Artist Bio
Influences: Alexandra Savior, Lael Neale, Yard Act, Dot Allison, Floating Points, Anna B Savage, Jonathan Bree, Phoebe Bridgers, ex:re, Karen O/Danger Mouse, Richard Dawson, Comet is Coming, Bon Iver, Vanishing Twin, Japanese Television, Trees Speak, Francoise Hardy, Eels, Michael Kiwanuka, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Crumb, Haiku Salut, Goldfrapp, Stereolab, Broadcast, James Blake, Bjork, Blur/Albarn, Benjamin Clementine, Rural Tapes, Kikagaku Moyo, Serge Gainsbourg, David Bowie, Portico Quartet, Beatles, Portishead, Jacques Brel, Elliott Smith, SFA, Pulp, Hamish Hawk, Mitski, Big Thief, BC Camplight, Sufjan Stevens, Sarah Davachi, Timber Timbre, Chamber Pop, Lounge, Ye-ye, Surf, 60s Pop, Psychedelia, Tropicalia, Post-punk etc etc
He/him
March update: Bit of an up and down year for me this time around. Even though I really liked my first song, it was a struggle to get anything else going for the first couple of weeks. I think I eventually got up to speed though and I've definitely got a couple of keepers.
Huge thanks to @owl, @vomvorton and @tomski. I had a great time collabing with all three of you and love what we managed to come up with.
Lastly, my listening absolutely dropped off a cliff towards the end of the month, so if you've commented on one of my songs, thank you so much for taking the time to listen to my stuff. I'll endeavour to return the favour over the next few days!
Back again for '22 despite a continued lack of popular demand.
I've had a pretty good year musically. I replaced the tired old laptop I've been using for years, which makes recording much easier. I participated in my second Nur Ein and went to an actual music festival! With other humans! Really helped take my mind off the ongoing apocalypse we appear to be living through.
I spent the rest of the year finishing off my third album, which I managed to get out of the way just before FAWM. If you want to give it a listen, there's a link below. I've also got some free download codes for it, so give me a shout if you want one.
http://hyperurl.co/4p64ow
Now I've got the album out of the way, I think I'm gonna take a little break from The Serviettes and do something completely different for a while. I've been threatening to do some Krautrock inspired stuff for years, so maybe something like that. I did just build a kit synth, so it'd be rude not to!
Shout out to my hometown homies:
@balancelost / @tomski / @girlsinuniform / @spikedirection
Songs (15)
| #1 |  Skeleton Key |
35 Feb 2022 |
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| #2 | The Mathematics of Me and You |
14 Feb 2022 |
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| #3 | Strobe Light Fist Fight |
15 Feb 2022 |
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| #4 | I Do My Crying Offstage |
10 Feb 2022 |
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| #5 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
17 Feb 2022 |
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| #6 | Carla |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #7 | This is Not a Love Song |
21 Feb 2022 |
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| #8 | If Love Could Save Us... |
7 Feb 2022 |
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| #9 | Gentrify Me |
11 Feb 2022 |
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| #10 | Why Do the Bad Guys Always Win? |
10 Feb 2022 |
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| #11 | The Last AI @vomvorton
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19 Feb 2022 |
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| #12 | Dreams Are Like Oceans @owl
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24 Feb 2022 |
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| #13 | A Novel Idea |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #14 | Cold Welding @tomski
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10 Feb 2022 |
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| #15 | I Won't Chop Off My Ear For You |
13 Feb 2022 |
Soundboard
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@chriddof Mar 2022
Thank you for your comments on "Where You Belong" by myself and Vom. I don't know if you'll get to see this as this year's FAWM has been over for ages at this point - my apologies for taking this long just to get back to you. I have an odd fear of even online interactions at times. But again, thank you.
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@pianoonthepatio Mar 2022
Thank you for your lovely comments on our Spaceship Coffeeshop collab ! :)
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@sci Mar 2022
Hey, thanks for the comment in march!
