Out On the Tiles

Men With Day Jobs

Out On the Tiles
Performed By Men With Day Jobs
Album UPC 0609722855884
CD Baby Track ID 9331880
Label Back Pocket Records
Released 2011-03-01
BPM 111
Rated 0
ISRC AUKP11030020
Year 2011
Spotify Plays 37
Writers
Writer R.Crundwell / P.Fenton / S.Sanders / K.Stephenson
Pub Co R.Crundwell / P.Fenton / S.Sanders / K.Stephenson
Composer R.Crundwell / P.Fenton / S.Sanders / K.Stephenson
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceEasy Clear
Rights Controlled Master
Rights Easy Clear: Master
Original/Cover/Public Domain original
Country AUSTRALIA

Description

Mah Jongg inspired, entertaining! In the Chinese year of the Dragon try this eclectic mix of songs loosely woven around the hands in a game of Mah Jongg.

Notes

These songs by Australian band Men With Day Jobs were written from 2005 to 2010, first planned as a short suite of 3 or 4 Mah Jongg-inspired songs for our previous CD Dreams & Tinsel. But the idea soon outgrew that, and we held the songs and started writing more for a whole CD.

We’ve played Mah Jongg since we were kids and loved its colorful words and phrases. It was a great starting point for musings not so much about the game as what it symbolizes: the game of life. The songs are our usual eclectic mix of disparate influences – from pop to rock, folk, blues, funk, country, bluegrass, soul, jazz, 1930s swing, Buddhist chanting and surf music! We’re incurable dabblers and hey, why fight it?

Rod, Stafford and Paul recorded the first demos at Paul’s basement in Sydney. When he moved to the state of Tasmania in 2008 we pondered how to complete the album and came up with the idea of converging midway – at the Melbourne studio of Ken, our old friend and ex-bandmate from 30 years ago. He keenly (some would say foolishly) sprang in with multi-instrumental gusto, playing a huge role in the songs’ further development, recording and production. We were also graced by the golden voices of Jo and “HJ” Stephenson and Julianne Jessop.

We hope you enjoy listening to the result as much as we enjoyed making it. Thanks to Ken for being excellent, Jo, HJ & Julianne for singing like angels, Charlie for her pics and positive input, and all our friends and families. Bless the lot of ‘em for tolerating and even sporadically encouraging our obsessive desire to make this music… while keeping the Day Jobs.

All songs written and produced by R.Crundwell / P.Fenton / S.Sanders / K.Stephenson © 2010

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