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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 7h

A making of video for the snowy owl beer mat.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 9h

I am playing some shows with David Gedge in November.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 10h

A Snowy Owl painted onto a drink/drive Whitbread beer mat from the 1970s.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 13h

A short ‘making of’ video for this one …:

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 15h

A Tawny Owl painted onto a drink/drive Whitbread beer mat from the 1970s.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 1d

A Barn Owl painted onto a drink/drive Courage beer mat from the 1970s.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 1d

A Great Horned Owl painted onto a drink/drive Trophy beer mat from the 1970s.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 1d

Two Tawny Owlets painted onto a drink/drive Brewmaster Export Ale beer mat from the 1970s

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

But when you’re demo-ing, what is it about it that doesn’t make it potentially the finished thing? Why can’t there be a moment when you say, oh maybe this isn’t the demo, maybe this is it?

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

A week. Idiots

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

A Parakeet painted onto a Highgate Mild Ale beer mat from the 1970s.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

On the 21st I play my album the Ship’s Piano on a piano, on a ship, I will only do this once, please come. wegottickets.com/fikarecordings

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

I have this distinct memory of me looking at Malcom and saying ‘I have never heard this music before’ and you going ‘you wrote it you stupid pricks’. Malcom doing a hilarious Alan Partridge shrug.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Just remembering you making an album out of me and Malc dicking around. When I heard the album I was like, I guess Pete made it by himself, and you were like, no I was recording you, you’re on everything. I still don’t really understand how that album happened. Well done.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

They’re just excited to have a tape machine at home right? It’s not like modern day band demoing

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

‘The studio is an instrument’ etc etc

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly. It’s how I record too. It’s not that I’m saying everything i put down is brilliant but I put it down with every intention that it could be the best thing i do. Whether it’s a four track, a DAW or a full studio.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Really enjoy this. Also. Demo-ing songs, or ‘pre-production’. You’re doing shit versions first on purpose? What’s wrong with you?

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

And I thought, no, I don’t know what you’re talking about. If I’m in a studio, if I’ve paid for it or someone else has paid for it. I am always ‘feeling it’ it’s the best job in the world. There’s microphones and instruments … JUST MAKE STUFF!!! The ‘vibe’ is always there.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

@pgofton.bsky.social @matthewjashton.bsky.social I tell this story a lot. I was working in the old Duke of Uke above the studio there and an engineer and a musician went in for two hours and came out and went home saying ‘vibe wasn’t there, you know what it’s like, if you’re not feeling it.’ Ctd

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

My drink drive beer mat owl collection. These will probably go up tomorrow morning.

Five drink drive beer mat’s with owls painted on.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Have you heard that story of Paul Simon getting Jimmy Cliffs band to New York to record Mother and Child? They’re like ‘so we’re cutting an album?’ Simon ‘no one song’ band ‘no, seriously? We’re here for two weeks?’ They couldn’t wrap their heads around it.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Oh we stuck the mic in the sand and it sounded great. Yeah Bob hung the snare out the window and played it upside down, sounded amaaaaazzzing. It’s all bullshit, and I think it’s a fear of …. I dunno… hard work maybe? Or just… having a song?

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

@matthewjashton.bsky.social @pgofton.bsky.social extra thoughts on this. Instruments are great now. Computers are great. Buy a squire strat and three behringer pedals, and sound like anybody. I think this really annoys a certain type of old bloke who grew up with stories about it being magic. Ctd.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t find the actual clip but pretty sure it’s in this youtu.be/MgtRFDTkZOI?...

Bruce Springsteen - Trailer - The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

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