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You can now download the entire album all at once here:

http://cid-83919c46a065e03b.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Helbm1%20-%20Dave%20Ives?lc=2057

It took me all day to figure out how though.

Its .RAR

Hazaar!

Right, its been a work in progress for a long time now.

My debut electronica album is out today!

For free download no less!

You can download it track by track here: http://www.last.fm/music/daveives/Helbm+1

Would love to hear what you all think of it!

(Best listened to in the dark...its where it was written)

Also here's me : Blog.co.uk exclusive!

The truth is out there.

I am a huge X-Files fan. Most people who know me know that. But most people who know me also know I am not easily taken in by conspiracy or paranormal things without a substantial amount of evidence. When it comes down to Religion I always feel like there is essentially no evidence for most things stated therefore believing in it isn't a good way for me to go.

But aliens?

Now I'm not about to destroy all my credibility by stating I believe in aliens. I actually hate the word "belief" People always say "I believe in this" or "I believe in that" but what the hell does that actually mean? It certainly doesn't mean you KNOW anything. I could say that I believe the universe is actually a giant glass of water and our planet is a meatball floating in it, but that doesn't do anything for anybody does it.

The thing about paranormal activity is its so vague. You have ghosts, aliens, big foot, nessie, El Chupacabre and God knows what else, so although I won't actually say I "believe" in any of these things, I WILL say that i find certain aspects of all of them interesting.

As human beings there is a lot we don't understand, but for me the concept of U.F.Os seems the most likely.

The only reason i say this though is because for me personally the thought of a infinite universe where the only intelligent life is here on Earth is a very, very depressing one. It also seems a bit arrogant to presume we are the centre of the Galaxy just because we invented the light bulb.

Just remember I'm not saying "I Believe" Okay Mulder?

I'm very much on Scully's side when it comes to this. I keep an open mind but try and not jump to any rash conclusions.

But i think it is fair to say that most people in their lives have experienced something big or small that they can't quite explain, and for a lot of people it drives them crazy.

For me the main offender is Deja Vu and my dreams, and i have to say i have very strong feelings about them. The way they make me feel especially Deja Vu is more than irregular. For me Deja Vu is like that "unnamed feeling" its like a mix of sickness, confusion, mystery, joy, longing and dissapointment. You feel like you have lived something before and can even at times predict the next things that happen but the sequence continues too quickly for you to actually say them to prove its happened. Also it can happen at the worst time, say when you're in the shower or getting on the bus and there's no one to tell.

I'm off track now. I was originally talking about U.F.Os.

I have definitely seen a UFO. That doesn't mean i have definitely seen an alien, but i have seen an aircraft i couldn't explain.

Also about 2 nights ago i woke up at around 4 am and remember in the half asleep daze seeing that my windows were unnaturally blue. Now i don't want to go too much into this one because it holds no water really, but i try to base everything off of how it makes me feel and this made me feel uneasy. it was too early for light, especially of this brightness. Needless to say it creeped me out. But being the lazy fat cunt i am, i just went back to sleep. Got no time for probes.

Anyhoo, the point of this was to ask for all your perspectives on the cases of U.F.Os or Deja Vu (or any other paranormal shit you think you have seen)

Just let me know!

Behold, for Brighten Call-eth!

That's correct folks, on Saturday I spent the day in Brighton in Hove and before you say anything, Yes, I am aware I was there only but a few months ago but I gotta admit to you folks, I find myself wanting to go there more and more often.

Me and my girlfriend set the alarm for 8am Saturday morning and were awoken to the shrill, bossy, Female voice of my Mobile phone informing me “The time is Eight AM, Time to get up!” That's right, it actually says the time AND shouts “Time to get up!” all in a Northern accent no less. Well we hauled ourselves out of bed and after a healthy breakfast (A chicken sandwich) we made our way to the train station. The last time we went we travelled by National Express coach which I highly recommend. It costs £1 there are £1 back and it really is the easiest way to travel, but seeing as we were only going for a day, we wanted to get as much time in as possible so we opted for the old fashioned train. £21 later, and we are on our way to Brighton.

