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Live recording from the album 'Mr Nutley's Strange Delusionarium' - Released on Sartorial Records 2011.

Department S - Going Left-Right -  2011

1. Yuuzuki (Evening Moon)
2. Mayonaka no Bossa Nova
(Midnight Bossa Nova)
3. Du soleil plein les yeux (Eyes Full Of Sun)
4. Puff, The Magic Dragon
5. Ii janaino Shiawase naraba
(It’s Okay If I’m Happy)
6. Blue Light Yokohama
7. Yoake no Scat (Melody For A New Dawn)
8. Mas Que Nada
9. Is That All There Is?
10. Watashi mo Anata to Naite Ii?
(Consolation)
11. Wasuretainoni
(I Want To Forget You, But…)
12. Kisetsu no Ashioto
(Footsteps Of The Seasons)

Widely considered to be the “Barbara Streisand of Japan”, Saori Yuki released her debut album in Japan in 1969 and has gone on to make over 30 albums in her 42 year-career. Yuki discovered Pink Martini after the band covered her song “Taya Tan” for their 2007 album Hey Eugene! Most recently, Yuki sang a verse of “White Christmas” in Japanese for the band’s hit 2010 holiday album Joy To The World.

In honor of the year of her debut release, Saori Yuki partnered with Pink Martini and producer Thomas M. Lauderdale to create a loving tribute to the music released in 1969. Featuring Japanese pop hits alongside internationally recognized tunes like Jorge Ben’s “Mas que nada” and “Puff the Magic Dragon”, “1969″ is a brilliant collaboration, with Thomas M. Lauderdale’s magical arrangements, Pink Martini’s stellar musicianship, and Saori Yuki’s soaring vocals.

Is That All There Is

"It’s a rare thing to find a reformed band that are better than the original” VIVE LE ROCK MAGAZINE 2011. 30 years after first gracing the charts with IS VIC THERE? GOING LEFT RIGHT and I WANT…DEPARTMENT S have been rampaging across the UK and Europe thrilling audiences with their guitar based sound from Wickerman in Scotland to Benicassim in Spain. With 4 original members, Mike Herbage, Stuart Mizon, Mark Taylor and Eddie Roxy joined by Back To Zero’s Sam Burnett giving the group a unique sound with two lead guitarists. Since 2006 three singles have been released, Wonderful Day, God Squad Saviour and My Coo Ca Choo with guest musicians such as Glenn Matlock, Marco Perroni, Mark Bedford and John Keeble. A new LP released last year “MR NUTLEY’S STRANGE DELUSSIONARIUM” was greeting by warm reviews and represents the more rock sound the band believe would have immerged had VIC producers(Buffin and Overend from Mott The Hoople) been allowed to produce the debut LP…….sadly the label wanted a more commercial sound and then went bust after the record was finished but before it was released thus the first Department S album was released 10 years after it was made!!!  2013 will see a new LP “The Constructavist’s Nightmare” and the band back on the road playing clubs and festivals.

Department S - Is Vic There?

Art and Illusion - "Seasons" (All Lyrics by Luca Sabia, except n.12)

1) seven seasons

A madman fell from the eye of the storm
an' He was cryin', He had nowhere to turn
Like a stranger who's lost his way home
He lived a dream and He woke up alone
Restless tide...Wash over me...
I want to be like the waves in the sea
Out of focus and far from the eye
Miles away from the cold world outside...

Visions fell from the spires of the sun
Unfoldin' circles in the lives of the man
Ancient children playin' with gold
Tales and secrets that will never be told...
Crystal forest springin' out light
The edge of darkness is looming outside
The endless season is turning again
Besides that, Nothing is ever the same...

All We wish but We'll never tell
All the saints in our private hells
All the things that We kept inside
All that pain behind our smiles
All the words We have locked away
and All the dreams We use to make
There's a Season for All We are
So let it All flow through your heart...


2) from the edge of a rainbow...

Won't you please speak to me from the edge of a rainbow...
Let's talk about things I've always wanted  to  know
Won't you tell me a tale so I can understand now
In this land of illusions it's hard to tell what's goin' on...
Follow your heart, hold out your arms an' let the world in,
after all of the time You have spent with the ghost of your own
Unchain the clouds, open the window, welcome the rain
It's hard to explain but you have to remember again...
Well , he's talkin' to you from the edge of a rainbow,
and the song that you hear is the gift of the sun and the rain
Everything that you knew in a different light now,
but it's only a face of a crystal reflecting the world...
All I can see is a door at the edge of a rainbow
I try to reach out and my dreams push me back once again
To the day I got lost chasing the clouds over the hill,
The first time I walked to the end of the rainbow for real...
From the edge of a rainbow...
I hear tales...
From the edge of a rainbow...
Won't you open your eyes and let all your dreams flow,
Falling like tears and turning to sand at your feet,
Building castles of sand that melts into crystal,
They shine for a while, then they break into pieces again...
All I can see is a door at the edge of a rainbow
I try to reach out and my dreams push me back once again
To the day I got lost chasing the clouds over the hill,
The first time I walked to the end of the rainbow for real...
From the edge of a rainbow...
I hear tales...
From the edge of a rainbow...


