Counting To Ten Then Back Again (OUT NOW)

 OUT NOW and available from Bandcamp and numerous online music stores. (Norman, Piccadilly records, HMV.com, Juno, Record Plant, Music Magpie, Rough Trade and many others)
Its been 4 years since my last Castles in Space LP Sad Old Tatty Bunting and a Counting to Ten and Tatty Bunting Bundle is also available from Castles in Space Bandcamp.
So a massive Thankyou to Colin and all at Castles in Space for making this happen.
https://keithseatman-cis.bandcamp.com/album/counting-to-ten-then-back-again

Clip Clop To The Shop (Video by Simon Heartfield)

 Here is a new promo vid for the track Clip Clop to the Shop from the forthcoming new album
Counting to Ten Then Back Again. The Video was made by Simon Heartfield.
Release Date Friday 27th Feb 2026 on Castles in Space.

Counting to ten then back again Feb 27th 2026

 My new album Counting To Ten Then Back Again is due for
Release on Castles in Space,
Feb 27th 2026.
Audio Excerpts for the Album can be heard here
The superb Artwork is yet again by the wonderful Nick Taylor

Test Transmission Archive Reel 56

 

About 12 months ago I decided I needed a break from the Test Transmission Archive reel mixes. Was not sure at the time if or when I would do another..but here we are nearly 12 months later and it is time for Test Transmission Archive Reel 56. A  Psych, Electronic, Acid Folk (and all other goodies) mix.  To keep you all entertained this mix is 2 hours long and contains all sorts of ear worms, Focus Group, Funkadelic, Sweetwater, Joe Meek, Levitation, Dudley Moore, Fairport Convention, Genesis, Amon Duul ll, Forest, Fair Mothers and much more. I should say this is not the start of reguler Test Transmission mixes, but maybe the start of some random every now and then mixes.
So until next time strap yourself in for a right old audio head massage.

Tracklist
Focus Group - Bachoo
Bonzo Dog - We are Normal
Amon Duul ll - Pale Gallery
Ivor Cutler - I Got No Common Sense
Pink Floyd - Heart Beat Pig Meat
Funkadelic - What is Soul
Julian Cope - Transporting
Schifrin/Holmes - The Pidgeon Toad Orange Peel
Sweetwater - In a Rainbow
Fifty Foot Hose - Cauldron
Large Plants - Every Single Day
Psylons - Midnight Sun
Broadcast - The Be Colony
Fairport Convention - If I had a Ribbon Bow
Joe Meek - Entry of the Globbots
Joe Harriott John Mayer Double Quintet - Acka Raga
Spectrum -  You Satisfy Me
Genesis - The Conqueror
Delia Derbyshire - Ziwzih Ziwzih
Lother and the Hand People - L O V E
United States of America - Coming Down
Forest - Graveyard
Levitation - Pieces of Mary
Bruce Haack - Incantation
Silver Apples - A Pox On You
Elephants Memory - Old Man Willow
Gershon Kingsley - Pop Corn
White Noise - Here Come The Fleas
Belbury Poly - Chapel Perilous
Fair Mothers - Birds Bees and Tiny Fleas
Dudley Moore - Bedazzled
The 101 Strings - Flameout
Tangerine Dream - Ultima Thule Part 1
Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane
Free Design - Make the Madness Stop

Clip Clop Non Stop (Belbury Poly Mix) by Keith Seatman and Belbury Poly

 

Exclusive to the Castles in Space Subscription Library Singles Club.

 https://castlesinspace.bandcamp.com/community

 Clip Clop Non Stop (Belbury Poly Mix) by Keith Seatman and Belbury Poly 

 is our opening salvo. 

