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Truth Bomb EP: Let me take you back to 1997…a rehearsal room under the railway arches at Clapham Junction, where I and three fellow musicians gathered for the first rehearsal of a new band. Over the next few years we rehearsed, we gigged, we recorded, we laughed (a lot), we argued…for anyone who’s been in a band it’ll sound very familiar. For the longest time it was full on, and looking back a really formative time for all of us. The band felt like home, and our worlds sort of revolved around it in a way. In the end, life took over and we drifted off to do other things.
Fast forward to last year. With mum’s passing I found it difficult for a little while to muster the enthusiasm to write music. I knew it was the grief talking, but it was a tough time. One day in the autumn I mused about writing for the band I was in all those years ago, and wondered what I’d be coming up with if I was still writing for it. It’s the best feeling when you pull at a creative thread. I just started writing, recording, sculpting songs that would become the Truth Bomb EP. Pauly, Toby and Marcus: this one’s for you. We’ve all experienced personal tragedy in recent times, and I’m glad that after decades we can still be there for each other. Written, recorded, mixed & mastered by Gareth Davies at The Sound Boutique. released: May 14th, 2025 |
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‘be still’ is a collection of thoughts, ideas…meditations even. I like to get lost in a quiet piano chord and melody, it’s a way of calming the sometimes choppy waters in my head. I hope these tracks can do the same for you.
Written, recorded, mixed & mastered by Gareth Davies at The Sound Boutique. released: February 21st, 2025 |
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When you read the word ‘unbroken’ on the EP cover you might think it’s about resilience, but it couldn't be further from the truth. in fact, it's about the opposite.
Unbroken: not the state of never being broken, but the process of being remade. This EP is about renewal, reinvention, looking forwards, embracing what you never thought was previously possible. I started with the title track, and the main synth hook. I looked around for rhythms that sounded tactile and delicate. I wanted this to be a track where the elements gradually gather together to create a unified sound. For the other tracks, I went down the rabbit hole of un- words that don’t necessarily have a negative meaning; I settled with the track names before starting to write and record, in an attempt to reflect those meanings. What followed was what happens a lot in my releases: a winding road, a journey; I love any opportunity to tell stories through music. For the concept of being unbroken, that process of being remade, I felt it needed a context; to build towards being unbroken I felt gave it meaning and purpose. And the final track ‘Uncharted’ gives that extra context of things not being the same, a fresh start. released: 25th March 2024 |
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Frozen In Time: a track for the winter season featuring the amazing cello skills of Matt Constantine, who was wonderful to work with and I heartily recommend.
released: 1st December 2023 |
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and breathe: a collection of original tracks for piano & strings.
released: 19th July 2023 |
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Inside The Signal reflects on how losing ourselves down digital rabbit holes perhaps changes who we are.
In the autumn of 2022, a group of composers and songwriters in the Music Room community formed the first EP makers group, and met regularly to support and encourage each other to write, record and release an EP on 1st December. My heartfelt thanks go to my fellow EP makers for their encouragement. Written, recorded, produced and mixed by Gareth Davies. Stem mastering by John Elleson-Hartley at Musiklab. released: 1st December 2022 |