Assembling disconsonant

New improvisational raw material post-composed & aleatory generative texts added, in a kiwi accent: I did the bass improvisation first, then played along with it on guitar and banjo, then improvised vocals with nonsensical words (Paul McCartney conjuring ‘get back’ in the documentary), transcribed, rewrote into English words (if not grammar), and fed that into … Continue reading Assembling disconsonant →

Poems & Lyrics by John Collie, 1856

In 1856, my great-great-grandfather John Collie (1834-1893), of Boyndie, Scotland, published a book : Poems and Lyrics (in the Englishand Scotch Dialects). I've been setting some of it to music over the past few years - along with some of his other descendants: my nephews Hans and Rhys Landon-Lane, my niece Celeste Rochery, and my … Continue reading Poems & Lyrics by John Collie, 1856 →

Autumn

It's the first day of autumn (2023) here in the southern hemisphere (good riddance to Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused devastation in other parts of the North Island), so here's a track from Poems & Lyrics (in the English Dialect) (1856): AGAIN old Autumn murmurs from the hill , His annual toils already are begun ; … Continue reading Autumn →

The Troubled Times: Hill Road in Winter

Happy new year - here's our first new music release of 2023 - available for download or limited-edition cassette, courtesy of Antony Milton's Smalltown Electron label: The first physical format release from Masterton trio The Troubled Times (and the debut release for Small Town Electron as a label) is a loud and noisy nocturnal romp … Continue reading The Troubled Times: Hill Road in Winter →