A short video of my time in Soho with Lewis Durham and his wonderful old recording studio equipment. Recorded two songs directly onto vinyl using the mechanical process as employed in the 30s. It definitely feels better this way.
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The Trouble With You (as in BBC show 'Off The Hook') - The Honey Ants
The Trouble With You by The Honey Ants. We love the 60s. You can find this on iTunes. http://thehoneyants.co.uk
I'll Stop When I'm Done (song only) - The Honey Ants
"I'll Stop When I'm Done" by The Honey Ants. Release the ants! EP available on iTunes. http://thehoneyants.co.uk/music
Mister Sunlight (as featured in Sirens, C4) - The Honey Ants
Here's our song Mister Sunlight. It was featured in the Channel 4 programme 'Sirens'. Available on iTunes. http://thehoneyants.co.uk/music Lyrics: There's a kind of light Comes from you And it's the only light I've ever known Such a perfect white But it comes and goes Then I forget And go it alone Won't you come in Help me Mister Sunlight I can't see it on my own Help me Mister Sunlight Before I am left to go Help me Mister Help me Mister Sunlight! Sunlight. There's a kind of light Comes from you On a lonely night You lead me to Such a perfect white But it comes and goes Then I lose sight And go it alone Oh won't you come in
I Can't Escape (song only) - The Honey Ants
Hello hello. Here's our song I Can't Escape. You can find this song on iTunes. http://thehoneyants.co.uk/music Lyrics: i thought about telling you about whats going on i talked about leaving you but not for very long i watched you sleeping i breathed you breathing i felt the pain of 'shes the one'. i dreamt about saving you in front of everyone i went without everything in spite of everyone you won me hands down you beat me and now i feel the pain of 'shes the one' i tried making sense of you i tried making fun of you I realised that i can't escape i wrote about leaving you and moving on i tried it and found out it was just as wrong you missed me leaving silenty creeping back to the pain of 'shes the one'
I Can't Escape by The Honey Ants
Photography, Direction and Edit by Matt Jamie: http://www.mattjamiefilms.co.uk I Can't Escape by The Honey Ants. Taken from the 'Release the ants!' EP. Released 28th Feb 2011. http://www.thehoneyants.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/thehoneyants Performed by John Grimsey, James Grinnell, Chris McKie with Fiona Ryan and Daniel Gentely. Filmed on location at Department of Coffee and Social Affairs, Leather Lane, London.
The Honey Ants in the studio
Short crap movie of our time in Blue Pro Studios, Sep 2010. www.thehoneyants.co.uk
The Trouble With You title
Live performance (in the freezing cold) of The Trouble With You on Balcony TV.