FAWM.ORG | Mike Debenham

Artist Bio

2019. All aboard for FAWM number... oof, I've lost count.

I'll be going with my usual plan of poor time management and barely controlled chaos. Looking forward to hearing what you all come up with!

Feb 28:
What a weird FAWM. I started the month utterly exhausted, and was fairly certain I wasn't hitting 14 right up until the final week, when I somehow broke into a sprint. Some lovely collaborations too - thanks to all of you. And to the whole FAWM community, one of the best places on the internet.

I'll be around in March to do all the listening I didn't manage to do during February. Cheers!

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I've just released an album with a couple of FAWM songs on it. It's mainly aimed at kids, but if you want to listen to it with your big adult ears, there's little I can do to stop you:

https://debenham.bandcamp.com/

Songs (15)

#1	Plastic Mountain folk waltz	36 7 weeks
#2	One Legged Pete @oddbod you-name-it-this-has-it folk death metal hip hop ...	49 6 weeks
#3	I'm Away Now folk-rock scott-hutchison-was-pretty-great	21 5 weeks
#4	Cthulhu's Back in Town lovecraftian jazz-pop matofono-solo	15 5 weeks
#5	Little Soldier folk	20 5 weeks
#6	Crapton, Wheeler and Snatch folk-pop resignation-letter	15 4 weeks
#7	Café Blanc slinky jazz-glitch apocalypse a-bit-weird	13 4 weeks
#8	Kelly from Sweden pop rocksteady singalong	10 4 weeks
#9	The Old Well @resonance collab old-world-folk acoustic tender-sad-heartbreak	10 4 weeks
#10	Toes @leepat anti-footwear retro pop	19 4 weeks
#11	Only Life folk	10 3 weeks
#12	Hidden in the Weeds @nancyrost collab folk	19 3 weeks
#13	Hard Times Ahead secular organ hymn	10 3 weeks
#14	We're Butterflies Now @adforperu folk harp celestial-folletts	30 3 weeks
#15	Call It Love @oddbod folk pop melodeon	19 3 weeks

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@donna 1 week

Thank you for your nice comment on 'Last Night I Dreamed I Was a Little Boat'.
@shortdan 2 weeks

Ah, thank you so much for trawling through all my modular stuff! 😊

In answer to your question - a lot of the cooler stuff is down to happy accidents and would be quite hard to replicate precisely. What I may do is start recording more modular jam stuff then sampling bits to use in my more conventional stuff.
@adforperu 3 weeks

..and congrats to you too, I've got some catching up to do over the weekend!
@resonance 3 weeks

I tried, buddy. I spent 5 hours today and finished another full sketch with no lyrics. I have so much material and no words for any of it and it's making me feel like shit, so I'm gonna step away from it and call it a day. I gave it the full 28 days so that's good enough for me. I'm looking forward to fleshing out what's done over the next few months. Thanks for the kick in the pants though. You don't know how much that meant to me - you're the best, mate! And I'm super proud that you made it to 15 with all your time constraints and exhaustion. You're a tank! 😀
@susyblue 3 weeks

Holy shit your Butterflies song... I am seriously tearing up on the train...can you please play that at my funeral? (I’m a saint remember?) So very beautiful
@oddbod 3 weeks

Hi Mike,
Afraid to say I have hit a dip. I usually bounce back after a short while but this bugger’s not shifting. My commenting has fallen off a cliff too.
If you have something then please send it over and I’ll try my damnedest
@nancyrost 4 weeks

Just emailed you a new lyric.
@nancyrost 4 weeks

I would love to! Let me see what I can find....
@adforperu 4 weeks

We did, we did 😞 If I come up with anything I'll send it over but I too fear it might be too late, and don't want to rush it like last time.. though I guess we can rush one and then promise a proper go for 2020!
@jbp123 4 weeks

