The gems

Attica

Shores of Attica

beltaine

In Passing

https://open.spotify.com/track/7sA9Yr7Idm86MYIn5ygaVJ?si=df77fd1007ac4907
Сквозь леса сквозь поля
Мы идем в сокола
Где же ты где же я?
А в ответ тишина   

Где же ты где же я?
А в ответ тишина    

Сквозь леса сквозь поля
Мы идем в сокола
Где же ты где же я?
А в ответ тишина    

Где же ты где же я?
А в ответ тишина

Dolbania - Тишина

I cant last another minute
or do another day
but its already been so many years

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First track with the DX7, used sampled drums for a change too.
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Collapse tapes arrived yesterday I have hand stamped them all  + began creating the booklets  - Each tape + booklet is unique + numbered.

Ruin

Brood

Back Thigh Cut

Experiments

Timebomb

My Valuable Friends Janine and Rick, join me to suggest we go back to Mother Nature... 
This was born in the febrile atmosphere of self-isolation. 

@janinelevinson - Incredible vocals
@rick-4-1 - Masterful on the kit
@phil-mcwalter - The Other Stuff

INTO THE FOREST

Touch The Great Oak
Bathe in The Stream
Wake Up with The Sun

Into 
The Forest

Uawak
Uawak
Uawak

Touch The Great Oak
Bathe in The Stream
Wake Up with The Sun
Into
The Forest

Huust
Huust
Praah

When I was little
I ran through the grass
Got chased by a lion
But I bit it on the arse
I must have been in my pram with Nunky
Safe with Nunky

L'il Boy!
Are yer safe with Mother, safe with Nunky?
You better run, you better hide!
Li'l Boy!

Run from The City
Run from The City
Run from The City

Give it back to Mother
Give it back to Mother
Give it back to Mother
Now

[Nunky was my childhood headless teddy bear]

© Phil McWalter
Jan 2022

Into The Forest

Whatever Happened To You (I Wave Air EP)

This is a song inspired by current events not about a current war but all wars ..the only way for the human race to survive is to try and live in peace and harmony and respect all living creatures..
lyrics
I dont want to live in a world like this
everyday on the outside getting hard to exist
running out of fuel ..they keep raising the prices
theres a war down in europe and i know we are in crisis
we need a solution/to put an end to all wars 
dont need these dictators or what they are fighting for
telling you and the others/how to live your lifes
all there dirty agenders on the edge of a knife

What if your country changed and lost its peace took center stage
and all the guns and arms were gone to love you all and sing some songs
WHAT IF ? there was no police and protests to take belief
surrender all ye fellow men lay down your arms and start again
dont let the weight of this world
rest on your fate or what you been sold

I dont want to see all this pointless suffering
dropping bombs and killing and nobodys gonna win
tell all the people its for freedom of the land
and the media machines are there to take your hands
Dont need these intruders/invasion of the skys
guns and blood and tears now /open up your eyes 
no care for environment. no fear takes the blame
all for gas and religion we dont think the same 

live together in harmony rest together in peace
respect every living creature try and find a release
lay down your arms my friend what you fighting for
theres no winners on the edge of abyss of a stupid war
written and produced by Jim Manser 2022
support AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK and help people who are victims of war

What if

What If ?

Edie is the title track from the forthcoming LP, out 3rd June 2022
Video here, all ochre and gold https://youtu.be/sBuMe7vnbDE 
Thanks for listening x

Edie

She got a pocket full of mighty fine, fine intentions
She got a way, she got a way that somehow makes you feel good
She got a story full of love and hate and other complications
Got you hooked on her smile, hooked and hung on a hook. (x2)

She got a promise full of smoky red wine redemption
She makes you pay, she makes you pay as if she's drawing your blood
She got a black heart full of war and peace and other aggravation
Got you hooked on her smile, hooked and hung on a hook. (x2)

She got you hung on a hook
Hung on a hook, she got you hung on a hook
She got you hung on a hook

Little cat all alone like that, in ballet flats in the snow
Little cat all alone like that, hey Edie, where you gonna go?
Little cat all alone like that, in ballet flats in the snow
Little cat all alone like that, hey Edie, where you gonna go?
I say Edie, where you gonna go? 
Oooooooh Ooooooooh

Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
Littered, lost love-lorn and ghost
Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
The one that I still love the  most
Edie oh Edie oh black-hearted Edie
The one that I still love the most

Edie(c)2022steph sweet All Rights Reserved
Fender jag, 500 bass and vocals

Edie

edie video

Black Bird

Illuminati

For a long time he spoke
Chosen words coiling
Their ears turned to him like flowers toward the sun
Yes, I was among them

He cleanses their minds
They're content to hand over
the heavy reins of their heavy lives
There is warmth within the hive

Within the herd there is sweet security

They gazed upon him and I looked the other the way
He saw among the sea of eyes the side of my face 
I was summoned up to the altar before his knee
He whispered, "I don't tolerate anyone doubting me."

