You Are Allowed to Enjoy This...The PODCAST!
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 12 years ago - ★★★ - 2 ratingsThe irregular podcasts of Darren Lock, a internet musician based in the UK. These broadcasts features the techniques I use to record songs using a home PC and Sonar and my creative process. This feed also includes some demo mixes of music I am currently recording.
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Prog Review 20: New Blood Deluxe Edition - Peter Gabriel
October 23, 2011 11:42 - 11 minutes - 22.6 MBGet your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/newblooddeluxe I wasn't particularly a big fan of Gabriel's last orchestral effort "Scratch My Back" so I wasn't expecting much from this bumper release. The set contains a blu-ray, DVD, and 2 CD albums - covering all the facets of the Live Blood/New Bood project. Music used in this video: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock (that's me) "The Mist Suite" by Darren Lock (that's also me) To buy my music, visit my these pages: http://bit.ly/m53fg8 ...
Prog Review 19: Photos of Ghosts - PFM
October 18, 2011 11:40 - 15 minutes - 29.4 MBBuy your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/photosofghosts This time I take a look at a band hailing from Italy that under the guiding light of Peter Sinfield and ELP had a little bit of success outside their native isles. Download the album from eMusic here: http://bit.ly/pJcbd4 Music used in this video. Title Music: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock (that's me) Background Music: "Crystal Winter" by Darren Lock "Wordless in Starry Trees" by Darren Lock "Red Shift" by Darren Lock "S...
Prog Review 18: The Snow Goose - Camel
October 14, 2011 11:34 - 16 minutes - 30.4 MBGet your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/snowgoosedeluxe My review of the seminal album by Camel, which is an instrumental exploration of a book by Paul Gallico. Music used in this video: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock Songs from the album "Start" by Darren Lock To buy this music, visit my iTunes page: http://bit.ly/m53fg8 Connect via social media: http://www.facebook.com/darren.k.lock http://www.twitter.com/darren_lock
Prog Review 17: The Discovery Box Set - Pink Floyd
October 12, 2011 11:32 - 6 minutes - 13 MBGet your copy of this box set here: http://amzn.to/pinkfloyddiscovery I've had enough time to cogitate and ruminate over the worthiness of the new Pink Floyd "Discovery" box set. The bottom line is: is this any better than than the "Oh, By The Way" set released a couple of years back? The answer to that is simple: no.
Prog Review 16: Grace for Drowning - Steve Wilson
October 10, 2011 15:48 - 16 minutes - 31.9 MBGet your copy of this album here: http://amzn.to/gracefordrowning I finally managed to get my head around the new Steven Wilson album and here is my attempt to critically analyse the deluxe edition of "Grace for Drowning". Opening introduction provided by: http://www.smalltalkrecords.yolasite.com If you want to feature on my videos, record an opening in the style of the one in this video and send it to me as a video reply. Connect via social media: http://www.facebook.com/darren.k.loc...
Prog Review 15: Discipline 40th Anniversary Edition - King Crimson
October 06, 2011 15:48 - 16 minutes - 15 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cy-Rxabfow The new 40th anniversary edition of this album arrived yesterday and so I busied myself to prepare a review for you. This is a very tiring record to listen to as you have to divide your attention between all the guitar parts. Don't forget to give this video a thumbs up if you like it and to subscribe for future updates. Music used in this video: "Stinkhorn" by Darren Lock "The Mist Suite" by Darren Lock ...
Prog Review 14: Beyond the Shrouded Horizon - Steve Hackett
October 03, 2011 15:48 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sry_kPXdMLU The latest release from ex-Genesis plank spanker Steve Hackett is out and this is my review of the double CD deluxe edition. Don't forget to give us a thumbs up if you like the video and remember to subscribe for further updates Music used in this video: "Start" by Darren Lock (that's me) To buy my music, visit my these pages: http://bit.ly/m53fg8 http://music.darrenlock.com Connect via social media: ...
Prog Review 13: Starless & Bible Black 40th Anniversary Edition - King Crimson
September 30, 2011 15:48 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nElY_6avRQg The latest batch of King Crimson 40th Anniversary edition have been released and my copy of "Starless and Bible Black" arrived today. I was naturally keen to hear what they had done to the album with regards to the 5.1 surround sound mix and was pleasantly surprised by the renewed power of the album. Music used in this video: "Start" by Darren Lock (that's me) To buy my music, visit my these pages: http:...
