Dave Bradley

On Reflection On reflection, I always knew I wouldn't find my way On reflection, never was a truer word, you'd say On reflection, I'd really have to fight to make you stay On reflection, burning your bridges was the cruellest way On reflection, cutting those ties 'cause they wear you away Hear the words behind the lies, where do I begin? Well you're cutting your ties 'cause they're wearing you thi...

Bridge of Sighs I was grateful for everything I had with you But then the winter came and their paucity of truth Too many questions, so many trials they put me through And all the forces that would hold me back, I pray we can still pull through I put our futures in my pocket, there's nothing else that I could do In days of clover, I thought you would show me how to compromise Think it over, then w...

Bridge of Sighs (Unplugged v 1.0) I was grateful for everything I had with you But then the winter came and their paucity of truth Too many questions, so many trials they put me through And all the forces that would hold me back, I pray we can still pull through I put our futures in my pocket, there's nothing else that I could do In days of clover, I thought you would show me how to compromise Thi...

Shooting Waste Stepped away from the water's edge Though darkness surrounded me, I heard no siren call Cleared my head and reminded myself Without your word, I wouldn't be here at all Though everyone is turning everything inside out It's way beyond a doubt, they don't need to see me fall With every whisper, with every scream and shout My safety net is torn and my back's against the wall Idle eyes...

West Virginia was almost Heaven Well, not quite Heaven, but close to it Drinking, laughing, we stuck together Though years go by, we haven't changed a bit Oh we had a blast, working hard, and playing fast Working, singing, all of us brimming with youth But we knew it wouldn't last, heading home; now it's in the past Take us back to where we were riding high Not for all time, just for a day and a n...

Some looped vocal noodling and overdubs on a Rhodes piano track with a vibe-hop beat For the sake of everything you do today Just for the sake of everything you do today Watch your step on the way Whatever you do today (Worry about it later) Watch your step all the way Whatever you do today You might leave a trail today Whatever you do today Just watch your step Words and Vocals - Dave Bradley Lea...

Running Out of Favours You stepped off the train There was nobody waiting You looked down at the rails The rain pounded, the light was fading Are you running out of favours? Are you running out on me? Are you looking for a saviour to confiscate the fear? You knocked on the door Why was nobody waiting? You looked up at the rain Your heart pounding those words berating You're riding high on danger Y...

When the beat hits you hard and you hear that simple melody When the beat heals your heart I keep you in my memory... ...and hope for love and harmony When the beat hits your heart You're a long way from the turnaround and I don't see you coming back Never seem to be homeward bound Always heading down the track You turn away there's nothing I can do Was it something that I lacked? You took a chanc...

This is the full-on funk instrumental that I developed from a live drumtrack courtesy of Klaus Tropp, building up several guitar layers and a bassline. I developed the song over the course of 3rd October 2018 to a vocal version called "When the Beat Hits Your Heart", then remixed that version down to the instrumental as a notional B-side to a single. https://soundcloud.com/sciencebase/when-the-bea...

For the love of people In the light of day, staring... For the love people, we're moved in every way Understanding sight and sound we find a truth today For the love people, we're happy in our days And we send it down the mainline, but it comes right back again For the love people, we've got everything we need, Standing up for what is right, takes a little more to bleed For the love people, there'...

Instrumental version of the Clive-upon-Sea song This World is not Conclusion. Music and acoustic guitar @Clive-upon-Sea Arrangement and all other instrumentation @sciencebase

A collaboration between @Clive-upon-Sea and Dave Sciencebase Words and Music by Clive Arrangement and production Dave Lead vocals and acoustic guitar - Clive Electric guitar, bass, percussion, backing vox - Dave Dave also did an earlier mix with electronic percussion rather than cajon, which can be found on Clive's SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/clive-upon-sea/this-world-is-not-conclusion

