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.
Around the age of twelve my Dad used to take me to the seaside town of Torquay every Saturday to go shopping. It was one of those weekends when I came across two very special music related DVD’s at the now deceased Virgin Megastore that changed my life forever:
“A Film About Jimi Hendrix” documentary and “Metallica: Cunning Stunts” concert film.
To this day I couldn’t tell you what made me purchase these particular DVD’s. I had no real passion for music, Mum had tried to force me into piano lessons a few years before and I hated it. But when I got home and watched these two films they completely and utterly blew my mind. The next thing I did was beg and plead my very supportive parents into buying me a guitar so I could start learning the instrument and begin writing songs like my newfound heroes Jimi Hendrix and Metallica.
Due to the nature of my voice and how my brain works I gradually came to the realisation I could never be a carbon copy of the great musicians I started listening to. Eventually over a period of a few years I started to develop my own style that in hindsight was heavily influenced by the folk music my Dad would listen to in the car.
‘In Praise Of Shadows’ was one of the first tracks I ever wrote. It’s a laid-back, mournful acoustic track with simple lyrics that I’m quite proud of. I have remade the song on many occasions due to getting better at recording and upgrading my gear. I don’t have the first sketch at hand anymore to show you, but my shy teenage signing voice from that time really wasn’t anything to marvel at, trust me. The current version of the song is still faithful to the original.
Take a listen to the track via my Bandcamp link (recommend using headphones):
Self advertisement has never been my forte in life so I will make this nice and short… any support you can offer either by sharing or purchasing the music I release via my Bandcamp page would help me out greatly and is much appreciated. All my tracks are sold individually (£1 each) or in album bundles which you can download either on your computer or the Bandcamp app on your phone or tablet.
I have some new songs in development at the moment and will let you know straight away on this blog when I release them.
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
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 liked you so much better When your story was untold Now you go backward looking forward Believing all that glitters is really gold
You keep your demons in a suitcase An arrow in your heart You’re crying out for plan B But the game has yet to start
You’re trapped in endless dreamland I don’t understand one half of what you say You think you are the hunter You can’t see that you’re the prey
I remember when you were someone There’s still time for you to be so much more You’ve a heart and soul inside of you Just don’t leave them at fame’s door
I don’t know if you’re listening But it matters all the same When I tell you what I’m thinking Don’t hate the player; hate the game
An easy to the ear Backing Track. 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
This spoof mag cover from about ten years ago was found in a pile of old stuff. I’d almost forgotten it, and my long hair and glasses back then when making music was just that – making music.
AN EMPTY HALL
I never saw the crossroads on last year’s map Should I take the left turn or the right? Straight ahead all I can see is a never-ending trap As the sun shuts its eyes and says ‘goodnight’
That’s the time the dreams open a doorway Grey shadows all dressed up in colours black I’d swap my dreams for those shadows any day Dreams seem so much better looking back
‘Time Out’ for now stares me in the face I need space like you need drink and food I don’t want to leave you without a trace And join the broken, workless multitude
Indifference on the menu for tomorrow I locked a daydream away just yesterday Circumstance is an empty hall show A place where shadows smile and look away
Larry’s given up the old guitar Kate the mandolin And Finn sold his accordion No more ‘Busking in Berlin‘
Regarding the mentions in the above, first, my piece, ‘Time Out’ then next an old song of mine, ‘Busking in Berlin’. I hope you enjoy;
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 thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
At last the sun came out and so did I. Most people dis Dover for dumb reasons. I don’t. Aside the fact that we have White Cliffs plus a magnificent Norman Castle to the east, the harbour overlooking France to the south, more cliffs to the west and forests to the north, Dover has the River Dour running through it. Dover even got its name from the Dour. It originally had a wide estuary on the site of modern Dover, although today it flows into the Dover Harbour through a culvert. The estuary was a natural harbour for the Bronze Age settlers and traders in the area.
Scrolling forward, The Dour Estuary was then used as a port for the Roman town, as a natural harbour for the Roman fleet. This silted up in the medieval period, necessitating the construction of various artificial harbours for Dover instead.
