NOCTORUM

Noctorum is a collaboration between Marty Willson-Piper and Dare Mason. Visit their French web site at noctorum.dapopagency.com. Or visit their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/noctorummusic.

Tracks (click a title for credits in a pop-up window)

1. Hey There (3:20)
2. Aujourd'hui (3:41)
3. My Museum (4:59)
4. Hymn (4:18)
5. High As A Kite (4:54)
6. Ask Again (4:17)
7. Things To Do And Be (6:02)
8. All In Good Faith (3:43)
9. A Girl In Every Graveyard (6:42)
10. Qu'est-ce que c'est? (6:21)

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Credits

Music by Marty Willson-Piper and Dare Mason
Lyrics by Marty Willson-Piper

Produced by Dare Mason
Recorded and mixed by Dare Mason at The VIP Lounge, Penzance, England
Mastered by Dan Grigsby in Saint Marks Pl., NYC
Layout and design by Rachel Gutek (www.guppyart.com)
Cover photography by Greg Daville
A & R: Robert Rankin Walker

Releases

• CD Um & Ah Records UM-19 (Australia) June 9, 2003
• CD Heyday Records HEY055-2 (USA) with lyrics in booklet
• CD Shaoline Records ??? (France)

Notes

From Marty's Website: "It's an eclectic bunch of songs which are written by both Dare and myself I wrote the lyrics and sing all but one which Dare sings. We both play guitar and bass. He also plays keys and operated the the big and small machines, mixed it and did a lot of hard work being the producer and getting lots of his arty friends to play all kinds of strange instruments that we aren't that good at like cello, recorder and proper drums. We thought it would be rather nice to collaborate on an album together from the beginning. I have usually written the songs and Dare has been the glue and polish but we thought on this one we would call it something and start from scratch."

Sparks Lane is a road in Wirral, England, near Liverpool, which connected the childhood homes of Marty and Dare.

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Tracks (click a title for credits in a pop-up window)

1. Alain Delon (5:10) (iconic French film actor from the 60's and 70's; Marty's song about art cinema - both are big French cinema fans, soulful feel, Steely Dan or Sade sounding, cast of thousands)
2. Let Me Tell You A Secret (5:22) (political rock song, jamming over a drum loop)
3. Lover's Head (3:51) (Marty story track, synth-dancey, most unusual track on album)
4. The Guessing Game (5:43) (slow song, sung by Dare)
5. Stop Cryin' Your Eyes Out (3:20) (poppiest track on album, about death with a light side, possible single)
6. The Muse (7:30) (slow song, beautiful, love song to Marty's muse)
7. The Striker (3:14) (no drums, about a footballer)
8. Surrounded (4:04) (garage rock track - a departure, Marty on guitar, Dare on bass)
9. Already Dead (5:42) (about a prisoner on death row)
10. Hopes And Fears (5:01) (about two lovers in war time, waltzy, lilting, organic)

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Credits

All songs © 2006 Interference Music
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Produced by Dare Mason
Music by Marty Willson-Piper and Dare Mason
Lyrics by Marty Willson-Piper

Recorded and mixed by Dare Mason at The VIP Lounge, Penzance, England
Mastered by Dan Grigsby in Saint Marks Pl., NYC
Layout and design by Rachel Gutek (www.guppyart.com)
Photography by Dare Mason

Releases

• CD Heyday Records Hey 080-2 (USA) August, 2006

Notes

The track by track comments above were distilled from a Dare Mason interview that was posted to the Heyday Podcast page. Learn more about Alain Delon at the Internet Movie Database.

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COMPILATIONS FEATURING TRACKS BY NOCTORUM

FORGET THE RADIO: A SAMPLER CD (2003)

Tracks

1. Forget the Radio (4:35) - Marty Willson-Piper
2. Goth Girls In Southern California (5:22) - David J.
3. Better Don't Do (3:28) - ing
4. Mr. Moto (2:04) - The Duo-Tones
5. Sometimes I Think I'm On T.V. (3:41) - Robert Rankin Walker
6. A Gentle Form Of Murder (4:53) - Minxsie Friday
7. Honest (4:01) - Frau
8. Going Again (3:05) - Clay Vanessa
9. Don't Hold Your Breath (3:24) - Agency X
10. Wild Turkey (1:35) - The Aquamen
11. Disconnected Again (7:07) - The Stares
12. Seattle (3:28) - The Empire Of Seattle
13. Billboard (2:09) - Grain USA
14. But It Is (4:29) - Adrianne Serna
15. Spirals (3:38) - Hello
16. Fadade (7:29) - Space Commandos
17. Way Over My Head (2:50) - Flamin' Groovies
18. Ask Again (4:18) - Noctorum

Releases

• CD Heyday Records (USA Promo)

STRAIGHT THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER: A SAMPLER CD (2003)

