Tambo

Tambo is a jam band I put together with a bunch of friends I've played with over the years. It throws off the weighty commitment of being in a "band", and is purely inspired by good times, and the music of acts like Budos Band, Menahan Street Band, Beastie Boys instrumentals, and blaxploitation soundtracks.



This third jam session made us all smile from ear to ear, and even months later, we're very proud of it. It's one live jam session recorded to 4 track cassette, and mixed a day later straight from the 4-track, through a string of effects running through the AUX sends. Enjoy.

Fuzzy Christmas To You

Have a Fuzzy Christmas, friends.


Listen to Fuzzy Christmas...

or download Fuzzy Christmas.mp3 (20mb)

I recorded this on my 2880 Looper out in Park Orchards on Christmas Day.

Me and Ev were working on building our own Supersonic Fuzz Fun pedals, and I was already feeling warm and fuzzy from the good Christmas valve tones going around, so I selected Saint Nick (Nitro) for the dirty work on this song.

Turn up the radio.  Bring the fuzz.

"Crim Crimeny" - Dubby Copicat

If you need a dubby journey into the somewhat paranoid subconscious of Murray's Collingwood lair, look no further... You have found it here, complete with tape delay, piano, and yes, flute!


Listen to Crim Crimeny Dub...

or download Crim Crimeny Dub.mp3 (13mb)

I dusted off the Yamaha 4 Track recorder, and recorded this little piece, not really knowing where I was headed once again.  Started with 606 drum beat through my Copicat IC400 Varispeed, for a dubby beat.  Then added Piano through the Copicat delay, then Guitar with Foxx Fuzz Wah, then finally, Flute through Copicat.

A flute I bought from up the road for $90 on Smith St.

You Hold Up My Sky

Listen to You Hold Up My Sky...

or download You Hold Up My Sky.mp3 (6mb)

Murray sings.  Yes indeed.  This song is just waiting to become a number 1 hit.  Just need to pull together Murray and the Magic Tones.  Anyone?


A song I recorded yonks and yonks ago, and have never quite felt is "complete".


But I reckon it's rad, and can't be assed working on it any more.  That's how punk I am.  Yo.  Eat it.


I think of it as a Sonic Youth Love Song.  I enjoy that sort of dirty pop naivity.


I used Talkbox on bass, which was fun.  Bammed out some loud drums, and saturated those little bitches.  Um, evil Jim Dunlop Bass Wah on the guitar for those nasty chorus swells.

I dug up some old photos from the session, January 2010.

I asked Yoda for some feedback.

"More harmonies in the chorus, it needs."

Yes, I must agree, the chorus is lacking a bit.

"A solo in the bridge, it needs."

Yes, Yoda!  Okay, okay.  Jeez.

I will do more work on it one day.