February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Vom Vorton (@vomvorton)

progress: 21

winner!
joined: January 24 2007
location: Somewhere, UK
website: www.vomvorton.co.uk
influences: the magnetic fields, hefner, bearsuit, grandaddy, boo radleys, kraftwerk, human league, pet shop boys

Bio

FAWM V. I hope it's a good one! This year I'm going to try to write some songs that I can work on and re-record with a full band (including @waar on drums), because solomusik is getting lonely.

Speaking of non-solo music, I will also be posting up some collaborative SYNTH-JAMS here: @thealtonsisters

I can't find any postcodes that work, but I'm in Matlock, Derbyshire. Hello.

Previous FAWM albums (all free):
2008: http://vomvorton.co.uk/bricks-of-the-galaxy/
2009: http://vomvorton.co.uk/planet-of-the-tapes/
2010: http://vomvorton.co.uk/cosmic-string/
2011: http://vomvorton.co.uk/hide-seek/

I give my full permission to anyone who would like to:
* play any of my songs on FAWM radio / podcast etc.
* cover, remix or sample any of my songs

2012 Songs

1	It's Cold, And You're An Idiot	33 comments // 3 months ago
2	Face Like An Android	33 comments // 3 months ago
3	Tomorrow Night (with timothybracken)	21 comments // 3 months ago
4	Cat on the Pitch	32 comments // 3 months ago
5	I've Been Bitten	18 comments // 3 months ago
6	Local Rivalry	8 comments // 3 months ago
7	Oh, Boy! (with orinoco)	14 comments // 3 months ago
8	Door Alarm (with seemanski)	8 comments // 3 months ago
9	Gaps	17 comments // 3 months ago
10	Apathapocalypso	8 comments // 3 months ago
11	Like a Madman (with arthurrossi)	7 comments // 3 months ago
12	To Paint a Photograph	8 comments // 3 months ago
13	Your Radar (with frenchcricket)	13 comments // 3 months ago
14	Another Dream	8 comments // 2 months ago
15	Dinamo @#*$&amp;%!box	8 comments // 2 months ago
16	No For An Answer	10 comments // 2 months ago
17	Highly Inappropriate	11 comments // 2 months ago
18	Underground	9 comments // 2 months ago
19	RDA of Wine	8 comments // 2 months ago
20	Wyoming Gangsta Rides Again (with regis)	4 comments // 2 months ago
21	Armageddon Together	8 comments // 2 months ago

Soundboard

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downburst 2 months ago

Thank you for the comment on "Open, Open, Open"--especially the harmonies, which I just kind of winged it on. Glad they came across OK. I basically heard that whole song in my head when I read the lyrics and had a demo 15 minutes later.
mikeskliar 2 months ago

thanks for listening to that folktronica thing!
skullcrush 2 months ago

Thanks for the comments, cool that you like my stuff and my vocals I had fun making both of those songs, especially the nonsensical stuff in "Rock My Boat". Good someone got the Benedict thing!
bradbrubaker 2 months ago

Props for dropping the name Reggie & The Full Effect.
fineexcuses 2 months ago

Ta, though I have to say I envy people who can mine new seams within a single genre. It shows a focus and a sense of identity I just don't have. I never really plan on genre-hopping - it just seems to turn out that way! It seems...indecisive, and it's tricky to pull a coherent album together sometimes. Anyway, enough hand-wringing - it's been a fun year, honest!
fineexcuses 2 months ago

Once again, thanks for the further comments, man. I think we've both had pretty decent FAWMs for new stuff, no? Gonna reuse a few tracks, I should think.
fineexcuses 2 months ago

Cheers for all the comments, Vom - I'm working through my backlog at the mo, and I'll going to have a thorough listen of all your stuff, you see if I don't!
rich 2 months ago

holy 21,,,,fair play vom....must have a listen during the day some time after i wakey up properly.....
frenchcricket 2 months ago

It's an Epiphone Valve Jr, a little 5-Watter.
skullcrush 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment on *23452 and *29905, I'm glad you enjoyed them! I know the way I started the lyrics in the Sherlock song was kind of a cliché, but yeah... first demo. And it's amazing how much I can do in one hour when I have the prompt to get a song finished!
fineexcuses 2 months ago

21 tracks?! You maniac, Vom. I'll have to work through these...
caterwauler 2 months ago

