Into The Unknown

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Here am I, here I am

No Space

Lyrics and music written by me.
Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, beats and synths by me.
Guitar: Charlie Villiers
Guitar:  Dave Toolan

It’s A Privilege

Take Me Out Dancing Tonight

I Hoped, And She Granted

Rambles

She’s got me believing
The dreams that we’re weaving
Are the lifeblood of the theatre

She’s booking hotels
And cooking up spells
it’s a rich tapestry

There’s nothing I have
That I wouldn’t give
And there’s nowhere that I’d rather be

cept with you love…
When you were 23 (!)

She’s harsh and she’s humble
she’s the Queen of my jungle,
n’you know, she’s my religion 

She opened my eyes 
to the tangle of lies
that I tell to myself

And there’s things that I wish
I never said
And things I’m reluctant to share

but she only
Ever shows me
that she cares

La da da da...under the tree
La da da da… just you and me

We’re making mistakes
We push til it breaks
So many regrets
And this place is a mess
But we’re trying our best!

We sat at the table
And there we were able to
Talk like it was the old days

That it’s not what you got
Or what’s taken away
… for a while anyway

Then the parcel arrived 
and that’s when she cried
“This isn't who i really am

This is
what is 
happening to me”

I sometimes imagine
On the odd occasion
That I could disappear

I wouldn’t look back
And I wouldn’t even pack
I’d just run - run and run

But I hear her voice 
calling me back
singing love will find a way

and I’m running
and she’s with me 
all the way - and I’m not astray

We’re making mistakes
We push til it breaks
So many regrets
And this place is a mess
But we’re trying our best!

We pick at the corners
And pull at the patches
And worry, it’s all for nothing 

don’t pretend 
you’re immune to this stuff
cos your not – no one is

Cos there’s still the abyss 
at the back of the stage
And there’s nothing that you can do

cept surrender
And lend a helping hand
You know what to do…

(try your best)

We’re Trying Our Best

Music written and performed by me.

Lyrics written by Mike Weedon.

Vocals by Mike Weedon.

Pink Rollerskates

Music written and performed by me.

Lyrics written by Mike Weedon and me.

Vocals by Mike Weedon.

Same Old Shoes

Vocals, acoustic guitar and bass by me.
Guitar: Charlie Villiers
Guitar:  Dave Toolan
Harmonica: Jonny Rabbs
Drums: Jim Sanders
Lyrics and music written by me.

~Lyrics~
I found myself on the precipice
I close my eyes and start to sway
And everybody has been been reaching out
And I just push them away

I didn’t even push
I disconnected
I just gave up on life

I don’t return your calls
So you don’t call me anymore
Don’t even want you to

Leave me alone…
Please don’t.

I found myself on the bass again
So good to be so ‘back at home’
And through the music we embrace our friends
What some might call simpatico

Feels like I’m home and dry
But I’m not better yet
There will be ups and downs

At parties on the beach
I could be so far out of reach
You don’t know what to do

Leave me alone…
Please don’t.

Leave Me Alone (Please Don’t)

Vtgnike - Hi Fashion

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Na Derevo

The Atwood Machine - http://soundcloud.com/paulmdye (who does all the hard work with knobs, buttons and awesomising) and http://soundcloud.com/kimguy (chief wurbler) like to do things with songs they love.  In a coversome way.

I am thrilled with this.  I'd done the vox months ago and completely forgotten about it. It bears repeating:  Paul is a Musical Magician.  I hope you like it as much as I do! :)

Stay With Me (The Atwood Machine stay up all night with Judie Tzuke)

DOWNLOAD IT HERE: https://tij-official.bandcamp.com/track/bleed-through Written by Barry Snaith & Erika Bach July 2014 
Voice: Lola Demo https://soundcloud.com/lolademo
Instruments and Voice: TIJ
Blister-inducing Guitar Solo: Darren Chilton https://soundcloud.com/spectrum_one

After many a ‘heated debate’ between the fantastic Lola Demo and I, we finally got the track we both wanted without shedding  too many tears. I must have gone through a whole box of tissues.
The trials and tribulations were many - Erika’s laptop broke before we even began and I soon learned that a small Greek island isn’t the place for speedy repairs. My Mac then died on me - unsurprising after the beatings I give it. Then we had a few ‘issues’ about the subject matter and my gory artwork (which I’ve since altered in the light of current horrors). Then I wanted to enlist the astounding skills of the (surely) extra-dextered Darren Chilton, much like Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jackson’s Beat It. Turns out he also had no computer (Darren, not Jacko) so we had to liaise via internet cafés in Tokyo. Darren's only brief was to 'make it as fucked up as possible'. Eventually a truly global song was born (Tokyo, Ithaca, Wakefield). 
I’d also like to say that, once computers were revived, Erika and Darren were so quick to provide their stellar contributions, whereas I laboured faaar too long over the mix, which eventually Erika mastered superbly over at Ithaca Manor.
Anyway, here’s the result. I hope you like it. Loved working with them both. Please listen to their music, you won't be disappointed.

Produced by TIJ 
Mastered by Lola Demo

lyrics by Bach & Snaith July 2014 and we did bleed through them.
BLEED THROUGH 
Halaal! Hallal! You’re bleeding me dry… 
You cannot tell me what I need - what I should want from my life. 
There is no cure for what I feel. No medication to make it right. 
It’s not easy shaking off the damage. 

'Undead Girl Walking'. Halaal! Halaal! You’re bleeding me dry. Hanging on a hook. It's a struggle but you’re good and stuck. Guess you’d be out of luck if you weren’t up so high. 

Bleed through. I know you want to. 

Already dead. I’m already dead. Already bleeding from the back of my head. You’re so wrong. This is genocide. Doesn’t it make you want to cry. Already dead. 

Undead Girl Walking. Halaal! Halaal!  You’re bleeding me dry. I’m hanging on a hook. I struggle but I’m good and stuck. Guess I’d be out of luck if I didn’t feel so high. 

Bleed through. I know you want to. 

Halaal! Halaal! Halaal!
Goodbye.

released 22 August 2014

Bleed Through - TIJ & LOLA DEMO (feat. DARREN CHILTON) AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW.

Peanut Butter Chicken

Been in bands since I was 14, like all kinds of music, but I like to make more experimental music than anything else. I also host Into The Unknown on Mixcloud.

Peanut Butter Chicken

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