After falling asleep on the pink train I awoke to find myself one stop from Brighton station. When we got off the train it was pissing down and the skies were grey. Depressing? Not at all. The thing I notice about Brighton is, despite the greyness of the skies, the place is still the most colourful of all places I have visited (and I'm not just talking about gay pride flags) There's this strange upbeat mood about as people carry on doing what they do knowing it will probably clear up by midday. It's a very multicultural place, and I really don't know where London gets its title as the most multicultural place in England because I really think Brighton gives it a run for its money.

Because the weather wasn't at its best we just explored the town. Through “the lanes” and various shops there's a lot to be found. Its all pretty alien actually. We walked through a free “Test your Aura” centre. It wasn't really my scene though. Maybe a bit too “far out” for me, but it was fun to see. We went in a lot of “tat” shops and for some reason they all have “I love london” merchandise in them despite being no where near London. Then we had probably the best pizza's ever in Donatello's. If you're ever in Brighton go to Donatello's. You can get a 2 course mean for £6 and its wicked. On the way back to meet some friends we found a little art exhibition made of paper called “the elephant bed” which was pretty cool.

After that we met up with out friends and went to a few pubs. We found a “Club” that had just recently “re opened” although it didn't look like much restoration work had been done. Its hard to find a pub in Brighton central that isn't a gay bar (not that we were looking) so we just presumed it was. It had very pretentious Banksy-esque artwork on the walls and the door had a pink banana on it. The soundtrack was hard underground electronica and apparently the “dance floor” was downstairs. Now I have seen some shoddy toilets in my time. I have been to “the Dirty South” in Lee Green, but until Saturday I had never been to a toilet with Saloon doors. After coming out of the OK Coral Toilets I decided to look at the “Dance floor” which turned out to be a black dungeon with some UV lights. As I ascended the stairs I was greeted at the top by a man of about 35 – 40 years in age wearing an orange tutu and tights. A real life Fairy man. Now despite what you may think, Brighton isn't actually as “gay” as everyone will have you believe, but this ladies and gentlemen may have been the gayest place we have visited so far. It was reasonably early in the day so we left that club and went to a quieter pub where we talked about movies and the like.

On the journey home I couldn't help but think that Brighton was the exact kind of place I would like to live someday. I love London, don't get me wrong. But after living here for 19 years you kind of want something different. For me Brighton has the perfect City to Beach ratio you could want. It has a great high-street with all the consumer focused shit a Londoner like myself needs along with a great stone beach and pier thats literally right around the corner for when you want to get away from it all and the best thing about it is that if you never turned that corner you wouldn't even know the high-street is there.

So in the short, if you want somewhere great to go in England, go to Brighton. Just go by National Express and not extortionate train. You Could literally go 11 more times in National Express for the price of a 1 day return on the British Rail.

Just beware that Fairy man. Don't enter the club with the pink banana on the door.

I'm a shit i know. I never come on here any more really. I've gone and abandoned you all for the devils anus that is Twitter!

NO! never! i could never abandon you all! I wouldn't. I'm still here! I have just been pretty busy, and because of that not had time to think of anything good to write about on here. The thing about Twitter is that you can post things without thinking. So while I'm sitting at my computer screen trying my hardest to progress on my screenplay and get my mind to actually generate something of any sense, i can take a break and inform all my 13 followers exactly what it is i am doing at that precise moment which is usually "Updating my twitter" for some reason. Creative no?

Basically what I'm trying to say is this site is too good to fill with shit like that. I've not abandoned you all, I have just had nothing of any interest to write on here, and i don't like to update it without anything of any value.

BUT if you are at all interested in my non filtered thoughts then do check out my Twitter at : www.twitter.com/fattymombassa

But don't hold your breathe.

I hope i will find something of interest to write about on here soon.

In the meantime i seriously suggest you watch "Stewart Lee's comedy Vehicle" on the internet somewhere (its all on youtube) and watch "Psychoville" The new comedy drama series by 2 of the 4 league of gentlemen guys Reece Sheersmith and Steve Pemberton. I advise you view it from episode 1 somewhere on the web because it is an ongoing series and if you start now you'll be lost i assure you.

Thanks!