ECLECTIC PICKS - 2024

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FOTN: ECLECTIC PICKS - 2024

Vocals, Guitars - Anna Roenigk
Bass - Emmanuelle LeCann
Drums - Kevin Butler

Co-produced by Emmanuelle LeCann & Anna Roenigk
Engineered / Mixed by Emmanuelle LeCann
Mastered by Kevin Butler at Test Tube Audio

LYRICS

So what is original sin?
Is it not making God into a token?
For your using
A sanctified bruising

If Jesus came back to this land
He would only be crucified again
We were never told how you got your wings
And now you blame us 
For believing in the dream

And I don’t wanna have your babies
I don’t wanna make your money
You will never own my body
Here comes blood for the payment!
I never took your name willingly
Now everywhere I go 
You follow me

So I will bite the hand that feeds
Molars crush
Swallow, repeat
But
Still enjoy life’s great amenities
The wheels turn, bones split
And the marrow gleams

And I don’t wanna have your babies
I don’t wanna make your money
You will never own my body
Here comes blood for the payment!
I never took your name willingly
Now everywhere I go 
You follow me

Bird of prey we are your bastards
Watch your baby eat its brother
Bird of prey we are your bastards
But you taught us to hunt
So you should fly a little faster

And I don’t wanna have your babies
I don’t wanna make your money
You will never own my body
Here comes blood for the payment!
I never took your name willingly
Now everywhere I go 
You follow me

Bird Of Prey

High Kingdom Pt. 1

Exist

Nina

Portamento

Disorder is taken from Keening's second album - James Francis Diaries.
Preorder available here - https://darkliberationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/james-francis-diaries-2
James Francis was the lead singer of the cult band Strange Ones. He disappeared in 1993 from the island of Losse in Scotland where he was recording his debut album.

In 2022, James’ tapes and diaries were given by James’ parents to the band Keening. Keening had discovered and fallen in love with the Strange Ones' records and learned about James’ disappearance. The original demos themselves, even with digital restoration are unlistenable as James distorted the recordings and overdubbed them with found sounds from the island. Instead of replicating the songs, Keening decided to write their own music inspired by James’ diary, the mystery surrounding his disappearance, his lyrics, and the island of Losse. James’ edited diary is included here for interest and with the permission of his family.

releases January 20, 2024

James Francis Diaries

Disorder

DOPAMINE by Bjørn Felle, out now on AnalogueTrash

Dopamine

alx frncs' second release; a gentle upbeat exploration into the inadequacies of depression and isolation during lock-down in the UK. It will be on all streaming platforms on 05.04.

Lyrics:

i don't wanna brush my hair 
mistakes were made im not quite there
i don’t wanna cook for one
address my choices one by one

I've got too much on my plate
I’ve got too much in my brain

you may think i'm lazy
when i fail to wash up dishes daily
hardly got a grasp on life
when death is constant on my mind 

I’ve got too much on my plate
I’ve got too much in my brain 
I’ve got too much in this state
I’ve got ten hundred and ninety-six days left of this mess.

i cant do anything right

Lost Signal is the second single from Rob Lewis's new album Dialogue In Bloom. Lost Signal is an intimate piece for solo piano where chord progressions are shaped by chat GPT suggestions. The track focuses on the idea of collaborating with AI to find alternative starting points when composing, pulling the composer away from pre-determined musical habits.

6. Lost Signal

The Vibe feat. Hannah Varghese

The Vibe Feat. Hannah Varghese

Prior to its official release date of April 17th, Parasite has already had its first radio play last week on BBc Music Introducing. 
The song unfolds a sinister tale about your alter ego taking form of a Parasite. Sometimes submissive and at times destructive, wanting to take over, wanting to break you! Supporting the release of the single is a breathtaking music video on Youtube that compliments and captures the chaos and beauty of the song, revealing the alter egos through a creative artistic vision.

Parasite_Amy Dx.wav

Written in Spring 2023, Sold on a Rhyme is a song about the idea that we grow up force-fed a dream (successful career, big house, family) that has become increasingly harder to achieve. 

Musically it's inspired by Stevie Wonder's Master Blaster, Walking on the Moon and London Calling, with Cable Street Collective's trademark African guitars and big bass lines.

Sold on a Rhyme

Composer for screen and exciting projects living in London

6. Lost Signal

Rob Lewis Composer