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Self Portrait

Recorded and produced by Marten Hurley in Salford, England, and Matthew Boswell in Cardiff, Wales.

Available on limited edition cassette tape and digital download from Ramber Records (RAM_024): https://ramberrecords.com/releases/ram024-emperor-zero-nights-of-the-hunter-ep

Photography © Philip Andrew Hunter, 2013
Music © Emperor Zero, 2023

Absalom

Ride This Train Out Now
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Written by Acantha Lang & Bradley Kohn

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{Lyrics}
Mmmmm, mmmmm
Yeah
Come on now

Got my ticket 
I’m on my way
I know today’s gonna be a good day
I close my eyes
A smile on my face
Something’s telling me don’t be late 
Ooo, my dreams are waiting
Ah, they waiting on me
I know the time has come
It’s gon’ be so sweet
I’m tired of all the talk
I’m tired of standing still
Mmm, it’s a time for me to live, yeah

I’m gonna ride this train all the way to the end 
I’m gonna ride this train all the way to the end 
I’m gonna ride this train all the way to the end
And when it stops
Yeah, yeah, I’m gon’ start all over again, yeah
I’m gon’ start all over again

Don’t need no money
Oh, this ride’s for free
Stop wasting time and come along with me
Ooo, we’re going somewhere
We’ve never been
There’s a ﬁre burning deep within

I said a don’t you wanna go somewhere
I said a don’t you wanna do something
Oh, I said a don’t you wanna go somewhere
Ooo, I said a don’t you wanna do something
Yeah!

We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end 
We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end 
We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end 
And when it stops, ooo
Oh, I’m gon’ start all over again 
Yeah, yeah

Oh, we’re gonna ride this train, ride this train
Yeah, yeah 
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
Come on with me, we’re gonna ride this train
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
Yeah, all the way to the end, yeah
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
We’re gonna ride this train and when it stops
Oh! We’re gonna start all over again and again and again
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
We’re gonna ride this train
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
All the way to the end, oh yeah
(We’re gonna ride this train all the way to the end)
Oh oh, and when it stops
Oh! We’re gonna start all over again

Ride This Train

Ride This Train (Single Version)

Alien Grace

Alright

Winter - from the new album POLARCHORAL by GRICE
Album Release date: 4th November 2022

As Winter descends...'look to the spring'
A song of renewal and hope - from the darkest hour just before the dawn.

'an artist of rare refinement - an album of exquisite beauty' - PROG magazine

Grice: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, sonics.
Robert Brian: Drums. 
Al Swainger: Double Bass. 
Alan Burton: Jillian pipes
Luca Calabrese: Trumpet
Jack Lawrence: Autoharp

Grice Peters (GRICE) is a British Art Rock musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from South London and currently based in the Southwest of England.

Website: www.gricemusic.co.uk 
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POLARCHORAL

Winter

Winter (Radio Edit)

Mind the gaps, don’t fall through cracks and leave all stones unturned.
There’s truth in lies, you won’t always get what you have earned.
Wandering in the wilderness will get you nowhere slow
if you have no place to go.
This isn’t how it is, this isn’t what we do.
The laws of gravity push down on your youth
and for every bad hangover there’s another sober thought.
Love can’t be taught.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Space and time make children of us all.
The universe holds each of us both big and very small.
From up above we look like love, lonely and so blue
and almost true
with action and purpose, subtlety and poise
but when decency fails, honesty annoys.
When only trivia prevails after all is said and gone 
truth hangs on.

High Street Ruminations

This song is very special to me as it’s about my momma. It tells the story of her growing up in New Orleans, a young girl living during segregation, bringing up 4 kids as a single mother, losing everything in 3 major Hurricanes (including Hurricane Katrina)...plus her name sounds like Superman’s girlfriend ‘Lois Lane’ (which I reference in the song). Thank you all for supporting me on my journey, and for streaming and sharing. It means the world to me! 🙏🏽

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[LYRICS]
Her name is Lois Lang
But she ain’t have no superman
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans
Her name is Lois Lang
Sweet like sugarcane
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans
 
Louisiana chile
Born in the south
Nineteen forty-three
So imagine what she's seen
Mr. Crow was in the air
Magnolias in her hair
Hollygrove girl
With tight press and curl
 
Sittin’ on the porch
Waiting for the sun to shine
Dinah’s on the radio
She's got tears in her eyes
You can feel the heat
Coming off Clouet Street 
Sweaty nights on the bayou
Lord have mercy on me 

Her name is Lois Lang
But she ain’t have no superman
(No superman)
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans
Her name is Lois Lang
Sweet like sugarcane
(Like sugarcane)
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans

Fell deep in love
Walkin’ in the 9th ward
Seventeen years
She tried to persevere
She loved my daddy
Until things fell apart
She’s an old school girl
Who lived with her heart

Four babies on her hips
She ain’t let her backbone slip
She’s strong like them hurricanes
Ya can't forget their names
Betsy and Katrina
You can hear them scream loud
Goddamn Mississippi
Keep me runnin’
 
Her name is Lois Lang
But she ain’t have no superman
(No superman)
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans
Her name is Lois Lang
Sweet like sugarcane
(Like sugarcane)
She's a creole queen
Born down in New Orleans

Sweet 
Sweet 
Like sugarcane
(Like sugarcane)
Sweet 
Sweet 
Like sugarcane
(Like sugarcane)
Sweet 
Sweet 
Like sugarcane
(Like sugarcane)

Sugar Woman

Lois Lang

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New Orleans-born (London-based) rising Soul artist Acantha Lang just released a high-powered remix of her hit funk tune ‘He Said/She Said’, by critically acclaimed producer Lack of Afro aka DJ Adam Gibbons. Released on February 28th, this electrifying new version arrives fresh off the heels of Lang's critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Beautiful Dreams’, released in June 2023, and just ahead of her official showcase at the prestigious 2024 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. 

2023 saw her acclaimed debut album ‘Beautiful Dreams’ chart at #3 on The Official UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, garnering critical praise including covers with Blues & Soul and Echoes Magazines, plus Relix, American Songwriter, Wonderland, KCRW’s ‘Top Tune’ & radio support from Jazz FM, & various BBC Radio interviews. Tastemaker Craig Charles (BBC 6Music’s Funk & Soul Show) notes that she's "brilliant…destined for world domination”. She recently had her US TV debut on the acclaimed CBS Saturday Morning show, where she performed 3 tracks to over 3 million+ viewers. She's a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter who also won the ‘New Artist of the Year' award for the Soul Tracks Readers' Choice Awards & 'Blues Artist of the Year' presented by Jools Holland.

She was accepted into the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs and has established a dedicated legion of fans with her 12m+ viewed "Standing On The Shoulders Of" soul series. She ended 2023 strong with spots on Spotify’s Best Retro Songs & Best Funk Songs playlists.

Ride This Train (Single Version)

Acantha Lang

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