3) still

Looking out the window, Shadows fight their endless game
until all outside is grey and... 
I'm lost in occasional daze
Moving close to the window
I see fading fires before the storm
a growing sense of suspension, our backs against the wall
Holdin' on...   When it's harder to breathe
Holdin' on...   When it's gettin' harder to breathe
Holdin' on...   It's gettin' harder to breathe...
It's gettin' harder to breathe...It's gettin' harder to breathe...


4) reflections

Holdin' on...
When You look in the mirror and You want to let go
Dreams ain't no shredded clothes You leave behind....
...after the show.
Holdin' on...When You're hurt deep inside and nobody's gonna know
Time has its way to say it's not over,
under the ashes a fire can grow...
This time You won't conceal or make it go away
This time You will believe
You can take it or leave it in your own way...
Holdin' on......to the dreams we had, it's never been easy...
Autumn winds..., Sometimes this season gets under your skin,
and it makes you wonder why nothing remains what it seems..
This time You won't conceal or make it go away
This time You will believe
You can take it or leave it in your own way...
Holdin' on...Holdin' on...


5) late for nowhere

Have you ever walked the lonely road that's in between
your illusions and your hopes
in the reflection of your wildest dream...?
Did you see the world shatter in the corner of your eye...?
Now you hold the broken pieces
You can catch a glimpse of the reason why...
Don't You know that it's late for Nowhere..?
(Don't You know it's late for my mind?)

For each thing you've left undone there'll be no one else
to blame,
Everything is clearer now, but all I meant was just the same...
"Sometimes when it rains my thoughts are washed away,
Sometimes when it's time the words come out too late..."
Just a little bit late...
Don't You know that it's late for Nowhere..?



6) mist secret

...As we journey to thy secret...
...until all outside is grey and...


7) (livin') borrowed time

Winter memories, shattered dreams, Lay on the ground, snow at your feet
To drain the blood right out of your veins
It was a child's play to weaken your mind
Little dreamer, they filled you with lies
You know there's more in here than meets the eye
Something's gone but somehow you stand on your way...
Out in the forest of every day's life
Out in the streets in the endless strife
Where do we go now? Where do we turn?
A million roads to nowhere and there is no return...
Sometimes you feel it slippin' away But it's up to you to shape your fate...
Livin'Borrowed Time
Someday You're gone and We don't know why...
Livin'Borrowed Time
Don't let them play their games with your mind...
Out in the open did you ever find out How many things you feel better without
Out in the forest some signals speak true 
They tell the way that leads me back to you...
Sometimes you feel it slippin' away But it's up to you, don't turn away...
Livin'Borrowed Time
Do Love today!!! Tomorrow may be blind...
Livin'Borrowed Time
You know We are...So never say die
Livin'Borrowed Time...
Livin'Borrowed Time...
Livin'Borrowed Time...


8) voice of the snow

Did You ever know the voice of the snow...? 
Whisperin' gentle words...Whisperin' words of none...
Touched by ice that soon melts away
to reveal a universe in this winter day...
You're laughin' while I'm losing my mind
as the snow keeps fallin' all the time...

Did You ever know the voice of the snow...?
Speakin' true and cold as the world below...
Frame by frame the image slips away
While the pain is history of yesterday...
You're laughin' while I'm losing my mind
as the snow keeps fallin' all the time...


9) springtime again

Close your eyes, let the dance begin,
the Earth will raise its call.
Midnight moonlight, fairy tales,
meet the guardian of your soul...
The trees are shakin', dreams explode,
let the change blow through your hair...
The nightmares of my yesterdays seem to vanish in the air...
Springtime again!
Over the seas of rain...
Springtime again!
My mind is wandering, my heart is growing strong,
the ritual has begun, all my friends will come along...
Let the fires burn so high, an invitation to the sun...  
Born as children of the night, now we're longing for the dawn...
Springtime again!
Over the seas of rain...
Springtime again!
Take me home.....
Take me home....
Take me home...


10) strange little baby

A morning rain takes some people by surprise,
Some things will never change, some things just end in smiles...
It's in their eyes...for a little while,
Emotions sippin' through the cracks between the ice...
It's in the way you look at something new,
Maybe the world is worth the strain it puts you through...
(You know it's true...!)
This is the time...and maybe this is the place,
You share some fortune and then You share your fate...
But it never ends and...it ain't gonna end in tears
Just keep that little song still ringin'
in your ears...
And if a shadow fall on me, if the storm is closin' in,
I'll trace again the path to you babe,
That is the place where I'll begin...
You ain't gonna dig it baby if you don't want to hear
and no one will find the way back if it all stops here...
Strange Little Baby, I'm on my way...
I've been through the darkness an' through the blinding light of day
Strange Little Baby, I'm back again...
No one could tell me there's a way to ease the pain...
A warming sun reveals some people in disguise,
You know they wear their lives just like their mask of frozen smiles...
It's in their tears...for a little while,
Delusion sippin' through the cracks of their own lies...
But you don't stop your dreaming, Just hold on to your rainbow heart
It is the dream that keeps us living, growin' on right from the start...
You ain't gonna lose it baby if you keep your eyes clear
But no one will find the way back if it all stops here...
Strange Little Baby, I'm on my way...



