On the album "sandcastles:makers and breakers"..it features..simon jeffery..sarah reed..geoffrey richardson..melissa west..louis turpin..pete shaw..rachel martin..bruce allen..justin mitchel..though saying that on the tracks featured on this site...the only songs featuring these stalwart performers are pete shaw on double bass for red river .. simon jeffery on drums and sarah reed on backing vocals for me and mystery.A massive thanks to all for helping make this recording..the rest were recorded in the comfort of my own home with very limited technology..not blaming my tools just my impatience to get them down.You may be lucky enough to hear my kettle and other background noise in some of the recordings......hmmmmmmmm?....i kind of like it!
Influences
Anyone who makes it look easy....perhaps...willie nelson...jj cale...nick cave...robert wyatt...tom waits..johnny cash... to name but a few!
Sounds Like
I reckon it sounds like a man inventing something that has already been established but altering the formula to fit his life....do you know?
Thought it was about time i explained these sketches..I have a boss br8 with a zip drive..(i"m on my third one now)..the drum sounds are done on an ancient boss dr rhythm..also use a knackered tascam 488 as a mixer..(i worked the tape heads to death yonks ago!)..after recording these scribbles they are transported to the pc and use steinberg clean 4.0 with wavelab lite to edit and organise..I had a lot of fun recording them and regardless of the quality i feel all the info is there..cheers people..del.
Derek Heffernan aka the child!'s Friend Space (Top 29)
Derek, We appreciate your kind comment about our music. Thanks for being our friend. We are recording a new album which is always fun. Have a wonderful week and best wishes.
J. C. Martin Black Angel Santa Barbara, California
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