  

There will be a vinyl compilation of some of these singles coming towards the back end of the year, but meanwhile prepare yourself for a series of exclusive virtual 7" and 12" singles as we move through 2025. These tracks will not be appearing anywhere else other than within the Subscription Library community. credits released February 22, 2025 

 

 Written by Keith Seatman and Jim Jupp Production and remix by Jim Jupp Artwork by Nick Taylor © Castles in Space ℗ Signal to Noise ℗ Belbury Music CiS196 

 The original version of this track will appear on the forthcoming Keith Seatman album, "Counting To Ten Then Back Again" 

a skip and a song to see us along

 

Out now and available from Bandcamp

New long player. a skip and a song to see us along Excerpts

 

Title: a skip and a song to see us along

Artist: keith seatman

Release Date: 16^th August 2024

Cat No: ksa 011

Released by: K.S.Audio

Format: CD, Digi from Bandcamp

a skip and a song to see us along is the 8^th album by Keith Seatman and his 1^st non-Castles in Space album release since 2017.
Castles in Space will be releasing a new LP from Keith in Feb 2025 and a
remix 7inch single in late 2024.
In the meantime this release is a collection of 10 new tunes featuring more of his Odd Electronics, Psych, Radiophonics, Drone, quirky melodies, samples and random thoughts. Douglas E Powell joins Keith again and supplies Acoustic Guitar on track 10 jumbled letters.

a skip and a song to see us along Excerpts

Keith Seatman · a skip and a song to see us along Excerpts

Kate Bosworth's The Dark Train.

 

 Last Monday (18th March) my 3rd mix for Kate Bosworths Dark Train was broadcast on Warminster Community Radio. I have very much enjoyed producing these mixes for Kate and have been asked to do another for December.
Previous mixes
https://www.mixcloud.com/katebosworth/wcr-dark-train-ma38-keith-seatman-mix-28-11-2here and here
This week, Dark Train has taken The Magic Roundabout line to visit Alice (and friends) who are round the Smoking Caterpillar’s gaff and providing the background music is DT’s very own jester of the sonic, Keith Seatman.
Keith’s mix is the audio equivalent of Terence McKenna’s thought process in a South American rainforest (circa 1983) and it’s a thoroughly excellent journey through music.
Keith is an amazing musician too and you must check out his music: https://keithseatman.bandcamp.com
Thank you so much, Keith!
(Kate Bosworth)
First broadcast on the 18th March.

https://www.mixcloud.com/katebosworth/wcr-dark-train-ma38-keith-seatman-mix-28-11-22/

Digi only Release finding our way around

 

In early Jan 2024 I caught Covid and was laid up for a week. As I gradually felt better I started tinkering with some music, after a while of messing about with some sounds, voices and laughter I realised I might actually have a new tune/track.
Was not sure what I was doing and had no real plan.
I then just carried on recording and recording until I stopped.

So here you have it at 15 minutes 36 seconds long,
finding our way around. Bandcamp

released March 1, 2024

Music by Keith Seatman
Production: Keith Seatman
Mastering and Audio Advice: Jack Packer

New Album and Single later in the year on Castles in Space.
youtu.be/-xGBQ1WATXw?si=tSMChueGFSo5RuV9

End of Year Test Transmission Archive Reel 54

Its been quite a while since the last Test Transmission Archive Reel, and this is the last one for year. However for your end of year listening enjoyment we have John Dankworth, Petula Clark, Cosey Fanni Tutti, The Mistys, Hollywood Brats, Fairport Convention, Albion Christmas Band, Scorn, Bobby Krlic, Hawkwind, The British Stereo Collective and all sorts of other musical oddities and wonders. So until the next time, Have a Happy and a Merry. All the best and Happy New Year to you all.

Test Transmission Archive Reel 53

 

