Covers Album Followed By Blancmange For Dessert!

It has been a few weeks since I did my last blog so what has been happening?

Firstly the compilation CD "Here We Go - The Other Side Of Metal Beat" which features my track "Stranger In A Room" has been released and has received some excellent reviews. It is a fantastic CD and well worth checking out. You can find out more about the album and purchase it here

I have also recently completed an album of cover versions called "As It Is When It Was", which has been sent to friends on the myspace scene and family as a thank you for there support, encouragement and invaluable help.

Here is the front cover of the CD and the track listing for those interested in the tracks I have covered:



01 Blue Monday (New Order Cover)
02 Me I Disconnect From You (Tubeway Army Cover)
03 Europe Endless (Kraftwerk Cover)
04 Don't Go (Yazoo Cover)
05 She's Lost Control (Joy Division Cover)
06 He's A Liquid (John Foxx Cover)
07 Cars (Gary Numan Cover)
08 Goodbye 70's (Yazoo Cover)
09 Gordon's Gin (Human League Cover)
10 Neon Lights (Kraftwerk Cover)
11 I Nearly Married A Human (Tubeway Army Cover)
12 Too Pieces (Yazoo Cover)
13 Computer Love (Kraftwerk Cover)
14 Space Oddity (David Bowie Cover)
15 Please Push No More (Gary Numan Cover)
16 Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)

During the last week or so I have been working on 2 versions of the fantastic track "Living On The Ceiling" which was a hit for Blancmange in the 1980's. I have recorded a "Single" version and also an extended mix which runs at just over 6 minutes and is typical 80's extended mix!

I have been given permission by Blancmange to put the track on my pages and will upload both versions for people to listen to (Blancmange have asked me to let them know when my cover version is online!).

This will be my last cover version for a while as I want to concentrate on my album "Systematic" which is coming along nicely with 7 songs recorded including a cracking new version of a very popular track "I Remember You" as well as a brand new version of "I Once Was A Machine" which again has proved to be a very popular track on my web sites with well over 500 plays. the album will also include the track "Stranger In A Room".

That pretty much brings things up to date!

Gary

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An Additional Kraftwerk Cover Version

Whilst mastering the covers album I am doing for friends and family I took a break from doing that and for some strange reason decided to re-record the first Kraftwerk cover I did over a year ago called "Europe Endless". The track was never used for the Kraftwerk covers album I did called "Music By Design as I did n't like my vocal for one and secondly some of the synth work was n't brilliant, also I hated the sequencer sound I used!

I set about recording some choir sounds which is what is used in Kraftwerk's original then record a new sequencer track and I thought blimey this is bloody good! Tonight I decided to have a go at completely new vocals and I laid down the whole lot! Typical as I must have done over 2 dozen takes when I originally recorded the song last year.

If I am happy with it the song will be included on the covers album "As It Is When It Was".

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Track On A New Compilation Released

The album "Here We Go - The Other Side Of Metal Beat" is now available to order. The album includes my track "Stranger In A Room" as well as tracks from Louis Gordon (Louis has released several albums with John Foxx) and Ann Clarke. It promises to be a stunning album as it is includes tracks from artists influenced by John Foxx. You can order the CD HERE

In conjunction with this "John Foxx" themed album I have uploaded my version of a track from John's album "Metamatic" called "He's A Liquid" and is available on my Myspace player and a higher quality file is available on my iCompositions page and the link to that is below:

Gary Hunter - He's A Liquid

I am currently mastering an album of cover versions I have recorded which is to be sent to various friends on the Myspace scene as a thank you for the support and help they have given me. Here is the track listing for the CD:

Blue Monday (New Order Cover)
Me I Disconnect From You (Gary Numan Cover)
Don't Go (Yazoo Cover)
She's Lost Control - GH Arrangement (Joy Division Cover)
He's A Liquid (John Foxx Cover)
Cars (Gary Numan Cover)
Goodbye 70's (Yazoo Cover)
Gordon's Gin - GH Extended Arrangement (Human League Cover)
Neon lights - New Version (Kraftwerk Cover)
I Nearly Married A human (Gary Numan Cover)
Too Pieces (Yazoo Cover)
Computer Love - Extended Remix (Kraftwerk Cover)
Space Oddity (David Bowie Cover)
Please Push No More - GH Arrangement (Gary Numan Cover)
Love Will tear Us Apart (Joy Division Cover)

Once these are done I will put some other cover versions to one side which need work on. I will then be returning to my own "John Foxx" type album.