Ha. Je t'attends!
@lcad 4 weeks

Thanks for your comments on my songs, glad you could get a connection! I agree on Boulder Town, I need to cut a syllable from that line or fix the melody. Thanks for listening!
@fearlessflight2014 5 weeks

Do you play shows in Melbourne? I’d love to see you play live.
@susyblue 5 weeks

Well rest assured adulthood’s mostly dull - Michael is now cleaning gutters as I lie around fawning, so dull! Pls tell the Department we’ve also successfully owned a dog for 3 years now, winning!
@spinhead 5 weeks

All of the people in my head express their appreciation for your kind comment on "Try."
@lcad 5 weeks

Thanks for your note and happy FAWM! I set all my songs to downloadable but they don’t appear to be cooperating. I’m launching an investigation, happy to email them though, drop me a line lc728@cornell.edu
@timfatchen 6 weeks

Next please!
@jbp123 6 weeks

Poodles are reasonably spooky hahaha. Possibly my favourite line of any song ever. Think my students are going to like this album!
@jessi14 6 weeks

I was looking forward to hearing your songs for FAWM this year! Enjoy the journey!
@ericdistad 6 weeks

It's great to see you back again Mike! (And sorry for the long delay in wishing you a happy FAWM!) I'm looking forward to more musical joy from you!
@isaacq 6 weeks

thank you for the warm welcome, Mike! haven't got anything recorded at all due to a household emergency, but it may happen yet *fingers crossed* ... now to peek into your world...
@shortdan 6 weeks

Australian Crawl is a new one on me! I shall Google 👍🏻
@oddbod 6 weeks

Hope you don't mind Mike but I'm gonna leave out the organ. Nice sound but with the other stuff I've added already it's probably a bit too much.
@oddbod 6 weeks

I did have a try at alternating verses but wasn't convinced.
I'll leave it until tomorrow to post.
@oddbod 6 weeks

Hi Mike, I like your take so I'm going with that, plus it makes it a proper collab....I'll keep my french though. I added some more piano and tuba
I'll post it up later unless you got anything else?
@susyblue 7 weeks

Haha I am nowhere near 20, 5 years shy of forty faaarrrrkkkkk (no offence if you're forty) I think having kids is more adult so maybe we're even. Yes Mikey has been working his ass off but is just getting some time for fawm now yayyy
@oddbod 7 weeks

you have mail
@oldlostjohn 7 weeks

Hi Mike, that's a striking album cover, bet it sounds as interesting as it looks. Will check it out later.

Poor time management here as well. Need to get a few things out of the way but I'll hopefully get going in a few days.
@karlsburg25 7 weeks

Well here we go . Not me in particular but can’t wait for your musical magic
@oddbod 7 weeks

Mike, I've written something daft inspired (idea nicked) very much by your album. Can I twist your arm so early on to provide some vocals and perhaps anything else that might work?
@sherrycanary 7 weeks

Ho Mike
Looking forward to your offerings this FAWM
@fortelmfield 7 weeks

Cheers Mike! Looking forward to treating our ears with your music again this year! 😀
@elainedimasi 7 weeks

Thanks Mike! Your album graphic is great!
@caterwauler 7 weeks

Have a great FAWM, Mike! Good luck with the barely controlled chaos. 😀
@spinhead 7 weeks

The year is shaping up nicely already, good sir. Don't tell no one, but I may pop in secretly and listen to some of your tunes over the next four weeks.
@susyblue 7 weeks

Maaaaate cobber (mainly for @mdavisto's sake)! Lovely to see you back and hear your lovely tunes
@leepat 7 weeks

You make me sound old. Have a great FAWM too! And hurray for kids albums!!
@sacraficialglam 7 weeks

Good Luck good man. Be tuning in as usual when the parallel world of jobs and family don’t interfere with music needs.
@echovoodoo 7 weeks

Good to see you again, Mike. Your stated plan sounds practical, and I may adopt it myself.
@oddbod 7 weeks

