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Summer Now - From Something, To Everything, To Nothing
My second solo project album is now available via Bandcamp
This album expands the territory I began to explore on 'Heavy Lays The Crown' - the atmosphere, dynamics and drama of instrumental Post-rock driven by the concise energy of Punk-rock. I even played a bit more synth on this album to create a more 'cinematic' feel in a few places.
The artwork reflects the theme of the album, namely the forces that push and pull us in our everyday lives. Love and loss; happiness and sorrow; fight or flight; make up or breakup; light and dark - all those lovely juxtaposed emotions and feelings that let us know we are alive!
Once again, drums were provided by my good friend Pete Wright and I enlisted the help of Adam Moore to craft some tasty guitar solos for a couple of tracks!
This album expands the territory I began to explore on 'Heavy Lays The Crown' - the atmosphere, dynamics and drama of instrumental Post-rock driven by the concise energy of Punk-rock. I even played a bit more synth on this album to create a more 'cinematic' feel in a few places.
The artwork reflects the theme of the album, namely the forces that push and pull us in our everyday lives. Love and loss; happiness and sorrow; fight or flight; make up or breakup; light and dark - all those lovely juxtaposed emotions and feelings that let us know we are alive!
Once again, drums were provided by my good friend Pete Wright and I enlisted the help of Adam Moore to craft some tasty guitar solos for a couple of tracks!
Summer Now - Heavy Lays The Crown
My debut solo album - available now!
This little beauty is now available both as a physical CD and a digital download via Bandcamp. It is also available for streaming from Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer etc.
I was lucky enough to be working with Pete Wright, the drummer from Ducking Punches and I Said Goodbye. The drums were tracked in two days using Pete's own drum studio - The Compound. The remaining tracks were recorded here at Meantime Studios, once again by myself.
The album is a collection of instrumental songs infused with the raw, direct simplicity of punk-rock and blended with the dynamics and atmosphere of post-rock - I call it 'Punkstrumental'.
Hopefully, it will be something a little different to listen to, but familiar enough to some people that already know about Southpaw.
This little beauty is now available both as a physical CD and a digital download via Bandcamp. It is also available for streaming from Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer etc.
I was lucky enough to be working with Pete Wright, the drummer from Ducking Punches and I Said Goodbye. The drums were tracked in two days using Pete's own drum studio - The Compound. The remaining tracks were recorded here at Meantime Studios, once again by myself.
The album is a collection of instrumental songs infused with the raw, direct simplicity of punk-rock and blended with the dynamics and atmosphere of post-rock - I call it 'Punkstrumental'.
Hopefully, it will be something a little different to listen to, but familiar enough to some people that already know about Southpaw.
Tom Malachowski - ROOTS
This lovely project is now complete!
Tom is a wonderful, local, singer-songwriter that I have known for a few years. At the start of 2014, over a beer, we discussed the possibility of doing a collaborative album - one that blended Tom's beautiful catchy melodies and unique vocal style with my 'trademark' atmospheric overdubs. I must say, it has been a blast to do something a bit away from my comfort zone. Saying that, it has been quite similar to my writing role in SOUTHPAW, where I try to find gaps in the vocals to fit the perfect overdub or try and enhance the feel of the song with the right effect. I am really proud of this project, having both recorded and produced it, as it has allowed me to try things I could never get away with on a SOUTHPAW record! Once again, I have created artwork and illustrations to suit the mood of the album.
This is now available via the SHOP page - only £6.50 inc. P&P!
Tom is a wonderful, local, singer-songwriter that I have known for a few years. At the start of 2014, over a beer, we discussed the possibility of doing a collaborative album - one that blended Tom's beautiful catchy melodies and unique vocal style with my 'trademark' atmospheric overdubs. I must say, it has been a blast to do something a bit away from my comfort zone. Saying that, it has been quite similar to my writing role in SOUTHPAW, where I try to find gaps in the vocals to fit the perfect overdub or try and enhance the feel of the song with the right effect. I am really proud of this project, having both recorded and produced it, as it has allowed me to try things I could never get away with on a SOUTHPAW record! Once again, I have created artwork and illustrations to suit the mood of the album.
This is now available via the SHOP page - only £6.50 inc. P&P!
SOUTHPAW - This Is Ours
Our fifth and latest album.
The final mixes are done and the album is fresh back from being Mastered at NADA STUDIOS in New York. John Naclerio has done an amazing job of Mastering this album! It's full of energy, punch and definition and I can honestly say it is by far the best thing we have ever recorded - as our ex-guitarist Ian Scott used to say... Best Ever!
Once again, this album was created with 100% DIY ethics. From the writing, recording and engineering to the artwork and funding, it has been completely in our hands. As the album title states, This Is Ours. This is us, doing what we have always done, our own way. Punk rock!
The artwork comprises of lots of lovely photos taken by band members - each picture has some link to the song it represents. All-in-all, it's a really tidy package! To purchase, simply click on the cover to be taken to www.southpawrocks.co.uk. Easy peasy!
The final mixes are done and the album is fresh back from being Mastered at NADA STUDIOS in New York. John Naclerio has done an amazing job of Mastering this album! It's full of energy, punch and definition and I can honestly say it is by far the best thing we have ever recorded - as our ex-guitarist Ian Scott used to say... Best Ever!
