, synth, drum machine, bongwater; Tim - lead guitar
Caress - duration 2:26 - download 2.8MB *   Tim   Gentle, melodic guitar piece - lovely guitar by Tim   Tim - guitars, Grea - synth
Flight over Asia - duration 2:50 - download 3.3MB   Grea   Quirky techno/world music - faux Chinese, Indian, Arabic and Northern African   Grea - sequencer, synth, drum machine; Tim - guitar
Short euphony - duration 1:06 - download 1.3MB   Grea   Short jazzy piece with virtuosic soprano sax (Not on the cassette album)   Grea - hi-hat, piano, acoustic guitar, Dave - soprano sax
Forgotten belief - duration 2:53 - download 3.3MB *   Grea   Melodic techno classical, a bit like King Crimson's mellow moments   Grea - sequencer; Tim - guitars
Desert sunset - duration 2:00 - download 2.3MB   Grea   Ambient - calls to mind Brian Eno and Jean Michel-Jarre (Not on the cassette album)   Grea - synths
Dreams of outer space - duration 3:01 - download 3.5MB   Grea   Space ambience - ispired by Stomu Yamashta's work on "Go"   Grea - sequencer, synth; Mick - bass
Night mist - duration 4:04 - download 4.7MB   Grea & Tim   Synth and guitar piece - more than a little Pink Floyd-ish   Grea - sequencer, synth; Tim - lead guitar
Three sisters - duration 3:29 - download 4MB   Grea   Moody, building to power fusion - think simplified techno Weather Report   Grea - guitar, sequencer, drum machine; Tim - lead guitars
Spirit world - duration 2:21 - download 2.7MB   Grea   Moody piece in 10/8, similar concepts to "Observance", apart from the ghost sounds   Grea - sequencer, synth
Under the sea (reprise) - duration 5:53 - download 6.9MB **   Grea   Building multi-part opus - best track on the CD. Pink Floyd meets Manfred Mann's Earth Band?   Grea - sequencer, drum machine, synth solo, effects; Tim - electric piano solo
Bazo Gonda - duration 2:51 - download 3.3MB **   Grea   Gentle Afro-ambience (Not on the cassette album)   Grea - sequencer, drum machine

Original unpublished music

Free and legal MP3s

The list of rock songs is directly below or Click to see mood music songs
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* denotes recommended

Bands I've played in -
1981 - present
  Composed   Style guide   Lineup
Flubb
Scott and me (1978)
duration = too long - download  = too much :)
 Scott  Appalling dross with a drum solo so bad that I had to add effects to minimise the damage. Provided for historical reasons only. Recording quality: 3/10 Scott - guitar and bass; Grea - bad drumming
Jungle Song *
So Be It (1981)
duration 3:59 - download 4.6MB
  Tim & Grea (ending by Mitch)   Loopy psychedelic jungle beat with lyrics based on a Leunig cartoon. Arranged Tim & Grea. Recording quality: 7/10   Rhonda - vocals and jungle calls; Tim - guitar, bkup vocs & percussion, Mick - bass & bkup vocs, Grea - drums & percussion
Eat That Chop *
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:27 - download 2.9MB
  So Be It   Rhonda's slow and almost sinister ode to starvation in the world. Arranged by So Be It. Recording quality: 7/10

Video on YouTube.
  Rhonda - vocals & cutlery; Tim - guitar, cutlery and backup vocs; Mick - bass, backup vocs & burp; Grea - drums & cutlery
Who is That Calling Me Now?
So Be It (1981)
duration 2:58 - download 3.5MB
  Rhonda & Tim   Slightly discordant ditty in twisted waltz time. Arranged by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10   Rhonda - vocals, tambourine; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums
The Pied Piper (remixed)
So Be It (1981)
duration 4:06 - download 4.8MB
  Rhonda & Tim   Dark, moody folk/grunge/metal/jazz/whatever. Rhonda's homage to the real estate profession. Arranged by So Be It. Dubs later on by Grea. Recording quality: 4/10  

Rhonda - vocals; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums.

