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I'm On An Island

by As I Recall It

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about

A concept album about loneliness, and the need to be loved.

credits

released August 19, 2017

All Songs Written, Performed, and Composed by Alex Pester

The Girl From The Broken Home:
'A song about the naivety of new love, and how it's often a doomed pursuit'
Acoustic Guitar- A.Pester
Electric Guitar- A.Pester
Bass Guitar- A.Pester
Vocals- A.Pester
Celeste- A.Pester
Drums- N.Pester
Flutes- W.Wasem
Violin- W.Wasem
Banjo- W.Wasem

I Can't Take Any More:
'A relationship falling apart'
Electric Guitar- A.Pester
Mellotron- A.Pester
Celeste- A.Pester
Bass Guitar- A.Pester
Piano & Keyboards- A.Pester
Vocals- A.Pester
Drums- N.Pester
Flute- W.Wasem
Bowed Bass- W.Wasem

A Thistle's Poem:
'A damaged mind imagining the perfect existence, in wild Scotland'
Harmonium- A.Pester
Shaker- A.Pester
Vocals- A.Pester
Violins- W.Wasem
[The work of Ivor Cutler and Robert Wyatt were an inspiration as to how this poem was presented musically]

The Girl On The Sunday Bus:
'The sweet girls you meet on buses, it could be an exclusively English phenomenon, you'll know when you meet one'
Acoustic Guitar: A.Pester
Vocals: A.Pester


Dark Harbour:
'An atmospheric instrumental piece, centred around an eerie fishing village. Ships moving in, cutting through the fog...that malarkey'
Bass Guitar- A.Pester
Keyboards- A.Pester & W.Wasem
Piano- A.Pester
Mellotron- A.Pester
Synthesisers- A.Pester
Ambient drones- A.Pester
Vocal Ambience- A.Pester
Electric Guitar- A.Pester
Electric Guitar (Slight Distortion)- W.Wasem
Violins- W.Wasem
Bowed Bass- W.Wasem
Flutes- W.Wasem


A Mother Knows:
'A song from a mother to her son. Love you Mum'
Acoustic Guitar, Celeste, Piano, Keyboards & Mellotrons and Vocals- A.Pester

Hung Up:
'A song about being hopeful, and falling in love with girls on buses'
Electric Guitar- A.Pester
Vocals- A.Pester
Harmony Vocals- A.Pester

Wild Wild Wind:
Electric Guitar- A.Pester
Celeste- A.Pester
Harpsichord- A.Pester
Acoustic Guitar- A.Pester
Vocals- A.Pester
Piano- A.Pester
Ambient Noise- A.Pester
Tape Loops- A.Pester
Support- The Pesters

Pretentious rambling, of which this is a part of: A.Pester

Thanks to my family, Donovan, Phil Elverum for his lovely e-mail, Jamie Redmond and Will Wasem for supporting me and assisting in the creation of this album.

-Alex

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As I Recall It Barnstaple, UK

Welcome to the bedroom of Alex Pester, in which many songs float about.

Also found at
alexpester.bandcamp.com/releases

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