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Bohofolkery - Best of Pandorasdiary

An anthem to staying in the moment... 
A fully mastered version of Smell the Roses. 
1. Give up the need to always be right 
Let go of blaming everybody for myself 
I can change myself 
But I can’t change anybody else 
Give up those limited beliefs 

CHORUS: 
Won’t you stop? 
And smell the roses 
Won’t you stop? 
And smell the roses 
Give up fear and illusion and attraction to the past 
Give up those limited beliefs 

2. Give up all of my bitterness 
It won’t harm anybody but myself 
Time will pass with of all of my long-gone regrets 
Give up my grasp on the past 

CHORUS 

I know it’s hard 
To give up what you think you’ve got 
I know it’s hard 
You’re fine without them.

Flute: Maya Curry 
Drums, djembe: David Naylor 
Bass: Felix Xfile 
Vocals, guitar: Pandora 
Backing vocals: Christie, Gilly Spencer, James Spencer, Annee Patrice, Anne-Sophie Berrayah, Yasmine Latkowski, Susana Sambade, Raoul Neumann, Ana Graca, David Naylor, Maya Curry, LoÏc Genest 
Melody and lyrics: Pandorasdiary 
Arrangement: Pandorasdiary, David Naylor, Maya Curry, Felix Xfile 
Recorded at Tigersonic 
Mastered by Black Listed Mastering

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Smell the Roses... (mastered)

Recorded late at night next to the sea after leaving someone who was very special but not right for me.
The picture is the view from my balcony in Koh Tao 
Here's the video with some lovely clear water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxaQZaEgQZU&t=10s

video

Koh Tao 15

Recorded at On the Rocks in Gunung Leuser National Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Here's what our jams looked like: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYy_NCDosqs&list=UUr1fKgecru58JMsHsyDDlYw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RMrNhC4x1A&feature=autoshare
Vocals: Pandorasdiary
Guitar (Lead): Harry Affandi
Guitar (Rhythm): John Retno 
All lyrics and melody by Pandorasdiary
This arrangement by Pandorasdiary, John Retno, and Harry Affandi


Memories: Live Jam from the Jungle ft. John Retno and Harry Affandi

Peyote is a medicine used by indigenous people in North America, in the US and Mexico. I was fortunate to participate in a peyote ceremony held in a tipi in Essex with elders from Mexico. When I returned home, this song and its lyrics arrived fully formed, telling the story of the peyote ceremony and following morning, a gift from the sacred peyote.
It has gained in popularity in the past decades and the plant is in decline. The Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative protect this important plant that provides such beautiful connection. Indigenous people were forbidden from using this medicine in the US until 1994.
You can read all about this conservation work and donate here:
www.ipci.life
lyrics
Far out, in my mind.
Soften the harshness inside.
See the rainbows coming down,
As we sit by the fireside,
We sit, transfixed, as our roots
Touch the earth.
We sit, picking out thoughts
That disturb
Me.

Tears are pouring down my face
I will forgive,
But never forget.
Try to forgive you
So I will be saved again
But I laugh and laugh
Until the next phase

Thought I heard a buffalo,
Rising in the bushes, ready to go.
See the birds flying over and into my head.
Not a thought was kept,
Cos we were not
Not going to bed.

She said,
All things must come to an end.
The only thing with 2 ends is a sausage.
So we laughed, and cried
And looked in to each others eyes
Sisters and mothers and brothers and fathers
Again.
credits
released December 1, 2023
Recorded and mixed by Felix at Tigersonic Studio, London
Mastered by Chris at Blacklisted Mastering
Received from Peyote by Pandora's Diary

Peyote (Song for the Fire)

Pour yourself a glass of red wine and indulge in an ironic song about trust where balkan meets chanson 
Melody and lyrics: Pandora
Arrangement: Pandora and Maya Curry
Recorded at Tigersonic Studios 
Part of the "Raw and Unplugged" EP 
Click buy now to pre-order or get the physical handmade cd now. 

Raw and Unplugged

Trust

Pay what you wish

Trust - Pandorasdiary Unplugged

Standing by a tower with no name
People falling from the sky 
I saw it crumble in the flames.
I thought I saw your face in the smoke that night
Was it a crown? 
Or was it just an eye? 

Watch your back
With your heart of glass,
Better come prepared 
Or they will stab you in the back

Your face is in the shadow lit only by time,
We laughed so much that night, 
Fuelled by Mary J and wine,
But life's a wheel,
It turns and turns, my friend, 
Sometimes you have the time of your life,
Then it burns burns burns.

The Tower - Unplugged

Live session recorded in a bedroom somewhere in old street.
Washboard, bvs and stomp: Aletta Verwoerd
Flute and bvs: Lila Maya 
Vocals and guitar: Pandora S Diary
Produced by Junior Genest 
Parental advisory: this song is live and there is some improvisation and swearing involved.


