burla

Karl Heinz - Heimgartner

New wave 70's-80's 1

Punk/Post-Punk/Alternative/Indie

taken from the album "The Problem of Leisure. A celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four.

https://gang-of-four.ffm.to/theproblemofleisure.ofp

The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill & Gang of Four

IDLES - Damaged Goods

FREE FALL

One of our newest and most raucous signings, Fist City are one of the only bands Transgressive have signed without having seen them live, or indeed ever meeting them in person.  Their music made such an impact on us that we snapped them up almost immediately.  Thankfully when they came to the UK to support the re-release of their debut album ‘It’s 1983, Grow Up!’ they turned out to be an unbelievable tour de force live, as well as really lovely people to boot.

A four piece from Alberta, Canada, Fist City bring their cover of Devo’s classic ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ to the table for our 10th Anniversary giveaway.  With twins Kier and Brittany Fist on vocals, Evan van Reekum shredding it on guitar and drummer Ryan Grieve performing some unbelievable feats on the kit, it brilliantly showcases why we jumped at the chance to share this incredible band with the world.

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Fist City - Uncontrollable Urge (Devo Cover)

The Archives

Life During Wartime

Girlfriend Is Better

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/6aAy1nWjAQJKKOgj0AgoeN?si=0e14a9e14a4f44b1
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/58LVNbbwgWA
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Mad Hatter was remixed and remastered on 11 January 2025
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In 1972 I was heading towards South America via Mexico and other parts of Central America. I knew that certain hairstyles were frowned upon at various borders. Rather than doing anything drastic, like cutting my hair, I purchase a $15 dollar short hair wig and wore it for my passport photo. 

That wig hat served me well across a number of borders.

I actually wrote the song before I ever crossed one of those borders. At least I think so. I know I wrote it while I was travelling on my own somewhere between the US border and Silvia, Columbia. I had plenty of time in cheap hotel rooms along the way.

I like to think that this song says something about the experience of being a traveller on the road to who knows where. I'm not sure what that might be, but it feels very familiar. It takes me back.

Verse 1:
Looking for hat that comes from south of the border
He needs very big one so it must be made to order
All we really know is that he's from a northern nation
Where he took off his sombrero and he left it in the station

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 2:
Morning takes his head and hides it in the corner
But that can’t conceal the fact that he’s been heading for the border
So he takes a couple pills just to prove he’s not a purist
Puts a wig hat on his head so he looks just like a tourist

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Verse 3:
Paradise is just a place he touches on the run
The loving and the living give him strength for moving on
The world’s out there waiting but it always strikes him funny
When he ends up in some hell hole and he’s just run out of money

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter


Verse 4:
Can’t tell you bout his future, can’t tell you bout his past
Sometimes he says he’s happy and hopes that it’ll last
More often in the night in his hotel all alone
He wonders what he’s doing why he hasn’t got a home

Chorus:
But it’s all right
It doesn’t matter
Been a long night
For the mad hatter

Mad Hatter

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Listen on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/track/5TWrcJ281i9EJ86R3g3Y6B?si=d4UI2_c3Q2SYps1hI9Bo_w

Prêt(e) pour un voyage ? Avec Take Me To New York, Ana Danch (@ana-danch) et moi, on vous embarque dans une escapade musicale faite pour danser et s’évader. Ça passe d’une vibe à l’autre, comme une nuit qui ne s’arrête jamais. Allez, montez le son, et laissez-vous porter !

Ready for a trip? With Take Me To New York, Ana Danch (@ana-danch) and I take you on a musical escape made for dancing and letting go. It flows from one vibe to the next, like a night that never ends. So turn it up and let it take you away!

A huge thank you to my incredible friends at Studio MTM Productions for pouring their heart and soul into this project. Your passion and dedication made this journey unforgettable.

Credits :
Lead Vocals : Ana Danch (@ana-danch), Richard Gonfrier
Music, Lyrics & Arrangements : Richard Gonfrier
Mix and Mastering : Freddie from MTM Productions @masterigtruemusic
Cover : Richard Gonfrier

Lyrics :

(Verse 1)
I wish one day you take me to New York
Dance all night and feel the city’s roar
We’d wander the busy streets of New York
You’d make me feel like I’m a movie star

Un jour j’aimerais t’emmener à New York
Tu s’rais ma star, mon plus beau des trésors
On f’rait la fête sur les toits de New York
Que notre amour puisse briller plus encore

(Pre Chorus)
I don’t mind anyway
Anywhere I go on holiday
I don’t mind anyway
All I want is party everyday

(Verse 2)
I wish one day you take me to Bangkok
To feel the heat it’s what I’m calling for
Live one of those famous nights in Bangkok
Where all the sins are secrets to explore

Un jour j’aimerais t’emmener à Bangkok
Tu s’rais ma reine, mon idole que j’adore
J’prierai dans tous les temples de Bangkok
Que notre amour soit de plus en plus fort

(Pre Chorus)
I don’t mind anyway
Anywhere I go on holiday
I don’t mind anyway
All I want is party everyday

(Outro )
Yeah let’s go to party
Yeah let’s move our body
Yeah Let’s go to party
And we’re all having a good time

Take Me To New York - Richard Gonfrier and Ana Danch

a bop through and through title the album pack it ship it recieve it new album hype 

cry me a river

Oh, the thought came to me.
Though it may have been a dream.
Am I floating alone in the void?
Now we all have to pay.
For our days with no consequences.
Are we drifting slowing away?
Away.

