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Create or Perish |
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| Location: | Glen Prozac, Scotland |
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| Last Login: | Jan 18, 2008 (678 days back) |
About Me |
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These are a few of my paintings, they are acrylic and plaster on board and are mostly around 3' by 2' or thereabouts. They are highly textured, which is not really visible on the slides. Been writing songs since I was a wide eyed youngster, guitar and voice are still my weapons of choice. Have tampered with electronica www.myspace.com/robertmaelstrom and experimental groups but the old songwriter thing just keeps coming back no matter how much I try to get a 'real' job. You are currently listening to the sound of my beloved Martin JC1e that I've had since 1999. See www.lessismore.co.uk for loads of free demos and archive tunes. Currently living with my lovely missus Rio and our wee laddie Hugh up in the glens. Juggling responsible parenthood with being a creative maverick...er...not easy... lend me a tenner 'till the end of week would ya... |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 4/6/2007Band Website: lessismore.co.uk Band Members: BRYTON EARLYER ep 1.The Master Satellite 2.Oh Jemima 3.In Love's Sanctuary 4.Shooting Star 5.Still 6.Only for Love All new recordings! Download it HERE If you like it or want to support my music making efforts (not to mention my starving children) bung me some money using the paypal button, your choice. Huzzah! Thanks folks. Influences: John Martyn, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Judee Sill, Bill Fay, CSN, Nick Harper, Roy Harper, The Roches, Eg and Alice, Bill Hicks, Ram Dass, Ricky Lee Jones, Spirogyra, The Band (did I mention The Band ?), Television, Steely Dan, Talking Heads, James Taylor, David Bowie, Charles Trenet, Serge Gainsbourg, Gordon Giltrap, Queen, Rush, Yes, Dylan, Martin Simpson, Glen Campbell (during the Jimmy Webb era) and possibly old Nick Drake. .. Sounds Like: Plucking lovely. Record Label: LOTS more of my music FREE at www.lessismore.co.uk Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic/Americana/Electroacoustic) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Bryton Earlyer EP |
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| I've made an EP called 'Bryton Earlyer' with 6 songs on it mainly made for gig sales but you can download it from my main page and re-numerate me if you wish. Mark Ellis has kindly done a radio specia... Posted by Emil Thompson on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:11:00 PST |
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ACOUSTIC SPLINTERS 04 |
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| Ahoy there! At last a new splinter has surfaced..to be honest it's been lying about on my desktopfor weeks...finally I got it uploaded..but it's a good'n. Check it out...you could be on it! But then a... Posted by Emil Thompson on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:34:00 PST |
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ACOUSTIC SPLINTERS 03 |
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| Hi chums, it's splinter time, 'skelfs' as some folks call them up here.Now, this one does have a slightly deviant element in it, inasmuch as there are some tracks in here which are not strictly acoust... Posted by Emil Thompson on Mon, 28 May 2007 12:47:00 PST |
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ACOUSTIC SPLINTERS 02 |
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| Hi Dudes and Dudettes,Here's Splinter number 2 of the famous 'Acoustic Splinters' podcast....I know you've all (3 of you) been anxiously waiting..the wait is over...Let's hope the damn thing works..I'... Posted by Emil Thompson on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:57:00 PST |
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ACOUSTIC SPLINTERS 01 |
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| Ok, this is Acoustic Splinters number one:http://www.lessismore.co.uk/splinters01.m4bor if you are a safari user try this one : http://www.lessismore.co.uk/podcasts/splinters01.zipDownload
it and bung... Posted by Emil Thompson on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:30:00 PST |
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Muso Techno Babble..and Mic Placements. |
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| Hello out there...there can't really be anyone reading this can there....no I thought not..Anyway...I have just posted a new song..a couple of days ago.....that song was an experiment in mic placement... Posted by Emil Thompson on Tue, 01 May 2007 02:33:00 PST |
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Vinyl Ripping Blogs Are Fun ! |
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| Hey just thort Id mention the fact that there is a whole network out there of folks who digitise their old vinyl, you know, stuff ye cannae get anymore (not always)... then post it up for you to down... Posted by Emil Thompson on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:01:00 PST |
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Some Heartening Words Of Mumbo Jumbo |
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| Wanted to share this piece of text:Following the heart and not the head is at once a rewarding and harrowing experience. As you ease off the Ego and learn to trust intuition, life can begin to take yo... Posted by Emil Thompson on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 01:15:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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The Congress Roses, James Bragg, Rio, Andy Spiller, Marjorie Razorblade, ManMadeMan, Ram Dass, Robert Maelstrom, Yedo's Telescopic head, The Transporters, Out Of The Woods Acoustic Music Club, steven gibbons, Gavin Sutherland, James Hollingsworth, The Castlehaze, Professor Yaffle, Wylderbeats, Fingers Wilson, Luckyhorse, Julie Ellison, Orris, Jeff Andrews and the Blessed Unrest, Emily Scott, Gail as in Gail, Gary, stephanie dosen, Murrow... Man of War, Nick Harper, Roy Harper, Gavin Moore, Redhed, Dno, Jodi Phillis, alice temple, Felix Mood, ChinMusic, tommymac, Nomads on Venus, Greg Morton, bad dancer, Rachel & Verona, BILLY D, Xenia Rodotheatou, Berry, emjaydee, Barbara McKay, Con Kelleher, Kellie Cox, Kaya Fraser, Jamie Osborne, Paul Dunn - Songwriter, Green Door Studio, J R Guitarist / Singer Songwriter, Powercore Promotions, DOLLY, Vac Bag, Tom Cote, Lee Bailey, kate, Davide Facchini, Dylan Owen: the Bard of Oswaldtwistle, Glenn Tilbrook, Rebecca Worthley, Maybe, Don Gato TrĂo X, Petzel, Linn (Harper PR), James Holbrook
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