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| SWAN SONG is a fast, energetic pop song with some unusual twists along the way. Riff oriented guitars, catchy melody line and Keith Moon style drumming... |
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Credits: (c)(p) 2002 Daniel Watkins **Vocal/gtrs/bass-Daniel Watkins. **Drums- Mike Maney (check out Mike's songs at www.mp3.com/origami) |
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| High energy melodic rock. This song was written right after I read two books: Brighter Than A Thousand Suns (about the development of the Atom bomb) and The Old Man And The Sea by Hemingway. The song contains residual elements of both... |
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Credits: (c) 2001-2002 Daniel Watkins. Voice/guitars/bass - Daniel Watkins. Drums courtesy of Michael Maney (Origami / The Gleaming) |
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| Our whole lives are affected by various types of gravity - keeping us in a certain place, or on a certain course regardless of our efforts to break away. |
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Credits: (c)(p)2003 D.Watkins--- [Vocals/guitars/bass-Daniel Watkins] [Drums-Mike Maney] |
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| Melodic indie-rock. Compared by some listeners to bands like Verve and early U2. |
CD: demo only
Label: n/a
Credits: Vocals/guitars Daniel Watkins, Bass/drums Mike Maney. Demo recorded March 2002 (words & music D. Watkins 2001) |
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| A swirling, psychedelic pop song - simple but effective. |
CD: none
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Credits: (c)(p) Daniel Watkins 2001 - all instruments/vocals dw |
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| Dark melodic pop. |
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Credits: words,music and all instruments: Daniel Watkins. Drums: Justin Wallace |
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| Special thanks to college radio and KDGE 'The Edge' for playing/recommending this one!!! HAPPY SONG is energetic pop, upbeat and extremely melodic with just the slightest touch of my trademark melancholia. |
CD: To be announced...
Label: Unknown
Credits: (c)(p) 2002 Daniel A Watkins - all instruments - Daniel Watkins **except: DRUMS - Mike Maney |
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| Melodic, acoustic pop with some cool sonic textures. Anyone that knows my musical tastes knows where this one came from... |
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Credits: Vocals/guitars-Daniel Watkins. Written by Steve Kilbey. Photo courtesy of Christine Rose - check out her fine art website |
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| Dark melodic guitar rock... This song is based on the idea that every generation tries to distance itself from previous generations, refusing to be held within the confines of the old social structures, but trades places in the end, itself becoming the old.
More info and *lyrics* by clicking the song's picture icon... |
CD: demos and assorted oddities
Label: n/a
Credits: (c)(p) 2002 Daniel Watkins. Vocal, gtr, bass - Daniel Watkins. Drums - Saint Paul |
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| Who to trust and where to find the truth? This is about the bought off by-lines and the hidden agendas that drive our media.
"I read one line, one lie - on a panic filled page, in a poison filled rave..." |
CD: Demo compilation
Label: n/a
Credits: (c) 2003 Daniel A. Watkins. Vocal/guitars/bass-Daniel Watkins. Drums-St. Paul |
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| Terra Firma is dark melodic rock - a 'micro-progressive' mini epic. Drums & guitar tracks were recorded at the end of 1999. Due to deterioration of the original tape, the vocals and bass had to be re-recorded in 2003. At least now this song can finally see light of day. |
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Credits: (c) 1996,2003 Daniel Watkins. [Vocal, guitars & bass-D. Watkins] [Drums-Justin Wallace] |
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| HEY THERE is a song that will be fully demoed in the very near future. This version is just a live & spontaneous acoustic rendition played at a coffee shop open mic last year, and is only the first 1/2 of the song as the tape ran out during the song! If you're a local musician interested in hooking up, this might be a good indicator if what my live vocal style is like, though I push it more in a rock setting. |
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Credits: (c) 2003 Daniel Watkins [acoustic guitar & voice-D.Watkins] |
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| This indie pop song was inspired by influences as diverse as the Beatles, Johnny Cash and Irish traditional music- it's all in there... |
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Credits: (c)(p)1999-2002 Daniel Watkins. Vocals/guitars/bass-Daniel Watkins, drums-Justin Wallace |
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| 4 trk demo. A poor recording but a good song - fast, energetic rock with an eclectic edge. |
CD: home demo, will be pro-recording in the near future.
Label: n/a
Credits: All instruments Daniel Watkins except drums Justin Wallace, 2nd guitar David Simmons |
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| Acoustic 12 string demo - Lush and melodic, with pop leanings. We hope to demo this as a full band recording soon. "It's just passing us by no substantial footing, falling and careening and I can't seem to lose the feeling that there must be some deeper meaning. I've given you all I can - everytime you've fallen I've offered a hand but the questions don't let up and the answers haven't yet filled my cup" |
CD: demo; we hope to pro-record this in the near future.
