decorative raster of James Jamerson and Marvin Gaye

nine more lies

I played bass in this band when I was studying at Sheffield University. I left for Japan and they replaced me with a fella who had more strings on his bass.

nine more lies was my first proper band. We rehearsed, we gigged, we even recorded some songs in a proper studio with a bearded man sitting behind a glass screen talking to us over an intercom. Any success we had can be attributed directly to the ability of our vocalist, who had a powerful falsetto that raised us above the countless other Sheffield bands that were also churning out indierock with reverb-heavy guitars. During my brief spell as their bassist we recorded an EP. Enjoy.

The Sleepwalker EP:

01 Sinner.mp3 02 Breathe.mp3 03 Fall with Style.mp3 04 Your Ugly Life.mp3 05 The Sleepwalker.mp3





upupdowndown

I was the bassist in upupdowndown for the couple of years I was teaching in Japan.

We recorded an EP on the gorgeous Jeff Lee's laptop. My parts were recorded in the living room of one J.W.Wang, editor of the estimable juked, through a Line6 POD guitar amp modeller. Given the conditions, I think the recordings sound pretty good.

Abunai, Baby! EP

Abunai, Baby! EP.zip 01 Gag.mp3 02 last night (i followed you home).mp3 03 Service Crush.mp3 04 Robots & Honey.mp3





motown isolated tracks

Jamerson, Felder, Parrish on their own

I found these whilst roaming the internet a few months ago, and they're just too good not to share. These mp3s are from the original motown recordings of some of the greatest music of the 20th century. My next goal is to learn What's Goin On.

Right-click on any one of these and select 'save link as' or similar, and they should sneak down onto your computer for playback at your convenience.

Jackson 5 - ABD - played by Wilton Fender
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg - played by James Jamerson
The Commodores - Brick House - played by Ronald La Pread
Rare Earth - Celebrate - played by John Parrish
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back - played by Wilon Felder
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On - played by James Jamerson
Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll be there - played by James Jamerson
Four Tops - Standing in the Shado of Love - played by James Jamerson Marvin Gaye - What's Goin On? - played by James Jamerson