The river has been used since AD 762 to power various watermills along its route. These included eight corn mills and five paper mills. Buckland Mill near Buckland Bridge was one of the earliest corn mills, but has since been converted into flats. Crabble Mill is now a fully restored corn mill and museum.
Time for some music. My song called ‘Tick Tock’. I hope you enjoy. The lyrics follow and are a good example how lyrics are nothing like poems.
TICK TOCK
Second hand turns Feels like I’m slipping through times net Safer inside Bring the fear out Look for answers Victims quashed It’s a slaughterhouse Can you feel that sound?
Tick Tock a heartbeats silhouette Tick Tock a heartbeats silhouette
Subside to the true face we disguise Inside we know the only way is down
Is it safe low tide to this poison mind we endure (bring the fear out) ? Is it safe to say that getting caught was the plan? take my hand
Tick Tock a heartbeats silhouette Tick Tock
Subside to the true face we disguise Inside we know the only way is down
Tick Tock a heartbeats silhouette (we endure) Tick Tock a heartbeats silhouette And we know who we are And we know what we are
Subside to the true face we disguise Inside we know the only way
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 UK link is below. Outside of the UK, just type in ‘Zoolon Audio’. 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
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
Source – Lieutenant Morris Meredith Williams was a talented artist and filled 15 pocket-sized sketch books while serving on the Western Front in WW1. The drawings, along with letters, he sent back home to his wife, Alice. There’s a book of his work called ‘An Artist’s War.’
A BELL THAT DOESN’T CHIME
You’re looking for a hero That hero isn’t me I gave up counting daydreams And climbed into history On that day I saw a thousand graves They all said ‘Aged 19’ Wall to wall white marble stone Stood on grass so green They went on for miles As far as I could see Relics of remembrance A cosmic storm’s debris
Were they just a band of brothers or just a band of new born ghosts? Were it not for war they’d ditch the trenches for homeland’s coasts What was once green grassland is now a battlefield so obscene Where did it all go so wrong? Could it have been foreseen?
Guess that it hardly matters now When the stones say ‘Aged 19’ Battles fought and lives all lost Or something in between?
The portal up in the sky Got opened bang on time For mud and guts and diaries And a church bell that doesn’t chime
Before lockdown shut the cinemas I’d seen the movie ‘1917’. Brilliant in so many ways. Since then I’ve watched it a couple of times more at home. I remembered I’d once written a song called ‘Age 19’ after visiting the WW1 graveyard in Etaples, France a few years ago where there were line after line of gravestones all marked ‘Age 19’. It makes you shiver; it makes lockdown a nothing. I’m told I had a relative who died on the last day of WW1. Imagine that. That war ended at 11am on 11th. November 1918. All he had to do was to stay out of trouble that morning. Sad, for sure. Above is the revised version of the original lyric.
I’m thinking ‘Time Out’ from my ‘Dream Rescuer’ album fits the mood of the trenches in WW1. I hope you agree;
If you’re interested in my book of lyrical verse, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The UK link is below. Outside of the UK, just type in ‘Zoolon Audio’. 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
If you’re thinking about new t-shirts and similar for yourself, here’s my collection you might be interested in ZOOLON’S MERCHANDISE
It may seem like Toy Town When you’re looking down from up above But in reality what you’ll find there Are the lovers and the unloved
Like anywhere else around the world Opposites attract North and south and east and west There’s no argument, it’s a fact
Umbrellas for a rainy day Sledges for the snow Barbeques come summertime Autumn Bonfire Night’s multi-coloured show
But now the streets are empty Corona virus has control For lovers and the unloved Toy Town has lost its soul
My last blog post was all about my new book, a book full of lyrical verse and short stories. It’s called, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’. I guess there’s no harm in mentioning it again. If you are interested, ‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ is available on Amazon, either as a paperback or on Kindle. The UK link is below. Outside of the UK, just type in ‘Zoolon Audio’. The purchase prices have been cut right back, hence they’re not expensive. On Kindle Unlimited it’s even free!
Time for some music. This one is called ‘Summer Died on a Saturday’. Looking back, it seems I guessed right with the title. It’s a number from my album named ‘The Forgotten Daughter of Zeus’. I hope you enjoy.
Also, 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 or you can stream and/or make a playlist of it on SPOTIFY
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 