I am becky, hello. I write music, here.
http://www.daydreamgeneration.com
and here.
EP 1, released in 2008 on Quixodelic Records. This is a collection of some of the first songs I ever wrote. From 2006-08.
EP 2, released in 2009 as part of the Utica Flower Company Invisible Box Set. All these songs were written in the month of September 09.
If you live in melbourne, chances are you've seen me around.
Here's what someone is saying:
"Becky N’s follow-up to her Two Wheels EP, 4am Video Games, definitely has the signatures of the songwriter’s touch. The lo-fi recording, the sparse arrangements, and the simplicity that is soft to the ear are all here. In fact, this EP may be even sparser than Two Wheels. Most of the songs are cut back to guitar and voice, with some overdubs. When you listen to the new music from 4am Video Games, however, there’s a new element to many of the songs.
Walls of repeating chords on downbeats add drive to songs like “Overgrown” and “4am Video Games”. This adds a sad, droning element to the songs making them perfect for ominousness but also for meditation. I took this EP out for a spin on my bicycle late during a recent fall evening, and it seemed to fit alongside the brisk autumn air well. The darkness of the night combined with the minor sounds of the album and the blinking of traffic lights seemed complementary to Becky’s tone on this release.
Although the dichotomous guitar riffs on “Coma Dream” make this the standout track on the album, the song also shows off a unique sense of timing, lyrical stylings, and the finger-picking of Becky N. Though the overtones are of sadness, Becky N still shows a quirky side on “Sweetie”, which starts off with a guitar part reminiscent of nineties grunge-rockers. The lyrics twist this into an interesting love song, ending abrubtly with the lyric “where’ve you been all my life”, leaving the listener with some kind of longing.
All in all, this album shows a new side of Becky N. It may be a darker, more brooding side, yes, but also something that is searching and hoping. It is this aspect of the album that made this reviewer want to do a lot of soul-searching while listening to 4am Video Games. This album gets one highly-recommended moonlit bicycle ride; listen to it at 4am or not, but this one definitely lends itself to nighttime excursions."
- Smally, www.daydreamgeneration.com
I release all my music for free. I live on an imaginary ship.
It's been a while, but here we go again. Back from the dead thirty-eight-song-stories high and breathing musical fire, it's the seventh DAYDREAM GENERATION compilation. Everything you'd expect from one of our free compilations - tunes you can shake your sticks at, psychedelic sonnets, folk weirdness, electronic circuitry for the earballs, and things that go pop! in the night.
Here are some of the people you might find on there, some you may have heard of before, but even better if you haven't: ROCKETSHIPS OF LOVE, WARCHALKING, AKRYLLIC LOVE, FROGVILLE, JAMES REDMOND, SUCKS TO LALA LAND, WHITE GUYS JUMPING, THE FALLING FLOORS, THE SPACE BETWEEN THINGS, CODY HIGH SCHOOL, BROKEN MONO, BRENDON HERTZ, A NOBLE GHOST, THE PAINTED SHUTS, THE INVISIBLE MOUTH, ALLAN DOUGLAS, CHANSONS DE GESTE, SOCIETY, VOLCANO, FIG MINTS (OF YOUR IMAGINATION), THE REAL BURNOUTS, E. A BARTHOLOMEW, SIMON PILER AND THE ATOM BAND, JOHN LUDINGTON, VENICE GAS HOUSE TROLLEY, THE GROSVENOR SUITE, THE RED PLASTIC BUDDHA, ROLLERCOASTER, THE ORANGE DROP, JOSEPH RIDE, BECKY N, MOUSEY BROWN, THE WHEELIES, THE OUT FAMILY RAVEN, OLD NORTH, THE ARTIFICIAL SEA, UBERFUZZ, and DEAD CANARIES.
Seal-Boy's moving to London this week, its so exciting. Me next year? im going to work at top shop until i get promoted to kate Moss' assistant haha she will looove me.
Every once in a while a record lands in your life and blows you away. This is one of those records - an intelligent and heartfelt collection of folk-psychedelics, with songs that will linger in your mind like ghosts long after they have played. Dublin's THE LOADED WHISPERS are probably as great as lo-fi musicians get, combining the brilliant poetry of Jeremiah James and the unmistakeable mind-blowing voice of Syd Lane, over fuzzy stripped-back psych guitar and dancing piano keys. "Artists Use Lies To Tell The Truth" is a perfect introduction to what they do, with so many stand-out tracks that all you can do is let the record play out from beginning to end. And that really is the truth.
I know, I love that record too much. That song in particular is beautiful.
Daydream way...I lurk, I download. I don't do much else. Smally doesn't ask for my help, and I don't want to drive him crazy :)
I am up to nothing much of any interest. Work, work and work. Oh, and I have been playing Wii Rock Band :) I bought a second hand Wii with my tax refund, so that;s been pretty fun!
That and the usual stuff...listening, watching, daydreaming :) Good to hear from you!
A 19 track sampler featuring a song from each of the 19 Quixodelic Records we've released in the last year. From rock and roll space psychedelics to twee indie folk/pop.
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And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, the first 50 lucky downloaders will find themselves the proud owners of a limited edition cut out and keep deck of UTICA FLOWER COMPANY TOP TRUMPS...
Thanks Becky.. have liked your stuff on the daydreamgen comps... I was on the very first compilation as Acid Cowboy and on one of the last ones as the Orange Drop... good times :-D Keep up the good work and if you ever come to the states, we should totally play a few shows together. Love, Marc
Now this is exciting. Been a long time since we first heard and were blown away by River Speak English's "Puzzle Piece" on Daydream Generation 2. A year and a half later and we're made up to be hosting one half of the aforementioned collaboration's debut record. "Well Under Thirty" is a collection of Bob Dylan covers by Sucks To LaLa Land's Keith Crain - as well as being a beautiful introduction to this talented singer/songwriter, it's arguably as great a collection of Dylan covers as I've ever heard. Listening to the 8 tracks featured was like discovering Bob Dylan all over again.
You can download it for FREE at the Quixodelic Records link on our site right now
