Songs of November 2020

'King of the Mountain' is the first single taken from 
Gizelle Smith's forthcoming album and it's a powerful rendition of a Kate Bush classic! 

Listen now: GizelleSmith.lnk.to/KingOfTheMountain

King of the Mountain

Recorded at WaveLab Studio, Tucson, Arizona, with members of Calexico; featuring Gaby Moreno on duet vocals. Dark, sultry and mysterious, with a seductive dance groove. Sung in English and Spanish. From Sand And Blood (The Desert Trilogy EPs, Vol 2).

Musicians:
Dean Owens - vocals, nylon string guitar
Gaby Moreno - vocals
Joey Burns – upright bass
John Convertino – drums
Sergio Mendoza – piano, percussion
Naim Amor – electric guitar

Dean Owens Soundcloud link - https://soundcloud.com/dean-owens
www.deanowens.com

Sand And Blood (The Desert Trilogy EPs Vol 2)

Land Of The Hummingbird

Dean Owens: Land Of The Hummingbird (Ft Gaby Moreno)

With the constant barrage of noise from 'man made' things, fighting for our attention every waking second, many of us forget the soft call of natures voice.
'Jeanes' songs tell stories of sleeping fields, breathing trees & drunken bees.

Inspired by an article by Ian Macdonald about Nick Drake which said 'sensitive young people often have a horror of being understood for fear of losing their uniqueness, and in the process finding that they are not as unique as they like to think. The vocal was recorded in Catherine Hershey's Parisian home, with wonderful notes of morning bird song coming through the open windows.

Simple Jayne is the first track from the Sleeping Leaves EP.


written by Russell Jeanes, keys: Russell Jeanes
vocal: Catherine Hershey
https://soundcloud.com/catherine-hershey

I once met a girl,
she chose slowly
…what she told me 

we talked for a while,
…she said something
but then nothing,
..lips moved no words came

hides in her thoughts,
what she feels,
can’t be said,
they’re just her thoughts,
shes frightened others feel the same,
then she wont be unique again,
… just simple jayne.

with lapwing she plays
and humms slowly
….for him only … 

whatever she plays
the bird smothers, with feathers
no words can away

hides in wood groves,
with eyes never painted,
fringe grown past nose.
afraid if others hear her words,
her deepest thoughts wont be just hers
shes hiding words

I once met a girl she chose slowly what she told me.

Sleeping Leaves

Simple Jayne (With Morning Blackbirds)

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JEANES - Simple Jayne (with morning blackbirds) Performed by Catherine Hershey

SHANTI MANTRA

Dedicated to everyone that has lost someone that they love deeply...

🎸 Ghost in My Pulse (Acoustic Version)

Verse 1
She left mid-sentence,
no warning, no sound.
Now I sit with the silence,
and it’s louder than the crowd.
I replay her laughter
in the chords I strum—
but the echo’s fading,
and my hands feel numb.

Chorus
She’s a ghost in my pulse,
a shadow in my song.
I sing to remember,
but she’s been gone too long.
No closure, no trace,
just rhythm and regret—
I dance with her memory,
but she’s not dancing yet.

Verse 2
I built a temple
from our midnight texts.
Lit candles in the verses,
but they won’t resurrect.
My angel, uko wapi?
I whisper to the wind—
but the breeze just answers
with where love ends.

Bridge
I’m not angry,
just hollow and slow.
She’s the silence
in every note I throw.

Outro
She’s not coming back,
but I still play her name.
Ghost in my pulse—
and I’m still in the game.


Ghost in My Pulse (Acoustic Version)

Only Shallow//Only More New Settings

Melbourne

Emerald Glass

1st Time

"Demons" - MAWD
Release Date: October 23rd, 2020
Independent

Co-writers: Josiah Mazzaschi & Madeleine Mathews (MAWD)
Produced/Recorded: Josiah Mazzaschi at The Cave Studios
Mastered: Anthony Puglisi

Studio Band: Tommy Paradise (drums), Kyle Bailey (violin), Aidan Scrivens (lead guitar), Josiah Mazzaschi (Bass/Guitar/Backing Vox), Carlos Jimenez (trumpet), Robert Verdugo (Trombone), Madeleine Mathews (keys, guitar, vox, backing vox)

Demons

Fool

Balthazar - Losers

~Cya Later~

"Welcome to the Endgame" is the new single from Portland's Typhoon — out now via Roll Call Records.

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Welcome to the Endgame

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Typhoon - Welcome to the Endgame

Lyrics:

Light fire & a tight knapsack
Got no intention of turning back
Put a target on my price
And I’ll lowball
Think about me during your downfall

Know its hard for you to compute
I’m more than just something to look through
Step down, I dismiss you
Step down

Do you find my kind unholy?
Terrified of my body
Throw a stone, oh do put me
Back in place
Do you find me egocentric?
Making up my own metrics?
Throw a stone, oh do put me
Back in place

Call me deadly 
Choking envy
You’re deadbeat
Past mistakes

Heading over the hills with little left to say
Can’t hold me back from that far away
Hope no-one sees the lines on my face when I arrive
The lines that you gave

I was always a mere thing in your eyes
Just a means to make what you’d like
Bending over, I was down on my might
So yours had the floor
You took all the awards

Would you like me over easy?
Don’t put yourself out to please me
Throw a stone, oh do put me
Back in place
Tell me I take mine with bitters
A shadow in one of your pictures
Throw a stone, oh do put me
Back in place

Call me deadly
Choking envy
You’re deadbeat
Past mistakes
Call me deadly
Choking envy
You’re deadbeat
Past mistakes

Call Me
Call Me
Choking
Choking
Choking envy
Choking envy

Vocals and writing: Kate Brunotts and Lohrd Snohw.
Production: Kate Brunotts
Co-production: Lohrd Snohw

Call Me Deadly - Kate Brunotts & Lohrd Snohw

Written by Jay Penaflor. Released in December 2020.

Ryan Haustorfer - drums 
Katrina Owens - saxophone 
Jay Penaflor - everything else (organ and piano parts performed together with James Gakovic)

Recorded and mixed by James Gakovic (Pluto Recordings)
Drums recorded by Ryan Haustorfer
Saxophone recorded by Katrina Owens
Mastered by Matthew Sibthorpe (Forte Mastering)

This song is dedicated to David Bowie

'GOD SAVE THE MUTANTS' (2020) - free download + last ever SC upload

Following on from the spacious, glacial electronica of previous single, Opaque Crater, 5 March 2021 sees Ritual Cloak release their latest track, White Noise. Written from the perspective of a close friend of the band before they passed away, and drawing on real-life conversations, the track marks the first introduction of lyrics and vocals (Daniel Barnett) into their sonic arsenal. Woven seamlessly into their traditionally synth-based approach, these new melodic textures work symbiotically with the track’s inherent, bittersweet gravity.

Amidst the darker weight of the subject matter and lyrics, White Noise also evokes an ever-burgeoning cocoon of light, offering some calm amidst the chaos. Initially built on the backdrop of arpeggiated synth strings and heart-wrenching vocal melodies, the track swells and evolves unexpectedly over its four minutes. This culminates in an almost triumphant progression of minimalist techno beats that boldly carves out the path forwards, only reaching its full power when each element is conjoined to the next.

The track was completed just a couple of days before the untimely death of their friend, Chris, who was its inspiration. Given he was such a big supporter of the band, it’s a massive shame he was never able to hear it. Naturally, it is dedicated to him.

White Noise will be released across digital platforms on March 5, 2021 with Divine Invasions following on 7 May, 2021.

Divine Invasions

White Noise

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Fool

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