A collaboration between @Clive-upon-Sea and Dave "Sciencebase" Bradley Words and Music by Clive Arrangement and production Dave Lead vocals and acoustic guitar - Clive Electric guitar, bass, percussion, backing vox - Dave Dave also did an earlier mix with electronic percussion rather than cajon, which can be found on Clive's SoundCloud page https://soundcloud.com/clive-upon-sea/heartwood

It used to be, back in the day Two friends could just be friends There was no other way But, in this modern age of Whatsapp, the chick flick, and skinny latte Everything comes with a tag So, buddy come what may: Could we take a chance? Really, what do you say? We could call it a fine bromance But wouldn't that be a little bit...lah-de-dah-de-day Lah-de-dah-de-day-day No way, no way So come on fell...

Am I misremembering my teenage years of listening to Steve Hillage? Here's something of a tribute/pastiche either way...

You hide your feelings deep inside With some misguided sense of pride Then you expect me to read you like an open book Please don't flog me if I have to take a second look Though words you're keeping deep inside I've turned to that page you know you can't hide Though I can't read you like an open book I got to that part don't need to take a second look It feels like the heat of the day is wearing...

A bit of nostalgia for The Long Sands of my childhood and youth in musical. I've lost count of the musical references I think there are in this multitracked opus: Rush, earliest Genesis, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Pavlov's Dog, Tangerine Dream, Camel, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Steve Hackett, Sky, Simple Minds...none of them deliberate, all of them probably obvious, but when you're being nostalgic you sub-c...

Seasons of love Raking through my memories as the leaves begin to fall The cold of winter's coming, there's no hope for spring at all The plans I made for summer coming tumbling down to earth But see salvation rising through the light of just one birth Oh Lord, you find us sinful, lost, and proud But with your Word you guide us We sing your praise with voices loud The plan you made for ever is onl...

The last witch-hunt Hardened by their anger, bring your countenance to bear Slip into power non-violently, the future not to share No hope defies the best of them they're not the ones who care They'll weep forever and a day Yes, they'll weep forever and a day... Hardened by your temperament, ease off towards the plough The needs of every constellation to hold their rights for now Won't you hand it...

Nile Rodgers meets Hank Marvin without the tremolo arm. Lead, rhythm, and bass guitars, Production and drum mixing dB UPDATE: 20th October, re-recorded Telecaster lead part completely. Later added a second rhythm guitar part. Later still added some Mini Moog...and today, I muted the synth and remixed...again. Oh and saw yet more goldcrests today.

Just a minute... Can you wait for just one minute, Before you head on out the door? I was trapping time forever, Now's not the time to settle the score The seconds, well, they tick on by Regardless of my fears and pride Won't you hold on for a moment longer? You see I've always been on your side You know I've always been by your side Think of all those second chances, I always give when we're apar...

Grace You were born by the castle on the sand Although a child of the land your father lit the way For every passing sail, and every steamer grand But your life didn't go quite as you planned Though your end was not at sea Oh Grace. You darling of the waves Won't you come and save us from the peril of the seas Oh Grace. You darling of the brave Now that you have saved us, won't you stay with me A...

A quick double track instrumental based on a little riff I came up with earlier in the week that has morphed into something melancholic to mark the imminent migration of the swallows south for the winter on a sultry day towards the end of summer... I photographed these swallows being made way back in May...and here they are ready to fly 300km a day for a month for their first trip to South Africa...

Lighter fuel baby Waiting time is over, It's really come to the end You know you're broke and your bottle's gone You found yourself without a friend You wasted time on dreaming, On that you can depend The thoughts you had the words you said, The actions you defend I can tell you now, you are going down You've gotta be joking if you think you can stick around Lighter fuel baby, You're never gonna f...

Another song of the sea, this one written a year after Prevailing Wind, it features imagery once more inspired by a coastal trip with storms and sun and shingle... Turncoats Baskets of wild stone to save the land from the seas What would carry me home? Not the tide nor the breeze Give her all you take till she brings you to your knees And the wind will catch your breath brace you for the peace Fle...