casey jones reaction demos
Very rough demos for an abandoned side project by Andy Cairns and Martin McCarrick called Casey Jones Reaction. “Serge” and “Apple” were recorded in a studio at the same time as T? b-side “Our Love Must Die” - Michael plays bass on those two. The other songs were recorded late into the night over seperate evenings in 1995 on Martin’s 4-track.
- Serge (4:06)
- Apple (6:13)
- Untitled I (1:44)
- Marie Celeste (3:56)
- Untitled II (4:03)
- 5-in-between-5-6 (2:15)
- Benders End (Short) (3:24)
- Sominexpress (4:43)
- Passing Traffic (5:43)
- Benders End (Complete) (5:40)
‘one cure fits all’ song progressions
To give you a little bit of insight into the song writing process, we have made available a number of demo recordings of four songs from our album One Cure Fits All (2006), from various stages of the process. Enjoy!
sprung
- Original idea 2005 (1:46)
- Rehearsal Derby Nov. 2005 (3:19)
- Demo Pingle Farm Dec. 2005 (4:00)
unconsoled
- Original idea 2004 (2:15)
- Rehearsal Derby Nov. 2005 (3:41)
- Demo Pingle Farm Dec. 2005 (3:50)
rain hits concrete
- Original idea 2005 (1:52)
- Rehearsal Derby Nov. 2005 (2:59)
- Demo Pingle Farm Dec. 2005 (3:01)
fear of god
- Original idea 2004 (6:00)
- Rehearsal Derby Nov. 2005 (2:50)
- Demo Pingle Farm Dec. 2005 (3:13)
‘never apologise never explain’ song progressions
Demo recordings of three songs from Never Apologise Never Explain (2004).
so called life / this ship is sinking
- Stanbridge Farm demos (6:24)
rise up (make yourself well)
- Original 4-track idea (1:33)
- 4-track demo (1:35)
- Derby rehearsal (3:11)
- Stanbridge Farm demo (2:53)
perish the thought
- Original 4-track idea (1:49)
- 4-track demo (2:34)
- Derby rehearsal (3:31)
- Stanbridge Farm demo (3:23)
long distance
- 4-track demo (3:16)
- Derby rehearsal (3:43)
- Stanbridge Farm demo (3:21)
live performances
- Knives (Acoustic) (1:53)
- Black Night (2:47) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (May 1st, 2004), with Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden on vocals.
- Dancin’ With Manson (5:29) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (May 1st, 2004)
- Screamager (2:36) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (May 1st, 2004)
- Church Of Noise (3:12) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (Jun 6th, 2003)
- Stories (2:48) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (Jun 6th, 2003)
- If It Kills Me (3:29) - Mandela Hall, Belfast, N. Ireland (Jun 6th, 2003)
- Skyward (2:26) - 013, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Oct 25th, 2000)
- Tightrope Walker (4:09) - Lowlands Festival, The Netherlands (Aug 29, 1998)
- Bad Mother (3:51) - The Point, Dublin, Ireland (Dec 28th, 1995)
- Skinning Pit (5:48) - Walkers Hotel, Drogheda, Ireland (Nov 16th, 1991)
demos
- If It Kills Me (3:35) - Demo from the rehearsals for High Anxiety (Nov 2002)
- Limbo (2:47) - Demo from the rehearsals for High Anxiety (Nov 2002)
- Endless Psychology (3:49) - Early demo for the Shameless album (2000)
- Titanic (2:29) - Original version of Lonely, Cryin’, Only (1998) 3am in Homestead Studios, N. Ireland. Graham on drums, Andy on everything else.
- Armageddon Checklist (1:17) - Outtake from Semi-Detached sessions (1997)
remixes
- Crazy Cocaine Eyes (Cashier No. 9) (3:47) - Remix by Cashier No. 9
Please note: The songs available for download have varying sound quality, due to the nature and original source of the recordings (e.g. radio broadcasts, live recordings, demos). They may not be distributed without permission.
album samples (more coming soon)
- Shameless (2001)
- So Much For The Ten … (2000)
- Suicide Pact—You First (1999)
- Semi-Detached (1998)
- Infernal Love (1995)
- Troublegum (1994)
- Nurse (1992)
- Pleasure Death (1992)
- Babyteeth (1991)
listening instructions
The available songs are MP3 files. To play them you need MP3 player software.