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Martyn Spark

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About Me



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Music:

Member Since: 12/18/2006
Band Website: www.selfcast.com/MartynSpark"selfcast.com/MartynSpark
Band Members: Me, my guitar, my piano, my laptop, my ukulele
Influences: Radiohead, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Blur, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Underworld, Patrick Wolf, James Yuill, British Sea Power, Sigur Rós, Múm, the list goes on...
Sounds Like: One for the good days.
Record Label: my bedroom
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Give me a title

For these words: He glazed over your eyes,With that practiced smile,He locked you in his beamsRomance not his style,Always the lover,But never the loved,I saw you at speed,I saw it hit the rock It'll ...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:43:00 PST

Hangover Music

I finished a little EP the other day called Hangover Music, it's made completely on an iMac. So its nothing but 15:36 of electronic music. It's got clicks, glitches, chopped up drums, phat synths, big...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:24:00 PST

It’s late, lets have some mopeyness

I left it too long,I almost forgot,What I was looking for more often then not,I'll do this thing where I'm easily led,Like falling over something you said But why are you so perfect to me?Why are you ...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:59:00 PST

It’s all turning on.

Hello people. Alot has been coming along in the SPRK camp recently. The EP is finished and I am playing around with a few things at the moment, mostly waiting for a song I did at college to get back t...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Tue, 13 May 2008 02:05:00 PST

Mascara

I didn't sleep that nightI went over unkept plansOf where I will go from here You had a green summer dressYou know you always looked your bestAnd thats why its hard But don't lose your headCoz it has ...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:25:00 PST

Lets do a blogs

Hello everyone I know, little update into my musical life! DNGR EP was abit badly done I am afraid to say. Had to do it all in mostly one take and they made me improvise to fit into the 20 minute slot...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:45:00 PST

My Top 10 Songs Ever

I wrote ESSAYS for all the songs here but Myspace being what it is it all got deleted! So here is the I really can't be arsed on Christmas Eve version. Merry Christmas to all! I have here what I belie...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:04:00 PST

A small period of doubt

Howdy all. I'm off to a studio next week to record what will become the DNGR EP. Expect messy guitars, looped feedback, odd tunings and overly long pretentious songs. I probably won't do anything...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:55:00 PST

Free of Distortions

Hello all! What a wet shitty day! Worked abit more on the album today, got the backing to Love on Other Planets sorted at last, including the string parts I have been stressing about for the past few ...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:57:00 PST

Songs & Songs & Songs & Songs

Hello all! Leettle update on things for you! This Friday I am playing at a party, which is always fun to get drunk people up and grooving to the beats the PA spits out with all its might. Then afterwa...
Posted by Martyn Spark on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:15:00 PST