Finally, after promising a full album of original material for 2 years, a Vidler / GHP long player is in the can.
Called "The Future, The Past & The Present Tension" it was conceived between December 2008 and March this year.
14 tracks all written, played, recorded and produced by yours truly and it will be released as a free download from: http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk 22nd July 2009, via Fluicidal Recordings.
Musically it's a melting pot of primary influences that have invaded and taken settlement in my brain since childhood, combined with whatever I was
'feeling' during the 4 months of studio time.
In layman's terms you may well find flavours of XTC, Dukes Of Stratosphear, Beatles, Small Faces, Syd Floyd, Beefheart, Ivor Cutler, Brian Wilson,
My Bloody Valentine, Julian Cope, Tom Waits etc.
It's not an album to soundtrack your club-going habits. It's more of a 'head' album than a 'feet' album I guess.
The album cover has a definitive message
There's also a 5-track EP called "Tension" that I've bundled with it.
Recorded during the same time-frame but with more of an experimental taste to it.
The intention was to follow a similar path to XTC's "Go+" or Andy Partridge's "Take Away / The Lure Of Salvage".
And yes, visually the "Tension" EP owes a heavy debt to Julian Cope's "Droolian" and it's a compliment.
"The Future, The Past & The Present Tension" tracklisting:
01 Flashback
02 Daddy Was a S.P.A.C.E.R.O.C.K.E.R
03 Slow Down Sister
04 Storm Clouds Over Hoboken
05 My Dog, My Friend, My Wee Hairy Companion
06 Beached Buoy
07 Il Carnevale WD24
08 Everybody's Looking Rosy In My Garden
09 Fireball Splinters
10 Sticky Fingered Porcupine
11Flashback (revisitation)
12 Sky High
13 Comes To An End
14 Sweet And Honey Fiction
"Tension" tracklisting:
01 Spaced Rust
02 Horticultured
03 Sighs
04 Chinese Whispers
05 Vapour / Ice
I've put together a short video promo for the album on YouTube, which features a snatch of the track "Flashback".
A full video for "Everybody's Looking Rosy In My Garden" will be uploaded closer to the 22nd July release date.
Keep your eye out for the new Nike "Ignite" TV commercial - I was commissioned to create the audio / mix for it.
Listen very carefully in the real-time loud sections and you can hear me (multitracked) singing "We've got Cesc Fabregas !!!".
More Info on the Nike TV Ad: http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk
NEW
Go Home Productions bootleg album "Spliced Krispies"
available for download at http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk
watch all the videos for it below:
Mark Vidler // Go Home Productions
Personal stuff you might know, or might wanna know:
I'm a Remixer / Producer / DJ (put in any order you see fit).
I'm older than 30. I'm younger than 41.
6"00 / 14.4st.
I'm English and live in Watford, United Kingdom.
I support Arsenal Football Club.
Proffessional stuff you might know, or might wanna
know:
Notorious for creating Bootlegs / Mash-ups that have been played in clubs
and radio stations the world over for the past 5 years or more.
"Ray Of Gob" Madonna vs Sex Pistols // "Rapture Riders"
Blondie vs The Doors // "A Slim McShady" Eminem vs Wings //
"The Weather Episode" Dre & Snoop vs Crowded House //
"Work It Out With A Foxy Lady" Beyonce vs Jimi Hendrix etc.
Major mix sessions for Radio 1 / XFM / BBC6 / Hed
Kandi (UK) / OuiFM (FR) WFMU / Live105 / Indie103
/ K-Rock / KMSU (USA)
Created mixes for EMI / Columbia / BMG / MTV Mash
/ QMix /
Theme Tune for The Frank Skinner Show ITV1.
Theme Tune for Fact Hunt ITV1.
Produced & remixed officially released material by
David Bowie "Rebel Never Gets Old" (UK Singles Chart No 47)
Blondie, The Doors "Rapture Riders" (Blondie Greatest Hits / New
Blondie single)
Gang Of Four "To Hell With Poverty" (Return The Gift Album) Siobhan
Fahey "Bad Blood" (UK Single)
Kasabian "Processed Waterfall" (massive bootleg 12")
Alicia Keys "Karmastition" (Worldwide radio hit - Tokyo Top 30 Chart
placing)
Jason Downs, The Black Velvets, Blaknoisewhitesoul, Adzuki,
The Tonights and Vatican DC amongst others.
Produced the first official Bootleg / Mash-Up album
for EMI Records called 'Mashed'.
Released Feb 2007 (UK Album Charts top 10).
Included 'Rapture Riders', 'Passenger Fever', 'David X', Notorious
Trick', 'Franz Buffalo', 'Sing Back Connection', 'Missing Groovejet'
and 'Hella Lola' amongst others.
DJ'd all over Europe / New York / LA / San Francisco / Japan.
More Info: http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk