umber_journey

week 43 - sell outs & new track. Wow. So I have finally...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:55:12 +0100

week 43 - sell outs & new track.

Wow. So I have finally sold out of my debut EP ‘Morning’s Pass’ and i’m so very grateful to everyone who purchased or downloaded a copy. Thanks listeners! As a way of saying thank you I posted up a new track to my soundcloud — www.soundcloud.com/umbermusic —

Also, this track weeks track I had no direction so it’s a bit fadey. Hope you enjoy it anyway!

Enjoy :-)

week 42 - radio shows & concert drones Bonjour. This is week...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:59:03 +0100

week 42 - radio shows & concert drones

Bonjour. This is week 42. It’s the 42nd week of my song a week project. The idea is to record a track and post it up on the interweb for you to listen to… every week. I also tend to tag these song/posts with the most ludacris tags. ‘Death’ ‘Metal’ & ‘Dolphin’ has been my favourite so far.

I am also playing a show in Sheffield UK tomorrow. Go to www.facebook.com/umbermusic to find out a little bit more info. Thanks.

Enjoy :-)

p.s Fosters is a rubbish lager.

week 41 - festivals & salou So this weeks track is a little...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0100

week 41 - festivals & salou

So this weeks track is a little late because I have been sunning it up in the lovely Spain for my friends birthday. We drank beer, we ate food, we got sunburnt. Y’know, your usual ‘summer’ holiday. This track took about 2-3 hours to write and record as you can probably tell but I reckon it’s okay…

As for my next EP, it’s all shaping up real nicely :-) I’ve got 5 tracks for it, all of which are quite droney and ambient (compared to my previous works). I just have some piano to record (again) and then get it mastered/find a label and then bloody release it :-)

I tend to talk more on here too https://twitter.com/umber_music

Cheers and Enjoy :-)

week 40 - pollens a bitch Does anybody suffer from hayfever out...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:52:25 +0100

week 40 - pollens a bitch

Does anybody suffer from hayfever out there? I’m sure some of you will and will know that it’s the destroyer of summer. I was told today that my beard of roughly 3 months will be collecting all the pollen and making hay fever worse for me, resulting in me having to shave it off. Today is a sad day.

Oh! Here’s week 40.

Enjoy :-)

week 39 - guitar & harmonium This weeks track was initially...

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:40:29 +0100

week 39 - guitar & harmonium

This weeks track was initially going to be an outro to a track off my upcoming EP but as most of the tracks are quite slow and ambient I thought it would contrast against the majority of the EP. Speaking of which, I am very near to completing this one. One track to finish off and then hurrah! Music!

Enjoy :-)

week 38 - wisdom teeth & a show. Sooo, this weeks track is...

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:28:12 +0100

week 38 - wisdom teeth & a show.

Sooo, this weeks track is incredibly late as i’ve had a horrendous tooth infection lately which was then followed by me preparing for a show I played last week. So please accept my humble apologies Tumblr listeners! Although, I think after having a 3 week break of writing music (tracks for my next EP too) i’ve managed to write something I quite like. This is it! Thanks.

Enjoy :-)

week 37 - coach journeys and phone conversations. pretty...

Tue, 01 May 2012 21:17:30 +0100

week 37 - coach journeys and phone conversations.

pretty chuffed with this track actually. it took me roughly 3 hours to write and record this track and that’s pretty good for me! well, i have been playing around with the main guitar riff for a week or so but that’s a secret…ha, anyway, here it is, let me know what you guys think :-)

www.facebook.com/umbermusic

enjoy.

week 36 - a trip to Leeds. This weeks track was originally...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:07:27 +0100

week 36 - a trip to Leeds.

This weeks track was originally wrote with an electric guitar on sunday evening after a very inspiring weekend in Leeds. As i’m only using acoustic instruments for this track-a-week project i thought i’d go back to said track and acoustic it up! It’s also possibly a contender for my next release… But i’m being quiet about that for the moment. Anyway, this track is best enjoyed with a cold Beer and some sunshine (would you believe it’s actually sunny in the East Midlands today?) Blimey!

week 35 - hail & rain This track is by far not my favourite...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:34:47 +0100

week 35 - hail & rain

This track is by far not my favourite as I wasn’t quite sure where to take this track, hence the repetition and the 10 minute fade out!!! I must have spent two hours trying to record some banjoings over the top as well but it just didn’t work… Anyway, here it is.

I’m also playing a show in my local hometown of Nottingham (uk) tomorrow with the awesome TEN - http://www.facebook.com/events/287053494703549/

Also - - www.facebook.com/umbermusic - - if you haven’t already ;-)

Enjoy.

week 34 - sunshine young. right, I know i’m rubbish at...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:21:16 +0100

week 34 - sunshine young.

right, I know i’m rubbish at posting a track a week but i’ve been busy travelling to hospital and back for the last week and not had a chance to sit down and work on a this until tonight. all is well now so i’ll hopefully get back into the swing of things.

this is only a short piece but i managed to utilise nearly every instrument i own. nearly. next week i may go all out and whack everything in… who knows?!

anyway, enjoy :-)

week 33 - not much gain & plenty of back strain. Ahh, the...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:27:26 +0000

week 33 - not much gain & plenty of back strain.

