All alone 
I fought them off before
My sins atoned 
It hurts that we must call this place our home 

Whatever you wanted from me once before 
I lost it all to them 
This town keeps stealing from me all I've known
It never seems to change

What would you know when it's all in my head?

What's forgone? 
Our lives, our will
Our strengths, our fears have grown 
Alright, I know I've said these before 

Whatever you wanted from me long ago 
I gave it all to them 
I keep giving everything I own
It never seems to change 

What would you know when it's all in my head?

Sanctuary

Valley Of Fear

If you could read my mind you'd know
It's not such a foolish crime to go down for 

With my back against the wall
So assured I’ll take the fall

Oh…

This time will pass us by
Lord knows I'll try

Not a second to lose
I find myself running away 
Was afraid that I'd leave you some day 

In the frenzy of flight
Well, my thinking’s just clearly not right
Trust my luck it’s another cloudy night

As I’m hearing you call
Nothing can faze me at all
I’m too tired to crawl

This time will pass us by
And all our hopes will die
I’ll find you in another life, I will 

Till the day that my faith's restored, you know 
You may leave but I'll never follow 
You’re asking me why I would leave so soon 
If you'd carry the weight I would stay 
But all you do is howl at the moon
Because I've got nothing to say

Hour Of The Wolf

Inspired by a photograph I took in Bristol, England of an abandoned shop that still had the sign, 'Pastimes'.
Pastimes is a collection of guitar based progressive rock music and a couple of instrumentals recorded from early 2019 to early 2021 and late 2022.

Paul Landry - Yamaha electro classical guitar, Yamaha acoustic guitar, Fender Roland Stratocaster guitar, Fender Squire Stratocaster guitar, Fender Squire Precision bass guitar, Yamaha Mox 6 keyboard, Roland Juno Di keyboard, Novation Impulse, Oxygen 61 and Roland A -49 midi keyboards with various vsti synths. Vocals.

Music and lyrics by Paul Landry
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Paul Landry
Photography and artwork by Paul Landry ©2021
Recorded in Oxford England early 2019 to late 2020
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Pastimes

Reborn

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Composed by: Farhan Zameer
Photo credit for album art: Mark Richardson

Luminance

We made this song for Patari Aslis in 2015 and composed it around a darbuka that was lying in Ali's room. 

Audio production by Mohammad Ali Suhail (@ali-suhail-2)

Lyrics:
Meray dimagh Kay lambay safar pay aao 
Naye dhun par apnay gaanay gungunao 
Meray shehr mein itnay ghar na girao 
Sab ko haram ka muft khana na khilao 

Kis ki tumhay talash thi? 
Khoobsoorat woh hai jis mein aas thi 
Jis nay kuch aur pasand kiya 
Usko tu nay pinjaray mein bund kiya 
Tumko kya samajh nahin? 
Murdo ko dekh Kay tu hans nahin 

Apna jhoot tum na bikwao 
Apna maqsad na jhutlao 
Jis ka naam bech rahay ho 
Wo dekh raha hai Ussay Sab pata hai

Kis ki tujhay talash thi?
Tumko kya samajh nahin?

شہری (Patari Aslis version)

The Desert Journey
The first single from the band’s forthcoming album The Desert Road. 
Written, Engineered and Produced by The D/A Method
Co-Produced and Mixed by Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds)
Mastered by Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors at The Cutting Room

Watch the accompanying Music Video
https://youtu.be/AooVMA8YADM
https://vimeo.com/thedamethod/thedesertjourney


Lyrics

Last night I lost my head
A quarter after ten
I wish I could tell someone
Exactly how that felt

But in this desert land
Nothing will be know
For in this desert sand
Nothing can be sown

That's how I lost my head
A quarter after ten
I wish I could show you all
These demons and regrets

But in this desert sand
Nothing should be sown
For in this desert land
Nothing can be known

The Desert Road

The Desert Journey

Buy on bandcamp:https://foreversouthmusic.bandcamp.com/album/collections-vol-4

Dynoman - Barefoot (Ft. Abdullah Siddiqui And Sahin Naqvi)

The third single from our second album, The Desert Road. 
Featuring Shahram Mazhari on the santur and Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds)on guest vocals.

Co-produced and mixed by Bruce Soord
Mastered by Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors (1957-2017)

Produced by The D/A Method
Umair Dar
Talha Alvie
Usama Siddiq
Istvan Csabai
Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey

Khudahafiz
(Alvie/Siddiq)

Oh God, please do explain
Why my hands are trembling as I lay in bed
I see a shrouded head and I’m feeling
So ashamed

Why should we say goodbye? (say goodbye)
To you before it’s time for you to leave
With your beliefs, I feel there…
Was more to see (from you)

Why do I never learn?
They’ve left no stone unturned to plague my land
But I’m a selfish man, I’ve been fooled
That was not the plan

And now I sing for you (sing for you)
A song that makes me blue
But I can’t pretend that you weren’t my friend
Even if I was the end (for you)

Oh, I’m tired of going through it all
In my head, this time, the world just falls…
Beneath the surface of my skin
This love and hate just pulls me in

I wish this was somebody else
But I can only blame myself
‘Cause were we not made innocent
Or do they say we’re born in sin?

Born in sin
Born in sin

La-la-la

Khudahafiz

Ultay raastay (freestyle)- Koji Drive slow

Few individuals can be ascribed the descriptor “musical polymath” as justifiably as Natasha Noorani. A singer-songwriter, playback singer, producer, voiceover artist and ethnomusicologist, the Lahore-born artist felt perfect for our 199th mix when we found ourselves enjoying her collaborative NTS Mix with Discostaan where she displayed her musicality as ‘Peshkash’, her project through which she is highlighting and archiving sound art and oral narratives of 20th century Pakistan. 

However, it is the country’s indie scene which Natasha is synonymous with – fully ingrained in its legacy as the co-founder of Lahore Music Meet, the annual event which not only saves space for Pakistan’s alternative music but has a reputation for bringing to limelight some of its budding members. Natasha carries the same approach to her Wild City mix, highlighting the canon of the country’s predominantly-independent music. 

Latching herself to that theme, she gives regard to the style of her selections only in the aspect of making sure it’s varied. Electro-pop, folk-pop, traditional, singer-songwriter, hip-hop and techno – there’s a striking amount of genres packed into the mix, tied together as a cohesive unit by the thread of Natasha’s singular taste as a seasoned curator. True to its purpose, the mix serves to introduce us to a fresh crop of Pakistan’s talent as it’s likely to do for most of its listeners. 

For more information and tracklist with information to give context to each selection, head here: https://www.thewildcity.com/mixes/18097-wild-city-199-natasha-noorani

Wild City Mix

Wild City #199: Natasha Noorani

black hole

The D/A Method was a progressive rock band from Pakistan. Over their ten year career, the band released three full-length albums 'The Great Disillusion' (2015), 'The Desert Road' (2017), and 'Sanctuary' (2022) along with several EPs and singles.

Valley Of Fear

The D/A Method

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