Phil Surtees

Formerly of MTVs ‘Best Band in the House’ Dead on TV and one time Channel 4 regulars The Bad Robots,  Phil has now retired to the relative peace and quiet of Los Angeles to compose for film and TV while producing records for local artists and occasionally being tempted into performing as ‘Elton Johnny: A Bit Like Elton’.

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• Breathe

  by Phil Surtees

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  Dark, ominous piano and sub bass/tail intro leads into upright bass motifs. Brushes join with heavily reverbed toms. Saxes slur around chords as bass/piano drone continues. Harmonic development and higher saxes play a push/pull/stop section in the middle rising to a climax supported by a haunting organ. Short stop and soft outro with all instruments.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00073| PRS Tunecode: 432615GP |ISWC: T-301.379.602-2 | Musical features: Cm / 4/4 / 52bpm | > Permalink

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• Follow Close

  by Phil Surtees

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  Ringing guitar chords and ticking percussion intro, piano counter harmonies. Beat driven second section with call and response bass/saxes. More development in third section - improvised sax trills and more drum fills. Unresolved ending.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00071| PRS Tunecode: 432615GM |ISWC: T-301.379.627-1 | Musical features: Am / 4/4 / 90bpm | > Permalink

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• Thinking it Through

  by Phil Surtees

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  Hypnotic and gentle piano riff opens with subtle harmonic variations in upright bass. Brass chords enter in 2nd verse leading to dramatic bridge with alto sax melody and ornaments. Dark stop leads in to 2nd bridge – still, ringing EP chords, triangle and ticking clock like motifs. Outro returns to main theme with added sax ornaments for confusion and more hypnotic EP additions.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00067| PRS Tunecode: 432615FT |ISWC: T-301.379.670-4 | Musical features: Bm / 4/4 / 158bpm | > Permalink

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• Tickety Boo

  by Phil Surtees

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  Solitary, ringing EP chords and ticking percussion first, then long mysterious sax notes and regular stops returning to the ticking motif. In the middle, some big stops pre-empted by haunting violins. Drum break into a driving return to the main theme. Dark and tense, but up tempo.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00068| PRS Tunecode: 432615FU |ISWC: T-301.376.531-2 | Musical features: Fm / 4/4 / 125bpm | > Permalink

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• Time and Time Again

  by Phil Surtees

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  Rolling and mysterious piano motif starts solo, bass and drums join for in-tro. Saxes and voices build over subtle harmonic progression towards middle breakdown. Heartbeat with twinkling piano in mid section, drum fill and saxes build back into main theme with improvised 2-sax melodies/harmonies and trills. Piano riff softly leads out.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00072| PRS Tunecode: 432615GN |ISWC: T-301.376.565-2 | Musical features: Cm / 4/4 / 71bpm | > Permalink

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• Wait Wait Go

  by Phil Surtees

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  EP twinkle leads in to still horns, interspersed with stops. Triplet shuffle brushed drums accompany for second verse. In the bridge a rolling EP motif flows over a developed sax part. Discordant 4 over 3 ending pits bass against EP.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00070| PRS Tunecode: 432615FW |ISWC: T-301.376.522-1 | Musical features: Dm / 4/4 / 115bpm | > Permalink

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• Working on it

  by Phil Surtees

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  Light swung cymbal intro leads into still EP and wah chords on guitar. Bass line gradually develops into improvised 3rd verse, drums become more complex. Break down featuring sub fall, clicks and knocks and a couple of hits. Outro returns to main theme with more consistent, moving drums.

  ISRC: GB-UA6-20-00069| PRS Tunecode: 432615FV |ISWC: T-301.379.646-4 | Musical features: Bm / 4/4 / 158bpm | > Permalink

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