Hi All. Its been quite some time since my last Test Transmission mix and a lot has gone on since then. My new EP Disjointed Oddities Vol 2 has been released and I have a new album on Castles in Space due for release in 2024. Have put together a Mix for Kate B over at Dark Train and have a live session for Zadagan Keep on Tak Tent Radio. So here we are with a new mix and what do I have for you all this time round? For your audio delight we have
Godley and Creme - Jack Harris (Butcher)
Crass - Sentiment
Warrington Runcorn - Rocksavage
Alex Harvey Band - Faith Healer
Andy Partridge - 10 Power (Rogue)
The Twelve Hour Foundation - Mole Cricket
Keith Mansfield - Teenage Villain
Bonzo Dog Doo Da Band - The Intro and The Outro
Flying Lizards - Summertime Blues
REVBJELDE -  REGRESS
Alien Sex Fiend - Ignore the Machine
Howlround - Paper Phantom
Lo Five - The Performance of Adulthood
Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner - The Old Woman Tossed Up In A Basket
The Shangri-las - Out In The Streets
Klara Lewis - Sell Art
John Baker - Man Alive UFO
Belbury Poly - Pixie-Led
Perrey and Kingsley - Winchester Cathedrel
Mount Vernon Arts Lab - Flames
Oloron - Shadow Pass and Air Move
Having less and less time to put these mixes together so really not sure when the next mix will be, so until then (who knows if and when) tata.

Test Transmission Archive Reel 52

 

Its been quite a while since my last Test Transmission. You might notice that a lot of my previous Test Transmission mixes are no longer here. Have had to Archive them as I am only on the freebee mixcloud. This time round for your springtime audio delight we have
Spike Milligan - The Q5 Piano Tune
Diane and the Javlins - Who's the Girl
Arther Browns Kingdom Come - Time Captives
Yello - The Evening's Young
Quimper - Happy Borders
Yuri Morozov - Machine Dancing
Kid Moxie - No Island
ATV -  The Radio Story
Focus Group - The Elektrik Karousell
Gaslight Troubadours Ft fey Pink - Psychedelic Freakshow (Featuring Fey Pink)
BMH - Sea Pipes & Shanties
The Unthanks - The Scarecrow Knows
Sonic Youth - Providence
Frogman - Out in the fields yesterday
Bebe and Louis Barron - Main_Titles Overture
Sam Spence - Wie ein blitz
de-Sylva & Paddy Kingsland - Gollum
Terry Riley & John Cale - Church of Anthrax
Play School - Play on
Don't seem to have the time these days to do as many of these as I would like. So until the next one its a big old goodbye from me. All be good now.

Disjointed Oddities and Other Such Things EP. Vol:2. July 10th 2023

Due for release July 10th 2023. Disjointed Oddities and Other Such Things Vol: 2 follows on from Keith’s 2018 EP Disjointed Oddities and Other Such Things. This is the 3rd EP by Keith Seatman and his 1st non-Castles in Space release since 2018. Castles in Space will be releasing a new LP from Keith at a later date. However in the meantime this EP is a collection of 5 tunes by Keith featuring more of his Clunky Odd Electronics, Psych, Radiophonics, Drone and quirky melodies. Track 5 is a Remix of the 2022 album track The Grand Alchemists Parade, This new remix is by Portsmouth musician and DJ Simon Heartfield. The original version can be heard on the 2022 Castles in Space Album Sad Old Tatty Bunting CiS093.

27th January 2023, 12inch Extended and Instrumental Burial at Bevill's Leam

 

Burial at Bevill’s Leam

Extended and Instrumental Versions
of Seatman and Powell track from
CiS093 - 'Sad Old Tatty Bunting’

Format: 12” Red Vinyl / Download
Released: 27th January, 2023
Catalogue Number CiS137
Available From
https://castlesinspace.bandcamp.com/music
Distributor: state51

When recording the album “Sad Old Tatty Bunting”, I decided it needed a spoken word track. I wanted to mix this in the style of The Velvet Underground track, 'The Gift', with the vocals hard panned to the left and music to the right. I approached singer/songwriter Douglas E Powell and asked him if he would be interested in writing a short story for this purpose. Doug came back to me sometime later with a 13/14 minute tale about ancient giant crabs and a burial at a place called 'Bevill’s Leam'.

I loved the story, however it was too long, way too long. There was only about 7 minutes spare for the last track on the album. So Doug went back to work on it and presented me with a shortened version. The voice was recorded and mixed, hard panning left and right.

“Sad Old Tatty Bunting” was released on Castles in Space in Feb 2022.

In the Spring of 2022 I started thinking about the full version of 'Bevill’s Leam', and started to think that we should revisit the track in order to record and release the long version using Doug’s full text as originally planned.

