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Familiars

Traffic (feat. Fletcher  James)

Traffic feat. Fletcher, James

Single Thread

This track is a stripped back mix of the most recent Two Black Sheep single release of "I Forgive Me". Gone are the acoustic guitars, bass and orchestral arrangements and the resulting remix a vocal performance  pushed to the fore with a minimal piano track that results in the personal emotional lyrics to stand out.
This mix is not available on general release via streaming platforms and can only be obtained on physical CD from the Two Black Sheep website.

I Forgive Me (Piano Mix)

Taken from my 2022 album, As sure as day is light

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5K7N2o1Ova6whNRU1dJLff/discography/all?pageUri=spotify:album:6aDyqrbk3Y9WAIl81p7bAa


https://danmckean.bandcamp.com/album/as-sure-as-day-is-light

All I Know

Our first single from our forthcoming EP, also called Graduation Blues.

Idealism follows me around, 
But it's only a matter of time before it drowns, 
Cos my closest are turning, 
They used to be yearning just like me. 

My realism is about to choke 
Every idealistic, juvenistic modicum of hope, 
I'll stop buying their stories, 
We all become tories in the end. 

So what do you want to grow to be? 
Son, you'll be lucky just to eat. 
Choice is a right and all are free: 
Rhetoric of the bourgeoisie, 
Type another hundred words 
And have another cup of tea. 

My younger man is going to break my heart 
But I can't tell where his song stops and where mine starts, 
He's such beautiful ideas 
As uninformed and naive as they are. 

And I don't think he'd like me if we met, 
Cos I'd join One Direction in a heartbeat if they'd let me, 
he'd go bounce round the garden 
and play the lead part in his own film. 

So just keep me tranquilised with tea, 
There's so much I've trained myself to need. 
Boy alone can live on music, art and history, 
Then I'll reach my mid 30s 
And all I'll think about is money. 

Idealism, you have done me wrong. 
It's just a matter of time before I lose faith in this song, 
But I'll just keep on playing 
And hopelessly praying till I do.

Written, performed and produced by The Vanity Project 
Mixed and mastered by Colin Paterson (Rob's daddy)

Graduation Blues

available to buy here:
https://plumeuk.bandcamp.com/

John's Tune live video
https://vimeo.com/181383709

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Plumeuk/

John's Tune

For Piano Day 2017 - 29th March 2017
www.pianoday.org

This began as a piano improvisation. I kept that recording in its raw state and added other instruments and sounds

Taken

Rebirth

A song written about the brutal process of being re-born.

Rebirth

Mars Song

The final track on Sylvette's debut album 'Waiting in the Bliss'

Written about a future where humans colonise Mars.

Mars Song

Clouds collide
Lyrics by Paolo Fosso

Look at the cherry-tree we used to climb
It's grown old, never seemed the same
Took us countless sheaves of avid paper
to draw some future new horizon
How did we start blooming?

I've been in the place the old house was
Smell of saltwater down by the sea
You feel the great waves that join us two?
We both still hold on to the wild
pending on the brink of a kiss

Can't pretend to change my mind
Can't remind when I got blind
Can't demand to just be fine
and don't mind when we collide
Clouds roll by I seem to dive
in the night we clouds collide
Can't remind when I got blind
till one day I saw the light

Back when the morning bell would keep me up
to go for a secret dawn safely untold
Next day your letter on my window sill
We leave a stainless space of dreaming
marking Time with a fragrance of Love

And the Stars above

Clouds collide

A really special show for you here.

It all kicked off with Charlie from Sylvette who chatted to us about the band's brand new release and Manchester's up & downs, followed by a really impressive live studio performance.

In the second hour, Mixcloud & Soho Radio's Xanthe joined us in true 'desert island discs' style, running through the range of influences, with much chit chatter along the way!

ENJOY!

Loose Lips Show (199Radio) w/ Sylvette & Xanthe Fuller - 25/06/18

'Be Strong, Smoke Less' out March 15th

Engineering - Jamie Davies
Mixing  - Alexander Sokolow
Mastering - Bob Cooper

Be Strong, Smoke Less

Mantis Opera- Feline

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Sylvette are a 5 piece Art Rock band based in Manchester. All hailing from different musical backgrounds, each band member draws from unique influences to give Sylvette an identity completely its own. Think the raw, yearning melodies of Led Zeppelin and Jeff Buckley supported by the bold sounds of Bjork and Aphex Twin, all fused together by the disturbing poetry of Neutral Milk Hotel. Their much anticipated second album ’Stiller than Still’ will be released on 17th July.

Dramatic, sophisticated and stylish” – Chris Hawkins (BBC6)

- “The groups fusion of indie songwriting and electronic elements makes for something fresh” – (CLASH Magazine)

- “the band produce a truly avant garde concept, one which they execute flawlessly” “a serious, creative and artistic force” - (Absolutely Audio Music) 

- “There isn't a better up and coming band in Manchester” - (Flick of the Finger)

Guitar and Vocals: Charlie Sinclair
Bass: Ashley Garrod
Violin and keyboard: Philip Rousiamanis 
Drums: Pete Leaver
Guitar: Jack March

Single Thread

Sylvette

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