Josh Ryan Soundchecking
Josh Ryan Soundchecking for a gig at The Racehorse, Northampton, tonight.
2m Dec 28, 2012
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P-Hex Soundchecking
P-Hex Soundchecking for a gig tonight at The Racehorse, Northampton.
2m Dec 28, 2012
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Uncle Andy's Christmas Message
Uncle Andy sign's off ... from his heart.
41s Dec 24, 2012
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Uncle Andy - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
Andy pulls off a stunning cover of the Tom Waits song.
5m Dec 24, 2012
5m
Uncle Andys Moronic Choir - Fairy Tale of New York
Another sing-a-long. We recorded this the same year that radio stations wanted to ban playing the original because it had the word faggot in it. As you will hear we protested to this ... a lot.
5m Dec 24, 2012
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Uncle Andys Moronic Choir - Merry Christmas Everybody
Each year we had one song that EVERYONE involved had to sing on. How many its Christmas ...
4m Dec 24, 2012
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Plagiarized - Mary's Boy Child
This is what happens when you let me wonder what Boney M would sound like if they were covered by Spiritualized. If any of you have ever listened to The Global Voices Podcast then yes .... this is where the theme originated. The picture was taken during a tea break while we were recording and by the very sceptical looks on both Uncle Andy and Mark Prints faces ... it might have been just as I...
7m Dec 24, 2012
7m
Reginald Dwight Yorke & Poets Corner - The Black Day of Christmas
I'm not sure this is what you might call a traditional Christmas song.
4m Dec 24, 2012
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Big Dan featuring The Uncle Andy Singers - Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer
Dan isn't what you might call a natural singer ...
2m Dec 24, 2012
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The Evil Puppets - Last Christmas
I think this is what Wham would have really wanted it to sound like don't you?
5m Dec 24, 2012
5m
Marble Tea - Silent Night
Kindly recorded for us by the talented Knight Berman Jr. Check out more of Knight's work at http://marbletea.com/about/
4m Dec 24, 2012
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Plasticsoul - Blue Blue Christmastime
Recorded in a couple of hours by the hugely talented Steven Wilson/Plasticsoul. http://audioboo.fm/Plasticsoul
6m Dec 24, 2012
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Kate St. Claire & the Uncle Andy Backing Band - Just Like Christmas
A pretty faithful cover of Low's Just Like Christmas
3m Dec 24, 2012
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Just Fontaine & Uncle Andy - Frosty The Snowman
How can i put it ... Our singer Tony isn't keen on Christmas songs.
3m Dec 24, 2012
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The Ramblin' Minstrals - Mull O'Kintyre
One of Northampton's oldest folk duo's who dropped out of public sight in the late 60's, only to (un)fortunately reappear after the turn of the millennium.
5m Dec 24, 2012
5m
Frank Reid & Pat Winsor - Baby It's Cold Outside
Could this really be TV's favourite pub owning soap couple ... Well, no.
5m Dec 24, 2012
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Just Fontaine (feat. Luke & Uncle Andy) - Little Drummer Boy
Steve Beswick & myself went a little drums & guitar overdub crazy on this one.
5m Dec 24, 2012
5m
Kredit Krunch - Hold Tight
For about 4 years my friend Andy Clarke, under his nom de plume of Uncle Andy, produced a Christmas CD each year to give to friends. It grew each year & more people & bands got involved to record both serious & funny covers. So here is the first of 16 tracks, a sort of Best of Uncle Andy'sChristmas Album. This one from 2008 wasn't a Christmas song but summed up the Banking Crash.
3m Dec 24, 2012
3m
From Bletchley Park Dining Room
While recording for The Bletchley Park Podcast, i had a little play on the ... as i was to discover ... out of tune piano in the dining room.
26s Dec 19, 2012
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#time2understand from Bletchley Park
Recorded by the lake at Bletchley Park whos work during WW2 may have shortened the war by 2 years. Thats not a bad contribution towards world peace is it. #time2understand #mcfontaine #BPark #AlanTuringYear #AlanTuringYear #BPark #AlanTuringYear #BPark
48s Dec 12, 2012
48s
P-Hex Live at The Labour Club - 30/11/2012
To prove that P-Funk is still alive in The New Barcelona. #p-funk #p-hex #northampton
5m Nov 30, 2012
5m
Octaver - Day 31
Hopefully you will have noticed that all of my Octaver boo’s have had a backing track behind them. It is based around a simple 2 chord change, but this I’ve built up layer by layer, recording & adding a new instrument(s) to it every few days. Drum LoopBass GuitarFender Rhodes PianoAcoustic GuitarSlide Guitar Part1st Electric Guitar – Strummed partExtra Drum Part for ending Main Strings2nd Ele...
5m Oct 31, 2012
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Octaver - Day 30
We are nearly at the end of Octaver so for what will be my last spoken word piece I thought I would share a few of my thoughts on the experience. My personal favourite Octaver boo, because it made me laugh like a drain. http://audioboo.fm/boos/996638-how-i-octaver-thanks-to-macolgan This includes an edit of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly and The Family Stone from the album Th...