I told my label, Castles in Space that I wanted to do the 12” in the style of a DIY white label. We agreed on no cover artwork and only a white sleeve with an A5 paper insert. Taking inspiration from Public Image’s “Metal Box” a red typewriter font was chosen for all the text. Morrison at CiS proposed a red vinyl pressing because he’s like that.

So, with all the label details worked out, the last remaining problem we had was that Doug no longer had the original full story! So in double quick time he set to work and re-wrote and re-recorded the whole thing. It turned out Longer, darker and better.

Myself and long time friend and producer Jack Packer set to work remixing the new version of 'Bevill’s Leam'. Some new tracks were laid down with additional sounds and effects and then Doug’s new extended vocal (sounding amazing) was sewn into the mix.

This new version of the track is very different from the album version, having a fuller sound and sharper clarity. Doug’s vocal was perfect, and the new musical additions created a more balanced and atmospheric feel. The B side instrumental version was slightly extended, and again some new sounds and effects added.

So there you have it…the full story of Burial at Bevill’s Leam in glorious hand numbered, red 12" 45rpm format.

 

January 2023. A: Burial at Bevill's Leam (Extended) 12inch Single CiS 137

 
January 2023
A: Burial at Bevill's Leam (Extended)
B: Burial at Bevill's Leam (Instrumental)
12inch Single Castles in Space CiS 137

Original version of Burial at Bevill’s Leam can be heard on
Keith Seatman’s album Sad Old Tatty Bunting
Castles in Space CiS 093
https://keithseatman-cis.bandcamp.com/

Test Transmission Archive Reel 51 presents Kev Oyston/Soulless Party. A Chidhood

 

Welcome to Archive Reel 51, and this time round our guest mix is by the wonderful Kev Oyston of The Soulless Party. Mr Oyston's mix starts at about 24 mins in. Up to then you will just have to put up with me. So what have we both got for you this time??? We have Funkadelic, Andrew Oldham Orchestra, Kayla Painter, Vernon Elliott, Viv Albertine, Wilfred Pickles, Ken Barrie, Bryan Daly, Bernard Cribbins, Duncan Lamont, Johnny Morris, Denise Gagne and so much much more. Its been great fun doing all of these mixes but really not sure when the next Test Transmission will be? So until then keep safe and look after yourselves. And now after months of planning and tech probs (from my end) I am happy to present Test Transmission Archive Reel 51, Kev Oyston/Soulless Party. A Chidhood. Why not listen and follow along.

Test Transmission Archive Reel 50 with Mr Douglas E Powell

 

So here we are.....Test Transmission Archive Reel 50. When I started doing these a very long time ago (about 11 years) really did not expect to get this far. So to celebrate hitting 50 my guest mix this time round is from my friend singer song writer and occasional musical collaborator, contributor to my clunky old music...the mighty Mr Douglas E Powell who also records as Bellprover https://bellprover.bandcamp.com/.
Doug has supplied a wonderful mix which starts around 24 mins in. So this time round from myself and Mr Powell we have music from The Steve Miller Band, The Residents, Beak, Kool & The Gang, Ladyhawke, The Pop Group, Lalo Schifrin, Roberto Delgado & His Orchestra, Alessanda and the Atomic Crocus, Goldbug and a whole lot more. So until Archive reel 51 and maybe another guest, keep safe wrap up warm its gonna be a long winter.

 

