Pocketsongs by Simon van Gend Band
We recorded this album in the winter of 2005, in my lounge, in front of the fireplace. If you listen carefully to dreamboats, you can hear the fire crackling in the background. No digital samples or programming were used. The tracks were recorded live by Eric, Ross, Dave (production) and me, Simon, with guest musicians being overdubbed later. Special thanks to the inventors of chocolate digestive biscuits and the growers of tea.
Tracklist
| 1. | another time | 4:49 |
| 2. | wide eye | 4:53 |
| 3. | billions of apes | 4:15 |
| 4. | dreamboats | 5:05 |
| 5. | drierand | 3:40 |
| 6. | woodstock song | 3:29 |
| 7. | leaf in the sky | 2:41 |
| 8. | retrowonder | 3:39 |
| 9. | crazy things | 3:56 |
| 10. | mercurochrome | 6:00 |
| 11. | what love is for | 4:06 |
| 12. | ingabangaba | 4:13 |
| 13. | round my head | 2:19 |
Credits
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Simon and the Band à Parte are an introspective indie/folk/rock band from Cape Town, whose music has been described as a unique blend of folksie foot-tapping red wine fireside poetry. This trio, with Simon on vocals and acoustic guitar, Eric Michot on bass and Ross Campbell on drums, has released 3 albums to date, with a 4th due to be released on 30th June this year.