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my biography

The Australian Artist - Living In Europe - With the American Name.
Old School Funk/Rock and Blues - meets new school sounds.
The result.....¤•MєmÞђis•∏igђTs•¤.

I started off in Melbourne, Australia and fled to the country for "The peaceful life". The deal was to hibernate for a decade or so, and it was here in my little van in the high country that I wrote and recorded on cheap cassettes.

About 350 songs later the quiet life went loud.

"The Swamp Cats" were a band of the worse kind....We made Spinal Tap look professional. The truth is we only got together so we could get back into the bars that had banned us. We were a 4 piece swamp rock/blues band that definately weren't in the business of bringing sexy back!

Most places only wanted covers, so we had to sneak in our originals. (along with other banned itams)

After a few years burnin' every smokey backhouse, outhouse and roadhouse, some guy in a suit gave me my nickname (which I hated) and convince me to head back to the big smoke.
As with all nicknames - the more ya fight it - the more it sticks! But it eventually grew on me. So here I am!

A soloist on Bass....Blues voice, working with drum and bass/techno samples....half country - half city. A guy who had to escape the country BACK to the city to try and get me some peace!

Now I play with, mingle with and associate with the underbelly misfits of the city! The lost, confused and morrally bankrupt!....Lost In Europe.

my sounds

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Title: Off My Mind

Description: Featuring Memphis at what he does best: The dark Ballad. This track is layered with orchastrial textures to bring out the emotion of a fallen soul. Slow, craving lyrics fall back into this cinimatic track to set it's lost tone.

Title: I'm Gonna Get You

Description: Here's a Funky Dance track. The beats and hooks enhance the dangerous lyrics. A real mover and shaker, showing that a whiskey weathered voice on a dance track can not only work...but can elevate the emotion. Perfect for the darker D.J.

Title: Beer Garden

Description: Memphis Nights is well known for the power ballad. Here we have a string swamped ballad about dreaming at a beer garden. (an outdoor area of a bar). Including all the Memphis Nigts signatures and trademarks: The string hooks, the deep chello and the distant bar cry voice. A simple and cleaver lyric and trackline. A track perfect for the dreamer.

Title: Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt

Description: Here's a Thumper. A repitition rumble that rolls like thunder through an almost rap lyric about a Fate-Femme-Fetal. Beauty turns dangerous in this DJ's dream track that shows Memphis Nights voice at it's best fury and fire, backdropped by a stomping beat and bass.

Title: Comin' Home

Description: Funk! Thick and Bass driven. A dark return to a world that may not be a better place, this track grooves and grinds through the underworld exsistance that influences Memphis Nights enviroment. Taken from the Album 'The People Vs Memphis Nights'.

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my influences

Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, The old Delta Blues Bands, Chicago Blues, Prince, Jeff Buckley, Crowded House

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my comments

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Precious Wood | 3 months ago

hey bud.. welcome to mi7 :)
cool songs.. 'Beer garden' is my favourite so far.
i see u have no influences.. haha ok bud:)
much success.
take care
PW

HUMANOISE | 3 months ago

Hi, Nice to meet you and well come to this community!!
I like all of your songs because you know the Groove.
I could relax very much. Thanks a lot! I'm glad to meet you.
By the way, I have ever lived in Australia, Gold Coast. It's a nice country isn't it ?
Wish you will get more success!!
Seeyaa

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