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Dan Markland

About Me

I grew up on the cliffs of Imagination, overlooking the shores of harsh reality. I was a Feral child, and spent my days forraging for food, occasionally happening upon discarded Skittles (No-on likes the green ones)I crafted a guitar from several elastic bands, a coco pops box and a creaky floorboard I never much cared for.I found it incredibly difficult, and nearly gave up. That is until I found an old photo of the late great Jimi Hendrix and realised that I was supposed to be using my hands. This was a relief on 2 levels, firstly now my feet would heal up. And secondly I could stop walking on my hands.Everything you hear was recorded using tin cans. I play each layer of the song into a seperate tin can, and shut it tight. Then I turn on my tape recorder and open every can at exactly the same time. This is a technique I have not successfully transfered to the stage.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 23/05/2006
Band Website: danmarkland.com
Band Members: Dan Markland
Influences: You, me, everyone, everything
Sounds Like: Postman Pat
Record Label: Overhead Wires
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Here we are, there we go : a brief catch up

To those of you peeking in on this page occasionally you may have noticed that not all that much has happened of late. However, this is not quite the case. In fact there's a hell of a lot more happeni...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:58:00 GMT

Pantograph Interview - May 2009

Overhead Wires - Pantograph May 2009 - An Interview with Dan Markland.Good afternoon Dan, how the devil are you? I'm good, thanks.  Not long until your debut single "Wonderful World' is released n...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 09:19:00 GMT

If I Was King

You asked me what I want from lifeBut my reply won't pleaseAll the latest rags and richesWouldn't do that much for meMaybe I'd decline the grand designDeny the finest girlBring me gifts from three wis...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:16:00 GMT

Hello Me

Hello Me, It's Me againHow've you been you big disaster?Tired of you dear, darling friendTired of you and tiring fasterWhat now? Go awayLet me sleep just half a winkCome out, out, out to playHow it hu...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Rack and Ruin

Stand me in the dockAnd break another boneThrow me in the stocks manYou can cast the first stoneYou can't break what's brokenCome and cut me openI won't bleed for youYou can count my dirty deedsHave I...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:23:00 GMT

Mr Parker

Mr Parker lives in the old house on Tarring RoadHe's lived there almost 50 yearsWith 30 spent aloneWhen he grew up thereIt was a very different placeHe used to run round with his sisterYears before sh...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:42:00 GMT

The Idiot Boy

Those old creaky houses we lived inThey're the same in my dreamsThe walls cracked as everThe air still shudders with old wordsLost conversations, the muffled televisionNow the shadows pay the rentI re...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Merry Christmas + Wonderful World

A new song, of course, what else?T'is called 'Wonderful World'. It's actually been quite a while in the making. I wrote it about 2 weeks ago, but I was waiting for the drum track to come through. Thou...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:04:00 GMT

Official Facebook Page

Greetings my dedicated Dansciples.Along with the re-vamping of Danmarkland.comAn official Dan Markland Facebook page has been created.A place for music, photo's, news... much the same as here really.B...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:50:00 GMT

Dan Markland DOT COM!

Danmarkland.com has been in existence for quite a while now. But I feel it necessary to remind you of it's existence. It was neglected for quite a while but now things are getting back on track. Soon...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:42:00 GMT