Just been listening to the album Mike. It’s bloody marvellous and puts a big smile on my face. Love it. Will it find it’s way into Spotify, Apple Music and the like?
@sailingmagpie 7 weeks

Hope you manage to find time to squeeze out some tunes! I always enjoy your stuff.
@scottlake 8 weeks

So, Mr. Barnadine, here we are again. I think it might have been you who turned me on to FAWM from the kvr forums. This is my13th year. How about you?
@nuj4x 8 weeks
@fearlessflight2014 8 weeks

Looking forward to your songs this year!
@resonance 8 weeks

Afternoon, sir !
@miltz Jan 22

Thanks, Mike. I hope to get something (and/or myself) together enough to collab again. I will give a yell.

I'll give some thought to the Wodehouse.
@max Jan 22
@miltz Jan 21

Hiya, Mike.
@nancyrost Jan 20

It's the least I could do. Great to see you here. Hope you can clear those plates!
@shortdan Jan 20

Hey! Hoping you find time to do more than just pop in and listen!! 😮 That said I'm really not sure how much I'll be able to do myself this year - I'm going to give it a shot though 👍🏻
@autoclamp Jan 20

Anomie Mine will be formed out of the shame the founding member will feel when he realizes he didn't include The Damp Washcloths of Melancholy in his current bands list. Poor, stupid bastard.

At any rate, this person would be remiss not to wish you the very best of Februaries. The jerk.
@oddbod Jan 20

Ah you've arrived.
I don't like the sound of "At the very least, I'll be popping in to listen".
Us MD junkies need our annual dose.
BTW, no I don't have a FLAC version sorry.
@chasingandromeda Jan 20

It's on like Donkey Kong.
@coolparadiso Jan 20

Looking forward 2 some Mike specials!
@chasingandromeda Jan 18

2019? I sure hope so! I need a Debenham fix.
@autoclamp Jan 15

Under doctor's orders, I've been advised to keep it...

*SMOOTH*
@adforperu Jan 14

*tips hat*
@mdavisto Jan 14

The bloody matofano song is still stuck in my head a year later.

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Songs (15)

Soundboard

@donna 1 week

@shortdan 2 weeks

@adforperu 3 weeks

@resonance 3 weeks

@susyblue 3 weeks

@oddbod 3 weeks

@nancyrost 4 weeks

@nancyrost 4 weeks

@adforperu 4 weeks

@jbp123 4 weeks

@lcad 4 weeks

@fearlessflight2014 5 weeks

@susyblue 5 weeks

@spinhead 5 weeks

@lcad 5 weeks

@timfatchen 6 weeks

@jbp123 6 weeks

@jessi14 6 weeks

@ericdistad 6 weeks

@isaacq 6 weeks

@shortdan 6 weeks

@oddbod 6 weeks

@oddbod 6 weeks

@oddbod 6 weeks

@susyblue 7 weeks

@oddbod 7 weeks

@oldlostjohn 7 weeks

@karlsburg25 7 weeks

@oddbod 7 weeks

@sherrycanary 7 weeks

@fortelmfield 7 weeks

@elainedimasi 7 weeks

@caterwauler 7 weeks

@spinhead 7 weeks

@susyblue 7 weeks

@leepat 7 weeks

@sacraficialglam 7 weeks

@echovoodoo 7 weeks

@oddbod 7 weeks

@sailingmagpie 7 weeks

@scottlake 8 weeks

@nuj4x 8 weeks

@fearlessflight2014 8 weeks

@resonance 8 weeks

@miltz Jan 22

@max Jan 22

@miltz Jan 21

@nancyrost Jan 20

@shortdan Jan 20

@autoclamp Jan 20

@oddbod Jan 20

@chasingandromeda Jan 20

@coolparadiso Jan 20

@chasingandromeda Jan 18

@autoclamp Jan 15

@adforperu Jan 14

@mdavisto Jan 14