Zoofood 2005 by tomcook
2005 the year of the child i think. My last album before Heli was born and time spent writing endless albums for noone to hear had to end. This album was supposed to be more approachable than previous work, with louder vocals and more song based pieces. I had recently bought a cello and had forced myself to learn it !! Some of the cello playing is just about passable!
Oh i get ideas- As most people will say i am annoyingly chipper especially in the mornings when most musicians are miserable ****s. But i am plagued with ideas and especially music which will keep me awake for hours, luckily having children has lessened this. This track is a chipper expression of that.
This,this could be- the beginning of new life, well we had a child later that year so, its self explanatory, something of a journey and something not taken lightly, a whole new world has arisen and i love every minute of it.
Meikaels Boat- a nod to both michael nyman and steve reich, i was raised with the music of steve reich, bach, oscar peterson and the king singers, an eclectic mix but i think it all makes sense.
See the funny side- i was once semi spiked with mushrooms but had a great night, i saw the funny side and this is mushroom music to me, its not drifting psychadaelia but strange english cartoon chappie music, if that genre exists!!!
democracy tastes a little bit like chicken-the older you get thew more cannibalistic democracy seems, esecially with the switch from royal families to multi nationals. meaningful democracy, a teenage dream or something to get involved for.
I recall-living in shared houses you get to meet bailiffs and all sorts of wonderful people, max drozian is an invention of the worst flatmate ever. But it has got close before!!!
The b.a.r.t- the Bay Area Rail Transportation system runs from san franscisco under the bay to portland, its all the things british travel isn't, cheap fast, safe, modern, but it does go under the ocean in an earthquake area, a little scary.
Sane as- the Cello took over this year and having low harmonies on it created a very moving accompaniment to this break style funky piece.
Are you fine-Are you fine? Such an empty phrase and a piece about modern life, stress, mortality, existance but starting with a distanced feel of the fine brigade and then letting itself fall into the emotion of final art.
All we think is nought but electric will earth away, stones that stand and ideas ran into soceity will stay. Still proud of that line, sometimes they fall out .
I am ambition- I did some soundtracks for a contemporary dance show by adults with learning difficulties, and one of the guys there had an amzing way of talking and pronouncing his stories, letting out detail by detail to build odd revolving pictures, this track is inspired by him and is a description of my capricornious route through music, i, i am walking, the discovery and awareness of your own creativity, you the audience, she is insiration like the sun, its a hill that needs climbing, then sometimes its all downhill, but you need to put the work in to keep up your momentum.
Easy- this album was suppose to be a double cd affair, but i think my daughter Heli is the second disc as she appeared and is a constant collaboration, that will be ready for her own journey whenevr she wants!!! So i think moving into the easy was important to save energy for the hill of parenthood.
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