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To Grab a Liar

Taken from the album "European English" by Johnny Kowalski and the Sexy Weirdos, available in full on Bandcamp, Spotify and I Tunes.
https://sexyweirdos.bandcamp.com/album/european-english

02 Relative Rudeboy Johnny Kowalski And The Sexy Weirdos

Lyrics: Pedro Maza Luaces, Ishtar, Samy Goz, Ronny Gold. Music: Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus. Programming & keyboards: Piotr Sobolczyk. Recorded at Neptun V Studio. Guitars: Michał Korzeniowski (recorded at Nonagram Studio). Mixed and mastered by Michał Korzeniowski at Nonagram Studio.
     Piotr Sobolczyk's second album contains various styles of dance music. From tropical house ("Infant Sorrow") through deep house ("Gay Melancholy", No Skin Off My Clone Remix of "Looking for My Zombie Clone", "Manie Blue"), late 80s British acid house ("Built On a One Night Stand"), classical 70s/80s disco ("Pest Gets Greased"), a venture into new jack swing ("Map of Para-Lies"), tropical house fused with latin vibe ("Everytime You Lie"), bhangra beats on "Manie Blue" and "The Art of Losing", progressive house ("Phandom Fantom"), the guitarish "The Skin I'm In", and a more traditional rendition of the evergreen "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (mashed up with the gospel "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"). Additionaly in the bonus section there is a flamenco inspired song "Habibi Olvida Tu Dolor" in Spanish and Arabic, as well as two versions of the originl songs in Polish. 
    All songs produced and programmed by Piotr Sobolczyk at Neptun V Studio. Vocals recorded at Neptun V Studio except “The Skin I’m In” (only additional spoken vocals recorded at Neptun V Studio), “Don’t let me be misunderstood” & “Manie Blue” recorded at Nonagram Studio by Michał Korzeniowski. Guitars by Michał Korzeniowski (recorded at Nonagram Studio). Piano solos by Julia Chen (recorded at Chen Studios, New York). All tracks mixed & mastered by Michał Korzeniowski at Nonagram Studio.
Recorded between October 2016 – April 2017. 
Graphic design & cover photo: Michał Korzeniowski.

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Habibi Olvida Tu Dolor [Bonus]

Sunshine Through Dirty Window

Rumours of Life

Blind

BodyBag's dream is a song presenting Dan's stream of consciousness...

BB's Dream

From the wires in the wall
She says she hears it all at night
Quite a call
Frome the wires she senses it all
 
Sentinel, wake up!
Set her free
Sentinel, wake up!
 
As a hacker, as a friend
He says ‘all data must be cleansed
Cleanse it all’
Overwriting her power of recall
 
Sentinel, wake up!
Set her free
Sentinel, wake up!
 
Keep running. What’s missing?
Keep running. What’s missing?
Keep running. What’s missing?
Keep running. What’s missing?
 
Sentinel, wake up!
Set her free
Sentinel, wake up!

Hopes & Fears

Archshark King - Sentinel

Valeras
Louder

Produced by Larry Hibbitt
Art by Valeras

2018

Louder

Check out the lyrics video: https://youtu.be/N6EkRpZDwAU

The lights are dark
And the streets are quiet
I can't find 
A place called home

Stuck in time
I can't go back
I think I've had
A glimpse of heaven

The earth is up 
The stars below
I feel I could
Fall forever

Falling Falling Falling Slowly
Falling Falling In Too Deep 
Drifting Drifting Drifting Sideways
Drifting Drifting In My Sleep

Ships in the harbor
Waiting for the tide
We set sail before 
The sunlight dies

The crying wind
Is warning us
To getaway
While we can

Blown off course
Lost at sea
I feel I could 
Float forever

Falling Falling Falling Slowly
Falling Falling In Too Deep 
Drifting Drifting Drifting Sideways
Drifting Drifting In My Sleep

I said take it down
To the solid ground
I said take it down
Take it down

You got to get lost
If you want to be found
I said look around
Look around

Falling Falling Falling Slowly
Falling Falling In Too Deep 
Drifting Drifting Drifting Sideways
Drifting Drifting In My Sleep

Falling

Written, recorded and produced by HR Huber-Rodriguez.
Drums by Kevin Coleman.  
Mastered by Joe Lambert.

Lose Your Pacific Dreams

Hammered at the Housewarming

Pop/Ballad song with quirky current lyrics.

CHAMELEON

Things Can Change

Thankfully, no one person is the same as any other. We all have our own characteristics, and the world is a richer and more colourful place for it. My favourite desert is trifle, so I thought what an apt way to describe the diverse range of characters we each share our lives with.

Be Happy, Not Sad

Trifle

JIM DANBY - Trifle

released 11 May 2018
featuring Christan Slawinski on vocals & guitar
produced by Al McHardy
mastered and mixed by Andy Jackson
www.almchardymusic.com
P 2018 Al McHardy

Saharan

So you just sleepwalk gloomily through life

Tropisms

Fewer Productive

Sweet Georgina

Little Rock & Roll

Little Rock & Roll    New Single

From the "Inversions" EP, released on 20th April. A song about the loneliness of the big city. 

"You're late tonight
It's cold outside
Headlights slow on the boulevard
And time has passed
Measured by the glass
All gone, still you stay a little
Turn light down low
Now you're alone

In the streetlight where the people hurry by
Just a glance would dry the tears in your eye

Keep moving on
There's somewhere to belong
But you know these streets say nothing
Do you feel the same?
No, don't turn away
Make tomorrow wait a little
In this stolen light
Stay close tonight
Say it'll be alright"

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Website www.jonnislater.com
YouTube www.youtube.com/jonnislater
Instagram www.instagram.com/jonnislater
Soundcloud @jonnislater
Twitter www.twitter.com/jonnislater
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Inversions

Alright (Vintage Melodrama)

The latest release from AJ featuring MJ Soul and mixed and mastered by Mercury nominated producer Drew Horley.

JOY AND HAPPINESS - AJ Ft. MJ Soul

By A Minute

Flesh Vessels

Forrester believes in songwriting. Every second of his day is spent thinking/writing or dreaming about songs. Songs he has written for other artists have been played extensively on Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. His dream is to write with Lana Del Rey, Madonna and Rhianna

Forrester wants to write with and for other artists and has written in many genre's and styles. You can reach him on 07393559746

Stronger

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