I love that mellotron sound and the full on energy of this. Amanda's voice takes this into a very emotional area. Bravo folks, spellbinding work!

You have such an awesome sound and style, such great rock I hope you go far!

Solid wall of awesomeness! Do I detect a hint of Modern English?

Fantastic guitar performance and great singing to!

Fantastic song and collaboration, friends!! <3

so good! love your music! always fun to revisit your classics! love it when you and Amanda are singing together! fantastic indie rocking track!!!

I missed this classic,somehow. A monster track guys.

My old mac  dieth a death so here's a bit of a kitchen table bash around .   My fingers are not what they were so i play what i can find.  someday I'll probably wind up bashing out a beat with my head on the refrigerator and singing along. I hope you are all well. If you're dead you'll obviously know it's nothing to worry about...                                I woke up this morning or at least I think that I did...I found my medication and I wrestled with the lid....my bathroom mirror is telling me that I'm not half the man I used to be.....

. I've got a hole in my gut I'm really feeling my age, I'm paying the price for my wicked little ways, I was out last night with a woman from the moon, she says that better days are coming and they're coming soon but I ain't half the man I used to be.

Half the Man. ( Steve Killingbeck )

Hard times, I hope you will forgive the lightness of touch. A big thank you to three magnificent earthlings who allow me to keep dreaming: https://soundcloud.com/janinelevinson, https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein and Yaron Engler. 

https://youtu.be/gcvxFj4CPZY

Rocket fuel regular
Or rocket fuel light?
Said the Venusian
He was ever so polite

She said, give me regular
And lit a cigar
He knew straight away
That this girl was from Mars

No smoking in here
You’ll blow us all up
She said, give me ya phone number
And I might look you up

He went red
She remained green
Coz Martians and Venusians
Are like meat with ice cream

Meat with Ice Cream
Meat with Ice Cream

He went red
She remained green
But when you think about it
What’s wrong with meat with ice cream

He gave her his number
That’s  what they did
She gave hime a wink
And he fluttered his lids

Meat with Ice Cream
Meat with Ice Cream
He gave her his number
And a little while later they had green and red kids

Meat with Ice Cream
Meat with Ice Cream
Meat with Ice Cream
You know what I mean

Meat With Ice Cream

Meat With Ice Cream (feat. Janine Levinson & Jonathan Beckenstein)

Mix N Match

‘Only you Can Rock me’ cover, original by UFO

Music, production: Verulium
Vocals: Amanda

Luxury Rock Collection

Only You Can Rock Me

Nobody’s Garden

Common Cause 145 BPM

The Fields Of Geneseo

something tells me won't be walking home today
all the memories keep tellin' you to stay
oh, the little things you thought you knew so well
put you in a spell

tell yourself, just to carry on
help yourself, to a little love
just exhale, feel the music in you heart
tell yourself, it'll be all right
it may take, the needed time
tell yourself and get through the day

when you know that there is nothing you can do
you wait

when it seems that it will never be the same
again

https://youtu.be/E4B-QTMuNt8

From our 2017 debut album which will be released properly one day soon. This song is the story of making a rough time all better again, but then there is the matter of John, and who is he in the song? I thought it was most obvious when I wrote it and that everyone would get the reference, but so far no-one has mentioned the connection or had an "aha!" moment. Perhaps one of you will. ;-) 

Pictured is Yoshi who was our first and amazing cajon player whom we greatly missed when she left for Japan. 

Does all this silence give you space
To turn things over
I hope you get it bright side up
It was never meant to fall apart like this
O babe we were never really s'posed to

You know I feel with you
You make me laugh 
I make you smile
And there's no need for goodbye
I dig you out you lift me high
Oh high

Can I keep on running with you
Close by me
I never meant to say goodbye
I want you with me
Through all of this
Oh babe
We were never really s'posed to

You know I feel with you
You make me laugh
I make you smile
And there's no need for goodbye
I dig you out 
You left me high
Oh high

He told her in the beginning she was a gem.
They had a good thing going
Don't ruin it
But they gave a little more and more and more
Hey John is yes always the answer?
Look at this mess.
They said no first
And then yes yes yes.

Watchglass

If you love me keep me

Dont Blame John

Avec les moutons de Delphine

The spirit of the garrigue
In mischievous resurgence
In the logos of human manias
Layer
Rowdy
A hand that the shadow stammers
Carmine
Remembrance of shattered limestone
By the Charcoal Goddess
Tit girls certified cave, for a kiss.
For a kiss,
For, a kiss,
Has disguised the quest
For a kiss,
The part that has become a predator of the whole
For a kiss,
universal betrayal
Angels who own that nitescent sex
To bond
Abound in your senses
Is hungry
To bend the bow of mothers lands

Beltane Kiss

Don't miss the video: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9vqX68K9x0&feature=emb_title

Para Lia - 'Riders On The Dike' (Feat. Amanda Kim Sanderson)
Taken from the new album ‘Gone With The Flow’
https://paralia.bandcamp.com/album/gone-with-the-flow

3D virtual art exhibition:
http://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

Thank you everyone for listening and supporting Para Lia!

words and music by René Methner, Copyright 2020
mix and production: René Methner
mastering: Thomas Heimann-Trosien, TurnstyleMastering, Berlin
cover artwork: Louis Renzoni

Follow Para Lia on:
www.facebook.com/paraliamusic/
www.instagram.com/paralia.music/
twitter.com/para_lia_band
www.youtube.com/channel/UCNABsfHKaCDk28fOj91Dc1g

‘Riders On The Dike’ features the vocals of UK singer/songwriter Amanda Kim Sanderson. Thank you for your friendship and the way you rock the track Amanda! :) It is such a pleasure to work with you and we are mighty proud that you joined us for this song! Follow the amazing Amanda Kim Sanderson on Soundcloud: @phoebeelena


The cover artwork comes from an original idea from the New York Artist Louis Renzoni, who said something like that Para Lia uses the same colors like he does - so the idea of a collaboration was born. Louis artwork runs throughout the album where the artists’ work features more extensively with both featuring in an online virtual music/art exhibition:
http://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/

Thank you @mrcagey @three-photons @andrew-borderick @subjecttorevision @terrywigmore @fadysporz for your feedback on the mastered stuff!

follow me, we're on the way
to make more out of today
and when we fail we change course
milestones won't move
but our creeping paths are pretty cool
we're the today's soft option fools
i don't know if it's too late
i don't know how long we'll stay
the idea is to go higher
fly over by my side
with curiosity in mind
we are on the loose
we are the riders on the dike
hand me over my fate
and stay with me along the way
if you come around i am okay
i don't know if it's too late
i don't know how long we'll stay
the idea is to go higher
fly over by my side
with curiosity in mind
we are on the loose
we are the riders on the dike
the riders on the dike

Riders On The Dike (Feat. Amanda Kim Sanderson)

Bandcamp

IN CLASH WITH THE ZEITGEIST:
https://paralia.lnk.to/Clash
Vinyl: https://shop.soundsofsubterrania.com/?artists=PARA%20LIA&release=para-lia-in-clash-with-the-zeitgeist-88532

Check out the online exhibition with the music of Para Lia and the art of Louis Renzoni https://www.sophisticatedape.com/gone-with-the-flow-exhibition/ 

Badkup @user-359302631  is the cosmic collision of Rene of Para Lia @para-lia and Fady @fadysporz.

Riders On The Dike (Feat. Amanda Kim Sanderson)

Para Lia

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