Tracks

1. All In Good Faith (3:45) - Noctorum
2. High As A Kite (4:56) - Noctorum
3. In The Great Blue Whenever (4:40) - David J
4. Best Kept Secret (4:00) - Longwave
5. Anything, Anyway (3:18) - Robert Rankin Walker
6. Quality People (3:47) - Wilson
7. Tomorrow Man (3:07) - The Slow Poisoners
8. Falling (3:46) - Dennis Young
9. Endless, Missing (3:43) - The Scansion
10. One Quick Orbit (5:03) - World Echo
11. Mediocrity (3:39) - Cosmic Stepping Stones
12. Late Bloomer (4:57) - The Saucers
13. Rumor Of The East (4:00) - Eric Moore
14. Not Dead, Not Dying (3:53) - ing
15. Drivin' (3:34) - Fuzz Huzzi
16. World Of Make Believe (3:55) - Roadside Attraction
17. Walk, Don't Run (2:05) - The Duo-Tones
18. Wild Turkey (1:36) - The Aquamen
19. California Dreamin' (2:37) - Paul Johnson
20. Forget the Radio (4:42) - Marty Willson-Piper

Releases

• CD Heyday Records (USA Promo)

THE BEST OF THE V.I.P. LOUNGE VOL 1 (2006)

Tracks

1. High As A Kite (4:56) - Noctorum
2. Hunrosow (3:54) - Julie Elwin
3. Star (3:28) - Brix Smith
4. Can We Get No Higher (4:53) - The Money Shot
5. California (4:07) - Intercooler
6. Day Of The Dead (6:22) - FOLD
7. Spin (4:01) - Sojo Glider
8. You Are Everything (2:46) - Hollie Rogers
9. Mississippi Jazz Cats (5:28) - Tony King
10. Elsie (2:15) - My Elvis Blackout
11. Not Yet Sound (4:38) - Elm
12. Remember Me (3:38) - Chris Smith
13. September (6:15) - Caine
14. The Lonesome Death Of Patty (5:28) - Chunky Kustard
15. Sweet Lovin' One (3:19) - The Rodeos

Releases

• CD No Label/No Catalog Number (UK)

FIVE WAY STREET: A TRIBUTE TO THE BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD (2006)

Tracks

1. Burned (2:45) - Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings
2. Bluebird (4:09) - Byrds Of A Feather
3. We'll See (3:13) - The Retros
4. I Am A Child (3:31) - Maplewood
5. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing (3:45) - Noctorum
6. Mr. Soul (4:27) - Rich Hopkins & The Luminarios
7. For What It's Worth (3:44) - Marc Carroll
8. Hung Upside Down (3:31) - Diesel Park West
9. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (4:55) - Bill Williams
10. Down To The Wire (2:39) - The Grip Weeds
11. Expecting To Fly (4:03) - The Windbreakers
12. Questions (2:58) - Jeff Larson
13. Go And Say Goodbye (3:03) - Buddy Woodward & The Nitro Express
14. On The Way Home (2:27) - George Usher Group
15. Rock And Roll Woman (3:02) - Freddie Steady 5
16. Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It (3:05) - Edward Rogers
17. Pretty Girl Why (2:17) - The Kennedys
18. Kind Woman (4:13) - Last Train Home
19. Sit Down I Think I Love You (2:25) - The Riffbrokers
20. So You've Got A Lover (3:41) - Western Electric
21. Whatever Happened To Saturday Night (1:44) - The Shambles

Track 5 Credits

Engineered and Mixed by Dare Mason at VIP Lounge, Penzance
Mastered by Dan Grigsby in Saint Marks Place, New York City
Produced by Noctorum
Marty Willson-Piper: lead vocals, electric 6 and 12-string guitars, bass, drums
Dare Mason: backing vocals, acoustic guitar, organ and keyboards

Releases

• CD Not Lame Recording Company NL-121 (USA)

Notes

"Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" was The Buffalo Springfield's debut single in July, 1966. It was written by Neil Young six months earlier, and was the first song the band ever rehearsed. Initially intended as the B-side, "Clancy" was flipped at the last minute, relegating Stephen Stills' "Go And Say Goodbye" to the backside. The single was a relative failure, making little impact outside of L.A., and only reaching #110 on the Billboard charts. The song appeared on their debut album "Buffalo Springfield" in October, 1966.

SOMETIMES I THINK I'M ON T.V. - A SAMPLER CD (2007)

Tracks

1. Stop Cryin' Your Eyes Out (3:23) - Noctorum
2. Taste Of You (4:03) - Caffeine
3. Once You Start Walking (4:21) - Tommy Tutone
4. Forget the Radio (4:46) - Marty Willson-Piper
5. Sometimes I Think I'm On T.V. (3:51) - Robert Rankin Walker
6. Static Cling (3:40) - David J.
7. Turn It Up (2:56) - The Hyphens
8. Baja (3:21) - The Surfaris
9. Westside (3:49) - Pale
10. Seachange (3:58) - Betwixt
11. Happiness (3:37) - Hitchcock's Regret
12. Rara Avis (4:14) - CSDJ
13. Spinning (3:44) - Noelle Hannibal
14. 100 Miles (2:31) - Occurring Beekeepers
15. O' Heartache (3:15) - The Buzzkill Romantics
16. Meine Wunderbare Welt (4:50) - mews
17. Song For Valeria (3:30) - Tony Pucci
18. That's How It Happens (4:50) - World Echo
19. Big Bad Wolf (2:33) - Neon Swing X-perience
20. Mr. Moto (2:08) - The Duo-Tones

Releases

• CD Heyday Records (USA Promo)