Octaver14 - Day 13
We had this topic back in 2012 and mychoice still hasn’t changed. I would alwaysprefer to buy music directly from the musician … and if possible, at a gig. You never know what it can lead to … IncludesScorpion Tray by Scarcefrom the RED ep #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
6m Oct 14, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 12
As a musician I’ve normally stayed away From covers … apart from a few relapses at Christmas time see this playlist for thepainful evidence. https://audioboom.com/playlists/3939-the-best-of-uncle-andy-s-christmas-album One of the very few covers that I like betterthan the original is … IncludesKathleen by Tindersticks #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
8m Oct 14, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 11
Sorry, but I’m not going to name a piece of music or group from your childhood which I simply cannot bring myself to like. Instead, the band now that I just cannot Stand and one of the reasons why … IncludesLong Distance Runner by Just Fontaine #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
8m Oct 14, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 10
Well for me there is only one earworm. It’sthe song that I would pick if I could have noothers. IncludesRoadrunner (Alternate Version) by The Modern Loversfrom the album The Modern Lovers #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
7m Oct 14, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 9
What were the favourite songs of your parents? Well … my Mam isn’t really that bothered aboutmusic, unless it’s to dance to, but my late Stepdad Mick was musician from the age of 14 till he died at 93 and said he couldn’t have imagined life without music. It was the most important thing in the world to him. He was open to all kinds of music, even his noisy step-son's … but his favourite genre ...
5m Oct 09, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 8
For me, liking or even loving a song is justabout always Black or White. I can only thinkof one exception ever and that only happenedearlier this year. IncludesThat’s Not My Name by The Ting Tings #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
12m Oct 08, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 7
This isn’t so much about misheard lyrics buttrying desperately to work them out, beforethe internet made it so simple. IncludesAdrenochrome by The Sisters of Mercyfrom the Body Electric Single #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
5m Oct 08, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 6
Two tracks that I remember from the radiowhen I was young … the first based on whatmust have been my first crush. IncludesWhite Horses by Jackie LeeandSeason in the Sun by Terry Jacks #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
7m Oct 08, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 5 (Explicit Lyrics)
Today we were asked to tell the story of an artist or group you have met. Having been a musician for over 20 years, havinggone to hundreds of gigs & not really being very backwards in coming forwards … So Ladies & Gentlemen, like a cross between a Go-Go & an Old Time Gospel Service, I give you. Russell Simins, Mr Judah Bauer, and … Jon. THIS IS A BLUES EXPLOSION IncludesFlavor & Full Gr...
10m Oct 05, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 4
Find a track or an album released on your birthday. 8 days after I was born, the band that changed mylife, released their second album. A beautiful tale of young love … sort of. IncludesThe Gift by The Velvet Undergroundfrom the album White Light, White Heat #Octaver14, #mcfontaine, #audiocommunity
9m Oct 04, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 3
Play a track which describes your childhood. I’m not sure you can have a track that describes your childhood, unless you picked something written for children, which I won’t. But I will pick something that I heard when I was stillat school and stuck in my brain for years. It took me maybe 30 years before I could find it again. IncludesI Never Go out in The Rain by High Society #Octaver14, #...
5m Oct 04, 2014
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Octaver14 - Day 2
Today’s topic was to give two examples of songs you like which were released before you were born. Well I was born in 1968, so I have picked one thatwas originally recorded only a month before I wasborn … the other, 30 years before that. Can you work out which is which … Includes Sing, Sing Sing by Benny Goodmanfrom any Benny Goodman collection album. and Guess I'm Falling in Love by The V...
10m Oct 04, 2014
10m
Octaver14 - Day 1
For the first day of #Octaver14 it’s a bit of a catch-up … What kind of year has 2014 been for you musically? Have you made any new discoveries since last Octaver? Well, not a brilliant year musically unfortunately but One album that really stood out & surprised me wasby US based Surf-Punk-Reggae-Ska band …The Reigning Monarchs. Roll The Tanks by The Reigning Monarchsfrom the album Black Sw...
