This Dream is Sinistrum's first release produced by Ferg Robinson.
Lydia Turnbul - Lead vocals/guitar
Joe Deverell-Smith - Guitar/backing vocals
Jackson Priest - Cajon/percussion
Deborah Jardine - Cello

This Dream (Demo)

This one was inspired by a Japanese garden in Taiwan and a visit to a favourite bookshop, with on site ambient recordings.

From the Album 'A Floating Life', available to buy or stream in all the usual places - best price £5 on Bandcamp.
https://andyhepburn.bandcamp.com/album/a-floating-life

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One Way Of Reading It

Theres a storm full of spilt ink who
lives round the corner from me
I see her worshipping 
the wind
As she examines her sadness 
under a magnifying glass,
the night beckons for her
to come and drink

She’s tied by a string to the sea
Became what everyone wanted her to be
She’s always running her finger down
the length of the puppetstrings
They didn’t see her noticing me

Loneliness did as 
loneliness does and she
found a man with 
sunshine in his arms.
We’ll dress him up pretty, love,
neon socks under his suit,
in red, and orange, 
yellow, and green.

She raised two kids in her sleep
It’s all roses and autographs, and being seen.
The picketfence climb became steeper and steeper
She pulled her heart out with her teeth

Her spilt ink has coloured out the stars
Nothing glitters like your cage bars
We were shown the trick before we saw the magic
but still put our money where we were told

An escape, a way out, a fury
She saw the violets in me
I’m a poet, I’m an anthem, I am history’s regret.
My fame touches hers in secret.

She spent her whole life loving me
And those blues always knew how to sing
She wrote it all down, roses fell out her mouth,
but hey, darling, we’re carnations now

Vita and Virginia

lyrics:
you deeply believed it when you said you would never.
So surely you could never.
I never doubted myself so much

Im writing about you like I’m drawing 
A body outline on the floor 
And then I sign it with a stage name and I 
Say that it took me strength
Maybe I blame you too much

But I saw someone at the window when I fell
I swear I felt your hands
I try to find new ways to convince myself
things just didn’t go to plan 
for a good man


I identify my body on the bed and I slip out
Through the morgue side door
I find a quiet spot in the shade

I tried to hide it from everyone
to spare youthe shame of what you’ve done
But now you’re out there dating.
Should I have told them all to run?

Cause I saw you tie the noose and I was pushed
I swear I felt your hands
I work so hard to remind myself
these things don’t just happen
to a good man.

I know what you did
I know what you did
You took my body away from my head
And left me there on the bed

I won’t let you pretend to forget
You took everything from me except for consent.
Medication isn’t enough
I don’t feel safe from anybody I love
Was it worth it for the sake of a fuck?

To anybody listening,
you’re not responsible for him.
He chose to do what he did.
He chose to do what he did.

To anybody listening,
you’re not responsible for him.
He chose to do what he did.
He chose to do what he did.

And he knows.

He knows what he did.
He knows what he did.
He saw me sleeping in my innocence
And took a photo for his evidence.

I Know What You Did demo - Anna Gallagher.mp3

Notes and Lyrics for Justin :)

Song from POV of a siren who comes alive at nighttime to hunt down men who have sexually assaulted women and lure them to their underwater deaths :) :) :) Strong Paris Paloma influence, leading into Sofia Isella/Billie Eilish vibes

Happy listening!

lyrics:
Theres a siren that bears my name
She comes to life when the sun loses its flame
She could rock you down the river all the way into the sea
And all the men come calling “it’s a sirens life for me”

Billy didnt see her coming in her dress
She’d heard of his crimes, though they both feigned innocence
If you like what you see and is free at midnight then
Meet her by the poster of the missing fishermen


She might give you her grace
She doesn’t owe you her silence
Didn’t mother say
“Don’t play with the sirens”

Remember those days?
Remember her age?
And that little girl?
She changed.

(Goes underwater to scary siren land)

I don’t think the hounds
thought she would put up a fight
But diamonds are a girls best 
weapon if you cut them right

The smoke starts to spread
The poison grows wings
Nature pulls her hair
You’re far from the cliffs

(crescendo?)

Blessed be the whores
Bless their darkest thoughts
Bless their tired frames
Guess their mothers names


Eye-like stars watch and let it happen
Death looks down and let’s it happen 
You’re trying it on with her in the back of your hurse
Hell has a thousand thrones but you’re going somewhere worse


I am not something you can just decide to love.
I am what nature wants to be when she grows up.

It’s so poetic. 
Don’t you get it?
Pens are sharp knives.

