Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Short Films - a look back

In 2021 I had the pleasure of making a cameo appearance in a student short film, it was great fun - it reminded me much of my first time in a lead role back in 2011 for a short film called "A Dash Of Wine" which was great fun to have made. What both these productions had in common were that the crews contained young people who had a sense of vision for something brilliant in the form of telling their story. In "A Dash Of Wine" I got to act alongside 2 magnificent actresses, Jaya Robertson (who has since gone on to work on a number of productions) and Liz Odey. Hopefully 2022 will afford more time for working on such endeavors!

Monday, March 8, 2021

The Feckers - Live To Fight Another Day

1. Don't Mind If We Do ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson, M.Szkup) (3.10)
2. Out Here In The Real World ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5.30)
3. Never Too Old To Rock ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5.13)
4. Live To Fight Another Day ft Richard, Chris & Lydia (R.Anderson, C.Szkup) (6.51)
5. Pardon Me ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (6.10)
6. Devil's Lament ft Roy (R.Smith, C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5.50)
7. Between Good & Evil ft Chris (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (7.55)
8. This Is What We Do ft Raphael (R.Smith) (4.32)
9. Walk To Destiny ft Alexey (A.Spectre, R.Anderson, arr: C.Szkup) (4.20)
10. King A.W.O.L ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (4.12)
11. In These Quiet Moments ft Richard (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5.54)
12. Love Them Or Hate Them ft Roy (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (4.36)
13. So What? ft Raphael (C.Szkup, R.Anderson) (5.35)

Musical Arrangements by Chris Szkup
Vocal Arrangements by Chris Szkup & Richard Anderson

Project Co-Ordination by Richard Anderson & Chris Szkup
Produced and Arranged by Chris Szkup
Co-Produced & Mixed by Dennis Leeflang @ Livelong Productions
Mastered by Thomas "Plec" Johansson @ The Panic Room, Sweden
Artwork by Dan Verkys based upon a concept by Richard Anderson & Dan Verkys
Duplication and Printing by James Weston @ Studioq, Auckland, New Zealand
Front Cover Hands: Rob & Carol Smith

This album is dedicated in loving memory of Bysh Szkup and William Work - men of a certain breed who taught us to believe in ourselves and to go for it and not let anyone tell us no.

The Feckers:
Chris Szkup - Musical Composition/Arrangements, Guitars, Bass, Ukulele, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Richard Anderson - Lyrics & Concepts, Musical Composition/Arrangements, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Dennis Leeflang - All Drums, Keyboards on "So What?"
Mathew Szkup - Musical Composition/Rhythm Guitars on "Don't Mind If We Do", Rhythm Guitars on "So What?", Lead Guitars on "Love Them Or Hate Them"
Reese Morin - Bass on "Out Here In The Real World"/"Never Too Old To Rock"/"This Is What We Do"/"In These Quiet Moments"/"Pardon Me"
Ponch "Bugger" Satrio - Guitars Solo's on "Don't Mind If We Do"/"Between Good & Evil"/"This Is What We Do"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"/"So What?"
Rob Smith - Musical Composition/Arrangements, Vocal Session Engineering, Backing Vocals

Lead Vocals:
Raphael Gazal - "Don't Mind If We Do"/"Out Here In The Real World"/"Never Too Old To Rock"/"Pardon Me"/"This Is What We Do"/"King A.W.O.L"/"So What?"
Roy Bratbakken - "Devil's Lament"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"
Richard Anderson - "Live To Fight Another Day"/"In These Quiet Moments"
Chris Szkup - "Live To Fight Another Day"/"Between Good & Evil"
Lydia Salnikova - "Live To Fight Another Day"
Alexey Spectre - "Walk To Destiny"

Backing Vocals:
Chris Szkup - "Don't Mind If We Do"/"Never Too Old To Rock"/"Live To Fight Another Day"/"Devil's Lament"/"Between Good & Evil"/"In These Quiet Moments"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"/"So What?"
Richard Anderson - "Don't Mind If We Do"/"Never Too Old To Rock"/"Live To Fight Another Day"/"Devil's Lament"/"Between Good & Evil"/"This Is What We Do"/"King A.W.O.L"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"/"So What?"
Roy Bratbakken - "Devil's Lament"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"
Rob Smith - "Live To Fight Another Day"/"Devil's Lament"/"Between Good & Evil"/"This Is What We Do"/"King A.W.O.L"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"
Jordayne “Jordy” Gibson - "Devil's Lament"
Mark "Chopper" Smith - "Devil's Lament"
Stephen "Titman" Titter - "So What?"

Special Guest Appearances by... Paul Jolley - Piano, Organ, Keyboards on "Out Here In The Real World", "Live To Fight Another Day", "Between Good & Evil", "Walk To Destiny", "King A.W.O.L"
Sudev "Nockas" Bangah - Rhythm Guitars on "Out Here In The Real World"
Pat Valley - Guitar Solo's on "Never Too Old To Rock"
Neil Murray - Bass on "Live To Fight Another Day"
Edo Van Der Kolk - Guitar Solo's on "Pardon Me"
Tony Franklin - Bass on "Devil's Lament"/"Walk To Destiny"/"Love Them Or Hate Them"/"So What?"
Tommy Denander - Guitar Solo's on "Devil's Lament"
Jonathon Noyce - Bass on "Between Good & Evil"
Joey Huffman - Hammond Organ on "Between Good & Evil"
Matteo Bucca - Bass on "King A.W.O.L"
Trent Williamson - Harmonica on "In These Quiet Moments"

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