Came together in a couple of hours on a wet, miserable, crap saturday afternoon, that’s supposedly at the tail end of summer, but it might as well be deep mid-winter the way the weather is going. So I put this together, and it’s a helluva lot […]
I put this first up last week, but havn’t actually had the time to put in an entry for it. This started as one song, but then grew naturally into 2.  So it’s split up, but in “Many Ways To Be” this is Track 2 and […]
Violently Blue [audio:http://idisk.mac.com/morkjturner-Public/My%20Music/Many%20Ways%20To%20Be/02%20Violently%20Blue.mp3|titles=Violently Blue|artists=Mark J Turner] Part one….see “The Lives I have Lived” for the song which immediately follows on from this….
[audio:http://idisk.mac.com/morkjturner-Public/My%20Music/Many%20Ways%20To%20Be/01%20My%20Many%20Ways%20To%20Be.mp3] New Song.  New Album.  New Artwork.  Enjoy. This is my latest song, written and recorded using GarageBand.   It’s been quite some effort to get the arrangement just how I like it, and bringing all the pieces together, but i think it’s fresh, original, and has […]
I wanted to finish off “Inversions” with a Cover (as each of collection so far, has been made out of 9 original tracks and 1 cover) – but I’d been looking for ages for the right song, that I put my own twist on, that I […]
Been working on this latest one for about a week now – had to really rush to finish it today, wanted it finished before I leave for Holiday.   Genuinely pleased with the result, has a nice fat sound overall – the solo is probably the clearest […]
This is really, really weird.  I suspect most people who hear this are going to hate it.  The underlying rythmn track is one of the earliest riff’s I ever wrote (we’re talking 13/14 years old I guess) – and it was quite heavy, my main influences […]
I had a flurry in May, sometimes putting together 2 tracks a week, but my latest effort has taken 3 weeks just on it’s own to really come together.   Finally nailed it yesterday as well – it’s a bit of an epic, both in terms of […]
There’s inadvertently been a bit of an Ian M. Banks obsession taking route in my current music labelling – I’m currently reading “The Player Of Games” by Banks (superb bloody book by the way) for about the fourth time in total – and really enjoying it […]
The hint here is in the title – I wanted to try and do something to emulate one of my all time favourite Bands particuarly fantastic style – that of Dream Theater.  This is my tribute to them.  If your familiar with Dream Theater, you’ll surely […]
A very quick song this one, a bit of an experiment for me, but the intention was something gentle akin to “Walking Home”.   Nothing spectacuarly original about it, but it’s pleasant I think.  Very simple, and thus a very simple title. [audio:http://idisk.mac.com/morkjturner-Public/My%20Music/Inversions/03%20I%20Love.mp3]
Sounds like my life right now…. [audio:http://idisk.mac.com/morkjturner-Public/My%20Music/Inversions/05%20The%20Rush%20To%20Nowhere.mp3] Enjoy.  Posted on My Music page under “Inversions”.