Thank you so much for your never-failing support and sorry for being late with commenting back. I'm not done with your stuff, will be back
skullcrush 2 months ago

I am spamming your soundboard, but cool to hear that you liked The Zooniverse Commercial. I searched through some youtube videos for the animal names and just took as many as I could. Fun!
skullcrush 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment on the Pokémon song (*31490) of mine and @errol's. I added in a translation of the lyrics in case you're interested
skullcrush 2 months ago

Hey, here's the Boosh song about Bob Fossil's creative animal names that you suggested:
"The Zooniverse Commercial" *31408
adforperu 2 months ago

Cool, thanks man! (Forgotten) - odd! I'll sort when I get home, thanks for pointing out.. does this link work? http://www.filefreak.com/files/download/868435_e4jie/adforperu_forgotten.mp3
adforperu 2 months ago

Bloody hell, I've got some listening to do. 20 songs, nice work! You only need to do 8 next year now...
jamesconsterdine 2 months ago

18 songs! Amazing! I wonder if any fawmer got more youtube hits this year?

May give you a shout on the collaboration, I shouldn't really be spending my time writing silly songs at the moment, but enjoying it A LOT!
deepseacavalry 2 months ago

Woah! Way done already!?
jamesconsterdine 2 months ago

Well, as per usual I've started FAWM with 5 days to go. This year sees a return for Toxic Jumper, even if it is just 1 song, maybe 2.

Loving your stuff as always Mr M.
echovoodoo 3 months ago

FYI: you got played on the FAWMcast! The songlist is on the wiki (http://fawm.org/wiki/fawmcast_2012#the_daily_fawmcast_-_21) and the episode is online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fawm/2012/02/22/21--the-daily-fawmcast-2012--blackjack for your listening entertainment.
fourzeroes 3 months ago

Cheers. It was supposed to be Stairway-esque when I started out, but all the harmonies made it end up as... whatever it is now.
arthurrossi 3 months ago

I have been and I am still listening to this really lovely, lovely song!! Thanks a lot, I have not been expecting you would make such a beautiful song out of a simple set of lyrics (in fact, I have not been expecting a song at all)! Thank you so much!! I really like it how it turned out, the cheerful music suits the quite dark lyrics very well in the sense of not letting them seem "too dark"... Beautiful serene melody and orchestration, perfect performance! You created something truly gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for this!! I enjoy it!!
arthurrossi 3 months ago

Hey, just read your comment!! That's great!! I am looking very, very forward to it!!
thetau 3 months ago

Thanks for dropping by "Daydreamin' " I'm likin all you stuff God job
fendertele71 3 months ago

Thanks for listening to the EP (Or What I've written of it so far). thanks for the heads up on the spelling error.
frenchcricket 3 months ago

That is nifty. And any friend of the Cardiacs is a friend o' mine
balancelost 3 months ago

You are too kind sir! I've fixed that broken link now too. Thanks for the heads up.
frenchcricket 3 months ago

Thanks man! Looking forward to Sunday
kidd 3 months ago

Got the Monotron Space Delay through the post this morning..... thats it, guitars are abandoned!!
kidd 3 months ago

you've no idea how cool it sounds!
lonelyrobot 3 months ago

Cheers for the comment frenzy!

The guitars on promenade are two tracks with slightly different mic placements, panned left and right. Really pleased you liked them, I think it's the first acoustic recording I've been fairly happy with the guitar sound!
bokonon 3 months ago

'Cat on the Pitch' response - http://fawm.org/songs/25792/
fourzeroes 3 months ago

I'm playing a gig with you next weekend!
seemanski 3 months ago

Are you going to put on your synth jam songs, I am intrigued to see what you have come up with
lonelyrobot 3 months ago

Apparently i'm a moron ... a swift edit is in order i think
frenchcricket 3 months ago

Cool I will definitely try that thanks
lonelyrobot 3 months ago

So I made the mistake of checking out your anfield cat song before I'd finished one of mine, AND NOW I CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD .... you're a git!!!
mooingmenace 3 months ago

Thank you! I'm going to make a mix and promote myself in March and I'll be sure to perfect it before then so it can be in it.
timothybracken 3 months ago

