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Debut album "Red" out now...
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Yesterday and today...sunshine at last!! #dartmo

Yesterday and today...sunshine at last!!

#dartmoormusic
#inspiration
#songwriting
#gravitymachine

Synth percussion & sound design, on the behemoth t

Synth percussion & sound design, on the behemoth that is the @arturia_official #matrixbrute ...only appeared on "Nightfall" on the 1st album, but all over the second album's demos. Such a deep synth- I've only touched the edges of this beast...despite having 2 years of owning it!

#sounddesign
#analogsynth
#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachine
#electronica
#synthesizer
#arturiamatrixbrute

That sky...never gets old... #dartmoormusic #dar

That sky...never gets old...

#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#haytor
#gravitymachine
#inspiration

6th in a series showing the guitar crew used in th

6th in a series showing the guitar crew used in the making of the "Red" album.

This one's a very special one-off replica Jaguar from @gus_guitars - it's got a long-scale neck, custom pickups from @bareknucklepickupsofficial and wired the same as a #johnnymarrjaguar

It's even more special as the purple paint comes from the same can of paint that is on the #purplespecial G1 that @gus_guitars made for @prince (and which I got to play, briefly, badly and upside-down before it left for Minneapolis and @officialpaisleypark ). Prince was a genius...it's a small way to pay tribute, but...

This guitar is all over the "Red" album- it'll do funk, rock, shoegaze, goth, country & metal- without even breaking a sweat!

#gusguitars
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
@leftyguitarsdaily
#gravitymachine
#offsetsofinstagram
#jaguarguitar
#leftyguitar

And it's Friday. Fine walk after work out on the m

And it's Friday. Fine walk after work out on the moor; and settle back with a new book...sometimes its not about music, its about drawing-in...

#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachine
#dartmoor
#vikings
#booksaboutvikings
#valkyrie

First post-lockdown photoshoot and imagery! Photo

First post-lockdown photoshoot and imagery! Photo by @ravenscourtapothecary; edited by @harryduns

#gravitymachine
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#compositeimages
#gravitymachinered

Working out grooves and shaking down new ideas...t

Working out grooves and shaking down new ideas...things to do at Easter! The fat sound of @music_man #stingraybass never gets old...

#gravitymachine
#dartmoormusic
#ernieballmusicman
#groove
#songwriting
#leftybasses

New single, "She's Calling Me Home" out now...and

New single, "She's Calling Me Home" out now...and stand by for an exciting new video...

#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#gravitymachine
#gravitymachinered
#pagan
#newsingle

...digging in. Time for warmth, coffee, books and

...digging in. Time for warmth, coffee, books and reflection...

#brianeno
#brianenosdiary
#ethiopiancoffee
#inspiration
#research
#recordingstudio
#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachine

Happy Christmas everyone! Just a few christmas eve

Happy Christmas everyone! Just a few christmas eve pictures taken up near #haytor

Lots of exciting things in the pipeline for 2021; thanks to everyone who's been supporting us 😊❤

#gravitymachine
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#christmaseve
#thankyouall

A preview of our new video for "Standing Stones"..

A preview of our new video for "Standing Stones"....featuring a new mix courtesy of @peterproducer, cinematography courtesy of @harryduns and starring our friend @sacredspiraltattoo.

Shot on location on Dartmoor over August and September 2020. Full video drops on the 31st October 2020!

#gravitymachine
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#standingstones
#pagan
#pagansofinstagram
#samhain
#tribal
#stonecircles
#monolith

Retro guitar sounds...1983 Fender Elite Telecaster

Retro guitar sounds...1983 Fender Elite Telecaster through an '85 Gallien-Krueger 250ML. The guitar is active...and sounds great paired through this amp, recorded in stereo and fed through the @audiothing #outerspace, with a touch of @wavesaudio #cla2a

This guitar is so underrated- I'm grateful for that, otherwise it'd be #unobtanium!

#80s #80sretro
#cleanguitar
#gallienkrueger
#250ml
#elitetelecaster
#1983fenderelitetelecaster
#secondalbum
#recordingstudio
#composing
#gravitymachine
#dartmoormusic

Last weekend, hard at work nailing down the other

Last weekend, hard at work nailing down the other aspects of our upcoming video, with @harryduns and @drumhead_bob....a day of loudness, sunshine and of course...creativity!

#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#vistalite
#es175
#gravitymachinered
#gravitymachine
#lockedinawarehouse
#itwasloud

5th in a series showing the guitar crew used in th

5th in a series showing the guitar crew used in the making of the #Red" album...

This is my highly customised NOS Shergold Marathon bass. Built from NOS parts in the early 00's (alongside a matching Masquerader baritone) by Simon @gus_guitars and fitted with a Gus bridge and the electronics from a Gus G3 bass, its a monster-sounding instrument that sits somewhere between a MusicMan Stingray, a Wal and a G3. It's had @rotosound_uk strings on it for it's entire life!

