Being the hopeless romantic that I am, I always hoped that I would end up with a girlfriend who was also a creative and an amazing vocalist and we could write a little 3 song EP together...and to that end, It has yet to happen! So, here's a demo from that EP. Maybe I'll start another side project with it, who knows. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Poop demos

DREAMPOPLOVESONG - DEMO/3:29:21, 11.11 PM

Im Yours Tonight - Bloodwitch (slowled)

Oh my love you’re all I think of
Fallen in your eyes
Oh I’ve fallen in your eyes
You ask me how I know you lied
Well baby, I saw it in your eyes
Oh saw it in your eyes
Wondering what gave it away
Oh baby, this may sound crazy
I saw it in your eyes
(Chorus repeat 3x)
How did you know we were kindred spirits
Ancient lovers let me hear it! 
You saw it in my eyes
You wanna know why I can’t Let you go 
So easily so baby will you please 
Step into my mind
Oh my love you’re all I think of
Fall’n in your eyes
Oh I’ve fallen in your eyes
Stare deeply at the stars
You’ll find out what we are
I saw it in your eyes


Saw It In Your Eyes

Recently I mentioned that I had a cassette tape from over 40 years ago when The Takahashi Band of 82 made a demo track for a potential TV commercial. The track was only worked on for a day or two and then abandoned. I think we all had a busy year and for whatever reason this recording was discarded.

I also talked about sharing the recording one day just for nostalgic reasons, however the mix was a very basic end-of-day progress mix and no vocal part was conceived. Sharing it in this form would not do the potential of the work any justice.

The track began with chords and synths that Yukihiro Takahashi recorded, the basic building blocks of his composition. I added the drum part. Having been intensively rehearsing and performing Takahashi material this triggered a distinct blend of my own style as might appear on tracks such as 'The Art of Parties' and Yukihiro's style on tracks such as 'Glass'. Haruomi Hosono added his brilliance on bass, as well as Masami Tsuchiya overlaying guitar parts and Hajime Tachibana adding a saxophone solo.

Fast forward over 40 years....
 
At the end of 2023 I sent the demo to singer/songwriter Marco Machera, someone I’ve collaborated with a few times in the past and whose vocal style I felt would compliment the music. Yukihiro also enjoyed Marco's music, including it on his own radio show. I asked Marco to consider adding a vocal which he was happy to do, also composing lyrics too.

I used an AI program to break down the stereo mix of the original cassette recording into individual tracks (this is a relatively new technology and although the quality struggled it allowed for a little bit more flexibility with the mixing and blending of new overdubs). The performed parts were retained, and to which I recorded some additional instrumentation as well as joining Marco on the chorus vocals. I made a new mix of the track. So what we have here is the finished piece: “Impossible Until It Happens”. 

Marco and I share this as an homage to Yukihiro who passed away this time last year and is greatly missed. We can feel the essence of Yukihiro's writing style in this track and we hope that you enjoy it.

Music by Yukihiro Takahashi / Song & Lyrics by Marco Machera

Yukihiro Takahashi - Keyboards
Haruomi Hosono - Electric Bass
Steve Jansen - Drums & Percussion, Additional Sequencers & Synthesisers, Chorus Vocals
Masami Tsuchiya - Electric Guitar
Hajime Tachibana - Saxophone
Marco Machera -  Lead Vocals, Samples, Additional Synthesiser
(for more information www.marcomachera.com)

Impossible Until It Happens

How do you not feel any shame?
Why you always shift the blame?
To feel less culpable, yesterday?
Betrayed by a ghastly dame
You threw it all away

I came to you,
broken and wounded
Then you broke me some more
Some more, some more

Just what I needed,
I have every right to scorn
Because I refused to play
Your games anymore
Anymore, anymore

You ain’t foolin anyone
Older women
aren’t as easy (anymore)
But she’s a whore, she’s a whore
She’s a whore

[verse 2]

You’re going all in
On the young & naive
Hardened by grief
Just like you,
girls full of sorrows
In her eyes you borrowed
You saw yourself

I know your tricks now:
Love-bombing
Until they worship you
Trauma-bonding
So they always trust you

I’m selfish and never satisfied
Oh wait that’s you, nevermind
You’re never not on my mind

Is it solidarity I’m craving?
Everybody’s waiting,
everybody’s waiting
For us to fuck up…

You told me to stay
Then you told me
To go anyway…

broken & wounded (ft. reprodestruxion)

Under The K Bridge - Brooklyn, NY 5th May 2024

FREE DOWNLOAD @ MY BANDCAMP

http://vestronvulture.bandcamp.com/track/killing-teens

LYRICS

jesus fucking christ

christ
fucking christ
christ

pretentious
fucking christ
disobedience
fucking christ

christ
christ
christ
fucking christ (x3)

so embarrasing
sadhours
ghoultears
fucking christ

fucking christ
riot
fucking christ
fucking christ
fucking christ
fucking christ
fucking christ
christ

sadhours
jesus fucking christ

christ
christ
christ
fucking christ (x2)

christ
christ
christ
fucking christ (x3)

Killing Teens

original Song by Ivan Delgado, featured on the album "Tejiendo Cenizas"
Authors: Andres Bobe, Luciano Rojas, Coti Aboitz , Iván Delgado (lvox & lyrics)
Arrangements, faux guitars, Programming and treatments,: reprodestruxion
vox:René Moncayo

Lula (Hana Kuro mix)

A late-stage rehearsal straight to cassette for reference. Recorded shortly before going into the studio, probably at John Henry rehearsal rooms. This is Mark on guitar, Lee on drums, and myself on piano and organ (the bass was always addressed in the studio once the basic track was down, which is why it doesn't feature here).
It's best to take the 8 minutes out and listen to the end, preferably in headphones, and in a quiet space,

Lula (Hana Kuro mix)

Reprodestruxión

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