Skewed - Live and Skewedup

I wrote this song originally in response to Paris bombings, and dedicate it to people all over the world who have lost people in senseless violence. All I have is love. If you share this sentiment, please leave a <3 as a comment.

Thank you to the wonderful Gilly Bean, who took this track and transformed it within minutes at her kitchen table - adding her sparkly keys and bass and a touch of reverb <3
Lyrics:
Light… up this darkness with your love, 
cos the darkness will diminish with that light.

Do you have that light? Will you, bring that light?
Will you stand next to me when they come?
I’m not afraid if we are one.

Trying to make sense of the world today.
People killing for what they believe in.
Do you have that love? Will you, bring that love?
Will you stand next to me when they come?
I’m not afraid if we are one.

We stand united, and we are more than you,
You can't divide us, 
cos we've got love.

We stand here, shoulder to shoulder
Armed only, with banners and candles.
You may laugh but look at the past, 
We have won before, and we'll win again...

We stand united, and we are more than you,
You can't divide us, 
cos we've got love.


Watch 

We Got Love

Live recording at Gypsy Swingin Vol. 2 Festival in Lustenau. 
Thank you so much to Andreas Amann for hosting, for inviting and recording this! (www.facebook.com/nujargon)

Live in Lustenau

Wake Up (Live in Lustenau)

STAR WHORES - (Lyrics and chords) 
A e g d 
Chewbecca, Princess Leia, or Yoda, 
What should I wear? 
Got no idea what a space whore would say if she saw what I was wearing on this Star Wars day 
Star Whore 
Star Whore 

Han Solo or Han Sola, short shorts and cowboy hat 
Dildo light sabre what the fuck is that 
Or a brown robe with only what God gave you underneath? 

Bridge 
G d a 
Wanna be in Star Wars like Princess Leia 
Don’t wanna be me for a day, yeah 
e 
Gonna blow those star whores away…. 

Space Whore, Space War, Star Wars, Star Whore 
Gonna be star whore on the day of the 4th 
Hoping the force gonna be with you through it all 
Obi Wank Enobi and the daughters of the wild side 
All space whores, jedi knights in fish net tights… 
Instrumental 
Star Whore 
Star Whore 
(ad lib)
credits
from Star Whores + Ring Tone Pack, releases May 4, 2017 
All vocals by Pandora 
All flutes by Lila Maya 
Washboard, bones and drum kit by Aletta Verwoerd 
Produced by Felix Xfile Macintosh at Tigersonic Studios, London 
Mastered by Chris at Blacklisted Mastering

Star Whores

May the 4th Zoom party

Star Whores (May the Fourth be with you)

Visions of heaven, and paradise. 
Twice reflected scorched open mind 
Golden light shimmers, down on me. 
I lift up into the gold sparkling crystal galaxy. 

Fortune favours those with balls 
I jump over the shadow to face the future passive-aggressive tense 
Fence. 
Separating us from the trolls, 
There’s a thin line where the, there’s a thin line 
Where the ladybird crawls 

House is on fire, 
Try to get on out of here. 
Do you feel it, do you feel that heat? 
Hush… 

Walk in through the door, what do you see? 
Scorched walls and broken dreams 
Don’t you think it’s time to 
Don’t you think it’s time to 
Rush on home? 
Your house on fire, your children are gone. 

House is on fire, 
Try to get on out of here. 
Do you feel it, 
Do you feel the heat?
credits

All drums and percussion Aletta Dina 
Lead guitar by Jordan Humber 
All other guitar and vocals Pandorasdiary 
Written and arranged by Pandorasdiary 
Produced, mixed and mastered by Felix Xfile at Tigersonic

Lady Bird

Instructions: 
Take a piece of high quality dark chocolate.
Press play.
Put chocolate in mouth.
Close eyes.
Download if you wish to repeat and follow if you fancy more Pandora in your box.
All instruments and vocals by @Pandorasdiary
Recorded, mixed and mastered by @skopjemusic

The Chocolate Om Song

Love - recording after a wonderfully beautiful roadtrip from San Francisco to Portland and back with the awesome Lila Maya on flute!!!! xxx

GOLD COAST 2018

LOVE (Crazy Little Fluffballs on a Conveyor Belt of Love)

Lyrics, vocals and music by Pandorasdiary 
Rap written, performed and recorded by K. Sparks
Flute: Maya Curry
Guitars: John Retno, Pandi Blues Bear
Bass: Jungle Lilik
Drums: Fabricio Azevado
Recorded at Ganagi Studio, Medan and Tigersonic London
Mixed by Tigersonic London
Photo: Guerilla Tactics

Game for Two

Watch the video :)

X K.Sparks - Game for Two

Chorus: You'll never be my prime minister you sinister little fuck x2
1. See you laughing on the graves of 130,000 left behind
See you laughing at the homeless children you left behind

2. See you've torn apart and sold much of the NHS alread
ou'll self off all the pieces to your favourite friend with small hands in the USA

3. As waters rise, you'll build a fancy bunker with your friends
Don't forget to buy in cases of champagne in case the world ends. 

