February 2012
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New tune - A bad nights sleep and good morning
Hope you enjoy it. Perhaps smoke something and close the curtains…
A bad nights sleep and a good morning by Bernard James
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Late night DJ Playlist with love
So who’s up for this playlist? I am. Listen like you’re me:
Start up with my man Capatin Mike. He’s my honest hombre.
Captain Mike - What Is The Point In You by CaptainMike
next up this little find with ole scroobius pip and riz mc:
Ill Credit by RizMC
TURN IT UP:
Riz MC - Shifty (Sukh Knight remix) by Birdi
And this was always a tune. Now feat Plan B:
And on...
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Tides Are Up - NEW SONG (demo)
Howdy,
Here’s a new demo of a song I started writing tonight. Hope you enjoy it:
Tides Are Up (for dad) by That other Bernard James
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Ships Will Pass in the Night gets radio play on...
On Sunday the great and hard working folk over at Holdin’ Court used my song ‘First Cut’ from my new album Ships Will Pass in the Night in their radio show. It’s the first radio play the albums had so far, and I’m glad it’s from Holdin’ Court - Happy third birthday! February 24th Poison Bar in Hasingstoke, go and celebrate!
Check out the show here, and...
January 2012
3 posts
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I Would Rather Go Blind - New Song!!
This afternoon I got the itch, so I decided to record it and release it. I don’t want to detract from Ships Will Pass in the Night, but I thought maybe you’d like to hear this.
I would rather go blind DEMO by That other Bernard James
Feel free to download it. So thanks again for supporting Ships Will Pass in the Night, it’s really fun so far! If you haven’t got your...
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SHIPS WILL PASS IN THE NIGHT!!!
OK! I’m damn proud that my first album under Bernard James is now OFFICIALLY released! You can buy it HERE and not read the rest of this.
OR you could please your eyes and then your ears and Check This Out: First Up, in true awards fashion, big up everyone who has been involved, and I mean these people specifically:
Zoe Fox - The awesome video, the lovely vocals and the incredible...
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Ships Will Pass In The Night - ALBUM ARTWORK!!
Hello Bloggoes… tell me which way your blog points tonight!
Here’s my news - my first album ‘SHIPS WILL PASS IN THE NIGHT’ is on it’s way to be put through it’s paces in the mastering process and I cannot wait! To celebrate I’m going to show you the lovely artwork made by the wonderful and gifted Stephen Maurice Graham aka 400 Facts! I honestly cannot say...
December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Perfects OverRated SUCKAZ
Seriously, it’s day 3 for this freebie release extravaganza in super build up to Ships Will Pass in the Night, my new record. The bad thing is that when I run outta records to give away your just gonna have me and my thoughts, or freestyles. Win, right?
Anyway, this is my band Adventures of… and our proper first real EP. It’s experimental and a bit out there. We cut our teeth...
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Ships Will Pass in the Night Vs Daze of a Weakling
Next day and the cogs move slowly, just the way it goes, right? I’ve started tidying and ‘cleansing’ after the consummative creation process! And now I’m playing video games, buying pop shields, going on long walks and sipping beer.
So what better time to catch up on my last EP “Daze of a Weakling”?? Here it is, it was written effectively over one week, each...
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The past few days... the unrepentant fire alarm
Hello, we’re so close to the release of my new record ‘Ships Will Pass in the Night’ and I can wait! Hampered by a shitty internet connection it’s now finally on it’s way to be delicately handled by my lovely mastering engineer.
While we’re waiting I figured I let you catch up on the things I’ve made that have led up to this. First up is my first solo EP...
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Ships Will Pass in the Night
So, hello! The night of this post is indeed the name of my new album.
Ships Will Pass in the Night has been a massive thing for me, it’s my first record created outside of the safety of Adventures of… and it’s been a bit of a slog. Hats off to all the solo artists out there, it’s hard and sometimes crazy lonely work! It’s taken me just over six months to shape,...
August 2011
9 posts
Wearing these glasses gets you high: I may sell... →
400facts:
I may sell some greeting cards soon at a few upcoming events but first I want to run the whole premise by the internet first.
I think in the current economic climate there are more relevent greetings cards we can exchange with one another and I can profit out of. Specifically I have noticed that…
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The end of my day living in a comic
Is less than impressive. G’night!
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My day so far... as a comic book
Probably the best news of the week is this
Dessa. New Album. New Song (ish).
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Some lovely things to listen to
I can’t recommend my friends more. They’re a talented and lovely bunch. Here’s just what you should do: Buy These. It will be the making of a great new day, evening or anything! I promise.
