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Martin John Milner
Germany
Приєднався 14 січ 2010
Potsdam-based English musician and poet Martin John Milner has over 30 years experience as a musician, singer-songwriter and composer, working with theatre, dance and film as well as many bands and ensembles.
His current (2024) band 'The Need' is a 3-piece (Gtr/vox, bass, drums), often augmented with special guests. He also performs his songs with other friends from Berlin and the growing scene in Potsdam.
Previous bands include: Aidan Jolly (www.aidanjolly.com/Recordings.html) , Cuchillo (with Yvonne Shelton, Jerome Stokes - mjmilner.bandcamp.com/album/cuchillo-live-at-band-on-the-wall), One Big Party, Waterwheel, Urban Desert Orchestra, The Pedagawgs and more...
For poetry, go to: mmtaifu.wordpress.com/
His current (2024) band 'The Need' is a 3-piece (Gtr/vox, bass, drums), often augmented with special guests. He also performs his songs with other friends from Berlin and the growing scene in Potsdam.
Previous bands include: Aidan Jolly (www.aidanjolly.com/Recordings.html) , Cuchillo (with Yvonne Shelton, Jerome Stokes - mjmilner.bandcamp.com/album/cuchillo-live-at-band-on-the-wall), One Big Party, Waterwheel, Urban Desert Orchestra, The Pedagawgs and more...
For poetry, go to: mmtaifu.wordpress.com/
'Have Mercy ' written & performed by mjmilner & The Need feat. Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq, die Alte Garage
Written by mjmilner, performed by martin john milner & The Need (Christian Isheim bass, Kai Kickinger drums) featuring Fuasi Abdul_Khaliq (tenor sax).
Recorded at Die Alte Garage, Babelsberg, 22 July 2023
Recorded at Die Alte Garage, Babelsberg, 22 July 2023
Переглядів: 110
Відео
mjmilner NeverTooLate Teaser
Переглядів 1793 місяці тому
A glimpse at the upcoming video for Never Too Late (For Love) ... The world we are living in seems full of war, catastrophe and sadness. True: but that doesn't mean we can't still love and be loved, be kind and accept the kindness of others. It's never too late for that.
(Stop Trying To) Fix The Flux
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Inspired by that old rascal and philosophical entertainer Alan Watts. mjmilner - guitar / vocal Fuasi - Sax Walschi - Drums Isheim - bass Lyrics: Broke down on the way to work this morning Had to stop and wait for the tears to dry Every kind of light is somehow different All darkness is the same, it leaves you blind This merry-go-round, can be a sorry-go-round It puts the ' I ' in isolation Can...
Day Of Truce
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Inspired by the writer Erich Fromm, amongst other things. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm) Filmed at a concert in November 2023 on the famous John Barnett Schiffrestaurant in Potsdam, Germany. martin john milner & The Need featuring the virtuoso jazz veteran Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq on sax, Christian Isheim on bass guitar, Michal 'Walschi' Walsch on drums, Mona Flowers on backing vox. Lyrics : Ver...
I Have Found My Love
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Filmed on the John Barnett schiffrestaurant, Potsdam, Germany, Novemebr 2023. Main vocal - Mona flowers Sax - Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq Guitar / BVs - martin john milner Drums - Walschi (M Walsch) Bass - C Isheim song written by mjmilner audio&vido production - Collaiber Lyrics: I have found my love, it keeps me going I’ll do anything I can, to keep it flowing Everyday I rise, to a new beginning We ar...
The Children Gather Flowers
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filmed at the Grüne Bühne, kunsthaus sans titre (Potsdam, Germany), with additional musicians jamming on my song. (Anja Grossklaus, violin). The song was written to chords given to me by Volodomir, a Ukrainian refugee from the war. It tells the story of how we all came to be in the same place, how the children gathered flowers from the woods and offered them to me as a gift, how something as ...
I Was, I Am & I Will Be
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The first of several videos taken from a concert in November 2023 on the famous John Barnett Schiffrestaurant in Potsdam, Germany. martin john milner & The Need, featuring the virtuoso jazz veteran Fuasi Abdul-Khaliq on sax. This song (I Was, I Am, and I Will Be) is an old one of mine, but never seems to age. I hope you enjoy it... peace & music!
Evolution (aka the jellyfish song)
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A song I wrote when I was 17 years old, in Liverpool LYRICS Oh, I’m a jellyfish, swimming round in a prehistoric sea The water is nice and warm, on account of the volcanoes, y’see. One day, I’m gonna grow up into a real Human Being But until that day - and it’s still far away - I’ve got to swim around here with these fossils and things … Oh e-oh, e-oh, e-oh evolution’s a drag Hanging around, wa...
CHRYSALIS at The Coming Out Monologues
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I performed my song Chrysalis as part of an evening of 'Coming Out Monologues' in support of the Gay Straight Alliance at Berlin Brandenburg International School. The song is inspired by and dedicated to trans people everywhere. "Love emerges..."
I Care
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Written and performed by Martin John Milner. Featuring Lars Stoermer (Soprano Sax), Pablo Held (violin), Mario Hüttges (drums) and Kate Milner (Backing Vocals). Track one from the CD 'Songs for a Fragile Planet'. For the CD, contact mjmilner1@gmail.com. Available soon to download from Bandcamp...More videos appearing here in the future. Written and performed by Martin John Milner, produced by C...
Grace
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LYRICS I couldn’t even touch the place you come from I couldn’t even think the pain you had Some people get it easy all their lives Some people just don’t think it gets so bad But you, you keep on smiling like you mean it The people that you meet you touch with love You’re a dead man walking in the daylight And if there really is a god above… May He or She receive your prayers Heaven only knows...
Beautiful song, very cool and a real chilled vibe!
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Martin that is brilliant, i will always hold you in high regard an absolute legend! ❤ Andy
Wow, thank you
I dig your sax solo Fuasi!
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Love this song. Production is awesome.
+GediSpock thanks GediSpock! Good use of your three ears ... the left, the right and the final frontier....(teehee)