November 9, 2024

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Drummer, Songwriter Mark Murdock and the Phoenix Horns To Release ’60s Inspired New Album “Sounds Inc.” and BONUS EP “Songs from the Present Past”

Drummer, songwriter Mark Murdock from Phoenix, Arizona grew up listening to various artists from the 60’s. The songs being aired on the radio eventually came out in his songwriting.  “Sounds Inc.” is testimony of that with 10 songs and a free bonus 5 song EP titled: “Songs from the Present Past.”

Says Mark, “There was certainly an attempt to recreate a 60’s sound. I purchased a vintage tambourine from that era on e-Bay for the occasion and the arrangements have a somewhat a recognizable 60’s signature; Motown, Gold-star and Phil Spector, etc… but there are traces from both sides of the water, especially with British vocalist Tim Pepper.”

Leon Alvarado creates the Artwork which is straight out the 60’s. Leon is best known for his work with Brand X, whom Mark has been associated with on his Cymbalic Encounters and solo releases.

Mark Murdock and the Phoenix Horns

Sounds Inc. tracklist:

Broadcast 

Communicate 

Living with Uncertainty 

Love is on Fire 

Last Night 

That’ll Reach My Heart 

I Never Thought it Would Come to This 

Don’t Believe that You Can’t Go Far 

Patterns in the Rain 

A Way to Your Heart

Bonus EP: Songs from the Present Past

Another Night 

Minus and Plus = Love 

Rain Keeps Falling Down 

Take Your Dreams off the Shelf 

Another Place and Time 

Songs from the Present Past 

Music and Lyrics by Mark Murdock 

Mark Murdock- drums. percussion, keyboards, horns and backing vocals 

Tim Pepper- lead vocal 

Daniel Kubota- guitar 

Kenta Shimokuni- bass 

Hsu Chien Fang- bass 

Preston Murdock- lead guitar 

Fernando Perdomo- guitar

Artwork by Synergy Leon Alvarado 

All songs composed, produced, mixed and mastered by Mark Murdock 

Recorded by Off-Shore Mobile Recording Unit, Tokyo, Japan

Copyright 2021

To purchase: https://markmurdockandthephoenixhorns.bandcamp.com/album/sound-inc

Check out Mark Murdock’s other projects:

https://cymbalicencounters.bandcamp.com