This is an ancient story told on Puget Sound -- how Raven helped to bring the Sun, Moon, Stars, Fresh Water, and Fire to the world.

Near the beginning of the world, Gray Eagle was the guardian of the sun and moon and stars, of fresh water, and of fire. Gray Eagle hated people so much that he kept these things hidden. People lived in darkness, without fire and without fresh water.
Gray Eagle had a beautiful daughter, and Raven fell in love with her. At that time Raven was a young man. He changed himself into a snow-white bird to please Gray Eagles daughter. She invited him to her fathers house.
When Raven saw the sun and the moon and the stars and fresh water hanging on the sides of the lodge, he knew what he should do. He stole all of them, and a brand of fire also, and flew out of the house.
He hung the sun up in the sky. It made so much light that he was able to fly far out to an island in the middle of the ocean. When the sun set, he fastened the moon up in the sky and hung the stars around. By this light he kept on flying, carrying with him the fresh water and the brand of fire.
He flew over the land and dropped all the water he had stolen. It fell to the ground and became the source of all the fresh-water streams and lakes.
Then Raven flew on, holding the brand of fire in his bill. The smoke from the fire blew back over his white feathers and made them black. When his bill began to burn, he had to drop the firebrand. It struck rocks and went into the stone. That is why, if you strike stones together, fire will drop out.
Ravens feathers never became white again after they were blackened by the smoke from the firebrand. 

Born on a river, raised by a river... Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to present to you today Smoke Feathers -- alt. explorers of noise and harmony. Sunshine revolutionaries all...

In another life Dirty Ray was better known as Kevin Weatherill of UK band Immaculate Fools, these days he is still chasing 'the song', come & join him.

Room 512 is an unofficial website for The Wonder Stuff as well as groups and projects that are directly associated with them.  In 2006, following the tragic death of The Wonder Stuff's original drummer Martin Gilks, I compiled an album of material recorded by a group he was later in called We Know Where You Live.  They only released a couple of singles but had recorded enough demo tracks for an album that never saw the light of day commercially.  The album I released contained all of the tracks that Martin had worked on, plus a couple of other later works, as well as a compilation of live material because WKWYL were an outstanding group live and were sorely underrated.  Oh, if you want to buy a copy of the album then head on over to the Room 512 website for more information as limited copies are still available.  Keep on rocking, Groove Controller....

 
'Full steam ahead out of Darky Lane, Ludlow.  Open to offers for sponsorship from purveyors of a full spectrum of crusty pork products, and peddling a distinctive mix of punk, ska, skiffle and folk. Fuelled by strong drink and a righteous sense of social justice. The jury is out on whether they are a horrible warning or a fantastic example. The saviours of skufflepunk, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, sometimes, all you really want is - PigDaze!'

I'm using Soundcloud for experiments & demos - proper recordings can be downloaded from Bandcamp: http://ptrwilliams.bandcamp.com
AKA @patchedupparachutes

I'm Pete Williams &  I play original songs solo on acoustic & electric guitar. I use'PTR' to avoid confusion with the talented guy from Dexy's with the same name.

Carina Round has carved a singular path in music with her inimitable voice and stirringly varied compositions. Her uncompromising vision and thrilling versatility has garnered an immensely passionate fan base including a myriad of highly regarded musicians. Her forthcoming album ‘Tigermending’ comes from a painting by Amy Cutler where three women sit in a field dutifully stitching the bellies of a heap of helpless Tigers. Carina recounts, “The first time I saw the painting I stared at it for a long time not understanding why. The absurd image absorbed me. There was an innocent simplicity to it. The gentle putting back together of something most ferocious and wild mysteriously damaged to the point of submission. I felt an affinity to it.”  

The new album is being released May 1st 2012 through her label Dehisce* and distributed through The Orchard. Produced with Grammy nominated writer Dan Burns, Carina collaborated with some notable champions including the legendary Dave Stewart, Brian Eno, and Smashing Pumpkins’ front man Billy Corgan.  She released ‘The Last Time’ single featuring Sierra Swan along with a Puscifer remix of ‘Girl and the Ghost' on Limited Edition 7” Vinyl at the end of last year.  

"Making my home in the creative circus of Los Angeles has allowed me the profound opportunity to develop a loving and supportive community of brilliant musicians, artists, photographers, videographers and other collaborators. I’ve been fortunate to work with and learn from some of my favorite artists old and new, which has opened me up to new roads of expression. Also I’ve had time and freedom to experiment and explore, especially without the pressure or constraints of a label. Every song in its own way is speaking of really different things. There’s guitar ragers, acoustic beauties, electronic epics, a little prog moment and all the good stuff in between but there’s a strong backbone running through the whole record." 

Haling from England, Carina had an innate determination and passion for music from an early age, which led her to record and self-release her first two albums, ‘First Blood Mystery’ and ‘The Disconnection’. The former shaped by erratic yet engaging sounds drawing from her love of legends Patti Smith, Tom Waits and Jeff Buckley. The latter took those influences into much more powerful and personal realms.

These two albums led to her being signed by Interscope Records, who re-released ‘The Disconnection’ album in 2004.  This brought Carina US bound to Los Angeles where she recorded her bewitching and seductive album ‘Slow Motion Addict’ with acclaimed producer Glen Ballard.  Accompanying this release in 2007 was a unique 12-part episodic series that cleverly coincided with each track, creating a visual story for the album.  In this film Carina starred as the troubled lead character, Maisie Scarlett. 

A couple years later, after parting ways with Interscope, Carina toured with Annie Lennox and self-released her ethereal and nakedly confessional EP ‘Things You Should Know’, which resulted in considerable success.  Her new songs were featured in numerous film & TV shows and multiple radio stations, including KCRW, championed her music.  Carina became a touring member of Puscifer, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan’s band, worked on their latest album ‘Conditions of My Parole’, and began opening the live shows. 

Opportunities began to arise to work with other artists Carina admires, including singing on The Twilight Singers album ‘Dynamite Steps’, working with the award winning composers John Debney and Glen Ballard on a song composed for the film ‘Valentine’s Day’, writing with Academy Award winner Marco Beltrami, as well as finishing up an album with her Alt-Country side project Early Winters, which was self-released earlier in the year.  The Early Winters’ track ‘Count Me In’ will be featured in the upcoming Warner Brothers film ‘The Lucky Ones’ in April and Carina’s song ‘For Everything A Reason’ will be in the upcoming film ‘Dark Hearts’ later in the year.  TV and film placements include American Horror Story, Pretty Little Liars, Dollhouse, as well as many more.  

*Dehisce : to burst open spontaneously releasing seeds / content  : is a previously closed wound reopening.

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