Radio Contact by Martin Bird

Radio Contact by Martin Bird

Wonderland by RavenRook

I have been helping record the wonderful Ravenrook. Wonderland by RavenRook

The Conference Of The Birds by Martin Bird

The Conference Of The Birds by Martin Bird

Sirens by Martin Bird

Sirens by Martin Bird

Simurgh

Simurgh is the modern Persian name for a fabulous, benevolent, mythical flying creature, these words inspired my new track of the same name, here on Soundcloud

The Simurgh is a gigantic bird that has lived so long that it has seen the world destroyed three times. The Simurgh has the head of a dog, four wings, orange metallic feathers, a silver head, a peacock's tail and the claws of a lion. It resides in the Tree of Knowledge that is laden with seeds from all the plants in the world. When the Simurgh leaves the tree it shakes the tree so that seeds flew in all directions. The Simurgh also lives on the mountain Alburz. The Simurgh has been known to take children in to foster them. Her touch is supposed to heal even the direst of wounds.

The whole tale is here

A guitarist with vision

Here is a very interesting guitar from Visionary Instruments it really does add a whole new dimension to live performance. Best to see this one live!

Does MySpace have no space?

I remember when MySpace first appeared on the scene, as a musician it was a very exciting network of some very talented people (some have become and continue to be good friends) and it really opened my eyes and ears to many new exciting styles of music. I saw read this post called MySpace. Rip on gigaom.com about Rupert Murdoch’s $580 million MySpace purchase,  it reminded me that I hardly use MySpace now, and that most of the musicians that network online seem to use Facebook now or perhaps they are all playing gigs and concerts out in the real world, I hope so as this is a very important trend, it would seem that the best way to appreciate music is to hear it live, not from a downloaded Mp3.