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
  So Be It   Mad ditty with bizarre arrangement. It's almost not discordant! Arranged by So Be It. Recording quality: 2/10   Rhonda - vocals; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass; Grea - drums
Cold Turkey
So Be It (1981)
duration 8:25 - download 6.9MB
  John Lennon   Heavy cover of John Lennon's ode to junk withdrawals. "Arranged" by So Be It. Noisy. Recording quality: 2/10   Rhonda - vocals and tortured screaming; Tim - guitar heroics; Mick - bass; Grea - drums
Alien
The Airpockets (1983)
duration 3:14 - download 4.5MB
 Airpockets  Poppy indieRnR. The band's first demo, judged third in the studio's demo reviews. Recording quality: 6/10 Ted - vocs, Tim - guitar & bkups, Mick - bass & bkups, Grea - drums and effects; Noel - tenor sax
Keep Your Feet
The Airpockets (1984)
duration 3:28 - download 4.5MB
  Airpockets   Boppy indie number. Sounds better after editing out the sloppy verses which were just an excuse to set up the instrumental passages anyway. Recording quality: 5/10   Ted - vocs, Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums
Feline Fiasco
The Airpockets (1984)
duration 3:07 - download 2.9MB
  Mick, Tim & Grea (lyrics)   Cute, jazzy blues-rock romp with guitar cat meows by Tim. Recording quality: 5/10   Ted - vocals; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums
Boots *
The Airpockets (1986)
duration 3:02 - download 3.5MB
  Nancy Sinatra (arr. Airpockets)   Rip-roaring hardball cover of the Nancy Sinatra classic with cool sax solo. Recording quality: 7.5/10   Ted - vocals; Tim - guitar, Mick - bass, Grea - drums, Dave - alto sax
Fell In A Rut
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:05 - download 3.9MB
  Andy, Ted, Seven Deadly Sins   The riff sounds like a song by The Cult - who came first? No idea. The delay effect on the guitar is like early U2. Recording quality: 6/10   Ted - speaking; Andy - guitar; Mick - bass, Grea - drums; Michael - tenor sax and keyboard
Picture Show
Seven Deadly Sins (1987)
duration 3:02 - download 3.6MB
  Andy, Ted, Seven Deadly Sins   Funkee. Ted pretending to be a rapper. Me pretending I can play drums, which is always fun.  Recording quality: 6/10   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
  Seven Deadly Sins   Dark, pounding, quirky and almost classy indie rock. If only we re-recorded the backup vocs!  Recording quality: 8.5/10   Ted - lead vocals; Lisa - lead vocals; Andy - guitars; Mick - fretless bass; Grea - drums, conga; Michael - tenor sax, keyboard. All members - crappy bkgd vocals
Distant Shores
The Relics (1997)
duration 3:20 - download 3.9MB
  Colin   Uptempo, quirky and folky "Yes" playing a sea shanty? No, but who cares? Recording quality: 5/10   Colin - lead vocals, guitars & keyboards, Graham - bass and vocals; Grea - drums
Feet of Clay
The Relics (1997)
duration 4:29 - download 5.2MB
  Graham   Slightly jazzy uptempo ballad with deep lyrics when Gra-Gra's Dad was dying. Recording quality: 5/10   Graham - vocals and guitar; Colin - bass; Grea - drums
I Put A Spell On You
The Pineapples (2007)
Duration 3:48
  Screamin' Jay Hawkins   YouTube vid of old blues cover at Marrickville. Glenn pours it out.
Recording quality: 4/10
  Glenn - vocals; Pete - guitar; Grea - keyboards; Judy - bass; Chris - drums
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Blue Mabels (2009)
duration 2:59 - download 3.9MB
  Nina Simone   A cross between Nina's original and Eric's version ... with just a touch of Africaaa. Recording quality: 5/10   Glenn - vocals; Michael -  guitar; Colin - keys; Bren - bass; Grea - djembe
The Thrill Is Gone
The Blue Mabels (2009)
duration 3:20 - download 4MB
  BB King   It ain't BB but, then again, who is other than the great man? We had fun but it speeds up as we got excited. Recording quality: 5/10   Glenn - vocals; Michael - guitar; Colin - organ; Bren - bass; Grea - drums
My Baby Just Cares For Me
The Blue Mabels (2009)
duration 3:12 - download 4.5MB
  Nina Simone   The digital recorder screwed up and we almost sound like a scratchy old 78rpm record. Killer ending. Recording quality: 0/10 or 9/10, depending on how you look at it   Glenn - vocals; Michael - guitar & squonky sounds; Colin - piano; Bren - bass; Grea - drums
Summertime
The Blue Mabels (2009)
duration 3:25 - download 4.8MB
 George Gershwin Slow blues with a nice feel Recording quality: 4/10 Glenn - vocals; Michael - guitar; Colin - piano; Bren - bass; Grea - drums

 

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