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prince andy - lyrics 

He gets off scot free 
Sheltered in his fucking mansion 
Some may forget but not me 
Papers talk of the grandson

Oh the grand old duke of York
A cunt who doesn't sweat 
No ones buying that pish 
And cos of me no one forgets , no one forgets 

There's too many protest songs 
And not enough Protest Singers 

Your a pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo, toff
And we've had enough

By any means, you've got to look out for number one
Protect your image
Not the hearts and minds of vulnerable young 
All or nothing
Save yourself 
God help you 
If you were to give a hand to someone else 

I'll tell you why x 3 

Because there's too many protest songs
And not enough protest singers  

Your a pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo toff
And we've had enough

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This is a fan-made remix of a band from Macclesfield where I grew up. In my view they had it all - great songs, great musicians and a strong local following, but they never got signed by a big label and never got the support they deserved. That said, I think Stock, Aitken and Waterman almost signed them (who knows what would they would have done to the sound of Officers and Gentleman). Lesser bands did get a deal and we talk about some of these bands now as though they are gods etc. Getting a good record deal along with the right level of promotion made a big difference to bands in the 1980s. 

To find out more about Officers and Gentlemen can visit their bandcamp page. They are still touring. Check them out. 
https://officersandgentlemen.bandcamp...
https://soundcloud.com/gareth-hobbs/s...

Officers and Gentlemen - Run To Him (KD Remix 2023)

Ukrainian Field Notes VA is a fundraising compilation with a difference, music with a backstory that gives a first-hand account of the unfolding events since the full-scale Russian invasion in real time, and presents an overview of the changing face of the Ukrainian music scene dictated by blackouts and curfew restrictions.

What started off as an ongoing series of interviews with Ukrainian artists for the experimental music website A Closer Listen has now become a book comprising all 170 interviews conducted over the course of a year mapping out the electronic and experimental scene in Ukraine.

All musicians involved were asked to submit a track composed after February 24, 2022 to mark its publication. The resulting material reflects the diaristic nature of the book and deals with PTSD, displacement, separation, and loss, and shows at the same time the strength and resilience of Ukrainian artists with a meditative and uplifting reach.

The track listing follows the chronological order of the interviews, switching from ambient and electronic to classical and experimental in a seemingly random fashion, but war is chaotic and shattering, or as Serhii Zhadan writes in Sky Above Kharkiv, “War sharply changes ways of seeing, changes feelings.” Ukrainian Field Notes is a testament to the shifting sonic and human landscape.
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Ukrainian Field Notes VA - це благодійна фандрайзінгова компіляція, що відрізняється від інших, музика з передісторією, яка розповідає з перших вуст про події, що розгортаються з моменту повномасштабного російського вторгнення в режимі реального часу, і представляє огляд зміни обличчя української музичної сцени, продиктованої відключенням електроенергії та обмеженнями комендантської години.

Те, що починалося як серія інтерв'ю з українськими музикантами для сайту експериментальної музики A Closer Listen, тепер перетворилося на книгу, що містить усі 170 інтерв'ю, взятих протягом року, які окреслюють електронну та експериментальну сцену в Україні.

Щоб відзначити її публікацію, всім музикантам, які брали участь в інтерв'ю, було запропоновано надіслати трек, написаний після 24 лютого 2022 року. Отриманий матеріал відображає щоденниковий характер книги і стосується ПТСР, переміщення, розлуки та втрати, а також демонструє силу та стійкість українських митців з медитативним та піднесеним звучанням.

Трек-лист відповідає хронологічному порядку інтерв'ю, переходячи від ембієнту та електроніки до класики та експериментальної музики у, здавалося б, випадковий спосіб, але війна є хаотичною та руйнівною, або, як пише Сергій Жадан у "Небі над Харковом", "війна різко змінює способи бачення, змінює почуття". "Ukrainian Field Notes VA" - це свідчення мінливого звукового та людського ландшафту.

Credits:
The book "Ukrainian Field Notes" is available on the Bandcamp page of the UFN VA (https://systemnapotvora.bandcamp.com/album/ukrainian-field-notes-va)

Album mastering by Clasps
Album artwork by Dmytro Prutkin
All proceeds go to the charitable foundation Musicians Defend Ukraine (musiciansdefendukraine.com/en)

Ukrainian Field Notes 567 pages book is also available as PDF and ePub.
Spanish translation by Chema Chacón.
ebook PDF version: https://tinyurl.com/5n8hhbt2 
ebook ePub version: https://tinyurl.com/2znsn7rf 

Bonus items on the Bandcamp page for the UFN VA are the PDF & ePub versions of the book "Ukrainian Field Notes".

Ukrainian Field Notes VA

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Dj Angry @ PartyZan Resurrection 02.11.2023 Hameretz2 Tel Aviv

New York based neo-folk songwriter June McDoom takes over for regular trips into vintage soul, alt-pop, R&B, experimental sounds and more. 
https://www.nts.live/shows/june-mcdoom/episodes/june-mcdoom-6th-november-2023

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Musical selections from the team behind the upcoming HBO feature documentary Time Bomb Y2K

http://www.instagram.com/brian__legend

Time Bomb Y2K @ The Lot Radio 11-14-2023

With an open window from Palanga studio, we greeted dear Naro for the first time. A kiss to the sky and ninety minutes of awe. ☁︎

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GUEST SHOW WITH NARO & TRI.PYAT & WAXER

Studio Session w/ Kriki (07/03/24)

Twin heavyweights Kevin Richard Martin (The Bug) and Joseph Kamaru (KMRU) unite for Disconnect, a powerful study of dread, hope, and profound sonics that marries depth-trawling dub with Kamaru’s voice, ambient sensibilities, and negative space.

Kevin Martin first became aware of Kenyan ambient musician KMRU “watching the short 2020 documentary Under The Bridge,” he tells us. “Which, aside from immediately finding Joseph's approach to sound and music so instantly impressive, I also found his spoken voice possessed a captivating, lilting, tonal quality, with his soft-spoken accent.” Following this, Martin dug into Kamaru’s records, and found not only a kindred spirit in skillful exploration of sonic space, but also a fan of The Bug. So began a mutually respectful relationship, initially held in Instagram DMs and reciprocal admiration for each other’s work and eventually blossoming into an invitation sent by Kevin to Joseph to collaborate on a new album.

The results - debut collaboration album Disconnect - collect a back-and-forth creative dialogue that started life in Martin’s studio. “I think I surprised Joseph by suggesting he contributes vocals,” Martin tells us. This ability to identify, isolate and exploit the nonstandard is a trait shared by both musicians and employed to devastating effect on Disconnect. Its vocals, sitting somewhere between intonation and spoken word, capture the ear and fizz with simmering power. They are indeed a surprise, coming from a musician specialising in instrumental, field recording-laced ambient musics, but tell intensely evocative stories, weaving poetry into the pair’s grandiose greyscale musical architecture.

The record is just as deep, dark, and arresting as we can expect from Kevin Richard Martin, following his acclaimed rescore of Solaris (released in 2021 on Phantom Limb) and a handful of self-released solo albums that explore a sound just as heavy as The Bug but at a menacingly slower pace. And it is just as evocative and unique as Kamaru’s KMRU canon, each object delicately and purposefully placed so the timbral mosaic builds with shimmering and hypnotic beauty.

KRM & KMRU - Ark

"Micro" is part of the System album : S/T
Produced 2001.
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