upside downer

Bravo, chaps 👏👏 worthy winners!

And, staggering in late again...

Going off at a tangent from the 6-in-1 wonder oven theme (although an air fryer is mentioned in one verse) I instead decided to celebrate a comedian, a singer, a professor, a philanthropist, a cricketer and a cartoon character with an in-depth(!) delve into what makes them who they are. What they do have in common is that they all share the same surname, Fry. Ended up doing that as I couldn't think of six folk with the surname Oven.

You want words? You got 'em, buster (but they're hidden below)

4-string cigar box guitar, Les Paul copy and P-bass copy. Ableton provided drummery programmery tomfoolery. A bit of RP80 for guitar effects. Recorded and dusted down with the dynamic duo of Wavepad and Audacity.

10 hours ago, Inga said:

RULEEEEEEE BRITNNIAAA!!!!! BRITANNNIAAA RULES THE WAVESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BRITONSNSSS NEVER EVEVRV RV VEVER SHALL BE SLAVES RULEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BRITINANNIA ABRITNANTNAI RULES THE BRITINAD ALL THE WAY? i

Were you having a few pints with Nigel Farage last night and he got hold of your phone?

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

I know a drummer who has used a stage name since the70's, for tax purposes, he says. 

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

17 minutes ago, lurksalot said:

Victoria Coren Mitchell is holding a pose for me in the kitchen

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.

12 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

I think all bands should bring a professional performance and professional behavior. 

 

Daryl

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

1 hour ago, Len_derby said:

Ouch, that’s a really dumb thing to do.

Yep. That was one of various reasons why the band didn't last much longer after that.

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

In my opinion all bars and restaurants should comp food and certain drinks for the band. It's just the right thing to do as long as you don't have band members that would abuse it.

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.

1 minute ago, lurksalot said:

Deadline-wise, we will go for Midnight on the 24th July

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

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

9 hours ago, Al Nico said:

@upside downer Good mix. The slury synth bass riff makes my head go funny, in a good way, and so does the arrangement and phrasing. It has good drive and evolves as it goes with some subtle surprises. I enjoyed it.

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.

1 hour ago, Al Nico said:

Do you have a Theremin by chance?

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?