Eyes Open

A Colossal Waste Of Light

They Said So

Words & Music by Terje Kleven
Recorded by Ole & Silje Huleboer @ Chaka Khan studios
Produced by Ole & Silje Huleboer and Sleep Kicks
Mixed by Morten Øby @ Taakeheimen Lydrike
Mastered by Christian Obermayer @ Strype Audio

Cover photo by Jørn Landbakk
Artwork by Terje Kleven

Words In Vain

Crawl

No. 2

Laveda ~ Troy Creeps

Following the release of their highly playlisted success 'Like a Ghost',
Manchester's Saytr Play come back with the second single from their
anticipated EP this spring.

Crowded Room, written and self-produced by Fred Farrell and Callum
Hignett, is an indie-pop record set to please fans and newcomers alike.

The track mixes heart breaking lyrics which Farrell describes as 'an honest diary entry' about a 'classic case of self sabotage', with a refined 80s influence. 

Crowded Room is perfect for dancing with your friends and belting in the shower. A song to soundtrack this year.

Crowded Room (Radio Edit)

Revealing their first song of 2023, Christchurch based indie rock duo The Response return with new single. Opting to release their album one track at a time rather than all at once, the new song “Over The Moon” is the 8th release in the series. The farcical lyrics about not being able to slow down when confronted with the passing of time, coupled with the angular note choices and ceaseless rhythm make it feel like a chase scene in a thriller movie. Skittering drums and pulsing bass are punctuated by guitar that puts the whole song on edge.

Over The Moon

Leaving

Old Homes

End of line
no more singing lullabies to adults
Never take the time
I don’t want to be alive

Fed the mind
underlying, underlining trauma
Never had the time
No more ‘it will be alright’

Feeling like a lion behind bars
watching as our lives are going under
Handsome boys obsessing with their cars
while pretty girls are yearning for the summer

Felt my spine
As I took the fall from Jacob’s ladder
Never had the time
Didn’t want to be in a fight

Hate my kind
Hating all the violence in our karma
Yet I lie
Acting like a frightened child

Feeling like a lion behind bars
watching as our lives are going under
Handsome boys obsessing with their cars
while pretty girls are yearning for the summer

I’d rather dream of life on Mars

Everything is under no control
Everything is under no control
Everything is under no control

Hurricane

A song I wrote back in early 2021 and probably one of the first after learning the guitar after a 20 year hiatus from any music, live or recording.
The wife brought me a lovely fender acoustic after I said on holiday in Santo Tomas that  I really wished I had learnt to play the guitar so the following Christmas the present arrived.
Another poignant moment was when my younger lad set up a soundcloud account in lockdown for my band This Elegant Chaos and loaded the albums and singles we had done. It had been such a long time since I had listened to the tracks it lite a fire in me to do it again. 
My family house was surrounded with guitars as my dad was a guitarist and my older brother who still is and still plays live & records with his original band The Bleeding Hearts. I just wanted to sing not showing any interest in learning which really annoys me now as it would have gave me a better understanding of the writing process. Instead of singing my vocal melodies to my band members expecting them to find the cords to match . 
This song explains the moment I reconnected with my past and was now my future again. 
I sent the original sketch from four years ago to Mike and he loved it.
I was such a novice to home recording back then that I always wanted to hear a well produced version.
I didn’t really give Mike any musical guidance on this just left it in his capable hands. 
I think it’s good to be brave at times and let the people who know what they are doing to just get on with it. 
Well another top mark from Magic Mike Fox as always.
So thank  you Mike for believing in the ideas and making them happen
With such passion and skill.
This Sound Society gives you…..

Reconnected (Brownie & Fox) 

V1
Reconnect me I forgot I still cared 
This feels strange after 20 years 
Lost my love for this and I was full of doubt
There were moments when I was missing this
Santo Tomàs was sent to reclaim me
And brought me back to where I was lost
 
Chorus 
So let’s reconnect 
To the days when we were at our best
So let’s reconnect 
When we felt so invincible 
We’re our diminishing youth was incredible 
So let’s reconnect 

V2
Now when I listen I listen with pride
A little biased but I think thats my right
It stands up and stands the test of time
My sons voices sound  just  like mine 
I hope a little of me came out in both of you 
We laughed cried and became inseparable 

Middle 8
Ive now got old and feel less pressure 
Different things brings new found pleasure
Do I wanna be young like Peter Pan forever
I’m not old really just unclaimed treasure 

Chorus to finish 

Front cover : original photo took by Rebecca Tolley at live rehearsals.

Reconnected -This Sound Society

After meeting at Jazz School and refining their sound through several releases and a stint living in Canada, The Response craft alternative pop songs that are both introspective and energetic. The Christchurch native band perform as a duo, combining a variety of live electronic instruments with guitar and vocals resulting in a familiar yet entirely unique sound.

Over The Moon

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