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Joined: 05/05/2002
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Location: United Kingdom / Leeds
 
 Second Thought
Second Thought is the musical voice and brainchild of Ross Baker. 
Although begun as far back as 1999, Second Thought properly entered the world in 2003 with his debut album Purlieu. Defining Baker's idea of music as vision, it left listeners feeling lost in a strange, cold, desolate countryside setting, with its distant piano melodies, strange background sounds and an array of found sounds, including omnipresent rooks. The album picked up positive reviews from all corners, including a spot in renowned magazine The Wire, culminating in 'Parin Onia' being spun by none other than The Future Sound of London during a slot on BBC Six Music's SixMix show.

Four years later, the follow-up, Vacuum Road Songs, was unleashed on fledgling Leeds label Jerky Oats. Replacing the amorphous soundscapes of its predecessor with breakbeats, glitches and insistent techno rhythms, Vacuum Road Songs was the city to Purlieu's fields, a journey following the listener from the borderline of the city to its huge, dominating centre, passing all points of human life on the way. Further radio play came with the album, and all reviews suggested the album was a successful follow-up to the debut.

2009 sees the re-emergence of Second Thought after two years of silence. With Dead Hymns, the conceptual follow-up to Purlieu and Vacuum Road Songs shelved indefinitely, Ross is taking a less heavy-handed approach, with various tracks, remixes, collaborations and possibly a new album planned for the year to come. While you're waiting, all Second Thought discs are currently at the price of £1.50 ("why pay a tenner for something that cost a pound to make?") in the Jerky Oats shop and can be picked up below...
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Aqueduct
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Aqueduct
Freeware Account 05:43, 8.23mb , 128kbps [11/15/09]
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Electronica
Berlin inspired electronic ambient piece. From the album 'Safernoc'
Credits: Written, produced and performed by Ross Baker


Savernake
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Savernake
Freeware Account 04:54, 7.05mb , 192kbps [02/15/09]
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Techno
Atmospheric techno piece, from 'Safernoc'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


Night
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Night
Freeware Account 09:12, 8.84mb , 128kbps [11/10/04]
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Ambient
Ambient track from 'Vacuum Road Songs'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


Vehicle
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Vehicle
Freeware Account 04:18, 4.13mb , 128kbps , 100bpm [11/10/04]
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Illbient
Instrumental hip-hop piece from 'Vacuum Road Songs'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


Machine
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Machine
Freeware Account 05:01, 4.83mb , 128kbps [11/10/04]
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IDM
Melodic IDM piece from 'Vacuum Road Songs'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


Parin Onia
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Parin Onia
Freeware Account 04:21, 6.25mb , 192kbps [02/21/09]
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Ambient
Piano ambience from 'Purlieu'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


Em
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Em
Freeware Account 05:22, 5.16mb , 128kbps , 134bpm [04/16/03]
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Ambient
Melodic ambient piece from 'Purlieu'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.


December
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December
Freeware Account 04:15, 4.09mb , 128kbps , 90bpm [12/01/02]
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Ambient
Ambient piece, originally recorded for the Kinetic Effect December project. From 'Purlieu'.
Credits: Written, produced, sampled and performed by Ross Baker.



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Blog: Monday, Feb 16, 2009 @ 10:21:40 AM
17th February 2009

Re-arrival. Second Thought is back! It's been three years since the last new material (Rooftops), and all has been quiet, apart from the somewhat subdued Vacuum Road Songs release (those reviews will be turning up this year, honest!). What's been hap...

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Blog: Sunday, Feb 16, 2003 @ 2:11:58 PM
New release: Second Thought - Rooftops

After much planning, lots of hype and a lorryload of remixes, Second Thought finally releases the Rooftops EP. Parts 1-6, otherwise untitled, cover a range of styles, including ambient, IDM, acoustic and breakbeat, but flow seamlessly together to for...

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Blog: Friday, Jan 27, 2006 @ 3:53:24 AM
27th January 2006

Last night was the second rehearsal of the year. We were both knackered, so admittedly little was done. However, between us we now have a melodica (which I kept calling a harmonium) and a ukulele, so the amount of textures available is rising. We beg...

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Blog: Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 @ 12:35:10 PM
18th January 2006

First rehearsal was fun, productive and odd. We're still going down the drinking = good line of things, helping us *cough*Claire*cough* get over certain confidence issues, but hey. We wrote a song which came out rather nicely, starting off with a par...

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Blog: Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006 @ 6:13:47 AM
6th January 2006


The holidays are over and it's time to reconvene. Claire and I have discussed one or two things for the future. She's done some writing over Christmas, so we have a few new ideas on the way. I have a new bass guitar and have done some work try...

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