SEEKING
Drums.ABOUT
Tales from the Caravan of Experience
An IMperfect Bio
Somewhere on a US highway a high-tech gleaming tour bus rolls through the night. Somewhere on the great river Thames as it flows up through South West London a house boat ebbs and flows against the current. Trying to summarise the world of IMperfect was never going to be easy.
Let's start with the name: imperfect / I'm perfect? Perhaps both are right, perhaps it's a conundrum, perhaps it's a choice. And then there's the metaphor: a Caravan of Experience. An image that conjures up olden travelling bands of players and musicians relating their collective stories as others relate to them, constantly changing as the old players leave and new players join. It's a great metaphor for the shared musical experience. That bus and that boat, well, they're just wagons on the Caravan and IMperfect just one set of stories being told.
The stories belong to one Mike Miller, resident of the aforementioned houseboat. He might have joined the caravan in Cape Town where he entered the world, or perhaps later in London putting bands on at the Windmill theatre above the Raymond Revue Bar. Or was it earlier in his first band with school friends? It's safe to say that at whatever point, Imperfect's telling of Mike's tales doesn't start until '92 in New York City. Somewhere between the two Sohos there's been a marriage, a split, two kids and Florida. Six years later and we're in California where story number two draws a difficult breath before crossing back over the Atlantic. That's a lot of ground covered, a lot of stories to tell.
It wouldn't be surprising to say that the music's not that easy to pigeon-hole either. Warm jazzy tunes fuse into ambience then trip hop, then rock. Traditional pop forms are inverted, tunes take unexpected turns, choruses aren't where they should be and if they need a little longer than three minutes thirty to work themselves through, then they're given the time and space to do so. As you listen to the last three albums you can hear the musician growing comfortable with his craft without becoming complacent in his art. There's always a great little melodic hook in there, and there are always layers to explore; it's music to actively listen to.
Which just leaves the tales themselves. Mike's experience, shared experience, tales told of others, tales tied together with a world view that still looks on the human experience with a great sense of hope. Or as Mike himself would
say: Peace!
The Scribe(Mark Merifield)
- Screen name:
- mike318978
- Member since:
- Nov 30 2016
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 15
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Age:
- 51 years
Influences
To many to mention
Members Of Band
Mike Melody - Lead vocal, Rythmn
Ewan J Shotter - Bass, vocals
EQUIPMENT
PA, Lights, back line
MUSIC
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Everybody Deserves (Feat. Wrekonize)
Everybody Deserves (Feat. Wrekonize)A wish for everyone
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Hope Drum Mix
Hope Drum MixThanks to Michael Romanowski who played most of what you hear on the recording, & who made possible these recordings, Jean-Philippe Voiron for the french vocal version, & the fellas from the Bay area, you know who you are, Cheers a bunch.
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IMperfect on the BBC's Tom Robinson show
IMperfect on the BBC's Tom Robinson show
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Caravan Of Experience
Caravan Of Experience
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Bosphorus Bridge
Bosphorus Bridge
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Cry Never
Cry Never
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States Of Mind(feat.Wrekonize)
States Of Mind(feat.Wrekonize)
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Why Wonder,I Wonder
Why Wonder,I Wonder
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Mighty Fine
Mighty Fine
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Holding On/Caravan reprise
Holding On/Caravan reprise
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Peace and Compassion feat.Dalai Lama
Peace and Compassion feat.Dalai Lamatitle say's it all
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Anticipation
Anticipationyou know what I mean
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CircusTown reprise
CircusTown repriseReturn to where it all began
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Native world feat.Wrekonize/Two Sides of a Dream
Native world feat.Wrekonize/Two Sides of a DreamNative World feat.Wrekonize
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Slow War Dance
Slow War DanceNot all danger can be seen coming....
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On The Run
On The RunThat chasing thing........
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End Of The Bad Guys
End Of The Bad Guysso many to sing about
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Circus Town
Circus TownThe Joy of Youth
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25Hours/TheMoment
25Hours/TheMomentLove Explored Let me take you by the hand Let me dance you to the floor Lets seal the night with kisses Like we’ve never done before Let me hold you in my arms Let me breath the love in you Lets take the night to find, all that love can do Let me take you to the ocean Where the waves caress the beach Let me put you in the breeze And feel you take your ease Let me touch you like no other In the beauty of our world Lets take the time to find The moment we converge We are the ones in love with love We are the ones in love with love Took me so long to find you Never thought I’d be so long,in your loving arms never wanted to lose you, never thought I’d live to see your love reach me We are the ones in love with love We are the ones in love with love Let me take you to the ocean Where the waves caress the beach Let me put you in the breeze And feel you take your ease Let me trust you like no other With the beauty of our world Lets take the time to find The moment we converge We gotta hold on to love We gotta hold on to dreams We gotta hold on to love We gotta hold on to dreams Hold on, Hold on to love Hold on to dreams We are the ones in love with love We are the ones in love with love Can’t get you out of my mind This is the moment Can’t get you out of my heart This is the moment Can’t get you out of my mind This is the moment Can’t get you out of my heart This is the moment
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Time Melts
Time MeltsHarken to the sound of madness
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Tell Me Which Way/The Power
Tell Me Which Way/The PowerNew York was the setting for this tune,wrote this song with Ben & Jess,prompted by Ben asking the question "how do you write a song",they were 10 & 8 ish, after finishing the tune,I thought it was good enough to record,so the following week we went into No Mystery studio's,and laid this puppy down,Carsten Moss,Lisa Kellar,Urbano Sanchez, also played on the session's. A great memory for me, and the start of Ben's(Wrekonize) recording career.
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25 Hours(In The Loving Arms Of US Immigration)
25 Hours(In The Loving Arms Of US Immigration)My time with ........an audience with the Dalai Lama it wasn't.
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Two Sides of Dream(ambient mix).
Two Sides of Dream(ambient mix).Dreams, and things This was the original track, but cut it down for the album. still like this one.....takes it's time.
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Heaven Help(Feat.Wrekonize)
Heaven Help(Feat.Wrekonize)Love broken Thanks to Wrekonize - Vocals Ewan J.Shotter - Bass Jez Buzzing - Lead Guitar Mike Miller - Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Drum program, Keys
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Farewell To A Friend(For John & Ed)
Farewell To A Friend(For John & Ed)Memories of a friend
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S.O.S
S.O.SFantastic work from Bob Kerpner, on the piano & keys, which I as the producer took liberties with in terms of what sound ending up being used, sorry Bob but, I love how it ended up sounding, for me a real great soundscape.Peace & enjoy.
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Do You Believe
Do You BelieveA look at faith
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Man For All Seasons
Man For All Seasonslove against the world
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IT Takes Time
IT Takes TimeTime and Life collide, Thanks to Bob Kerpner - Piano & Keys Jezz Buzzing - bass
CALENDAR
Past Events
HENRY'S KITCHEN
9 BRIDGE ROAD,
HAMPTON COURT,
EAST MOLESEY,
KT8 9HA
TEL: 020 8783 1020