Beautiful song, love the lyrics and fragile vocal performance, fabulous guitar. :)

You have such an emotive voice...I just love it

Just like listning to an old Joni Mitchell tune!! and I happen to love Joni Mitchell!! Sooo Good ❤❤

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Weekends are Made for Two is a song about lonely weekends

Weekends Are Made for Two: Contains strong language

Midnight Crush (MASTER)

"Leaving their houses and every duty behind, they steadily gathered at the heart of the space.
Smiling to greet one another, it began.
Twirling hundreds of metres upwards, the warm the rich, the light as air tones.
The most beautiful sound I had ever heard...."

Stone Steps

"I don't know what to say about this album other than that it is absolutely magnificent"
(Chris West, Phoenix Radio, Australia)

Didn't I Say

Alternative art-rap collective Ceiling Demons share ‘From The Womb To The Grave,’ the first single from their forthcoming album ‘Snakes & Ladders.’

Featuring production by George 'Beat Demon' Ruston, and beats composed by the group's guitarist, Chris Shaw, ‘From The Womb To The Grave’ delivers poetic wordplay against a backdrop of electronic rhythms. 

This electronic exorcism into ethereal synthesised realms is accompanied by live drums and guitar to soundtrack the lyrical themes which touch on cycles of life, death and rebirth. Epitomised by the reoccurring chorus ‘From the womb to the grave, from the tomb to the cave’ these lyrics act as a chant throughout the track. This single paints images of the power of nature, self-mastery and unity in broken times which feels fitting for the current climate in 2021.

‘From The Womb To The Grave’ offers up a small taste of Ceiling Demons upcoming album ‘Snakes & Ladders.’ The album is a rich body of work that features contributions from folk songstress Zarahruth, Celtic jazz violinist Andy Lawrenson and vocals from dub/reggae pioneer Lee Scratch Perry. The eclectic variation of sounds and styles highlights Ceiling Demons gift of drifting between genres, from fragile acoustic numbers to slick electronic beats, and post-rock inspired arrangements. This collection of songs highlights the group’s growth as a band and is arguably their strongest and most unique work to date.

Vocals: Psy Ceiling, Dan Demon & George ‘Beat Demon’ Ruston
Vocal Sample: Hayley McKay
Electric Guitar: Chris ‘Shadow’ Shaw
Live Drums: Sam Reed
Produced by Chris ‘Shadow’ Shaw
Mixed by George ‘Beat Demon’ Ruston
Mastered by MJC at Filthy Broke Recordings

Lyrics:
I wrote the code into the snow
Flakes turn to water, liquid will flow
Into the soul, rivers to roads
Time will decide, love and let go

Now ripple form the middle of the room
Little tipple, form a riddle for the doomed
Leave a message for the people
Who believe we should be equal
Two halves, harvest, now grow like a forest
Ancient leaves leave remedies 
Burn these trees if you please
But share life’s breath, we’ll all decease  

From the womb to the grave, from the tomb to the cave
From the womb to the grave from the tomb to the cave
From the womb to the grave from the tomb to the cave
To the moon ‘til it fades and we move and we praise

‘Til we’re doomed but we’re saved, ‘til we’re doomed but we’re saved
And we move and we’ praise ‘til we’re doomed but we’re saved
In a room, in a place, in a tomb made safe
In a room, in a place in a tomb made safe

Kick off, the anchor rises
Lightweight dreamers vanquish, survivors
Scattered throughout the lands
Float on water or sink in sands
Unplanned, this life casts many numbers
Just roll the dice of thunder
and hear it roar like a tiger as it strikes
Never once, but twice
You might just realise
That everyone you know some day will die
Floating in space, blind
The actor’s been out of work for a long, long time
Acting out lies and reciting these lines
Believing in the belly of the hopeless, tin can challenge
Confront yourself and deal the damage
Become the savage
Wild at heart, carnage
Trapped in the dark heartless carriage
Carried away

Snakes & Ladders

From The Womb To The Grave

Deja Vu Let's Dance - Reggaeton Despacito Latina Song Emily Love The Original ©

Let's Dance - Reggaeton Despacito Latina Song Emily Love The Original

Deja Vu Let's Dance - Reggaeton Despacito Latina Song Emily Love The Original

An indie ode to architecture and morality…

Holy Joe

Set in England, a son wants to understand why his octogenarian father, who left Bangladesh in the 1960s, does not feel at peace. Dada’s response takes him through a kind of grieving process that navigates choice and duty, belonging and identity, memory and migration, regret, and a chance for resolution.

Grandfather (Dada)  is played by Adil Akram
Granddaughter is played by Yasmin Khan
Guitar played by Ruby Kitching

Music and words by Ruby Kitching

With thanks to Mya-Rose Craig

Baki

Baki Mastered Final MP3 Tara Theatre Artist Make Space

Broadcasting out of Birmingham, Arrhythmia is a monthly exploration of interesting new audio and abnormal rhythms. Expect irregular, dark or heavy - but not always.

https://www.nts.live/shows/ARRHYTHMIA/episodes/ARRHYTHMIA-13th-december-2022

ARRHYTHMIA 131222

Original music composition and vocal arrangement by Shower of Owls.

