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Harvey’s Intrinsic Boomerang

Ben Cornwell - 2001

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Track list:

1. this one
   
2. insignificance
   
3. keyboard joy
   
4. the tea song
   
5. mondays child
   
6. big bills blues
   
7. clocking off from the squelch factory
   
8. compact discovery
   
9. ergot on rye
   
10. show me love
    
11. oddity
    

Information:

Text from album cover:

The photo on the front cover is the shop called ‘Harvey’s Intrinsic Boomerang’. It was in this said establishment where I learned about the plight of the Concrete Beatle.

I had only gone in to stock up on Broccoli for a lunch fine snack on my journey to where I was going. And just above the Broccoli shelf was a poster making me aware of the poor endangered Concrete Beatle. Little did I know just how much their sorry story would profoundly effect me and those brave souls willing to take up the challenge of helping them in the unique way that they need.

The Concrete Beatle is a wonderful specimen who feeds excelusively upon concrete, hence the name. However, strange mating habits and population migrations have left their evolutionary scars on this poor afflicted insect. The Concrete Beatle is now born without a mouth and as a consequence is unable to feed upon its most desired protein supplement, concrete.

But thanks to the courage of a few local people who gnaw away ceaselessly on bricks and other cement products (with no regard for their own dental health) and via a complex set of tubes and dials are they able to appease the dietary requirements of this most wonderful creature. Don’t be reading this garbage…

Artists/Credits:

• Across The Island
• Bad Living Blues
• Off The Cuff
• Blessing In Disguise
• Say You Don't Believe
• Minutes Of My Life
• Justice What Justice?

Live at Egbert Road

Kashmir Gyro - 1992

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Track list:

1. Across The Island
   
2. Bad Living Blues
   
3. Off The Cuff
   
4. Blessing In Disguise
   
5. Say You Don't Believe
   
6. Minutes Of My Life
   
7. Justice What Justice?
   

 

Information:

Kashmir Gyro was a 4 piece rock/blues band that I played bass in for about 6 months during 1991-1992.

I digitised this album of songs in 2001. They were originally recorded on a Tascam 4-track cassette machine using 2 PZM microphones attached to the wall of the bedsit where we had set the instruments up. It’s not the best quality but captures the moments nicely. I never understood how we got away with making so much noise in such a built up area. It was a strange time…

Artists/Credits:

Drums: Mark Miller
Bass: Ben Cornwell
Guitar/Vocals: Graham Sykes
Guitar/Vocals: Gordon Williams

All tracks performed by Kashmir Gyro except track 8 (1996 - currently offline) which was performed by Iain Ledgerwood, Kit Ellis and Ben Cornwell.

All songs written by Gordon Williams. © copyright Gordon Williams. All rights reserved.

Recording copyright - © copyright Ben Cornwell 2001. All rights reserved.

 

• Bull Frog Blues
• Blues Tunee
• The Black 'n' Decker Song
• Alien Jazz Mission
• Little Girl
• With Your Life
• Didn't I Say?
• Key To The Highway
• Rollin 'n' Tumbling
• The War is Within
• Permanent Headf@#k
• Black Night
• Time to Change

Rollin ‘n’ Tumbling

Ben Cornwell - 1997

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Track list:

1. Bull Frog Blues
   
2. Blues Tunee
   
3. The Black 'n' Decker Song
   
4. Alien Jazz Mission
   
5. Little Girl
   
6. With Your Life
   
7. Didn't I Say?
   
8. Key To The Highway
   
9. Rollin 'n' Tumbling
   
10. The War is Within
    
11. Permanent Headf@#k
    
12. Black Night
    
13. Time to Change
    

 

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Artists/Credits:

Ben Cornwell

 

• Jazzy Start
• The Blues Have Gotten Hold
• Interlude in E
• The Mermaid Song
• Sugar
• All So Beautiful
• Bluesy Interlude
• Didn't I say?
• Chasing Rainbows
• The Lady Di Song
• Portland Theme
• Tunee
• Insignificance
• Walking In The Air
• Wanderlust
• You and I

