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Before I Melt Away: Some Songs from the Early '80s (2023) 01 Tour De France (Kratwerk, 1983) 02 Let's All Make a Bomb (Heaven 17, 1983) 03 The Metro (Berlin, 1982) 04 Cancer (Joe Jackson, 1982) 05 Un-Alone (Translator, 1983) 06 Cynical Girl (Marshall Crenshaw, 1982) 07 Sea Shanty (Burning Sensations, 1983) 08 Man for All Seasons (Difford and Tilbrook, 1984) 09 Racist Friend (The Special AKA, 1983) 10 Wishful Thinking (China Crisis, 1983) 11 Sound of the Rain (Rank and File, 1984) 12 Snowman (XTC, 1982) 13 Like a Ghost (Ignatius Jones, 1982) Released December 29, 2023 Performed and recorded at home in Austin, TX, by Kim Simpson in 2023. "Sound of the Rain" was recorded by Bill Doughty at the Bread Machine (Austin, TX) in 2007. Violin: Melissa Becker. Cover art: Kim Simpson All songs licensed through the Harry Fox Agency Writers and Publishers: "Tour De France" written by Florian Schneider-Esleben, Fritz Hilpert, Maxime Schmitt, and Ralf Hutter; Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC OBO Sony Music Publishing Germany, Gema OBO Gema, SDRM OBO SDRM "Let's All Make a Bomb" written by Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh, and Martyn Ware; Published by BMG Gold Songs OBO Rosetta VM PKA Virgin Music, WC Music Corp OBO Warner Chappell Music Ltd. "The Metro" written by John Crawford; Published by BMG Platinum Songs OBO Berlin Era Music "Cancer" written by Joe Jackson; Published by Albion Music "Un-Alone" written by Steven Barton; Published by BMG Bumblebee OBO Very Safe Music "Cynical Girl" written by Marshall Crenshaw; Published by BMG Golden Songs OBO Bearboy Music "Sea Shanty" written by Timothy McGovern; Published by Clams Casino Music "Man for All Seasons" written by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook; Published by Warner-Tamerlane Pub Corp. OBO Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WC Music Corp OBO Warner Chappell Music Ltd. "Racist Friend" written by Dick Cuthell, Jerry Dammers, and John Edward Bradbury; published by BMG Gold Songs OBO BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. "Wishful Thinking" written by Eddie Lundon and Garry Daley; published by BMG Platinum Songs OBO BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. "Sound of the Rain" written by Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman; Published by BMG Bumblebee OBO Black Impala Music "Snowman" written by Andrew John Partridge; published by BMG Platinum Songs OBO BMG VM Music Ltd. "Like a Ghost" written by Steven Kilbey; published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing OBO Sony/ATV Songs LLC |
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Mystery (single) (2022) 01 Mystery Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn (c) 2006 True North (SESAC) Arrangement by Kim Simpson Kim Simpson, voice and guitar Cover art by Kim Simpson Released December 21, 2022 |
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Song for Sam (single) (2022) 01 Song for Sam Recorded at home by Kim Simpson in Austin, TX. Written by Kim Simpson Mad Duke Music (BMI) Dedicated to my nephew, Sam Simpson (2002-2022) |
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Mystery Lights II: Guitar Instrumentals (2022) 01 Guitar Bird 02 Phantom Sea I 03 Blueberry Forest 04 October Jig 05 Snorkmaiden 06 Artichaut Suite 07 Noctua 08 Viola da Terra 09 Phantom Sea II 10 All the Sorrows 11 Up and Down South 7th 12 A Morelia Otra Vez Recorded and mixed at home by Kim Simpson in Austin, TX. Mastered by Stephen Ceresia at Stonyfield Mastering All songs written by Kim Simpson Guitars and all other instruments by Kim Simpson Mad Duke Music (BMI) Cover art: Kim Simpson |
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Dvaraka EP (2020) 01 Dvaraka 02 Seven Faces 03 Night Swirls In (KUTX Live) 04 Dvaraka (KUTX Live) 05 Tua Nai E Meiga (KUTX Live) (Galician Folk Song Arr. Kim Simpson) Tracks 1-2 Recorded at home by Kim Simpson in Austin, Texas. Mastered by Golden Mastering Tracks 3-5 recorded 5/2/2019 at KUTX in Austin, Texas. Wayne Duncan on dumbek and foot tambourine. |
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The Comets Swish Their Tails (2019) 01 Night Swirls In 02 By Lake Kavano 03 Medicine Song 04 Praying to the Angel of Time 05 Ether 06 Gray Wolf at War 07 Blueberry Forest 08 Lost Winter Song 09 Winter War 10 Watching the Waltzing Matildas 11 Levels of Blue 12 Starlight Tune 13 Starling 14 The Comets Swish Their Tails 15 A Morelia Released January 11, 2019 Recorded and mixed by Kim Simpson at home in Austin, TX. Mastered by Cris Burns at Ameripolitan Studios. All songs written by Kim Simpson Mad Duke Music (BMI) |