DUDE...we rock!!! Great stuff all around.
kidd 3 months ago

hahaha...maybe you're right... I just feel I've neglected my guitar so far this FAWM... may have to rectify that with the next one....
frenchcricket 3 months ago

I knew you'd clock the reference. Didn't even need to use the rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle
lonelyrobot 3 months ago

Got it! Lunchtime gig might be tricky though .. What time are you on? I'd probably only be able to make it if my football match got cancelled in the morning
flv 3 months ago

how'd the gig go man?....
lonelyrobot 3 months ago

Where are you playing your notts gig? I just realised I'm actually in nottingham that day for a secret agent meeting
mooingmenace 3 months ago

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?f9s9of3i9bor7ti

I wanted to keep the original feel of the song so I tried to treat it like an edit (because it's really weird to listen to a remix and almost none of the original elements are present but I'm going to try that route when I start again from scratch).

By the way, It's Cold and You're an Idiot is fantastic. I heard it a few days ago but wasn't sure what to say because simply "I LOVE IT" doesn't seem constructive enough. I'm going to listen to Face Like an Android now.
mooingmenace 3 months ago

I really don't like how it turned out. It's because I'm no good at warping tracks to fit the time signature because I never practice it. I'm going to remix this song. I WILL make it worthy of being alongside the original version. I just need to get better before I will be able to. I will still send you this version if you want to hear it though.
seemanski 3 months ago

Hope your gig went well, how did the new song go down?
kidd 3 months ago

hahaha! yeah i suppose it at least deserves a credit in the liner notes.....
kidd 3 months ago

Tom your a genius... i think its streaming now!
kidd 3 months ago

well spotted my friend. Thank you for the thumbs aloft..... how did you hear it? im still having problems!
flv 3 months ago

yo Vom... cheers for the comment
musuko 3 months ago

Cool, nice plugin. Thanks for the heads up. I was just learning a bit about mid/side the other day too! And it is free no less...sweet.
kidd 3 months ago

yeah... im struggling with technology... as usual! just cant work it out.....
kidd 3 months ago

Sounds amazing man, keep it up!
balancelost 3 months ago

Is it true that Biff started kemp folding?!?! That is amazing. I shall have to quiz him about it the next time CoR come down south (unless they break up before then).
timothybracken 3 months ago

Acoustic guitar sounds awesome with the leslie thing on it, too...

I'll be sending you something asap! Hopefully today. What program are you using? Just curious
frenchcricket 3 months ago

I didn't know that, but I am very happy to!
timothybracken 3 months ago

Thanks for the comments! Yeah, on that song Louder, it's a viola sound from the Miroslav orchestra program run through a Leslie simulator. Pretty sweet, huh?!

By the way, let me know if you want to do some kind of collab. I've got some musical bits that I may not be able to put words to that you might enjoy!
orinoco 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment! I'm not going to have a chance to listen to anything til the weekend due to work and gig but will listen to your new one as soon as I am free.
rich 3 months ago

yo sound for that comment....must try and do less bleak stuff over the month if at all possible...
orinoco 3 months ago

That made me laugh out loud at my desk I feel a Harrison Ford song coming on...
orinoco 3 months ago

All the main characters, male and female?
orinoco 3 months ago

After reading your post on the forum I was just looking at the Wiki page for InnerSpace. I was convinced the main character was played by Harrison Ford. Memory's a funny thing.

Anyway, you didn't really need to know that, but I'm sure it has enriched your life in some small way. I'll be in touch soon about our collab!
parrotlet 3 months ago

I am pretty recognisable! I've made a number of friends by being recognised from the internet at gigs. I'm rather excited about this writing thing now...
waar 3 months ago

Hello, I only just got your message of 5 days' ago. My postcode is simply "de22" and it has accurately placed me as being in Derbyshire. VAGUE.
parrotlet 3 months ago

(Also your profile picture. )
parrotlet 3 months ago

Aaah hello! I'm impressed that you found me so quickly! I approve of your influences.
kiffa 3 months ago

Someday I would like to see you gather all of your FAWM songs about animals into a compilation entitled 'Animal FAWM'.
mctown 3 months ago

cool...I looked like one of those composers dudes last year.... still mctown though....David
rich 3 months ago

yo thats what i was referring to indeed....its a great album for sure...
seemanski 3 months ago

