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Marlborough Road recorded 2021.

Clares' Rain - the lockdown sessions recorded 2020.

Marlborough Road

Track list to follow...

Recorded as live takes 2021, live acoustic takes, Broughton, Salford.



Clares' Rain - the Lockdown sessions

Track list to follow...

Completed from Sheffield 2006 - I split with ex for a second time, & I took a two year music haitus. 'Fire Cuts Through Water' (written in Portsmouth), 'East Avenue' & 'Prelude' were the first three tracks considered for the EP.

Recorded 2020, live acoustic takes, Broughton, Salford.

Written, performed & produced by Mark Daynes.

13 Seasons

  1. Intro - Last Year 2. Crows' Hill 3. A Lover Like You 4. Crawl 5. The Return of Snoopy Lou 6. Vitamin (she's my) 7. Girl Of Light 8. She Talks To Clowns 9. Only Time Will Tell 10. The Beautiful Secrecy Of Air 11. My Heart Wasn't Right 12. Fire Will Burn 13. Outro - High Chairs 14. April

Released 2006, recorded 2005 / '06 using Acer laptop / Cool Edit Pro software.

Written, performed & produced by Mark Daynes.

dreams like fire

  1. Dress Rehearsal 2. Sun Sky 3. Where You Live 4. Snow In The Park

I wrote the 'Dress Rehearsal' riff sometime in 1999, Grimsby.

Songs 2, 3 & 4 were written whilst studying at South Downs college.

I dedicated this recording to Clare x

Released / recorded 2003 (1 & 2 in the studio & 3 & 4 with CuBase / Reason via PC).

Written, performed & produced by Mark Daynes.

rosary ep

  1. The Streets Where We Died 2. Miracles 3. Overused 4. Tend 5. Remembrance Day

Someone at South Downs college said he thought this was over produced - & done in a studio! Not bad considering I recorded this with my second hand guitar (with 5 strings, no top E), harmonica & a drum machine I borrowed from Johnny Love (bass played via bottom E guitar string!)

I didn't know how to use the digital 8-Track (Curl bought it), or drum machine at first so I learnt recording technique from scratch, & completed this recording in about a month. God bless the written manual!

This demo, I feel, has a lot of edge.

Released / recorded 2002 (via digital 8-track & drum machine).

Written, performed & produced by Mark Daynes (in my old home - Flat 4, Queens Parade, Grimsby).

- muchos thanks to John Love for your great help mastering it, adding a cello to track 5, & vocal reverb effects on track 1.

Various

Man vs Machine 2004

Diamond Records, South Downs College.

Includes:

1.Dress Rehearsal

2.Wake Up (+ dance remix): co-written

Retailers

Several copies of 'Rosary ep' sold, 2002 - Replay Records, Haven Mill. Grimsby.