New Page

I've just added another page to this site.  There is a tabs bar above with buttons for "Home" and "Artwork" so far.  I'll add some others soon, but for now check out the artwork page.  I've uploaded a selection of paintings and collages from 2012 and 2013.

THE EYE WINDOW

I have been working on my latest album under the name The Eye Window, which is my project for more straight ahead-ish, though still quite psychedelic, rock songs.  The album is provisionally titled "The Ghost Ship".  I've been working on it, on and off, for the past year.  I have all the songs, but need to finish off the recordings with odd bits and pieces to do yet..... mainly the drums.  It's not as sweet as "Freedom Sunshine" (see below), but I am rather pleased with it so far.

The previous album by The Eye Window is called "Freedom Sunshine". Most of the songs on that were inspired by falling in love a couple of years ago.  It took me nearly two years to complete.
"Freedom Sunshine" is a very melodic album, and quite sweet in parts, though it still rocks where it needs to!
If you would like to hear something of mine that is song-based and melodic and harmonious and mostly up-lifting (unusual for me!), then try it out at -
theeyewindow.bandcamp.com - and if you like it, PLEASE BUY IT!!

NB - If you don't like songs, singing, melodies and such-like then avoid at all costs! - but it is something I sometimes do and I like it!

PAINTING AND MUSIC AND NEW RELEASES.

PAINTING
Hi,
It has been a busy year so far.  I've been painting mostly and have done about seven canvases plus about ten paintings on paper.  These were done mainly in January and the very beginning of February.  See below for a small selection of images.  There are a few that I haven't photographed yet, which I'll get round to soon and I'll post a couple of those too in the very near future. 

MUSIC
As far as the music goes..... well I still have not finished the sleeves to the new albums I mentioned previously, but I'll do it this week.
I've been creating some new pieces of Shemboid music the last week or so.  In fact I'm not far off having enough stuff for yet another album already.... it'll have to wait a while for release though.

AND YES!!!!
The "Knurr & Spell" compilation is finally completed and in our hands.  This is a proper cd album of four noise-type bands. Mine was recorded in 2008!!!! It has taken ages to get it out but is now ready.
The album is called
Knurr & Spell. - being psychedelic sounds from Yorkshire.
The track list is as follows.....
1. SHEMBOID - Myths of the Prehistoric Future.
2. OCELOCELOT - Bontempi Bastet
3. MORAL HOLIDAY - No Forks
4. FOLDHEAD - Taser Delerium
All the tracks are very long and the cd is full to the brim so good value.
It is on Phil Todd's Memoirs of an Aesthete label
Available at -    http://memoirsofanaesthete.bandcamp.com/album/knurr-spell-being-psychedelic-sounds-from-yorkshire

Ok that's all for now,
be seeing you,
Shem

Some recent paintings (January 2013)

Alan Sharples - Untitled 1 - acrylic on canvas - 40cm x 30cm

Alan Sharples - Untitled 2 - acrylic on canvas - 40cm x 30cm

Alan Sharples - "Aerial" - acrylic on canvas - 50cm x 60cm

Alan Sharples - "Airwaves" - acrylic on canvas - 66cm x 92cm

New Year Releases

I was in Chester in December doing a gig at the Golden Eagle with my band Rev Rev.  It was quite packed and went down rather well, despite the fact that it was over three years since we had played those songs.  (Our last gig was in September 2009 at the City Bar.)  It was also good to see a lot of old faces from Chester there........ a good night!

Now then,

I have some new finished Shemboid music for release very soon.  I have not quite decided the album title as yet, but the music and recording is all mixed, mastered and ready to go.  It is very much a noise type of thing.  There are four tracks, with the titles as follows.....

1.  Summer Rain, Melted Brain
2.  Sea Of Snakes
3.  Fluttering, Muttering and Burning the Toast
4.  Okra Shooting Eggs Can Grate Cheese

The artwork needs to be finalised too.
It should all be ready and out there in a couple of weeks.

PLUS

I have decided to put out an edited version of The Sun Gallery, which was originally a four-disc set of improvisations.  The first release saw only five copies made and I did not really push it at the time.  They were recorded in mid-late 2008. 
The new edition will be called The Sun Sets and will be in the form of two single cd-rs as Volume One and Volume Two.   
There are two long tracks on each disc
I am also going to do new artwork for them.
Again, these should be available in about two weeks or so.
I'll keep you posted.

That's all for now,
Happy new year,

Shem

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Welcome to the new Shemboid site

Welcome to the world of Shemboid

It has been a busy last couple of years for me.  

I have been writing and recording heaps of music.

Much of it  will be released next year, but

I have recently released two albums on CD-R and download.  

They are called "Inside Out Of Mind" and "Open Says Me".

If you want to have a listen, they can be heard and (hopefully) bought at

shemboid.bandcamp.com

If you want to just listen to some other music of mine then please visit

www.soundcloud.com/shemboid

and

www.myspace.com/shemboid

You can also follow me at 

www.facebook.com/shemboid

Also twitter@shemboid

I have also been painting pictures and doing collages.

These have gone down well with people who have seen them. 

In the future I'll post more pictures of them.

For now, here are pictures of my artwork for the two albums mentioned above.

 

See you soon,

Shem