Name: Mirage by Fluid Armstrong in ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 540
Duration: 3 min 43 s
Description: Mirage

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Still in the City

Written and Produced by Euan Blackman
Mixed by Tarek Musa @ Musa Studios
Mastered by Graeme Lynch @ 209 Mastering
Photo credit: Stu Price
Ripe Records 2024
With funding from Culture Liverpool/SIF

Lyrics:

Quarter life crisis
I don’t wanna grow old anyway
Cut my hair and I stain my shirt
All the darkness blocks the hurt

Is it always like this?
Struggling with the bills and microwave
Crush the bugs beneath my shoe
Make a wish that won’t prove true

‘Cause I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

Small town with nothing
Working 9-5 no extra pay
But I am proud of where I’m from
A little valley where no-one comes

I used to know her mother
She got forced to move out by the state
Corporate greed with a fancy bow
Take a memory, ruin a show

‘Cause I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive
Oh alive

Oh I am nothing to you
You were my brother I never knew
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

I am nothing to you
You’re just a child with eyes of blue
Sitting in a Metro ’95
Windows down keep the dream alive

NOTHING2U

The First Train Home

Vine Song

Dancing On Dynamite

Side of the Moon

Hoping to spread a feeling of positivity and inspiration June Holland and friend/fellow artists Jack Ronan release their first collaboration "Happy Now".

Ready to boost your mood and bring a smile to your face? “Happy Now” is the perfect feel-good pop song you’ve been searching for. With vibrant melodies and a touch of jazzy flair, this song is about appreciating the present whilst staying hopeful for the future. The heartfelt lyrics urge us not to give up during tough times, encouraging us to look forward to the good things in life that may be just around the corner...

Happy Now

Happy Now (feat. Jack Ronan)

i'm in free fall
i feel it all
my heart's pounding
my head's spinning
seems like floating
i'm in free fall
i've lost control
trying to stop my
trying to keep my
mind from racing

closer, closer
to the ground
faster, faster
can't look down
everything's a blur
all around
i'm moving at the speed of sound

i just wanna fall
hit the floor
without ever crashing
i just wanna fall
hit the floor
without ever bruising
without ever aching

but did I jump
or did I trip
did you push me
did you make me
or did I slip

closer, closer
to the ground
faster, faster
can't look down
everything's a blur
all around
i'm moving at the speed of sound

i just wanna fall
hit the floor
without ever crashing
i just wanna fall
hit the floor
without ever bruising
without ever aching

i wanna fall
i just wanna fall

Jump

Watching Wax

Max Bianco’s latest release ‘Sometimes’ superbly showcases his songwriting abilities in his own storytelling manner all set against a background of a haunting yet beautiful melody. The brilliance of the track is allowed to shine, through its sheer simplicity really allowing the vocals to take centre stage. Max’s voice is clear yet emotive and thought provoking and the strumming acoustic guitar is literally like the plucking of your heart strings.    


Max has said of the track:
“‘Sometimes’ is about life really and when the cards dealt don’t match up to anything, but how it's maybe worth taking that risk of going all in again and hoping for a better hand to be dealt next time.” 


‘Sometimes’ was written by Max Bianco and was recorded at The Albion Rooms in Margate with renowned, award winning, music engineer and technician Jason Stafford. Produced by Mark Pickering, head of ARU music department in Cambridge, the arrangements were worked on with musicians Fabian Bonner (double bass) and Sean O’Hanrahan (piano). Mark mixed ‘to the track’ and you can sense this with the space in the final master which allows the vulnerability of the lyrics to truly resonate with the listener.

Max Bianco  - Sometimes

Big Machine

Mirage

Blackpoint

Love Never Ends  (Original Mix)

Buy/Stream: https://lnk.to/RWVN052

"Saturday Night" marks the inspired collaboration between Canadian artist Arnie Way and rising Mexican newcomer Kristofer Robyn. Flowing with dreamy vocals and infectious melodic groove, the track captures the fleeting, bittersweet reflections that come alive in the quiet hours of the night.

Built on a delicate piano melody and subtle whispering topline, "Saturday Night" slowly unfurls into a mesmerizing arrangement of crisp percussion and atmospheric layers. Shimmering synths and lush pads expand into a cinematic soundscape, guiding the listener through waves of nostalgia and anticipation. With this release, both artists underline their growing presence in the chill house scene while showcasing a deeply emotive side of their craft.

Photo by: https://unsplash.com/@itsomidarmin

Website: linktr.ee/rewovenmusic
Bandcamp: https://rewoven.bandcamp.com
Instagram: instagram.com/rewovenmusic
YouTube: youtube.com/@rewovenmusic
Facebook: facebook.com/rewovenmusic
Twitter: twitter.com/rewovenmusic

Buy/Stream

Arnie Way & Kristofer Robyn - Saturday Night

Any Trip

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Mirage

Fluid Armstrong

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