Baybaybae

Felizitas

You got a real Warhol on your wall but no real friend that you could call
You own old first edition books, you don’t read them, it’s just for the looks
They know your name at the Ritz Paris, they don’t like you at the Ritz Paris
You got a Benz AMG GT but you’ve never driven to the sea
You light your cigars with Benjamins, dirty hands despite the ruby rings
You date legal teens and beauty queens but you don’t know what real love means

After The Beep

[Verse 1]
You know a lot, you are well read
You look good with a cigarette
You buy me things that I don’t need
Like that coat made of Harris Tweed

[Chorus]
You are like a hologram
You shine but you’re an empty man
Still miss the boy you used to be
Might be delusion
Poor silly me
Why
Why
Why
Why 
Why
Why I still love you
Why I still love you
Why I still love you
I don’t know

[Bridge]
Bah, bah, bah, bah
Bah, bah, bah, bah
Bah, bah, bah, bah
Bah, bah, bah, bah

[Verse 2]
What I want is deeper, though 
Hard to put in words, you know
Something like we had before
You let greed through the back door

[Chorus]
You are like a hologram
You shine but you’re an empty man
Still miss the boy you used to be
Might be delusion
Poor silly me
Why
Why
Why
Why 
Why
Why I still love you
Why I still love you
Why I still love you
I don’t know

[Outro]
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know why
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know why
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know why

(I Don't Know, I Don't Know, I Don't Know)

You’re either living for love
Or barely living 
You were tryna live for yourself 
But now you living
Life could be so lovely for us 
But you conceded 
Your only worry is fame
So life’s repeating

You’re either thinking too much
Or barely thinking
Samara’s the word 
Can’t fight the feeling 
You know you been here before 
And need the healing 

Put in the work, stop
I been about ease 
Got rid of the waste
Can tell by the smile on my face 
Grounded myself 
I’m the bird who left the cage 
Don’t talk about wealth to me
Spiritual wealth be priceless 
pray the lord protect your soul
My bruddas in arms we fighting
Negative forces in control
We never conform 
Enlighten 
the road less travelled 
story told for ages

My Bruddas In Arms Feat. Treasure Bloom

Weeping Pine, oh, Weeping Pine
Weeping Pine, I hope you’re fine
In this world full of angry axes that wanna bring you down

Weeping Pine, oh, Weeping Pine
Weeping Pine, I hope you’re fine
In this world full of angry axes that wanna bring you down

Weeping Pine, oh, Weeping Pine
Weeping Pine, I hope you’re fine
In this world full of angry axes that wanna bring you down

Weeping Pine, oh, Weeping Pine
Weeping Pine, I hope you’re fine
In this world full of angry axes that wanna bring you down

Wanna
Wanna bring you down, bring you down, bring you down, the axes
Wanna bring you down, bring you down, bring you down
Bring you down, bring you down, bring you down, the axes
Bring you down, bring you down, bring you down

Weeping Pine

Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Just a few pull the strings in the grand scheme of things

Tell me if you’d help me find out
Why were driving from here
Those reasons why
(Talk to me)
We still collide
(Every)

Everything lasts forever
We’re in an eternal play
‘Cause life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Just a few pull the strings in the grand scheme of things
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Just a few pull the strings in the grand scheme of things

We just needed a moment
It was just us
You took it too far
I just needed time to find
Pieces of myself
Out the line
Of compromise

Million lights of the metropole dazzle my small town soul
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game
Unfair rules
Often lame
Life’s a game

I’m just taking a moment to look outside the window

The noise of the streets, the factories
All I want is a little peace
All I want is a little peace
The noise of the streets, the factories
All I want is a little peace
All I want is a little peace

To say that I’m surprised
That would be a lie

Everything Feat. dreamcastmoe

The world is, the world is falling apart
The world is, the world is falling apart

We are unfixable, I guess
A beautiful candid mess
We are unfixable, I guess
A beautiful candid mess
To which we both said yes
A beautiful candid mess

The world is falling apart
While it's being built
I am having, I am having fun
But it comes with guilt

We are unfixable, I guess
A beautiful candid mess
We are unfixable, I guess
A beautiful candid mess
To which we both said yes
A beautiful candid mess

The world is, the world is falling apart
While it's being built
I am having, I am having fun
But it comes with guilt

We made this bed we’re lying in 
So wipe your eyes, no crying eh
We’re a mess but let’s be honest
Let’s be candid, we kinda like it
At our best when causing damages
Choosing beautiful over average
We swear we can change
We swear we can change
But can we tho, can we tho
Only we can save us
But don’t blame us
The world is what made us
Call me chaos, cruel flavors
Burn it all down for a status
At our best when causing damages
Choose beautiful over average
Swear we can change
Swear we can change
But can we tho, can we tho
Swear we can change
We swear we can change
But can we tho, can we tho
Swear we can change
We swear we can change
But can we tho, can we tho
Swear we can change
We swear we can change
But can we tho, can we tho

Candid Mess Feat. Joshua Idehen

Originally aired on City Wall Radio on the 2nd of December 2023.

