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hello all,

another little song for you all called 'i want you to make it rain'.  hope you enjoy,

http://www.sendspace.com/file/e1sy0o

http://www.myspace.com/alastairottesen

Cool.

Are both the accordion and toy piano real? Is either? The former, at least, sounds like it to me. Great vocal arrangement. Tempo is a little shaky, but you don't need me to tell you that, I don't think. And such is life, anyway... Glad you're posting your stuff.

Thanks for listening, Luther.

It's actually a harmonium (little pump organ) and a toy piano and yeah both are real.  Tempo's shaky for sure.. it's hard to keep the left hand pumping the billow on the harmonium while the right hand plays in tempo!

Keep posting songs as well man.. I enjoy listening to your stuff.

You have a real harmonium? That is fantastic. I envy you. I always have my eyes open for oddball instruments to pick up, but rarely find anything that works that doesn't cost a fortune.

if you're ever in nyc there's a crazy little music shop on west 4th st. called Music Inn that usually has about 4 or 5 harmoniums at any given time

or, you know, you could buy a melodica and get in the ballpark.. those are pretty easy to find

I've got a melodica, and a friend has a cute little couple-octave table organ that sounds like one. But it's not the same...

As for NY, I guess a harmonium isn't worth the trip. Or is it?

(btw, if you ever get a chance, check out my friend Bob Parins, who is about to start ramping up to support his forthcoming album. Brilliant pop mind. He's based in Brooklyn these days.)

Nice song, like the vocal a lot!