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This page will be changing every few weeks so
please drop by regularly to listen to what is available and help
yourself if you like it: :~) There will be a huge eclectic range of
all things ilya and related. Old demos that never made it on to
albums (but songs of which we still love), as well as different
versions of the songs that did make the grade and other musical
adventures :~) First up are some old favourites of ours,
Eurovision & Happy Ever Before & Back To Back.
These were recorded in 2003 while we were waiting for the release of
TDFB and were work in progress for our (hoped for) second album with
Virgin. They were recorded with Dan Brown.
Juanita & Blood Sugar, were a
continuation of the interminable waiting for the release; whereby,
in Jan 2004, Nick and I, along with engineer Bruno Ellingham, went
to Rockfield Studios and recorded 10 songs over 4 days. Deliberately
recording very simply & spontaneously & with percussion tracks made
up from anything lying around that sounded good shaken, thwacked or
slapped, (body parts included .. not that they were ‘lying around!)
It’s very cathartic to let music erupt this way and bottle the
essence (warts and all) immediately! CHOCS was inspired by this
approach. Some of the songs we recorded were then re-recorded for
Somerset.
Not Sad, Wine & Cannabis & Idlevice
were recorded for Somerset, which was first released by Universal
Digital in 2005. Somerset was recorded with a live band, (with the
later addition of a few over-dubs). The sax on Idlevice was played
by Ruth Hammond (who also wielded the hammond organ on Wine &
Cannabis), we told her we wanted a knackered solo played by an 75
year old inebriated, virtuoso. At 8 months pregnant it was amazing
how well Ruth captured this spirit to perfection!
Far Off Place is on Hootchi Cootchi and
the version included here is the original demo with Will de Beast on
piano (Will now plays bass with our live band)
The Waking Hour & Benay Cerritto were
written for CHOCS. I chose this demo of Benay Cerritto because I
adore Nick’s guitar solo. The Waking Hour was written with Jack
Vaughan, who co-wrote Soto with us. I love this track, it still
sends shivers down my spine.
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EUROVISION |
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HAPPY EVER BEFORE |
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BACK TO BACK |
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JUANITA |
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BLOOD SUGAR |
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NOT SAD |
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WINE & CANNABIS |
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IDLEVICE |
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FAR OFF PLACE |
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THE WAKING HOUR |
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BENAY CERRITTO |
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