Label: n/a
Credits: guitar and vocal Daniel Watkins |
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| This song describes the struggle between faith and doubt. It's about having trust and belief then losing it, wanting it back and being unable to get it. It's about the possibility that our need for belief in something more might have it's roots in our own fear and confusion. |
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Credits: Words & music Daniel Watkins (4/24/02) Drums - Tony Pucci |
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| Melodic rock, with building intensity and some interesting changes along the way.
"This is just another part of my reward -after all the believing I did..." |
CD: material being recorded...
Label: n/a
Credits: (c)(p) 1999-2002 Daniel Watkins. Vocal/guitar/bass Daniel Watkins. Drums-Justin Wallace |
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| Members from the original LIGHTNING WALTZ lineup recorded this demo in 1999. This is a slow, moody piece-some have catergorized it as having an 'early Pink Floyd sound'. This is not intended to make you get up and dance, so put away your dancing shoes - we tried to get as far away from radio pop as we could get with this one... |
CD: Basement Tapes
Label: Swirling Hedgehog Records
Credits: Drums - Justin Wallace Arpegiated guitar - David Simmons Lead/rhythm Gtr, bass & vocal - Daniel Watkins. words/music-jw (addtl lyrics dw) |
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| This was a college radio interview of my band done at the end of 2002 - we were playing under the name BLACK LIGHT GURUS at the time... This is about a 5 minute long segment and I'm putting it here on mp3com for a bit of fun. It is mainly us goofing off, picking on the bassist and introducing HAPPY SONG to the listeners. |
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Credits: UTA Radio - hosted by Joel Buchanan and also includes myself (Daniel Watkins), bassist Josh Warr (now of FARSTAR) and 2nd guitarist Doug Grabowski. |
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| This is a simple acoustic song with vocals and EBowed guitars. Very simple, very melodic. One of the first things I ever wrote, but still holds up lyrically. |
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Credits: words and music Daniel Watkins - all instruments/vocal dw |
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| 1st draft rough mix of a new indie pop/rock song. Catchy, driving and melodic. Since I had to do the percussion myself, there will be a forthcoming version with a 'real' drummer on it on a full set. Click on the song picture and read the lyrics, they're worth checking out. |
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Credits: Words and music Daniel Watkins 2001 all instruments/vocals dw |
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| A new song from July 2002. Pop - embrassingly poppy compared to my normal stuff, but a fun listen and a valid point made... Radio sucks - it's just one long commercial punctuated by the bad songs of faceless clone bands. Let the clone wars begin... |
CD: demos
Label: Swirling Hedgehog Records
Credits: words/music (c)(p)2002 Daniel Watkins - all instr/vocals dw, except drums DJ Puccifish |
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| Acoustic/electric rock- darkly melodic pop, jazzy, but with lots of drive and energy. This is what lounge music would be like if lounges were hip happening places that liked to rock... |
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Credits: (c)(p) 1995,1999,2002 Daniel Watkins. Vocal/guitars/bass-Daniel Watkins. Drums-Justin Wallace |
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| This is a 4 trk demo from 1999 featuring the original members of Lightning Waltz. This was one of our first recordings and catches us at a very early stage. |
CD: The Basement Tapes
Label: Swirling Hedgehog Productions
Credits: (c)1998 DW drums-Justin Wallace gtr/voc-Daniel Watkins bass-Daniel Domain |
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| This is an old 4 trk demo I just recovered, recorded in 1999 by the original lineup of Lightning Waltz. Somewhat dark in flavor, and lyrically about the duality of personalities. There is a MUCH better version that was recorded just after this one, with a little less dark and a little more light and very experiemental sonically -it will be posted as soon as it's mixed. |
CD: Basement Tapes
Label: Swirling Hedgehog Productions
Credits: (c)(p)1999 D.Watkins. [Drums-Justin Wallace] [Lead gtr-David Simmons] [Bass-Daniel Domain] [Acoustic/elec gtr & vocals-Daniel Watkins] |
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| This is an acoustic demo from 2000, recorded by myself and a friend in a project called 'Greenridge Drive'. |
CD: n/a
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Credits: word/music Alex Eisermanns. Daniel Watkins - guitar/bass/vocals, Alex E - guitar |
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| This sounds in this song range from eastern tinged electric rock to brittle 12 string pop. This demo was 4 tracked in 1999 by myself... "Nothing as distant as undocumented feelings, all held at bay as our surroundings change. Remember the light world when it's dark, remember this rotting dump like when it was a park." |
CD: Demos
Label: n/a
Credits: (c) 1999 Daniel Watkins - all instruments/vocals dw |
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