Last decade, when I was a teenager we used to have parties in a Garage, riffing on that old Simpsons joke we called it the Carhole, and those parties were called Carholes.  A lot of the time the parties ended up kind of sad, we drank whatever was cheapest whether it was Cinzano or a $25 case of Hollandia, it would rain, people would leave, you'd sleep on the floor next to the dogs.  But it was the kind of sadness I get nostaglic about occasionally.  When you cross the threshold into adulthood you can get nostalgic about being sad about problems that weren't actually problems.  There was a faded, torn lounge, rotting cobwebbed rafters, all pining over some girl thinking we were so interesting.  Maybe Africa or Tiny Dancer is playing, its just like a movie, "we're so deep".  Then you grow up and realise you never had any problems your life was dull yet flawless, and now we live in the Trumpocalypse fun times!

Lyrics:

How are you ( How are you )
With no question mark
Is there one for you and I?

What am I if your my better half?
Is there time to tell the time?

A wedding ring in a crystal ball.
Spirits wailing in a dancing hall.
Drinking like a fish, but not at all.
Drinking like a fish, but not at all.

I am the eclipse of the yellow sun.
I am the smoke and mirrors too.
The card sharps and the lonely hearts, know that it takes two.

Carhole

Grace

Staring at the doll house across the valley.
Trees wait patiently; I guess they have to be.
They talk to me; but I don't listen.
Because I'm afraid:

That you'll go; that you'll say no.
If you go; I'd hope the sun, never rose.
Be more alone than before.
'cause with you, I am more than me.

Sometimes the moon peeks through the mist.
It's a reminder of all we hide there.
Every morning I'm lying to myself that I'm doing well.
But I'm dreading what I'll never tell.

More Alone Than Before

Fresh Tendrils - Soundgarden Cover

Wichita Lineman - Jimmy Web Cover

I can understand your desire for the dawn,
just like a soldier waking up before the war.
You're keeping score,
And I want more.
Red light of dawn.
West is the course.

Enter the water, I'll leave you two alone.
Dismiss the mist you're still too young to plot your course.
You row your boat and I row mine.
I am so slow, so stay in sight.

I told you before, stare into the storm.

So you're drinking holy nectar.
Under wing of a protector.
Let me breathe what once had left a
scene that can't be captured.

No certificate of birth.
I'm faceless on this earth.
And I have no understanding.
So, we have an understanding.

What do you do?  Yes, I do that, too.

I am far away because you taught me well.
It makes me sad, I understand the nature of this world.
Dismiss the mist, the oceans kiss will have to wait.
I hear a spectre I respect but cannot trace.

We are so fast, we cannot turn.
Always the last thing we learn.

I'm under a spell but I'm free to rebel.

The voice of Aurora.
The froth of new life.
Will you answer the call?
In the dawn.


Spectre Aurora

James Forbes singer and songwriter of 'Baby X' and solo act 'Gaze Vectors' performing and being interviewed on radio.  'Other Voices Other Rooms' is a new show on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1.  You can catch their show every Sunday from 4-6pm, either streaming or on the radio.

17:34:
     'New Place' - Written and performed by James Forbes 
40:30:
     '23' - Written by Baby X, performed by James Forbes*
59:30:
     'Mirrorman' - Written and performed by James Forbes


*The Baby X studio version of '23' is available as a download at http://babyx.bandcamp.com/

i) In the interview around 4:00 I mention Giraffe Season, Live at the Shelter.  
You can watch a song from that performance here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORAIyFMXqfs  I was sitting against the wall hidden behind William Stolz, the singer.  

ii)I mentioned 'Coke Bugs', my band in high school, but I failed to mention that we did record two songs.  You can still listen to them on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/thetoddlerbastards/music/songs/plus-minus-21806879

iii) The man I met in the Music Place, Tim Poitras, otherwise known as Ocean Leaves, can be found at http://oceanleaves.bandcamp.com/
I recently convinced him to release his demos, and he has been getting a very warm response, which makes me happy.

iv)About 8 mins in I am talking about Youth Centre organised events.  I forgot to mention Patrick Dorahy's amazing contribution to the music scene when I was in High School, in the early 2000's Pat organised regular music events called 'Static'.  It was Coke Bugs first gig and despite deteriorating into a sea of lad violence, it meant a lot to a lot of people.

v) The Documentary I mentioned at 13 mins about Bobby Kennedy is called 'A Ripple of Hope' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305067/

You can download this interview here http://soundcloud.com/gazevectors/gaze-vectors-interview-on/download

Artists Mentioned:
Ocean Leaves - http://oceanleaves.bandcamp.com/
Giraffe Season - http://www.facebook.com/giraffeseason
Cloud Control - http://www.cloudcontrolband.com/
We Say Bamboulee - http://www.myspace.com/wesaybamboulee
Francesca Sidoti - http://www.francescasidoti.com/
Ear Projector - http://www.facebook.com/earprojector

Artists I Should Have Mentioned:
Busy Kingdom - http://www.myspace.com/busykingdom
Marchy Archers - http://www.facebook.com/marchyarchers
Keep Secrets - http://www.facebook.com/TheKeepSecrets
Short Pants Romance - http://www.facebook.com/shortpantsromanceband
Kell Taylor - http://www.facebook.com/kellctaylor

Baby X Double A-Side Black Hand/23

Gaze Vectors Interview on Other Rooms Other Voices

Words

This record is dedicated to Sarah.  Thank you for teaching me to be brave.

1. Song 1
2. Green Light
3. Strange Amalgamation

All songs written and Performed by James Forbes (aka Gaze Vectors)
Recorded by Raman Menon at his home studio in Lawson of the Blue Mountains, Australia

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