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(Written by Terry Reeves)
Terry Reeves: Lead Vocal
Gordon Midgley: Guitars / Bass / Backing Vocals
Gary Reeves: Drums
Arrangement, Production & Final Mix by Gordon Midgley

From the very beginning of our relationship, my wife Jo had always wanted me to write her a love letter. We have been together for 34 years and, in that time, I’ve written her 3 love songs, which she often says are very special and mean so much to her - and yet she would still remind me that she’d never had the love letter she had always wanted.  So the idea occurred to me that I would write her a love letter within a song.  I wanted to make it a surprise, so had to write it in secret, which in itself was no easy task.
Once I had something I thought worked well I decided, although possibly difficult, to play this song with it's personal expression of love to someone who I knew would give a totally honest opinion.  That person could only be my brother Gal.
By the time I sent him the secretly made demo, I’d convinced myself it wasn’t very good so it was something of a surprise when he said he absolutely loved it.

Even as I was writing the song, I always had Gordon in mind as the best person to work on it with us.  He’s such a sensitive and tasteful player and the arrangement he produced, along with Gal’s drumming, proved the perfect vehicle for the kind of ‘love letter’ I wanted it to be.  Without their consummate skills, none of the following could ever have happened.    

The original plan was to play Jo the song on Mother’s Day but I’m afraid excitement got the better of me so, on the very day Gord sent the final mix, I decided to reveal the big secret. I suggested she listen on headphones, hoping that would help give the kind of immediate intimacy and connection I wanted her to feel.  Watching her listen, I was feeling more than a little nervous but as the track continued, she grabbed my hand and started to cry and continued to do so after it had finished, telling me that she now had her love letter and that it was the most special thing ever.

It was something I’ll never forget and, as sentimental as all of this may seem, I make no apologies for this love letter to my beautiful wife Jo and the perfect moment it gave to both of us.
(Terry Reeves) 

Dear Jo 
When we first met love at first sight I never knew
I had never felt could you to feel the same way too
Two long years to get the strength to tell how I felt
The fear inside you would smile and make life melt
Life was far too short to keep a secret to myself
When I explained you didn’t leave me on the shelf

Dear Jo, Dear Jo Dear Jo, Dear Jo
Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo,

Dear Jo 
A lifetime in your arms can never be complete
Do it all again my heart would miss a beat
Hanging by my fingertips showing I want to stay
Every single second and every second single day
A chance to tell you how much I love you I always will
Creation of a love storm, from the start we made it real

Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo
Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo

Dear Jo
We were meant to be with each other there’s no doubt 
Some tried to separate our love by loudly shouting out
Our love never about anybody else just you and me
Knowing that the end result didn’t need an apology 
Heads up looking forward three children by our side
Memories are for you and me our time machine will glide

Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo
Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo 

Dear Jo 
You always wanted me to write you a special love letter
All the words you deserve are so hard to put together 
No time to apologize for the difficulties I have caused 
Not the plan I promised and like you I am so confused 
I said many times I wouldn’t change a single thing
All my love is yours you gave my voice a chance to sing

Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo
Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo, Dear Jo  
Dear Jo

DEAR JO - CRIPPLE CLUB & GORDON MIDGLEY

ONE UNGUARDED MOMENT
Written by Terry Reeves, 1985  Recorded 1988  Remastered by Adrian Heathcote 2014

In all probability, the most important and meaningful song ever to be posted on the page.  I'll let Terry explain why.  (Gary Reeves)

My brother Gary and I were at our Nan's bedside at the hospice when the medication kicked in and there was no more communication . I had never faced death before - it was my worst moment. This song is about that moment. When I first played it to my elder brother Brian he said it was the best song he had ever heard. That was good enough for me.
We lost Brian in 2012 at the young age of 63 and his family asked permission to play it at his funeral which, of course, was my privilege. I wish there could have been many more unguarded moments with my Bri.  (Terry Reeves)


One unguarded moment I saw you cry
Memories brought you to your knees
A plea for life inside your head
That unguarded moment I thought I saw you

But the distance grows
Body by inches
Mind by a mile
Mind by a mile

One unguarded moment I heard you laugh
No fear inside the noise
Hearing sounds which need no sense
That unguarded moment I thought I heard you

But the distance grows
Body by inches
Mind by a mile
Mind by the mile

Middle

Many guarded moments you pass me by
All feelings inside your frame
Words and meanings have lost their way
Many guarded moments at least I see you

But the distance grows
Body by inches
Mind by a mile
Mind by a mile

Terry Reeves: Vocals
Brian Reeves:  Guitar
John Lancaster:  Synths.

