Dawn - Sharks in Her Hair

This song is called ' Dawn ' it was predominately written by Dre with vocals preformed by Lee. I lent a helping hand with regards to vocals but must of the work was done by Lee and Dre. This song is probably our most evolved piece of music to date, unlike most of our stuff it has a drum line, guitar layers and a solid structure.

Again this is not the fully finished article but I do think it shows real progression and has the potential to be a very good song, seen as it shows its self to be very catchy if you listen to it a few times. So go ahead try it for yourself. . . Sorry if the volume is a bit low.

Also press the play button below for a straight up acoustic version of the above song.

Initial names for band and album - Achilles Heel, Last Minute

Spencer Tunick

I like some of the images Spencer Tunick has created because of their awkward, rigid and freaky nature. To me the photos feel quiet uneasy in the way they are set up, especially when you have hundreds of people turning their back to the viewer making u feel like an outcast for being the only one wearing clothes.

Artist Spencer Tunick has been documenting the live nude figure in public since 1992. Since 1994 he has organized over 75 temporary site-specific installations. Individuals en masses, without their clothing, grouped together metamorphose into a new shape. The bodies extend into and upon the landscape like a substance. These grouped masses which do not underscore sexuality become abstractions that challenge or reconfigure one's views of nudity and privacy. The work also refers to the complex issue of presenting art in permanent or temporary public spaces.

That is part of the bio from his web site spencertunick.com

Sergei Larenkov

Sergei Larenkov has created a large number of these erie photos in a exhibition of here and now. The photos are set in his home town of Saint Petersburg or Leningrad as it was know during the second world war. At that time the Nazis had laid siege to the city starving it of supplies and leaving the population to suffer hunger and the cold.

He has visited the exact sites of the original photographs to take pictures of the same place at the same angle and then superimposed the two together. I really like these pictures they create such a strong vision of the past matched with the present and really hit home how hard those times must of been.

Oh la la Paris

These are some photos that I took whilst in Paris a few years ago, I have played around a bit with the colour of all this pictures and given them an old feel resembling the warm colours of an silent movie. This colour scheme seemed fitting for the feel of Paris maybe due to its historic architecture and also in-keeping with French cinematic aesthetic, even the picture of the modern sport/dance of break dancing has a aged feel to it.

I particularly like the last photo of the male and female embracing, I'm not sure whether it has a loving feel to it or one of over empowerment. I think I question the motives of it because I found this on a larger sculpture known as 'The Gates of Hell' by Musee Rodin or for you Frenchies out there 'La Porte De L'Enfer'. It was by far my favourite piece of art work that I came across whilst in Paris.

Moon Outside My Window

This image was take from the roof just outside of my bedroom in East London. I looked out and noticed this amazing range of tones and colours a couple of days ago. I haven't had much practice with low light shots on my new camera and I unfortunately didn't have much time to play with the settings and try out lots of things, but I do like this image it has a festive feel which is fitting around this time of year.

I messed about with it in photoshop but the top image is the "truest" image, the second from top is the suggested auto from photoshop, the third has a warming orange filter and the last is quiet a sharp black and white version.

If you could see a few more stars it might make a good Christmas card but you do not get to see many of those in London due to the light pollution which is beautiful in its own way.

First Song - Distant Frowns

Ok this is my first attempt at creating my own song. I created the cord progress and most of the lyrics with help from my friend Lee, who is also the vocalist for the track. Now although I came up with it this is not actually me playing it as Im still not really smooth enough to play through a whole five minute song.

This is a completely rough version as it is recorded all in one go with Lee playing and singing continuously a bit like a live lounge I guess. There are things that still need changing and improving but it should give you an idea of how the song will sound when finished.

Just click play below and have a listen.

First electric guitar and ITS A FENDER!!

My new Fender Stratocaster 50's Classic Player is da bomb shiznik. So after buying my new acoustic a little while back and progressively getting better at playing I thought it was time for an electric guitar. I always knew I was going to have one good acoustic and one good electric but I had never really thought about what electric I was going to get. I did a lot of looking around, talking to friends and looking at what some of the bands i listen to play and eventually came up with getting a stratocaster.

Fender has always been a company that I like the sound of and that have always made quality products so I am very happy to have one of my own. I had to wait a while to order in the two tone sunburst finish but it was well worth it as I think it looks gorgeous.

Im starting to come up with a lot of my own riffs and cord progressions now so hopefully some songs on the way soon.