From the darkness, Come and find us
9 lives won, you'll see. 

He demands us, show your life lust
never tame us, we're free.

And the darkness thicker,
and the beacons weaker
and the angels nearer
this is our return.

In the water,
come and find her
name her better
she's tame.

Now you see her,
entertainer
play forever
these frames.

Judged we are,
who enter, 
this life of 
games. 

Deliver,
our martyr,
your saviour,
shamed.

Written and produced by Paris XY (James Orvis & Alice Smith).
Final Master by Rob Small Mastering.

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The Return

The Note (Live @ Trinity Circle 04 04 2014)

@SunGlitters Remix of Paris XY's single 'The Return'

Original Version: https://soundcloud.com/paris-xy/the-return

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The Return (Sun Glitters Remix)

@MaxMillion Remix of Paris XY's single 'The Return'

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The Return (Max Million Remix)

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Wytching Hour

DJ Mix for Method Radio Show, aired Boxing day 2014

PXY MIXTAPES 001 //TECHNO// Method Radio Guest Mix

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Cover of Little Dragon - Twice. Masted by Rob Small Mastering (Leeds)

Little Dragon - Twice (Paris XY Cover)

Lyrics:
I barricade myself, so the world can't see.
But as night comes I shrowd myself, in my own company.
The city moves as on a stage, while audience lie silent.
On sleepless nights watch moonlight fight, to battle daylight's violence.

Complexity deprives me, confined to solitary,
mind has gone but I walk on, into waking scenes. The prologue set all in your head... hallucinating others.
This world sublime, so let's aim high, seduction from the author.

I'm dreaming, I'm dreaming,
the nightmare world behind your mind.
I'm dreaming, only dreaming
from the pills we take to normalise.

The Vigil

Lyrics:
Hellfire broken fury, broke its case before the jury, 
while the lovestruck thunderstorm, ridiculed the poor man's form.
Back to paradise's beach, where the sirens force defeat, 
his lies all loosely thread, by the demons in his head.

Soul regret was left untouched, but her presence proved too much.
At the trial of tragedy, jaded memoirs of sympathy.
The way he said her name, his failure to convey
emotions ocean blue in their kaleidoscopic hue.

It takes time to shift the guilt, 
but when it's gone, you're not clean.

The Trial

Lyrics:
"We lost our way with you, in the desert of space.
Share our gaze, and we lose faith.

But we sleep evenly now, 
and in the mindset of your soul, 
let others take control,
let others take control.

Loosen noose now, anarchy,
let your head take over me, 
no reason to relearn, 
the brightest light is yet unturned."


The Space

Lyrics:

"You lay awake at night.
Too scared to sleep, to tired to fight. 
And as you fall into the deep. 
You scratch the surface for air to breath. 

Cold flash, fake heart attack, 
fear of death creeping up your back,
tunnel vision, vertigo, 
didn't we tell you to take it slow."

Panic Attack

Since 2012 Paris XY have developed their unique sound. Combining vocals and guitar with live analogue synths, drum machines and atmospheric soundscapes. Lyricism is brought to the fore, influenced by Joy Division, Radiohead and Edgar Allan Poe, subjected to Smith’s Blues powerful delivery. Orvis' production is rooted in Scandinavian and eastern European inspiration, predominantly Trentemøller, GusGus and The Knife. At Beacons festival and Galtres Paris XY supported Daughter, XXYYXX and British Sea Power on the Loud and Quiet stage, as well as playing between Morcheeba and Tricky. 2014 has also seen the duo on tour in Germany and Holland in July, showcasing in Berlin, and following that with the Poland dates supporting GusGus on their world tour; 6 soldout shows and a final date playing Berghain Main Club on September 24th.

Wytching Hour will be the band's 7th single release, leaving only EP004 left before the debut album in 2015. Following the disturbed psyche of the everyday man, the narrative indulges in debauched temptations of modern society. Take from it what you want, the ambiguity allows every listener to take their own dark path. Lyrics and music taunt each other, a pulsing bassline matched with the chanting vocal line weaves a hypnotic devilled dance.

“Take the dark side of Trentemoller, Gui Borrato and Apparat and add the smoky, sultry voice of Alice Smith doing it in the vein of The Knife and you get Paris XY”  Bad Fotography

“Haunting synthetic lullabies that are drenched in darkness but also sometimes feel like a rave event in a nightly forest. PARIS XYare many things but mainly a promising new act that deserves to get more attention.” NBHAP

“That they have attracted the attention of Icelanders electric veterans with only two EPs , says something about the pull of their music.” Noisey

“Seemingly inhabiting two different worlds, James Orvis’ contemporary electronica and Alice Smith’s gothic, vintage-sounding vocals meet in the middle to create the alluring sound of Paris XY. Haunting and atmospheric, as though a purring ‘50s jazz singer were cast adrift in a Berlin nightclub”  Beacons Festival

“There is something strangely hypnotic in particular about the vocals of Alice Smith that in sound evokes the smoldering qualities of Lana del Rey but with the dark lyrical content of Portishead or Crystal Castles.” Commercial Free


Website: www.parisxy.com

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