This lp was recorded on one track of a 4 track tape recorder ,both vocals and acoustic guitar or acaustic guitar as i call it going into the one mic , it was my Applause Ovation guitar if anyone is interested ,yes it is as close to both Applause or an ovation i ever get . . these tracks was recorded in June or July ,i cannot quite remember but we where all still in full lockdown and i was feeling quite relaxed and nostalgic and pretty happy ,which i know may shock some that i am ever happy ,so i think the lp actually catches that feel ,as none of the songs were written beforehand and i just recorded whatever came out of my mouth and my fingers ,so there was no going back and rewriting certain lines or verses or such as normally happens when i write songs, So these try and capture the soul or the moment of the songs invention .So as i said i was in a nostalgic happy frame of mind so i feel the songs may have got that quite relaxed feel ,i am currently recording another lp in the same way , but i am feeling a little unhinged and not quite there with my cough drops at the moment ,so this new one called “The Cardboard Box Beatle” is completely different and maybe unlistenable ,so may not yet get to see the light of day . but this is about The King of No-Fi . so lets crack on. .
1 Sing Along – this was actually the 1st song recorded ,and was influenced by the wonderful American Songwriter Occult character ,who writes and records wonderful albums singles ,all the time ,he is forever releasing material of all genre’s ,folk.hip hop .punk. synth pop . its all wonderfully written ,so this song one of the few angry songs on the lp was influenced by him you should check him out . here is his bandcamp . https://occultcharacter.bandcamp.com/track/race-2-the-grave he has also had a number of releases on Metal Postcard records and one on Small Bear Records.
2.Rock N Roll Is Dead – ah another slightly angry song ,maybe i was not as laid back as i thought i was ,one of my favourite subjects the death of true rock n roll ,debauchery is no longer pc you see , can you imagine the Cramps of this musical generation ,my god ,there would be no “Can Your Pussy Do The Dog” it would be may your vagina accept access from that chaps penis please . i am so glad i was young when i was ,i do not feel my music was made for these times . when a thrust of the lyrical sworded tongue is frowned opon blogs find me easy to deal with by ignoring me as they do not like difficult.and intelligent. . this song has also since been recorded by the Bordellos for their next album with more rock n roll raunch and more lyrics and bite.
3/ Scarlet Blue – a song that probably sums up the feeling of the lp the first line is “fill one side of a d 90 tape with songs that remind me of you” which i suppose i was doing making this album.. a snapshot of a memory of a old lover just one snapshot that can be revived by the magic of music ,like a overheard whisper screaming from your stereo.
4/ Nostalgia Is In The air – my favourite track on the album and probably one of the few that might get played on the radio ,Andy from the wonderful band Salam trials said the guitar on this was almost professional sounding, i must be slipping. i suppose this song is a love song to nostalgia a thing i love and hate in equal measure , this song is actually about being nostalgic for things you never got around to achieving and how the time does fly by .
5/In My Dreams – a slightly dark song i think ,about what i am not to sure , i think maybe about growing old and missing people that are no longer with you ,for whatever reason “i Wish she was still around so i could say goodbye”…i do like that the guitar on this in the fade out or the chorus as it reminds me of the Elvis Presley hit “Maries The Name Of His Latest Flame” ,did i do this on purpose knowing it was going to be called The king of No-fi and be released on the anniversary of Elvis’s death.. i do not know.
6/Motherfucker- i expect i was not in the brightest of moods when i did this one or maybe i was .but whatever mood i was in it will not be a radio hit .
7/ lone Piper – just who is the lone piper , maybe my second favourite song on the lp a simple song about a simple man who plays music very few people will hear or care about but it will always be there to keep him company ,this one has a lovely melody and a chord sequence i cannot remember ,must be one of those strange hands falling onto the guitar neck chords we do by accident and cannot repeat , a song that captures the moment i think..
8/So sad – this song is actually called So So Sad ,but i missed off a so when sending the tracks to Metal postcard records , as i did not want it to be titled the same as one of my fave Everly Brothers songs “So Sad”. but whatever will be will be as the angel Doris once said , in fact i can hear a Everly Brothers influence on the track one of my greatest influences on my music and songwriting , a song about missing one of the few people who actually got you and loved you for the strange person you were/are ,and there are not many of those in one’s life.
9/ The Velvet Underground- a song about the Rolling Stones ..only joking , a tribute to the wonderful Lou Reed and his merry band of game changers that was the Velvet Underground ,the band that made it cool to not sell any records .. just how cool must the Bordellos be.
10/ Banana Splits – another song about looking back to your childhood days when all that mattered was ,what was on tv and what you where having for tea and was it going to rain and who was number one that week on the charts . the pre-teen years of no responsibilities ,,this is my Disney Girls obviously not as good as the Beach Boys classic ,but who knows in the right hands could be , i actually wrote this with the lovely talented Bloom De wilde in mind and i was her as i recorded it ,as i often do imagine i am someone else when recording or writing a song . quite often it is Julian Cope or John Lennon or even PJ Harvey ,but no it was the talented little songstress Bloom . who’s great new album can be purchased from here https://bloomdewilde.bandcamp.com/album/the-heart-shall-be-rewarded-by-the-universe .
11/True For you – another oh how i have cocked this relationship song up , in a throway matter a quite throwaway song , one i can imagine being performed in the 80s in a indie pop jangle kind of way . a Sarah records meet Subway records release perhaps . any jangle bands out there please feel free to take a stab at it.
12/ Paint Yourself – my tribute to Rolf harris .. only joking . a song about loving your own eccentric ways ,a song about going your own way with life and not just following what everybody else is doing . be it art, music, film , fashion sense, sexual persuasion ,just be your self as you only live once.
13/God Bless You Jesus- not a religious song or is it ,i cannot decide , a song i can imagine being redone with a Salvation Army band backing a song of hope maybe. .”i don’t believe in god but i need to believe in someone”
14. Changing Minds Through song- a song written and recorded on a Saturday afternoon in the middle of all the black lives matter riots demonstrations going on around the world ,so was obviously on my mind when recording it , a musical argument with myself was whether there is any point trying to change things through my songs as nobody listened to my music ,so was there any point , djs do not play it .blog writers very rarely write about it .so i am only singing really to myself ,and also djs shy away from playing songs with points of view unless they were recorded in the 60s so did not really count . and is that why bands /artists shy away from sharing their political views ,in case of annoying their fan base ..
the lp is available to download from https://metalpostcard.bandcamp.com/album/brian-bordello-king-of-no-fi alongside many other download sites .. or can be streamed from
.so please do , and tell your friends . as this is a word of mouth album i think ..
In the Mind of a Bordello 