The power in his eyes 
to bestow and overthrow
all their many minds mere pages for him to read and turn
Their glazed attention - 
that of unlit windows, 
rows of mirrors 
the boiling of blood 
turned mild as milk

How smooth and free to be 

They gazed upon him and I looked the other way 
He saw among the sea of eyes the side of my face 
I was summoned up to the altar before his knee
He whispered, "I don't tolerate anyone doubting me" 
He whispered, "I don't tolerate anyone doubting me" 
He whispered, "I don't tolerate anyone doubting me"

Cultsong

Lovely composition by Nic. Guitars added by Admiral Krank. I hope I've done it justice.

https://soundcloud.com/nicklasf
https://soundcloud.com/user-248282456

Coronationwide- Collab with Nic and Natt Brus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaH3m-yQbFk

surfer girl dreams
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hello surfer girl, it’s a good thing comin’
where have you been? 
in the southern wind
back again?
it’s a good thing comin’

hey surfer girl, where have you been?
it’s a cool thing comin’ in the summer wind
and it’s a sweet dream that’s happenin’
well it’s a good thing comin’

hey surfer girl, how have you been?
it’s a good thing comin’ when it’s happenin’
and it’s a southern wind blowing through
your sweet dream

hey surfer girl, where have you been?
it’s a clear dive down to the water within
your sweet dream that you’re swimmin’ in
feels good again

hey surfer girl, where have you been?
it’s a slow burn down to the fire within
your sweet spells that you’re chantin’ in
feel real again

hey surfer girl, how have you been?
it’s a good thing blowin’ in the summer wind
and those sweet smells that you’re breathing in…
it’s a good thing comin’

hey surfer girl, where have you been?
it’s a deep sleep now that you’re sinking 
into your sweet dreams that you’re swimming in
 feel good again

hey surfer girl,  how have you been?
it’s a deep sleep now that you’re sinking 
into your sweet truth that you’re swimming in 
feel good

hey surfer girl, where you have been?
it’s a good thing blowin’ in the southern wind, 
and those sweet smells that you’re breathing in…
it’s a good thing comin’ ...

Surfer Girl Dreams

As there was no one and the sum of all was none.
The summoner started to hum out a summoning to all.
Eons passed and slowly summoners began gravitating.
The platantain and the stain connecting and befriending.
The summoners and the summoner of the summoners.
Summoning.

Organ, Drums, Bass - Monkey Blood Lowdown 
Lead Vocals, Lyrics - Barthaarschneider
Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Nic
Rhythm and lead guitars - Admiral Krank

Greatest Hits

Summoner of the Summoners

Summoner Of The Summoners

Suprise song "out of the blue" as I struggled to record "windscreen."  I'd been so looking forward to the 2016 eclipse, I'd read a s#!t-ton of internets stuff and watched a lifetime worth of documentaries.  Planet was burning. Germinating idea was that Eb chord from the chorus of Jeff Buckley's "Grace.."💙  And I think I remember something about magnetars, supernovae and black holes.  Wormholes or something?  Time warp?  I dunno. No tellin'.  It sat and aged for a long time. Anyway. =j

off the windscreen

timestar

Timestar - splat - off the windscreen

This is the story of my first “eclipse”, experienced alone in the wilderness of Oregon in August, 2017. It’s a long story, but the story behind this song.

I drove to Oregon alone to see the great American total solar eclipse of 2017. In Oregon, there is a famous national park called Crater Lake.  This is the deepest lake in America.   In the middle of Crater Lake is Wizard Island. This lake was formed when a huge volcano blew its top a long time ago.  My plan was to see Wizard Island, get a hotel room, and see the eclipse the next day.

There have been numerous stories of strange occurrences around this area from multiple people over the course of centuries.

The time was around 7 pm when driving up Crater Lake Mountain to see Wizard Island… I wasn’t sure where I was going, or how to get down from the mountain. Finally, I saw Wizard Island just as the sun started to set. I remember there was this misty haze in front of the Island. I could barely see it. I got the chills and a weird feeling... It was very eerie.

I tried to find my way down from the mountain in my car, but it was too late, I was lost, and it was too dangerous. There are areas where you can drive off a ledge and fall a long way. No fun. I had to pull over in the wilderness and spend the night in my car…

Hours passed, and I fell asleep.

What happened next is the strangest thing I’ve experienced in my life. I woke up, it was still night. My phone wasn’t working, my car wouldn’t start or turn on any lights. I didn’t know what time it was. It was disturbing to me they were both "dead", and I was panicked. Then I noticed the area around my car was alternating in brightness, like truck lights... But that wasn't it. I got out of my car to check it out.

But the sky was weird. The moon was weird. It was all weird. The moon was alternating between being clearly visible… And being pitch black. Like it was “blinking”. It would take 5 seconds to get black, then about 5 seconds to get bright again. The stars were barely visible. I stared in disbelief for maybe 30 seconds, it kept happening.  The air around me had a feeling of electric charge to it.   I started hearing a lot more animals, and they seemed to surround me. They were in the bushes and trees, everywhere. It got more troubling quickly when I could discern soft human voices. I couldn't see animals or people. 
I wasn't on any drugs, I was saving my drugs for the following day and the journey home.

Time seemed too slow. I backed up to my car, got in, and locked the doors. I remember a feeling of utter disbelief in my senses. Without any idea what to do, I climbed in the backseat and lied down. I thought any second I could die.

The next thing I remembered, I woke up. It was about 6:30 am. My car worked. My phone worked. And this was the morning of August 21st, 2017… The first day of the total solar eclipse which many of us would see later that day.  

But what I saw was something else.

Something very weird happened to me up there on that mountain that night, and it’s haunted me. I know several people will think "Manufactured lies!" Several others will think "Cool story bro...", well think what you want...

Later that morning when getting breakfast, still shook-up, I asked 2 waitresses if they heard of anything strange last night around Crater Lake. One said "no", the other said, "There's always something strange happening".

I remember one time a girl asked me why my music is so dark...
I’ve seen some sights.

Try to check out Crater Lake, Oregon, if you've never seen it.
Don't get lost.

- John

Crater Lake Eclipse

The creature was dropped into what can only be described as an oversized glass jar. As it awoke, it dragged itself to the sides, feeling the cold glass against its unconventional skin. Images mixed with yellow light from the laboratory were blurred and distorted through the curved edges. The creature raised a shaking claw and gently tapped it against the glass...

Whatever Happened To You (I Wave Air EP)

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