Saturday, 21 November 2009

New Track: "Subscription Cancelled"

Newish Track: "Subscription Cancelled"
From the collection: "One Year Launch Window"
Download: HERE
Lyrics and music: the doyouinverts















Bit of a delay in getting this one up, sorry. I've been ill, my family has been ill, even the family pets have been ill. But my tardiness has in some way allowed this track to hit right in the middle of yet another EDGE marking shitstorm (Dragon Age Origins a 5???!!11??! LOL, Bayonetta a 10 LOL WHUT!??!!?!1?! Sub cancelled etc...). Ste talked about the song in detail on the show a few weeks back, so I'd take a listen to that if you're not the sort of hardcore gamer who obsesses over EDGE (as I do) - as the song may not make much sense otherwise.

Lyrics in the usual place HERE.

Other news...

There is a new song coming up in the next couple of weeks (quite a good one) and if you're attending the OLL Xmas Party on the 18th of December I will be there also for you to coo and paw at and/or headbutt in disgust for ruining a perfectly good radio show with my off key warblings.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Well done OLL

BIG congratulations to team OLL for being awarded "Best Games Podcast" at the 2009 GMAs (HERE). This finally means the games industry equivalent of Scorsese have the award they justly deserve. I know how much work the team and some of the more regular contributors have put into the show (as well as the pre-show "planning" meetings) over the years so well done all.

To celebrate the doyouinverts may end their autumn vacation and actually put a couple of tracks out before the end of the month. But don't count on it!

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Old Track: "The Ballad Of Ann Scantlebury"

Old Track: "The Ballad Of Ann Scantlebury"
From the collection: "doyouinverts B-sides"
Download: HERE
Lyrics and music: the doyouinverts














the doyouinverts second ever song "The Ballad Of Ann Scantlebury" aired to a largely positive reception early during Season 4 of One Life Left (not least from Ann, who seemed quite touched).

This acoustic version, featuring slightly re-written lyrics, is a WEB ONLY EX....EX...CLUSIVE...USIVE....USIVE.... and will never be aired on OLL. This is not, I stress, because it's especially terrible (well... any more than usual) but simply a special treat for those few, brave, hardy fools who visit the doyouinverts website from time to time. If I wasn't an emotionally repressed only child who dislikes close bodily contact with other human beings I'd hug each and every one of you brave web visitors. But seeing as I am an emotionally repressed only child who dislikes close bodily contact with other human beings you'll just have to make do with a vaguely amusing song about videogames.

Sorry.

Lyrics, as ever are HERE.

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

New Track: "Coming Out"

New Track: "Coming Out"
From the new EP: "One Year Launch Window"
Download: HERE
Played on One Life Left Season 5 - Episode 103
Lyrics and music: the doyouinverts
Visual consultant: EvilNinjaPhil
















Even though the room I usually record in has now been rendered off-limits by an ant invasion (think Phase IV crossed with Aliens) and I'm being hounded by the French tax authorities who want to put me in jail, I've still managed to write a new, vaguely amusing track about videogames. This is because I care about you, the listener.

So, this week the doyouinverts sing about every hardcore game playing parent's nightmare.

With the unchecked spread of the Wii and DS in society, as a parent I've always made sure that my kids know how to use a modern 2 sticked analogue gamepad with triggers, and I recommend you do the same.

Lyrics HERE if you want to sing-a-long.

Incidentally, can I also insist that you click on the EvilNinjaPhil video for Random Encounter HERE. We have a target of 4000 hits by Christmas. If we fail to reach this target I am going to mail a copy of Kane and Lynch to a random child in the UK to reach them for Christmas Day.

So, if you don't want a child's Christmas to be ruined, I suggest you click like a woodpecker with a nervous tic.

Monday, 27 July 2009

Random Encounter - The EvilNinjaPhil Video

Like a man with buck teeth and a limp who always seems to end up with a supermodel girlfriend, yet again EvilNinjaPhil (supermodel) comes to the rescue of the doyouinverts (limp) with his finest work to date.

Behold this splendid video for Random Encounter (the doyouinverts lovesong with a JRPG flavour). This is, quite simply, very lovely indeed and a big thanks to EvilNinjaPhil for putting it together. If you like EvilNinjaPhil's video work and would like to pay him vast sums of money for doing something similar for your site (or just want to shower him with internet love) he can be found at his own blog here, or on Twitter here.

The video (watch on Youtube or maximise for optimal experience)



The video is also available on Vimeo: HERE
The original song: HERE
Lyrics: HERE

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

New Track: "Billy"

New Track: "Billy"
From the new EP: "One Year Launch Window"
Download: HERE
Played on One Life Left Season 5 - Episode 100
Lyrics, arguments and music: the doyouinverts/Adonis Smythe
Visual consultant: EvilNinjaPhil
















Reflecting the public's current fascination with moat cleaning and duck island related expenses scandals, the doyouinverts address the topical issue of cheating, as reflected via Doom, school bullying and Chaz 'n' Dave.

Sing-a-long-a lyrics HERE

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

New Track: "Goodbye Gordon"

New Track: "Goodbye Gordon"
From the new EP: "One Year Launch Window"
Download: HERE
Played on One Life Left Season 5 - Episode 98
Lyrics and music: the doyouinverts
Guest piano and arguments about lyrics: Adonis Smythe













We're back (yay!), and easing ourselves into the doyouinverts hit routine with a traditional little guitar and piano number titled "Goodbye Gordon".

This one is about the most dysfunctional relationship in PC gaming....

If you want to sing along the lyrics are HERE