![]() ![]() ![]() ?All You Are To Me? started out as a driving new wave rocker, but one day Zack started playing it with a shuffle beat, and the song came to life in a completely different way. That’s a kind of sculpture, trowelling on layers, defining parts. Once I’ve got a good chunk of a song sorted out I take it to the band, and they add their ideas. Sometimes a tune or lyric just pops into my head almost fully formed. Throw in a lovelorn outsider, and boom: Houston, we have a rock song. ![]() ?Fastest of the Losers? came from a phrase I heard during the last Olympics, which struck me as an oddly fascinating juxtaposition. Lyrical inspiration is harder?sometimes bending words around a melody That’s already taken shape, sometimes taking an idea or a phrase and making a song from that. I could write a dozen songs a day if that were all there was to it. A lot of songs come from noodling on the guitar, throwing around chords, trying to surprise myself and do unexpected things. No, capturing the creative process is hard, because It’s so incidental. I build tall metal contraptions and wait for lightning to strike. Zack left to form his own band (Topanga) and drummer Owen Tennyson took his place, which couldn’t have been more perfect if it had been planned from the start?his last name the same as Lord Alfred Tennyson (absolutely no relation), the author of the original ?Charge of the Light Brigade? poem. When the four of us settled into recording new material in 2010, it was clear to us that a new direction had taken hold, and Charge of the Light Brigade was born. Their contributions made for a more organic and integrated sound. touring to support my solo stuff, my band expanded to include Zack Mykula (drums) and Jason Eagan (bass and vocals). We hit it off, and out of that friendship came some solid work, Marc producing two solo releases of mine: All of Us Cities (2007) and Salvo (2009). We also recorded one of my songs as background music for a bar scene in the movie. I wrote the script and produced the short, and Marc composed the music for it, adding a great Bernard Herrmann-esque string arrangement to the film. Our first collaboration was for a short serial killer thriller, directed by Paul Thompson, called Where the Wild Things Go. Louis’s questions about the band’s beginnings and the songwriting process.Īs to the band’s origins, I started working with Marc Koecher (keyboards, guitars, and vocals) back in 2004. Recently, Luke took the time to answer Wanda Waterman St. The video won him a Top 5 spot in the Great Canadian Band Challenge. Ī previous solo release by the group’s songwriter and guitarist, Luke Sneyd, included an early demo of his track ?The Prisoner?a finalist in the Unisong International Songwriting Contest. It’s known for its thoughtful, evocative lyrics and has recently released a debut album, The Defiant Ones. 1981 Picture Disc (LP) 100 SEK BEATLES, THE - 4 EVER (LP) 350 SEK BEATLES, THE - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT USSR Pressing (LP) 90 SEK CANDLEMASS - LIVE scarce uk original pressing (2LP) 350 SEK ZZ TOP - AFTERBURNER German original pressing (LP) 120 SEK MEAT LOAF - DEAD RINGER Scarce Philippines pressing (LP) 100 SEK QUEEN - S/T German Original Pressing (LP) 300 SEK VARIOUS ARTISTS (SYNTH / ELECTRO) - CONVENANZA 2018 original pressing, höga nord records synth compilation, still sealed (LP) 120 SEK TOTEN HOSEN, DIE - LIVE IN ZURICH rare german original pressing (2LP) 1 100 SEK LES BIG BYRD - THEY WORSHIPPED CATS 180g Tri-coloured vinyl (LP) 279 SEK STEELY DAN - KATY LIED UK original (LP) 300 SEK BOWIE, DAVID - SCARY MONSTERS UK Original, with insert (LP) 250 SEK BOWIE, DAVID - LOW UK original, with both inserts! (LP) 550 SEK SMITH, PATTI - HORSES U.S.Charge of the Light Brigade is a Toronto-based alternative band influenced by punk, rockabilly, 60s folk-rock, techno, and prog rock. (LP) 249 SEK DEEP PURPLE - THE ANTHOLOGY scarce Dutch original Pressing (2LP) 300 SEK PEARL JAM - MONKEY BUSINESS eec original pressing on blue marbled vinyl (LP) 250 SEK KISS - S/T Scarce us 1974 pressing (LP) 350 SEK KISS - HOTTER THAN HELL scarce us second pressing (LP) 400 SEK JUDAS PRIEST - UNLEASHED IN THE EAST Dutch Original Pressing (LP) 150 SEK ROTH, DAVID LEE - A LITTLE AIN'T ENOUGH German original Pressing With Innersleeve (LP) 100 SEK IRON MAIDEN - KILLERS Swedish original pressing from 1981 (LP) 250 SEK BEATLES, THE - TWIST AND SHOUT 1980 re-issue of Canada-only 60:s compilation (LP) 350 SEK BEATLES, THE - TIMELESS U.S. GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN - GOOD THE BAD & THE QUEEN Reissue of 2007 album, Damon Albarn a.o. ![]()
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