Author Archives: John

Update

Posted on September 8, 2011 by John

Things have been peaceful here on the site for a few weeks, reason being we’re currently busy bees ants writing and recording new songs (when we’re not doing our day jobs). Back to our roots with this batch, looking forward … Continue reading →

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The BBC are airing a new series under this title, the first of which went out last night and was dedicated to ballad. I watched this on iPlayer last night and was glued to it, fantastic programme. Guy Chambers teams … Continue reading →

Posted on July 3, 2011 by John | Leave a comment

Mister Sunlight hitting your screens

Posted on June 18, 2011 by John

On Monday 27th June Channel 4 are airing episode 1 of a new series Sirens, and our track Mister Sunlight is in it!

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Nashville snaps

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John

Nashville, a set on Flickr. I’ve just returned from a trip to the states and spent the best part of a week in Nashville. Man what a cool place. Also, what great people. Met some absolutely lovely folk and made … Continue reading →

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Want a tape sound? Use tape.

Posted on May 7, 2011 by John

When it comes to recording at home using Logic, I’ve been blithering on about tape plugins for a little while to anybody who will listen. They’ve produced some great results in getting some more analogue tones, sweetening the lifeless landscape … Continue reading →

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Using a knackered four track to get some tape sound

Posted on May 5, 2011 by John

For some time I’ve been harbouring a pretty strong obsession with creating recordings that sound as if they were made using an old reel to reel tape, even though they’ve been recorded directly into Logic on my iMac. The reason, … Continue reading →

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TEEVEEEE

Posted on May 2, 2011 by John

Good news for our song Mister Sunlight, Channel 4 are going to be using it in a new upcoming show, more details to follow. Aces!

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Ants on BBC6 Music

Posted on April 22, 2011 by John

We’re pleased to tell you that Tom Robinson is playing us on his show Sunday 24th April. you can listen live or later. Get “I Can’t Escape” as a free download from our Facebook page.

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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Posted on April 3, 2011 by John

This film was released in 2008 so I’m running slightly behind schedule here. I watched it last night and was absolutely captivated from start to finish. The music was fantastic (obviously), the recreation of Joe’s studio at 304 Holloway Road … Continue reading →

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We’ve got a blog.

Posted on April 2, 2011 by John

John: I’ve been blogging on and off for a couple of months, about works-in-progress (you can hear them), general thoughts, books et al. Have a read at http://thehoneyants.co.uk/blog. Unless you’re here already. Confused? The ‘news’ category appears on the website … Continue reading →

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