Common Sense Dancing: Furry Leaves

I've had it in mind to do this for nearly 25 years.. I have had a perpetual fear that someone would get there before me; I have been very careful what I said to other musicians, only talking very vaguely about it to non-musicians.

But now it's done: Beethoven Jazz!

I tried all sorts of ideas for the name, anagrams of Fur Elise and Bagatelle: Fur Elise, and was going to go with just Bagatelle, until Nick Fletcher (who plays the fab guitar solo on the piece) suggested the pun 'Furry Leaves,' and with its link to Autumn Leaves, etc., it was perfect - thanks Nick!

See you tomorrow for a visit to the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation!

Common Sense Dancing: My Island

My Island is just a silly song written as part of an island-themed monthly competition on a music website, KvR, in 2003.

It was, so far as I know, the first full, properly mixed piece of music recorded using Zynewave Podium while it was still in beta. This re-recorded version, as with the whole album, was made using the same software (just a few versions later!).

I'm not certain of many songs that include the word 'compunction.' Only other one I knowingly know is an old Stackridge tune - Marigold Conjunction. Any one know of any others..?

Thank you John Hackett for your fluting, and Kim Eames for your backing vocals!

See you tomorrow!