There's some talent at work here. Could hear this as the soundtrack of one of those great films such as "Don't Look Now" - unsettling but poetically beautiful

oooh... that's a great piano line... really like the changes and the... well it's excellently realised all the way through...

Great track, very dramatic and powerful. Feels like a novel transformed into music, or something. Lovely arrangement and vocal.

Great piano, full of emotion. The nightly atmosphere is seductive, really enjoy the vocals. Great composition!

back for another listen, sounds great every time

Siren Song is the 2nd track from the album 'Advice To The Wayfarer' (2014). All parts written and performed by Rowan Galagher. Lyrics "I've heard Mermaids calling each to each, they do not call to me" based on T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

Lyrics:

We rain on your parade
‘Cause the games you play have casualties
The lunatics are lost
It doesn’t take a lot to become a martyr here

We’re further from the truth 
As you’re fighting nail and tooth to be in control
I’ve heard Mermaids calling each to each
They do not call to me if I’m in the boat

Siren song
It won’t be long 
Till they’re talking destiny 
The Leviathan is watching me
I’ve lost the will to be among living people

Broken sleep and broken dreams
Nothing here is as it seems
You can have high hopes
It takes more than a load off my back

To realise your dreams 
Not an ounce of levity till the attack
Round and round she goes
Where she stops nobody knows

Siren Song

Ahhhhhhhhhh!
The Atwood Machine like to make strange cover versions of songs they love.

Heart Of The Sun (Roger Waters runs through The Atwood Machine)

Track 03 of our debut ep Syntymä päiväkahveilla.

To order the CD, teleport to http://harmijaviha.com

For digital release,
bandcamp: http://harmijaviha.bandcamp.com
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itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/syntyma-paivakahveilla-ep/id566684730

Dig us at facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmijaviha

Maaria Vihervaara - vocals
Henry Vistbacka - guitar, backing vocals 

Recorded by Jukka Lemmetty 
Produced by Henry Vistbacka 
Mixed by Henry Vistbacka and Valo Pellervo Lankinen 
Mastered by Valo Pellervo Lankinen 

comp. Vistbacka 
lyr. Vihervaara 
arr. Vihervaara/Vistbacka

CONTACT: aukikco(a)gmail.com

Härmälän Mimosa ja Vihamielinen Pekka Nummi - Selkärankaa kuuhun

Recorded by Peter Hughes and Big Dumb Boy at Bedrock Studio, Berrara. Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar: Big Dumb Boy. Resonator Guitar: Aaron Kestle. Harp: Peter Hughes. Bowed Double Bass: Johnny Yunken

Born Stubborn

I wanted to write an untraditional love song telling about the feeling of total abandon and utter and almost desperate love. And I used this song to propose to Líney, who is now my wife.

Part of my album Ölduslóð (way of waves) and basically one of the pillars of the album, a wonderful duet with Markéta Irglová. 
Recorded and produced by Mio of Greenhouse Studios fame.


While The World Burns (Feat. Marketa Irglova)

From KING OF THE OPERA's debut album NOTHING OUTSTANDING

The Halfduck Misery

Raindrops


The raindrops are falling down your face, 
Oh how I miss your warm embrace. 
The dust in the carper that I inhale, 
Tastes gray and dry from where I lay.

Get off the ground and make a sound.

The raindrops are falling down your face, 
Oh how I miss your warm embrace. 
I can feel the taste that you left in my mouth
It’s like fine red wine, a bit bitter a bit tart.

Get off the ground and make a sound
Oh, get off the ground and make a sound

The raindrops are falling down your face, 
and yes I do  miss your warm embrace. 
But as blue and the purple clouds murk the sky
the smell of the rain makes my blood alive.

Get off the ground and make a sound
Get off the ground and make a sound.

Raindrops

'Cherry Tree Carol' from Arborea's forthcoming album 'Fortress of the Sun' on ESP-Disk' 
ESP5002. CD and Digital Release April 30th. Vinyl Release June 4th.
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Lyrics Traditional. Music by Buck Curran and Shanti Curran

Produced, Recorded, Mixed by Buck Curran and Shanti Curran
Mastered by Harris Newman

Cherry Tree Carol

Part of my as yet unfinished Requiem mass.

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Lacrimosa (Kim Guy)

Climax. Pushing through to the other side. One of those tracks where I really feel that this bodymind was just a vessel for the vision to pour through, to manifest.

Track 13 of my acapella-avantgarde-ritual-noise album Ihmineläin - Lähde (2008). One of my personal favorites.

To absorb the whole 14 track album: http://ihminelain.bandcamp.com 
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Combining 60s psychedelia, folk noir, art rock, baroque pop and gothic post-punk, The Mad Pride has been described as haunting and ominous like Syd Barrett and David Bowie collaborating on a Tim Burton film soundtrack. Comparisons are often made to Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, Erik Satie, Opeth, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, baroque and minimalist / repetitive composers. It is the solo recording project of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rowan Galagher. 

Since 2009 Rowan has released 3 original albums and he is currently releasing tracks from his 4th. He has moved from avant-garde psych-folk experimentation to cinematic soundscapes and towards a classical style of psychedelic rock. His DIY ethic motivated him to play the majority of the instruments himself and record them alone in his Wollongong based apartment.

With an uncompromising commitment to emotional authenticity and a wider goal of positive social change, Rowan is driven to make honest and progressive music. He is constantly pushing the boundaries of conventional genres and seeks to forge a new platform in the contemporary musical landscape. It would appear that he is succeeding at this as, aside from the aforementioned artists, Rowan's music has also been compared to Jacques Brel, Mr Bungle, Danny Elfman, Jeff Martin, Muse and David Sylvian.

'The Mad Pride' is a reference to the mass movement known as 'Mad Pride'. "Mad Pride activists seek to re-educate the general public on such subjects as the causes of mental disorders, the experiences of those using the mental health system, and the global suicide pandemic."

"If you mix the elements from Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Syd Barrett and Radiohead, you’ll get this music, in the most creative way." 
- acuvi - acuvi.org

“Psychedelic 60s gone noir cabaret with 80s goth production: watery guitars, icy keys and vintage Bowie-esque vocals.” 
- Delarue - New York Music Daily

“I recently came across some incredible stuff… The songs bear some resembles to Syd Barret, Tom Waits, Nick Cave or Cohen, this is interesting stuff for sure… I’m posting this because I think it’s worth it.”
- Netanderthalian – Grateful Breed Blog – A Psychedelicious Corner

"The Mad Pride is a good example of Folk Noir (“dark folk”) that also plays with some late 60′s dark psychedelic folk melodies. Galagher has been compared to Syd Barrett and the comparison is apt." 
- Matt Coleman - The Music Court Blog

“The variety here is amazing. The songs run the range from soft, almost acoustical to moody and experimental enough to be the sound track to a Tim Burton movie. They each push the limits of their genre. Be sure and listen to them all as they are very different and there is sure to be something you really like.”
- Jane W – fanrealm.com

“Rowan Galagher’s music is amazing. One minute it has you thinking “Pink Floyd” the next something entirely different. There is an ebb and flow to it that makes The Mad Pride beautiful to listen to.”
- Paddy – Only Australian Music Blog Archive

“Touches of the fragile detachment of Radiohead and a spectrum of dramatic emotion all take up residence under an ominous sky."
- Mr Atavist – Sunrise Ocean Bender

Siren Song

The Mad Pride

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