upside downer

I think it was Captain Sensible (born Ray Burns) who said that he and some of the early punks changed their names to help avoid the DHSS from sniffing around too much as they were still claiming 'the dole'.

Well done, chaps 👏👏 the picture really brought out some diverse tunes this month.

I have a Vester Catalina P-bass copy. Gigged it a few times way back when, did the job.

The John Peel archive on the creative flow channel on youtube. There's around 100 shows on there at the moment. That'll keep me occupied for a while.

Again, a late one... Another poor, shipwrecked sap falls for the sound of the sirens. Though he escaped with his life, he now spends his days tormented as he watches and waits for a ship that never arrives. Spoon, moon, June-alike lyrics to pick apart hidden below: I scoured the array of sounds within Ableton this month to piece together the various synth layers. MT Drums, Westfield Les Paul guitar, violin bass and the siren sample at the end came from Sample Focus. Vocals rasped through an Apogee Mic+ by the unmelodious stylings of yours truly. Wavepad and Audacity did their usual sterling work.

Hype Sandoval Lull Tiny Turner Dud Lipa Rita Orc Pissy Elliott

Ooh, you lucky devil!

Bravo, @Chiliwailer, you're getting good at this 😁

Got one done again just in time... Hey, what's the rush? Life's too hectic. Take a stroll, breathe a little and just enjoy being in the moment. Eko 12 string acoustic, Vester Catalina P-Bass, Westfield Les Paul, Yamaha keys and a drum sample from Looperman. Recorded without any bells and whistles with Wavepad and Audacity.

I agree. Too many things started to slide with that band. When people get sloppy it's always an uphill battle to get things back on an even keel.

Slate Spares Mad Sweat Slice Cooper Chin Lizzy Little Feet Funny

Chappell Moan Dug Lipa Brake

Yep. That was one of various reasons why the band didn't last much longer after that. I know a drummer and vocalist who would 🥴

We had a great venue we played about 3 times a year and we'd always drag a good few with us to pack out the place. Always a buoyant, appreciative crowd there with no hint of trouble. Stopped getting asked back when the landlord noticed that, one time, both the drummer and vocalist had smuggled in their own supply of beer and, in the singer's case, his wife's stockpile, too. Three gigs gone tits up, all in aid of saving a few quid at the bar. Terrific. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Me and the guitarist were not happy bunnies.

Cool, that gives us 51 weeks to get something done 😁

Bravo, @Chiliwailer, left us all trailing in your wake. A mighty fine tune 👏

Cheers for that. I've had a quick listen last night to everyone's and, as usual, both the variety of ideas and quality of the tunes is a credit to all.

After a fight with both my ageing laptop and a cranky Soundcloud, I've finally managed to upload this month's effort. The Sage. Who is he? Where did he come from? What does he want? What does he know? Why has he started breakdancing in the old part of town? Has he got the moves? Can he still do them? Will we have to call an ambulance for the mysterious old coot? There's a wee bit of guitar and a drum sample (or two) from Looperman but Ableton is Employee of the Month as I cobbled the various synth and bass lines together by programming everything using the 'noises library' within.

Wish I did have, I'd just wibble about in front of it randomly for five minutes and, hey presto, there's this month's entry sorted 😄

I'm still staring at the picture

I stare at the picture for a fortnight then manage to come up with some old guff with a day or so to spare. Works for me 🙃

I'm more worried about the old boy with the sickles for hands in the background. What if he needs to pick his nose?

I usually give them all two or three listens before voting. Rather do that than put Radio 2 on 😁

Really enjoyed the tunes this month. As Len pointed out, it's a shame that, on a site for musicians, so few manage to find half an hour or so to listen to them. Hey ho, so it goes, it's still great fun!

Now Glastonbury is over, have some more music and get over to the Basschat Composition Challenge for June and vote for some mighty fine tunes 👍