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You & I

The first single from my new EP 'Greens and Blues' which comes out in April 2023.

Written and performed by march (Kitty O'Neal) 
Recorded, produced, mixed by Dan Keen
Mastered by Katie Tavini

Lyrics:

Someday I'll be weightless
I'll be waterfalls and mountain ranges
Someday I won't be afraid to leave this space that we made

I remember what she said, everything is relative
I believe we'll meet again, I believe in everything

And in some way we'll stay
Like fault-lines and I
I don't really mind

Cause now I know this is how it goes
Round and round 'til something blows
You didn't believe me when I told you though
That often in the night I fuss and fight
And find that nothing's right
So I will fold the words and open up my eyes
And I'll look outside more
And I'll talk with strangers 
And I'll tell their stories
And I'll paint their faces 
I'll be everything you want
Everything you need
Just hold onto that thought

Everything you want 
Everything you need
Hold onto that thought

[I remember what she said, everything is relative
I believe we'll meet again, I believe in everything
I believe in animals, mythical and magical
I believe in stupid dreams, angels and Hesperides]

Hesperides

It's been 7 years since the first song for the album was written, the first in my life. 3 years since we started recording these songs. It's a long way to go. And complicated. It led me to where I am now. I am convinced that everything happens when it should. Now is the time when I became ready to present the pieces of my soul, made into music, to the whole world. 

5 songs are like 5 fragments from a personal diary: naive and overly romanticizing and dramatizing events. But that's how I am, that's how I feel. In my own world, everything was exactly as described in the songs. 

But these are only fragments. The full diary is an album of 12 songs that make up a complete story, called Worlds Apart, I'm sure it won't take so long to wait this time.

The opening track - Light - embodies a bright beginning in every sense. The first affection, the first song, the first guitar, the first step into a new life. It's still special to me, and in fact, I probably like it most of all these songs in terms of sound. When we started recording it, it turned out to be quite melancholic and unhurried, and as for me, it sounded cool, but I was prompted and also guessing myself, that it would be good to make it kind of more up-tempo, I wanted to find a balance, and I am very pleased with the way we made it.

As part of this EP, Circles is a sharp rewind of events forward. This is no longer "Now I finally see the light", but "You will only make me suffer, whether you want it or not." There was no doubt about how this song should sound: definitely more rock and expressive compared to the others.

New Chapter: "And after all this time and songs, it’s the first one about something real that you and me feel." It’s true that a lot of songs had already been written at the time of writing this one. The first reciprocity. At least for a while. I had thoughts that maybe a lot of repeatings in the song would seem boring to a listener, but I no longer think so about what it turned out, especially thanks to Ruzel's backing vocals, which really enlivened it.

In the process of keeping a diary, one page was torn out. This is You Make Me Feel (Higher), the third song I wrote. At one point, it began to seem not good enough to me, and I excluded it from tracklist of the future album. However, later, while recording this EP, I decided to give it a new life, changing it a little, and the missing link was found, becoming such a bonus track. Someone even liked it the most.

Affection is the track that has already become landmark. The last song on this EP and on the upcoming longplay. At the same time, it was the first one that we began to rehearse, record and play in public. Someone has already had enough of it, but not me, I still consider it one of the best songs I ever wrote. "I made everyone believe in a perfect explanation. Now I don’t know how to feel, cause it seems like it is real, but I have the same affection." Thus, we return to the same place from where we started, but with a new awareness: love, suffering - all for the sake of art.

It was decided to make an acoustic version of the song, different from the version on the future album, as in the case of the previous song - for a change. But not only for that. I really like how this melody is combined with a tambourine. And in general, I'm glad that at least one song became more or less minimalistic, because the rest are too full of sounds, one might say noisy. At least we got what we did, due to the first experience and the tendency of both musicians to complicate everything:) And it's funny that now, with more experience, I’m going to move in the direction of simplification.

Anyway, I'm very happy to finally share the music of my heart with you and hope it will resonate with someone!

Light

Rising Tide

....mkay

sorry for the quality, left my mic at home so recorded through my laptop

Mr Mackey

mr mackey

Slow Boat To China

Written and Performed by Man of Moon
Produced/Recorded/Mixed by Paul Gallagher 
Co-produced by Man of Moon
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
Artwork by Peter Kelly

RISE

Hello Forever

I had this funky jam aging in my computer for a couple years, it was part of a project that I never continued working on, it's far from my usual deep stuff but I love it and couldn't keep it secret any longer, so I decided to make a funky unexpected gift to all my sc followers 🕺

Marry Christmas Christmas Child Molesters ❤️🎄

And don't worry I am already working on some mean ass dub material 😉🏴‍☠️

Small Town Funk

Small Town Funk (freedowload)

Sip of Her Lip

An original tune about love. 

Lyrics

In this crazy world we're living in
Where love seems like a sin
We're all just trying to find
A little piece of peace in our minds

Heartstrings pulling us closer together
Through stormy weather, we'll weather
Every trial, every tribulation
'Cause in the end, it's all about love

We all have our scars and our flaws
But beneath it all, we're still in awe
Of the beauty and the magic we find
When we open our hearts and our minds

So let's sing this song of love
And rise above all the noise
'Cause at the end of the day
It's love that brings us joy
Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk Copyright 2024
Production and Mastering by Tom Hanson

Heartstrings (Remaster)

Too many times...I've left my doors unlocked
O yea
gave my trust to anyone outside...yea
and my patience 'bout to bust
with the number of times
y'all gotta learn
at the school of hard knocks
O yea
and I got degrees, some honorees
but ain't none of that worth the tip of my hat - cause paper don't teach me
how to clean ur clock...
na babe gotta learn that isht
in the school of hard knocks...yea
Oooo yea
and I heard U checking the door
and checkin the locks...seeing if I'm
alone...like a mean crow on a lonely hawk
but U misunderstand my efforts at love
treatin me like a soiled dove
O yea
cause I got degrees, some honorees
but ain't none of that worth the tip of my hat - cause babe
paper don't teach me
how to clean ur clock...

A Soiled Dove

Living Arrangements

Ambient guitar with a tape delay and a reverb with choral tails, layered with arpeggiated synthesiser. Best listened to with the headphones on to get the overall ambience of the track. In 2 parts - part 1 has been knocking about for ages played on a Strat and I finally decided to record it with some keyboard on top, the second part is a bit manic but really reflects what the core tune is about.

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AKA Kitty O'Neal. Transcending the borders between alt-folk and indie, march incorporates her diverse tastes and introspective writing style into a distinctive and emotive performance. She cut her teeth as a solo artist on the South UK coast music scene before relocating to London, and has toured around the UK, including multiple slots at Glastonbury and Sofar Sounds. As heard on BBC Radio 6.

Hesperides

march

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