Free Downloads
The following list contains a very small sampling of the many songs written, recorded, performed and produced by grEGORy simpson over the last few years. Cick the song name to play it (be patient), or right-click to download.
Bartholomew Fair
Bartholomew Fair was a gothic “supergroup” formed by grEGORy simpson (the composer and instrumentalist behind Grace Darling) and Sonya Waters (the vocalist for alternative rock group, Orange).
Wordless vocals float over classic gothic instrumentation before giving way to a deeply personal and barren guitar and drone.
02. Hush
Powerful and emotional — this 1991 recording remains Mr. Simpson’s personal favorite of all his productions, past or present.
Grace Darling
C’est La Mort recording duo, Grace Darling consisted of composer and instrumentalist, grEGORy simpson, and vocalist Val Martino. They produced three albums in the early 90’s, scoring chart success on numerous college radio stations across the U.S. and Canada.
01. I Bury My Love
A gothic cult hit in 1991, thanks in part to its inclusion on Doctor Death’s Vol. 5 Hearts Lust in Limbo CD.
02. Teardrops
One of the four bittersweet romantic songs at the core of Grace Darling’s Invisible album.
03. Carousel
Angry, schizophrenic counterpoint to the romantic mood of other songs on Grace Darling’s Invisible album.
04. Victoria Knows
Another cult hit. This was included on 1992’s Doctor Death’s Vol. 6 Floribundus CD and is also one of the romantic songs forming the heart of Grace Darling’s Invisible album.
Another of the four bittersweet romantic songs at the core of Grace Darling’s Invisible album.
06. Walls
The last track ever recorded by Grace Darling, for their Invisible album.
07. Iemanja
This early Grace Darling song appeared on both the Sardonic Sounds and C’est La Mort Records releases. It’s a bit of a hybrid between the earlier, more ‘upbeat’ Grace Darling songs and the gentler songs that followed.
08. Transportation
In the early days, Grace Darling was struggling somewhat to find its sound. Transportation represents a direction that I ultimately rejected in favor of the ‘softer’ songs synonymous with the band. So, when it came time to release the C’est La Mort version of the first album, I cut this song from the playlist — and got a fair bit of hate mail because of it. Who knew people actually liked this stuff?
09. Bleed
This is another song I chose to cut from Grace Darling’s C’est La Mort release. Like Transportation, it didn’t fit with the new, more romantic Grace Darling sounds. I made it available for download to help placate those fans who were dismayed to see it removed from the second version of our first album.
The Veil Portends
The Veil Portends (a name chosen to pay subtle homage to the films of Jean Rollin) was formed by grEGORy simpson to create new music without regard for sonic boundaries or commercial success. It draws inspiration from imagined soundtracks, unwritten poetry, dreams and nightmares.
01. Tomitheus
Instrumental: inspired by Italian giallo soundtracks, but softened and modernized.
02. Tadpole
Instrumental: modern world beat combining synthetic and traditional elements.
Commissions
These are just a couple samples of “work for hire” music composed specifically to satisfy the requirements of various modern dance choreographers, web designers, videographers, and musical products companies.
Written in 2007 to showcase Journeys — a new and respected sound bank that I created for Applied Acoustics’ String Studio Synthesizer.
Written in 2010 to showcase the new Journeys sound library, re-programmed and re-imagined for the Tension instrument in Ableton Live.
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BeIA Internet Appliance Animation
Techno composition created for a Flash animation to introduce Be Incorporated’s new BeIA operating system (animation by Chris Sanders).
All songs © grEGORy simpson except:
“Bleed,” “Iemanja,” and “Walls”, © grEGORy simpson & Val Martino
“Never Never No / The Well” and “Hush”, © grEGORy simpson & Sonya Waters.
These songs have been made available for free download. In exchange for this, we ask only that you do not redistribute, sell, give away, or repackage this music without prior consent. If you enjoy them, please consider making a DONATION.