Listening Post: Batch 557

“ratcage walk” is an atmospheric journey through an imagined city where dusk settles over rain-soaked streets

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ratcage walk

Hoping you don't break down when you have places to go and people to see. A song about fending off a panic attack. Features the most beautiful tape sample you've ever heard. The feeling has to be of utter peace x

I've been driving for miles
My hands wet on the wheel
My foot on the floor
My eyes on the road
But all these flashing lights

God I just can't break down
No I just can't break down
Because I've got places to go
I've got people to see
Who want to see me

My racing heart
My sweating brow
My heated head
My weakened knees

I just can't break down
No I just can't break down
I've got places to go
I've got people to see
Who want to see
Who want to see
Who want to see
Me

God I just can't break down
No I just can't break down
Because I've got places to go
I've got people to see
Who want to see
Who want to see
Who want to see
Me

Written and recorded by Danny Pullar
Piano played by Simon Badger
Main vocals and lead guitar recorded by Chris Wilson
Produced, MIxed and Mastered by Tim Cook

People to see

Alt Rock powerhouse ACROBVT are back with their uplifting new single, A Thousand Times, a song that celebrates resilience and determination in the face of adversity. 
Co-written with Ross Hamilton (Blossoms) and mixed by Grammy-nominated Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons), the track is a soaring anthem that will further cement the band’s growing reputation as ones to watch in 2025.. 

Infused with ACROBVT’s signature mix of euphoric hooks, raw emotion, and driving rhythms, A Thousand Times delivers a powerful message of hope. “You have to find the strength to rise again, no matter how many times life knocks you down,” shares frontman Ben. “It’s a battle cry for anyone who’s ever faced a challenge and refused to give up.” 

Following their triumphant performances at The Great Escape in Brighton, Flux FM in Berlin, and Los Angeles, ACROBVT continue to solidify their place as one of the most electrifying alt rock acts on the scene. The band has garnered radio support for their previous singles ‘Can’t Put You Down’, on Radio X with John Kennedy, BBC Introducing and Ireland’s RTE Radio 1, and for ‘Neon’ on influential radio stations globally including KXTE Las Vegas (U.S.); Radio Doble Nueve (Peru), Radio 1 (India), 2XM (Ireland), WNNX Atlanta, GA (U.S.), Flux FM in Stuttgart / Berlin (Germany), KWSS Phoenix, AZ
(U.S.) 

ACROBVT - A Thousand Times

Cotton candy is one of the most popular sweets in the world. And now, you can enjoy the sweet taste of cotton candy with a new twist ~ Love is as soft and as sweet as cotton candy!

Learn more, music link & lyrics: https://ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/cotton-candy-single/
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Cotton Candy

Seize the day and indulge in the journey into romance and connection through A Cup Of Coffee. Designed to bring hearts closer and create moments that linger, coffee is more than a beverage. When shared with loved ones, it may even lead you to meeting the one!

Learn more, music link & lyrics: https://ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/a-cup-of-coffee/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2pnZ47T4vBTKqLMLkD2DJv?si=002e204f97be4938
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A Cup Of Coffee

Picture this: A dreamy stroll under the stars with the world fading away. Indulge in the romance of a lingering summer breeze and moonlit reflections through “Picture Perfect Dream.”

Learn more, music link & lyrics: https://ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/picture-perfect-dream/
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Picture Perfect Dream

Picture this: A dreamy stroll under the stars with the world fading away. Indulge in the romance of a lingering summer breeze and moonlit reflections through “Picture Perfect Dream."
Learn more, music link & lyrics: ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/picture-perfect-dream/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1hXH01J5wiCDiHN09T4RYC?si=e171abb349ac4aea
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YouTube Music: https://youtu.be/BgcsSWHwgdk?feature=shared

Picture Perfect Dream (Acapella)

Recorded during Chinese New Year at my in-laws in Ningbo, all I had available to me was a 14 year old laptop with an old version of Sony Acid, an acoustic guitar and not much else. I grabbed a recorder and a harmonica before leaving Hangzhou so I could add a little something extra to arrangements and then just used whatever was lying around for percussion, including a cardboard box and a container of toothpicks. Taking out all the treble on the very basic 3 band DAW EQ and pushing the mids a little thankfully means an acoustic guitar can magically become a bass. I finished mixing the EP in a B&B in the Zhejiang countryside. No plugins on the laptop so no delay, reverb, compression or any of that gubbins. 

Free to download right here 👇

https://blokeacola.bandcamp.com/album/shoulda

Perfect Silence

Experience romance that light up your days and warm up your nights. Embrace the insatiable desire for intimacy that takes you to new heights – all day and all night!

Learn more, music link & lyrics: https://ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/allday/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/31OBi74BHBJ13DHwjC96ge?si=76c23d1971a34e3d
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YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=p37P2o9AWZo

All Day, All Night

Experience romance that light up your days and warm up your nights. Embrace the insatiable desire for intimacy that takes you to new heights – all day and all night!

Learn more, music link & lyrics: ruthnatashas.wordpress.com/allday/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6q6FboIgx85kGlhxWz5BnT?si=8d8fff8b432f4391
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All Day, All Night (Acapella)

Rediscover childlike wonder, boundless imagination, and infinite adventures, where every little corner of the world was an epic journey with Little Adventures.

Available on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4ILFBmJyyAhmlkT3VeaYHq?si=UCPHs6naSiSiT_5TmKBZMA
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Little Adventures

“Once Was a Dream” is a story where hope refuses to give up. It is a quiet reflection on childhood dreams, encouragement for the present, and hope for the future.

Learn more & links: https://rueruemuse.wordpress.com/songwriting/once-was-a-dream/

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Once Was a Dream

Produced, Arranged, Mixed, Mastered by Yosua Gian

Vox by Rachel Amanda
Keyboard and Synth by Timothy Luntungan
El. Bass by Dion Djokoadi
Guitar by Yosua Gian
Drums by Kevin Rusli

Special Thanks to Ebony and Ivory Studio

Wonderwall (COVER)

A tribute for Christina Grimmie. She inspires me to work hard and have fun while doing it. She taught me to be strong, facing the unfair world. Her music still lives on, and I hope that it will keep inspiring other people, as it did me. 

In Christ Alone - for Christina Grimmie

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Cotton Candy

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