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New album, with Cigar Box Guitars used of every track! Have a listen and let me know what you think...

Posted by bemuzic on August 5, 2017 at 10:00am

You can hear the album HERE

All songs ©℗bemuzic 2017

Cigar box guitars made by me were used on every song.
I also made most of the drums and percussion instruments, plus some Native American Flutes. (On trk 2, one made from some garden cane is used, and on trk 6, one made from black bamboo)

The only bought instruments are a cheap old children's glockenspiel, a harmonica, an Irish Whistle (on Winter Song) a djembe, and a cajon.

Song inspirations include, one of my favourite authors - Haruki Murakami, the amazing photographer - Sebastião Salgado, and Naomi Klein (The final track was written after reading her book Capitalism VS The Climate)

 Any feedback good or bad (though try and keep it constructive!) welcome...

Tags: American, Blues, Box, Cigar, Drums, Flute, Folk, Guitar, Home, Made, Native, Resonator, Roots, Slide
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  • bemuzic September 1, 2017 at 1:53pm

    thanks a lot Mark. Hope the powers that be see your comment : -)

  • Mark Bliss September 1, 2017 at 12:51pm

    Simplify is Belinda's best work to date. There's some good stuff here.

    Needs to be featured at CBN.

    Congrats B!

  • bemuzic August 12, 2017 at 2:35pm

    thanks Digly. I was pleased with how the flutes sounded when recorded. It wasn't quite the zen like experience I imagined it would be making them, with quite a lot of kindling produced!

      Ha yes, an empty room, a vat of wine!

  • Diglydog August 12, 2017 at 1:15pm

    Yeah, I like that.  The handmade flutes sound great !  When you get to an empty room and a case of wine, maybe simplification's getting out of hand.

  • bemuzic August 5, 2017 at 4:43pm

    thanks a lot John, the CD should be with you soon...

  • Uncle John August 5, 2017 at 3:24pm

    I sampled it on band camp and thought it was great.  Good for you and congratulations.   I am looking forward to my CD.

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