4m Oct 31, 2012
4m
Octaver – Day 29
Octaver – Day 29 Today I’m going to share a guilty pleasure and go back to 2003 to tell a tale of how the so called cool rock band got blown away by the pop band who just wanted to party. This includes Move Your Feet by Junior Senior from the album D-D-Don't Don't Stop The Beat released on Mercury (ASIN: B00008MJ3Q) #Octaver
5m Oct 29, 2012
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Octaver – Day 28
Well my musical dislikes could really be described in 3 words Modern Pop Music. I know it’s not aimed at me, so it doesn’t really bother me, but I’m sure Pop Music from the early 60’s right up till the early 80’s was so much better. So instead of playing a piece of music that I don’t like, I will play what I think is a near perfect example of 60’s Pop Music. This includes Take Another Little P...
5m Oct 27, 2012
5m
Octaver – Day 27
How important is music to me … hell it’s the most important thing in my life (not counting @misspheric of course). I would actually say audio in general, whether it’s music or spoken word or documentary or drama, I just love audio. To be a musician is so important to me and to paraphrase Lou Reed … My Life Was Saved By Rock and Roll. This includes part of Rock & Roll by The Velvet Underground...
5m Oct 27, 2012
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Octaver – Day 26
I can’t really pick which musician/group would you want to Interview and why? Because … I wouldn’t want to interview them, maybe it’s because I’m a musician myself and I would rather just hang out with them or even play with them. So instead have a song from a band that I got to know really well. This includes Devil by Drugstore from the album Drugstore released on Go! Discs #Octaver
5m Oct 26, 2012
5m
Octaver – Day 25
It’s very apt I think for Day 25 of Octaver for the moment in musical history affected you the most I pick October 25th 2004 … the day John Peel died. So I thought I’d pick one of his favourite songs. No More Ghettos In America by Stanley Winston, the only recording he ever made. #Octaver
5m Oct 26, 2012
5m
Octaver – Day 24
I don’t think I can tell you What genre of music I listened to in Upper (High) School, because I have always had a wide taste. But maybe a selection of songs that I would have been listening to between 13–18 might help … This includes edits of the following tracks: Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey / The Beatles I’m Waiting For The Man / The Velvet Underground Never...
5m Oct 23, 2012
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Octaver – Day 23
Having already picked Pale Blue Eyes a few days ago for a similar topic (or at least one that I sent off in this direction) I guess I had better pick another song as one that never fails to move me. Tindersticks really know how to write a song that will pull at your emotions. I just love the verse about pumping coins into a pay-phone, just to hear the person on the other end breath because nei...
5m Oct 22, 2012
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Octaver – Day 22
I’m not joking when I say I must know the lyrics to 100’s of songs, but for “a song to which you know all the lyrics” will be one that really does sum up the music business. If that phone keeps ringingI'm gonna lose some coolI'm in my closet and I'm okayLeave me in peaceful abject misery I'm a young man now butThere's an old man on my backAs he gets stronger, I get weakSomeday soon he'll take...
5m Oct 22, 2012
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Octaver – Day 21
Now we have hardly any record shops around, so you can’t go digging through the crates my “Favourite place to buy music” is from a band when they play live. Doing just that led me to making one of my best friends, Steven Wilson of Plasticsoul and the then to me playing the Cavern in Liverpool. This includes San Francisco by Plasticsoul from the album Peacock Swagger. Go buy it from http://www....
5m Oct 21, 2012
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Octaver – Day 20
Maybe I’m just plain weird but I have 3 “Favourite way of listening to music” … because they are for 3 different reasons. This includes 3 by The Wedding Present from the album Hit Parade Part 1 on RCA (ASIN: B00004SNE4) #Octaver
5m Oct 21, 2012
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Octaver – Day 19
As “a musical find CD/LP/Rarity” today I will play a track from the soundtrack album, that I’d wanted for years and finally found and had to import from the states, but it was worth every penny … But you can get it much cheaper now. This includes the Main Theme from the soundtrack to Taking of Pelham One Two Three by David Shire on the Retrograde label (ASIN: B00007FON1) This also includes p...
5m Oct 19, 2012
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Octaver – Day 18
Well it looks like I got a bit mixed up with this week’s topics. So to get me back on track I’m missing today’s “Favourite humoristic music”, but going back to yesterday’s of “Desert Island CD/music” because if I had picked any of the Octaver topics that would have been the one. So as JoJo once said “This is our geographical song involving route 128 …we’re gonna wait till we get back in Moder...
