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Beautiful Silence, is the lead single to be taken from Derelict Daydream's 4th album Portrait Of A Landscape. This latest project is more of an acoustic rock offering than the alternative
metal stylings of previous albums whilst still retaining Derelict 
Daydream’s trademark blend of hard and melodic with a twist.
 
The album features 11 new songs ranging from softer numbers 
such as ‘Beautiful Silence’ & ‘Somewhere In The Night’ to more 
upbeat titles like ‘What You Can’t Change (you’ll learn to
survive)’ & ‘Take The Shot!’ To darker and more melancholy cuts
like ‘Killing For A Reason’ and ‘Too Young To Fly’ as well as the
epic ‘The Awakening’.

Graham Spence the main man behind Derelict Daydream,
worked with Producer Peter Neal on this latest project which
was produced at Oakville Studios in Leeds. Graham also directs
his own music videos. The video for ‘Beautiful Silence’ which
features a snowscape setting had its post production completed 
during the first UK Lockdown for Covid 19, earning it the 
nickname ‘Sno-vid 19’.

Graham has also previously been hired to perform guitar work 
on BBC series ‘In The Flesh’ and has had other TV roles 
including a part in a reconstruction for BBC Crimewatch.  
In spite of this, he has still managed to evade arrest for 
wrongfully impersonating a musician or actor.

Portrait Of A Landscape

Beautiful Silence

Beautiful Silence (radio edit)

Sick of Feeling Sideways

Written and performed by Tiger Mimic (C) 2021
Produced and mixed by Rees Broomfield
Mastered by Nick Powell

Tiger Mimic - Silence Of The Night

A R&B tinged tune about religious hypocrites.

Sugar Free

Where is Your Proof?

Buggs - Flaws

Last year, when the world slowed down, I found myself looking inwards and remembering the past. I see my friendships shift in shape, my relationships ebb and flow, and the ground I’m standing on is moving beneath my feet. This record is an introspective dive, pinpointing the moment I recognised a consistency within me that fights to contradict my life in stasis. Beneath the skin deep layers there is an engine: sometimes idle, but never stalling. This motor propels me with a musical momentum. It compels me to speak my truth, words encircled in melody.

I asked my friend Hannah to draw this concept.

On October 30th, I’ll be releasing a 12 track collection. The music is about 50/50 unreleased and remastered versions singles I’ve published over the last year or so. One song is totally re-recorded to feature the beautiful singing of my good talented friend Sanja Cin.  

The process of recording this music is much indebted to a number of longterm collaborating partners:

Firstly, all of the drums and percussion instruments that you hear were lent to me freely by Aidan Poland. Without unrestricted access to his beautiful drum kit, I never could have captured these rhythms.

All of the keyboards and synthesised FX were produced using equipment loaned to me by Matt G. With the exception of tinkering in humble bedroom studio setup, all of the sounds were captured using Matt’s space where I had unfiltered access to microphones, a computer workstation, and most importantly: silence.

The entire record has been subjected to the fine-toothed audio engineering prowess of my good friend David McLaughlin. Dave took my tangled mess of a record and made it shine bright. 

Special thanks also goes to Maria Toase,, who recorded me acoustically when I was somewhat lost, wandering between disbeliefs, and reminded me to believe in myself. The acoustic music from that session form the bones of the track “Killing Time” paired with instrumental layers that I added almost a year later. 

We all walk a path but rarely do we watch where we are going. Without these individuals’ advice and collaboration I would never have achieved what, for me, is a monumental line in the sand along the shores of my dreamworld.

Top To Bottom

W.C.B.T

Hartoel

"Florida" by Lost Horizons is out now on Bella Union: https://ffm.to/lh-florida

Lost Horizons - Florida (featuring KookieLou)

Crack In The Clouds

Lifestyle Express

Will be part of an LP “After the Circus” coming soon!

Someone Is STILL In A Car Outside My House (feat. Nathan Schram)

You can listen to this on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv74RwIDSBk

Lyrics:
Pensamos en oro y plata
En riqueza y abundancia
Necesidades hay
Poca voluntad para operar

Anhelamos el paraíso
Ver del suelo crecer lino
Antes del primer aviso
Ya estamos abatidos

¿Qué esperamos para mover la cuna?
Nadie más lo hará

La vagancia nos consume
¿Y si nos quitamos la espina de una vez por todas?
Cobardía inexplicable
¿Y si cogemos la batuta y marchamos al horizonte?

Y descendí en una tierra
Bella y linda con sus pasmos, aunque ya estemos hartos
¿Dónde hallar la actitud?
Para prosperar y ser lo que siempre soñamos

La vagancia nos consume
¿Y si nos quitamos la espina de una vez por todas?
Cobardía inexplicable
¿Y si cogemos la batuta y marchamos al horizonte?

¿Hasta cuándo sufriremos?
Vierten el humo, temen las multitudes
Sus malicias se volverán cenizas
Y no serán más en nuestra tierra

Pusilánimes

Stalin's Flying

Avalon (feat. Yve Mary B

Morning Affirmation Remix - Feat Udo And Tnah (Scott Xylo Remix)

Produced By Session600beats 
Written By Oscar 
Mixed & Masterd By NuGen Studios

Immortal

Head Spin

ALUNA - NEON LIGHTS

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