GARVIES
by GARVIES
It was a Red Moon back in 1975, an alien spaceship crash-landed in a field outside of Johannesburg. A small blob of goo was ejected from the foreign inter-stellar vehicle and splashed against the belly-button of a beautiful young South African woman. She didn't shower that night as she was considering becoming a hippy. A few months later GARVIES was flushed into the ocean where he lived on fish & seaweed until his teenage years. One very bright sunny morning he was seen by an elderly man with a cane walking his dog on the beach, emerging from the rocky shore-break on The Bluff with nothing but a shitty warped Spanish guitar with some goo on it. He was later reported seen skateboarding the mountainous downhills of the N2; various sightings in J-Bay & some in Hermanus. There were rumors he was seen playing bass in & around Cape Town. There were reported sightings in London & Newquay (England) in the late 1990's and more recently in Toronto & Vancouver, Canada.
Episodes
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Who Am I
This bonkers humdinger of a number came from a lit match in my darkest hour, a question that wouldn't leave the silence - Who; behind the masks, behind the thoughts, judgements and what have you; Are we, really? When consciousness turns inward instead of outward, well maybe then will we find out,...
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The Dance of Life
We wrote this electric toe-tapper to help people and other creatures toe- tap back into the universal plug if they may have found themselves having lost sight of the source through the trappings of modern survival mode glitch twitch life.. Lyricist / Vocals: Darin Collins Guitar: Darin Collins…
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Yukon Gold
We went to the Yukon and came back with this track. The verse lyrics are from a poem by Robert Service entitled "The Spell of the Yukon" (1907), featuring Graham Shaw on drums, Carina Collins on bass and Daz Collins on guitar & vocals..
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May All Beings (Christmas Song)
Merry Christmas Everyone! With love from Daz & Carina G A R V I E S
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Peace Song (Just Daz Demo)
Peace Song (Just Daz Demo) by GARVIES
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Mother Garvies (on CBC Whitehorse)
Mother Garvies (on CBC Whitehorse) by GARVIES
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The Dance of Life (Original demo with John Marks + Spaceman Radio Toronto Plug)
The Dance of Life (Original demo with John Marks + Spaceman Radio Toronto Plug) by GARVIES
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Rolling Bones (Mastered @A=444)
Just an experiment with acoustic guitar & dance-beats..
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Matador in a Masquerade (Mastered)
Daz wrote this song way back in the Cape Town days when he was a tad depressed. We have brought the song back. Its a little different, this one.. Pretty gnarly lyrics, not for the faint-hearted! Check out Carina's double-bass with bow action, epic stuff! Co-produced with our friend John Marks…
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Yukon Gold (Just Daz & Carina Demo)
Yukon Gold (Just Daz & Carina Demo) by GARVIES
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Babylon Dust
This is a new version of our original song, Babylon Dust. Updated, upgraded, rehashed with the full 4-piece rock band.
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Dripping (Live)
@ The ANAF Hall Ukee 17-01-17
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Ancient Dancefloor LIVE @ The ANAF Ukee 17-01-17
This was the second last number of the set, GARVIES opened for Ballistic Pig on 17 January 2017. Recorded by Geoff Johnson, mixed by Daz Collins & Carina Mach.
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Mother Garvies
This song is a dedication to my mother Kim Collins (Roberts), who passed away on 30 June 2016 at the age of 58. She was born in 1958. The second time the cancer came knocking, we held it at bay with cannabis oil for a while before it finally got her. She was so brave, she went on national...
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Peace Song (Just Daz & Carina)
This is just a recording experiment, testing out some new material, some new gear & a whole new vibe..
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01 Starling (feat. John Marks)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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02 Out Of My Mind (feat. John Marks)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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03 The Good Life (feat. DJ Quake)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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04 Music Come & Save Me (feat. Cory Williams)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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05 Portal Petals (feat. John Marks)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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06 Crows Cry
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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07 Dripping (feat. John Marks & Van Le)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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08 Emergency (feat. John Marks)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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09 Coming Up For Air
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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10 More Than What It Seems (feat. DJ Quake & Jack Mantis)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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11 Behind The Moon (feat. Dino Van Rooyen)
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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12 Babylon Dust
This is The Good Life (Mastered), our first batch of recordings from the last ten years, in the pitch of A=432Hz. The songs are all completely different so its hard to categorize them, they are mostly midi experiments that turned into full tracks over the years. They're now performed by the full...
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01 Intro Jam
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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02 Bass Check Into Peace Song
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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03 Babylon Dust
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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04 Music Come & Save Me
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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05 Emergency
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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06 Crows Cry
GARVIES played as a 3-piece at Crab Apple Floral in Tofino on 12 September 2015 with Daz on an acoustic steel-string guitar & vocals, Carina on bass & Nick on drums.. The rhythm section was on fire! The crowd was beautifully warmed up by Bousada & Butterflywingtip before us. These are the first…
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Out of my Mind featuring John Marks
This song written by Darin Collins & Phil Hogsten in Cape Town South Africa in 2006. This version recorded & co-produced by Darin Collins & John W. Marks in Kitchener, Canada. This version featuring John Marks on lead guitar.
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Coming Up For Air
This song written was by Darin Collins in London, Ontario in the summer of 2011. This version performed & produced in Kitchener, Canada by Darin Collins.
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Portal Petals featuring John Marks
This the final version. This song written by Darin Collins & Phil Hogsten in Cape Town South Africa in 2004. This version recorded & co-produced by Darin Collins & John W. Marks in Kitchener, Canada by Darin Collins. This version featuring John Marks on lead guitar.
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Emergency featuring John Marks
This is a work in progress. This song written by Darin Collins & Dino Chapman Van Rooyen in Hermanus South Africa in 2006. This version recorded & produced in Collingwood, Canada by Darin Collins featuring John W. Marks on lead guitar.
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The Good Life featuring DJ Quake
This is work in progress. This song written by Darin Collins & Phil Hogsten in Cape Town, South Africa in 2006. This version recorded & produced in Cape Town, South Africa & Collingwood, Canada by Darin Collins & DJ Quake.
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Crows Cry
This is a work in progress, written by Darin Collins in Cape Town, South Africa in 2006. This version recorded & produced in Collingwood, Canada by Darin Collins.
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More Than What It Seems featuring Jack Mantis & DJ Quake
This is work in progress. This song written by Darin Collins & Phil Hogsten in Cape Town, South Africa in 2006. This version recorded & co-produced in Cape Town, South Africa & Collingwood, Canada by Darin Collins & DJ Quake, featuring Jack Mantis on guitars.
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Music Come & Save Me featuring Alicia Stead
This song written was by Darin Collins in Cape Town, South Africa in 2008. This version recorded & produced in Collingwood, Canada by Darin Collins featuring Alicia Stead on guitar.
About this show
It was a Red Moon back in 1975, an alien spaceship crash-landed in a field outside of Johannesburg. A small blob of goo was ejected from the foreign inter-stellar vehicle and splashed against the belly-button of a beautiful young South African woman. She didn't shower that night as she was considering becoming a hippy. A few months later GARVIES was flushed into the ocean where he lived on fish & seaweed until his teenage years. One very bright sunny morning he was seen by an elderly man with a cane walking his dog on the beach, emerging from the rocky shore-break on The Bluff with nothing but a shitty warped Spanish guitar with some goo on it. He was later reported seen skateboarding the mountainous downhills of the N2; various sightings in J-Bay & some in Hermanus. There were rumors he was seen playing bass in & around Cape Town. There were reported sightings in London & Newquay (England) in the late 1990's and more recently in Toronto & Vancouver, Canada.
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