5m Oct 04, 2014
5m
A Day in The Life of a Podcast Producer
I originally posted this back in June 2014 as part of the Audio Blogging Month, #AudioMo, but I thought it wouldbe a really good post for National Podcast Day. The music is an edit of a piece called Sunstroke Layers that I wrote and recorded during that month for #AudioMo. Please noteNo Ducks or Audio Wranglers were harmed during this recording. #podcastday, #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #BPark, #B...
15m Oct 01, 2014
15m
mcfontaine - Soundtracks & Themes
A collection of just a few of the Soundtracks & Themes I havebeen working, mainly in the last 12 month's. All written, recorded, produced & mixed by mcfontaine. All instruments played by mcfontaine with occasional help from my amazing Wranglers ... Ian C. Anderson - Picked acoustic guitarsSteve Beswick - Live drums & percussionRuss Cooper – DjembeSimeon Georgiou - ViolinMark Print - Saz #so...
6m Jul 27, 2014
6m
#AudioMo - Day 30 - A Day in the life of a Podcast Producer
For the last day of #AudioMo 2014 I thought I would take you with me as I go to Bletchley Park to record for an upcoming episode of The Bletchley Park Podcast. The first of the speakers you hear is Chairman of The Bletchley Park Trust, Sir John Scarlett. Followed by a lady that it is a genuine honour to spend time with, Charlotte (Betty) Webb, one of our absolutely amazing and inspiring Vetera...
10m Jun 30, 2014
10m
#AudioMo - Day 29 - Sunstroke Layers
Here is the purely instrumental, full 7.58 version of what startedlife as a theme for #AudioMo 2014, but I've now called ... Sunstroke Layers #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
8m Jun 29, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 28 - The Long AudioMo Theme
The finished longer version of my AudioMo Theme ... but at 4.38 it's still not the full track ... #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
5m Jun 29, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 27 - Audio Sculpting
We are nearly there ... finally. A huge thank you to @misspheric for putting up with the last week of my Audio Obsession. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #@misspheric
4m Jun 29, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 26 - Red Light Syndrome
That picture got me to thinking about Red Light Syndrome. Does anyone else suffer from it? This Mo finishes with another little taste of how my re-worked #AudioMo Theme is coming along. All the guitar parts are now recorded ... well I hope they are, seeing at the last count I was up to 16 of them. Layers, layers ... and then, yet more Layers. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
3m Jun 27, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 25 - Captain Cook
I have popped my head out from my re-mixing rabbit hole tojust talk about why Alastair Cook shouldn't resign as EnglandCricket Captain. The piece that I mention by Jonathan Agnew can be found herehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/28005387 #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
5m Jun 25, 2014
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#AudioMo - Days 22/23/24 - Keep On Keeping On
This might seem a bit of a cop-out but I have spent lots of the last 3 days taking the 2 minute theme I wrote at the start of#AudioMo & extending it to just under 8 minutes. I still have yet more tracks to add to it but here is a taste ofwhat it will be & the perfect backing for a message from "Our Leader" from over the weekend. As Edwyn Collins once said to me Keep On, Keeping On. #AudioMo,...
