In 2007 Josh Dick and Brad Scoville used computers to create a music album for their U.S. college project. They called themselves Free Admission, the album was called Revenge of the Lawn Gnome and the result is available for free streaming and download on Jamendo, Last FM, Soundcloud and the Josh Dick website. There are…Read more The Gnome’s Revenge
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Landscape
In my first chemistry practical at school we explored the difference between mixtures and compounds. Most metallic elements, we were told, have certain properties in common: they are hard and shiny; they conduct heat and electricity well; they ring when you strike them. Non-metals, like sulphur, are usually soft and powdery, are insulators and scrunch quietly if you…Read more Landscape
Axis
It's time to introduce you to the best band you've never heard of. I know you've never heard of them for two reasons. Firstly, although they recorded three albums in the mid to late seventies they were never signed up by a record company and never promoted in any way. Secondly, they never played any live gigs.…Read more Axis
Baker Street
London is a big city. A really big city. The population of Greater London is currently estimated to be about 8.6 million, only slightly less than New York. Crotchety Man was brought up in the suburbs of England's capital city and it will always have special memories for me. London, though, can be a lonely place…Read more Baker Street
Soft Machine
I just love the Internet! The other day an email dropped into my in-box inviting me to listen to Karl Jenkins on composed.com which is, apparently, a brand new streaming service. "Oh, that's good", I thought, "I'd like to hear some of that". The email described Karl Jenkins as an award-winning composer, which he is,…Read more Soft Machine
Feels Good To Me
I was going to have All Heaven Let Loose by Bill Bruford's Earthworks as my album of the month for March but it's not available on Spotify and there's not much point writing about music my readers can't listen to. So, instead, I'm going back to Bill Bruford's first release as a solo artist, Feels Good To…Read more Feels Good To Me
Back Door
We're half way through January already, so I think it's time to start the Album of the Month. Here's one for jazz fans, although there's nothing quite like it - not even in the infinite space of the Internet. Whatever your musical tastes are your education won't be complete until you've listened to Back Door's eponymous…Read more Back Door
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