Internet Musician | Singer/Songwriter | Steve Chatterton

11t1 album “Tracks” now on Hippocamp

It’s been a while since I mentioned anything about my dabbles in electronic music, but I just wanted to quickly say that my LP “Tracks” (released under the moniker 11t1) is now being hosted by the good folks at Hippocamp:

http://www.hippocamp.co.uk/?value=releases/hc193.htm

More info about the album can be found here:

http://music.stevechatterton.com/2008-07-tracks-free-album.html

Barring a small miracle, I don’t plan to invest any more time toward this project. But if this is what you’re into, I hope you enjoy it.

Laying Low for a Bit

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If anyone needs me, I’ll be in the studio

Everyone who knows me knows that I get excited by musical challenges. So it’ll come as no surprise to anyone that I’m all hot and bothered by the Canadian Radio Star National Songwriting Competition.

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Song of the Month Club #2: “Coney Island Sideshow Freak Girl”

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An exploratory journey into the world of old school country ballads

Here’s a tune I came up with around last Christmas. In the spirit of the season, I was listening to a lot of Tom Waits, finding myself particularly drawn to rootsier ballads, especially “Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night.”

At the same time, I saw an episode of Miami Ink where the gang went to Coney Island to tattoo some of the sideshow performers.

Suffice to say, it didn’t take long before my subconscious started singing the praises of the women in the sideshow in a decidedly Waits-ian manner. Now, I’m no Tom Waits, to say the very least, but I tried to record the song staying as true to the original inspiration as I could.

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