Episode 133-The Arsonist

 

https://ia601501.us.archive.org/30/items/CeskyLivesEpisode133-theArsonist/Clep133-theArsonist.mp3

 

Hello listeners, this weeks tune is a darkish Mandolin thing about ego and invisibility, insomnia, isolation, things like that. The title's a bit super serious but I can't help but think of that line in the Wallace and Gromit movie about 'Arson about' when I hear the word arson.

Hope you enjoy it anyways.

Thanks for your time.

Episode 132-Big Star

https://ia601500.us.archive.org/0/items/CeskyLivesEpisode132-bigStar/Clep132-bigStar.mp3

 

Hello listeners. This weeks tune is a simple acoustic thing about Chris Bell, one half of the creative duo, (him and Alex Chilton), who were the driving force behind the band "Big Star", who put out three killer albums that never really took off even though critics loved 'em. Chris Bell died in a car accident on his lonesome, driving home from a job in a restaurant chain owned by his dad, he was 27, had worked in music, written a crap load of amazing songs but never kinda 'made it' I guess. Anyways, look up the band, 'Big Star', they were an influence on my favourite band of all time REM, and you can definitely hear that when you listen to them. Chris Bell also has a solo record, "I Am The Cosmos", find it, listen to it, it's beautiful.

Thanks for your time and ears, as always.

Episode 131-I Wanna Remember it Just Like it is

 

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Hello Listeners. This week I've been home sick, was going to avoid putting up a tune for the sake of resting, but I couldn't help myself. This is a MIDI made loop/tune/thing that's been sitting in my mind and recording devices for a bit waiting for a place to live, so I fleshed it out some and I'm putting it up for you to have a listen to. The title is a quote from Bob Weir from The Grateful Dead, he was talking about playing under the Pyramids in Egypt and being attacked by mosquitos and then a whole flock of bats swooping in and taking them out, (the mosquitos, not the band). He was standing on stage watching these bats and he thought "Take me now Lord, I wanna remember it just like it is", seemed to fit the feel of this tune so I used it for the title. Hope you dig it, it'll be the first instrumental thing I've put up here I'm pretty sure, and if I can get back to writing words too next week then possibly the last...?

Thanks for your time.

Episode 130-Something Stupid Like

https://ia601502.us.archive.org/23/items/CeskyLivesEpisode130-somethingStupidLike/Clep130-somethingStupidLike.mp3

Hello listeners. I bought a Banjolele, (Banjo, Ukulele hybrid), and this is the first song I've written on it. This is a rough as recording, and this week there's no video because I've been feelin really unwell and this was a stretch in itself, but I had to write a song anyways, 'cause I'm addicted, and it distracted me for a bit. This is I guess a love song for nobody, a not-love song, like the Regina Spectre song says, "suppose I kept on singing love songs, just to break my own fall", I think it's kinda like that...? Hope it's a nice listen anyway.

Thanks for your time.