11) shadowspell

Shades out of nowhere, Forgotten frames of previous lifetimes
Echoes of laughter dance in the halls, scented of wine...
The sweet rays of the midnight sun
Join the candles' tremblin' flames
and the waves like horses on the run
Playin' with time once again...
Only a sad man could trade his heart
for a wishing well
Only a fool would sell his soul  for a place in hell
It's never been so confusin'
but each turning season weaves a spell
The first rays of the morning sun fill the darkness
in between
Each sunny day may have some rain
and I remember how it feels
But tonight I'm lost in my shadows
Please, won't you shed some light on me...
Won't you please help through this spell
Let the darkness go away  an' help through this spell
The first rays of the midnight sun
Join the candles' tremblin' flames
and the waves like horses on the sand
.are runnin' by my side again
Tonight I'll rise from my shadows
an' I'll be with you.., if you help me stay...


12) I know what I like (in your wardrobe)
(Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)

It's one o'clock and time for lunch,
When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench,
I can always hear them talk.

There's always been Ethel:
"Jacob, wake up! You've got to tidy your room now."
And then Mister Lewis:
"Isn't it time that he was out on his own?"
Over the garden wall, two little lovebirds - cuckoo to you!
Keep them mowing blades sharp...
I know what I like, and I like what I know;
getting better in your wardrobe,
stepping one beyond your show.

Sunday night, Mr. Farmer called, said: 
"listen son, you're wasting your time; there's a future for you
in the fire escape trade. Come up to town!" 
But I remembered a voice from the past;
"Gambling only pays when you're winning"
I had to thank old Miss Mort
for schooling a failure.
Keep them mowing blades sharp...
I know what I like, and I like what I know;
getting better in your wardrobe,
stepping one beyond your show.

When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench,
I can always hear them talk:
Me, I'm just a lawnmower - you can tell me by the way I walk.


13) nagual

Somewhere in our journey We have lost the will to live,
That hunger from the inside seems just a memory.
Nothing lasts forever but It's never truly lost
We just refuse to learn, It's the thing we fear the most...
In between the lines It is written in your hands
Lessons you forgotten just like diamonds in the sand
Mother Earth keeps talkin' to the heart of every man
Listen and Wonder...
Dive into the sunset, regain your former soul
Walk the path of warriors
to join your inner world.
You have the key to knowledge, the truth within unfolds
The trickster got it out of you, Take care of what you hold...
In between the lines It is written in your hands
Lessons you forgotten just like diamonds in the sand
Mother Earth keeps talkin' to the heart of every man
Just Listen and Wonder...
Medicine man will help me find the way,
teaching me something that's hidden everywhere.
In the middle of every day's war it's hard to understand
with all that rumours in your ears
You'll miss the whisper in your head
Stare into the sunrise, the flame again is strong.
To be is to become whole,
when you're back where you belong...
Just Listen and Wonder...


14) hey jack! (a season of wars)

"Destroy their heaven with fires of war"
This cry resounds around the battle of evermore.
Their eyes are blinded, forgotten peace,
madness runs forwards, the beast will kill the beast...
You'll raise against them with bloodshot eyes,
the hate that leads you on will help their hate survive.
Your world's on fire, the walls come down,
the tears that once you shed
get blood under this ground...
Hey Jack...is this what you believe in???

And as you walk on through the land of all your dreams,
You're going to find its emptiness...
Your future lies behind destruction,
so you kill...
...another ghost just passing by in the free fire zone...

Murder's the must to be saved now, lying is all that you do...
Scream in the night as your wounds burn,
No faith's gonna help you go through.
Lost in this haze of destruction, your dreams are failin' you now,
sleep is the warning of your end...
We're living this nightmare somehow...
Hey Jack... is this what you believe in???
God knows I'm running...
"Hey Jack, here's another ghost in the free fire zone..."


15) ...to the rainbow's end

All We wish but We'll never tell,
All the saints in our private hells
All the things that We kept inside
All that pain behind our smiles
All the words We have locked away,
and All the dreams We use to make
There's a Season for All We are,
So let it All flow through your heart...
There were times I believed the end was behind every door
Even followin' me every time I saw shadows crawling the floor
Call it fear, call it madness, name it however you want
but all that was there to save me where my dreams and the magic of love...
At the end of the rainbow...
All We wish but We'll never tell,
All the saints in our private hells......
It's in your heart...
Close your eyes, let the dance begin
and the Earth will raise it call
Midnight moonlight, fairy tales,
meet the guardian of your soul
The trees are shakin', dreams explode,
let the wind blow through your hair
The nightmares of my yesterdays seem to vanish in the air...
Well we're talkin' to you from the end of the rainbow
and the songs that you hear are the gift of the love and the pain
Everything we have lived shines in different light now
but it's only a face of the Season we live in our souls
At the end of the rainbow...
All We wish but We'll never tell,
All the saints in our private hell
All the things that We kept inside......

Art and Illusion - Seasons - 12 - I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)

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