Recordings

New Recordings

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Ayup!

I have booked myself back into the studio for a couple more recording sessions before the end of the year.

In September I am heading in to record an EP of tracks I wrote for the Travelling Band Project. (Here is some background on the project) They will be real simple acoustic tracks. Just a guitar and a vocal.

As soon as they’re done, I’ll pop them all up on Spotify and Bandcamp so you can have a listen.

I’ll be recording Red Brick Heart (Belper), Like A Wagon On A Roundabout (Ilkeston), The Great Pretender (Ashbourne), Little French Cars (Ripley), and High Peak, How Are You? (Wirksworth).

We’re currently waiting on Arts Council approval, but hopefully we’ll be able to extend the project further afield and work with communities across the entire midlands, before the end of the year.

I’m also back off up to Scotland in November to record three more tracks to follow on from Campfire. It was a real different style for me, and I need to go through my tracks and see which new one’s will work in this way. I’m hoping Red Brick Heart will work, because out of the entire Travelling Band Project, that was by far the strongest track in my opinion.

If you haven’t heard Campfire, and the particular style I’m referring to, have a watch of the video.

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Campfire – Out Now!

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Oi Oi!

Finally, here is the video for my new track, Campfire. It’s a bit different from my usual sound and I know that might not be to everyone’s taste. I’m not trying to reinvent myself like Cher or anything, it’s just a natural change that came in the studio.

Me and my pal Steve (the one I’m bullying in the video) took a drive up to Glasgow to record with my pal Jono. There was zero preproduction. We had a basic acoustic track that I had written and toured a little bit around Europe, but that was it.

We sat up eating Italian food and drinking whisky, and this is what we got. I hope you like it.

It’s available at all the usual culprits, but best of all is my Bandcamp page. They rob less off me!

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New Album

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Ello.

I’m a couple of tracks away from completing the writing of my next record. It’s very different. A lot more chilled out and stripped back than anything else I have done.

I figured that if I don’t take the shackles off at 36, I probably never will. So this album will be more me than anything else, including a mic on the toaster.

Myself and Stephen took a drive up to Glasgow last week to lay down a bridge single with our pal Jono. We had a great time trying lots of different sounds and ideas out. Just waiting on the mixes before getting it mastered and released for you all to have a listen.

Hopefully you’ll enjoy.

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New Single Recording

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Oi!

I’m heading up to Scotland to record a new single with my man Jono next month. It’ll just be a one off single for now, with plans to get a new album done later in the year.

The single ‘Campfire’ should be available sometime in late February or early March.

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New Spotify Gubbins…

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Woo.

I appear to have landed.

Spotify have deemed me worthy of one of those blue tick things. If you want to give me a follow, I’ll be whacking a fair few playlists (when I work out how) onto my profile. The wife makes them on a daily basis, but I’ll try and keep the dodgy R&B to a minimum.

Just wanted to extend a massive Merry Christmas to all of you. Even if you aren’t religious, as I’m not, it’s still lovely to spend quality time with family and friends. Plus no one judges you for drinking single malt at 8am. That’s always a bonus. I hate being judged.

Much love. x

 

New Kody Record – Out Friday – Pre-Order Now!

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Kody are back, after 13 years in the wilderness (Marriage and kids and stuff), with a new E.P.

’13 years on’ will be released this Friday 4th August on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube, Microsoft Groove, ClaroMusica, Saavn, MediaNet.

You can pre-order on iTunes now by clicking the link below. Videos coming soon!

Click here. x

New Kody Record

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For those of you that haven’t known me for a while, I used to be in a punk rock band called Kody, many years ago. We did a fair bit, touring in the UK and America, and releasing a fair few records.

After 13 years the four of us have got back together to record another record.

It’s just starting off as a single and B side, but it was a really good crack, and I confess, I have the bug back.

As soon as the record is mixed and mastered, we will get a video out asap. We have to go under the name ‘We Were Kody’ as someone has already jumped into our named grave.

For now, have a wee look at our Facebook and Twitter.

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Lives & Lyrics Project

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Ayup.

I have spent the last two Fridays in a young offenders institute just outside Derby. I am lucky enough to be involved in a musical project called ‘Lives and Lyrics’.

The idea of the project is to take stories from different areas of society, and put them into song. Other musicians are with different communities across the County. At the end of the project, we will release an album and tour the songs around the local area.

It has been an eye opening experience, and now I need to put pen to paper and do these kids justice.

I will post updates and samples as they come!

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