Sl Flk wrote:Hi Terry,
I hope this email is still in use and that this does eventually find you. I have just finished reading this article about your search for the person that wrote anti war graffiti on the bridges around Grantham in the 1960s. Did you ever find the person responsible? I hate to get your hopes up. But I am not the one you’re looking for. I have a different reason for emailing you.
There has recently been a search online by various communities looking for a song that was played during a mix by Boards of Canada - you can listen to it here :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXV1dsx5yfsNews Article -
https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/ ... 1-7623655/Am I right in thinking that you were involved in making the song Strangers by The Sinking Ships?
https://www.discogs.com/Sinking-Ships-T ... se/1354502Anyway, if you are... Boards of Canada played your song in the mix (at 1:22.45) and certain internet communities (and myself) have been going crazy trying to find out who was responsible for this lovely track. Someone found out the artist yesterday and I’ve been doing a little searching and googling. One link led to another and eventually found this article which I believe is you. I thought you would want to know (if you don’t already) that this was all happening.
It seems a little strange to me. Almost like a fractal story repeating itself through history. You were looking for your man. We were looking for ours. Now you are being emailed by a stranger about something a long time ago.
I hope to hear from you. If you could confirm anything that would be great. It would be even greater if you did find the person responsible for the graffiti. But even if you didn’t. The fact that the article was posted meant that you got this email.
If indeed this is not you and I have got completely the wrong end of the stick then please tell me to F off
Kind regards,
Tom
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Hi Tom,
How interesting. Yes, it is me singing with my post-punk band Sinking Ships. The track was a single released on the Dead Good/Stark label in 1980. It was a double A-Side, along with 'The Cinema Clock'. It picked up some favourable reviews in all the main music mags and got played a few times by John Peel.
I still keep in contact with Nick Green, the drummer and Simon Brighton (guitar) and I are still recording together. We were part of The Sons of TC Lethbridge project, 'A Giant' (2003) produced by Julian Cope. We have just released our latest album called 'Sodden Dogs and Blind, Winged Horses': duir1.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnsbts ... nqcx0vYm2AI'm glad you liked our track which was written when I was 22. I'm now 60 - where have the years gone?
Best wishes, Terry
PS. I did eventually get to the bottom of the bridge grafitti, but it's a long story!
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How must that feel to have your music come back to life again all these years later