Marvel over what a limited musical palette I use and the consistency of my oeuvre over a twenty year period. Favoured themes include:
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| Trip-hop featuring shimmering electric piano, Hammond organ, a mad synth solo, Béla Lugosi and a wolf. | 4:20 |
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| Old Faithful (2001) | Up-tempo driving bluesy theme with sixties electric piano, sax and hammond organ. |
2:38
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| Hot Vibes (2002) | Somewhat unhinged 12-bar with hot vibes, sax, hammond organ, de bop vocals, and an ill-advised lead synth finale. |
3:04
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| Saul | Ambient chill out with atmospheric pipe organ and sweeping strings. |
2:07
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| Summertime Blues | Swinging blues segueing into the Gershwin classic. |
3:57
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| Soar | Grand theme with flute and strings. |
1:52
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| Clayderman | Well intentioned sweeping theme swamped by preposterous synth solo. |
3:08
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| Unwanted Visitors | Bossa nova/big rock themed atmospheric vibes. |
5:13
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| The Girl from Ipanema | Manic treatment of Gilberto classic featuring inappropriate rhythm programming. |
2:26
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| Feelings | Crazed treatment of the Morris Albert classic with wobbly synth lead. |
3:43
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| Jolly Song | Animated 12-bar with lead guitar. |
1:44
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| Theme from Horizon | Eighties dance treatment of Wilfred Josephs classic theme for BBC's "Horizon". |
2:41
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| Discover that Savage yet Tender Feeling | Station ident from long defunct Bristol pirate radio station |
0:30
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| Old Faithful (1983) | Laid-back ambient electric piano ticklings with organ and techno drums. |
3:18
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| Hot Vibes (1991) | Somewhat unhinged 12-bar with hot vibes and lively lead synth. |
2:20
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| Modernity | Probing discourse on modernity with electric piano tripping along to a bossa nova beat. |
1:30
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| Dive Dive Dive | Frenzied bossa nova sub-sea synth engagement. |
1:56
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| Duke of Beaufort Jingle | 35 second critique of hunting with hounds. |
0:36
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| System_Shit | Knockabout cut-up of Extreme Noise Terror thrash metal track. |
1:33
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| Savage yet Tender Fighting Jingle | Station ident from long defunct Bristol pirate. |
0:26
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| The Lord is my Shepherd | Paranoid examination of consumer society featuring tape loops and Psalm 23. |
6.22
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| Just Going for a Stroll | Ambient sweeping bossa nova chill out. |
5:11
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| Bum Cha Cha | Benny Hill meets Buttman. |
2:03
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| Finale | Buoyant ident with funky drums and bass line. |
0:54
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A few words (and pictures) about some of the instruments used in these compositions
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