The sun goes down
and I rise.
I don’t know 
what I do at night.


(“how are those, videos” is screamed at some point, maybe during chaos section, in a way you can barely understand the words, in a billie eilish happier than ever style way)

Siren demo - Anna Gallagher

Lyrics

12345
Which one of us stays alive?
No one’s wise in this game now
Be my fool, I’ll be your clown
The one time we gave love a chance,
Tricksters taught us how to dance
So twist for me, I’ll twist for you
Now I’m obsessed, you are too
 
Don’t lose the magic, keep the spark
They say it like it’s easy then make it an art
I was raised up just to play that card
Still, the table rings in scorn with their pokerface laughs
So I might find another you
Make them mine, make it new
Bite their lip, pull their hair
Cause I’m a bitch and life’s not fair

Don’t be daft, call my bluff
I might be drunk but I’m still in love
I’m not sure this is still about you,
Cause you broke my mind and you took it too


In the best way possible, what have I done?
These words of smoke start to smell like fun
All the letters I shouldn’t send you
Darkened words to this shadow tune
Ghost of past, clear as day
Will all play out if I play that game
Just don’t send, walk away
But the broken part of me wants to break

In the best way possible, what did you achieve
From your smoking gun being aimed at me?
None of my blossoms were what you’d seek
But who gets to decide what’s a flower or a weed?
Ghost of mine, dark as night
Daisies on our grave would be a sacred sight
I’ll clean my wounds and kiss my knees
I need something to bloom in me

The one time we gave fire a chance, 
Burn marks taught us how to dance
So don’t you let me near the smoke
There’s a part of me that longs to choke
Questions asked may need no sound
When the answer screams on silent ground
I don’t want to poke that dragons home
But there a part of me that longs to know..

12345 demo - Anna Gallagher

lyrics 

I wish I could rematch my past
but i cant face a second loss
So I trap my trauma under a glass
and I turn it to a music box
And in that box I make you dance
your puppet strings all run by me
And now the worst part of your past
will be the only side they see

And I could change the narrative 
with a flick of my wrist
And you become a character
with no say in this


There’s two sides to every story
and I know I’m screaming mine
But it’s all that I have left when I gave you
all of my good side
My anger burnt out months ago
but theres a song that caught that fuse
So now every person I know
is also mad at you

And I’m so sorry for these songs
Yeah Im so sorry for these songs
Cause Im telling everyone how you did me wrong
So I’m so sorry

You always encouraged me to write
I bet you regret that tonight
But you cant claim I never thought about you
When half of it’s from your point of view
You tore my notebook paper heart
I needed somewhere to fall apart
Piano notes must’ve hit so cruel
When I turned them to weapons and aimed at you

I swore I would protect us both
and oh my god I tried
But I told my friend what you did to me and
she cried


So I’m not sorry for these songs
No I’m not sorry for these songs
Cause over and over again you did me wrong
So I’m not 

sorry

Sorry For These Songs demo - Anna Gallagher.mp3

Follow Me Down (Demo)

“J’ai rêvé d’un monde sans toi” is ANELIE’s first French release, produced with Swiss artist Peak Twilight. Blending hypnotic classical guitar with ethereal vocals, the song captures the ache of missing someone before they are gone. Built on tender layered harmonies, warm piano, bass, organic drums, and melancholic pads, it offers solace in mourning while remaining intimate and giving hope. Perfect for Indian summers and pensive strolls.

J'ai rêvé d'un monde sans toi

The Stone Roses - Into The Silence - Bootleg - 09/06/1990

06 The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon

A collection of poems written by myself exploring the different experiences of love people have in their lives. These poems are illustrated by personal statements about unconditional love, sexuality, abusive relationships and motherhood.

The Elements of Love

An Di Yi - Chilled Ambient Trip Hop Soundscapes 🎶

Immerse yourself in atmospheric journeys crafted by An Di Yi. Blending field recordings, synths, and instruments, An Di Yi creates cinematic and relaxing soundscapes inspired by global travels, late night drives, and urban moods.
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*Atmospheric and smooth, his tracks recall both calm vistas and restless urban nights. A wonderful opening act, An Di Yi reminds us of the intricacies of Asia and the stunning effect simply living here can have on one’s music. Jules O’Brien, Timeout, Hong Kong*

*A blissfully meditative and immersive set had lulled the audience into a dream-like haze. When the lights came on, it felt like an unwelcome obtrusion.*
*– El Jay, The Underground Hong Kong*

One Way Of Reading It

安第一 An Di Yi