LASTWINDmusic is the working name of Paul Hayles, composer, arranger and producer of music.

Involved in the music scene since the mid-seventies, he has worked with, among others :

> HAWKWIND
> TOPPER HEADON (The Clash)
> JALAL NURINDA (Last Poets)
> REG MEUROSS
> HARRY WILLIAMSON
> CROPDUSTERS

Besides playing live extensively on three continents and his studio work he has composed the music for several films and TV programmes.

On this site there are samples of his music which is available for licence or purchase.

These samples are regularly replaced with others : LWm has quite a large stock of material with more pieces being composed and recorded each week.

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Latest News :

>>> November 2007 > News
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Where has 2007 gone ? I really have no idea, it has just rushed passed in a flash. I've moved house, right into the centre of Bristol, with a new Banksy picture on the wall 100 metres away, a place where I can make quite a lot of noise. And I have been doing so. Cos I'm still busy on the music front even though I've had a busy year with other aspects of my life. Live work has been put on the back boiler for a while but we have been slowly finishing the LASTWIND album which should be ready in the new year - working title : Monster Trucks and Other Vehicles. I've written a lot of new tunes and am finishing the words ready for recording in about a month's time : the old tunes are already recorded vocals and all.

Then I am involved in a virtual studio recording happening over satellite and phone line links between the UK and USA with characters like Daevid Allen of Gong fame and Alan Daavey of Hawkwind among others. Loosely based on a cartoon character loosely based on Lemmy, it should be really good.

And keep an eye out for a new music site which I'm planning to create with NING. If you don't know NING.com check it out - it's a non-corporate, do you own thing version of Myspace, Facebook and similar. And, I promise more news in a month or two. Keep on truckin' and rockin' and groovin' and rappin' and whatever else turns you on.

There's a couple of new toons on the music page too. Check it out !

>>> January 2007 > News
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2007 has arrived, a new year full of promise and expectation. At the end of 2006 we started recording the voice for the proposed Lastwind album that we hope to have out before Easter. This we did in Avignon with OBNY at the desk. Of course, we will be using DOSE-productions to do our artwork.

Perhaps I should explain my various projects for the coming year.
Lastwind is my working band with whom I will be not only bringing out an album but also hopefully touring both in the UK and in Europe including some festivals this coming summer. Lastwind plays self composed songs of a space rock/techno/punk style.

Alongside this, I intend to continue working on continuing the This That The Other project of urban sounds using my music and Sonic's lyrics. We've made a start and intend to progress this slowly thru the year.

Then of course there is Lastwindmusic, composing music for sync, for licence and for others to use. Besides the music already on this site I have some new pieces which have been added in OUR MUSIC section. In particular, I have a few tunes/songs aimed at singer/songwriters. These are in a soul/rock sort of mode. (see below for the info and to listen to the 2 tunes).

A busy year coming up - hopefully a good one. And the best to you out there too, good health, good fun and, above all, good music.

Any comments or more information required ? email me !

>>> January 2007 > SINGER - SONGWRITERS !
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A good voice, maybe some great words BUT no tune and no arrangement.
Lastwindmusic can help you!
Here are two examples of our original song material. We can provide all the following :

>Just the tunes
>The tunes plus arrangements
>The tunes plus arrangements plus words
>The tunes plus arrangements plus words plus full production.

What do you need ? Contact us to see how we can help you out.
Example 01 : Welcome Back >> Click here
Example 02 : See Me Cry >> Click here

>>> TOUR LIVE FREE MP3's

Yes ! If you missed us on tour you have a chance to catch up and have a listen to 6 live tracks we've just added on our website !

Click here now ! and enjoy the music ! thanks.

>>> TOUR DIARY - The Deco & The Junction

View some photos and read some details - The Tour Part I ... Click here ...

View some photos and read some details - The Tour Part II ... Click here ...

View the VIDEO ! Check it out now ! Lastwind tour video is on-line ... Click here ...

Goto the myspace to have a listen ... GO !

October News - 2006 - Lastwind on tour / New EP / Posters available !

