smudie: July 2007 Archives

Songs in search of a singer

Here are some new songs, waiting for someone to sing them. Could it be you?

The music for Ashtray was written by Cyril Martin of Electric Factory, but we both agreed that this particular song didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the Electric Factory project and would be better off living a life of its own.

Cat Lover is just some words and a melody for now.

Songs for OrangeColumbo

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OrangeColumbo: rock/pop with a distinct air of Americana

I'm currently working with OrangeColumbo on putting together a demo that a couple of record labels have expressed serious interest in hearing. We've already written half a dozen tracks together, and are putting the finishing touches to a few more.

Pull The Stars Down was one of the first lyrics I wrote for him. It came to me more or less in one go, while I was drugged up on penicillin to treat a bout of pneumonia. Dirty Fingernails took a little longer.

Songs for EliotE

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EliotE: "Lo-fille + Jazz Riot Grrrl"

EliotE mostly writes her own lyrics in English. I help out with the odd phrase here and there - some of them very odd indeed, in keeping with her idiosyncratic style.

However, she does have two songs where the lyrics are wholly mine. For Floppy Fringe, she asked me to write a text which she could then set to music. For Going Places, I was supposed to help her with a lyric she'd already written, but my "help" ended up seeing me rewrite the whole thing!

Songs for Electric Factory

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Electric Factory: "polished pop, sweet soul, eclectic electro, love and lovers, good food, fine wine, smoky bars..."

Electric Factory was the first group to put my words to music, and the first to invite me into a recording studio to make sure the singer did justice to what I'd written (and didn't make any of the typical pronunciation mistakes French singers can fall victim to when singing in English).

In keeping with the fun nature of the project, most of the lyrics I write for Electric Factory are quite light-hearted. Outer Space Boy, for instance, tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a boy from another planet.

Outer Space Boy

About smudie

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I'm smudie, a Scot living in Paris.

As a lyricist, I write both for and in collaboration with several local artists who sing in English. Some of the people who have sung my lyrics include Nadj, eliotE & the Ritournelles, General Bye Bye, and Rivkah.

I'm always on the lookout for interesting new projects. Send me an email if you think we could work together.

Here are some of my lyrics: