Honeymoon

From the archives. 

Composed and performed by Admiral Krank. Drums by Mo Sheen.


To Juarez and Back

You’re drowning
Heart’s pounding
Fear’s mounting
Pushed, you will fall
Fate sent me
Step gently
I’ll extend a hand for you to hold

Today’s the day for a leap of faith 
I’ll catch your fall
Don’t be afraid to break the chains
Don’t be afraid at all

The past haunts you
Fear taunts you
Life’s cost a price
That you can’t pay
Put one chip then two down when
You find the right game to play

Today’s the day for a leap of faith 
I’ll catch your fall
Don’t be afraid to break the chains
Don’t be afraid at all

The suitcase in the hall
A life not lived at all
Open up that door
Let your life unfold

Today’s the day for a leap of faith 
I’ll catch your fall
Don’t be afraid to break the chains
Don’t be afraid at all

Break The Chains

Playing with colors is Cologne's wonderful Georg Boehme, who is on both flute and baritone sax here.  Follow his fine woodwind playing and ensemble work:  https://soundcloud.com/georg-boehme

And for a playlist of the 20+ tunes we have recorded together: https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind/sets/grooving-with-georg-boehme

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Color Palette - Georg Boehme / Jamie Rhind

English lyrics:

The Deserter

Mr President, I am writing you a letter
That you will read, perhaps
If you have the time
I came to receive
My military papers
To go to the war
Last Wednesday evening
Mr President
I don't want to do that
I am not on this earth
To kill these poor people
It's not to make you angry
I must say to you
My decision is made
I am going to desert
 
Since I was born
I saw my father die
I saw my brothers leave
And my children cry
My mother has suffered so much
That she is inside her tomb
And she mocks bombs
And she mocks their targets
When I was a prisoner
You stole my wife from me
You stole my soul from me
And all dear to me passed
Tomorrow in the early morning
I will close my door
In the nose of the dead years
I will go down these paths
 
I will beg for my life
On the roads of France
Of Brittany and Provence
And I will say to people
Refuse to obey
Refuse to do it
Don't go to war
Refuse to leave
If you must give your blood
Go to give yours
You are a good apostle
Mr President
If you chase me
Tell your policemen
That I am not armed
And that they can shoot

Original lyrics:

Monsieur le Président
Je vous fais une lettre
Que vous lirez peut-être
Si vous avez le temps
Je viens de recevoir
Mes papiers militaires
Pour partir à la guerre
Avant mercredi soir
Monsieur le Président
Je ne veux pas la faire
Je ne suis pas sur terre
Pour tuer des pauvres gens
C'est pas pour vous fâcher
Il faut que je vous dise
Ma décision est prise
Je m'en vais déserter

Depuis que je suis né
J'ai vu mourir mon père
J'ai vu partir mes frères
Et pleurer mes enfants
Ma mère a tant souffert
Qu'elle est dedans sa tombe
Et se moque des bombes
Et se moque des vers
Quand j'étais prisonnier
On m'a volé ma femme
On m'a volé mon âme
Et tout mon cher passé
Demain de bon matin
Je fermerai ma porte
Au nez des années mortes
J'irai sur les chemins

Je mendierai ma vie
Sur les routes de France
De Bretagne en Provence
Et je dirai aux gens
Refusez d'obéir
Refusez de la faire
N'allez pas à la guerre
Refusez de partir
S'il faut donner son sang
Allez donner le vôtre
Vous êtes bon apôtre
Monsieur le Président
Si vous me poursuivez
Prévenez vos gendarmes
Que je n'aurai pas d'armes
Et qu'ils pourront tirer

Le Déserteur (B Vian) [cover/version]

Ephemeral

Cryogenics

All Lyric's & Vocal's
By Chris Weber https://soundcloud.com/christoffersen-weber

Psychedelic Backing Vocal's
By Olivia https://soundcloud.com/o-c-a

All Instrument's By Splintered Finger
Composed arranged & Produced
by Splintered finger,Chris Weber & Olivia

It's Something In My Head - WITH CHRIS WEBER & OLIVIA

Nothing 
 I am not nothing
 I am not nothing
 To you
 Nothing
 I am worth something 
 I am worth something
 To you.
#see you in our stars

One More Day

Nothing

My Quiet Ballad

This is the 2nd composition in my ongoing collaboration with artist and photographer Helena Whitten.

Helena uses the technique of slow-shutter exposure to capture the beauty and fragility of life in unexpected places. In her own words, "When the shutter on a camera is left open, there is the opportunity to capture a substantial segment of time. The action is then trapped in a two-dimensional image and can be viewed in its entirety, in an instant. The shutter rises like the curtain on a stage. A drama is played out and then the curtain falls. In that time, I see an opportunity to tell a story."

"The events and figures are almost living and breathing, they want to persist in the present and into the future. But the paradox of slow-shutter work is that these figures, with their disappearing arms, legs and heads, inescapably become ethereal and ghostlike, barely there and slipping away.

This photograph was taken at Poltimore House and is titled, "Forgotten".

To see more of Helena's stunning photography and our collaboration, follow our Instagram accounts:

www.instagram.com/helewhitty/
www.instagram.com/giftsfromcrows/

The Empty Mirror

'In A Make Believe World' is a Jazz Fusion track......

Beyond The Shadows

In A Make Believe World

We sincerely thank everyone who actually listens and likes our music.
But unfortunately due to the rat race of life. We haven't always got time to reply back. We really do appreciate it.
splintered finger is a collaboration between martin reed and marcus swambo. our aim is to showcase some of the  music we have been producing recently and over the last twenty years. our love of music has many different influences. Hence the 4 differant platforms. You can find martin reeds own music under the name, where He put His Stuff & All of our Collaborator's under One Umbrella https://soundcloud.com/its-tophonicus. and another collaboration between martin and myself which you may find under the name the fudge nuts.https://soundcloud.com/helenswambo
some tracks have been recorded using low budget equipment such as tape multi-tracking. hence some tracks may not be great quality. 
hope you enjoy our music as much as we did when creating it.