This is Vol. 11 of <2 (two & under). A continuous stream of short musical creations, each under two minutes, miniature masterpieces interwoven, transitioning seamlessly from the briefest to the longest—a perpetual motion of sound.

For previous volumes visit: www.mixcloud.com/thelastdinosaur/

Intro
(extract from) Effect #6/Five-Five by Raymond Scott The Code by The Apples in Stereo
Second Thought (Interlude) by Sassy 009
Interlude II: Subi Power Waltz by Sufjan Stevens
Beauty by Lily Konigsberg
Am by LA Timpa
mixed with
Kurt Audio Collage by Kurt Cobain
Moss by Andrew Huang
mixed with
Munch (Acapella) by Ice Spice
Perhaps, the Joy of Giving by The Tokens
I Run New York by Dean Blunt
song i made up to stop myself from having a panic attack just now by Field Medic & Rich
Intro at the Piano by Kishi Bashi
outro by Casper
ttoe - S_M by Sam Gendel & Ugné Uma
Interlude by Marina Herlop
After the Beep by Sirens of Lesbos
God’s Tinnitus by Frog
Each Pool A Lifetime by Asa Tone
Don’t Stop by Qendresa
Q’s Interlude by Qendresa
Volcanic Institutions by Celer & Forest Management
Something Old by Linda Smith
After the Elephants by Damien Jurado
Hiatus (Waiting) by Ravyn Lenae
The Purpose (Free Jazz) by String Boys
Chatter by Lusine
Curtain Speech by DM Stith
Uncle Greg by Terry
Bruma by Nuno Canavarro
They Called Me To The Window by Josephine Foster
On n On by Resavoir
Take Me Home by Kelly Quigley
A Faint Signal by Infinity Frequencies
A Cool Dad by Owen Pallett
Wean by 100%
Rotation by H31R, JWords & maassai
Arise (Reprise) by Lynda Dawn
You’re the Only One by Benny Yurco
Le tout pour le tout by Brigitte Fontaine
No Run by À trois sur la plage
Girlhood by girlfriend.
Microphone pt. 1 by The Microphones
Blissfully Unaware (Of You) by Jonnine
Synesthesia by deer scout
This Could Build Us A Home by The Garden
Klaverstemmeren by Cisser Mæhl
game1 by jj18
In The Morning When Linda Dies by Paleo

<2 (two and under): Vol. 11

Back with another month's worth of Company Benefits, continuing the monthly mix series. Get your groove on with:

1. KR3TURE - That Fire (feat. Olivia De La Cruz) [KR3TURE]
2. Islandman - Sumeru [Music For Dreams]
3. 40 Thieves, Gary Davis, Cinnamon Jones - The Gift (40 Thieves Disco Mix) [Leng Records]
4. Acado - Hypnos (Original Mix) [A Tribe Called Kotori]
5. Good Block - Strong Relax [Emotional Response]
6. Rapossa - Oriental Tales (Original Mix) [Pipe & Pochet]
7. Doves - Compulsion (Padded Cell Remix) [LateNightTales]
8. Kermesse - Sunday Glide (Original Mix) [The Magic Movement]
9. Flying Mojito Bros - Do The Do (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) (Original Mix) [DistroKid]
10. EKKAH, Hot Toddy - Waiting 4 You (Hot Toddy Remix) [Future Disco]
11. Gerry Read & Fahrland - Still in Love (feat. Fahrland) [Future Disco]
12. Wajatta, John Tejada, Reggie Watts - Waiting For The Get Down [Brainfeeder]
13. Sirens Of Lesbos - Sweet Harmony (Original Mix) [Sirens Of Lesbos]

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December 2023 Company Benefits

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The Company Soundsystem emerged from Brooklyn's underground house scene and has made a name for himself with incendiary live sets and genre-crossing original tracks on labels King Street (NYC), Nite Grooves (NYC), LTHM (SF) and 3 Bridge Records (NYC).

Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime (w/ Lila Tristram) out now:
https://thelastdinosaur.bandcamp.com/album/black-and-white-memories-ignited-by-the-scent-of-springtime-explode-in-colour

"As if airing some precious lost and unmixed tapes from a recently discovered secret studio session involving Vashti Bunyan and guest players that Ivo Watts-Russell once conscripted from his extended 4AD family for This Mortal Coil albums." Concrete Islands

"This album is wistful and downbeat, yet comforting and captivating. It's a beautiful work of art, and a wonderful display of musical talent. Brilliant stuff." Fog Songs
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The Arteries of New York City self-titled album:
https://thearteriesofnewyorkcity.bandcamp.com/album/the-arteries-of-new-york-city

“A soundtrack to a movie whose images have been deleted” Marc Masters (Pitchfork, Bandcamp) - Best of Bandcamp Experimental
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Wholeness (released 2020): https://thelastdinosaur.backl.ink/wholenessalbum

"Wholeness is wonderful. Rarely has sorrow sounded so seductive." Elizabeth Alker, BBC Radio 3

"A deeply personal record and all the more affecting for it." Electronic Sound

"A very personal & artistic triumph, ‘Wholeness’ shimmers and dazzles like no other. Truly outstanding."
★★★★★ Get Ready to Rock

"The ultimate message of the album is that hope remains possible even in the hardest of circumstances. Demons can be conquered, at least for a time, long enough to declare the essential goodness of life." A Closer Listen

"Wholeness speaks to the heart with unrelenting intensity." Echoes and Dust

"This follow-up is poles apart from its predecessor. To use a Talk Talk analogy, if The Nothing was the semi-mainstream The Colour of Spring, Wholeness is a leap into Spirit of Eden/Laughing Stock territory." No More Workhorse

"Prepare yourself for a timeless moment of twenty-six minutes of delicate reverie between trembling folk, orchestral, and rainy ambience."
★★★★ 1/2 Sound of Violence

“Life is a muddled melting pot of uncertainty, joy, emptiness, confusion, hope and longing, one that we only drift through for a brief time before realising that everything is temporary and there are no real answers, and this album is no different.”
82% Belwood Music

"Wholeness is an acknowledgement that a human’s state is always temporary and mostly random, whilst at times exponentially breathtaking."
7.5 out of 10 Live4Ever
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The Nothing (released 2017): smarturl.it/TheNothing

"Elegiac, cathartic, rewarding, and beautifully moving."
★★★★ Uncut Magazine

"A labour of love about life's transience and fragility."
★★★★ Mojo

"An extended meditation on life, death and memory."
★★★★ The Independent

"This profoundly personal album will linger long."
★★★★★ Music News

"All told, it’s the kind of record you could obsess about; the kind of record you’ll foist on friends, music that you know you’ll be playing months from now. Highly recommended."
★★★★ The Skinny

"Poignant."
★★★★ Classic Pop

"A wide-screen dreamscape of a record, brimming with emotion without ever becoming maudlin."
★★★★ NARC

"It's one of the albums that just needs to be heard."
★★★★ Norman Records

"An outstanding second album & mesmerising musical journey."
★★★★ AmericanaUK

"To say this is one of the best albums of 2017 doesn't do it any justice. It's beautifully written & composed, from its delicate atmospheres to its sweeping harmonies and bright, elaborate arrangements. One of the most accomplished indie folk albums you'll come across this year besides Father John Misty's Pure Comedy."
91% Sound & Silence

"It's soul bearing, heart wrenching & most importantly; breathtakingly honest. These qualities are the hallmarks of truly great artistry and Jamie Cameron has firmly cemented himself as a time transcending artist of impeccable quality."
The Line of Best Fit

"The Nothing manages to be elegant without pouring into the lachrymal or the neurasthenic. And just for that, it deserves all your attention." TSUGI

"The Nothing is an album of transcendent beauty and is one of the finest pieces of music I’ve had the privilege of reviewing."
93% -Belwood Music
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Hooray! for Happiness was home recorded + released April 2010. Listen: smarturl.it/hoorayforhappiness

BBC 6 Music "One of the most underrated bands in the country."

Uncut Magazine "An album that's warm, engrossing and impressively original."

The Line of Best Fit "One of the most refreshing, creative and inventive records of the year."

4or The Record "This is a masterpiece, and each second is a reminder of that"

The 405 "One of the most refreshing, original and gratifying records of the year."

God Is In The TV "Hooray! For Happiness is a revelation."

Echoes & Dust - "Filled with moments of startling beauty and gloriously melodic melancholy."

New tracks tagged #Sirens of Lesbos