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All at No 19

The Live Set

Cloud Occlusion - 33

Songwriters in the Kitchen - compilation of members offering up favorite songs of their own. (I've also added a few of my favorites from them at the end) I hope you enjoy the listen.

Some Kitchen Favorites

#Lovingthisnoise

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Cobblestone Set

The beauty and ferocity of the North Cornish coast.  

With stunning lead vocals by Amanda Sanderson.

Listen to Amanda's great album on Bandcamp, 'Spirits Of The Witchwood'
amandasanderson.bandcamp.com/album/spir…-witchwood

St Enodoc

Shimmering shallow sands reflect the sculptured skies
Mirrored moments mask the monumental storrs
Fresh gusts rock the steady metered gait
A hurried pace to beat the tidal time

Over peninsular then climb the weaving steps
Clamber over to handpick the secret path
Cross the grassy landing as the next
Bay reveals its face the livid sudden shine

As Enodoc herself would say, it takes more than sinking dunes to make a saint.

The salty foam projects over our heads away
Mixing with the farms beyond the dry stone walls
While before the ghosts of grey approached
Now the sun scintillates under the frame

There is no map needed here
Just keep the sea to the right
Just don’t lose sight

The ruined lighthouse on the top comes into view 
This phantom figure hails the battleship behind
Draws toward us and with brooding threat
How we anticipate the pricking strikes of rain

Guest: the classical guitar and electric guitar solo on this song were played by Steve Pumphrey.

Saint Enodoc

Written by Frank Loesser and made famous by Danny Kaye in 1952.

The inchworm in my piece is sleepy and somewhat contemplative.  Don't  hold it against him; he can't help it.

Lyrics:
Two and two are four
Four and four are eight
Eight and eight are sixteen
Sixteen and sixteen are thirty-two

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
You and your arithmetic
You'll probably go far

Inch worm, inch worm
Measuring the marigolds
Seems to me you'd stop and see
How beautiful they are

Inchworm

Here is another little R&B tune.
Vocals, piano strings -Annette
Stay well out there
Thank you for all of your plays and shares!!!

Lumiere 2AM

Lumiere 2 AM

Eggshells and rollercoasters
I don’t know which I fear the most
Just waiting for the explosion
It comes even when not provoked
You sidle up to me
And bury your head in my chest
Your arms, they pull me
Even sleeping, you’re not at rest

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Your laughter flows through me
Makes me happy like nothing else
Those who know, those who knew me
See a softness I never possessed
You’re the blinding sunlight
That peeps through the hole in the fence
Your light you like to keep hidden 
A perfect line of defence 

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Hold tight, hang tough
You are enough
Hold tight, hang tough
You are enough

Rollercoasters, the highs and lows
Confounding what you think and what you know
Nurture the spark, let it grow
You are my soul

Eggshells & Rollercoasters

Verse 1
As I touch your trembling shoulder
I say love shouldn’t be this hard
You’re afraid to look at me
Scared I'll start
To make you talk, to make you think
Join the dots, find the link
You know that I won’t rest.. until I…

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Verse 2
It’s not the nail, that’s all you see
So hand that hammer straight to me
You think that you've all the answers
But I know that you are wrong
So I will fight you, I will bite
I will find a way to prove what’s right
You know that I won’t rest…..until I…

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you...

Verse 3
I know you turn onto yourself
Silence every cry for help
Let darkness kill the pain
It did before, it will again
But I am here to disabuse you
Of that notion, of that cure
And my kindness might feel cruel
Because it’s new to you and I will….

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Bridge
I know it’s hard to surrender
It’s hard to be helped
But sometimes you have to accept
That you can’t fix yourself

Chorus
Heal You, separate reality from myth
Heal you, be your rock, erase your sins
Heal you, starve the loss, and feed the wins
Heal you, heal you…

Heal You

I see your silver hair and your smile
So proud yet all the while
Pleased to lead from behind
You always took the time
To let us speak our minds 
So sure that we’d shine

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

So many nights, by the phone
You said never walk alone
So you ferried us home
Not a harsh word from your lips
Just the same sound script
And a hug and a kiss

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Now I’ve kids of my own
I see them through your eyes as they grow
You’d have loved them, I know
So I bring you to them instead
An extra kiss to the head
As I put them to bed

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Glowing Embers

I call to talk but I have nothing to say
I just want to hear your voice
I act like I don’t have a care in the world
And that not being yours was my choice
I wanted to tell you that I can’t stop thinking
Of you, your face, and your ways
But words once spoken can’t be reclaimed
So I play the role of friend instead

