Hi everyone, just letting you know I don’t have a usual WordPress blog post schedule at the moment. I’m currently in the middle of producing a brand new album which is slowly but surely piecing together.
A screenshot of one of the tracks I’ve been working on.
The most important thing that has been put into place lately is that all my music is now streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music under the name ‘George Blamey-Steeden’. ‘Zoolon’ is no more.
^ Spotify Link^
If you enjoy my music whether following, ‘liking’, sharing or simply streaming from time to time on those platforms I mentioned above helps me out massively and is much appreciated. In the meantime I’ll still be reading your posts.
Continuing from last weeks post, I’m going to showcase another one of my initial tracks I wrote in my early days, the song ‘Delusional Troll’. I don’t usually like to reveal the true meaning of my lyrics as I prefer the listener to decide their own interpretation but I’m going to make an exception this time.
When I finished my GCSE exams in the town I grew up in most of my closest friends (including me) parted ways to different areas of the county. I decided to start my A levels in a town about 30 minutes away from where I lived. Not being the most confident teenager around it took me a few weeks to get my footing and find a group of people I fitted in with.
Dartmouth, the town I grew up in.
Within my new circle of friends only one was interested in making music with me. This particular person was whom I eventually wrote the song about…
Here are the lyrics:
The troll out on the streets Busking his heart out or so he believes He hasn’t a soul but I’m starting to see That delusional troll Hasn’t a clue what I think Hasn’t a clue what I think
Under his bridge he thinks he can do anything Delusional troll Delusional troll
Love is a word that he’ll throw about To fill a gap in his songs I hope you can see that love isn’t seen By this man called delusional troll
Now, you’re probably thinking that my teenage self was a horrible person. Casting judgment on someone who probably didn’t deserve it… trust me when I say this guy was the epitome of someone you meet in life that at first seemed to be a shining beacon of positivity, only to then sour into their true rotten self once the dust had settled.
I’m not going to go into to detail about what this particular individual did that pissed me off so bad at the time, because who really cares about irrelevant teenage drama that everyone has had to deal with. But hopefully my lyrics are self explanatory and give you a small insight to his character. Growing up in a small town with friends who thankfully provided little drama as a kid, I was definitely dropped into the deep end when I met this delusion troll.
Here is the track:
In other news I have started a Twitch channel. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s a hugely popular website where people can live stream content such as video games, podcasts and various other hobbies to the internet. If you’re interested in seeing what I get up to in my spare time then feel free to watch along when I’m online.
My nerdy alter ego.
Here is the Twitch stream link:
If you’re signing up to Twitch or already have an account I’d appreciate a follow, doing so will notify you when I’m live.
I’ve also recently uploaded all my songs individually to YouTube, separating the lyrical and instrumental songs into two different playlists. Handy for anyone who needs a choice of background music.
All my bridges burnt No sparkle in the stars No redness in the sunset Just the sad song of guitars
You have a version of the truth I can’t believe You’re all wrapped up in lies, I’ve got to leave You tell liquid truth from behind those eyes But you hide it well behind indifferent sighs
How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’* And never nearly always means forever
When will all the pieces come together? And if I don’t like the picture am I stuck with it forever Yes, when will all the pieces come together? And if I don’t like the picture am I stuck with it forever
The candlelight flickers but the flame holds strong I guess you’re wondering now where you belong You say you don’t want your death to last for hours “Don’t wait until I’m dead to send me flowers”#
*Quote about laziness from Martin Luther (1483-1546) German priest & philosopher.
#Words of my mother in a poem she wrote.
If you’re interested in downloading any of my professionally put together Zoolon music then all my albums are available for from BANDCAMP .
