Great vocals and guitar. Heartfelt and emotional. Like a young Tom Waits.

beautiful... reminds me a little of John Grant

Nice sound, nice guitar, nice voice, nice melody :)

Great vocal, raw and emotive. Just the right accompaniment (and space). Sounds heartfelt.

This is music. This is music. Loving these new recordings

Specks of Light in Dark Times

Don't Come Back

Texte Français et Google traduction

JE PREFERE EN RIRE

Elle m’a dit
Tu vois bien tes valises
Sur le seuil posées
Ras le bol de tes crises
Avant fallait penser
Je n’ai rien eu à dire
Elle était trop fâchée
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Il m’a dit
Jamais de découvert
Pour vous c’est interdit
Y’a plus qu’une chose à faire
S’il vous reste des amis
Je n’ai pas pu rien dire
Sa porte s’est refermée
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Ils m’ont dit
Vous êtes allé trop vite
Ici c’est limité
Plutôt que prendre la fuite
J’ai voulu m’expliquer
Je n’ai pas pu leur dire
Nom du père et papiers
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
J’ai préféré en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

Je m’suis dit
Je suis bien mal barré
Et personne ne m’écoute
Que des ennuis posés
En travers de ma route
Je n’ai plus qu’à me dire
Prends çà du bon côté
Et je préfère en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer
Et je préfère en rire plutôt que d’en pleurer

I PREFER TO LAUGH

She said
You see your suitcases
On the threshold asked
Get out of your fits
Before had to think
I did not have anything to say
She was too angry
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

He told me
Never discovered
For you it's forbidden
There's more than one thing to do
If you still have friends
I could not say anything
Her door closed
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

They told me
You went too fast
Here it is limited
Rather than flee
I wanted to explain myself
I could not tell them
Father's name and papers
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying
I preferred to laugh at it rather than crying

I told myself
I am badly barred
And nobody listens to me
What troubles posed
Across the road
I just have to tell myself
Take it on the right side
And I prefer to laugh rather than crying
And I prefer to laugh rather than crying

J'AI PREFERE EN RIRE (Petite chanson marrante)

Crooked Road

Alice’s song - Nowhere left to run…

With a sense of incredulity, she’s laying down to die,
with a startled look of disbelief – this really can’t be me,
There’s a cup of tea still sitting on the table by the bed,
there’s a piece of apple crumble in the fridge,
There’s’ a cat out in the garden sleeping underneath the clothesline
and you’re telling me it’s time that I was gone…

Been too long a-drowning , in endless cups of tea
Been too long a-fighting with your friends
It’s seemed so long but now you don’t know where the hell you’ve been
and there’s nowhere left to run to now

With a sense of incredulity she’s laying down to die,
She’s fighting the finality, the closing of the eyes,
there’s a letter on the fridge, that she really ought to send
and she hasn’t spoken yet to Mary Jane,
There’s an awful pile of clutter underneath the spare room bed
and you’re telling me, it’s time I was gone

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Written sung drawn played and made by Emma Caiman

Alice's Song - Nowhere left to run...

Great Blue Heron

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4E91iv6ciiQBtsyQaprtug

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2z2ugiTNppfcvhmUq8ocsY?si=ooZFkaWIQI29JN7KRHe84Q

Pushing the Needle to the Red

Cover Image: detail from painting by Benjamin Russell, AFRICAN SUNSET ON MOUNT ROYAL. 

Back in the early 80s, Elyce and I saw a special on World Vision’s work in Africa. We were impressed while horrified by the people’s suffering. What made the largest impact though was a particular doctor who explained he couldn’t help everyone. He had to choose between the mothers who had enough will to live and care for their children, and those who were too far gone and had given up.

Doctor Avery was getting burned out and said he didn’t know how much longer he could go on.

We were moved to write a song, "Help Dr Avery", but it was never recorded until now. It is on my new album called, SHIKASTA SUITE. You can download and share this song here for free but we have pledged to donate ALL SALES from this song to World Vision to help in their ongoing work.

HELP DR AVERY  is a song on the new album, SHIKASTA SUITE, available wherever you download or stream your music including:
CDBaby: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/benjaminrussell17 
Apple Music: https://cdbaby.lnk.to/P7aJq2/applemusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/033BnESR1B9rislO1hdek6
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_klb_hUOg2KZFPkMYvqpUnzL8JlMHBMg2E

HELP DR AVERY  - song by Elyce & Benjamin Russell
copyright © The Clear Blue Enterprise (socan)

Help, help, help Dr. Avery

If you can make the war, then you can pay the price
If you can sell the bombs, then you can buy the rice

All the new discoveries, all the new perfumes
All the latest hit songs, it's time for different tunes

Help Dr. Avery now

The world is getting smaller, we're next door neighbours
It's just another dollar, but it might save us

Help Dr. Avery, it's your decision
Help Dr. Avery - he says he can't go on

Help Dr. Avery now

Shikasta Suite

Help Dr Avery

original song

in a daydream
come across that floor you'd do it all
and you'd stay for some more
like yesterday
if just for a moment call me like before
i'd trade it all
and forget anymore
that yesterday's gone
careful where you're dancin'
accidents happen
 i've seen hearts get broke that way
watch your step with the skeletons
all the victims of your accidents
let my bones be next ok
just to myself now
talk about what for 
i spill it all till the phantoms get bored 
of yesterdays
baby goes lightly off to someones war
and that was all
to forget anymore
she says yesterday's gone

Skeletons

Spooky Forest

Rocks Sand And Soil

The Bends

We recorded this song twice recently, this is the slower tempo version. We collaborated with our friend Chris Whelan, who added the harmonica tracks. Thank you Chris!!

Oh Sister - Bob Dylan slower tempo (with Chris Whelan)

Kung Fu Ken

[Don't look back] I'm not proud but its real
[Don't look back] Touch my heart, its surreal
[Don't look back] I pulled something in my neck
[Don't look back] Its not important but I'll check

CHORUS
The year ahead will be all that you can make
It tastes of candy and cake
[Don't look back] Don't look over your shoulder
[Don't look back] I'm another year older
[Don't look back] Because the past it disgusts me
[Don't look back] Though I coped so ably
[Don't look back] Its an absolute horror
[Don't look back] Its a new tomorrow
[Don't look back] Because the past is s(t)inking
[Don't look back] Start some positive thinking

[Don't look back] I'm blinded by light
[Don't look back] I gave up the fight
[Don't look back] Bring the next conquest forth
[Don't look back] Is this all I am worth?

CHORUS

Don’t Look Back

Bowing

Reviews:

"..melancholic and dark singer-songwriter music. Fits perfectly when hanging out at home drinking tea. His debut album "Silver Lining" will be released 2018".  www.eclat-mag.de

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"You never fail to touch me with your dusty guitar and husky, lamenting vocals. Such control in your vocal delivery, such tenderness as always. Love this to death!" Jake Dasilva on 'No More Flowers'

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...there is always an escape route.

Here's our latest video which took something like 2 years to complete or so. Watch the little gem filled with expensive CGIs here: 

https://youtu.be/Xdvl6rqUn9M

Watch the video to Before It Blows You All Away here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCnuAgkAEhQ

Video for Girls and Boys of the World:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anX0Cp1Zrk4

There are more videos planned. And tracks, of course. So expect more lo-fi, noisy stuff in the not too distant future.

Contact: noiseworld.band@gmail.com

Crooked Road

Marcus JB

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