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[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1429879375' post='2755913'] Currently nothing stronger than Berocca multivitamins… which I like to crush into a powder and mainline one packet at a time [/quote] No colds or flus in your house then.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1429870261' post='2755730'] Can I vote for Lowdown three times? Wonderfully put together as always but I think you have surpassed yourself this time, Garry.. [/quote] Agreed.... Well done lowdown. Excellent entry this month. I surmise from your submission that you are a single unemployed male, noone else would have the time to achieve such perfection.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1429827344' post='2755459'] Fin! ...I'm currently mixing a very beautifully played jazz album in my spare time, so this is what I might call a 'palette cleanser'. Whereas most of you will consider it more a 'dirty protest' Military snares [i](sampled from a copyright free recording of a US marching band, playing the titular "Crazy Army")[/i] very hastily slung together with a MIDI drum track and squelchy acid basslines. http://soundcloud.com/skollob/crazy-army Mix sounds wooly on my cans, but meh, no time for spit and polish this month. It is what it is! [color=#800000][b]I'll post up the voting thread tomorrow morning.[/b][/color] Well done everyone! Very much looking forward to listening to them all [/quote] Definitely some crystal meth abuse goin on in the skol household.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1429827344' post='2755459'] Fin! ...I'm currently mixing a very beautifully played jazz album in my spare time, so this is what I might call a 'palette cleanser'. Whereas most of you will consider it more a 'dirty protest' Military snares [i](sampled from a copyright free recording of a US marching band, playing the titular "Crazy Army")[/i] very hastily slung together with a MIDI drum track and squelchy acid basslines. http://soundcloud.com/skollob/crazy-army Mix sounds wooly on my cans, but meh, no time for spit and polish this month. It is what it is! [color=#800000][b]I'll post up the voting thread tomorrow morning.[/b][/color] Well done everyone! Very much looking forward to listening to them all [/quote] Definitely some crystal meth abuse goin on in the skol household.

Not gonna make it this month. I have a cracking tune in the go but it's too complex etc to finish on time. I've had a really busy month and simply didn't find the time. Looking forward to the voting though. Good luck to all entrants.

Yes. Be very careful.

Good man.

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1429207803' post='2749311'] One of the most successful bands I was in had the most unassuming frontman. It was mainly spoken word stuff, not singing most of the time (we were once described as The Fall meets Mogwai), but he had the ability to captivate a room and his 'tween-song musings and poetry often kept the whole venue silent. Just to say that a frontman doesn't have to be a 'star' in the traditional sense. Here he is (that's me in the background, in a brief hairless phase) [/quote] He does look interesting.

Go for it. This is show business. Theres no bigger show than TV..... Do it even if it costs you money and milk the situation dry. Remember that accumulation is the last part of the famous saying.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1428360660' post='2740645'] Cheers , but it is spot on though , I have a habit of make do and mend , and sometimes it just gets in the way , don't get me wrong I will often find a way of doing something in an unorthadox way , but if you haven't used kit that just works, then I found I was just kidding myself and going backwards at the same time ! Back to the matter in hand , I have a folk song for you , the lyrics are printed with the description as my Russian is a touch rusty , it probably needed a Peter Ustinov VST to do them justice , but nevertheless I give you https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/from-russia I hope you enjoy [/quote] Very good. It scared me a little bit. Well done.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1428358213' post='2740619'] It frustrated the hell out of me , but being a bit daft I persevered with it , worst mistake ( or at least one of them) I made . I then bought the little 2i2 and my recording life has been transformed , it just works , it still amazes me how simple the process has become , the composing and playing now take the time knowing that I can record it relatively straight-forwardly. [/quote] I used a 2i2 for a while they are great bits of kit. I'm glad you found something that works. It makes all the difference, having the right gear.

[quote name='gt4ever' timestamp='1428355716' post='2740591'] The singer eventually replied to me after days of avoiding my texts and calls saying exactly what I thought he would say. He said he put the case outside the studio as he didnt know which van to put it in, and then when he left it was not there. Unless there is CCTV then that's it. I've got no proof, it's at the back of a light industrial unit so no footraffic whatsoever and we were the only band there that night. I'm just cross with myself that I gave gear to someone I did not know from Adam. If anything I hope this highlights to others not to make the same stupid mistake. The saga has ruined my Easter and I'm trying to put it all behind me and gradually replace all the items that were in there. But as everyone knows, our flight cases have all our bits and pieces in them, and I'm lost without mine! Night people. Rich [/quote] He might be telling the truth. Sorry for the loss mate and I hope it turns up. Are you insured???

Not nice

I'm waiting for the punchline here. I'm with discrete on this one. It all sounds "a bit mad Ted".

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1427929468' post='2736110'] I saw Ronnie Wood get out a car on Brewery Road, Camden Town the other day for free! He's very short and wouldn't go amiss in Lord Of The Rings. Good luck with the tickets! [/quote] Are you sure?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1427904805' post='2735737'] Bloomin' slave-drivers, you lot..! Here you are then; sorry for the delay. [url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/there-are-no-winners"]There are no winners ...[/url] [/quote] Awesome..... I like it a lot.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1427961088' post='2736240'] The definition of genius in composition is the extent to which you can disguise that which you have stolen. [/quote] Ahem......👀. Of course there's none of that going on around here. Honestly. This picture is going to be bloody hard. My orchestra are all on spring break. I may have to rely on the garageband philharmonic.

Well done sausage. Very cool song.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1427802636' post='2734364'] Not from where I'm stood as I continually keep saying. Maybe crap pubs and unentertaining bands are having problems, but compared with what the live music scene was like for me in the 80s and 90s getting decent gigs has never been easier. [/quote] I'm not disagreeing with you. I meant that if the pubs are dying so too will the live scene. Obviously this changes from region to region. Good luck if you are having a successful time at the moment and long may it last.

Pubs are dying.... Live scene is dying.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1427797013' post='2734266'] Yes I did replace the track after it had about 10 listens (that figure is unreliable). The new track has the same id though and the orginal link still works. I am not overly concerned. It was not very 'representative' of the image and, as a result, I wasn't expecting a big vote. [/quote] Ok cool. I know its not about the votes or winning etc but I wouldn't like to think you didn't get a fair crack at it because some tech hitch with soundcloud etc. 👍

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1427791897' post='2734182'] Story of my life. Anyway, we can all see where this is going. Can we have the new picture so I can start on that [/quote] I reckon there's an issue with Bilbos track. According to my soundcloud app it has had only 21 listens (I'm responsible for about 4 of them) however 24 people have voted. That's not right surely. Are people not seeing the track or something.

Thank you Dad. Hope you are feeling better.

Tried on my phone a moment ago. It's not there.