Two things triggered the genesis of this one - firstly an enforced absence from work due to a nasty medical 'thing'... and discovering a really nice piano loop that I then chopped around by changing the key and adding some different melodies…

This came together really quickly, both musically and lyrically. The chord sequence for the verse was hammered out on the keyboard and the words fitted around the melody. This came about during the 40 ish day reign of 'Lettuce Liz' and is…

Was going to add vocals to this but there ended up being too much going on so I left it as an instrumental; I do seem to love an arpeggiator!

Was going to add vocals to this but there ended up being too much going on so I left it as an instrumental; I do seem to love an arpeggiator!

Back in 1985 I was in a band at school - at that time I didn't play an instrument; I was the singer (!) This track was entitled 'Dreaming In Colour' (the music written by band members Giles Hancock and Tim Finch) and I thought it would be fun…

Was going to add vocals to this but there ended up being too much going on so I left it as an instrumental; I do seem to love an arpeggiator!

I had to take a week off work having contracted Bell's Palsy - half of my face was (and still is currently) paralysed - hence having the time to do it & the working title! Lots of Ample Guitar Les Paul electric and Martin acoustic plug-ins…

I had to take a week off work having contracted Bell's Palsy - half of my face was (and still is currently) paralysed - hence having the time to do it & the working title! Lots of Ample Guitar Les Paul electric and Martin acoustic plug-ins…

This one started with the guitar riff. In hindsight, it sounds a bit like Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy but not close enough so I think I've got away with it! The guitar sounds are from the M guitar plug-ins: Les Paul and Martin acoustic…

I had no melodies or bass lines in my head when I started this one; I just chose a random loop from Apple, put it into a Roland Jupiter 8 and changed the key it was in. It reminds me in parts of a cross between 'Steel River' by Chris Rea and…