Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Something from the past :)

In May 2008, I did an extensive interview with Tobin Mueller for some artist reviews he was doing.  I just re-read it and thought anyone interested in my music might find it a good read.

You can catch it here.


Here's a brief extract:

"Not only his unique voice, organic grooves, outstanding lyrics and solid sense of melody give his tracks a signature sound. The way he mixes and layers his music is unlike anything I’ve heard. I can tell a jiguma track the moment it starts. (I love that.) If you listen from his earliest to his most recent, you will hear steadily increasing production/mixing abilities, which is one of the things this site gives many members. Plus, his songs have a conscience. His song writing is strong from top to bottom…"

Tobin also reviewed my first album, "jiguma dreaming" which you can read here.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

"Looking Like The Real Thing"

It seems I'm on a bit of a writing roll at the moment - I'm enjoying it a lot :)

Inspired by 20 year-old me. About the unattainable love interest who's with someone else and that defeated feeling you have when you see them together. The "bad man" was probably a perfectly nice guy!

Just me and Gavin the drummer :)


It's another RnB tinged song, and one I'm pretty pleased with.  Listen HERE.


©2016 Neil Porter

V1
Not much more that I can do 
I just wanna get through to you 
I’ve got nothing left to say
Pack my things and go away 
I try to see your point of view
But there’s a bad man standing next to you

V2
You don’t know what you put me through 
I just wanna get close to you 
Feel like I’ve been washed ashore
I can’t do this anymore  
I try to see your point of view
Bad man standing next to you

BRIDGE
I couldn’t help myself
You were looking like the real thing
I had to stop myself
Stop myself
I’d get down on my knees
But you know my skin is thin
Looking like the real thing
You were looking like the real thing 

V3
You with him that makes me blue 
I just gotta get close to you 
One day you might understand
I just wanna be your man
I try to see your point of view
Bad man standing next to you

Bad man standing next to you
Bad man standing next to you
Bad man standing next to you
Bad man standing next to you
Bad man standing next to you

Bad man standing next to you