The more I think about it the more I want to write a song about the marvellous Ranorex or at least the concept
rich 3 months ago

Giant Steps.
mooingmenace 3 months ago

Oh yeah! It sounds great so far outside of a few issues I'm having with syncing tracks but it should be done before February, and even if not, I'm going to finish it and not count it toward my 14 and a half.
ianuarius 4 months ago

Wow, there's a place called Matlock? That makes me giggle!
I'm just trying to break the ice with some new peoples here. Let's see what you can come up with when the Febryary gets started!
frenchcricket 4 months ago

Episode V = Empire, so I guess you're going darrrrk this time. Did you manage to recruit any newbies this time? Trying to get Ian off of that Slow Moves to join in, as well as Hannah from my band, and Will from G=MC2
isaacq 4 months ago

you make a compelling argument.

kick some ass this year vommy!
rich 4 months ago

yo Vom howya man? i am looking forward to this fawm....hope you do some great stuff again this year...
timothybracken 4 months ago

Let's do this!
kristian 4 months ago

The new Arturia MiniBrute looks cool... just released under NAMM. I would personally go for the DSI Mopho Keyboard; but thats monophonic so keep that in mind.. but its awesome

Gotta have loads of knobs for tweaking! Stuff like the microkorg where you have to dive into the menu's to edit is just not inspiring to me at least

Oh; and the new Moog MiniTaurus of whatever its called is MASSIVE I have the full blooded pedals and they rock the bass but a bit limited though in sound design
balancelost 4 months ago

veritably rabid
theawkwardsleep 4 months ago

i think we'll get along well. we should collaborate--
lonelyrobot 4 months ago

I mentally blocked that gig from my mind for reasons I can't seem to recall
lonelyrobot 4 months ago

I want you to know that despite not hearing it for the best part of a year, I just found myself humming "the future's disappointing" at work
fineexcuses 4 months ago

Thanks for the forum big-up, Mr Vom! Nearly ready to go again...
mooingmenace 4 months ago

I didn't see that last message before I responded, yes, it should be. Thank you again! I will start immediately.
mooingmenace 4 months ago

Thank you so much! I can't wait to work on it! I do have a dropbox. It's under morgan_joseph@hotmail.com. Thank you, and I'm not sure what to say about getting dubstep, haha. As for The Unicorns, definitely! Their songs are so different and fun.
mooingmenace 4 months ago

I was looking around the forum and I stumbled upon your bandcamp link (mainly interested by the free part :3) and the first song that caught my eye was "Dog Scientists". I must admit, I thought it was going to be one of those misleading song names but I was ~pleasantly~ surprised. I adore it! So much so, in fact, that I downloaded it, dropped it into Ableton, saw that it's close to 140bpm (for editing purposes), and after visiting your page and seeing your permission to remix, ask if I could possibly have the stems and promptly do so.

Of course, as long as you don't mind dubstep. My soundcloud link is in my profile. It has two dubstep edits and three original songs. The... quality will get slightly worse as you go down the list because it's in order of newest to oldest. I've never remixed a song before, but I would love to start with Dog Scientists.
caterwauler 4 months ago

Hello! Well at least one of us will hang around the site
Good to see you! Happy 2012
tizzdizz 4 months ago

Greetings fellow Tom. Looking forward to another good year of Vorton music!
girlsinuniform 4 months ago

OMG. It's Vom Vorton. We just can't quit...

(You utterly rock, by the way.)
max 4 months ago

Here's hoping you'll have a fantastic, productiveTwentyTwelve FAWM.
kidd 4 months ago

Oh Dear Lord Lennon! it's like Joe Meek in a box!! I think i might be sneaking that one into the shopping basket.... when I finally get paid!
kristian 4 months ago

OI!

That is all
kidd 4 months ago

The Monotron - tell me more please!!! looks TASTY
kidd 4 months ago

I am IN!! bring on the casiocore!!!!!
tobermory 4 months ago

Yay to working with bandstuff! I want you for your first gig. Please.
orinoco 4 months ago

Yes to the Quantum Leap idea. Yay!
adforperu 4 months ago

That's the one. Strangely I couldn't remember the instrument, but remember it had slapback delay on it. Looking forward to your output, blud.
frenchcricket 4 months ago

I reckon I could turn around an instrumental track pretty quickly if you want to sing etc over it?