Now we're hoping to get away.
Hoping to find a way home.
You were always eclectic.
But your dreams were always on your own.
Now you've nothing to show for it.
Nothing but skin on your bones.
Can you atone?
All alone.

Now, the thought disagreed.
Was it part of some strange dream?
Where I'm floating alone in the void.
Now, we all have to say.
That we're happy with our choices.
But that doesn't make it so.
Not so.

Now we wait for our getaway.
Hoping to make ourselves whole.
We were thinking eccentric.
But our dreams were always our own.
Now we've nothing but empty.
Pockets of misery sown.
It's been shown.
All alone.

Now we're hoping to get away.
Hoping to find your way home.
You were always eclectic.
But your dreams were always on your own.
Now you've nothing to show for it.
Nothing but skin on your bones.
Can you atone?
All alone.

A Dream

And one more time, I lost my way.
I'm stuck in here.
I'll go out one day.

Repetition of the same mistakes
I fall in disgrace.
Annihilation of what I saved.
I lost your faith. 

And one more time, I see no hope.
I mourn, I brood.
I walk on a rope.

Repetition of the same mistakes
I fall in disgrace.
Annihilation of what I saved.
I lost your faith. 

Repetition of the same mistakes
Annihilation of what I saved.
I fall in disgrace.
I lost your faith. 
Give me a chance and let’s have a dance.

Repetition

Lyrics

Forget that anything's wrong.
I find it hard to do, without you everything's gone. 
Try to pull myself back together.
But still I'm clouded by stormy weather.
Time won't make anything right.
I wish that I could hold you, hold you so tight.
The world can be so cold, but we knew that.
I'd trade my life for yours, if I could do that.

Momma sang. 
Me something beautiful. 
As I went to sleep. 
Unafraid. 
Waiting so patiently. 
Soon you'll see.
Momma sang. 
A voice I know so well. 
Come what may
Now awake.
Comfortably waiting to be. 
With you someday. 

Please momma please don't cry.
Give me one last kiss and hug me goodbye.
It'll be ok, I'm going to a better place.
With ladybugs and purple flowers everywhere.
I cant wait to see your face.
You've got to be strong, you're right where you belong. 
The clock will run out someday, and then with me you'll stay. 

Momma sang. 
Me something beautiful. 
As I went to sleep. 
Unafraid. 
Waiting so patiently. 
Soon you'll see.
Momma sang. 
A voice I know so well. 
Come what may
Now awake.
Comfortably waiting to be. 
With you someday. 

Momma sang. 
Me something beautiful. 
As I went to sleep. 
Unafraid. 
Waiting so patiently. 
Soon you'll see.
Momma sang. 
A voice I know so well. 
Come what may
Now awake.
Comfortably waiting to be. 
With you someday. 

February Rain

Beat by Tellsonic with some Microphone Mafia touches .

Girl On The Moon

Featuring Electra Volcana 
LucyScrew (AudioBake + MrDjBigHouse)

Give Him My P (by LucyScrew + Electra Volcana) (Warning! -rated content)

Triggerman Bop

Voice of Reason

A fun collab with Combstead. 
I was originally thinking of a talkbox like effect for the guitar on the title phrase. Turns out you can't emulate that inside a daw very well. So I was sticking to a vocoder in combination with a wah pedal, both driven by voice input which sounded pretty cool to my ear. 
Did you ever experiment with Talkbox/ vocoder fxs on guitar? Lmk, I'm interested!

Track construction - Combstead // @markcombs-928282858
Lead guitar - Chris
Mix - Combstead / Chris
Mastered - Chris
Artwork - Chris

Voice of Reason

Pink Flag

It's So Obvious (2006 Remastered Version)

Drunkenly singing lead as RTB2 + PVC Street Gang perform The Modern Lovers' hit, "Roadrunner" at Hailey's Club in Denton, TX on 01/16/2010. Recorded by Jimi Bowman (Klearlight Studio). Live sound by Justin Collins. Presented in glowing 128kbps.

http://myspace.com/pvcstreetgang
http://klearlightstudio.com/wp/?p=559

Roadrunner (The Modern Lovers) w/RTB2 & PVC Street Gang

urinals are the greatest band that ever existed

I'm A Bug (Urinals Cover) 12/25/17

X-Static@The Furness  Encore 04 Making Plans for Nigel

Taken from the forthcoming album "The Problem of Leisure: a celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four" 

Available to pre order now - https://gang-of-four.ffm.to/theproblemofleisure.ofp

Repetition

The Fall of Saigon