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DISCO

Listen to somee chill riddims and enter the Oort Cloud x

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INKSTAIN

An unreleased song about a friend of mine called Patsy.

Urban Family

For Now

Fork in the Road

DARK TROPICS
‘BADLANDS’
THE DEBUT SINGLE OUT FEBRUARY 14 VIA QUIET ARCH RECORDS

Pop noir duo Dark Tropics announce debut single ‘Badlands’

The 14th February 2020 sees the release of ‘Badlands’ – the debut single from a brand new Irish duo – Dark Tropics out via Quiet Arch Records.  

Dark Tropics: “Badlands is an attempt to capture the feel of an epic feature film in a 3 minute pop song.”

Taken from their upcoming debut album, due out later this year, the moody ‘Badlands’, encapsulates the world of Dark Tropics perfectly. Highlighted by lead singer Rio’s striking vocals, biting strings, and bright keys, ‘Badlands’ occupies a crepuscular realm inhabited by emotional beings that exist purely in states of betrayal, heartbreak and revenge. With a diverse, deep sound palette that straddles contemporary pop, neo-soul and classical arrangements, its the ideal introductory track to Dark Tropics swirling musical world.

The formation of Dark Tropics was inevitable. Drawn together by a bond that stretched from Ireland to Morocco, musicians Rio and Gerard found common ground in the form of Radiohead, Aretha Franklin and The Velvet Underground. Armed with the influences of William Somerset Maugham, Paul Aster and John Cooper-Clarke, the pair formed a partnership - one that relies equally on instinct and guile.

Their creative vision has bore fruit with timeless, cinematic, pop-noir. Powered by analogue instruments and retro recording techniques the music sways and breathes naturally. Their themes are everywhere - the burning highs of lust, the fragility of heartache, the sting of betrayal and defiance in the face of hurt. A meld of contemporary and classic, the individual and universal, the scope of Dark Tropics is limited only by 
how far down the rabbit hole you wish to follow.

‘Badlands’ is out 14 February, stay tuned for more news on the debut album.

Dark Tropics - Badlands

septemba

All guitar stuff here is done on my nylon-stringed classical guitar - there might just be a smidgen of distortion on it 😬 Tuning is C, F, C, C, G, D. Yes, two strings are tuned to same note. Less to go wrong in theory - just in theory.

Lyrics:
Caught between your brother and his wine
You wanted to free your mind 
Born between your sister and the dole
You wanted to cleanse your soul

Genotype
Gene I want to run with you to the playground
DNA
Dean I want to see you get diagnosed 

Living with your ribosomes
All in your genes
Linking up the peptide chains
Your very being

All the busy RNA
Unzips and dies
Waiting for a mutant code
Genes never lie

The love between a mother and her son
I’ve never been so alone
A quiet rumination of ideas
But then you reject it all

Genotype
Gene I want to run with you to the playground
DNA
Dean I want to see you get diagnosed

Living with your ribosomes
All in your genes
Linking up the peptide chains
Your very being

All the busy RNA
Unzips and dies
Waiting for a mutant code
Genes never lie

Genotype

Told You

Waning Moon.

Moving with the new decline,
Better pay attention to the signs,
Written in the dark, black, night,
Never any need to wonder why,

Oh to share with you, this waning moon,
Drink you in, soak you into my skin, like lovers do,
Oh to be with you, so free of time,
Bathe in the haze of this luteal phase, woman of mine,

Building love cocoon,
Love cocoon,
Love cocoon,
Oh, waning moon.

All rights reserved.
© 2020

Waning Moon

Click link to pledge and pre-order 'Impermanence', the incredible new FABRIK album!  https://bit.ly/2S4w5Jk

'Powder' written by Trower/Hand/Breeze/Inns
Recorded and produced by FABRIK
Mixed by Luke Morrish-Thomas
Mastered by Pete Maher
FBRK-28
(c) 2019 FABRIK

Impermanence (Mastered)

Powder

July 13th 2020, 'Roller Coaster' was nominated for the July 2020 Akademia Music Best Pop Rock Song Award (Los Angeles).
July 15th 2020, 'Roller Coaster' received the award: https://www.theakademia.com/awards/2020/SunnynTheCut-RollerCoaster-0000351434.html

★  ROLLER COASTER  ★

YOUYOU KEEP ME WALKIN'  ~  WALKIN' THE FLOOR
YA GOT ME CRAWLIN'  ~  CRAWLIN' ON ALL FOURS
YOU LEAVE ME BEGGIN'  ~   YEAH BEGGIN' FOR MORE

YOU GOT ME CRAZED  ~  CRAZED AN' CONFUSED
YA LEAVE ME SHAKIN'  ~  SHAKIN' IN MY SHOES
YOU GOT ME SINGIN'  ~  I'M SINGIN' THE BLUES

       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS
       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS
       TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS

YOU LEFT ME STANDIN'  ~  STANDIN' IN THE RAIN
I MUST BE GOIN'  ~  GOIN' QUITE INSANE
YOU KEEP ME COMIN'  ~  COMIN' BACK AGAIN

       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS
       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS
       TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS

    IF MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
    LOVE TAKES IT UP AN' DOWN
    BETWEEN THE TWO IF I COULD CHOOSE
    I'D SPEND MY DAYS AN' NIGHTS WITH YOU

       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS
       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS

       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS
       YOUR LOVE IS A ROLLER COASTER RIDE
       TAKES ME THROUGH THE LOWEST LOWS
       TO THE HIGHEST HIGHS

Sunny Jordan - vocals
Martin H. Samuel - drums/percussion/FX
Kevin Schnitzius - bass
Brion Bell - guitar

Author: Martin H. Samuel / Composer: John Franta
© 2017 Malaika Music (ASCAP)

Roller Coaster

J-EL-R

Our worlds

A tale of near survival.

The band called TV FACE have holed up in their cellar and are recording and releasing a single on the last Friday of every month this year (2020). This is February's song, release date: 28/02/2020.

O Death is Coming

O Death Is Coming

WHEN YOU’RE AFRAID

When you're afraid
I can see it in your face
In your smile, so vague
Known you since you were a child
And you've not changed
So much
I know the temperature of your temper when we cross
You're never afraid
To seem a little strange

When I found life ————straight
I averted my eyes
I heard my heart, it cried
Tried to show me I was (so) wrong
But I'd survived, enough
Wasted provisions on wasted missions on wasted love
But I was (just) ashamed
To feel a little strange

When we wake up
We'll forget the things we've shared
And what we've not we won't mind
We've been down here (before so) many times
We've lost count by now
But they're not the kinda numbers we want written out
Be bold, be brave
Be a little strange
Just be bold, be brave
Be a little strange

When You're Afraid (live session)

pop love song Paul Mccartney style (ish)
Ed sheeran
The bee gees

ANTIQCOOL - The Keys On My Piano

Get Wild.

So It's Said - The Emperors Of Ice Cream

File: Mister_Salmon-NATURE_TRAIL_[-10dbLUFS]

Mister Salmon Cries Out

Nature Trail

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