1m Jun 25, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 21 - Where's My MOtivation Gone
It might be the longest day of the year, but that has not helped with my MOtivation today ... well that & a boiling hot studio. You can't win EVERY day, just most of them. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
2m Jun 22, 2014
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#AudioMo - Days 19 & 20 - Sunstroke
In a weird way the extra tracks I recorded a few days ago on my #AudioMo Theme seem to have looked into the future. For about 36 out of the last 48 hours I seem to have had Sunstroke, that's what you get for standing for 7 hours in theblazing sun, in a suit. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
2m Jun 20, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 18 - Look Who Came for Tea
A quick round up of what happened at Bletchley Park on the 18th of June 2014, when the Duchess of Cambridge visited and I became an "Interviewee Hunter". Please be aware ... Blue-Tack is mentioned during this recording. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #bpark' #WW2, #Veterans
5m Jun 19, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 17 - Packed Bag
I've spent the evening getting everything ready for a special day at Bletchley Park tomorrow, as The Duchess of Cambridge will be opening the completed renovations. I also let you in on an Audio Wrangler Secret ... a certain item I never go on a job without. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #BParkPodcast, #BPark
4m Jun 18, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 16 - Lip Service
Well, sorry, but todays #AudioMo has become an #AudioMo(an). I just wonder why really? Is it just lip service at times? #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #UKBanks
4m Jun 16, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 15 - My Love of TMS
Today's #AudioMo could have easily been another #AudioMo(an), but instead it turns into my love of BBC Radio's Test Match Special. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #bbctms
3m Jun 16, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 14 - My Choice
A long time ago I made a choice of music over sport. So as England play their first match in the 2014 World Cup I have been adding some extra tracks to my AudioMo 2014 Theme. But, as I always say to @misspheric ... "I hope your Din-gee-land win". #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #@misspheric, #WorldCup2014
2m Jun 15, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 10/11/12/13 or The Missing Days
Where the hell did the last 4 days go ... Well this should give you some idea. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine
3m Jun 13, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 9 - RIP Kevin Turvey
I just heard the sad news about Rik Mayall's death atonly 56. I’m of that generation that grew up on Rik’s comedy, butFor me it wasn’t The Young Ones, but Kevin Turvey, The Man Behind The Green Door. So to say goodbye to Rik & thank him for so many laughs,here is one of the greatest cover versions of all time. #AudioMo, #RIPRik, #mcfontaine
3m Jun 09, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 8 - No Way To Treat a Veteran
After spending a few days last week paying respectto Veteran’s during the commemoration of D-Day, it’ssad that I have heard this story today. A 92-year-old war veteran had his medals stolen in a distraction burglary on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Eleven medals were taken from the man's home in Whetstone, Barnet, north London. The victim served in the Grenadier Guards during World War Two, ...
4m Jun 09, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 7 - I'm with @DaylightGambler
A blast from my past meant I could join @DaylightGambler's gang. The simple beauty of "Uncle" Andy's voice, Luke's piano and ...a song from Mr Tom Waits. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #DaylightGambler
7m Jun 07, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 6 - Pegasus Bridge 70 Years Ago Today
In the text to yesterday’s AudioMo I mentioned 'D' Company, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, The Ox and Bucks. At 00:16 on the morning of June 6th, as their Horsa Gliders crashed within yards of their target, they became the first allied forces to land in France and so to start the liberation of Western Europe. This AudioMo will explain why I am so interested in those brave 181 men. #AudioMo, #DDay...
7m Jun 06, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 5 - 70 Year's Ago Tonight
70 year's ago today, the 5th of June 1944 at 22:56 GMT, six gliders towed by Halifax bombers took off from RAF Tarrant Rushton. On board were the 181 men of 'D' Company, 2nd (Airborne) Battalion, Ox and Bucks, who would be the spearhead of the 156,000 who would land on the beaches of Normandy the next morning. These recordings are of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's two D-Day Speeches, to the m...
3m Jun 05, 2014
3m
#AudioMo - Day 4 - Captain Jerry Roberts
Today, 04/06/2014, a memorial service was held for Captain Jerry Roberts who passed away back in March. Jerry was one of the last surviving true codebreakers of Bletchley Park and it was an absolute honour for me to have known him. So here is a short excerpt of a recording I made of Jerry in 2012. He is introduced by Lord Charles Brocket. RIP Jerry. Picture: ©shaunarmstrong/mubsta.com - Tha...
