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Alan Neilson
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Ceasefire for Gaza
We are proud to add our name to a list of artists trying to put pressure on governments for a ceasefire in Gaza. As you know the...
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Alan Neilson
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Song for Mark Hollis to be released as a special edition single
On 25 February 2023, the fourth anniversary of Mark Hollis' death, we are releasing the 'Song for Mark Hollis' single. It is slightly...
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Alan Neilson
Mar 21, 20221 min read
The album is out
The home page shows all of the main places for listening, streaming and buying the album. Bandcamp is our favourite site as it is the...
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Alan Neilson
Mar 5, 20221 min read
It is time to own 'time to live on the edge of life'
As you can see from the home page the debut album by Rockets in the Trees will be released on Twenty, Three, Twenty-two - the vernal...
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Alan Neilson
Jan 12, 20221 min read
The blessing of Into the Spirit
As you will know, this song is our tribute to the late Mark Hollis who died in 2019 while we were writing the album. I sent a CD to Phill...
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Alan Neilson
Jan 8, 20221 min read
Open your ears
Please visit our Soundcloud page to listen to the album in full. Please leave a comment or like, it really does mean a lot to us. Here...
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Alan Neilson
Dec 11, 20211 min read
This is where it started, exactly 3 years ago today
And three years later we have created an album a great songs, and now have all the completed audio for the release due next year. Pete...
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Alan Neilson
Nov 1, 20212 min read
It is done
Yes dear readers, the album has been finished. Finished as in all recording, tracking, overdubs and mixing have been completed. Six...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 7, 20212 min read
The To Do List #2
Remember that To Do List from last year? Well quite by chance I chose to do this Blog today, and the last To Do List post was on 8...
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Alan Neilson
Jun 27, 20214 min read
It's coming home, it's coming.
It is 27 June 2021. Euro 2020 is in full swing, a year late. Like that tournament, the Rockets in the Trees project could also be seen...
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Alan Neilson
Jun 7, 20211 min read
Luton loves Neilson
Alan Neilson played Luton last week and performed four songs from the Rockets In the Trees album: I Feel, Jimmy & Jolie, Kite In A Tree...
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Alan Neilson
May 8, 20211 min read
Hear the songs live and unplugged for the first time
Alan Neilson will be playing a selection of Rockets In the Trees' songs live and with just his 1957 Hofner guitar, on 3 June 2021 at the...
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Alan Neilson
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Moving, slowly
It is now April 3rd 2021. I would love to say the project is nearing completion and that we have mixes ready for mastering and a release...
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Alan Neilson
Jan 11, 20216 min read
Into the new year and Lockdown Pt 3
When I read back through these blog entries it is quite illuminating for me as I contradict myself almost every time; going from saying...
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Alan Neilson
Dec 11, 20206 min read
Deja vu
All of my fears have been confirmed. For a few days my mind has been in a daze as I question every decision I made about every part of...
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Alan Neilson
Nov 21, 20203 min read
One step forward and two steps backward
It's funny when you make music in a bubble; you listen to your own work so often that you can't hear it anymore. You get used to certain...
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Alan Neilson
Nov 7, 20202 min read
Stuck in a lockdown again
And England, like much of Europe, enters its second lockdown. The first one started on my birthday in March and the second one is close...
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Alan Neilson
Oct 20, 20201 min read
I Feel... it is the right time
Despite having a million things to do I returned to this track and made a quick arrangement. Early days with it so let me know what you...
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Alan Neilson
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Good days and bad days
Sometimes I wonder whether being a songwriter is a curse or a blessing. In many ways writing and composing has helped my mental health...
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Alan Neilson
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Another song off the back-burner as Be Brave joins the premier league
One of the first sets of words Kevan gave to me and that I worked on was 'Be Brave'. I was always uncomfortable singing the words...
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