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The Internet Is Broken
This was an attempt to write an entire song in the time it took to upload the previous one. I managed one verse. Download matt_westcott_-_the_internet_is_broken.mp3 The internet is broken The internet...
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I Am Tyr (the God of Tuesday)
Last one for the moment… this one’s a stab at the week one challenge, “write a song with a day of the week in the title”. Towards the end I got frustrated that the song was going nowhere, hence the...
View ArticleDiminishing Returns
Another backlog of FAWM entries to post here, starting with a twisty little instrumental. Download matt_westcott_-_diminishing_returns.mp3 Diminishing Returns on FAWM
View ArticleAcross Wales
Not in fact a continuation of the Through Poland series, despite what you might expect. This is not so much a song, more an experiment with backwards recording, to test the theory that the Welsh...
View ArticleTriptik
My very fast (written in something like 2 hours) music entry for raww.orgy, which ended up in 4th place. In a cunning kill-two-birds-with-one-stone move, it’s also one of my FAWM songs. Download...
View ArticleAre Great Things Born
It had to be done. After my album cover generator came up with Glencoe Horse’s seminal Are Great Things Born, I was compelled to write a song with that title, in the style of Glencoe Horse, whoever...
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Mr Phong
There just aren’t enough songs about computer graphics pioneers. Here’s one about Bui Tuong Phong, of phong shading and phong illumination fame. I decided to record this one entirely without keyboards,...
View Article50/90 2008: somewhat fewer than 50 songs
50/90, or 50 Songs In 90 Days, is the less photogenic and slightly more intimidating cousin of February Album Writing Month, running throughout July, August and September. The idea is to write fif- oh,...
View ArticleThe Model (unplugged cover version)
Another month, another musical challenge bandwagon to jump on. For October the FAWM / 50/90 crowd is turning its attention to cover versions. So here’s a not-very-Kraftwerk-like instrumental version of...
View ArticleFAWM 2011 retrospective / Geek Pop
February has been and gone, bringing with it my now customary jaunt into the world of February Album Writing Month. I fell some way short of the 14 song target this time, which I’ll blame on...
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