Hard Lines

hidden scotland

I was told recently by someone in the music industry that "100,000 tracks are released every day of the week, with nearly 4000 of those from major record labels.”  
 
You’d have to be seriously naive to think a small independent band with no label attached would have even a sniff of a chance when up against the megabucks pumped into bands signed to a big label.  
 
So, what’s the point? If you’re  a scrappy little terrier barking at the heels of a well-coiffed poodle, why bother? Here’s why: because the burning desire to create music doesn’t just disappear and die. It’s there, in the pit of your stomach: agitating, aggravating, nagging you to make the thing that makes sense. Art, words, music - whatever it is that helps you make sense of the situation you find yourself in. For Gaylips it’s music. 
 
So, on the 26th May 2023 there will be 100,001 tracks released into the world. Ours is called TABS. And it’s by us - GAYLIPS. 
 
* This wasn’t written by Chat GPT. It was written by dyslexia and kindly word checked by my long-suffering word ninja partner.

TABS

This is Mr Joshua’s 25th release since Dec 2022 and again he takes an unexpected turn.  Grooves that could have come out of the 1970s flow under yet another lyrical song tapestry, that takes you places in your head to chill and reflect.  In case it’s not obvious, the title refers to the famous London taxicab, in a song about fear and love and finding solace in something you know probably isn’t good for you.  The 4th track of Frank coming 3rd album, Patent Leather Car takes a gentle trip around the dance floor with wistful abandon.

Patent Leather Car

The Fairie Waltz (featuring Puck on lead guitar). Taken from 'Alfheimr".

ABC (Alpha Beta Corona)

Stomping bass, frenzied city street beats, joyful vocals, and an electric guitar solo like a siren, this raucous riot of a single sees Mulele Matondo Afrika collaborating with world renowned world music artist Jupiter Bokondji on irresistibly impelling Afro-rock grooves, written and recorded in Jupiter's music shrine, in the Lemba district of Kinshasa, DR Congo, the capital of music.

Kinshasa Kiese is an homage to the vibrant musical city these rebel musicians call home… Welcome to Kinshasa!

X Jupiter Bokondji - Kinshasa Kiese

Hot Afrobeat song about a man wanting a back home girl and not a girl from a reality show with a bunch of drama.

By Kamal Imani
On all online platforms 7/17
NOW ON BANDCAMP!
kamalimani.bandcamp.com/track/no-reality-show-girl

ABC (Alpha Beta Corona)

Project Two