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts, leggings, mugs and much more for yourself or as a gift, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
I’m carrying the burden of your sanity Hoping you won’t take it the wrong way Coming in last is better than first They say that every loser has their day
The beast rests deep inside the forest The darkest places summon up no fear Rays of hope they cannot penetrate A canopy of words no one can hear
Dreams can survive upon remnants Of beauty that exists in your mind’s eye The truth is always the greater part of dreaming And you know dreams, they just have to wave goodbye
So I’m carrying the burden of your sanity Looking at this world in my own way Knowing if I let the moment pass by You’ll set the price that I can afford but never pay
But after the storm when all is quite And the winds and the torrents subside After the storm when the sun smiles again You’ll survive, yes you’ll survive with eyes opened wide
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
I don’t want to see the big picture I’d rather be left alone I’m not the centre of your universe It’s a pity the dove of peace has flown
Some say there are too many patriots Some say freedom fighters are too few Some say that it’s a bad omen To hail a hero out of some loser we once knew
Go fight the way the rebels fight for freedom Stealth by day and at night let it be And though they’ll never know a victory No empire conquers what it cannot see
They say ‘If you’re not with us you’re against us’ I guess that triggers a crusade The moral code out of balance The way of man that we’ve betrayed
I don’t want to see the big picture I’d rather be left alone I’m not the centre of your universe We’re walking blind into the unknown
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
How can you run before you can walk? How can you speak before you can talk? How can you listen before you can hear? How can you cry without just one tear?
How can you dream before you’re asleep? How can you laugh when you ought to weep? How can you touch before you can feel? How do you know what you’re seeing is real?
How can you hate before you know love? How can the eagle fly with the dove? How can the mountains part for the sea? How come in life’s prison you still feel free?
How can you try and yet always lose? How can you cut and never get bruised? How can you ache but never get hurt? How come love rubs your face in the dirt?
The answers are hiding but easy to find The clues all alive in the back of your mind One day you’ll stumble never to fall Don’t rely on the words ‘love conquers all’ Mad as it sounds go grab a handful of stars Neptune, Pluto, Venus and Mars Never let go and hold them tight to your heart Let yesterday’s darkness take you back to the start
Here’s ‘Uplifting Groove – C Mixolydian’ (Guitar Jam Backing Track) from Guitar Jam, Vol. 1 – Backing Tracks by Zoolon Audio (that’s me!). I hope you enjoy;
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent. Also, if anyone feels the need for background music then maybe these numbers will work for them.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts, leggings, mugs and much more for yourself or as a gift, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
It’s only the end It’s where you descend When you can’t be bothered to speak It’s a lazy old street And the people you meet Are either just boring or freak
‘What made you this way?’ That’s all they can say But you don’t want to hear anymore You’re out on your own Timed out and alone And you’re eyes; they just stare at the floor
‘I’m reaching the end’ That’s the message you send When you’ve got nothing to say In this life game of chess The key to success Is actually wanting to play
A long time ago You put on a show And made it look like you care Now you hunt alone All the chances you’ve blown But you just don’t want to go there
You keep counting down time You don’t say a word, you just mime Love hangs by the tiniest thread Your ship is running aground And the port you were bound Remains some lost place in your head
Time for music to fit in – I hope – with the words. This one from my Rainbow’s End album.
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
I played the guitar You held the gun You answered the questions I answered none
Some days you played cool Crowds you’d just hate You smiled in the mirror Thanking good fortune’s fate
Counting your blessings Wearing gold leaf From a roof top terrace You fired your gun; wounded the chief
Last time I saw you You’d swapped ammo for gold I still play the guitar Your story now told
Time for a song. Not one of mine this week. Here’s the work of unusual but amazing ‘Aurora’ singing her song ‘Murder Song – 5, 4, 3, 2, 1’. I hope you enjoy;
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
There’s a village not far from me called Capel-le-Ferne. Its name derives from the phrase ‘Chapel in the Ferns’. Proud locals often call it ‘The Village in the Clouds’. The rest of us call it ‘Capel-Le-Fog’ because it’s high up and every so often you can’t see a single thing there when the clouds stop over for awhile to take a rest. I like the village. It has a gentle feel. It is twinned with the commune of Oye-Plage in the Pas-de-Calais department in France, a place I know well.