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

Your touch is accidental
But it hits like an lightening bolt
My face is a mask, I’ll never show
The feelings you evoke
Are you really not aware
Of the chaos you create
When you’re not here, I’m clear of mind
But one look and I can't think straight

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

I rest my hand on your seat
When I travel alone
You’re a ghost in my days
Presence felt, never shown
Not a chill, but a warmth in my bones
Like a secret, comforting shawl

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

False Friend

Feel that pain it happens when you care
Lean right in, embrace it if you dare
Dangerous days, perilous nights
I’ll take the reins, hold on tight

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me

One step first, my love is all you need
Soon your thirst for more will set you free
Joyful days, blissful nights  
 Sit with me, hold me tight

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me
  
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Don’t hold back cos life won’t wait
If there’s never love, there’ll never be loss              
We’ll all be shielded but at what cost

Life has taught you to protect yourself
To not take the fall, stay back from the edge
But love might be right within your reach
If you risk falling for me
Risk the fall for me

Risk the Fall

A sleightly  remastered version appeared on the  2014 album  "Halfway island":
http://oorlab.bandcamp.com/album/halfway-island

This version was launched on the occasion of October 5th 2011 Soundcloud Meetup Day - downloadable until October 12th 2011.

http://soundcloud.com/the-plugs (Venezuela) - drums and bass, mix
Oorlab (The Netherlands) - guitar and keys.

Picture by Melvin Gaal http://www.flickr.com/photos/94379417@N00/
http://Mindsharing.eu - Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) 

Central Park Sunrise - collaboration The Plugs & Oorlab

All arrangement, instrumentation, production, mixing and magic dust by  the astoundingly talented and very patient @jambrains  

Verse 1:
You think you know what's going on but you don't 
You call it out so that I hear but I won't 
Never learn don't you see you've gotta let it be 

She's mine you've got to see that it's so
She's fine I swear it's time to let go
When will you realise that we all know you’re spreading lies 

Chorus:
Hands off she's mine
Really she's fine 
Go find yourself a new obsession 
Take your love away
Take your love away
Cos it’s not helping 

Verse 2:
We've reached the point the damage is done 
When will you see that she's can’t be won 
Divide and conquer was your aim it was a losing game  

They’re so united it’s hard to break in
I know you tried but you could never really win
Can't break the bond, it's too strong

Chorus:
Hands off she's mine
Really she's fine 
Go find yourself a new obsession 
Take your love away
Take your love away
Cos it’s not helping

Bridge:
Couldn’t you be happy with what you had?
You had to push and push and push and make me mad
Step away now
Step away

Hands Off (She's Mine) feat. Jambrains

Again @martimedia has taken my tracks and worked his magic on a mix. Bruce plays bass....

Verse 1:
You catch me unawares
As I listen again and again
Your words touch me deeply 
In a way that I don't comprehend

I didn't know what I was feeling
Till I found you
I was blissfully melancholic
My sadness unassumed


Chorus:
If I don't know I'm hurting
Does it mean that I'm fine?
And if you don't know I hear you
How can I make you mine?


Verse 2:
Push past my defences
My sword and my shield
I was fooling myself so completely
With lies ingrained and lies believed

Pierced by the weapons you wielded
Your words and your voice
Pared away my illusions
And exposed my every choice

Chorus:
If I don't know I'm hurting
Does it mean that I'm fine?
And if you don't know I hear you
How can I make you mine?


M8
I can't turn you off again
Now you're playing in my head
You can't unsay, I can't unhear
The things you said


Chorus:
If I don't know I'm hurting
Does it mean that I'm fine?
And if you don't know I hear you
How can I make you mine?

If You Don't Know

Written, performed and produced by Mark Luto, 2016

I keep drifting
still and again
I've been told 
what matters

yet life moves past
considered, I believed
I could take part in 
what matters

burnt out
blocked up
shut down
knocked out
booked up
marked down

behind that door
scores of white coats
debating
what matters

freaked out
tied up
stripped down
worn out
puffed up
run down

they won't reach me
through the wall
I've built around 
what matters

blocked out
dried up
closed down
washed out
fucked up
low down

yet the storm
the cloudburst will come
and wash away
what matters

and spite will be gone
and grief will be gone 
and pride will be gone
and love will be gone
and I will be gone

What Matters - Single

What Matters

Awfully Keen

All fab guitar and bass tracks provided by @rosarius (guitar) and Bruce (bass). 

