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Artist: Carrillion

Year: 1983
Country: United Kingdom
Catalog No: Bedroom Cassette Masters
Format: Tape
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Carrillion (self-titled first cassette, June 1983):
I formed Carrillion with Jason King in May 1983 for a school concert. This first demo tape was recorded shortly afterward. It features a borrowed WEM copycat echo machine the tape of which was so old everything you fed into it came out sounding completely warped. Occasional reverb is from the small practice amp we had which worked well on the stylophone.

Simon Holland: Roland Juno 6 synthesizer, Roland CR-78 compu-rhythm, Piano, Deluxe Stylophone
Jason King: Unbranded bass guitar
Recorded in Peterborough 1983 on a Tascam 244 portastudio, June 1983
 
Tracks:
Awaiting Dawn   1:15
A bit of an in-joke this, as I was thinking about the time I was waiting for a girl called, you guessed it, Dawn, only to be stood up. The music reflects early optimism about the meeting but eventually begins to sound a little pessimistic and finally abruptly stops as I realise Dawn isn't coming.
        
Glims Holm   2:01
I fed my Stylophone through the unbranded practice amplifier which had a built-in reverb which to my mind made it sound a little bag-pipey, hence the Celtic title; the name of a Scottish island.        

Wanting More   1:27
Nothing but raw greed informs this track. I was at an age where you want everything and I was no different to everyone else.
        
Numbears   2:02    
Typical of my word play, this is a pun on 'numb ears'. It features Jason's bass going through the broken WEM copycat tape echo machine. The tape in this was so stretched it distorted anything you fed into it.        
Endtime       1:36    
I think I was thinking about the short segue 'Get Carter' on The Human League's album released the year before and a massive influence on my music. Very simple, the amp's reverb again on the piano and Juno.    

Sally Forth   2:02
Another reference to a girl, this time one who seemed to unthinkingly find herself romantically involved with a new boy every week. I think secretly I wouldn't have minded being one of those boys, and I thought writing a song in her honour might result in her favouring me too. Sadly, she never got to hear it.            

She Likes Cream       1:22    
More thoughts about sex here I suppose, but I cannot remember exactly what the inspiration was. Very hymn-like, I could imagine this played big and bold, like Ultravox's 'Hymn'.

Timewright   2:19
Classic Carrillion! - from this first incarnation at least. The CR78 keeping time while Jase plays a root augmented by the Juno's rich chords and the Stylophone doodles on top. The title comes from a short science fiction story I wrote about someone who could manufacture time itself. I intended to perhaps marry the two at some point.