Both Hazel and I actively produce and release music. Kerry contributes drums and percussion, or programmed drum tracks sometimes, to both of our music productions. Below, you'll find links to these.
My live music career began by playing in a blues band in England, continuing into pop/rock and jump jive bands in various parts of the country. Later, I've played as a solo performer in France and Mexico, in a band in Spain, as part of a duo with an American jazz trumpeter in Turkey, as a rhythm guitarist for a talented singer/guitarist, also in Turkey. I've played in two pop/rock bands in Germany, pretty much up until I was seriously planning this boat build. However, at about the same time, I became somewhat disillusioned with band life and started my own solo project recording and releasing electronic music, of a somewhat experimental nature. I built a synthesiser using a pcb from the excellent Music From Outer Space, purchased various other pieces of electronic music gadgetry and, inspired by a respect for the works of Brian Eno, began my experimentations :) Be warned, some of it is quite experimental!
But we'll start with the good stuff. Hazel has been producing her own music for many years now. She's also done a few collaborations with other artists. I sometimes play a bit of guitar or bass, or even sax on them, and occasionally mix or master a track. Here's a link to her Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4qh91Qc4CjJMAcnxtGLXfU
And here are a couple of her videos:
My live music career began by playing in a blues band in England, continuing into pop/rock and jump jive bands in various parts of the country. Later, I've played as a solo performer in France and Mexico, in a band in Spain, as part of a duo with an American jazz trumpeter in Turkey, as a rhythm guitarist for a talented singer/guitarist, also in Turkey. I've played in two pop/rock bands in Germany, pretty much up until I was seriously planning this boat build. However, at about the same time, I became somewhat disillusioned with band life and started my own solo project recording and releasing electronic music, of a somewhat experimental nature. I built a synthesiser using a pcb from the excellent Music From Outer Space, purchased various other pieces of electronic music gadgetry and, inspired by a respect for the works of Brian Eno, began my experimentations :) Be warned, some of it is quite experimental!
But we'll start with the good stuff. Hazel has been producing her own music for many years now. She's also done a few collaborations with other artists. I sometimes play a bit of guitar or bass, or even sax on them, and occasionally mix or master a track. Here's a link to her Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4qh91Qc4CjJMAcnxtGLXfU
And here are a couple of her videos:
As to me, I've released various singles, EPs and albums. Initially electronic, they progress to a more ambients nature. 'Ocean View' is a downtempo chill type piece. My latest release, 'Bridges Burn' marks a return to the singer/songwriter approach. Performed on acoustic guitar and sax, it's a gentle, easy listening type of track.
Working chronologically backwards (errr...), the next/previous release is a track that followers of my YouTube boat building exploits will know well. I composed the music and then handed it over to Hazel to write some lyrics and record the vocals. The result is a downtempo and yet rhythmic chill piece that conveys the atmosphere of lazy days at or by the sea. It is out as a stand-alone single with no B-side.
My two most recent albums have a degree of crossover; they share several of the same tracks. I spent several years exploring ambient themes and I probably still have several unreleased tracks of a similar nature. They are quite peaceful and yet there's an underlying tension to the atmosphere, I find;
My EP "Shake A Leg" was an effort to produce something a bit more up-tempo; something that could conceivably be danced to. You may well recognise one track. Some of the others are still a bit experimental.
"Out Of The Moloch" features (a fairly young) Hazel singing on 4 tracks, including the fairly full-on "Brighton Town" and the original versions of "Waiting " and "Sit And Wonder", which nowadays sound kinda slow. "Bow Boom" is a fairly experimental piece, performed in one take, entirely on a Korg Kaossilator!
"The Great Divide" (released long before Ed Sheeran copied (wink, wink) my completely unoriginal cover) is a 5 track EP with earlier mixes of 2 tracks from "Moloch". It's electronic. It's experimental at times. There's some fairly nice guitar at the end of the title track, though I say so myself :)
"Milk And Honey" is a single featuring the epic filmscape-type track of the same name. It was the first electronic track I ever wrote/performed/recorded. The B-side "No Harm" is performed entirely on my homemade MFOS minisynth.
"Waiting" was first released as a single with "The Cycle' as its B-side. Amazingly, "The Cycle" is my most successful ever track and has earnt me more than enough to cover the expenses of releasing all the other music! As far as I understand it, it's been used in a video game somewhere.
My first album "Electric Flowers" was probably the most experimental as it was my first foray into self-produced electronic music. I'm in the early stages of learning music production here. Some tracks were later remixed and released elsewhere. I remember writing the lyrics to "All The Way" whilst waiting for a school parent evening to start. The rather long closing track "Blooming Lovely", exhibiting clear Gong influences, features Hazel on flute! I love the cover. It's one of Karin's photos that I messed with in Photoshop :)
I have actually released a few videos to accompany various tracks, some of which are unreleased elsewhere! These tend to be equally experimental, but I certainly enjoyed making them. I'll embed them below for amusement value :)