Verse 1:
Not deep and meaningful just real
A chance is lost to tell you how I feel
As I cover up the gaping hole you miss
My smile is just a curving of my lips

Pre-chorus:
The great pretence
My last defence
You see I'm hiding
And every day
Is a chance to say
Please come and find me

Chorus:
And I'll open up a crack
Let a little sadness out
Not enough to push you back
Just enough to show you what I'm all about
Look in my eyes
And you will see this time
You knew me only half as well as I knew you

Verse 2:
As I carry out my daily work by rote
The date passes yearly without note
A testament to being in control
You assume the loss it, took so little toll

Pre-chorus:
So bloody hard
Not to discard
What won't define me
And every day 
Is a chance to say
Please try and find me

Chorus:
And I'll open up a crack
Let a little sadness out
Not enough to push you back
Just enough to show you what I'm all about
Look in my eyes
And you will see this time
You knew me only half as well as I knew you

Open Up a Crack

Lyrics


Let me tell ya darling, that you left a hole in my soul
And Im having a bit of trouble baby,  filling it back in
And though the heartache tears at my insides, while I grin on the outside, I dont know what to do
To erase the image of you

Cuz Ive tried to forget ya, and Ive tried not let you get in my head
And all my friends say that I cant let it stop me, and I gotta keep on going but to where might that be?
And they say I gotta find the arms another
And be open to another lover
Hmmmm, dont ya think?

See, Ive prayed up to the heavens, and Ive cursed down at the demons, and Ive fought against myself, and put my trust high up on a shelf to stay there forever
To stay there forever

And even though I know its all cuz of you 
I know that I shouldve knew
There is only one truth
I should have done this to you

West Ridge Blues

Apple/iTunes

Rock & Roll Heaven

The trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs of traveling alone.

[Please note: as this un-mastered track was mixed using headphones, I recommend that it be listened to via headphones/earbuds to ensure the best listening experience.]

Demos

Traveling Alone

Gas Mask Replicant

Solargard

Listen on Spotify

Solargard | Matthew Greasley

Voice from: https://soundcloud.com/freevocals

I wanted to try a retro jazz/swing piece with the fantastic voice of Emily Coy.  It was more difficult than I expected to find a matching jazz-like harmony cadence. Anyway, to keep things easy, I employed the (often smiled at) Band-in-a-Box software with its outstanding real tracks with canadian jazz pro's. Added some Groove Agent drums and piano elements for a vivid character as well as live atmo and vinyl-scratches to evoke a vintage style :-) - have fun listening...

Now You Can See (feat. Emily Coy)

A delve into another platform...what do you reckon?

Beautiful Monsters

Isolation is my protection from the world pushing through
Shutting down seems like the easier thing to do
I close my eyes and cover my ears to lock the past away
You keep telling me that's a battle I'll lose every day

Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Listen to you

So many years getting away from the life I knew before
So many faces lost to me now, I don't want to see them any more
You say that I should throw wide open the windows to the past
But you had dreams and I had nightmares and a fear built to last

Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Listen to you


The world is full of bleeding hearts needing salvation
But not me
Shut down time is my safety line,
My sanctuary
Go spend your time on some other poor soul
Don't borrow my trouble to make you feel whole
Make you feel whole, make you feel whole, make you feel




Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Why should I listen to you
Listen to you
Listen to you

Listen to You

BVs by the lovely Emma J

How could you do it right in front of me
You told me I was special that you'd never leave
You took her hand so gently as you dropped mine like a stone
You promised me forever yet I'm sitting here alone

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

What changed in me for you to see me differently
To dull the wonder in your eyes when you look at me
To silence all the compliments that came so easily
Are the promises you keep for her the ones you broke on me

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

The shock has faded now at last
You're a feature of my past
I wouldn't believe it
If I hadn't seen it
The person you've become is one you swore you'd never be 

Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart
I never saw the change in you until we were already apart
Cold hands, cold hands, cold heart

Cold Hands

It's not the losing that I hate
It's the constant hope that's killing me
As I pick myself up off the floor 
I find I want to try once more
I close my ears to logic
Cos the odds are not what's willing me on
It's my crazy stubborn need to show you
I'm the one who wants it most

Watch me lose my mind in pursuit of my soul
Seek perfection but want so much more
As I chase unattainable goals
I walk away alone

It's not the winning that I crave
It's the fear of giving up that's driving me
So what if my delusion gets  right under your skin
Don't you know that I am happily ignoring 
All of your advice for me
Cos I'd rather own my failures
And listen to my sage within

Watch me lose my mind in pursuit of my soul
Seek perfection but want so much more
As I chase unattainable goals
I walk away alone

