music for one
Releases can be purchased:
with cash, cheque, or paypal by emailing musicforone (at) riseup.net
at gigs
at these fine london record shops: secondlayer records, 56a infoshop, rough trade east/west, selectadisc, and ray's jazz
the red thumb CD (perennial sounds) november 2008
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- the red thumb
- forward and back mp3
- circadian rhythms
- morning glory vines
- please don't refurbish this space mp3
- still life
- the wind from the irish sea
- the wilds aren't so wild anymore
- daggers and dandies
- catch a knatch
- a day in tiger bay
- devil's got my woman (skip james; paramount)
and so now with immense pleasure, i announce the release of "the Red Thumb" CD. it's comprised entirely of resonator guitar with no overdubs, recorded to tape by john chantler. it comes with exquisite, hand-printed artwork on recycled cardstock by abher behn.
mobile disco roadshow CD (makeshift records) 2007
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- mobile disco roadshow
- breathing is mandatory
- my presence over your absence
- flies covered my lips (duo with CHARLIE COLLINS)
- the sea swallowed me
- a short winter
- burn little star
- the insides of her insides
- that was then
- beyonce
A limited edition live recording from 2004.
frequenzen list compilation CD featuring 1 track from music for one 2006
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okeh CD (makeshift records) 2005
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- in my beginning ... mp3
- hyson green
- they buried the tunnels mp3
- quiet revolution
- self-preservation
- thanked, missed, and blissed
- the house on windmill lane
- snip
- it rains a lot u know
- devilish luck
- lightening bug
- ... is my end
85 years ago, in 1920, a female African American, Mamie Smith, recorded the first ever blues record on the OKeh record label. This album is a tribute to her and the women who followed her: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, Clara Smith, Victoria Spivey, and Memphis Minnie.
OKeh is a studio recording of songs, ideas, and fragments that were collected over a two year period ... some of these were left intact and others distilled, forged, and processed into new beings. Dusty, natural guitar is imbedded between tracks of uniquely manipulated guitar with a tiny bit of harmonica, recorder, and toy organ thrown in for further texture. Here is an album whose sounds shift smoothly from contemporary to erstwhile.
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the insides of her insides 7" (seren records) 2004
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A. the insides of her insides
B. 3rd wave robot
The inside of her insides was recorded live at St. Mary's
Church, Nottingham, at a gig with Cancel House and Urban Myth. It's a sweet, melting number, a simple riff dipped in a vat of syrupy
hallucinogens.
3rd wave robot was recorded at Nottingham's Junktion 7 for
a benefit for Ladyfest Manchester and is the polar opposite of it's A
side. Precise scratches and clicks lead into a cacophonous roar of feedback
and noise.
outside in CD (makeshift records) 2002
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1. simple things that aren't mp3
2. 23 x 23
3. nuts 'n bolts
4. beginnings with no ends
5. my funny valentine
6. memo
7. along the way mp3
8. micromark
9. bypass still open (with Urban Myth)
10. give & take (with Pat Thomas and unplugboy)
This is inventive and captivating guitar; warm tones and drones soothe the soul while tensions get heightened by scrapes, pops, and crackles. Outside In is 53 minutes of music recorded live in the UK and Canada; ten heartbreakingly beautiful songs teeter on the brink of collapse while audiences hold their breath.
why can't we all just get along? compilation CD featuring 2 tracks from music for one 2002
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s/t EP CD (makeshift records) 2001
1. ain't no wheels on this ship play/download
2. it's the daytime when
3. still raining, still dreaming
4. infinity mirror room mp3
5. clara, You rockmore
6. my funny valentine
A debut offering of instrumental music for a not so innocent time. Some songs are untouched guitar wanderings while others are built from guitar playing rendered unrecognisable through effects and processing. It's an emotional music that engages your mind on its way to your heart.