YOU'VE GIVEN A VOICE TO THE MOUNTAINS

Copyright 2023 Moretti/O'Brien/Henry/Pansard; All Rights Reserved
Music by France Moretti, Brian Henry, Philippe Pansard; Lyrics by Alex O'Brien, SOCAN

France Moretti: keyboard, vocals
Brian Henry: keyboard synth, drums, other sound FX, mixing/mastering
Philippe Pansard: bass

All right, I will admit
You are the best, you are really it
Hold tight, don’t have a fit
You’ve found the sun, you’ve become a hit

You’ve given a voice to the mountains
You’ve given a home to the clouds
Aren’t you proud?

Okay, whatever you say
Sing me a song, write me a play
Hey, hey, take me away
You’ve drunk the well, you’ve stolen the day

You’ve given a voice to the mountains
You’ve given a dream to the doves
Spread your love

I can feel you near
You have dried my tears
I can hear your song
Can you right a wrong?
Can you lift me up?
Can you lay me down?
Do you know your power?
Do you know your bounds?
Your bounds

Yes, yes, you are the best
You’ve reached the top, you’ve passed the test
Confess, you are a mess
You have demons, like all the rest

You’ve given a voice to the mountains
You’ve given a key to the lost
At what cost?

You’ve given a voice to the mountains
You’ve given hope to the dead
Have you bled?
 
You’ve given a voice to the mountains
You’ve given a life to the wind
Let us in
Let us in
Let us in 
Let us in

RELEASED ON SOUNDCLOUD: May 24, 2024

You've Given a Voice to the Mountains - Dance Version

Vocals and lyrics by China Fish and @arnospark on guitar.

China Blue Fish is a Bristol based singer songwriter, actor and theatre maker. She has performed with bands such as 'The White Doves' with her father (of 'Darts' fame), Acid Noise band 'Radiant Sounds of Dust' and worked as session singer for bands including American Alt Rock group 'Miscellen'. She is currently working with UK producer Jake Bright and is front woman for new Bristol based DreamPunk collective 'Grok'.

James, Bristol based musician on lead guitar. Check out his music at @arnospark

https://miscellen.bandcamp.com/album/black-mandala-i


https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Kh9NQm6EU&si=AvdTirS_tuAc0u3t

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9c5BvSeyh8M&si=WZUrTfXYwY4lw1YG

Home  (Vocal version)

A note about this release:
We didn't have the instrumental version of "Swag And A Bag" published yet, so here it is now bundled with the singing version in Single form:
https://archmagemusic.bandcamp.com/album/swag-and-a-bag-ft-tot-single-version

Our awesome Japanese friend Tot. (soundcloud.com/tot-beat, soundcloud.com/user-288513022) was on the drums and bass - thanks again so much for working with us on this fun song, Tot.~ We had a blast!

This song's story is that one day, Rob & Masha were doing deliveries for a summer-long job in 2021 when Masha spotted an old 60s van in a junkyard and snapped a quick photo, later the two of them making the event into a full song with the help of Tot.

At the same time as Tot. was working on a drum and bass conga style beat but he had no other parts, Rob & Masha were already working on synth parts and a fun chiptunes solo, but they had no drums! So when they heard each other's work in progress, it was only natural that they combined the two into a sort of Farewell To Summer song from their vivid summer memory.

This track is remixable, as long as it's noncommercial.

Art by Masha using Prismacolor Coloured Pencils, which were an amazing gift from @katyasolo. Cheers for that, Katya!

Synth work by Rob Ulysses (@rob-ulysses) and Masha Solo (@masha-solo)

Lyrics By Masha Solo (for the vocals version here: https://soundcloud.com/archmageband2/swag-and-a-bag-ft-tot)

Swag And a Bag

Once in my travels, two summers past,
I was on a long road trip for work around Oz,
On country roads, with sugarcane vast,
I saw something that made me drive back and pause,
I saw something that made me drive back and pause...

It really caught my eye,
And I still don't really know why!
But I had to take a photo,
Before I went back to work

It was just this really old van!

In an old junkyard, full of wildflowers, tropical brush,
(And although my job demanded I rush)
I saw that there was an old 60’s van that had seen better days,
It looked like it had seen so many sights, although now decays

(It was just this really old van!)

