I’ve decided to update my blog more often, so from now on, I’ll be blogging a few times a week about my current music projects & songs as I write and record them.

“Cheater” took a while to get recorded but it is now done and you can listen to it in the music player on the right, it is now the track at the top.

For those of you who want a free MP3 download, join the demo club by filling up the form below…

And you can click here to read more info about the song.

I’ve finally got around to adding a bit of info about my previous project, RachelAPP. I used to have a separate website for it a few years ago but I let it go so this is all there is now…

I’ve been busy with my day job the last couple of months and haven’t managed to record much but the end is near and I will be getting back to recording in early March.

The first track of 2009 will be called “Cheater” and will be offered as a free MP3 download to subscribers of my newsletter (it’s never too late to join!).

After a few weeks talking about it, I’ve finally finished the video for “chirpy wheels”.

It combines stop motion animation and picture drawing and editing techniques, and it was a lot of fun to make! I’m hoping to make more videos early in 2009.

You can now view all my videos on the gallery page.

And here’s another new track!

This one is quite different, because it features Siân White on vocals, instead of me.

Siân is a young singer currently living in London and this project came about because in one of the newsletters I sent out earlier in the year, I said I wanted to collaborate with singers. She answered the call and a few months later, when she moved to London, we finally met. She came around my place to record the vocals and it was really fun, so we plan on doing more songs together.

The track is called “when you smile”, and I’ve tried to write original lyrics on what could be seen as a cheesy title.

More info at http://www.natjm.co.uk/index.php?page_id=71

As usual, you can listen to the track using the media player. This is currently track #1 in the player.

And here’s another new track!

From now on, I will upload a new track or a new video every 2 weeks, normally on monday. I wrote so many songs in the summer and I want to record them all now so I’ve got quite a few months worth of recording ahead of me

As for today, the new track is called “Geek got the blues” - it’s a bit of a sad track, for a contrast with last week’s track “Chirpy wheels”.

More info at http://www.natjm.co.uk/index.php?page_id=68

As usual, you can listen to the track using the media player. This is track #1 in the player.

Pampelmoose is a music and MP3 blog.

Yes, there are a lot of them around but this one has a particular significance to me as it was founded by Dave Allen, from British post punk band Gang of Four.

The site only features independent music, in a variety of styles, from electronic to alternative, via underground hip hop.

Go check it out at http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/ 

Three weeks ago, I promised new tracks coming in the new year…

 Well, I’ve done one better, and recording one track last week! So here it is, the first new track of 2008… “Chirpy wheels”.

More info at http://www.natjm.co.uk/index.php?page_id=65

As usual, you can listen to the track using the media player. This is track #1 in the player.

If you want to hear some good music on a sunday, tune in to Bramble Radio for 2 hours worth of great alternative music, mixing well known bands such as Joy Division with less known Finnish free-folk band The Anaksimandros for example.

 Here’s a set list from their show from 2 weeks ago.

1st hour:
:48 Oneohtrix Point Never - yore prototype
2:50 Tarentel - searching for things
24:07 Pink Reason - storming heaven
31:11 The Best of Synthia - two nights
34:04 Brokeback - name’s winston, friends call me james
38:49 Black Moth Super Rainbow - side 9
42:45 The Album Leaf - MP
49:01 My Bloody Valentine - loomer
51:37 Panda Bear - take pills
56:57 AIR - modular mix

2nd hour:
1:02:42 Terrestre - el lado pscuro de mi compadre
1:07:11 River Phoenix - one of a kind (My Own Private Idaho)
1:08:06 Eddie Arnold - cattle call
1:10:44 Carmen Cavallaro - deep night (1951)
1:13:51 MOONDOG - big cat
1:15:39 Mount Analog - side b
1:18:54 Anaksimandros - the birth of horns
1:19:08 Lucky Dragons - fireworks at home
1:19:18 Simon Finn - very close friend
1:20:31 Thanksgiving - before you died
1:22:46 Sidney Stripling - breakaway
1:26:14 Brightblack Morning Light - everybody daylight
1:32:09 Smoke - hank aaron
1:35:47 Daniel Johnston - nervous love
1:36:00 Smog - drinking at the dam
1:40:01 Daniel Johnston - get yourself together
1:40:26 Smog - ex-con
1:43:52 Daniel Johnston - sorry entertainer
1:46:07 Ariel Pink - are you gonna look after my boys?
1:48:22 John Maus - rights for gays
1:50:53 Joy Division - digital
1:53:38 The Velvet Underground - sister ray