It only appears on "Dreamtime" on the "Red" album, but it'll be appearing far more prominently on the next album- it has a huge presence and cuts through any mix and sounds distinctive and present.

#shergoldmarathon
#shergoldguitars
#gusguitars
#activebasses
#lefthandedbasses
#leftybasses
#bassesofinstagram
#vintagebasses
#vintagebassguitars
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#gravitymachinered
#leftyguitarsdaily

Today's shenanigans....shooting video for the next

Today's shenanigans....shooting video for the next single....and re-imagining the past...

With @brightedgestattoo @harryduns ...bright sunshine, stone circles, sheep, pagan imagining, wildness...

#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachinered
#gravitymachine
#shootingvideo
#stonecircles
#scorhill
#dartmoor

This evening's shenanigans....laying down new idea

This evening's shenanigans....laying down new ideas for a monster new track...

The @jhspedals Morning Glory is an amazing beast, and plays very nicely with the @intensivecareaudio
Fideleater...which is a MONSTER!

With a little help from some friends...
#riveraamps
#deanmarkleyamps
#jhsmorningglory
#fideleater
#bossdd500
#keeleyloomer
#ehxsuperego
@redpandalab #redpandaparticle2
#fenderjazzmaster
#leftyjazzmaster
#dartmoormusic
#pedalboardsofdoom
#leftyguitar
#lefthandedguitar

This time its the drums! Appearing on "Dreamtime",

This time its the drums! Appearing on "Dreamtime", "Standing Stones", "Lifting Mountains", "In The Depths" and "The Empty Quarter", we have Bob's one and only Ludwig Vistalite beast...

Strictly speaking, it's a Ludwig ‘John Bonham’ 25th anniversary reissue Vistalite kit containing;
- 26” x 14 kick with Aquarian Superkick 2 head.
- 14”, 16” & 18” toms all with Remo pinstripe heads
- Ludwig Black Beauty snare with Remo Emperor X head.

And for the shiny bits:
- Paiste 2002 cymbals in 18”, 19”, 20” & 22” crash. 20” ride.
- Paiste 2002 15” sound-edge hi hats.

It's very, very loud, especially played by someone who knows just how to hit it right! (I know...I have tinnitus from standing in front of this heavy artillery for years!). But it's an essential part of the band's sound, and nothing sounds the same!

#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachinered
#ludwigdrums
#johnbonham
#paistecymbals
#vistalite
#remoheads
#dartmoor
@ludwigdrumshq
@middlefarmstudios
#vistalitereissue
#drumporn
@drumhead_bob

4th in a series in honour of #lefthandedday and sh

4th in a series in honour of #lefthandedday and showing the guitar crew that were used in the making of the "Red" album...

This is a Fender 1973 Jazz bass- left-handed. I've no idea of it's history, but I got it in the early 00's as a pile of unuseable bits. Simon @gus_guitars worked his magic on it, and now its playable, useable and sounds huge.

That said, this is easily the most challenging instrument to play well that I've ever had- fretless isn't easy (no thanks to @tonylevin and Mick Karn for making it look easy; two gentlemen who set the bar high!!) and this bass has dead-spots everywhere and more than it's share of wear- so not easy at all. But...it oozes character and when it all comes right...sublime.

It's got @seymourduncanpickups Jazz Basslines pickups, @rotosound_uk flatwounds. It appears on "It's Summer", "In The Depths" and "Time Cut Short The Dance". It's my go-to bass with anything leaning toward #electronica- underpinning synths with a rich, chewy, earthy and organic fretless bassline just *works*. For me, anyway...

#leftiesofinstagram
#lefthandedbass
#fenderjazzbass
#1973fenderjazzbass
#fretlessbass
#lefthandedfretless
#vintagebassguitars
#dartmoormusic
#dartmoor
#gravitymachinered

Great review courtesy of @ringmasterreview and @pl

Great review courtesy of @ringmasterreview and @pluggin_baby - thank you both for your support! 😊

3rd of a series in honour of #lefthandedday and sh

3rd of a series in honour of #lefthandedday and showing the guitar crew that were used the making of the "Red" album...

After my green Strat, this is the guitar I've owned the longest. Made by Chris Eccleshall in the early 90's, it was a cancelled order- I spent ages paying it forward. I'd always loved the Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion that Alex Lifeson (from @rush, for anyone unaware) used in the early 80's. For a lefty, that particular guitar was (and still is, as far as I know, #unobtanium). So this guitar was the closest I was ever going to get.

All-maple, with a set of @seymourduncanpickups Phat Cats, it's a handful at high volume....but what a sound. It's the archetypal "gentleman gangster". It appears on "Standing Stones", "Red's Song" & "Lifting Mountains" on the album.

#leftiesofinstagram
#lefthandedguitar
#es175
#phatcatpickups
#customguitar
#dartmoormusic
#gravitymachinered

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