Before I moved on, I snapped a photograph,
On the side it said something that made me laugh (hah)
“Swag And A Bag” it said, on its side with a tag,
With bright teals and yellows surrounding the autograph
x2

I wondered who had once owned it and why,
If it was for tourists, who’d used it nearby,
What kind of adventures it had been on,
Even though its road trip days were gone
x2

I didn't even really know what 'Swag and a Bag' would mean,
I had to look it up.
But apparently it's really lucky-
It's like when something really good happens to you.
And I found that message positive.

“Swag And A Bag” it said, on its side with a tag,
With bright teals and yellows surrounding the autograph

“Swag And A Bag” it said, on its side with a tag,
With bright teals and yellows surrounding the autograph!

...And I found that message positive.

Swag And A Bag

Swag And A Bag ft. Tot. - Instrumental

- We Become what we are 

-Nous devenons ce que nous sommes

Courtoisie (Original Mix)

UnBoxed June 2024
Original song, vocal performances and sounds by the exquisite @laurahelltm_379
Reimagined and embellished by Out of the Box

[ d o w n l o a d a b l e ]

OUT OF THE BOX / LAURA HELL - Fuck You

This track is from my very early recordings never formally released.
© 2024 Lyrics And Music By Brenda Doss

Produced by Brenda Doss
Mixed by Joe Zook
Drums by Matt Laug
Bass by Larry Antonino
Acoustic Guitar by Daniel Zimmerman
Electric Guitars by Dave Zeiher
Wahwah Guitars by Jeff Pevar
Lead, Bgrd Vocals, Piano, Synths, and Programming by Brenda Doss
Various Parts recorded by Kevin Simonette, Robinson Eikenberry, and Brenda Doss

"Have you heard
There’s a new god
The old one’s been resigned
But don’t be disappointed 
We’ve just hired Frankenstein
We think that he’ll be perfect
For the position
He brings to us a world of knowledge
Did you need another life?"

I’d like three please
Three of me is what I need
Nobody knows me like I do
Three would be just great
For work for love and one to play with
If I can’t have three, I’ll take two
If I can’t have three, I’ll take two

Am I
Nothing but a yahoo in the mud
Have I cleverly convinced myself
A diamond’s not a rock
So good we replicate it
While thinking nothing of it
What the hell...did you want my credit card
Or will you bill me through the mail
Cause

I’d like three please
Three of me is what I need
Nobody knows me like I do
Three would be just great
For work for love and one to play with
If I can’t have three, I’ll take two
If I can’t have three, I’ll take two

“You can add to your collection
Order from our catalog
Give them all away as presents
To the friends you think you’ve got
You can have them clean your kitchen
You can tell them what to do
You can  beat them when they misbehave
After all they’re only you”

I’d like three please
Three of me is what I need
Nobody knows me like I do
Three would be just great
For work for love and one to play with
If  I can’t have three, I’ll take two

I’d like three please
Three of me is what I need
Nobody knows me like I do
Three would be just great
For work for love and one to play with
If  I can’t have three, I’ll take two
(Outro bits...)

single release

Three

Ambient Loop #10

This song is about the friends I've had and lost and the crazy people we love.

I Survived Hanging Round You

Dreamers

Recorded in Modesto, Ca. Featuring Gibson SG Electric Guitar solo. Alto Saxophone solo. Fender Electric Bass. Roland Synthesizer Bass. Hammond B3 Organ Rhythm. Gibson 335 Electric Guitar Rhythm. Electronic Clavinet Rhythm. Drums Full kit set. Percussion Tambourine, Cow bell, 22" Ride & Crash Cymbal.

Kick-n-it

Bluez Way

Giovannis Song

To celebrate 2000, I took a year off to write songs, novels, plays, and stories - and I've been doing that since. At the end of my first year, I won first prize in the USA Songwriting Contest in the Lyric Category for 'Drum Machines and Beauty Queens.' This led to co-writing songs with many excellent musicians, including those represented in songs posted here. 

More recently, I was one of seven finalists in the Crisis Lyric Category of the 2021 UK Songwriting Contest for 'Lockdown Blues,' and one of nine nominees in the 2021 International Song Awards with 'Didn't the River Know' and 'Blue and Gold.'

For the past two years, I've been collaborating with many talented musicians on Kompoz. I release many of these songs here and compile the best into albums released under Captain Stormfield's Trip on Spotify and other platforms (see links below).

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