Music News – New EP; The Night Is Young

August 21, 2023

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21/08/2023 - New EP; The Night Is Young

Another House EP I made and the last summer House EP for this summer and one of my favourite EPS from this year even though I just made it. I made it a month or two ago and has been up for quite a while now and I’m not sure if it’s getting the played so I now decided to give it a bit of a boost IE share it a couple of times. I’m 38 now and even though I’m getting older The Night is Still Young hence the name of the EP The Night Is Young and a tribute to all the late nights I had and still have but as I said I’m always on my computer now. The EP is more club vibes and I hope they are more to taste as I stripped back the tracks for more bass and vocals which I still think sounds better than the couple of synths and the bass and vocals. I tend to make tracks with just bass drums and vocals now which leads to a clearer sound I think. The craziest night is Young Saga was when I thought it was 4 in the morning when it was 4 in the afternoon and it was getting dark and I managed to stay awake till 12 the next day due to the confusion of time, I was messy and messed up lol. I am very grateful for all the good things that have happened to me minus all the shitty things that happened but I have everything that I need apart from the money I probably need a bit more money but apart from that I am blessed and thankful to still be here and enjoy life to the fullest with no regrets. Well, I have a few regrets but I’m living for myself and for anyone who cares to join me cos as I told the haters I don’t live for you I live for myself but anyway I don’t want to bore you with pettiness. As I said before I think people should be happy with what they got whatever it is and stop looking at others to compete or make them feel better as it’s unhealthy and a coward’s game and I don’t want to be anyone’s or even a sucker.  But at the same time, forgive people who want to be forgiven and if you trust them mend any broken paths in your friendship or love life, but yes I don’t think being a sucker is good luck as people will take your kindness for weakness and bleed you dry and all the niceness out of you or so they think. I must admit I like being nice but it doesn’t pay as a YouTuber put it and it’s so true but I do agree with being friendly with people who want to be friendly with you but not the haters let me get the hater blocker out! I actually miss dancing don’t know if I would get into it, it might take a few drinks but I do like to get up every now and then and shake a leg IE dance, especially with songs I haven’t heard for quite a while or feeling dramatically. I’ve played a few already on my podcast which can be found on this website or on Spotify Podcast as it’s free and a perfect place to put a podcast but I don’t think it covers copyright I’m not sure. Copyright has really put a bummer on making playlists for the internet to enjoy I made a few and most of them if all got a copyright claim I already got a warning and I don’t want to push it but I thought music was meant to be enjoyed and basically there should be softer rules on making playlists on YouTube etc there I said it, but it’s so fun making playlist I like to make visuals too. 

Music News – New EP; The Rough With The Smooth

August 7, 2023

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07/08/2023 - New EP; The Rough With The Smooth

Another House EP I made about a month or two ago now but I just released it. The summer is nearly over so I probably start concentrating on doing more synths stuff and maybe my winter albums sometime. I still don’t know what to do whether it be Christmas or just winter or both who knows? I did my Halloween album for this year and can be found on all major platforms it’s called Tales Of The Darkside. I named the EP Rough with the Smooth as of course in life that’s how it is and I’ve done a full circle and came back the other way due to my mental health and the stresses of the jobs I was doing at the time. It was either staying and getting paid for what I enjoy doing in life or retiring early and working on my mental health and recovering from an already stressful world but on the possibility of me coming back and doing it again as the door was always open. I choose my mental health as I thought I could recover and come back and to be honest, this was in the 2000s by the way but it all vanished from my mind and I only remembered a couple of years ago when I was thinking back to the 2000s and before that. It was after the September 11th attacks the world got a bit downhill and things were being cancelled or put on hold which is when I was the most active but I saw the funding for things go down the drain and people lose their jobs it was quite stressful. I’m not that actual cut-throat when it comes to getting the job some people are just overbearing but at the same time, they do have their reasons. This is how I learned to take the rough with the smooth and not feel hard done by or take pity on myself as I never and I thought after all those years from the early 90s to 2005 I should take a rest as I always was on the go and living a happy and vibrant life. Now I like to stay in I used to have my dog Patch but I had to put her down due to old age which is another rough with the smooth outcome as I knew she wouldn’t live forever but I do miss her and going out a lot with her I live near to the country in the outskirts of Bristol in the UK so it was nice to get out and walk the country. Once I got stuck up a tree when the cows decided to charge me so I ran with my dog and kept her on the tree as I was taking pictures of my dog in her own world as she sat up the tree. In the end, I took charge and climbed down as they wouldn’t go then they decided to chase me down to the entrance where I escaped, she was a good dog though and I vow never to get another one because she was that good. I like to wake up every day with something new to do and that is something I am lacking at the moment which is something I would like to improve on but apart from being on the computer day and night it gets boring I like to get out there and do something new or old. 

