Rough mixes, experimental arrangements & versions of tracks in various states of completion that will eventually emerge as the EP Spray Tan Apocalypse

Spray Tan in Progress

The potatoes are sprouting 
and there's no doubting 
Release room can share
but his poems are... crap

Spring has sprung

First track of a new album where I'll try to be more eclectic, with closer approach to some genres. Experimented on this one over-editing vocal line on the left, and getting midi files out of organic guitar melodies, which I could play with virtual instruments. I hope you'll enjoy a different Ruizzoid shape.

Dedicated to Germán Coppini’s ‘Golpes Bajos’, one of my favorite groups of the Spanish ‘Nueva Ola’.

Pic: “Trapped in the past”, taken by me casually in the street.

Lyrics (original/translated):

NO TODO ACABA (JUGUETES ROTOS)  /  NOT EVERYTHING ENDS (BROKEN TOYS)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hay cosas en la vida que no cambian nada.  /  there are things in life which don’t change at all.
Hazme pensar que no estás gastada,  /  Make me think that you are not worn,
que el paso de los años no te cambió nada.  /  that the passing years didn’t change you at all.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Juguetes rotos, muñecas olvidadas,  /  Broken toys, forgotten dolls,
la imagen de mi espejo parece cansada.  /  the image from my mirror seems to be tired.
La voz de la noche ya no me llama,  /  The voice of the night doesn’t call me anymore,
me  resisto a pensar que todo se acaba.  /  I refuse to think that everything ends.

Hazme pensar que lo nuestro no acaba  /  Make me think that our thing doesn’t end
cuando despierte por la mañana.  /  when I wake up in the morning.
Hazme pensar en ti con calma,  /  Make me think about you calmly,
hazme creer que te tengo amarrada.  /  make me think that I get you tied up.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba,  /  Make me think that not everything ends,
hazme creer que aún estoy en casa,  /  make me think that I’m still at home,
hazme pensar que duermo entre sábanas,   /  make me think that I sleep between sheets,
hazme pensar que nada cambia.  /  make me think that nothing changes.

Hazme pensar que no todo acaba.(bis)  /  Make me think that not everything ends. (bis)

ER31FI01 RUIZZO©1996 – FRANCÉS RECORDS®2016

No todo acaba (Juguetes rotos)

Diane, this is DDD, This song, is called Blue Rose Cases, inspired by Gordon Cole, of course. We came up with this one on the 2nd night of our One Eyed Jack's open mic residency. Our friend Deputy Andy Brennan decided to join in on trumpet for this one and it came together perfect. For the record, Andy likes to drink sex on the beach. Diane, this one reminds me of a bullfighter's theme. Cooper & Phillip were on their best behavior this night. Not Stoney though, he was "feisty" and was shut off by the bartender. Diane, the food at One Eyed Jack's leave a lot to be desired. 

Dale Cooper (drums)
DD Danahy (tremolo guitar; lead guitar, snyth) - @darren-d-danahy
Stoney Catcherye (vocals; acoustic guitar; percussion) - @stonecatcherye
Phillip Jeffries (bass guitar)
Andy Brennan - special guest (Trumpet)

Blue Rose Cases

and I put all I had into pleading that case

and when you solve the case
you want relief
you want to close the book
but still to read
in peace

and I put all I had into saving that day
and then tipped my hat and lost my very last case

and when you look my way
you want to see
the clay you molded then
with modern needs
no peace

and I put all I had into pleading that case
and then tipped my hat and lost my very last case

I put all I had into saving that day
and then I tipped my hat and lost my very last case

Blue Rose Cases

C.r.u.s.h
Break the rules,take down the system for eternity
Reflective games are running circles in our serenity
Its the final run of wasted games and lies of tragedy
And now its come to chase the shadows and lose gravity
I call your name but nobodys home
its such a shame when your left alone

I gotta crush....before i crash

Break the rules take down the system
this is over-drive
Shattered life of our existence ..though we gotta stay alive
Without  a cause where are all the rebels and the refugees 
You blown it now and i did ditto in restricted territory

written and produced by Jim manser at averay studio Bristol UK
watch the video on you-tube https://youtu.be/8_s0UIzpX6Q

C.r.u.s.h

And so the mean spirited have spoken:
"There will be no depth only brutal logic
And pursuant to the previous declaration: 
It's schoolyard bully law and you'd best abide it"

And every day you wake
To the next move in the game
Another sketchy claim
Creating maximum disarray

And over the wall
The Horizon of Hope
Still calls you on
To a new all-time low...

And so the mean spirited have spoken:
"There will be no peace only fear and cruelty
And with a mixture of naivete and hatred
We will destroy the state and we'll profit richly"

And every day you face
The hostile lizard brain
As they strive to contain
The world in a zero sum game

And over the wall
The Horizon of Hope
Still calls you on
To a new all-time low...

And over the wall
The Horizon of Hope
Still calls you on
Through this new all-time low...

Horizon of Hope 
Still calls you on
All time low 
Over the wall

Horizon Of Hope (demo with strings)

Written in November 2016 - an attempt to convey the dismay and shock not only of the result of the election but also of the strange and really nasty propagandist techniques that were being employed....

Spray Tan Apocalypse (rough mix daily)

Misanthropic Protest Song by Amy Fear. My Fault Music 2017.

Misanthropic Protest Song

Now with kazoo!
Bonus points for anyone that picks up on the reference to the musical "The Music Man"...

Trouble Right Here...(rough mix daily)

Progressive Retro-Pop: guitar pop & rock with psychedelic & folk-ish tendencies.
“...slacker pop with an Anti-Folk edge for the anti-Trump movement” - Nightshift magazine
“Brilliantly lyrical, darkly funny”
"Ray Davies channeled through the prism of peak-era, mid-90s Blur...""Majestically Jangly" - New York Music Daily
Lucid Culture says "(Ian Roure is) a sort of missing link between Ray Davies & Robyn Hitchcock"

Horizon Of Hope (demo with strings)

Dada Paradox