Broken Dreams

An early mix of Broken Dreams, without vocals and with a simple drum loop. Its about how life doesn't turn out the way you expect...

2009-03-30T11:58:21+01:00

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true true true 10 Verse one Shine bright lights in my eyes To help me see Then you pull the rug From under me Chorus Try to fly to the moon If you can And then you will soon fall down again Always becoming, never just being Is this an illusion, or just broken dreams? Verse two Then I fall asleep, With empty hands Left with no idea Of who I am Chorus Repeat broken-dreams Broken Dreams

2010-03-11T06:23:00+00:00

772 This is a dancy / drum+bass style piece inspired by the words of one of my heroes: Tony Benn. His book: Dare To Be A Daniel, is a biographical account of his early years, living under the threat of fascism and emerging as a socialist and progressive thinker. The dialogue is taken from a public meeting he gave at the Old Vic, London (please don't sue me!), but I found them so inspirational that I thought I'd put them to music. It's not simply because I like the sound of my own name! I'm still experimenting with different drums sounds and styles in this, but please rate+comment and let me know what you think. Also, the preview you can hear is encoded at a low-bitrate: please sign-up and download the track to hear it properly... its free after all.

2009-04-19T19:00:29+01:00

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true true true 14 My father used to say to me 'Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone, Dare to have a purpose firm, Dare to let it known' dare-to-be-a-daniel Dare To Be A Daniel

2010-03-11T06:23:04+00:00

928 Do you feel forlorn? I do sometimes. I wrote this around the wistful synth sound you hear from the beginning, which I discovered the other day.

2009-03-28T13:55:59+00:00

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true true true 2 forlorn Forlorn

2010-03-11T06:54:19+00:00

850 Inspired by an Oscar Wilde quote: "Sometimes I feel that the artistic life is like a long and lovely suicide... and I'm not sorry that it is so..."

2010-01-24T12:44:11+00:00

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true true true 27 lovely-suicide Lovely Suicide

2010-03-11T06:23:35+00:00

83 A cover of one of my favourite Chopin pieces, Raindrop, but with a rock / electronica vibe.

2009-03-27T23:35:00+00:00

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true true true 1 Forgive me for being so inquisitive... but during the past few weeks I've wondered whether you've had some second thoughts about the mission... how do you mean?... well, it's rather difficult to define. Perhaps I'm just projecting my own concern about it. I know I've never completely freed myself from the suspicion that there's something extermely odd about this mission... I'm sure you'll agree there's some truth in what I say.. for instance, rumours of something being dug-up on the moon... I never gave these stories much credence, but particularly in view of some of the other things that have happened, I find it difficult to put out of my mind.... raindrop Raindrop

2010-03-11T06:53:43+00:00

887 Here's an idea for a song, called Vanish. Its about that feeling of wanting to disappear when things go wrong, about having to get out of a place you've been stuck in too long... I'm into this idea that by somehow concentrating on natural perception we 'vanish' in ourselves and become a free-floating observer of nature. I think all too often we think that this world we live in is a real place and take it too seriously. The masochist in me has put a guide vocal on it. I can't really sing, but that's why <a href="http://www.dangarland.me.uk/pages/singerwanted">we're looking for a singer</a>. If you think you can do better, get in touch... It sounds tinny on the sample so grab a free download and listen to it on something other than laptop speakers. As usual I'm just trying things out, so any comments or ratings are welcomed! If you can guess who the model in the photograph was, I might give you a prize.

2009-08-08T18:18:04+01:00

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true true true 22 Verse One When life seems to go astray I'd really like to vanish Disappear without a trace What's the point of being here? There must be a reason For this godforsaken place I'd really like to go now Verse Two When I want to get away I'd really like to vanish Take-off into outer space Would you notice if I go? No I didn't think so I can read it in your face Chorus I've been trying to tell you For a long time You've wandered far too long On your own Now you've started to Vanish You're gone Verse Three I'm afraid I cannot stay I'd really like to vanish Disappear without a trace When the answer makes me wish I hadn't asked the question You'll forgive me if I say I'd really like to go now vanish Vanish

2010-03-11T06:23:20+00:00

694 I used a few hours this morning and afternoon to put together this arrangement, inspired by the view of my bay window over the street in Brighton... It started out at 10am as a little piano riff (the intro and outro) which I developed into a pop-style song. Please rate if you like!

2009-04-15T21:01:38+01:00

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true true true 13 I haven't written these completely yet... the intro/outro riff fits 'A View From a Mountain'... view-from-a-mountain View From A Mountain

2010-03-11T06:23:25+00:00

2714 A backing track for a song I recently came up with. I'm working on some lyrics for it now, will post a vocal guide soon... If you are a singer and want to try coming up with some melodies for it, I'd be glad to hear your renditions. The song is about absence- the feeling that you're not there when you should. Its a lament, but it has this energetic dancy feeling inspired by New Order / The Cure... I think it could do with a middle eight somewhere, and it needs a bit of spit+polish here and there, but I'll see how it pans out with the vocals first. Don't forget to rate+comment! If you don't have an account, and you have ten seconds spare, please<a href="http://www.dangarland.me.uk/subscribers/myaccount"> join-up!</a>

2010-01-17T18:54:27+00:00

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true true true 26 why-arnt-you-there Why Arn't You There?

2010-03-11T06:23:30+00:00

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