Second track of our debut EP 'Vital Signs Of A Fallen World'

The Loss. The Fall. The End.

First track of our debut EP 'Vital Signs Of A Fallen World'

The Only Thing You Need To Know

by this river (cover)

This song is aural equivalent of forest vibes/ plaintive/ moody atmosphere. Before and After Science by Brian Eno is a great study of structured songs, yet catchy and soothing. This album happened in 1977 and was considered as a mainstream pop record of that time which beats any highest order of pop music today.

Check out the video I've made for this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6I6cBYDI2Y

Lyrics:

Here we are
Stuck by this river
You and I
Underneath a sky that's ever falling down, down, down
Ever falling down

Through the day
As if on an ocean
Waiting here
Always failing to remember why we came, came, came
I wonder why we came

You talk to me
As if from a distance
And I reply
With impressions chosen from another time, time, time
From another time

By This River (Brian Eno Cover)

Brian Eno's "By This River," performed by Speed the Plough on their 2017 release "…And Then."

06 By This River

By This River - by project ion

This is pretty enough I guess
NOTE
-Lacks polish
-Lacks everything
-This was recorded ages ago, I hadn't worked out how to record pianos then
-Even my voice can't outsing Eno. Embarrassing

By This River

An old-ish cover ('99?) of an older chestnut - No One Receiving (from the seminal 'Before and After Science').  Thanks to Doug Raneri for the nice drum track. Recorded in my old attic space in Amherst.

No One Receiving  (Eno cover)

Belgian Lace, Pale Black Mascara... [orginal song]

Speed the Plough is a New Jersey-based band that has been playing since 1984. Founded by John and Toni Baumgartner and Marc Francia, the band has had numerous line-ups over the years, including former members Rich Barnes and Chris O’Donovan (of Wild Carnation), Stanley Demeski and Brenda Sauter (of The Feelies), writer Jim DeRogatis, John Neilson (Wharton Tiers), and veteran DJ Frank O’Toole. Speed the Plough rose out of the ashes of The Trypes, a band formed in 1982 by John, Toni, Marc and Elbrus Kelemet, and later joined by Feelies Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Dave Weckerman, Stan Demeski and Brenda Sauter.  

STP released four full-length albums on the East Side Digital label: Speed The Plough (1989), Wonder Wheel (1991), Mason’s Box (1993) and Marina (1995). In addition, they released a limited edition single on the French label Acetone and had songs featured in two independent films: Strangest Deams (1990) and Paradise Park (1993).  

After a long hiatus, STP was re-launched in the Summer of 2009 with John and Toni’s son Mike on guitar and Marc’s sons Ian and Dan on drums and bass, respectively. They recorded Swerve, the band’s first album in 15 years, which was self-released in May 2010. Later that year, they recorded three new songs, dubbed The Summer Sessions, which were released in September.  

2011 continued to bring exciting developments. First, Ed Seifert joined the band, bringing his distinctive guitar-picking and vocal talents. And in August, STP released their sixth full-length album, Shine, on Dromedary Records.

2012 saw the April release of a retrospective of The Trypes short career, Music For Neighbors, on Acute Records. The reception to the music was more than could have been expected, with raves from nearly all quarters, including Pitchfork, Dusted, Other Music, and Prefix.

The highly-regarded indie label Bar-None Records released the Speed the Plough compilation, The Plough and the Stars in September 2013. It features a CD that includes 17 songs from our first four (out-of-print) albums on East Side Digital, tucked in a 12" package featuring a bonus split LP, with six brand new songs in a collection we call Tag Sale on one side and five live tracks from our 1993 appearance on WFMU’s Live Music Faucet on the flip. 

Another development early in 2013 saw the departure of Dan and Ian to pursue their own musical projects. So the band recruited Cindi Merklee on bass and vocals, and John Demeski, filling the drum seat once occupied by his father Stanley two decades before.

The band’s eighth album – Now – was released by Steve Fallon’s Coyote Records in January of 2016, marking the return of that legendary label after more than two decades.

…And Then, was recorded in 2017 by John, Toni, Mike and Ed, joined by former bassist Dan Francia and drummer Ken Meyer (Life in a Blender, The Thousand Pities) at Mix-o-lydian Studios and at the band’s home studio, Ruff Tracks. It represents a return to the band’s more stripped-down origins…sparse, a little psychedelic, heartfelt. And, in a departure, two covers – Eno and Bartok. Trying to keep good company.

The release also includes two bonus tracks by the original members of The Trypes – John, Toni, Marc, Glenn Mercer, Brenda Sauter, and Elbrus Kelemet – revisiting songs from the band’s beginnings.

FerroDynamix is a label that represents James Guastaferro’s dynamic mix of musical explorations, songwriting, and composing. Each artist on the FerroDynamix label leans toward a particular genre of music, creating an accessible spectrum of recordings, all of which are presented as a library of songs that can be licensed. Commissions and remixes or edits of songs are available as well. Enjoy

contact: ferrodynamix@tonepoet.com

Post-Rock // Post-Metal // Instrumental
Contact: beforeandafterscienceband@gmail.com

Bruno Barreira - Guitar
Ricardo Baptista - Guitar
Nuno Lobão - Bass
Pedro Campos - Drums

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