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  • The Big Announcement: Solo album out now!!

    Current mood:accomplished

    Well, it's been a very long time since I last posted on the MySpace blog. But I thought it was worth it this time...
    Incidentally, for those of you wishing to stay up to date with my actual blog, please visit my website at http://www.simonlittlebass.com, where you can subscribe via whatever means you prefer...

    This was my thought process this morning regarding this blog post...
      "Shall I write the Album Progress Report #3 post this afternoon and launch the album on Monday?"
      "If I can just sort out the website to point to the Bandcamp page, I could actually start selling downloads right now.."
      "Must sort out those ISRC codes first for Bandcamp.. "
      "Hang on a minute, everything is coming together suddenly..."

    My new album Mandala is hereby unleashed!!

    I spent Saturday with my good friend Joe Leach at the Cowshed mastering the album. I chose the best ten tracks from the twelve originally shortlisted (the album was running far too long...) and Joe worked his magic with some great gear at the studio. The sound has expanded so much from the original, I am so pleased with the finished product.
    Thanks to those delightful folks at Bandcamp, you can now stream the entire album for free on the Music page on my website. This is also where you'll need to visit in order to downoad the album in whatever format you prefer; from 320k mp3 to FLAC. For se of you who'd prefer a physical copy of the album, you will have to bear with me for a little while. But fear not, I am on the case and when they are ready they will also be available on the music page.
    So where do we go from here, you may ask? Well, I'm now handing the album over to you all with the hope that you will listen and download away and spread the word via whatever means you see fit. Be it Twitter, Facebook, Posterous, or some of the fab little embeddable widgets available on the Bandcamp page (see below), let's see if we can spread the word amongst ourselves.
    There is no record company, I have no manager or booking agent. It's just me and you guys right now. I've been working on this solo project and using looping technology for a few years now and I'm really pleased with the end result.
    Not that this is by any means the end folks. Oh no! I am going to continue producing solo music here at Little Towers and will soon be starting work on my next project Little Alex, a duo project with drummer Steve Alexander . Watch this space.
    Hope you enjoy the album; here's a little taster x
    Mandala
    Simon Little
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    11:19

  • New posts over on my Blogger site!

    Hello folks,
    Just a little note to let you know that there are several new posts over on my Blogger site Here. I've been writing a road diary for Clare Teal, plus a little anti-MySpace rant you might enjoy.
    As my little online social-media adventure continues on apace, I am finding MySpace less and less useful. If you are subscribed to this blog, go over to my blog site and subscribe there. It's far more interactive and frankly, it's the only place I actually post now. So if you want to be kept in the loop, go check it out!
    There's also a bunch of new tracks up on my solo bass podcast for you to listen to and download. You cn also find them all (plus one extra bonus!) on my shiny new Reverb Nation page. Hope you like them. Do feel free to leave all your comments and ratings on the Podbean site. I really do appreciate your feedback.
    Cheers
    Si x
    14:17

  • Hector Zazou...

    Current mood:melancholy


    I just found out that one of my favourite composers and musicians, Hector Zazou, died on Monday aged only 60. According to various reports, Hector had been seriously ill for several months and had had to cancel several shows throughout the Summer due to this illness.
    Hector Zazou, for those of you unfamiliar with his work, was an Algerian born French composer and producer. A serial collaborator, he has worked with most of my favourite artists; including David Sylvian, Peter Gabriel, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Björk and Lisa Germano.
    Hi albums Strong Currents and Lights In The Dark have been on heavy rotation here of late. If you haven't heard Hector's music, Strong Currents or Sahara Blue would be a great place to start.
    I am particularly saddened by this news as Hector contacted me towards the end of last year asking me to travel out to Paris to work with him on his upcoming 'J@zz' project. This was a great honour and it was truly humbling to be contacted directly by Hector via MySpace. Sadly, due to Hector's other commitments at the time, we never actually got it together. Although we never actually met, I still remain a huge fan and admirer of his work.
    He will be dearly missed.
    Simon
    19:46

  • New Chapman Stick Tune!

    Current mood:accomplished

    Hello folks,
    Just to let you know I've just recorded my first solo improvisation on Chapman Stick for the Solo Bass Podcast over at Podbean. It's been exclusively solo bass until now, but I've been listening to Trey Gunn quite a lot today and got all inspired! I'm having slight difficulties with the Podbean server right now, but you can hear the track in all it's glory either on Last.fm or better still on my Reverb Nation page, where you can sign up to the mailing list for updates on the forthcoming solo album.
    Cheers
    Simon
    22:23

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