The journey begins
A close family friend has recently settled in the village. He’s lucky as his place is very close to the cliff tops and all its views. A few days back he told me he’d stumbled across a pathway to the east that can get you straight to the harbour a few miles away. Armed with that information I thought I’d try it out. What I found was – to me at least – ‘Magic’.
Shadows of the Clouds
En route I was lucky to see any number of bird varieties. I don’t think I’d been up close to Common Linnets before. Walking aside a field of gorse, there they hang out, all three of them flitting about the place. The males have orange breasts and are about the same size as sparrows. Just after that, the song of the Sky Larks. They’re a ground-dwelling bird and not that easy to spot. I heard them well before I saw them. The thought ‘natures sound art’ hit me. The males sing a complex song mainly to attract a mate – a bit like I imagine Romeo sung to Juliet on the balcony, only better. Much later, further up the coast, walking the narrow path perilously close to the cliff edge I spotted my first swallow of the spring. He or she – I wasn’t sure – had just crossed The Channel that separates England from France, 20 miles away. I have a theory that seeing the swallows arrive means a better weather to come.
Waiting for the Swallow – France on the horizon
The easy way home
Here’s some music that, I think, fits the walk I took. I hope you enjoy. It’s called ‘Hidden Beneath’ from my album, ‘The Forgotten Daughter Of Zeus’ – a mix of instrumental styles aimed at rest, reflection and thoughts. It’s available to download on BANDCAMP
I couldn’t finish this post without this Eels number, ‘I Like Birds’.
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
Yesterday at the farm down the road I had a chat with Number 85. We got on OK but our conversation was a one-sided affair. Because of that I thought I’d ask the lamb a few easy questions. It went like this. “What would you call a long rigid piece of metal?” The lamb answered, “Bar.” Next, “What would you call a counter in a pub?” Answer, “Bar”. Then “Another word for ‘obstacle’ please?” “Bar” said the lamb. And lastly, “Name a short section into which a piece of music is divided?” The lamb nailed it, saying, “Bar.” That’s one clever lamb.
THE CHATTER OF THE MINDLESS
The innocence of madness spells regret An arrogance of kindness tells me it’s not over yet Not over until its end is reached Not over until the whale is washed up upon the beach
The impotence of passion cuts my flesh The gentle bliss of ignorance keeps inflamed wounds fresh And the chatter of the mindless in distress Like white noise in some headphones just sounds a total mess
The sorry dance of others playing games A maze of insinuation playing havoc with the sane And Joan of Arc’s cold vision strikes a chord Violins and mediation, or drum beats and the sword?
The mist of prosecution clouds my case The only thing I’m guilty of is remembering your face You left behind your favour but not your grace Does all your returned mail get to end up in deep space?
So just who claims the higher ground? You’re still taking prisoners even though you have been crowned The Monarch of all that you survey? If you’re being truthful you’d have it no other way
Disillusioned martyrs run for cover Don’t want to share a grave with some radicalised brother It’s for the best you lock away their guns Bombs and poor excuses won’t save any mother’s son Bombs and poor excuses save no one Bombs and poor excuses hit and run
Short of creativity I scrolled back to 2013. I’d just started uni. The words above were a mock-up lyrical verse I never got around to use for a song. I’m still trying to work out if it’s got legs.
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ (above) is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
If you’re interested in my inexpensive PROMO VIDEOS FOR AUTHORS hit the link here or aim at the one at the top of this blog.
As ever, if any poets out there are interested in having their poems turned into songs then click here to check it out: POETRY TO SONG
If you are looking for all my other music then you’ll find it to download on BANDCAMP and at AMAZON when searching ‘Zoolon Audio Albums’or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
Any musicians out there looking for BACKING TRACKS I’ve both high quality 20 track, 3 hour+ albums ‘Volume One’ and ‘Volume Two’ available to download on BANDCAMP at just £6.50 each or foreign currency equivalent.
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
George Blamey-Steeden 