The weird stuff that happens when I try to relax, and Yeah! A free track for ya!

It took me about three years to write, record and release Ghost Songs. Trying to manage my time between working 9-5 , playing in bands, and general life stuff didn’t leave much spare time for long, focused creative stretches.

So finally, the day after the launch at Loop Bar in September, I woke up around midday, jammed a few kilos of chocolate into my mouth and sank into the couch exhausted.  Serious coffee couldn’t coerce any of my last six neurons to work. I decided to bum around for a few days, relax, and try to re-start my head. After about 20 minutes of catatonically staring into my navel, my buddy Estelle rang to tell me that she had heard my name mentioned  on  the radio and that I had won something. After a bit of scrounging around on the internet, I discovered that I had won a major band prize for subscribing in the Triple R radiothon. The prize was an Implant media voucher that would cover the printing of my next CD. The voucher is valid for a year. Which meant I had to start on a new album pretty much right away. I got off the phone, dragged my flabby bum back into the studio and started writing some new tunes. Looking back, I realised I had about  20 minutes break between finishing the last album and starting the next one. Thanks Triple R, now I won’t have time to start my David Hasselhoff tribute band.

So yep, there is a new Spacecadet Lullabies album on the way and most likely due September /October 2011. I’m really excited about how it is sounding and it is very different from Ghost Songs. More info and sneak peaks coming soon.

Plus, a new project is on the boil. I’m currently writing music for a contemporary dance performance  with sisters Eliza and Abbey Mitchell. More info in the coming weeks!

Check out Eliza’s breaking. I’m really excited about this and no, fortunately for the world, I won’t be busting out any of my bodgy dance moves.

Here is a free download. It is another live recording from the Ghost songs Launch. It is a mix up improvisation of three of the tracks from Ghost Songs. Enjoy.

Oh yeah, and there’s a Spacecadet Lullabies gig coming up soon too……….