February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Benjamin Nolan (@benjaminnolan)

progress: 7

joined: January 13 2008
location: Somewhere, UK
website: ben.mu
influences: Classical, Trance, J-Pop, Enya, Dusty Springfield, Regina Spektor, Delerium, little by little, angela, Florence and the Machine, Chopin, Rachmaninov (Or however the fuck it's actually spelt xD), Tchaikovski, Skryabin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, Fascinating Aïda, Saosin, Disturbed, Mayday Parade, My Chemical Romance, Michael Nyman, Michael Oldfield, Ludivico Einaudi, Panic! at the Disco, Delphic, The Deer Hunter, A-ha!, ABBA, Bananarama, Hurts, Adele, Florence and the Machine, Valencia, Dragonette, Feeder, The Beatles, Deadmau5, Moby, Ellie Goulding, Plain White Ts, Pendulum, High Contrast.

Bio

Things to write during FAWM2012:
* Yodelmetal (Think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ouPGGLI6Q )
* 5/4 piano ballad
* Orchestral soundtrack theme
* Something in the style of Laurie Anderson

Titular titles I like: (--- == comment)
* Proceed (Fox)
* If I wanted your wisdom...
* Crying through
* Sadistic me, an alcoholic?!
* Never imagine
* Perkele around --- (thanks, Tim )
* She is Mexico
* Almost unleashed
* The negative morals of remix
* Fail on
* The origin of the oceans
* Killing up, blowing down
* Father Suicide (Dread)
* All my boom
* On your fish
* Whispers win the nurse
✓ Not your beauty
* Caesar Atlantis iced a supermodel
* Lost fidelity
* The Chinese snowman
* Freedom for criminals --- Sounds like a band name!
* Yeah, you!

Things to cover:
* Self-Made Man - Tom Slatter (2010)

FAWM #5 for me!

I'm a crazy bloke who lives in Harringay, Haringey, England (so good, they named it two different ways! see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harringay), and writes odd music featuring computerised anime babes, weird shit... and a piano. I'm currently evangelising Logic Studio to anyone who has a spare ~£200, as it's so easy to use it's almost criminal. It also comes with EIGHT DVDs of instruments and samples!!

Also, I like music. Music are good. That it are.

Ook ook, ik leren Nederlands, dus erg waarschijnlijk is een liedje in Nederlands.

Also also also, I'm learning Spanish at the moment (with prodding and mocking from Castillian colleagues), so I'll have a go at putting something in that language as well this year.

Also also also also, if you see tracks on here which are locked, that's because they're not yet finished and shouldn't really count towards my final score. I tend to write my lyrics on FAWM itself so that I can access them from anywhere. Means I can still work on my tracks when I don't have my laptop to hand.

I'm on YewChoob at http://www.youtube.com/user/BenjaminNolanMusic If I can find my XLR cables, I'll probably post a couple of videos up there.

2012 Songs

1	Reverie (WIP - lyrics unfinished)	18 comments // 3 months ago
2	Feeling Down (Songskirmish 1—2012-02-02_01:00)	18 comments // 3 months ago
3	Wake up!	17 comments // 3 months ago
4	Base	30 comments // 3 months ago
5	Campanautonomy	9 comments // 3 months ago
6	Not your beauty	7 comments // 3 months ago
7	Bouts of schizothemia	zong // 2 months ago

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wobbiewobbit 1 month ago

yay yay Haringey
izaakalexander 2 months ago

Hey there! Your next up in the #morph2 chain!
johnnycashpoint 2 months ago

Oi, Nolannnnnnn, if you can help me out with this - http://fawm.org/forums/thread/3250/ I would a) adore you and your j-pop infatuation *even* more and b) promise not to mock you for whatever hair colour you have at the next FOP! See you soon x
skullcrush 3 months ago

Thanks I hope you do listen to it at a better time.
ansgar 3 months ago

Shame on me, just discovered, that you were missing on my watchlist. Tztztz, Schlamperei.
karan 3 months ago

Time for hot ginger tea (loads!) and bed, methinks! Get well soon!
scooterpicnic 3 months ago

BEKUZZ I POST STUFF HERE! @scooterpicnic
-TV's Kyle
tobermory 3 months ago

Oh maaan I'm so behind. Haven't a hope of catching you up!
tomslatter 3 months ago

Thanks for listening to Metropolis Creatures, Ben!
gslade 3 months ago

I wanna hear it too..ha
jocelyn 3 months ago

Operas... hmm. That would be interesting. o_O
captainvulpine 3 months ago

And just what is it you think the 'V' stands for my dear?
nickdickies 3 months ago

You look like Stephen Malmus, how cool is that!
kristian 3 months ago

hey! I tried to send you a mail via your homepage, but I got the mail in return... *cry*... your mail doesn't like me! booo hehe... but do not despair! My mail is more open to new relationships, so if you want our mails to connect, drop me one and we can discuss all things collab-related! Trance, here we come!

kristiab<AT>me.com
trekstein 3 months ago

I can assure you that you will not be ascending any throne in the near future!
arice11 3 months ago

awesome how you listed Tchaikovsky as an influence. He's a fantastic composer and one of my favorites
mickybell1984 3 months ago

*waves* Hi stranger!
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/400951_286869174695159_286840151364728_748706_595525505_n.jpg - Beard and 'tache in one.
helenseviltwin 3 months ago

We had 2 hours skating then "who hasn't had their photo taken?" My hair was gross. I had to keep my helmet on. My helmet has a chin strap so that it stays on my head when I fall. I've only once fallen in such a way that this was necessary but I was bloody glad to have a helmet between the floor and my skull. No beard.
captainvulpine 3 months ago

BENNY BOO BENNY BOO BENNY BOO!
dustymason 3 months ago

Ooph...
Yo quiero una tilde, y upside down question mark
dustymason 3 months ago

Bienvenida a la casa de febrero rock. I'm certain that's wrong...you get the idea.
Ahora- ?Donde esta el bano?
tobermory 4 months ago

The wheels need to be replaced! But by what? Ideas?
sentense 4 months ago

Hello altes Haus, how are you
ansgar 4 months ago

Hildeliho!

Don`t forget to randomly drop some deutsche words into your songs!
karan 4 months ago

Hooray! Have a good FAWM!
tobermory 4 months ago

Why Benjamin. This looks like a supremely up-to-date bio, that makes me happy... And good to see you're gonna hit up the Laurie Anderson