10m Jun 04, 2014
10m
#AudioMo - Day 3 - A Banking AudioMo(an)
An explanation of why today's AudioMo isn't in any way creative or entertaining. Also some free advice from the Audio Wrangler on Santander. #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #santanderukhelp, #WhichCampaigns
2m Jun 04, 2014
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#AudioMo - Day 2 - Weird Files
File format weirdness with an Apple iPhone 5 #AudioMo, #mcfontaine, #Audioboo
3m Jun 02, 2014
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#AudioMo 2014 - Day 1
I put this together for the first day of #AudioMo 2014. With the aid, but not the knowledge of, some of the people I follow on #Audioboo. So thank you … DAYLIGHTGAMBLERDEANREADDFBMBEDOCUMENTALLYFIREMANRICHFREAKYFWOOFIANKATHJN2NMACOLGANNAUGHTY_TARTOMANIBLOGPILGRIMCHRISROGEROVERALLSASSYCATSLANDISM2NSOULCRUZERTOPGOLDUKCAMERAMAN … and of course, last but not least … ERNMANDER. 03/06/2014 - Th...
3m Jun 02, 2014
3m
Wrangling Sister Ray
I know the day I had to become a musician & why … It was when I first heard Lou Reed’s guitar on a bootleg of Foggy Notion by The Velvets. So here again is the accidental/daft version of the first verse of Sister Ray I recorded earlier this year. Fender JazzmasterVox Pathfinder AmpKRK KNS-8400 HeadphonesT-Bone SC-450 MicrophoneCardboard BoxTambourineShaky EggKazooand … A huge debt to Lou Re...
1m Oct 27, 2013
1m
Sound Reel - July 2013
The latest collection of some of the music I create, for clients, my friends or just myself. All written, recorded, produced & mixed by mcfontaine between 2010-2013 All instruments played by mcfontaine with occasional help from my amazing Wranglers ... Ian C. Anderson - Picked acoustic guitarsSteve Beswick - Live drums & percussionRuss Cooper – DjembeSimeon Georgiou - ViolinMark Print - Saz S...
8m Jul 25, 2013
8m
(They Still Call Him) Golden Awesome
A polished version of the track I recorded as a birthday present for Greg Behrendt, a very talented guy & a true friend. #mcfontaine, # walkingtheroom
3m Jul 21, 2013
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TheThreeBelles at the Bremont Watch Launch
The amazing Three Belles singing Rum & Coke-Cola at Bletchley Park during the Bremont Codebreaket Watch Launch. #codebreaker, #beltchleypark, #bpark, @TheThreeBelles
2m Jun 26, 2013
2m
The 4th #OU_MSW at Bletchley Park with @Documentally
Back in March @Documentally held his 4th Multimedia Storymaking Walk at Bletchley Park. This boo is just my personal thoughts on the day & how good I thought it was. Thanks to @Documentally, @JaneMatthews & @MrPJEvans for a brilliant day. You can get more information about future OU_MSW Events at www.storymaking.co.uk Also a big thanks to audioboo users Suken100, digitalmaverick & MajaDunn ...
8m Apr 23, 2013
8m
Charity Work?
Sorry ... but just a little rant about charity work.
1m Mar 20, 2013
1m
#10secondboo Challenge
That's what you wanted for the Audioboo 10 Second Challenge ... yeah? #10secondboo, #10secondboochallenge
10s Feb 18, 2013
10s
audio wrangler - sound reel
These are edits of just some of the music I have created over the last 2-3 years. For me, for friends & for clients.
9m Jan 27, 2013
9m
audio wrangler vs The Snow
audio wrangler vs The Snow or a boo in 3 Acts. Act 1 - I love the snow … I love how quiet The New Barcelona becomes with hardly anyone driving around … Act 2 - I got to thinking of The Modern Lovers. I’m sorry JoJo … 1,2,3,4,5,6 … Snow Flurry, Snow Flurry. Inch of downfall by the hour. Everybody’s got a Pac-A-Mac. With the radio on … Act 3 - Which of course got me to thinking about ...
2m Jan 19, 2013
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Me & Coffee ...
Listening to Slandi's boo about coffee earlier reminded me of DeanRead starting this little CoffeeBooStream. My mix ... 100g of Old Java90g of Brazilian30g of Colombian30g of Costa Rican #DeanRead #slandi #Macolgan #coffee
4m Jan 14, 2013
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Happy Boo Year
Happy Boo Year from me & a poorly @misspheric. #happybooyear
35s Dec 31, 2012
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