We are beautiful people
Friday, 30 October 2015
This is a link to alan neilson’s Apple Music page, which contains a demo of his first new song in two years. Let us know what you think and share it:
We Are Beautiful People
A new year
Saturday, 31 January 2015
It is now 2015 and has been for 31 days.
a neilson found a video of him playing live in 2011. It is filmed by Damien Hyde and is here in all its unedited glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxCOmW14Dc&list=UU0lAAFB8shdAP7weBhd1g5g
We at elementary recordings did film some footage back in 2009 of a birthday cake and an attic. One day we will merge the two parts together.
Oh there has been a little snow.
Neilson: Author
Monday, 20 October 2014
Dudley MBC libraries have invited Alan Neilson to an author’s reading and question and answer session at Stourbridge library on 13 November 2014 from 2pm to 3pm. He will talk about “Touching Wood”, the inspiration for it and also read from some sample pages.
For further information please follow the links below:
http://www.stourbridge.com/whats_on_stourbridge.htm
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/resident/libraries-archives/libraries/find-a-library/stourbridge-library/
We are dust
Monday, 28 July 2014
https://soundcloud.com/elementaryrecordings/we-are-dust-by-alan-neilson
Time to remind ourselves. We go around this ride only once and then return to the dust. Maybe in a few millennia we will come back. I wonder if we will remember this time?
A new looking site
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
I felt like this place needed a bit of spring cleaning so I have tidied up the site, moved pages and got rid of stuff that was out dated or of no use.
Hopefully our audience will find looking around here easier now. It is certainly a lovely place to visit.
Oh by the way, we are also not doing anything for anybody else anymore, so don’t ask.
For the last few years I have tried to support those I loved, and for the most part I don’t even get a Xmoose card from them. So from now on I feel I can only look after my own and I suggest you do the same.
I am proud of everything we have done here at elementary; those involved should be also, regardless of any lack of success - we made a small difference, if only to ourselves.
Don’t let that stop you checking in on us though. We are still busy.. always busy with something exciting or intriguing. But call again, if only to make sure we are still breathing.
Touching Wood now available in paper edition
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Alan Neilson’s debut novel ‘Touching Wood’ is now available for the first time as a paper edition book.
If you prefer a book to hold, and paper pages to turn, and ink to smell, you will love this. The new edition also has new artwork by the author.
Please find it here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1499251327/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=QG28MY08IRRF&coliid=I1SWFCS2FCVJ1E
Why bother?
Sunday, 6 April 2014
As you know, ‘From Winter to Winter’ was released in December, with a view to creating an internet sensation the like you hear about in the news every once in a while. You know the sort of story, where an unknown does something and suddenly they get 100,000 views on YouTube and demand for it soars beyond everyone’s expectations. And then later on you hear the actual truth that it was all a set up stunt, paid for and delivered by some international corporation who did not want to look as if their ‘product’ was associated with them, well not right at the start.
Well, that did not happen with ‘From Winter to Winter’ - in fact, all of the personal friends and acquaintances who promised support, actually did very little at all. A few good people did, and I thank them for that, but from the dozens and dozens of those that said they would, did not back up their talk with actions.
When I say ‘a few’ by the way, I actually mean 4. Yes, four downloads for the song from iTunes. Nothing off Bandcamp.
So, yes, why bother?
The thing is I will continue to compose and record music. I will also continue to release it digitally. But I guess in future I will not tell anyone about it, because even when I do, it actually makes no difference at all.
From Winter to Winter for Xmas Number One
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Please purchase the single “From Winter to Winter” by our artist alan neilson here on iTunes week commencing 16th December:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/from-winter-to-winter-single/id764084336
Christmas 2013
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
elementary recordings are happy to announce after a year’s silence, alan neilson is back. His Christmas song “From Winter to Winter” will be released in early December and with a lot of support we are aiming for the Xmas number one slot. Watch this space.
Happy Birthday
Monday, 26 November 2012
It is your birthday: never mind cake, at this time of recession, let them eat bread. Blow out the candles and make a wish, then make a sandwich.
The celebration is for all things ‘elementary’ being now here at this new website:
http://www.cuentee.webspace.virginmedia.com/an_elementary_world/Home.html (NOW DEFUNCT AS OF APRIL 2016)
The elementary recordings and elementary productions sites will soon no longer be running due to lack of money for their upkeep. Luckily most of their content is now here along with the Creative Underground stuff too (which used to be here on its own).