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Gary

Dreaming About Me Now I'm Disconnected!

Wrapped up my version of "Me I Disconnect From You" this evening and have also been recording a cover of the fantastic Moby track "Dream About Me" which I have to say is coming along really well.

Over the weekend and tonight I have also been working on a new recording of the well received track "I Once Was A Machine" so it fits better with the rest of the songs off the new album I am working on called "Systematic". Pretty much ready to start the task of recording the new version tomorrow.

This will give me 7 songs recorded for the album with the lyrics and ideas in the memory bank for 2 further songs "Smoke Screen" and "Years Ago".

Gary

5th Gary Numan Cover

I have almost completed a cover version of the Gary Numan track "Me I Disconnect From You" another cracking track off his "Replicas" album. This now means I have recorded 5 of Gary's songs so perhaps maybe half way to a Gary Numan covers album! Here is the list of songs I have covered:

Cars
Replicas
I Nearly Married A Human
Please Push No More
Me I Disconnect From You

In addition I have some demo's I have done of a couple of other tracks which are, Complex and Metal. I think I might possibly manage to finish off "Complex" at some point. It was shelved as I could n't get the vocal right although I do like the music I have done so that might spur me on for one last effort on the vocal front!

I am drawing to a close on doing cover versions so that I can concentrate on my new album "Systematic". I will be returning to that album in a couple of weeks as I am intending to have a 2 week period where I don't touch a synth!!

Gary

2 Posts In A Day ...... Blimey!

This afternoon I started and pretty much finished an extended arrangement of Yazoo's "Don't Go". It has come out excellent, I love doing remixes & extended versions of songs, it is something I tend to do with more or less each song I record whether it is a cover version or original recording.

Gary

"Stranger In A Room" Is To Appear On New Compilation

First off the big news. My John Foxx inspired track "Stranger In A Room" is to be featured on a brand new compilation called "Here We Go - The Other Side Of Metal Beat". The album is to be released on August 25th by the Toffeetones label and is a very limited edition release and could well be a very collectable album. The album comprises of artists who name John Foxx as one of their influences.

The album will feature tracks from Louis Gordon (Long time collaborator with John Foxx with the release of several albums) and Anne Clark who John has also worked with.

The album promises to be very special indeed and I am delighted to have a track on it. Here is the full track listing and front cover of the CD:



01 Paul Berry - A stranger in your house
02 Anne Clark - Full moon Club Mix
03 LOGAN 5 - The Future that never arrived
04 Sunset People - Wonderland
05 Mark Lane - Who's really listening?
06 The Glimmer Room - Grey mirrors (pt 7)
07 Louis Gordon - Move through grey
08 Lethal Foam - 113
09 Better Strangers - Thematic
10 Neuvogue - Synth City
11 Toffeetronic-Let me in
12 The Upstairs Faction - The world is just a mirage
13 The Light Dreams - Reflections
14 Future Daze - Oxygen
15 Gary Hunter - Stranger In A Room
16 Sarah Bradshaw - Incandescence
17 The Mateyblokes - Tuesday Blues
18 Geigertek - Picture In Eyes

On the same day the CD is released Robo Cast Radio will be releasing a very special podcast that will be "John Foxx" themed. So the 25th of August is a day to look forward to.

Information about the CD can be found here

Now other bits and pieces .....

I have made a few minor changes to a John Foxx cover I have done called "He's A Liquid" which is now complete and will upload this cover to my myspace page and my page on iCompositions on .......... 25th August! I have spoken to Rob Harris who does all the work behind the scene's for John and he has given me permission to post the song for which I am very grateful.

A few weeks back I started work on another Yazoo cover "Don't Go" but ditched it as I could n't get the vocal right. For some strange reason I thought I would have ago again at the vocal the other day and recorded the thing in almost one take!! Typical as I must have done 20+ takes previously!. The song is almost done and I am going to do my own extended arrangement of the song to. Both will at some point be added to my myspace and icomposition pages.

I also recorded the basics of Gary Numan's "Me I Disconnect From You" this week and may well do that song.

My David Bowie cover is almost done. I have done a very electronic version of "Space Oddity" and just have a couple of vocal changes to make.

I think that more or less brings us up to date.

Gary

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