One Unguarded Moment - HC 2000 (1988) *Please click for description and lyrics.

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Not Again (Prod. Sensi Sye)

(Written by Terry Reeves)
Recorded and mixed at the TLSS studio, Homerton (May-Oct. 2015
Terry Reeves: Vocals
Steph Laporte: Clarinets
Nik Paravatos: Guitar / Bass / Synths /Effects and Noises
Gary Reeves: Drums

I have always enjoyed being a Dad but things do change so incredibly fast.  One moment you’re getting them ready for school and in seemingly double-quick time, they’re all grown up, with all of the problems the transition into adulthood inevitably entails.  They acquire ‘significant others’, some of whom you like and some you’re pretty sure are never going to make the cut.  From a distance, you look on with increasing interest, watching them struggle with the intricacies of romantic involvement.
This song involves the machinations of my youngest son’s relationship with one particular girlfriend, who seemed to have an issue with any form of commitment.  Sometimes she’d show up out of the blue, wanting to spend every moment with him, then disappear into the ether and not contact him for days.
He and I had quite a few Father to Son conversations about her, primarily because we were both concerned about her mental wellbeing.  He’d try to contact her to check if everything was alright, often without success.  Then, without warning, she’d be back on the scene, the whole merry-go-round starting all over again.  I did my level best to help but she truly was an enigma and I was never really sure if what I had to say was helping the situation.  As with many such tricky equations in life, no obvious solution came to light and things slowly ground to a halt.  To this day, though, he says she was one of the most confusing people he ever met.
As is my habit, I decided to write a song about her, calling it ‘Take’ because it was an anagram of her name (by all means have a guess…), hoping to delineate the complexities of the things she both said and did.  Gal really loved the song and going through a marriage break-up as he was at the time, asked if he could contribute a few lines to the lyrics as a way of describing the bewilderment he was feeling, which proved an interesting window into his thinking.
Our brilliant engineer Nick thought slowing it down would give it a kind of Massive Attack feel, an approach that suited it to a tee.  But we needed something else, something magical in the mix, so Gal suggested asking our good friend Steph Laporte (‘DDJohn’ to his SC friends) to record a lead break along with some additional, extra-slurpy licks on his clarinet.  Steph is a wonderful player and as I’m sure you’ll agree, his contribution proved exactly what was needed.  It’s a real favourite of mine - so different from anything we’ve done before.  By the way, anyone worked out that anagram yet?  (Terry Reeves)

Would like to thank Gordon (https://soundcloud.com/gordon_m) for his invaluable help.  I sent him a copy of the penultimate mix and he was good enough to return a detailed list of possible adjustments, all of which were entirely spot-on and made the job of getting the final mix completed in the allotted hour very achievable, something in some doubt but for his assistance. 
(Gary Reeves)

You can say what you like but don’t say what you want to
You can think what you like but don’t think like you need to
You want to like how you look but don’t look how you like to
You never see in the dark ‘cause the darkness is inside you

Guarded observations unexplained
Is there any need?

You like to hide from the truth but the truth always finds you
You want to stay out of sight when you’re always in full-view
How can you look to the past when there’s so much behind you?
How can you be brand new with those voices to remind you?

Redundant complications unexplained
Is there any need?

You never sing out of key when the music suits you
How can the melody change when the words serve to mute you?
You laugh so loud when your good friends entertain you
You don’t understand that the real joke is about you

Another conversation unexplained

TAKE (Cripple Club collab with DDJohn) *download

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Nico Jaar’s highly sought after “Bluewave Edits” release in 2011 contained some radical re-takes and treatments to tracks by Missy Elliot and The Blow, but his re-vision of The Mike And The Censations track “There’s Nothing I Can Do About It” was arguably the highlight. Originally released as a “promotion only” single, this release is an official collaboration between Wolf+Lamb and Ubiquity Records.

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space.time flow. tells the story of my summer. It's my attempt to share with you a piece of my experience. Each space I engaged with influenced the sounds I chose and what I ultimately created. 
Shoutouts to @daehanseo for helping me mix the first track, my younger brother for killing it with the cover art, and my grandma for doing the intro for the EP. hope ya'll enjoi. peace.

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Not Again (Prod. Sensi Sye)

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