From the Solo Album "Solo Piano Music, Volume 2", recorded in high end Audio. 

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Somewhere

The second single from our upcoming EP, Weather Balloons.

SONG CREDITS
Words and Music: Dora Lachaise and Jonni Slater
Produced by: James Sanger and Jonni Slater
Recorded at Vibey Studios and 79Wave Studios
Mixed by: Jonni Slater
Mastered by: Nick Cooke

Dora Lachaise: Vocals
Jonni Slater: Vocals, acoustic guitar, synth, rhodes
Ian Bostic: Drums
James Sanger: Programming

LYRICS:
In the orange glow of an open fire
Saw your face for the first time
I didn't know what you would mean to me
When we set out in the morning

We all were dreamers leaving certainty behind
I was restless, always running out
Running from the past
But on that trail beneath a wide open sky
Walked a while beside you

Together we chased the setting sun
All that we faced has made us strong
And through it all you have come to prove
There's no-one braver than you

Red swirling sand, ghosts from the past
Erased the tracks that we left
Uncharted land, secrets of a man
Precious as water

That long cold winter nearly took us all
The pass was frozen, every step we took
Seemed would be our last
The dream we shared and the fire in our hearts
All that kept us from the wolves

Together we chased the setting sun
Our darkest days have made us strong
And through it all you have come to prove
There's no-one braver than you

With words left unsaid
We hang by a thread
Walk together in dreams as we lie alone

Now every day and night I keep
Listening for words that you won't speak
And after all do I still need to
Find someone braver than you
Find someone braver than you

Dora Lachaise and Jonni Slater - Braver Than You (radio edit)

The third single from our Weather Balloons EP, Bluer Skies highlights the cracks in the consumer dream of the 1950s.

SONG CREDITS
Words and Music: Dora Lachaise and Jonni Slater
Produced by: Jonni Slater
Recorded at 79Wave Studios
Mixed by: Jonni Slater
Mastered by: Nick Cooke

Dora Lachaise: Vocals, acoustic guitar
Jonni Slater: Vocals, keyboards
Ian Bostic: Drums

LYRICS:
Bluer skies and golden days
It’s the promise that we made
She was dressed in white
I didn’t hesitate

Bluer skies and glistening waves
His sunburnt skin and aftershave
Forever in the sun
Life had just begun

At times I dream of you
You almost become real
You dive into the blue
You're picture perfect
I never want to see you fade

A sky-blue dress
A permanent wave
A brand new home with microwave
A garden out the back
Paint over the cracks

Bluer skies, I keep the receipts 
Come home late
They’re all asleep
Our smiling family
Just like on TV

At times I dream of you...

Bluer skies never lured me away

Weather Balloons

Dora Lachaise and Jonni Slater - Bluer Skies

Interview with Michelle McManus on BBC Radio Scotland about the story behind Bone Collector, the artist name, and our Women Make Music: Season of the Witch event in Edinburgh on Halloween.

Interview on BBC Scotland about Bone Collector

Luxembourg based alt-electro-pop artist Tobisonics delivers a politically-charged dose of driving electronics, fierce percussive grooves, and striking sound design with new release, “Military Industrial Complex”.

In this, the follow-up to his debut single, “All These Things”, the reclusive producer sets President Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell Address to the American people against President Trump’s Rose Garden speech in reaction to the Black Lives Matters protests (June 1st, 2020).

Eisenhower, five-star general & Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War II, who planned & supervised the invasion of Normandy in 1944-45, and went on to become Supreme Commander of NATO (1950 - 1952); who, while recognizing the need for the Military Industrial Complex, warns of the need for perpetual vigilance to safeguard the liberties of the American people in, what is, a nuanced and prophetic speech.

And Trump, the real estate mogul/reality TV star who avoided the vietnam draft thanks to an apparent bone spur in his foot; who talks of dominating the streets, as he announces plans to deploy thousands of heavily armed military personnel into the cities and towns of America.

Tobisonics skillfully constructs a dynamic electronic production around the two highly contrasting speeches; the groove and pulse of the track present throughout, as he blends elements of sound design & vocal FX with filtered piano & shifting ambient.  The 2 min 47 sec track punctuated by its driving chorus of synthwave and fierce percussion; a robovox mantra of the world’s 5 biggest arms manufacturers delivered in rhythmic roll call.

“I’d finished the production back in July and was looking for the right Artist to add vocals, but then I remembered Eisenhower’s Farewell Address.  The contrast between the dignified, nuanced, and hopeful tone of Eisenhower’s speech and the macho, antagonistic and fatalistic language of Trump’s speech was so striking, I know I had to put them together.”

“Military Industrial Complex” is to be released exclusively via Bandcamp on “Bandcamp Friday”, October 2nd, before being available across all streaming platforms on the following Friday, October 9th.

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Production: @tobisonics
Mix: @Emilsson
Master: www.tobisonicmastering.com
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www.tobisonics.com

Military Industrial Complex

Escaping from Tron straight into Miami Vice along a flickering neon highway.  Has had airplay on BBC Introducing in the West.

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Midnight highway
Ride that light ray
Run from the night wave
Born in a neon glow 
Backlit raceway
Now what you say?

Left through right brain
Make your own game
Straight from the mainframe
Born in a neon glow 
It’s our way out
It’s you and me now

Generator
Light the way

Spotlight full flight
Timing just right
Escape from the arclight
Born in a neon glow 
Midnight light ray
Meet me halfway

Hit like light wave
Trip all night, rave
Take what the night gave
Born in a neon glow 
It’s our way out
It’s you and me now

Generator
Light the way

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ALFONSE
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Generator

Alfonse - Generator

Recently found wandering through Glasgow's Victorian cemeteries, Dora Lachaise produces dark and otherworldly music.