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mountain schmountain (@simonjcurd)

progress: 1

joined: January 12 2010
location: Nottingham, UK
influences: American Football, Christine Fellows, Death Cab For Cutie, Dinosaur Jr., Dntel, Fog, The Hold Steady, Laura Veirs, MewithoutYou, The Mountain Goats, The National, Pavement, Pedro The Lion, Rilo Kiley, Sonic Youth, The Weakerthans, A Weather, Weezer, Wheat, Why?

Bio

I sometimes make some musics out of guitar and singing and other things. It usually comes out sounding a lot more serious than intended. I like words, notes, chords and beats [all in moderation]. I like beginning things and finishing them, but I struggle with the middle part.

2012 Songs

Unnatural Stances

22 comments // 3 months ago

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wobbiewobbit 2 months ago

Hi Simon, I don't know if you are still checking here, but I just put a link to your page from my website that i am updating ( address on my profile) cos i do so love your song. i have a few things i'd like to ask you... if you are here and see this could you email me via the comment via email on my website on my profile , please, thank you.
wobbiewobbit 2 months ago

simon. last few hours of fawm. where's that 'cello? i have been stalking you and nothing! except for your first song which is my fave of FAWM and stole my heart.i feel i have made freinds with you even if only in our limited context, and i would be really interested in hearing what you do next.
mattblick 3 months ago

No problem - let me know. - Even if it's late march!
majormajormajormajor 3 months ago

Hi, thanks for the encouragement on the Whistle stuff, it's been... a difficult birth. I think it's going to be one of those things where I find out what style it leans to after it's over - 7 songs, I think.
mattblick 3 months ago

Hey Simon - would you fancy colloborating? I'd happily have a go at a middle bit for you!
tiedyehero 3 months ago

Thanks for listening! I appreciate the comments. We'll see if I can squeeze a couple more alright ones (:

and you should see if you can too.
wobbiewobbit 3 months ago

come on Simon, keep it up, looking forward to more! - where's that cello eh?
wobbiewobbit 3 months ago

thanks for your comments yours is my favourite song so far, so thanks and glad you are inspired to go for the cello though you cant play, have fun
Also I'd like to ask you if it would be ok to share the link to your song page with my facebook friends or if its a more private FAWM thing, (I dont have a huge number of fb friends and i am posting my stuff so they have the context) I just think its a brilliant song/performance and theres a few friends i know would love it. ...dont know what the ettiquette is around that.... Totally understand if its not ok.
wobbiewobbit 3 months ago

love your first track watching ya
kingwoodkowboy 3 months ago

Howdy Simon. With all your 'influences', I'm sure that "Under The Moon Over Texas" will be an easy roundup. Thanks pard.
vomvorton 3 months ago

It IS an Almost Famous quote, isn't it? I'm using a years-old phone at the moment because my current one broke, and I found it saved in the "notes" with no explanation - should have known it was too good for me to have written myself!
nightengale 3 months ago

Welcome back to fawm!
jacindae 3 months ago

Just listened to your song "Halloween"...it's gorgeous. You kind of remind me of John Vanderslice...which, incidentally, I love John Vanderslice. I wish you luck with this FAWM. I know you said it would be success if you finished more than zero but I'm watchlisting you because it sounds like your more than zero is something I want to hear.
mattblick 3 months ago

I definitely will NOT be finished in time for FAWM, I'm really relying on favours and free studio time so I have to take both when I can get them. Which puts me in a dilemma for FAWM. I may just use it to write with my pupils and do some throwaway songs to keep my hand in. (BTW one of last years throwaway songs is the best track on my new EP!)
mattblick 3 months ago

Hey I really hope you do more than zero songs. More than zero incorporates many of my favourite numbers
downburst 3 months ago

Wheat! I don't see that one very often. I love them.
antlion 4 months ago

Just listened to Halloween; wow, great stuff! How did you do that cool percussion?
antlion 4 months ago

Thanks Simon, looking forward to hearing yours too!
lonelyrobot 4 months ago

Bigfoot?
sw1n3flu 4 months ago

Yeah second generation Jag-Stang, have had it for years now, used it on an album too!
autoclamp 4 months ago

I absolutely loved Halloween. Consider yourself watchlisted!
gslade 4 months ago

Re: Halloween -- I liked the noise on the track..it was actually pretty much on beat..i couldn't tell if that was by design or not