A cool uplifting vibe.. a melody that gets in your head

In My Dreams (SAM)

"Possession" produced by Jean Cabbie & The Secret Admirer Society and Jacob Rodriguez.
Recorded and Engineered by Jacob Rodriguez at Back Door Studio, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mixed by Carlos Velasquez at Playbach Studios in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mastered by Jacob Rodriguez at Back Door Studio, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

"Possession"

Recorded at Metal Works Studio, Mississauga, Ontario Canada
Produced by Beany L.
Bass and Guitars - Beany L.
Guitars - Brian Greenway
Drums - Al Cross
B3 Organ - Drew Winters
Vocals - Robbie Brennan
Engineered by- Rick Andersen and Mark Peters
Mixed by Rick Andersen
Song is written By : Brian Greenway

I Can't Hold Back

Someone Else

A melancholy waltzy track underpinned with acoustic guitar. Inspired by an article on resignation syndrome which detailed a psychiatric disorder of children and teens (often in war zones) in which they fall into a deep sleep from which none of them have woken.

LYRICS:
She just lay perfectly still
Eyes closed apparently peaceful
She looked serene in a dream
Like the princess who’d eaten the apple
The only sign of life
The gentle up and down of her chest

I could see only the soles of her feet
In the twilight
Of the dark room
The curtains pulled tight on a sunny afternoon

Nobody could wake them from endless sleep 
Nobody could wake them

She’s still aware that it’s daytime 
She still needs sun on her skin 
She spoke less and less 
Withdrew into herself
’til she didn’t speak at all

Could no longer eat 
Or open her eyes
An absence of feeling 
With no will to fight

Nobody could wake them from endless sleep 
Nobody could wake them from endless sleep 
Nobody could wake them from endless sleep 
Nobody could wake them

The Void EP

Endless Sleep

Between May and July 2022 we recorded the track, which later became Tainted. This time a little closer to home at Whitewood Studio in the heart of the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool. Under the watchful eyes of in-house producer Daniel Woodward (BC Camplight, The Shipbuilders), he’s brought about yet another unimagined string to our bow.

The session was a lightening-fast affair, with the bulk of the track recorded in a day. Unlike sessions for the album, this time round we were all in working together as a band. Making music with everyone contributing to the process, at the same time really does bring a team element to the end result. A first for us, certainly hoping not the last.

Tainted, lyrically deals with the Contaminated Blood Scandal, widely reported as 'the worst disaster in the history of the NHS.'

It's a raw subject. We hope the track will help shed some light onto the world-wide tragedy, one that after many decades still remains relatively unknown to the wider public - a first for popular music.

The scandal has drawn many supporters over the years, with Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester) one of the most passionate. The track contains a sample of Burnham's conclusions that a 'criminal cover-up of an industrial scale' has taken place.

A line that is hugely significant to those infected and affected by the scandal.

Tainted

Just in time for the holiday season, a Christmas experience we can all relate to

Silent Treatment

Sydney radio flashback: 2SM and Ian Grace 19 October 1981. Source: audio cassette recorded at Homebush West NSW

2SM 19 Oct 1981 Ian Grace

Some elektropop track with triphop influences and dark, bit underground style.

Turn off the Light

A New Thread

After a long run as a live act round Sydney, with two albums and two EPs under their belt, Fendahlene relocated to Europe in 2006, and after a break, returned to the studio.  A new single, Hey Look at Me, was released in January 2016 and their new album – High and Low and Back Again – was recorded between September 2018 and October 2019 at Urchin Studios in East London. Mastered at Metropolis Studios in February 2020, the new album was released summer 2020.

A New Thread

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