Possibly on a role now 🙂 A few hours spare inbetween chasing children around parks and singing my eyebrows on the BBQ: a rare, short effort, with an up-tempo beat, and a nice contrast between the various pieces – possibly a slightly odd structure, really an […]
My brief experience playing with some other guys, in the band “Happy Millionaire” has come to an end.  Unfortunately, my work life balance is generally a bit screwed up, and trying to ensure I could be all things to all people was making the whole thing […]
I’ve had some rather gratifying enquiries as to when I’ll next be releasing some new recordings.  I was quite shocked, as I honestly wasn’t aware anybody cared – so enough of my own self congratulation 🙂  There are a couple of reasons why I havn’t been […]
I’ve stumbled since song 9, and not really had anything new in mind for over a month now.   Left it, and as these things tend to, this really just came out of nothing – an acoustic riff which was fun, turned into something powerful, upbeat […]
During my brief time with .mac hosting, I wrote two new songs, which now have no entries here. As I’m particuarly pleased with both of them, that’s a shame. So…. Magic Man was intended as the equivalent of a musical sequel to “The Wizard” which was […]
Recording a cover might seem a little strange, but I find it a useful excercise in learning how to use GarageBand, how to get the right sounds, deconstructing anothers band songs, and seeing what kind of final outcome I can achieve. Love Song is one of […]
Something new. Didn’t quite come out as I intended (far more upbeat and bouncy than original envisioned to be honest), but it benefits from being played _real_ loud, and is kinda fun, if not too serious. I like the middle break, where I switched to some […]
Turns out some guys at work are in a band….checked out some of their stuff and it was pretty good, so I thought I’d give em a link. Check it out, they are called “Happy Millionaire“. Noel and Mike work with me at T-Systems in London […]
My life all seems to be about pressure at the moment. I play my Guitar and write my music to get away from that stuff, but this song, inadvertently, seems to really reflect how life can feel during the daily grind right now. The intro riff […]
I have some work I must complete this weekend…so of course, I’m finding every excuse under the Sun to do something else. I came up with this little ditty. I’ve been playing the underlying accoustic track for years, something I came up with I must have […]
This is really, truly, something special – worth checking out.  Real music.
I just finished another song in GarageBand. I’ve had bits of this kicking around for a few weeks now, and in an effort to avoid finishing some real work, I found myself bringing it together and finishing it off. This is much more upbeat than I’ve […]
Well, since I first started using GarageBand in anger, I’ve managed to record and produce 10 tracks, just under 1 hour of music. Not that I’m stopping, but now appears a good point to bundle everything together into a virtual album, and put a stake in […]
More an excercise in recording techniques with GarageBand, but the result was mostly pleasing, so I have posted a new track on “My Music” page. You can listen to it here of course: http://www.morks.net/downloads/GarageBand/10%20No%20Respect.mp3
A new song. Headbangers at the ready: http://www.morks.net/downloads/GarageBand/09%20Thunder%20Roll.mp3 See “My Music” for more information.
Another song. Something of a ballad, and a bit, well, generic arguably, but relaxing, fun to make, and has a nice sound I think. Made with a great vocalist in mind, _not_ an instrumental. Posted on my music page for prosperity, obviously. http://www.morks.net/downloads/GarageBand/08%20Walking%20Home.mp3
I felt quite challenged trying to create another song with GarageBand this weekend, as I appeared to have used all the riffs, ideas and other bits I’d accumulated over the years, and would need to create everything in one go. From this starting point, the only […]
I’ve posted another song, Perihelion.  You can read more about it on my Music page.  For those just wanting a listen, here it is: http://www.morks.net/downloads/GarageBand/06%20Perihelion.mp3 
I’ve posted another song, written and performed by myself, and produced using GarageBand.  You can find out more about it on the “My Music” page, or you can just listen to it directly from here. http://www.morks.net/downloads/GarageBand/05%20Not%20What%20You%20Expect.mp3 
I’ve created a WordPress page for my music, and you’ll see the link above. On that page, I’ve put all my GarageBand word for you to download at, sneer, laugh, and move on. Enjoy. I’ll only post updates here now, all Songs will be permanently available […]
I somehow missed posting this one. This was the last song I recorded using my old Guitar effects rack, directly injecting from my amp into my Mac. I assumed that would be preferable to just plugging my guitar into my Mac, and letting GarageBand do the […]
Recorded another song I wrote when I was around 16 and in a band with some fellow no-hopers. GarageBand can make me sound good, so I like it 🙂 No title, so this is just “My Song 11”, inspired by GarageBand’s default title. http://www.morks.net/downloads/My%20Song%2011.mp3
I’ve been working with GarageBand quite a bit recently, and now that I finally seem to understand how to make it all work as I need it, and have enough wiring to connect all my various pieces of equipment together, I’ve managed to produce a fairly […]