Ahh, the sun is back (not now as it’s 9.p.m) but it’s here, or has been for the last couple of days. It’s nothing much now but I can tell it’s just going to get better. Sweet. Here’s week 33 - I wrote and recorded this in 3 hours with a full stomach and in need of a pint.

Cheers!

week 32 - reworking & 4 tracks down. I wrote a nice little...

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:51:13 +0000

week 32 - reworking & 4 tracks down.

I wrote a nice little song at the weekend (sunday) ready for you guys to have a listen to it and then yesterday I thought ‘nah, bugger that, it’s rubbish’ so today I have been painstakingly thrashing out riffs on my banjo till I came up with a result. this track is the outcome of said riffing.

oh, I also have 4 tracks for my next EP. Awesome.

Enjoy! x

week 31 - lazy sunday afternoon & awaiting arrivals. this...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:49:35 +0000

week 31 - lazy sunday afternoon & awaiting arrivals.

this weeks track is just a lil late as i’ve been quite ill recently (bloody flu!) - finally a legitimate excuse as to why this one was delayed. I quite like this weeks one actually as the field recording I did from a poor looking sunday movie (on ITV - always bad films) works really well. anyway, here she is…

Enjoy!

week 30 - future shows and EP news okay so I can’t reveal...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:00 +0000

week 30 - future shows and EP news

okay so I can’t reveal all yet, but I’ve got a 2 shows in the UK planned for the not to distant future so keep em peeled for more news. also, i’ve been going recording mad the last 2 weeks and i’ve now got 2.5 songs for my next EP (which also requires you to keep em peeled for more news).

and by ‘em’ I mean your eyes & ears.

also, this weeks track is an acoustic version of one of the tracks off said EP.

Enjoy ;-)

week 29 - no fish & chips/omelette instead. track/week 29...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:22 +0000

week 29 - no fish & chips/omelette instead.

track/week 29 is here. i think it’s a little bit more upbeat than my usual weeks but that’s probably something to do with what’s going on right now :-) yeah, so, here it is!

for all tumblr followers that don’t have me on facebook, i suggest you do so as that is updated a wee bit more than tumblrrrr —- www.facebook.com/umbermusic

enjoyington :-)

week 28 - pork & goulash. sincerest apologies for posting...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:40:58 +0000

week 28 - pork & goulash.

sincerest apologies for posting this track later than usual. don’t ask why because i have no response… although i have been working on some new material for an actual umber release. so that’s probably why…

this track is probably and most likely influenced by the weekend i’ve just had. which was incredible. thank you.

week 27 massive delay & minor setbacks. it’s been...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:27:44 +0000

week 27 massive delay & minor setbacks.

it’s been ages since i’ve done one of these tracks. i reckon my new years resolution will be to actually keep this page updated… weekly! mega sorry about that. anyway, i hope you’ve all had a great holiday and i wish you all a happy new year!

www.facebook.com/umbermusic

Enjoy x

week 26 - new music and festive celebrations. woah, what a...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:23:00 +0000

week 26 - new music and festive celebrations.

woah, what a week! my latest EP was released a week ago today (hence no song for that week.) and the feedback has been incredible, so to anyone following this and to who downloaded it, thank you. if you haven’t got it yet, you can d/l it free from www.umber.bandcamp.com

also, as christmas is drawing closer, i’m selling off my debut EP ‘Morning’s Pass’ with a discount - www.umber.bigcartel.com - check it!

anyway, week 26 is here, enjoy :-)

week 25 - upcoming EP & winter nights. So i gots another...

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:33:57 +0000

week 25 - upcoming EP & winter nights.

So i gots another (free) EP coming out a week today. It’s titled ‘Earth Feet, Lifted’. It’s only a small two track job, just over 10 minutes actually as they were only two pieces I wrote for the ‘free for arts’ festival in Manchester a few months back… You can also hear the first track on my soundcloud - www.soundcloud.com/umbermusic

Apologies for not having a picture for this weeks track as i’ve ran out!!! Might get some more developed in the week…

Enjoy!

week 24 - more rainy days and birthday celebrations. howdy...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:50:00 +0000

week 24 - more rainy days and birthday celebrations.

howdy ya’ll. here be week/track 24 for your listening pleasure. i didn’t really know where to go with this weeks track but i obviously didn’t want to over do it… i think it’s the first field recording i’ve used in a long time. i say ‘field recording’ i mean, ‘sticking the microphone out of my bedroom window and picking up whatever’s going on outside’ :-)

Enjoy!