Lyrics written by Orson F. Whitney (1855-1931), as published in the Hymn book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are many historical references in the text to the Latter-day Saint Pioneers (which include some of my ancestors) after their arduous trek across the United States in the 1800s to settle in Utah - previously called Deseret; as well as scriptural references to the writings of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 2:2-3, 51:3): https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/landing/pioneers?lang=eng


The wintry day, descending to its close,
Invites all wearied nature to repose,
And shades of night are falling dense and fast,
Like sable curtains closing o’er the past.
Pale through the gloom the newly fallen snow
Wraps in a shroud the silent earth below
As tho ’twere mercy’s hand had spread the pall,
A symbol of forgiveness unto all.

I cannot go to rest, but linger still
In meditation at my windowsill,
While, like the twinkling stars in heaven’s dome,
Come one by one sweet memories of home.
And wouldst thou ask me where my fancy roves
To reproduce the happy scenes it loves,
Where hope and memory together dwell
And paint the pictured beauties that I tell?

Away beyond the prairies of the West,
Where exiled Saints in solitude were blest,
Where industry the seal of wealth has set
Amid the peaceful vales of Deseret,

Unheeding still the fiercest blasts that blow,
With tops encrusted by eternal snow,
The tow’ring peaks that shield the tender sod
Stand, types of freedom reared by nature’s God.
The wilderness, that naught before would yield,
Is now become a fertile, fruitful field.
Where roamed at will the fearless Indian band,
The templed cities of the Saints now stand.
And sweet religion in its purity
Invites all men to its security.
There is my home, the spot I love so well,
Whose worth and beauty pen nor tongue can tell.


Note:
Here’s a link where you can listen to the original music for the hymn, composed by Edward P. Kimball (1882-1937) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/hymns/the-wintry-day-descending-to-its-close?lang=eng

The Wintry Day, Descending to Its Close

Acoustic instrumental rock. Slide guitar in part of the song.

Slide Guitar Anthem

Cycle

A dark but glorious tale of the emotional dangers of seeking new love too soon.

LYRICS

You should see the lights this evening
But you won’t know what I mean
I’m not stopping at the crossroad
Signals my side they all on green
Getting over you was so hard
Maybe it’s all a little soon
City moves in tighter spaces
This is what I gotta do

I’m wasting my time
If I can’t get you
Out of my mind

I’m here to dance with a beautiful stranger
Here to dance in a beautiful world
I’m here to dance with a beautiful stranger
Here to dance in beautiful world

Hear the sound get in closer
Fantasies are kicking in
Bass is up and shaking the body
Join the crowd’s adrenaline

And these are the signs
That I will get you
Out of my mind

I’m here to dance with a beautiful stranger
Here to dance in a beautiful world
I’m here to dance with a beautiful stranger
Here to dance in a beautiful world

I’m here to dance with a beautiful stranger 
Here to dance in a beautiful world
I'm well aware of the emotional danger
Here’s to dance in a beautiful world


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Beautiful Stranger (Beautiful World)

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Beria Enters Hades

When The War Is Over

Dopamine (feat. Tobe Nwigwe)

"Well, I definitely had shivers down my spine then. Utterly fantastic.”
(Max Reinhardt, Soho Radio

“Gorgeous production, arrangement and sophisticated songwriting." (Americana UK)

"Wow! How good is this? Absolutely beautiful"
(Carrie and David Grant, BBC Radio London) 

"This is Lost Chimes at their best and believe me, that is very good".
(Neil March, Fresh on the Net Moderator, Trust the Doc)

“That was lovely, really lovely”
(Gaby Roslin, BBC Radio London)

"I absolutely love this. I think it's one of the best cover versions ever recorded".
(Dave Mortimer, Black Cat Radio on 'Love will tear us apart')

Lost Chimes are Gemma and Nicky Kirk.

Renowned for Gemma’s “sublime, outstanding voice” and spine-tingling live sound, the band produce music and site-specific perfromances that provoke, soothe and crystallise life.

2020 saw the release of their debut single, a pared-back, atmospheric cover of Joy Division’s, “Love will tear us apart”.

Their self-titled album was released in May 2021 - an alluring soundscape, filled with the ebb and flow of friends, family, life and loss.

2025 sees their eagerly awaited second record spring into life with visionary producer and multi-instrumentalist, Gerry Diver. (Graham Coxon, Lisa Knapp, Spiritualised, Tom Robinson, Shane MacGowan, Mundy, Van Morrison, Christy Moore).

Filled with compelling stories, intricate guitar work and stunning vocals, “Now I Swim” draws on the band’s family history and the collective memory of others.

Through interviews and reminiscence, they focus on healing intergenerational trauma as well as on ancestral strength, weaving tales of resilience and hope that transcend time and place.

Their first single "Something Different" was released on 28 February 2025 - an evocative anthem about how relationships evolve, adapt, and endure over time.

"Pick up the Pieces" (released 11 April) is a toe-tapping anthem explores the complexities of dysfunctional relationships, lives not fully lived and secrets shed on the way to the grave. 

Title track and album “Now I Swim” will be released on 6 June, accompanied by several high profile radio appearances including BBC Radio Four “Loose Ends” on 5 July 2025.

For Press & PR enquiries, contact:
Geri Perry PR:
gbmusicteam@aol.com
https://www.geriperrypr.co.uk/

For all other enquiries and gig bookings, contact:
www.lostchimes.com

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