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Goblins EP (2018) 01 Little Dictators 02 Here Come the Goblins 03 US of NRA 04 Big White River 05 21st Century Memory Book Five Trump-era protest songs. Released July 10, 2018 Recorded and mixed by Kim Simpson at home in Austin, Texas. All instruments played by Kim Simpson. Mastered by Cris Burns at Ameripolitan Studios. All songs written by Kim Simpson Mad Duke Music (BMI) |
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Reveleros (2017) Reveleros 01 Opa Nina Nai (Greek) (Trad.-Stelios Kazantzidis) 02 Cha Cha Pusti Me (Croatian) (Neno Belan - J Matosic) 03 Oh Zelie (Frenglish) (Kim Simpson) 04 What a Mellow Man (Instrumental) (Herbie Hancock) 05 Maria Isabel (Spanish) (Traditional) 06 O Koutalianos (Greek) (L. Popodopoulos - M. Loizos) 07 Regeneration (Instrumental) (Kim Simpson) 08 Tit Galop Pour Mamou (Cajun French) (Dewey Balfa) 09 La Playa (Instrumental) (Jo Van Wetter) 10 La Mucura (Spanish) (Antonio Fuentes) Kim Simpson: Vocals and guitar Chris Dirx: Drums, percussion and backing vocals Kevin Taylor: Bass David Perales: Violin and backing vocals Brad Houser: Bari sax and backing vocals Produced by Chris Dirkx Mixed and engineered by John Bush at Cicada Moon Studios Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Mastering Apple Music - Amazon |
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Songs and Sightings 1992-2014 (2016) 01 Gone Gone Gone - Version 2 (2007) 02 Midnight Apparitions (1996) 03 Leona Miles Away (1992) 04 Looking for That Girl (2006) 05 Tang of Seaweed (2014) 06 Now the Girl Turns Thirteen (1996) 07 The Cow Again (2009) 08 Dancing Song (2014) 09 Bloom (2014) 10 Bing Bong Bing (2013) 11 Simon St. Claire (1996) 12 Sheherezade (1992) 13 The Sound of the Rain (2007) (Kinman-Kinman) Black Impala Music (BMI) 14 Suru (1996) 15 Yours All the Way (KUTX live) (2013) Released June 1, 2016 Remastered by Kim Simpson Cover photo by Ron Simpson See full liner notes on Bandcamp |
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Melt the Guns/Revelations (Bless You for Your Anger) (2015) 01 Melt the Guns (Andy Partridge) Nymph Music Ltd. 02 Revelations (Bless You for Your Anger) (Yoko Ono) ONO Music (BMI) Recorded with a Zoom H4n recorder at Kim's house in Austin, Texas. Both songs licensed through the Harry Fox Agency. |
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Tex Mex Guitar EP (2014) 01 Las Coronelas (B. Colazzo) 02 Ay te Dejo en San Antonio (S. Jimenez) 03 Tragos Amargos (J. Cuellar) 04 Connie (Trad.) Released September 2014 (digital and vinyl) Acoustic fingerstyle versions of conjunto accordion classics Recorded direct to a Zoom H4n with no overdubs or digital editing Mastered by Rich Brotherton at Ace Recording Back cover Liner notes by Jesse Sublett Photo by Bill Blackmon Songs 2 and 3 used by permission (HFA) Cover art by Alice and Martin Provensen. Used by permission |
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Yours All the Way (2013) 01 Supernatural 02 Bing Bong Bing 03 Better Not 04 Act of God 05 All Right 06 Devil May Care 07 Preservation 08 Yours All the Way 09 Baby Now 10 January 11 Slipping Away 12 Queen in the Rain Released April 2013, CD + Digital Recorded by Bill Doughty in Austin, Texas, 2012 Mastered by Rich Brotherton at Ace Recording All songs written by Kim Simpson Mad Duke Music (BMI) |
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Soulbird (2012) Two home demos 01 Soulbird 02 I Got the Message More info |
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Christmas Single 2011 (2011) 01 Bells from Heaven 02 Song for the Poor (Lili Li-Walter White) Lili and Walter (BMI) Recorded November 2011 at JET Studios (Austin, TX) Mixed by Jimi Teasdale and Spencer Berry Mastered by Randy Avenell at the Brain Machine Recording Studio (Austin, TX) Dedicated to Spencer Berry |
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Joey Superteen's Gone EP (2010) The Mad Dukes 01 Joey Superteen's Gone 02 Yo Yo (Joe South) Lowery Music Co. Inc. (BMI) 03 One Man World (Remix) Recorded in Austin, Texas, at The Bread Machine Produced by Stanislav Žabić Engineer: Bill Doughty Kim Simpson: guitars, vocals, bass, drums (Track 3) Bill Doughty: drums (Tracks 1 and 2) Stanislav Žabić: background vocals Tracks 1 and 3: Mad Duke Music (BMI)/Jackling Jaguar Music (BMI) |