Lastwind have been asked to be the support for HAWKWIND on some dates of their autumn tour. These are :

24th October - The Deco, Northampton
25th October - The Junction, Cambridge,
29th October - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
31st October - Assembly Rooms, Derby

We will be playing a 45 minute spacey rocky set to get everyone ready for the Hawkwind experience. We will also be selling our new EP, Monster Trucks, our mini-album, Fallen Soldiers plus posters. See you there down the front and make yourselves known to us.

OBNY, one of our French friends, a multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, is joining the band for this tour.

Monster Trucks EP CD is being released as a limited edition of 1000 copies and is likely to become a collectors item.

Coming in at just under 25 minutes it consists of 5 tracks :
Monster Trucks, Monster Trux (a remix by OBNY), Yaksi, Slots and Tough on Grime.
These are pretty much instrumental versions of these songs which are planned to be on an up and coming full album with vocals too.

These are for sale ONLY at the October gigs OR through the FTQR web site.
Some of the tracks are also available track by track from www.arkade.com/lastwind .

Also available at the gigs and through the web sites are two great posters :
The Lastwind Monster Trucks tour poster and a This That The Other poster based on the design of the CD cover of Fallen Soldiers.

Both fine examples of the excellent art work produced by DOSE-productions

The CD is for sale at only £5 (with £1 p and p if bought through the web sites - if you want to order - please get in touch and we'll be happy to send them to you).

The posters are also for sale at only £5 - high quality glossy heavy paper A3 size.
We are offering a CD + poster at the gigs for £7 only, a doubly fine souvenir for you to collect!

See you at the gigs. If you have any questions email us

POSTERS : (click on image to view larger versions)


The LASTWIND tour Poster

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This That The Other - Poster

August News (bis) - THIS THAT THE OTHER 'Fallen Soldiers' ARTWORK

Thanks to DOSE-productions who created some great visuals for our EP! The artwork is finished and you can check it out by clicking here !

August News - 2006 - THIS THAT THE OTHER

Finished finally : the THIS THAT THE OTHER recording was mastered at Optimum in Bristol - sound people with superb gear this week.
The 6 track CD will be out soon on FEEL THE QUALITY RECORDS and is basically 3 songs with 2 versions of each. Fallen Soldiers, Paris-Marseille and The Bristol Situation.

You can order your copy by emailing us > Click here
>> 10 euros or 10 dollars or £6 (including postage).

A few pic of us in the studio ? just CLICK HERE NOW !

CD cover design is by our favorite graphics team - DOSE-productions

Look out for more new stuff over the coming months in a range of flavours.
Thanks to OPTIMUM-MASTERING - Check out their website and studio > Click here

July News - 2006 - Mixing and Mastering

Tracks have been finally mixed and will be mastered soon. Tracks are : Fallen Soldiers, Bristol Situation (Going Nowhere) both with lyrics written and performed by Sonic, and, Paris-Marseille, lyrics by PH, sung by Laurence De Loes. There is also a 4th track -instrumental re-mix of Fallen Soldiers.
All music composed and arranged by PH. Production (and extra guitar) by Rick Nowell.

June News - 2006 - Recording

Now in the mixing phase of latest recording. Mixing being carried out at Alma Vale Studios in Bristol. Great musicians used on these recordings include : Rob Merrill (Mercury Music Prize winner with Roni Size and Reprazent) on drums, Guy Calhoun, (well known on the Bristol scene, listen to his guitar on DJ SUV) on bass, Latch on guitar and Sonic and Laurence De Loes on vocals.
Watch out for these tracks, available end of summer.
One track, Paris-Marseille, features vocals by Laurence in French!!!

April News - 2006 - PSI records & PP music

Lastwindmusic has signed a non-exclusive contract with PSI records Inc in Los Angeles for 24 works of music. There is talk of a similar deal with PP Music for the UK, Europe and the Rest of the World."
Also three songs by LWm are being recorded with live musicians and vocalists in Bristol in April which will probably be promoted as a 4 track product including a re-mix of one of the songs.Link to PSI records website : Click here - - - Link to PP music website : Click here

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