Music News – New EP; Catch Me At Recess

July 29, 2023

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27/07/2023 - New EP; Catch Me Recess

I made another House EP of Dancy tracks so more of the same as I seem to have gotten back into the habits of making rave tracks or what I call House/rave tracks. The EP is House but with two Break tracks which I sandwiched in between the other two tracks on the EP. I called it Catch Me At Recess as yet again more childish petty behaviour and mostly to Brexit but I won’t get into it but I will say this there seems to be a lot of monkies laying around who are quick to call themselves racist like it’s fashionable or a fashion statement. I don’t know what’s up with this earth we live on I know what I did and I know what I saw or heard and doing my own fact-checks on things is how I get to the bottom of things but people will lie for clout and this so-called power. Honestly, we are living with power-mad junkies who want to lord it over the normal people or so say, normal people. It’s not even the ones in power it’s this cancel culture we now live in and too many people with time on their hands. I mean to cancel someone they need to be the worst person out there and what I see is people with their opinions getting shouted out for believing something that mostly makes sense to any normal person. Don’t get me wrong I’m for change and for people to be heard and to change society one step at a time but when it turns into a shouting match it turns me off especially when it’s getting silly and weird. I like to have debates and be inappropriate sometimes it doesn’t make me a bad person and what I mean by it is mostly innocent as somehow I remove all the negativity out of it like the word spaz something I know isn’t a nice word to use but I mean you are having an unnecessary tantrum. I don’t really use slurs and especially racism but I never think disable people when it comes to the word spaz. I think we are living in a nanny state where the people in cotton wool jackets are patrolling the areas looking for someone to cancel or to go barny to. It’s kind of shocking how many outraged people there are maybe it’s the technology and the fact we now share everything actual that starts from scrapbooks or wedding and holiday photo collections everyone does or used to do. It’s shocking how many people rage on the streets and in shops there is nothing wrong with everyone losing it but there is such a thing as not causing too much of a scene I learned that the hard way and no I’m not a Karen. I’m not one to play childish games or be petty and I rather ignore it or talk about it as when I get mad I do get mad like Hulk mad and I don’t want to end up doing something stupid in the long run which is why I have my temper in check. I like to laugh a lot makes me happy and move but sometimes I’m not in the mood to be laughing and gun people down I wouldn’t do it in public like scream and shout and most of all act like a two-year-old. As I said I don’t play games and the haters can catch me at recess since we have gone into your time machine I have stolen from you but pushed you in and ended up in the school years of my life. It’s so sad to watch grown-ass people act like spoilt privileged brats.

Music News – New EP; Fairy Tales For Dummies

July 27, 2023

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27/07/2023 - New EP; Fairy Tales For Dummies