Once again, this album was created with 100% DIY ethics. From the writing, recording and engineering to the artwork and funding, it has been completely in our hands. As the album title states, This Is Ours. This is us, doing what we have always done, our own way. Punk rock!
The artwork comprises of lots of lovely photos taken by band members - each picture has some link to the song it represents. All-in-all, it's a really tidy package! To purchase, simply click on the cover to be taken to www.southpawrocks.co.uk. Easy peasy!
SOUTHPAW - Foundations split EP
Split release in 2013 with Japanese label-mates Die Communications.
This was a fun EP to make! We were part way through recording our fifth album when FIXING A HOLE RECORDS asked if we had any unused songs to put on a split EP with one of his Japanese bands. We didn't. Luckily, we found three old songs that had been written just after SOUTHPAW broke up (around 2004) by some of the guys but not released. We quickly learnt the tracks and recorded them in next to no time in order to meet the labels deadline for release!
The EP was intended to support a Japanese tour with DIE COMMUNICATIONS (hence the 'Foundations' title) but, due to some personal circumstances and bad-luck, it never went ahead. Plans are afoot to go next year.
The artwork came from a photo I took whilst walking on a local beach in winter. The splash of colour, crisp image and two stones/two bands made a classy little package!
This was a fun EP to make! We were part way through recording our fifth album when FIXING A HOLE RECORDS asked if we had any unused songs to put on a split EP with one of his Japanese bands. We didn't. Luckily, we found three old songs that had been written just after SOUTHPAW broke up (around 2004) by some of the guys but not released. We quickly learnt the tracks and recorded them in next to no time in order to meet the labels deadline for release!
The EP was intended to support a Japanese tour with DIE COMMUNICATIONS (hence the 'Foundations' title) but, due to some personal circumstances and bad-luck, it never went ahead. Plans are afoot to go next year.
The artwork came from a photo I took whilst walking on a local beach in winter. The splash of colour, crisp image and two stones/two bands made a classy little package!
SOUTHPAW - Destination
The long-awaited fourth album and our first release after a 'hiatus' of six years.
It was released in 2012 by our good friend Kei Dohdoh at FIXING A HOLE RECORDS. Kei had previously released the ARCH STANTON stuff (see below!) and he was eager to work with the reformed SOUTHPAW. Fiona Gowen provided the amazing paintings and I designed the 'packaging' background to fit with the destination theme. I tried to make the paintings look like stamps (my nod to the postal service as my dad is a retired postman, my brother IS a postman and I am an ex-postman too!)
Our bass player Simon helped to collate the images together for this one as my PC was playing up at the time - he won't admit it but he is an exceptional artist in his own right and creates awesome puzzle games as a hobby. Check his site out by clicking below:-
It was released in 2012 by our good friend Kei Dohdoh at FIXING A HOLE RECORDS. Kei had previously released the ARCH STANTON stuff (see below!) and he was eager to work with the reformed SOUTHPAW. Fiona Gowen provided the amazing paintings and I designed the 'packaging' background to fit with the destination theme. I tried to make the paintings look like stamps (my nod to the postal service as my dad is a retired postman, my brother IS a postman and I am an ex-postman too!)
Our bass player Simon helped to collate the images together for this one as my PC was playing up at the time - he won't admit it but he is an exceptional artist in his own right and creates awesome puzzle games as a hobby. Check his site out by clicking below:-
ARCH STANTON - End|Start split EP
The last ARCH STANTON release before SOUTHPAW reformed.
This was a split EP with Japanese band COBRAHEAD. We recorded our tracks at Leeders Farm, the studio owned and run by Dan Hawkins from The Darkness (nice chap, handy with a hoover!) We stayed in plush farmhouse accommodation but it was all a bit surreal and tense (we had some problems with the engineer). In truth, it was probably the final nail in the coffin for STANTON.
ARCH STANTON was formed around 2004 from the fall-out of SOUTHPAW disbanding. Originally it comprised of myself, Dylan Powles (Southpaw drummer), Kye Rodriguez (Southpaw guitarist), Steve Campion (Vanilla Pod bassist) and Dan Brown, an amazing singer from TOOL-inspired metal band DRAGLINE. We released six records in five years - fun times!
The artwork was simple and effective, marking our END and Cobraheads START - genius!
This was a split EP with Japanese band COBRAHEAD. We recorded our tracks at Leeders Farm, the studio owned and run by Dan Hawkins from The Darkness (nice chap, handy with a hoover!) We stayed in plush farmhouse accommodation but it was all a bit surreal and tense (we had some problems with the engineer). In truth, it was probably the final nail in the coffin for STANTON.
ARCH STANTON was formed around 2004 from the fall-out of SOUTHPAW disbanding. Originally it comprised of myself, Dylan Powles (Southpaw drummer), Kye Rodriguez (Southpaw guitarist), Steve Campion (Vanilla Pod bassist) and Dan Brown, an amazing singer from TOOL-inspired metal band DRAGLINE. We released six records in five years - fun times!
The artwork was simple and effective, marking our END and Cobraheads START - genius!