I'll walk my walk
And you won't stop me
Just sit back, enjoy the ride
To know best 
Must be a burden
Throw it off and take my side

Watch me lose my mind in pursuit of my soul
Seek perfection but want so much more
As I chase unattainable goals
I walk away alone

Lose My Mind

Shining Bright (Single)

White Widower

Haaf Soul

thank you for listening <3

mixed by Sean Cook
mastered at studios 301
produced by Olive Rush
recorded at home with Miles Devine
drums played by Lochie Earl



You give it up,
You run it up,
You wonder why I work too hard,
You wonder why I kick through scars

You come on up,
Say you're feeling stuck,
I wonder what it takes to start
You feeling like you played your part

But hey,
Listen
You and I,
We don't know what the fuck that we're
doing with this

And hey,
Listen
You and I,
We don't know,
We're just going along with this shit

Yeah so what?
I never brought it up
I've never really been too smart
When the feelings come that break me apart

So live it up
If you're a runner-up
You wonder why you feel too small
While I wonder what it takes you to call first

But hey,
Listen
You and I,
We don't know what the fuck that we're
doing with this

And hey,
Listen
You and I,
We don't know,
We're just going along with this shit

Do we need
Do we need
What do we need
To regrow it?

Do we need
Do we need
What do we need
To regrow it?

But hey,
Listen
You and I,
We don't know what the fuck that we're
doing with this

What Are We Doing?

Shame

LYRICS: 

I’m not surprised by your decision 
You said your piece and left 
Who am I to hold you of your own accord
There’s not much time left
My time you can’t afford 

I’ve become so insecure
to the point I don’t know myself no more 
See I thought love was everything 
I don’t have much luck with men 

This time 
I’m packing up and leaving
Off without you 
In my mind
I found too many reasons to doubt you

Seeking validation 
Questioning my own worth 
I’m tired of all this dedication 
When I’m the first hurt 
I’m not one to lose 
But I’d rather that than feel used 

This time
I’m packing up and leaving
Off without you
In my mind
I found too many reasons to doubt you
You brought out the worst in me
And despite what we’ve been through 
I Love You 

Without you
Without you 

This time 
I’m packing up and leaving
Off without you
In my mind
I found too many reasons to doubt you
You brought out the worst in me 
And despite what we’ve been through 
I Love you, 

Love you, love you

I Love You

Bad Head Bad Heart

YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNpqu3FVWEc
--Lyrics--
Dream in a dream 
not what it seems to be
in a dream
Time Running out 
I'm fading out and 
soon I will be 
strangled up and torn
Wishing you that I was never
born at all
Time and time again
my head's not there
Stuck in a dream (Dream in a dream)
Stars filling up
it's growing on the walls
Is it real
Flash Now I've gone 
somewhere else and now
I've landed here
I'm waking up to places
I have been before it seems
colours flowing up
It's beautiful 
but boy it scares me still

Dream In A Dream

The tracks on this mini-album were built entirely using 1980s home keyboards bought for less than £50 from a popular auction website... Each track showcases a different keyboard, with Splendid Larryo constructed from sounds from the Yamaha PSS-680, a simple FM synth disguised as a child's toy, and brushed up with some up-to-date production tools.

Splendid Larryo

Bombs, Bombs, Bombs (Go in, Stay in, Tune in)

01 - Native Instruments - Noire Pure - Sparkling Chords
02 - Spitfire Audio - Albion - NEO - Brunel Loops - Light Above The Cloud
03 - Spitfire Audio - Aperture Strings - Refractions - Tremolo
04 - Spitfire Audio - Fragile String Evolutions - A Fragile Start
05 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Violin 1 Staccato - Violin2 Staccato - Viola Staccato - Cello Staccato -Double Bass Staccato
06 - Soundiron - Voices of Rapture - Soprano Phrases French
07 - UVI - FALCON - VOKLM - Angelique
08 - UVI - FALCON - VOKLM - Spectrally Distant
09 - UVI - FALCON - World Suite - Celtic Twelve Strings
10 - UVI - World Suite - Bagpipes

Fragile Tales [Part 1]

I wrote this song after my father passed away so it has some references to the comments he made as he began to leave his body~I love you and miss you dad!

Guitar ~ Cris Greenwell
Piano, bass, cello, violins ~ Gino Cosentino
Vocals ~ production ~ cyrstalsuzy

For my Friend (Improvisation)

All songs on channel are original and copyright of Karen O'Mahony (c). 

You'll find me also here in my collaboration project with Johan Alm https://soundcloud.com/ashesfordreams

Open Up a Crack

monno