Another House EP of clubby vibes seems to be what I’m making a lot of at the moment as it is or meant to be summer. I say that as the weather hasn’t been that nice the last time it was nice and hot with the sun out was around early June maybe late May I can’t remember but I wished it would be nice again but still doesn’t dampen the mood it just feels better. I called it fairy tales for dummies as I just thought it was a good title but also there is a lot of lies and misunderstanding in the world and with the internet and website like YouTube it’s easy to spread misunderstanding and lies and people are quick to believe whatever they said. I mean I like YouTube don’t get me wrong it is where I am the most and spend a lot of time there but I do get a bit bored when I see gossip channels and other outlets spread all these rumours without showing one part of factual evidence but speaking a lot of things. Again, I’m kind of for the gossip when they have something juicy I do tune in and watch the story but it has to be good and someone I know not some YouTube I’ve never heard of. That’s not me shady cos I know they are liked and known but a lot of people like the younger crowd on there are more likely to know them but I must admit some of them I’m glad I found out about them even though they are not people I would watch as it’s not thing IE makeup channels. I do engage in speculation, rumours and conspiracies but as I said a few times now it leads me down the wrong path so now I am a bit hesitant about what to believe and consume myself with as I like to get to the truth but when it becomes shady and damn right weird and stupid I turn off as I don’t believe in those sort of fairy tales that’s not the fairy tale that would come to mind. My fairy tale would be about getting out of poverty or overcoming a major hurdle in your life or even moving away abroad but I think everyone has their own image when you think fairy tale life oh rich and success without fame is another thing I would call a fairy tale that I would call and go to. It’s not the fact they are spreading lies and misinforming people it’s the fact it makes people look and feel stupid when they hear about something or found out that just wasn’t true plus I don’t believe in slandering people without them slandering them you first or without having proof and you know I keep it hot and truthful. Anyway, I am not at school no more and local gossip is a killer and something I don’t interact with but it starts a lot of trouble I just want to get on with my day and do something creative like making music. 

Music News – New EP; Day In A Life

June 29, 2023

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29/06/2023 - New EP; Day In A Life

I felt like doing some more Jungle/Drum & Bass so I did and this is the third or fourth official release I made with Jungle/Drum & Bass. The weather was nice when I made this and I wanted to make some more summer vibes so I did. I called it Day In A Life as I feel there are a lot of people who wish they were somebody else like someone rich or famous but a day in a life with them isn’t that glamorous there’s actually a lot of work behind it but you do get paid handsomely but I think all that money isn’t worth it I will rather be in the back creating or doing something creative and still make that money. They say fame is one of the quickest ways to becoming rich but I would dispute that as not everyone will get or even remain rich for their lifetime unless you were part of something big and well-known one example a franchise. Music is the tool I use and computer designing, I use it side by side and started designing and making my own things including the music and FXs, and graphics which I really enjoy doing quite a lot, I have to be in the mood to do it or it is just a chore. A day in the life with me is boring it’s a lot of being on the computer and designing which is the fun part and of course, making music but as I said I don’t go out that much no more guess I should. I have got a couple of things lined up to get me more out there, it’s all about taking baby steps and massive leaps to where you want to be which is where I left off, hopefully. I always wondered what it’s like to be famous and have all that money floating around if they do actually own all those cars and properties and they are not swimming in debt to manage all those things. I like to be in debt free though I have a couple of bills to pay I don’t know how though but it’s crept up on me and now I have three outstanding debts which will get sorted once I ring them. I don’t like talking on the phone sounds weird but I rather speak to them face to face or by online chats it’s much easier and saves me the time of thinking I sound gone off or whatever. I think it’s important to get debt sorted ASAP and the sooner you can start clearing the debt the clearer your mind will be. One is for council tax which I never knew I owed money to until I got the bailiff letter saying they have come to cease goods for the outstanding balance I was shocked and quite angry actually but I will pay it and try not to miss any letters from the council. I only had a letter from the council and bailiffs and I forgot about the council letter months later the debt collector was around mine. Luckily I didn’t answer the door I was asleep as I have late nights when I am up at 9.00 am the next morning as I got up late. It makes me stay up actually and I tend to fall asleep 24 hours or more after I’m a night owl.

