tag:dantindall.com,2005:/blogs/home?p=2Home2022-12-27T13:18:33+00:00Dan Tindallfalsetag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/71288452022-12-27T13:18:33+00:002023-10-16T15:56:13+01:00Happy Holidays <p>Remember - an illusion is for life, not just Christmas </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/392142/ccf5f1da20aa8866a952e745dbf9f68521c0a7d7/original/a338ea14-6282-47d7-adaf-363357861902.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/70986562022-11-09T16:57:33+00:002022-11-09T16:59:07+00:00Buzzymandias <p>Brand new 2 song EP up on BC :)</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=4279997784/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;"></iframe></p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/70986552022-11-09T16:54:53+00:002022-11-09T16:59:07+00:00Not The Answer on Bandcamp<p>A remastered version of 'Not The Answer' is now available exclusively on Bandcamp -</p>
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<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1878589903/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=215470479/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;">The Politician&#39;s Life by Dan Tindall</iframe></p>
<p>I don't usually offer much explanation for my songs - fortunately in this case, not much is required...as we seem to live in a time where the worst of human inclination outpaces the good that others strive to achieve...jokers and fraudsters have their way so that their selfish lusts are satisfied, rich men get richer, and the rest of us can just get lost. Welcome to the future, folks - isn't it just great?</p>
<p> </p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/66793942021-07-05T16:57:06+01:002021-07-05T16:57:06+01:00Not The Answer<p>New tune on the video page - 'Not The Answer' - you can hear the recorded version over on SC and there will be further official release details coming soon.</p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/65016812020-12-17T16:51:11+00:002020-12-17T16:51:11+00:00New videos<p>Just updated the videos section and added a link to my terrible YouTube channel - feel free to subscribe as I'll be adding various demos and acoustic stuff as and when I can. Hopefully I'll also have some guitar blog stuff and maybe some info on upgrades and mods I've carried out.</p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/64781242020-11-15T12:51:28+00:002020-11-15T12:51:28+00:00Fairground Abstraction (live version)<p>Added another video (via my YouTube channel) - this time it’s a live version of Fairground Abstraction’ - one of the tracks off the new LP. It’s in an open G tuning and I’m playing it on my much refurbished Tanglewood parlour guitar, strung with some very zingy Ernie Ball Aluminium Bronze strings...</p>
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<p>I love the variety and adaptability of open tuning on a guitar - there is a deceptive simplicity to it that allows you to easily accompany yourself and create a dual sound from creative use of left and right.</p>
<p>This song is in Open C and played on my modified Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat.</p>
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<p>My new LP is up on Bandcamp and Soundcloud - take a listen, give us a follow :)</p>
<p>'Seaside Hipster Nightmare'</p>
<p>Some lo-fi acoustic folky-song-poems written and recorded July - September 2020. </p>
<p>Guitars in various tunings, some harmonica and melodica - these are the backdrop to concise stories inspired by the ongoing strange, satirical and profoundly disturbing events of 2020. </p>
<p>The lyrics are included here and there for those who like that sort of thing (and even for those who don't). </p>
<p>Stay safe and forget nothing...</p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/63855892020-07-15T13:20:54+01:002020-07-15T13:23:52+01:00Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing Mixtape<p>I was very happy to find my track 'Drones' included on one of Tom's recent Mixtapes - you can go to the BBC page with podcast links etc by <a contents="clicking here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/introducing/entries/eb4721cf-966c-4645-ad69-f4791ce96a97" target="_blank">clicking here</a></p>
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<p>There are very few easy or accessible ways to promote your music (or any other art) if you're truly an independent - but there are ways to be heard, to get feedback and even airplay if you're patient and genuine about what you do. Uploading tracks to the BBC introducing site and taking part in the weekly <a contents="Fresh On The Net" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://freshonthenet.co.uk/" target="_blank">Fresh On The Net</a> listening post is one of the more welcoming (though no less competitive) ways to test out your tunes.</p>Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/63311942020-05-27T00:09:09+01:002020-05-27T00:12:15+01:00Drones - alternate live take<p>Just added a video - a live version of 'Drones' in splendid lofi stereo quality :)</p>
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<p>The world is already a mess that no-one seems to care to clean up. There is a bizarre reckless bravado at work in governments and business that seem to be determined to prove that untruth and coercion can outwit the fast approaching end of the human race. </p>
<p>So...I wrote some songs to remind me of the strange new lockdown times - not just the weirdness of the isolation but also the poor excuses for leaders that seem to tread a fine line between conspiracy and incompetence. </p>
<p>They were recorded at home using an old laptop, a Scarlett 2i2 interface, a variety of inexpensive mics, and 4 acoustic guitars in various tunings and state of repair. If you listen closely you can also hear some uke - and with less focused attention the odd burst of harmonica - as well as the odd ambient background sound to remind you and me that we are all real.</p>
<p>You can hear them at my Bandcamp page (and on Soundcloud, if that's your thing!) and I've included the track 'Drones' as a free download with this post.</p>
<p>The EP should be up on all the various digital distribution networks soon and I'll update you all here when that happens!</p>2:16Dan Tindalltag:dantindall.com,2005:Post/63151992020-05-13T21:08:45+01:002020-05-20T12:49:11+01:00New Songs<p>I have been making use of this weird pause in life to write and record some new solo tunes - it's the first time I've been without the company of my fine musical friends for quite some years, so there has been a lot of revisiting my folkish roots and all the fun styles and tunings that brings with it. I also wanted to remember this odd time in the history of us all by writing some songs that would remind me of this period.</p>
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<p>So anyway, I have a new 4 song EP due for release very soon - more updates on this later!</p>
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<p><a contents="The Plastic Men " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://read.amazon.co.uk/kp/embed?asin=B08666XV86&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5MLEEb1RZB408" style="" target="_blank">The Plastic Men </a></p>
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<p>There's some extracts on the 'poetry' page of this website for you to check out as well.</p>
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