Inspired by a desire to mark the recent anniversary of the death of Tim Smith, I created a simple chord progression.
On the same day, I took it into the studio and performed, recorded, mixed and mastered this track. It's named Starry Skies in his honour.
I wonder what he might have made of it.
Thank you for visiting..
Thank you for listening.
24 July 2025.
We will praise him.
This is the furthest I've moved away from the compositional constraints of the main project. Built on top of a drone recorded for other purposes, then layered with multiple altered synth sounds and custom-built effects plugins. Also featuring the first spoken word to appear in my work - extracts from a 1966 talk by philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, The piece is themed on the freedom found by bringing psychological time to an end, by letting go of one's desires.
A piece created by extrapolating, shifting, warping and layering a 10-minute performance from a side project. I created 2 drones that should not work in this genre, and should not segue comfortably, to become a 65 minute 'bed'. I then did a single improvised performance over the bed, which is presented unedited. As always, my work for this label stands outside of the normal parameters of the main project, and are therefore exclusive to the label.
The Shadow That Melts The Flesh appears frequently and at length in the musical score to this stunning adaptation of the 1920s lost cinematic classic horror movie, featuring an all-star cast. To be chosen to compose for this work has been the absolute highlight of this project, and I'm sure it will always be so.
In collaboration with Brett Richardson, The Shadow That Melts The Flesh appears on our reworking of the appropriately entitled track, Sad Songs Say Fuck All
An EP of two tracks, in which I explore the sounds of light and dark, the textures of nice and nasty, which combine to give my music it's unique qualities.
Track 1: Distillation. The concentrated essence of ethereal tones
Track 2: Impurities. The harsh notes.
An EP of thirteen tracks, created for use by visual artists, video content creators and film-makers. This is available for free, for any content creator to use, under "Creative Commons licence attribution non-commercial share alike".
Track 1 - 11: A Series Of Stabs to the Eye and Throat. Bursts and swells of painful sound.
Track 12: Strange Light in Dense Fog. A long, slow moving piece made to be suitable for use as Bed Music in film and video content.
Track 13: Trial FX. Bonus Track. Early experiments with painful sound.
