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I WALK ON THE BEACH

Hand to Hold (Extended Mix)

The God, The Child by National Opera
Released February 16th 2024

1. Different Place To Heal (5:14)
2. A New Kind Of Energy (3:42)
3. In Love (3:38)
4. The Scenic Self (4:00)

Songs by National Opera
Additional Bass on tracks 2, 3 and 4 by Matt Coll
Produced by Chris Butler
Mixed by Chris Butler
Mastered by Thomas Woodhead

A New Kind Of Energy

#CalistaKazuko #ColouringtheLines 🎨

'Colouring the Lines'

Written and performed by Calista Kazuko Georget
Produced by Calista Kazuko Georget and Ru Lemer
Vocals, piano & synth - Calista Kazuko Georget
Cello - Ana Victoria Marinkova
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Ru Lemer at Temple Music Studio

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Colouring the Lines

Colouring The Lines

SISTRA - Never Change - Master

When I wrote “If I Was No More” I was in a really dark place, and it was a painful one to write. It’s not easy to talk about that headspace where everything got so heavy that part of me craved to no longer be there to bear it. It’s a scary thought, one that comes with a lot of guilt and shame. Out of all the songs on the album this one is the one that feels the hardest to share, even now, from the other side. But it’s also one of the best songs I have ever written and it’s an important one to share. With this one music does what it does best - express those things that words alone can’t carry.

If I Was No More

Away / long goodbye

Away

rel. 14. February 2024
music & lyrics by David Zbirka
produced by David Zbirka
additional production & mixing by Oliver Torr
mastered by Christian Wright
cover art by Akira Trees

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Here is the new single 'Breathe' from Scalper featuring Nawazish Ali Khan. Available via www.Scalper.bandcamp.com and all digital platforms. 

This is the first release from the upcoming Scalper as of yet untitled 6th studio LP.

'When one needs to take a moment in the midst of the chaos and confusion of life and the World, to take a moment to just breathe deep and connect with one's humanity'

Breathe

Lyrics;
Before we realise
All the pseudo-freedom we’ve engineered
Will have tied our hands behind our backs and took the wheel

Even though it seems
Like a Utopian paradise, it’s by design
So when human nature rears it’s ugly head
Don’t be surprised

So I’ll stay inside
Until we start regressing

Ooooh,
Something terrible is going to happen soon
I can feel it in the air, wish it weren’t true
But the state were in is by design

The end is almost here
Raise a glass as the sun comes crashing down
First it burns through major cities and then it spreads through smaller towns

And as despairing as it seems
Hemlington will be swallowed by the lake
And some 150 burned out cars will land on Eastern American shores

So I’ll remain inside
Until the future’s over

Ooooh,
Something terrible is going to happen soon
I can feel it in the air, wish it weren’t true
But the state were in is by design

The Circus (By Design)

New single from CLT DRP out on Venn Records

Until You Showed Me

A song for people who feel like their life is stuck in an infinite time loop.

It's Always The Same

Pedro's Theme Radio Edit

Too Much Time

(Prod. Huna, Ian Mills, RJ + Rosier)

Lyrics:

Back then on the ride
Just a maybe I was stuck on
Didn’t say goodbye,
It got damaged with a phone call
Turn to the side,
And my back became a stonewall
I could only try, till I seen him on your call log

Just like I did before
It was a close call
You’re trying to even the score,
That’s emotional
You said I gave you reasons to mourn me like a lost one
Just like I felt more than I said,
I should’ve known love

I keep a left hand on heart,
Hold my right hand up to God
Stretch like I’m touching the stars,
We made a moment for ours
Toussaint, this ain’t avant garde
Macawis, I cut with the LV scarf
Underlooked, I love where we are
I’ll try but I don’t think you’ll hear me God

I keep a left hand on heart,
Hold my right hand up to God
Stretch like I’m touching the stars,
We made a moment for ours
Toussaint, this ain’t avant garde
Macawis, I cut with the LV scarf
Underlooked, I love where we are
I’ll try but I don’t think you’ll hear me God

You’re all I want, you’re all I need
You need someone, who isn’t part time
I like to iron the creases as a past time
You found it hard to withdraw, because the half life
I was in and out for a while, I’m trying to share, love
I was blinded, guided by it
And how it might have felt, love
In letting go I found solace,
I cried “Oh what a life”
First you’re confused for a while,
Then you break thru with a smile

Back then on the ride
Just a maybe I was stuck on
Didn’t say goodbye,
It got damaged with a phone call
Turn to the side,
And my back became a stonewall
I could only try, till I seen him on your call log

Just like I did before
It was a close call
You’re trying to even the score,
That’s emotional
You said I gave you reasons to mourn me like a lost one
Just like I felt more than I said,
I should’ve known love

LV Scarf

In The Sky (feat. Hades.)

Start Slowly

Free Download

I started off just mucking around with this but ended up taking it quite seriously, despite the original theme!

Variations on a Theme of Kylie

Vxlli Okay Radio Edit

'better now' by Saam jk

reminder: moving away doesn’t always fix your problems because you have to take yourself with you

stream it -> https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saamjk/better-now

better now

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