I've definitely been picking up sounds and ideas from mid-90s game soundtracks, happy to see it shine through :) -
@marthie Mar 2022
Thank you for listening
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@nadine Mar 2022
Thanks a lot for listening to "Disco Blues". So fun that people keep on commenting on a song that is one of the most outside my comfort zone! I'm looking forward to the vocals. I already worked with @jamkar, so I know his voice quite well but I have no idea about the phrasing and mood yet. Let's see :)
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@balancelost Mar 2022
I do remember the Maccabees and I think I liked something they did but honestly can't remember what. Obvs sounding like Talk Talk is great tho I'm more a fan of Talk Talk's later stuff.
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@adforperu Mar 2022
Thank for you for comments and encouraging words as always. Congrats on a great FAWM (well, I still have plenty to listen to, but I'm confident in saying that!)
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@nadine Mar 2022
Thanks a lot for your comment on "Fit right in". I'm glad you enjoyed :) ill take a listen later
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@fonte Mar 2022
Ah thanks for the Tom Morello comment! :-) I actually researched how he got the sound, and tried to copy it :-) Never realised he used a tele when recording some tracks, which is lucky for me as I have one!
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@shortdan Mar 2022
Hey! It was Arturia's Tape MELLO-FI plugin I used. Picked it up as a free gift a couple of months back. Quite like it!
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@lanasolyluna Mar 2022
Oh yes those pesky cats getting in the way! Thanks for stopping by to listen! We're also really behind on listening! XX
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@hanley Feb 2022
Hey thanks for the kind comments! Will definitely be checking out that JATPW and Tony Allen album, love his stuff and saw him live many years ago! Cheers
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@sbs2018 Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your comments!
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@balancelost Feb 2022
I just found this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FqqYQ3tfO8
Totally took it for granted at the time. Great song. I'm a wanker. -
@judypie Feb 2022
Ha for real it could’ve been a Chris Morris skit! A feature length one :p Thank you for listenzzzz!
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@thesoundof Feb 2022
Thanks for your comment! Every Monday should be lazy. People would be so much happier. :D
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@caitlin Feb 2022
Thanks for your kind comments on 15,022 Days! I appreciate you swinging by and sharing your thoughts.
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@owl Feb 2022
Lucky her, that sounds great!
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@sph Feb 2022
Thanks for listening. The sparse arrangement only with double bass results from the necessity to start FAWM. Otherwise I would still muse over trying string arrangements and Portishead style drumming ;-D
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@santadharma Feb 2022
Never could see Rafiki the same way lol
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@owl Feb 2022
Arthur Lee from Love, yes! I was referencing the line “I could be in love with almost everyone” from “Alone Again Or” in that section. Thanks for all the comments!
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@miga Feb 2022
Thanks so much for your encouraging comments on my songs! I like music of all kinds so it's fun to try to write / sing different genres. You've got some different genres going too...what's next?
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@owl Feb 2022
Sometimes people are objectively wrong about things and that includes disliking The Magnetic Fields. FACT: they are great
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@jodv Feb 2022
Thanks for listening to my weirdo apocalypse skirmish song :) You definitely picked up on a couple of the lyrical things that I thought were particularly fun.
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@miga Feb 2022
"...despite a continued lack of popular demand" I literally laughed out loud =D
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@judypie Feb 2022
Thank you for the listenssss, I’m glad you enjoyed kickin to the dicken:D
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@rwhosings Feb 2022
Hi! Thanks so much for the listens and the kind comments.
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@mikedebenham Feb 2022
Magpie krautrock, hooray! Good to see you back.
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@erelpi10 Feb 2022
congrats on your release and happy fawming
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@faceofeinstein Feb 2022
Thanks and welcome back!
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@andrewjtaylor Jan 2022
Planning on it. Gonna try something new this year focusing primarily on producing a friends music.
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@susyblue Jan 2022
Yes I certainly will!
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@lennie Jan 2022
Hi, thanks for the heads up. I'll be doing what I can to 'hang in there' this year.
