darren francis

I've never liked the notion of “guilty pleasures”, especially when applied to music. It implies a snobbery, not merely that one's taste is too refined to enjoy such base things but that one is superior to those who do. That…

I've revised the Nexus track listing to include tracks from my recently released album Left At The Luna Mansion:-

01. He Knows The Use Of Ashes (3:56)

02. 4581 Asclepius (2:29)

03. Calm Like Agent Insects (2:31)

04. Black…

My album Left At The Luna Mansion will be released on 31 October 2016. Here's the track listing:

01: Ra Hide Away (1.28)

02: A Pocketful Of Bullets (1.10)

03: Bass Strings (1.10)

04: White Noiz (0.51)

05: Buddha's Mistake…

[I know I have a bit of a reputation - in terms of music taste - for loving dodgy goth shite, wayward industrial dins, self-hacking soundtracks, and guitar-based songs with vocals the depths of which you need a bathysphere…

After a brief delay, my album Open The Dog is now available to download; you can stream and / or download on the album's dedicated page on this site here. I've also updated the Nexus track listing to include…

Unfortunately my new album Open The Dog has been delayed due to the demise of my laptop hard drive. I hope to finalise it this coming weekend. In the meantime, here are two further preliminary mixes of tracks recently posted…

A short text of mine named Last has been published in the September 2016 edition of Moonglasses Magazine. Go here to read it. I have already recorded a spoken-with-music version of this piece, which is scheduled to appear on…

My next spoken word album, named Open The Dog, will be released on 21 September 2016. Here's the track listing:-

01: Glowworms (0.57)

02: Calm Like Agent Insects (2.31)

03: Cycler # 1 (1.07)

04: Closer (4.17)

05: 1969…

The final track from my album Future Ghosts.

all matter is bones

of dead demons

every time has

already happened

all deed she do

is echo; aftershock

we are just

passing through

-

no breath of god

but us

…

My new EP Circulating is available to download on a free (or pay what you want if you're feeling generous!) basis. It contains three tracks; an edited version of the track Circulating from my album Uforia, a remix by…

Track 13 of Future Ghosts.

ma matter

give me moonmilk

hollow hill

faer melody

are no gods left

to hear me?

is pick and pit

all mere remain?

is upturned grove

all wait you?

-

hack pen

bled sound

…

Track 12 of future Ghosts.

black dogs and mental pills

seasons in the sun

pentagram a gift of me

a zero on my tongue

silbury have a light for me?

got took away my moon

sea and tree are me…