Influences: Bands
Major Danby are Dan Boyle & Karl Stanford.
He/him
2022:
We’re over half way through recording our 4th album and it’s going surprising well. It will be nice to start writing some new songs again after taking a bit of a break. Who knows, maybe one or two of them will bump off some planned songs and make the album?
Last year, my DAW computer broke and I had to do FAWM on my iPhone. However, I managed to get a great sound on some of the tracks and it taught me so much about simplicity and space which I am hoping to replicate this year; despite now having a Mac and my studio up and running again.
#1 | Be Good, Get Good or Give Up |
33 Feb 2022 |
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#2 | Where to Begin? |
15 Feb 2022 |
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#3 | Never Always |
28 Feb 2022 |
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#4 | Little Brush With Death |
23 Feb 2022 |
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#5 | In Your Eyes (Break Shatter) |
19 Feb 2022 |
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#6 | Polishing Painful Memories |
14 Feb 2022 |
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#7 | Grudge Holding |
16 Feb 2022 |
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#8 | The Joy of Flying |
13 Feb 2022 |
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#9 | My Little Lunatic |
18 Feb 2022 |
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#10 | The emptying of skies (Vocal version of "Slow Passing clouds") @sph |
13 Feb 2022 |
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#11 | Nothing But... |
11 Feb 2022 |
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#12 | Oates? |
6 Feb 2022 |
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#13 | Better Way Down (Can't You See?) |
12 Feb 2022 |
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#14 | La Lune |
18 Feb 2022 |
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#15 | The Chimney Cowl Preservation Society |
3 Feb 2022 |
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#16 | Shuffles Into Life in Silence |
7 Feb 2022 |
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#17 | Extra Jumbo Mumbo Jumbo |
4 Feb 2022 |
Hey hey guys. I have randomly gone and sent you an email with a rough acoustic song in case you fancy doing a bit of a two way thing with it. Check the email but zero worries if not. Karl (the second one ;-) )
Hey, thanks for the comments. Means a lot, because your music is ace. I’ll be back to check out more of your tracks. You’ve become a favorite for sure. -ru
i really appreciate your comment on seven - i thought it was going to remain a zong
Thanks for all of your very generous comments! I'm truly flattered.
Btw, Brooks is from the U.S. but lives in Cambridge, UK. (Coincidently, I'm in Cambridge, Maryland (U.S.).
Thanks for the Nic Jones suggestions. I've put them on a playlist. Do you know of Brooks Williams? He's one of my favorite singing guitarists (and a friend/mentor). Probably best known for blues, but he plays in other genres and writes and sings well, imho.
I'm glad you enjoyed A Seaside Chat. I'll have to check out Nic.
Hey there! Thx for mentioning Sufjan Stevens’s Carrie & Lowell in the “Using space in arrangement” forum. I’ve listened to it before and it never really grabbed me but I just listened to it again in the context of that forum and I gained a whole new appreciation for it. Always nice when a revisit turns into a new discovery. Thx!
Obviously... ;-)
It’s absolutely insane how they survived. Wrapped up in that tiny little life boat. Almost sailing past the one tiny island they had to hit otherwise they’d be dead on a frozen sea. Wait...is this a song??
Of course I was playing all of those orchestral instruments!! I’ve been practicing….no, of course it’s Spitfire Labs and BBC Orchestra. Free and great. Thanks for listening!
Thanks for the lovely comments, right back at ya, am going through your stuff atm and just love it, very jealous of your voice! lol I’d say let’s collaborate on something but I don’t think you need me!
Thank you so much for the generous comments on Whisper! So glad you were touched by it, it was very personal and meaningful for me.
Hi, thanks for your comments and interest in "Slow passing clouds". Vocals over this would be super cool. Drop me an e-mail then we can work out whether I send you the stems or work on a bigger structure
Excellent!
Thank you (Slow Down). This is how I widen my music knowledge. Must look that up.
Will definitely get in contact if we venture your way :)
Thanks for the feedback on our songs Dan. Much appreciated. Love a good chin nod too! :)
We should be down your neck of the woods for a gig later in the year. Would be lovely to meet you!
So great to see you here again this year.
Thanks so much for taking the time to listen through my stuff, your comments gave me big boost today - so cheers for that!
What a ridiculously warm sound your music has! It's like honey being poured down my earholes, and I like it. Good to hear some proper lazy blues too, the unorthodox percussion made that track really engaging.
We Brit based FAWMer are really rocking it this year, so far. Love your stuff.
Thanks for the kind comments on Running.
Do you use microphones? Any particular mic and/or preamps?
Well i'd love to hear stripped back as well but love it as it it matey. And i just seen @guatecoop comment. yeah i'd like to know how you record your acoustic's. They are fab
How do you record your acoustic guitars? I really like how they have such a tangible quality--like it's right in front of me. And yes, I am looking for details! Hahaha....
excellent! Now....to listen!
I get ahead but only release one a day usually! I have 3 lyrics and 2 songs but here in Aus we have had 20 has already.
I'm with you on at least 2 must be that good eastbourne vibe. Have a great Fawm
Hey boys! Looking forward to your tunes as always. Happy Fawming!
Hey guys. Interestly i'm not sure how long i'll last in fawm as have been told my hard drive is dying on my mac, so i need to heavily invest which at the mo i can't afford so crossing everything that i last till end of feb. And can't wait for the album and hopefully we can do more collabs this year.
Affirmative, Major! Best of luck this Fawm- I'll check back again once we're well underway.
Oh thanks for listening to our EP! We actually have a whole bunch of new material to make a full album but... Covid! We will get there slowly. Have an amazing FAWM :-)
Hey, long time no hear! Hope you'll be FAWMing this year and would love to collab :-)
Can't wait for the music you will make this year!
Happy FAWM!
Hello, hello! Have a wonderful FAWM. I'm looking forward to hearing your songs.
Howdy indeed, thank you and all the best hah in your Yee.
(jst realised how much more bearable sussex is if you see it in wild west terms..)
Hi Dan & Karl. An album in the works, you say? Count me in, can’t wait to hear it! And Happy FAWMing too :)
I'm so happy I discovered you last FAWM. Really looking forward to hearing where inspiration takes you this year! Have a good one!
Hey there! I hope that your FAWM is a good one. I’ll be listening!
Hi, I saw your FAWM "origins" post. I agree! Winters are so much shorter with FAWM in our lives! Have a great one :-)
Happy FAWMing! I look forward to hearing some of your beautiful and powerful songs.