Sugar

Ben Cornwell - 2004

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Track list:

1. Jazzy Start
   
2. The Blues Have Gotten Hold
   
3. Interlude in E
   
4. The Mermaid Song
   
5. Sugar
   
6. All So Beautiful
   
7. Bluesy Interlude
   
8. Didn't I say?
   
9. Chasing Rainbows
   
10. The Lady Di Song
    
11. Portland Theme
    
12. Tunee
    
13. Insignificance
    
14. Walking In The Air
    
15. Wanderlust
    
16. You and I
    

 

Information:

These are a collection of songs that I wrote over a various period of time and recorded while living in Cumbria. I built a CD-ROM for it on Christmas Day, because I had nothing better to do.

Artists/Credits:

Ben Cornwell

 

• The Pebble Song
• Monotony & Loneliness
• The Chocolate Asylum
• Paranoia
• Rusty Bike
• Bitter
• The Telephone Project

Bitter

Ben Cornwell - 2005

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Track list:

1. The Pebble Song
   
2. Monotony & Loneliness
   
3. The Chocolate Asylum
   
4. Paranoia
   
5. Rusty Bike
   
6. Bitter
   
7. The Telephone Project
   

 

Information:

I wrote these songs while living in Cumbria, and recorded the acoustic tracks on a digital 4-track recorder belonging to my good friend, Jodi - the other tracks are musical projects that I did using Acid software on the PC.

All of my music has been a mix of experimenting with musical ideas while getting out how I feel about things. The last track “Telephone Project”, was a mini project and concept about how the future might turn out - I think it’s proving to be rather insightful!

The Machine Gun on the cover was abstracted from a photo I took of an exhibition that was in Barrow-in-Furness at the time. I can’t now remember the details - but it doesn’t really matter!

Artists/Credits:

Ben Cornwell

 

• Bit of Drum 'n' Bass
• How We Gonna Make it?
• Take A Hike 2002
• MadTimeFunk Thing
• Forehead
• This is Your Operator
• Pencil Case
• Hello My Brain
• Move On To

Hello My Brain

Ben Cornwell - 2002

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Track list:

1. Bit of Drum 'n' Bass
   
2. How We Gonna Make it?
   
3. Take A Hike 2002
   
4. MadTimeFunk Thing
   
5. Forehead
   
6. This is Your Operator
   
7. Pencil Case
   
8. Hello My Brain
   
9. Move On To
   

 

Information:

A collection of tunes I did, mostly experimenting with digital sounds, although track 4 was a mission to sync the guitar and bass to the drum track - using a PC with only 32MB of RAM!

Artists/Credits:

Ben Cornwell

 

• The Storm Song
• Called U Up
• Out On The Town
• This Damn Song
• Savage and Running Wild
• Lovely Day
• Can You Get All You Want?
• Don't Know What To Say
• Blue Suede Shoes
• Untitled
• Redeem
• Gotta Know These Things
• Transvestite Song

Songs 2 Gloo-Bye

Ben Cornwell - 1992

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Track list:

1. The Storm Song
   
2. Called U Up
   
3. Out On The Town
   
4. This Damn Song
   
5. Savage and Running Wild
   
6. Lovely Day
   
7. Can You Get All You Want?
   
8. Don't Know What To Say
   
9. Blue Suede Shoes
   
10. Untitled
    
11. Redeem
    
12. Gotta Know These Things
    
13. Transvestite Song
    

 

Information:

This was my second album - all recorded on a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder. I duplicated about 20 copies and gave them as Christmas presents to my friends and family. My mum liked it, so that makes it OK! It’s interesting listening to these after 20 years - it was a different time back then…

Artists/Credits:

Ben Cornwell. Track 3 Vocals & guitar - Aaron Cornwell. Track 11 Lead guitar - Nicky Leigh

 

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