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Supergirl Crazy EP (2010) Kim Simpson and the Head Counts 01 Supergirl Crazy 02 I See the World 03 The Numbers Are Dead Produced by Stanislav Žabić in Cleveland, Ohio Recorded at the Bread Machine in Austin, Texas Engineer: Bill Doughty Kim Simpson: guitars, bass, vocals Bill Doughty: drums Stanislav Žabić: background vocals John Petković: background vocals All songs written by Kim Simpson All songs published by Mad Duke Music (BMI) |
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The Price Is Right EP (2010) 01 'Tit Galop pour Mamou (Dewey Balfa) 02 Rueda de Fuego (Carter-Kilgore) Mingo Saldivar: Spanish lyrics 03 The Price Is Right (Edd Kalehoff) 04 Mona (Brian Wilson) 05 He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) (Goffin-King) Recorded in Austin, Texas, at JET studios Engineer: Jimi Teasdale Songs licensed trough the Harry Fox Agency 'Tit Galop Pour Mamou: Flat Town Music Company (BMI) Ring of Fire: Painted Desert Music (BMI) The Price Is Right: Pearson Television Music (BMI) Rueda de Fuego: San Antonio Music Publishers Inc. (BMI) Mona: Brothers Publishing Company (BMI) He Hit Me: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) |
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Dancing Song/Mo Li Hua (2009) 01 Dancing Song 02 Mo Li Hua Recorded in Austin, Texas, at the Bread Machine Engineer: Bill Doughty "Dancing Song" was written by Kim Simpson in 1993 and later re-recorded with altered lyrics for the 2016 Songs and Sightings compilation. "Mo Li Hua" (jasmine flower) is a traditional Chinese folk song. Mad Duke Music (BMI). |
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Mystery Lights: Solo Guitar (2009) 01 Song for the Orange Angels 02 Rose and Licorice 03 Upstairs 04 Myra's Window 05 The Cow Again 06 Amethyst Exile 07 Lyla's Day 08 Venusesque 09 The Old Escape 10 Little Green Theme 11 Mystery Lights 12 Regeneration Recorded in Austin, Texas, at The Bread Machine Engineer: Bill Doughty Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, QC |
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The Mad Dukes EP (2007) The Mad Dukes 01 Gone Gone Gone 02 The Day Sir Douglas Died 03 The Sound of the Rain (Chip Kinman - Tony Kinman) 04 Invasion Song 2 More info |
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Big Surprise EP (2007) 01 A Big Surprise (Ron Mael - Russell Mael) 02 Snowman (Andy Partridge) 03 She Comes in Colors (Arthur Lee) More info |
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Kim Simpson at the Little Lighthouse EP (2006) 01 Beach Boys Every Night 02 Gledam te gledas me (Neno Belan - Robert Caleta) 03 The Fire of Love (Jody Reynolds) More info |
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The Mad Dukes Sing and Play for You (2006) The Mad Dukes 01 Invasion Song 02 Joey Superteen 03 Looking for That Girl 04 Big Leg at the White Rabbit 05 The Pleasure Is Mine 06 Morris Mayflower 07 Song of the Times 08 Face on the Dartboard 09 One Man World 10 Folk Festival 11 What Love Is 12 The Mad Dukes Sign Off More info |
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How to Be Whole (1998) A 4-track cassette album 01 Bloom 02 Underground Hero 03 The Demon's Moan 04 Untaken 05 Easy Baby 06 Baron Valvasor 07 Happy 08 Nightwatchers 09 The Sky People 10 How to Be Whole More info |
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Suru EP (1997) Finn folk: Two songs from Midnight Apparitions and four 4-track cassette demos 01 Suru 02 Kuortaneen Polkka/Praise the One (demo) 03 The Bitter Cup (I Drink Today) (demo) 04 Tang of Seaweed (demo) 05 Wedding March According to Wilhelm Hedlund (demo) 06 Gone Gone Gone More info |
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Midnight Apparitions (1996) 01 Midnight Apparitions 02 Gone Gone Gone 03 Phantom Lover 04 Thistle Valley Flood 05 Don't Want to Know (John Martyn) 06 Simon St. Claire 07 Adelaide 08 Suru (Trad.) 09 Now the Girl Turns Thirteen 10 No Peace Talks 11 The Ways of Heaven More info |
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Destination (1992) 1992 cassette with two songs added to the 1994 CD 01 Sheherezade 02 Destination 03 War Stories 04 Eleven Fifty-Seven 05 Leona Miles Away 06 Doom Carousel (1994 CD) 07 Before My Kingdom Crumbles 08 When Her Morning Sun 09 Change My Mind 10 The Cow 11 Place to Be (Nick Drake) 12 Duerme Como Esta Muerto 13 Sally Free and Easy (1994 CD) More info |
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Spirit Levels EP (1992) Spirit Levels 01 Eleven Fifty-Seven 02 Before My Kingdom Crumbles 03 Change My Mind More info |