4. There's a man outside your door for 23 days
Don't have the guts to look him in the face. 

5. Go back to where you came from and disappear up your father's ballsack
Go back where you came from and crawl up your mama's hoo-ha

You'll Never Be My Prime Minister ft. Angry Banjo

You can download the digital version here http://pandorasdiary.bandcamp.com/merch
Tickets for the global premiere of The Living Room Tour - Documentary available now on Bandcamp- 
If you would like a physical version, it will be available as an EP 1st of March 2013 
Pandorasdiary will be touring living rooms in London, Amsterdam, Nancy, Basel and Munich from February to April 2013. 
Special thanks:
To Felix Xfile Macintosh @tigersonic studios for production, mixing, bass playing and creative input and support xxxxxx
To all the fearless femmes and blue smarties for your continuing love and support. 
To the one who inspired me to write this song- you know the answer to the last verse:)


Wake Up - Debut Single- Free download

From UK to South Africa to Austria to Germany to Hungary to France to Dubai to the Philippines and Indonesia... 
We all agree: NO GOING BACK 
Thank you sooooooo much to everyone who sent me videos and performed on this track.
LYRICS: 
1. 
WE can change the world overnight, 
Or so it seems
One day we're running busy
Next day we're in a dream
The planes stopped flying
The roads fell silent
The air smelled so sweet
And birds began to sing

2. 
This global crisis has begun to reveal
That this system don't
Serve you or me.
It serves.
Those who manipulate or hoard
If you're a psychopath you get a reward

3.
We've lost good people along the way
Feels like death is coming out to play
Let's not have let those people die in vain
Let's make a better future to resolve the pain

Chorus: Not going back, no going back, no no no no no no not going back

TEAM:
Vocals, topline and lyrics: Pandorasdiary
Keys and production, mixing and mastering: Kelly Teh
Additional percussion: 
Wave drum (udu / shakers): Kristian Sipos
Dharbouka: Vaat De Fuk
Flute: Deanna Nicholson
Bass: Andreas Amann
Artwork: Caterina Juglans


THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

APOCALYPSE LITE

Video

No Going Back - Pandorasdiary X Kelly Teh

Vocals, lyrics and melody by Pandorasdiary; 
Additional instruments and backing track by Harpylistens

Don't want you back is the 2nd song on debut EP "Wake Up", which is available as a physical EP to support Pandorasdiary's documentary and tour (16/3 - 7/4)
http://pandorasdiary.com/living-room-tour-documentary 

Produced by Harpylistens
www.harpylistens.com

Don't Want You Back

Waiting - live recording and production by Harpylistens
All lyrics and music by Pandorasdiary


Waiting (Live)

High quality pay as you can downloads on www.pandorasdiary.bandcamp.com
"I'm loving the Johnny Cash meets Mongolian throat singers vibe." (Felix Macintosh)
London based Boho folk singer Pandora's Diary was inspired to cover the Johnny Cash classic whilst completing her Yoga training at Vajrasati Yoga School.
The final assessment was named "Ring of Fire" and Pandora recorded a demo while studying for this. 
Pandora's impressive vocal range goes from gentle tones to overtones and dropping 2 octaves with a Sanskrit invocation to Patanjali, a 4th century sage who wrote the most read book in yoga. 
The lyrics, which on the surface seem to be a love song point to the tantra.
Further research revealed the many meanings of Ring of Fire - it's the name for the outer ring in a Tibetan yantra (a form of mandala), the Pacific ring, it's often referred to in birth. 
The artwork on the cover is a linoprint by Pandora. Linoprints of the artwork are available on her Bandcamp site.  www.pandorasdiary.bandcamp.com
All vocals and instruments: Pandora's Diary
Sound recording and mix: Felix at Tigersonic
Mastered by Blacklist Mastering

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Ring of Fire meets Invocation to Patanjali

Welcome to Pandora's Diary - Purveyor of Bohofolk, Curator, Life Artist. 
Get in touch for collabs or to invite me to play at your farm, laundry, gallery or mini festival via email: pandorasdiary@gmail.com 
I busk, write and sing topline for a variety of genres from indie folk to ethereal house: https://soundcloud.com/pandorasdiary/sets/collab 
Originals: Best of Bohofolkery  
my alter ego is captain kitty's 🐈 🌌 industrial space soundscapes 
https://on.soundcloud.com/Xh3aC2Al8bVaOAwjqq
I love curating events, collaborating, playing music in people's living rooms. 
Support by subscribing or buying music and art: www.pandorasdiary.bandcamp.com
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