First up is Laura Dugmore and her new release, ‘Cardigans and Woolen Things’ - It’s brilliant. Honestly. And silly cheap too!
Go check her and her band out HERE and if you...
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Walk Like Thunder
I’ve been quiet just so i didn’t lose steam talking about myself and doing nothing. But here’s some great music by Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock:
July 2011
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This would look great on a t-shirt...just vote...
PLEASE GO AND VOTE FOR THIS DEISGN TO BE PRINTED AS A TEE, IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE (Click the underlined words, yo). The design was made by a talented guy I know called Steve. And he deserves to clothe the world. Let him have his dream. x
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Sex/Mix Tape Vol. 5
Back to mix tapes, it’s been ages. It’s been fun. Some classics on this, and a couple of ridiculous hicups by me. Anyway, for the love, press play and turn up.
Mix/Sex tape Vol.5 Shit gets alive by Bernard_James on Mixcloud
In other news my website has been brought back from it’s clunky grave. It’s going to take me a while to get back on top of it and figuring how...
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Secret release - Silent Letters Vol. 1
This has been in the pipes for years, the names been knocked about for years, the tunes have gathered in the far corners of our itunes and things. So here is Silent Letters Vol. 1. Expect the next one in a damn few years. Enjoy.
Silent Letters Vol. 1 by Preciptoman
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A mini-playlist you shouldn't miss!
I know some lovely people who make music. I’m lucky to have such creative people knocking about. Without further ado:
Laura Dugmore!
The Grass is Greener by lauradugmore
Isobel Anderson!
Resolution by isobelanderson
Kalestix!
Medicine Man by Kalestix
Turboshinboy!
CREAM SODA by Turboshinboy
June 2011
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The first girl and the ones that come after
The first girl and the ones that come after by That other Bernard James
This collection of songs is getting pretty refined into being a track by track discourse of unsatisfying love and not much else. But if that’s the way the cookie crumbles then we just have to hustle on the floor hunting for scraps and crumbs. Cookie crumbs. The usual frame of mind goes to this as to the others if you...
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A new song and some great things to listen to
First thing, I’ve been recording these skit songs, getting a niec thing going on the guitar and then putting the microphone on and getting an idea for a song down. The idea is to polish these up one day, some people don’t lke posting demos. I love it, you can have all my imperfections. PERFECTS OVERRATED. Dig it. x
Maybe another time (Flesh and Bones) by That other Bernard James
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TURBOSHINBOY!!
This is my good and dear old friend, Turboshinboy. And these are his sounds. They are amazing. We used to play in a band together back when we were teenagers banging out odd prog wannabe synth metal. Enough… TURN IT UP!!
PEACHES by Turboshinboy
SPARKS by Turboshinboy
CREAM SODA by Turboshinboy
An update, sonically
I’ve let rip a couple of new things in different blogs recently so here are the three demos and ideas in one blog. x
Mineshaft DEMO by Bernard James
Trouble Demo by Bernard James
Lets look each other in the eye by That other Bernard James
May 2011
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Let's look each other in the eye
This is filled with mistakes, these songs are all demos. Sketches. If i ever get round to properly working on them i will polish and polish and then release and release. But for now, here’s the ugly.
Lets look each other in the eye by That other Bernard James
Rings and Necklaces to show I Love You - it's free
These are some songs and some music I’ve had growing. I’ve wanted this and worked on this project for years. Casually… Some of the music is a couple of years old, some of it has been used in Adventures of… projects. I figure it’s time to release it, i’m listening to it now, and it brings back a lot of memories. Essentially I wanted it to be the album I would...
REWIND: Daze of a Weakling!
In spite of the fact that i’ve sat on not having ‘Gloomy as it gets’ out yet. Cop a load of this freebie. Download it. Stream it.
Daze of a Weakling by Bernard James
New song - Trouble
Trouble Demo by Bernard James
It’s been a day of ups and downs, it’s nearly three in the afternoon and I’ve done a good amount of nothing. I’m not great at putting pen to paper for song ideas, i get restless and move on. I’ve always used my songs for a moment, then forget them. This is the second song to a collection I’m growing of just singing and guitar....
As Gloomy As It Gets
My new release, as serious as anything i’ve done is called ‘as gloomy as it gets’. t’s a low key affair. I’ve gotta record a few vocals. I let it stew for a while. I wrote the music in February and March but had some issues, family and the normal that kept me from wanting to finish it. Any way, I just got back to it, blown the dust off, i guess a couple of mixes...