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Hog Killin' Time: le country touch

When multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer Baptiste Hottin, the man behind Hog Killin' Time, was introduced to me as a fan of Johnny Cash, I just knew we were fated to work together.

Right now, Baptiste is putting together a collection of songs for an album that will feature a number of guest vocalists, and I'm helping out with the lyrics.

Our first collaboration, on which the vocal duties are handled by the lead singer of Manchester, is Under A Pile of Bricks. It's a song about nostalgia and the passing of time, and I'm sure Marcel Proust (and perhaps even Johnny Cash) would have loved it.

• Under A Pile Of Bricks
  

I'm smudie, a Scot living in Paris.

As a lyricist, I write both for and in collaboration with several local artists who sing in English. Some of the people who have sung my lyrics include Nadj, EliotE & the Ritournelles, OrangeColumbo, Sunless Universe and Electric Factory.

I'm always on the lookout for interesting new projects. Send me an email if you think we could work together.

Here are some of my lyrics:

• Nadj
• Cactus
• Jesus Freak
• EliotE & the Ritournelles
• Crayon
• Floppy Fringe
• Going Places
• Honeycomb
• OrangeColumbo
• A Slap In The Face
• Carved In Granite
• Curse
• Dirty Fingernails
• I Lay With You
• Pull The Stars Down
• Hog Killin' Time
• Under A Pile Of Bricks
• Sunless Universe
• A Flemish Painting
• Electric Factory
• Outer Space Boy
• "Songs in search of a singer"
• A Dollar You Found In The Street
• Ashtray
• The Beauty Of Your Face
• Cat Lover
• Deux Doigts (Et Un Glaçon)
• Leave Me With Your Scent
• Never
• Un Arból Sin Raices