Music News – New EP; Sunny Day Vibing

June 27, 2023

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27/06/2023 - New EP; Sunny Day Vibing

I decided to make a synthy summer EP felt like a change and something a little different. The EP consists of Jazz mixed with synths and some general synth tracks too. It has been hot recently so hopefully this will mix in with your own hot days if the weather has been nice. As I said a few times now I like to listen to summer music in the summer and stuff like this which always reminds me of chilling in the sun and having fun that is what summer is about I think. This is why I called the EP summer day vibing as it’s for those sunny days vibing in the sun which is one of my favourite things to do. The planet is definitely getting hotter as it has got hotter over the last decade for sure I can feel it and the temperatures in the news reports are high it makes you wonder why it’s going to be like in hundreds of years times it’s going be like desert heat, but the earth has a good way of cooling down at the right time but that’s not looking too good. I am enjoying the heat though I have a powerful fan that keeps me cool on those hot days and nights cos you think it would get cooler but no it’s baking and sometimes unbearable. I mean I like the heat but I do like to stay cool too and not be sweaty even though I don’t actually sweat that much only in direct sunlight or in a hot place like a club or something. I used to be more of a party addict and used to love the summer to go to all these events and get wasted and dance but the more I got older I enjoy solo walks to the country and doing stuff on my computer though I do miss going out and socializing. I do enjoy my solo time and can’t see how you always want someone around you all the time people end up getting on my nerves and overstaying their welcome but I am actually a friendly person and love to chat and mess about but at the same time, I enjoy my solo time and like to be active a lot. As I said a few times I don’t just like to sit around and do nothing, like after this I’ll be on to the next thing and I probably make some music or something I feel in an experimental mood. I must admit though with the computer and lots of things to do I don’t really enjoy the summer as I should I always make excuses like it’s too hot which to be fair is true or it’s too late or early or simply I can’t be bothered. I am too occupied with doing this and that which is terrible as I want to go out there and do stuff in my heart and also take pictures and sample recordings which I like to put in my music and stuff but I actually will one day when bored it’s always fun. 

Music News – New EP; Hopelessly In The Water

June 24, 2023

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21/06/2023 - New EP; Hopelessly In The Water

Another House EP and more club vibes for you. It is a vocal House EP and a bit different to how I usually make them with fewer instruments and more bass which seems to make it better anyway. I’ve made lots of EPs and albums over the years and playing the keyboard and doing it by hand and I’m struggling to come up with something new for my House tracks so it does make it easier. I called it hopelessly in the water as I do see and hear a lot of people struggling in the water and sit there in silence and don’t take action or say anything. Some people do it out of spite and put up with it just to satisfy themselves which is okay if you want to be like that. Anyway, less of that it’s summer now and even though it’s not so hot I’m still feeling the sunny days and late nights and the early morning 4.00 AM light I love dusk and dawn it just feels so nice and eerie or brand new. It’s a good time for walking I love to walk at night all night and sometimes end up in the longest places to get home some of them are like “Yeah we are definitely going to need the bus back.” The actual saviour in the scenario cos I don’t drive and have never driven a car cos I can’t keep up with the bills and maintenance of it all but I wished I could I would end up in the most random places. I used to end up in Weston Super Mare a lot which is about an hour away maybe an hour and a half and is a sea and sand sort of. I stopped going there as it was too far the bus takes ages and by the time I get there I’m unsure what to do it’s all spontaneous combustion and I’m in town like where now? I still don’t know what I’m going to do this summer I want to do or do something and not be stuck indoors all day and night better hope I don’t have a good idea for my next project cos I always think of something good to do other than make music. I like to make things for my website and do seasonal and non-seasonal stuff which is and isn’t interactive but I like to make interactive stuff which can all be found here on my website, I did have two websites but it was costly so I decided to put all my stuff on website as it made more sense as well.  I’m looking for new foundations and want to get out there more and discover the world again but I have a mental illness and problems it’s not that easy but I do have some things lined up to get me fitter and a bit more out there in the world I love doing stuff with people and interacting and coming up with some whacky idea and I hope to put that all back in motion but I like to put things to practice and be part of something big it’s in my nature and has always been.