I hope you have a great FAWM :) -
@didib Jan 2022
Hi, I've forgotten how to private message on here! For that download link.
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@antlion Jan 2022
same!! :)
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@robs Jan 2022
Hey Chatham-guy, thanks for welcoming me! A lack of popular demand, that can only be good, isn't it?
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@giantenemycliche Jan 2022
Gonna try my best!
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@jamesstaubes Jan 2022
Howdy. Good to see you as well. Looking forward to it.
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@andygetch Jan 2022
Hi there! Under the category of (and now for) something completely different, it appears that you and I have both been assigned the glockenspiel avatar. There is a songwriting challenge on the forums for people with the same avatar to collaborate. Let me know if you would be interested. No worries if not and have a great FAWM!
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@oddaustin Jan 2022
'Back' is such a definitive word, but I suppose I'll be 'around' and putting forth 'effort'.
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@didib Jan 2022
Ayup Dan! Thanks for dropping me a line, I'm looking forward to hearing your songs this year - and the new Serviettes album you have so kindly provided a link for, in a minute! I'd love a download link please! Happy FAWMing!
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@tamsnumber4 Jan 2022
Have a great FAWM!
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@piney Jan 2022
Hey! Yes, I will be around! Looking forward to hearing you again this year!
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@xfloorpunchx Jan 2022
Waiting for this month since one year ! Have a nice one buddy
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@jackketch Jan 2022
Hey mate, yes will certainly be back this year. Didn't manage to finish last year - my head wasn't really in it for various reasons - but looking forward to trotting those ponies out. Take it easy!
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@cynthiawolff Jan 2022
Yes! I scored with Paul's Hofner bass...maybe he'll be my guardian angel during all of this...
Hope you have a fab gear Fawm mate...xxc -
@downburst Jan 2022
Krautrock! That would be awesome. I've been daydreaming about that for a long time as well, something Neu!-ish. I will be listening avidly.
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@terroratspacecamp Jan 2022
Hey! I can't wait to have two Serviettes albums back to back!
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@tangle Jan 2022
Hi! Glad to see you again this year.
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@thelowestbitter Jan 2022
I'M BACK! Looking forward to hearing your stuff this year
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@owl Jan 2022
(Clever repartee)
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@fearlessflight2014 Jan 2022
Great to be FAWMing with you again!
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@seemanski Jan 2022
Welcome back, hope you have a good fawm
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@lanasolyluna Jan 2022
You reminded me of a task I very much need to do: dusting the Casios lol
Welcome back! -
@santadharma Jan 2022
We are! Welcome back. Let's make some wonderful music!
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@splittybooms Jan 2022
Thanks, same to you!
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@sph Jan 2022
Hi, I'm back! Don't know what february will bring. Let's see what we come up with
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@fonte Jan 2022
I am back indeed! Are you in!?
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@theawkwardsleep Jan 2022
We are! Not sure how much we’ll accomplish. Deep in mixing mode for our album. So we need to do both! Seems impossible to think about right now. We’ll see what happens. Excited to see what you come up with
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@antlion Jan 2022
yes! and you I hope? :D
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@vomvorton Jan 2022
don't think so m8 I'm new here
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@jeustan Jan 2022
Hello! Thank you! I look forward to hearing more for you too! Happy FAWM!
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@headfirstonly Jan 2022
Hello once again! Demand? Psh - it's overrated. Do what you do, and have a blast doing it. Happy FAWMing!
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@judypie Jan 2022
Ha yassss, well that’s a win without even writing any songs!
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@elesimo Jan 2022
Have an amazing FAWM, @sailingmagpie! :)
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@shortdan Jan 2022
Well hello hello! Nice xylophone you’ve got there! I’m going to try my absolute best to get a few done this year. Looking forward to hearing what you come up with too! :-)
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@adforperu Jan 2022
hello hello hello!
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@nuj4x Jan 2022
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@spikedirection Jan 2022
Welcome back matey!
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@balancelost Jan 2022
Word up my dude!
