Two of my songs, ‘These Days’ and ‘Shakes And Shudders’ are featured on the ‘welcome to modifythevan’ compilation just released by my label modifythevan. You can hear and download it from Jamendo – http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/39356.
With beautiful cover art by Caitlin Hinshelwood and featuring the music of Blue Swerver, Madelaine Hart, Jonny Berliner and Richard Godwin, it is well worth a listen if you want to discover some great new artists.
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Last month I spent another day recording with the wonderful Dean Firth but this time I brought some friends along.
My favourite take of the day was this cover of ‘Golden Brown’ by The Stranglers which I have uploaded for your listening pleasure here – http://www.robingrey.com/mp3/goldenbrown.mp3
I am hoping to do much more live recording work like this. Capturing a live performance with an ensemble is such a different experience to over dubbing instruments in my little studio!
Christian Lewcock – Percussion and Backing Vocals
Iain Macleod – Banjo and Backing Vocals
Barbara Bartz – Violin
Dean Firth – Electric Bass
I have my last show of the year this thursday at Iktoms in Camden – my twelfth performance in two years for the brilliant Kevin Molloy. There will be music, lego, banjo, sweets, violin and colouring pens and pencils as well as a secret guest whose name cannot be advertised due to another high profile show… what what.
Thursday, November 20 from 8:30pm
The Liberties Bar, 100 Camden High Street, Camden, London, NW1 0LU
http://www.myspace.com/iktoms
After this show I am going into a cave to plot my next album which currently looks like it might be recorded in a farm house in Tuscany next easter if I am a good boy.
Kevin put together compilation cd of iktoms artists recently which featured ‘The Finchley Waltz’ – I am not sure how you can get hold of one but I am sure if you poke him on thursday he will have some on him – it is a great listen, featuring loads of my favourite artists.
Last nights show, The Snake Mountain Review, at The Betsey Trotwood was awesome – Greg sure knows how to put on a good night. The other acts were awesome and he has booked my favourite band, This Is The Kit, for the next show in two weeks time.
The night is going weekly in 2009… Happy days.
I took down my camera and passed it around – here are some of the shots, the rest are on my flickr photostream.
I have just spent a lovely day with Dean Firth recording a new tune called ‘Make Believe (Roses From Africa)’.
Dean did the final mix of my album back in January. He is an amazing musician, engineer and producer who I am very happy to be working with again.
Dean played classical guitar on the track as well as pointing microphones and looking after EQ, mixing and other dark sound engineering arts which baffle me…
Annabel took a few shots of me and Iain when we were down in Herne Hill a few weeks back. This is my favourite. More of her work can be seen here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/annabelvere
A couple of pictures from my first show at Stoked Acoustic back in November 2006.
It was the first solo show I played where you could hear a pin drop during my set, which was and still is a lovely feeling whenever it happens!