5m Oct 19, 2012
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Octaver – Day 17
What do you think was my first time on stage? A sweaty punk gig? Well with today’s topic of Your favourite musical or music-themed movie you will find out. This includes You Give A Little Love by Paul Williams from the album Bugsy Malone Soundtrack on Polydor Records (ASIN: B000026FJZ) #Octaver
5m Oct 16, 2012
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Octaver – Day 16
I could of picked so many gigs to be Your favourite concert? but the closest to my heart would be this one, where a bunch of wonderful people from Boston make a 15 year dream come true. This includes Honey Simple by Scarce from the album Deadsexy on A&M (ASIN: B000002G3L) #Octaver
5m Oct 16, 2012
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Octaver – Day 15
"Your favourite instrument?" well no surprise from me that it’s the guitar and in particular my Fender Jazzmaster. This includes part of Campaign For Real Rock by Edwyn Collins from the album Gorgeous George on AED (ASIN:B005XJP3LE) #Octaver
5m Oct 16, 2012
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Octaver – Day 14
Today’s topic does seem a little morbid :) … The final curtain …. Well I can’t say I’ve ever planned my funeral, but I guess it would come down to either a total joke to make everyone break out of the gloom or go the other way and have a melancholic song, see if you can work out which I went for … This includes Distortions by Clinic from their 1st album Internal Wrangler on Domino Records (ASI...
5m Oct 15, 2012
5m
Octaver – Day 13
For the topic of “Spirit and soul” I can only give you this … the song that can make me cry … I’m saying no more on the subject :) This includes an edit of Pale Blue Eye’s by The Velvet Underground from the album The Velvet Underground (known as the 3rd album) on Polydor (ASIN: B000002G7G) #Octaver
5m Oct 15, 2012
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Octaver – Day 12
@rjnet made a suggestion of “Turning Points” … but without being married or having any kids I’ve decided to make it turning points in my musical “journey” … a journey where Thanos The Monkey King introduces me to “THE ONE”. This includes part of Make it Funky Part 1 by James Brown from the album Sex Machine - The Very Best of James Brown Polydor (ASIN: B000025MO3) #Octaver
5m Oct 15, 2012
5m
Octaver – Day 11
For “Live and dangerous” I had better not list all the amazing gigs I’ve been to as it would take up the rest of Octaver. So instead I will just play you a track from my favourite live album. This includes El Diablo En El Ojo by Tindersticks from the now unavailable album Live at the Botanique on Tippy Toe Records - tippy 005 #Octaver
5m Oct 11, 2012
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Octaver – Day 10
“Cover Art-ists” is a difficult one for someone who doesn’t really like cover versions so instead one of the few times I’ve ever covered anyone else's music & as an added “bonus” you get to hear one of the even more rare times I actually play a guitar solo. This includes Hold Tight by Kredit Krunch, originally performed by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich. #Octaver
4m Oct 11, 2012
4m
Octaver - Day 9
It’s Wednesday so it must be time for “Blowing your own trumpet” as ‘rjnet has put today’s topic.Didn’t play an instrument as a kid, so really have to talk about now & why I love being in my band Just Fontaine so much. This includes SatKan by Just Fontaine from the forthcoming release Red Shoes, White Lies (Bone Enough Productions) #Octaver
5m Oct 11, 2012
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Octaver - Day 8
We are into week 2 of Octaver & thanks to @rjnet we have another week of topics. So Day 8 is "Birth music". I will take you from Barnet General Hospital, via Liverpool, to Lexington 125 and beyond. This includes part of Sister Ray by The Velvet Underground from the album White Light/White Heat on Polydor (ASIN: B000002G7E) #Octaver
5m Oct 10, 2012
5m
"How I Octaver", in reply to @macolgan
This is my reply to @macolgan’s boo “My #Octaver Recording Method”The list of kit that I use to create my OctaversZoom H2Sony Sound Forge 10CuBase Studio 4Behringer Tube Ultragain MIC200 preamp Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 sound cardRoland A-500s Vox Pathfinder 15R amp Fender Twin amp (1994 model)T-Bone SC 450 large diaphragm studio microphone from www.thomann.deKRK KNS-8400 Headphones #Octaver
5m Oct 08, 2012
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Octaver - Day 7
Day 7 is ""Music I hope to love ..." Again I have my take on this topic (sorry Paul) ….. This includes Two Clear Eyes by Gallon Drunk from the album In The Long Still Night on City Slang (ASIN: B000024RBO)#Octaver
5m Oct 08, 2012
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Octaver - Day 6
Day 6 is ""Music to go with food..." This is the first topic that has been difficult for me to relate to as you will hear why ….This includes Good for My Soul by The Jesus & Mary Chain from the album Honey’s Dead on Edsel/DMG (ASIN: B0059067E4)#Octaver
5m Oct 06, 2012
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Octaver - Day 5
Day 5 is "Music that reminds me of a place” that place being Derby Road, Northampton. This includes Blister in The Sun by The Violent Femmes from London Records (ASIN: B00002DE49)#Octaver
5m Oct 06, 2012
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Octaver - Day 4
It's day 4 so it must be "Musicians I've known or loved..."This includes a part of Foggy Notion by The Velvet Underground from Polydor (ASIN: B000008LZA)#Octaver
5m Oct 04, 2012
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