Prog Review 12: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon Immersion Box Set
September 24, 2011 15:45 - 19 minutes - 18 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeOKQ1mAwAY One could call this the sequel to my unboxing video, but here it is, here i spill my brains on the new ultimate "Dark Side of the Moon" box set. If you want to watch the unboxing video, you can see that by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62Y2a3q4BM To see my unboxing and review of the Wish You Were Here Immersion box set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJjEEwVVnwo http://www.youtube.com/...
Prog Review 11: Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion
September 10, 2011 01:16 - 10 minutes - 19.2 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4YHRNGqbEc
Prog Review 10: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis
September 06, 2011 01:16 - 13 minutes - 15.7 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-EW9hruwPM
Prog Review 9: Queen II - Queen
September 05, 2011 01:16 - 11 minutes - 21.4 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaSaFuYzjbw
Prog Review 8: Raised in Captivity - John Wetton
July 30, 2011 01:16 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvzPdS0aUk
Prog Review 7: Survival & Other Stories - Jon Anderson
July 29, 2011 01:01 - 11 minutes - 22 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIexGXasTQw
Prog Review 6: Incantations [2011 Remaster] - Mike Oldfield
July 23, 2011 01:01 - 12 minutes - 24.1 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCsynOIWzwQ
Prog Review 5: Drums Between the Bells - Brian Eno
July 15, 2011 16:02 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWgMfpVE_k
09-07-11 [Looking Glass]
July 14, 2011 11:53 - 2 minutes - 3.53 MBI am registered with a website called "Sentric Music" and this site supposedly finds music for adverts and whatever promotional contracts it is handling. They often send out emails requesting a certain type of song for a project and usually it is some kind of indie-rock genre that I am not interesting in covering. However, last Friday they sent a brief out for an advert for a mobile phone company and wanted something suitably twee and spacey. This is my attempt at a track for them. I doubt i...
Prog Review 4: A Grounding in Numbers - Van der Graaf Generator
July 09, 2011 15:49 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-pEOl2f1Lc
Prog Review 2: Jakszyk, Collins & Fripp - A Scarcity of Miracles
July 05, 2011 12:09 - 9 minutes - 17.4 MBThis is my review of the album by Jakszyk, Collins & Fripp "A Scarcity of Miracles". You can view the video to this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iizbtSO8H8
Prog Review 3: In the Land of Grey and Pink [40th Anniversary Edition] - Caravan
July 05, 2011 01:20 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBYou can watch the review on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcAMRRwBEFM
Prog Review 1: Yes - Fly From Here
July 04, 2011 00:36 - 11 minutes - 22.3 MBThis is my review of the latest album by Yes. You can view the video to this at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zeDG2nnqQ
24-06-11 Podcast - Chapter One of Dead Rock Star
June 24, 2011 01:56 - 18 minutes - 26.3 MBAnd now for something completely different... This is me reading the first chapter of my novel "Dead Rock Star". I've never done this before, so please excuse the bits where I flub things up and get a little off-kilter. This novel is now available to purchase in eBook format (Kindle compatible) at the following online stores at a unfeasibly low, low introductory price: http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/dead-rock-star/16116045 Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057H6XC0 Amazon UK: ...
23-06-11 Podcast - How to self-publish an eBook on iBookstore & Kindle
June 23, 2011 09:48 - 11 minutes - 16.1 MBIn this podcast, I describe how I self-published my own eBook on iBookstore and Amazon Kindle Marketplace.
19-06-11 Improvisation [Audio]
June 19, 2011 10:31 - 6 minutes - 9.58 MBAnd here is the MP3 audio of my improvisation. For more music fun, visit: http://www.darrenlock.com
06-06-11 Improvisation
June 07, 2011 12:46 - 5 minutes - 7.1 MBAnd here is the MP3 of the performnace. Enjoy!
29-05-11 [Rough Sketch]
May 30, 2011 23:19 - 3 minutes - 4.89 MBThis is a rough idea I put down recently. I haven't done any serious recording for about five months, so whenever I return to active recording duty I always just mess around playing the simplest things just so I can get my fingers back into some sort of shape. Hence this song is as basic as it gets - however, good songs sometimes come from these basic frameworks. This recording also marks my debut recording using my iMac DAW and was put down using Logic Studio.
