Avid Thinkers will be aware that yours truly has been hanging around in a duo for the last few years – well we’ve finally got our debut album completed, and it will be released on 21st August, pandemic be damned!! It’s called “Fictional Histories” and contains 11 joinly-written songs that…Fictional Histories – The Aeon Wanderers’ debut album!
News
Davie Street from Steve Jones!
Hello, thinkers! You’re quite right, Thinking Aloud has been somewhat quiet for the last couple of years. I’ve been co-writing a bunch of new material for my duo The Aeon Wanderers, with Andrea Kremer, for a new album due to release in spring 2020, but also recording and producing ten…Davie Street from Steve Jones!
The Real Mellotron Experience
If you know me, you’ll know that I have a certain fondness for the sound of the Mellotron, and in particular that of The Moody Blues, as created by Mike Pinder, and I’m prone to using those sounds in my own recordings – albeit in sample form. Well – on…The Real Mellotron Experience
Interview!
At the end of 2017 I was interviewed for the Theme Music “Deep Dive” series by Bob Fenster, looking in detail at some of the various covers and originals I’ve posted to the Theme Music group. If you want to find out a little more about what goes into the…Interview!
Ten Years of Conglomerate!
Yes, it’s 10 years since the release of my first album, “Conglomerate”. In 2008, I’d only been digitally recording for a couple of years, and took the opportunity to re-record many of the songs I’d written 15-20 years earlier. Although I’d created ‘albums’ back in the 1990s, they weren’t anything…Ten Years of Conglomerate!
Announcing The Arrival Of Twins!
They’re here! A double-dose of Thinking Aloud for the Autumn Equinox. 🙂 Album no.5, “Subduction”, is a bunch of new songs ranging from dark-and-brooding to power-pop-ish, with hints of 90s electronic dance, 40s nostalgia, and probably some other stuff too. A number of these tunes debuted on Theme Music in…Announcing The Arrival Of Twins!
Twin Albums coming soon!
Just when you least expect it, not one but two new Thinking Aloud albums are on their way! This is simply the best thing ever, yes? Album no.5, “Subduction”, is a bunch of new songs ranging from dark-and-brooding to power-pop-ish, with hints of 90s electronic dance, 40s nostalgia, and probably…Twin Albums coming soon!
The Aeon Wanderers – album in progress
The Aeon Wanderers is the new transatlantic duo of Boston-based singer/songwriter Andrea Kremer and myself. We started out in 2016 recording a number of cover songs, and are now pulling together some original songs for a new album. Andrea’s vocal skills have been put to good use in recent years…The Aeon Wanderers – album in progress
New Look!
Since I started the TA website back in … 2007? … I’ve built and maintained my own webpages in HTML and PHP. I’ve always liked to know what’s going on under the surface. Alas, the internet has moved on, and my coding abilities did not keep up. So the inevitable…New Look!