JOSH (With Joana Mos)

This was a bunch of bedroom and closet recordings we made, mostly back in 2010-11, in Cali, Colombia.

I really enjoyed working with Joana because she is also eclectic, and prepared to do a variety of experimental or new stuff.

The album goes from Joana's contributions that in some tracks have a Garbage feel (Next Round), to Latin Rock (Hurry), mixed with my usual Progressive/Classic Rock (Stuck On High) and 80s Pop (Nothing, Leaving On The Highway).

Inocente Criminal, which was done later across two continents, is an avant-garde Orchestral Piece with her Latin-Pop vocals.

The Australian mix of Nothing That I'm Needing gave me an opportunity to work once more with my old teenage mate and musical collaborator Mark "Sparky" Paltridge, who took an awful recording and turned it into something special. My version was less than ordinary by comparison. However, I ended up including one of my terrible versions here, as the idea of the duet and simple early 80s pop tune format was more what I imagined initially. I have to record this again one day.

There was more material, unfinished or tossed away, but unfortunately the original recordings from 2010 were stolen - which is a pity, as I'd really love to remix and remaster them.