Here we are at Test Transmission 49 and this is the 1st Test Transmission featuring a Guest Mix. This time round it is from Mr Simon Heartfield. I have known Simon for decades. I have had the pleasure of working with him musically on many projects (Psylons, Seatman Separator and all sorts of other collaborations) always great company, a gentleman a scholer and probably is an acrobat. The 1st 21 minutes are my musical ramblings, from then on its Mr Heartfield. Until next time.....tata.
Tracklist
The Sound of Science - Everything’s made of Atoms
Billy Currie - Theremin
Large Plants - La Isla Bonita
PJ Harvey - The Crowded Cell
ToiToiToi - Never A Dull Moment
The Inigo Kilborn Group - A Tune For Lucy
Mike Sammes SIngers - Telephone Song
Mr Heartfield Guest Mix
PIKSEL - Walk In
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Are You Hung Up?
SPACEMEN 3 - Just to See You Smile
BRIAN ENO - Late Evening to Jersey
FIELD LINES CARTOGRAPHER - Inside a Star
MOGWAI - Autorock (Live)
CLPPNG - Dream
HARA ALONSO - The Centre of the Sun is Empty
VANGELIS - Albedo 0.39
ROMEO RUCHA - Your Brain
THESE NEW PURITANS - Organ Eternal (Live)
HILDUR GUONADOTTIR - 12 Hours Before
LONELADY - Cries and Whispers
65 DAYS OF STATIC - d|| tl | | |
PERE UBU - Non-Alignment Pact
ASHER LEVITAS - Vapours
KARL O CONNOR & ANN MARGARET HOGAN - Temporary Thing

Sad Old Tatty Bunting released Today

 Sad Old tatty Bunting has been released and is available from
Castles in Space and Rough Trade/Norman Records and many others.
Artwork by Nick Taylor

 

Castles in Space is thrilled to present a timely new album from Keith Seatman - his first “extraordinary adventure” since 2020’s “Time To Dream But Never Seen”. “Sad Old Tatty Bunting” is another multi layered, deeply psychedelic construction which contains collaborations with Jim Jupp (Ghost Box, Belbury Poly) and Douglas E. Powell (Broken Folk).

Keith provides the vision and background to the album:

“The inspiration for Sad Old Tatty Bunting came about very early one morning in April 2020, during the first UK lockdown. I had taken to going for long walks between six and seven o’clock in the morning. I would stroll aimlessly and directionless up and down terraced streets, along the beach and on the prom.
On these early morning walks, places that were once very familiar to me seemed to have changed and taken on an unfamiliar feel. With this change I noticed new things, things which I had not seen before or maybe had no memory of ever seeing.

“One morning I passed an old pub. Hanging in the beer garden was some very old and quite shabby looking bunting. As I stared at the faded old colours I started to wonder why the bunting was there? Was it put up to mark a long forgotten occasion? Or had it been placed there to just brighten up the garden? As the weeks went by, I started to wander further and every now and then would notice more random old tatty bunting hanging from trees, lamp posts or in windows. On theses walks an idea started to take root. I came up with and really liked the phrase Sad Old Tatty Bunting. I mentioned this to my friend Douglas E Powell who said it sounded like the name of an old scarecrow (Tatty Bunting) it was then that I realised that Sad Old Tatty Bunting could refer to many different concepts/ideas/places/books and things. What, who or even where was Sad Old Tatty Bunting? I honestly had no idea…but it was definitely an idea I was going to pursue…”  

 

All instruments Keith Seatman, with
Jim Jupp - Synths on Jumpy's Playroom
Douglas E Powell - Voice on Burial at Bevill's Leam

All Tracks Written by Keith Seatman, except
Seatman and Jupp - Jumpy's Playroom
Seatman and Powell - Burial at Bevill's Leam

All tracks produced by Keith Seatman and Jack Packer, except
Jumpy's Playroom - Produced by Jim Jupp  

Test Transmission Archive Reel 47

 

Welcome to Test Transmission Archive Reel 47. The Winter Months are here and Festive celebrations are being thought about and prepared. So to see this strange old year out here is a 60s Psych/Electronic/Folk/Soul Mix. Everything in this mix is from 1960-1970…however I have excluded the obvious (Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Velvet Underground, Who etc) with so much to choose from there was absolutely no reason to include any of those bands. So all sorts of musical Oddities and Quirkiness from West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Perrey & Kingsley, the Aquarian Age, Marlena Shaw, The Nocturnes, White Noise, Fifty Foot Hose, The Mesmerizing Eye, Mary Hopkin, Joe Meek, David Cain, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, The 101 Strings, United States of America, Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, Free Design and loads and loads more. So until sometime in 2022 I will now leave you. Enjoy the Winter Months ahead and all the best for the New Year.