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Blinded by Time (2020 Remaster) is OUT NOW!

31st July 202031st July 2020 by Steven McCabe

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It’s Friday . . . . so it must be time for another release! This time, I have given the polish and new artwork treatment to our third album Blinded by Time. It’s available now, directly from Bandcamp. As usual, I have written brand new ‘sleeve notes‘ and a track …

Bandcamp Fridays

25th July 202027th July 2020 by Steven McCabe

Those of you who buy music directly from the artist via Bandcamp (THANK YOU!) will already know that during the course of the COVID pandemic, they have been waving their fees so that the artist gets 100% of the money from any sales made on a Friday during March. This …

BBT – New Artwork Reveal

25th July 202025th July 2020 by Steven McCabe

Here it is, primed and ready to roll for next weeks release of the remastered 1993 album Blinded By Time. It’s a big departure from the very first versions (view comparison here – go to the bottom of the page for the gallery). Cassette editions used one of my paintings …

Blinded by Time – Coming Soon

21st July 202021st July 2020 by Steven McCabe

I finished the remaster of our third album ‘Blinded by Time‘ yesterday. I must say, I was very surprised by this one; more so than the previous two. I need to gather my thoughts and write some notes about it. Apart from a few cheesy synth sounds, this is a …

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Nocturnal Implications is OUT NOW!

4th July 20204th July 2020 by Steven McCabe

Our long-deleted second album Nocturnal Implications is now out, fully remastered and sounding pretty decent. Be sure to read the brand new notes when listening to get a full flavour of what was going on at the time of recording. In addition to the improved sound, there is also new …

Nocturnal Implications. . . . on the way

23rd June 202017th June 2020 by Steven McCabe

The next album from the ‘olden days’ will be our second release Nocturnal Implications. It will be released on Friday 26th June. If you already follow us on Bandcamp, you will get an instant notification. If you don’t, there will be a newsletter sent out on the following Monday. So, …

Improper Advances – 2020 Remaster Out Now

6th June 20206th June 2020 by Steven McCabe

This long-forgotten album, from 1992, has finally been dragged kicking and screaming into 2020 with a shiny new cover and spiffingly antique sound. Remember, this is a very old album, recorded with very basic equipment and so is not the last word in hi-fi. Lo-Fi, is probably a better term …

Improper Advances – New Artwork

31st May 202031st May 2020 by Steven McCabe

Here is a quick look at the artwork for the 2020 remastered version of our first album . . . Improper Advances. More information to follow soon.

If you want to know when this album will be released, be sure to follow us on Bandcamp!

Behind the Glances – New Video

29th May 202029th May 2020 by Steven McCabe

Today (29th May 2020) we released a new video. This time, it features the full cut of The Story of Our Lives: Part III – Behind the Glances.

This new video is a bit “far out”, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! And if you do enjoy it, you can buy the album directly from us.

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Remastering Process

15th May 202016th May 2020 by Steven McCabe

Now that I have finished remastering another album, I thought it might be fun to share a few things that go into the process. As you know, The Story of Our Lives is a single song split into 12 parts. So, once the original master was loaded into Studio One, …

Bandcamp Changes Ahoy!

27th April 202028th April 2020 by Steven McCabe

Bandcamp has made a few changes to the user experience. For us artists, we have a sexy new dashboard and for fans / followers, there is a new Community tab. What this shows is a list of messages/alerts and what-not sent out to followers either when we release a new …

On the Air Tonight

26th April 202027th April 2020 by Steven McCabe

Just a very brief note to let you know that over in Poland tonight, around 11pm, the Akademia Art Rocka radio show will be broadcasting some of our music. Not sure what will be played, so tune in and check it out! http://www.proradio.pl/ With thanks to Andrzej Kusy!

The Story of Our Lives (2020 Remaster) OUT NOW

24th April 202024th April 2020 by Steven McCabe

As part of the ongoing remastering campaign, I am pleased to announce that the classic 1999 album The Story of Our Lives has been given a makeover. It sounds and looks great. It is available for purchase and download from our store RIGHT NOW and will on the streaming platforms …

Hells bells . . . 20 Years!!

22nd April 202022nd April 2020 by Steven McCabe

I was just polishing up The Story of Our Lives discography page when I noticed that when the remaster come out on Friday, it will have been 20 years since the first version was released! OMG etc!!!!

The Story of Our Lives Remaster – Finished!

22nd April 202022nd April 2020 by Steven McCabe

Hooray! The other day (13th April, in fact!), I finished the remaster of the 2000 album The Story of Our Lives. As promised, it will be available as the usual 12 track album + a bonus cut of the full 48 minutes as a single piece. Confused . . . …

Upstream? Downstream? Stream Dream!

23rd March 202027th March 2020 by Steven McCabe

Moments of Clarity (2020 Remaster) is now available on the streaming platform of your choice. As good as that level of availability is, you are MUCH better off popping along to our store and picking up a copy you can actually own AND stream + receive an exclusive lyric sheet!!

Cassette Wall of Fame

22nd March 202023rd March 2020 by Steven McCabe

I was spring-cleaning the other day and thought it would be fun to photograph all our early cassette releases into one spine shot type thing. I was convinced that I had a copy of each release but I appear to be missing Changing Views, so that is not pictured! If …

Kindle Oasis Review

12th March 202016th March 2020 by Steven McCabe

I am a voracious reader: mostly tech magazines, biographies, sci-fi and some philosophy. I tend to do most of my reading on my mobile phone or computer. I use the Kindle app on there, and it’s a pretty decent experience. However, battery life drains using it; and it’s not too …

Moments of Clarity (2020 Remaster) OUT NOW

12th March 202013th March 2020 by Steven McCabe

As part of the ongoing remastering campaign, I am pleased to announce that the classic 1999 album Moments of Clarity has been given a makeover. It sounds and looks great. It is available for purchase and download from our store RIGHT NOW and will on the streaming platforms on the …

Incoming Remaster Alert

12th March 202012th March 2020 by Steven McCabe

The second album in our ongoing campaign to get everything we ever released out and about and available everywhere will continue tomorrow (March 13th on Bandcamp, March 21st everywhere else) with Moments of Clarity. This is a great album from 1999 and features our good friend Ken Senior on vocals …

We Heard About the Sell Out!

12th March 202012th March 2020 by Steven McCabe

A few more of our Compact Disc albums have now sold out, so I thought I would list all the sold-out ones together! And in a gallery! Click any image and a gallery will pop up showing each album in detail. Nice.

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