Music News – New EP; Just Another Day

May 23, 2023

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23/05/2023 - New EP; Just Another Day

Getting ready for the summer with a 4 track House EP called Just Another Day as at the moment my life is quite boring and not have much activity apart from doing the music and making various stuff which I have put all on this site. I’ve said this a few times but life in the 90s and 00s was a lot more fun and there were a lot of things to join and do, now with all the funding cutting and the multiple disasters including the terrorist attacks life has changed quite a lot but we seem to go back and forth at the moment with stances and various of groups joining and declaring themselves x, y, z but hey that’s a different story. As always I don’t know what I’m doing this summer I want to get out more and I haven’t got a dog and so I barely get out, to be honest, I went out the other day and it wasn’t that long of a journey around 20 minutes on foot but walking up the hill on the way back I was so tired but I was glad when I got back. It reminds me of the days I used to go on two to five hours walks sometimes all night I once walked from Bristol my home town to Wales and they had Welsh signs and that night was a long one and my feet were hurting like crazy and I woke up with my back of my legs feeling numb I wasn’t on anything lol but I love walking in the night time when it’s quiet and it gets the dog out and I used to enjoy walking but now not so much but I will one day.  But yes who knows what I’ll do this summer I’ll definitely be making more summery tracks like House, Chillout and other summer tracks I might even do some reggae but definitely some more Jungle/Drum and Bass as I seem to make a lot of that and that all can be found on my Beatport page I’ll post the link below the player where it always is. Thanks to the people who are buying and streaming the tracks on a variety of platforms,  I’ve nearly earned £11.00 and have been getting quite a lot of streams on YouTube Music I hope you like the tracks and thanks for your support it means a lot to me since I am a one band man and do my own fancy moves. I will be making more synthy stuff as well but don’t know when though who knows.

Music News – New EP Release; All Said & Done

March 9, 2023

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09/03/2023 - New EP; All Said And Done

A House EP or it’s more like a single as there are three tracks. It’s Tech House, House with a bit of Deep House which is the last track on the single. I didn’t really intend to do a single and it was going to be an EP but I couldn’t be bothered to do the last track, I should start making more singles but with more remixes and the original track as I enjoy making remixes with the original track which I’ve done a few times now. I haven’t made Tech House for while now and the last track was in 2017 when I started making music again as I was making music in the mid-2000s but in 2017 I bought FL Studio and a sample pack which is all that I had at the start now I have lots of stuff like synth plugins, drums, and also stuff to improve the sound like EQ filters and hardware filters to scope the sound. I like to buy synth plugins and other plugins and even though they are quite expensive it’s always worth it just as long as they don’t break down also updating them takes some time which is why I don’t really update them that much. When it’s all said and done it’s all down to you or though it’s cool to rely on people I think only you can look after yourself and it’s important to rely on yourself and most importantly keep yourself happy and focused only you can do that and relying on people to keep you happy shouldn’t always be done but spending time by yourself and doing what you want to do should always be put first but having people around is important even though I don’t really need no one as I’m in my own world doing creative stuff and keeping busy with stuff I enjoy doing which is a lot of things actual but all creative stuff. 

Music News – New EP Release; Raver’s Anonymous

March 7, 2023

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07/03/2023 - New EP Release; Raver's Anonymous

An Acid House EP with one Acid House with Break music track which is the first track on the EP. I was lucky as I noticed on all the junk I bought or all the junk I use IE synths I noticed I had the TB-303 plugin which is the Acid Line plugin and the hardware is made by the music company Roland for those who didn’t know or don’t know what the TB-303 is but to sum it up it makes acid house music and was the chosen instrument for people who made House music and also Techno in the late 80’s to the mid-90s where by around 1995 music had moved and changed again into more soulful stuff or it was around me. Out of the 80s and 90s, I do prefer 80s Acid House and I like the fact they only used it in parts, not in the whole song like most 90s Acid House where people just wanted to hear the B line with the drums and vocals over it but they would do with just the instrumental as people loved to hear the new sound or new at the time sound the sound of the TB-303. It is a shame the illegal raves circuit is no more and is now illegal to have a rave say on a field, for example, I would love for it to still be around as I would be out a lot more but ah that’s life or is it Bistro. The closet I got to a field rave was what I would call the hometown Glastonbury Festival but it still brought in some big DJs and names as this is Bristol you never know what’s happening but it’s been quiet for me for over a decade now I need to get out more and live a little it’s boring being stuck in doors all day.

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