February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Vom Vorton

progress: 1

joined: January 2007
location: Derbyshire, UK
website: www.vomvorton.co.uk
influences: hefner, pulp, the human league, bill murray.

Bio

Hello! I'm Tom, and I'm aiming to complete my first FAWM trilogy this year.

You can listen to my previous albums (Bricks of the Galaxy from 2008 and Planet of the Tapes from 2009) here: http://www.vomvorton.co.uk

Since last year I've joined a new band (http://www.omama.co.uk), had one of last year's fawmsongs played on the radio and moved house.

I have shared bandspace with the following fawmers (chronological order):
http://fawm.org/fawmers/jamesconsterdine/ (many bands, 1996ish - 2000ish)
http://fawm.org/fawmers/waar/ (lardpony, 2003 - 2008)
http://fawm.org/fawmers/sop/ (OMAMA, 2008 - present)

I'm going to call my 2010 album COSMIC STRING, for the following reason:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorton

2010 Songs

Two Left Feet

45 comments // 1 week ago

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Nick Portus 4 mins ago

ah yes, like the fugazi album... Which I am almost certain is about buxton.... Or was it belper?
Catherine 41 mins ago

I'm loving hefner at the moment - your voice reminds me a little of darren hayman (although i may have said that already when i commented on your song). That sounds so cool, hope it went down well, which songs did you cover?
Nick Portus 42 mins ago

Indeed - I am at the same stage... Ho hum.

And I'm travelling to exotic Buxton at the weekend so I can't even use that time to catch up.
Nick Portus 1 hour ago

thanks man, i was quite pleased with it though i kept thinking it was shit until i realised i had the bass and treble on my monitors turned all the way down; fail.

How're you getting on with track 2?
Sensational Alex Salmond Band 5 hours ago

Cheers for thesuggestions, Tom - I've already done Alan Sugar.
Cody Statz 8 hours ago

Thanks so much for your comment! I really appreciate it!
teggy 17 hours ago

Thanks for the comment. Your first song is great fun - we both need to break through and make it to song two!
j$ 21 hours ago

Cheers for the nice comment - yes I have seen Trachtenburgs live a few years back in London. They were great. Perhaps we should start some kind of collective child drummer sweatshop? I can't think of any band that wouldn't be improved by having 9 year olds behind the sticks
Fine Excuses 1 day ago

Ah, Romsey. It's all gravy down here in the green belt...

FAWM's got off to a slow start for me - I spent so long setting up my recording gear in my kitchen (and making sandwiches while hanging round there), I've barely got a track done yet. Panic. I see you've made a fine start yourself there
Waar 1 day ago

Thank you for informing me of the Vomit song! It made me laugh (and wish I felt like vomiting).
caterwauler 1 day ago

http://www.mediafire.com/?imyzjmgkjgw
Not sure it's good quality but that's all I have at the moment : I had a hard drive crash last year just after FAWM and some of my backups are still on minidisc. By the way I lost some FAWM songs I loved and I'm very happy today because I've downloaded Photographic Memories I've missed that song!
cheerios 2 days ago

Thanks for the feedback and twitter follow my man. I think I'll keep that song around for acoustic encores or something. It has a great "last song of the night" feel to it.
Balance Lost 2 days ago

Choose yer weapon
Tennis 4 days ago

Hey Vom! Thanks for the kudos. I'm gonna spend some time repaying you in listening to you!
Timothy Bracken 4 days ago

got my first song up!
benisbatman 1 week ago

Thanks for the comments, Tom, they're much appreciated!
I'm currently using a Sennheiser microphone that I can't remember buying but I've been told is a pretty good mic. I also don't EQ the vocals, mainly out of laziness.
Looking forward to the rest of your songs, this FAWM lark's proving quite addictive.
Timothy Bracken 1 week ago

woo woo!
Potato 3 weeks ago

hey Tom your moon song that you linked to is great... the xylophone sounding thing is the perfect sound effect, its very star like... i love your reason 'its the perfect distance away' that's so right its absolutely the perfect distance away... gotta check out the microphones now
Tom DeSimone 3 weeks ago

Hey Vom, just heard your Electric Jealousy song and really dug it! So did my wifey, which is not always the case for FAWM stuff!
devin 3 weeks ago

I enjoyed your song posted over on the "Showcase" thread. Gotta be careful with this stuff, this tune is soooo smoove, it might some of us geeks in trouble with the ladies!

Good show!
Fine Excuses 3 weeks ago

Hello sir! Yes I am FAWMing, and I think I'll try and get a bit more involved with the community this time round. Seem like a nice bunch. Looking forward to the next part of your trilogy.
Dillon Richards 3 weeks ago

Fantastic. I can't wait to hear your music. And, I'll try my best to get their sound in mine!
Dillon Richards 3 weeks ago

You have The Human League in your influences. Awesome.
Bruce H. McCosar 3 weeks ago

Looking forward to the Vangelis-style track (mentioned in the forum)!
Sir Ralph Hogaboom Rutherford Tuxpin Winchester IV 3 weeks ago

I'll be keeping a sinister eye on your activities, most likely to steal as much intellectual property as possible.
Nick Portus 3 weeks ago

yes i've spent well over a grand on a new amp new computer and posh soundcard. though same as you, not specifically for fawm
Louis Gray 3 weeks ago

That is indeed quite a coincidence! I believe I even have some of the same lessons you had. I look forward to hearing you songs.
Nick Portus 3 weeks ago

bought any new toys for this years efforts?

also. i keep reading your new band as being called 'Obama'. pesky acronyms.
beepboop 3 weeks ago

Best of luck for fawm 2010, look forward to hearing your new work!
caterwauler 3 weeks ago

Hey! Thanks, Happy 2010 too
Same, I can't wait for your new songs!
Nick Portus 3 weeks ago

Alright - how's tricks? Quite looking forward to this, actually.
Tobermory 3 weeks ago

I'd like to see that! It's been ages since a proper release from your camp. If you'd like another crack at a collab I'd be up for it, it was a shame last time...
Tobermory 4 weeks ago

Hooray! Yes I'll probably have to start thinking about Fawmover already, even though I dunno whether I'll get a single song done. Cart before horse! Have you got a plan going on this year?
Elaine DiMasi 4 weeks ago

Hey Vom, can't wait to see what you come up with this time around. Inspiration from ghosts in the machines in the new place? Cheers!
Kiffa 4 weeks ago

Hey! Great to 'see' you again. Good luck this year; I'm looking forward to hearing what you come up with.