Like Adam & Eve
May 18, 2011 21:50 - 3 minutes - 90.9 MB VideoThis is a tune I recorded a long time ago called "Like Adam & Eve" you can purchase it from the iTunes store here: http://bit.ly/kp4VIU This video was edited from my first YouTube video entitled "My Ashbory Bass" and I cleaned up the video and present it here. Enjoy!
27-04-11 Improvisation
May 02, 2011 18:05 - 2 minutes - 3.07 MBThis is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-30 Loopstation.
26-04-11 Improvisation - Steady State of Flux
May 01, 2011 18:02 - 3 minutes - 5.07 MBThis is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-30 Loopstation.
Ghost in the Field
March 20, 2011 22:25 - 3 minutes - 5.01 MBThis is a short improvised piece I recorded with the Roland RC-50 looping pedal. This was recorded live in one take using the bass guitar only.
06-01-11 Soundscape
January 06, 2011 23:38 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MBHere is an improvised soundscape. Watch the performance at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te2RrbB0jc0
03-01-11 Soundscape
January 03, 2011 23:49 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBHere is an improvised soundscape. Watch the performance at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0kT_H8Asek
In Starry Trees [Vocal Mix]
October 12, 2010 00:06 - 2 minutes - 3.71 MBA short song for the kids from the album "The Luckiest Man in the World". More details at: http://www.darrenlock.com/mt/archives/2010/10/in-starry-trees.html
Back to the Start
October 08, 2010 19:21 - 4 minutes - 5.89 MBThis is a new song from my album "The Luckiest Man in the World"
Stinkhorn
October 06, 2010 19:50 - 3 minutes - 5.47 MBThis is a new instrumental piece I've recorded with the tentative title "Stinkhorn".
28-09-10 Podcast "Bad Cover Version" Special
September 28, 2010 14:28 - 1 hour - 79 MBIn this podcast, Darren talks about his "Bad Cover Version" project in which he does his best to record really awful renditions of popular favourites. Tracks include "Heroes" by David Bowie, "The Bucket" by Kings of Leon, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" by Fairport Convention, "Are Friends Electric?" by Tubeway Army, "Something to Do" by Adrian Belew, "Sabotage" by The Beastie Boys, "Willow's Song" from The Wicker Man movie, "King's Lead Hat" by Brian Eno, "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls, "Girl...
09-08-10 Podcast
August 09, 2010 10:35 - 1 hour - 127 MBIn this podcast, Darren talks about archiving his numerous master tapes covering his "4-track years" from 1992-1996 and features some of the less offensively bad music he has found in the archive.
Fantasia One
June 19, 2010 02:12 - 3 minutes - 12 MB VideoThis is a short improvisation featuring my new Godin Multiac ACS SA nylon string guitar fed into a Roland VG-99 and Digitech Timebender.
The Third Way
June 05, 2010 11:36 - 3 minutes - 5.08 MBThis instrumental was born out of a three-pass improvisation, which was recorded and uploaded onto YouTube - so this was recorded "as live". You can see the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQS2_klGHJc
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
March 15, 2010 01:44 - 4 minutes - 5.9 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time [Instrumental Mix]
March 14, 2010 02:29 - 4 minutes - 5.97 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".
The Last Four Albums - Promotional Podcast
March 11, 2010 03:19 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBThis is a podcast to promote my albums "Here Comes the Future", "EchoNET", "Improvisations" and "Every Thing You Have Ever Owned is Mine".
Never Enough
March 08, 2010 00:46 - 4 minutes - 5.71 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".
Never Enough [Instrumental Mix]
March 07, 2010 03:05 - 4 minutes - 5.71 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".
Give It To You
March 01, 2010 03:49 - 4 minutes - 5.99 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming album, possibly called "The Luckiest Man in the World".
The Ministry of Rock
October 04, 2008 06:55 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.
The 100 Miles from Home Blues
October 04, 2008 06:53 - 3 minutes - 4.18 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.
EchoNet
September 25, 2008 16:35 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.
El Pollo Loco
September 18, 2008 16:32 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBThis is a new recording I've made for a forthcoming, yet untitled, collection.