'Burning Low' is taken from the Tobias ben Jacob album 'A Polyphonic Life' (2017)

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Listen to and Buy 'A Polyphonic Life':
 Bandcamp - https://tobiasbenjacob.bandcamp.com/album/a-polyphonic-life
 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/2Qh2I78p1iY02t89hQxONU

Watch Tobias ben Jacob Live:
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CREDITS:
Written by Tobias ben Jacob
Tobias ben Jacob: Acoustic guitar, vocals
John Elliott: Piano, synth, percussion 
Lukas Drinkwater: Upright and Fender bass, backing vocals
Phillip Henry: Electric lapsteel, electric guitar, pre-production
Tim Heymerdinger: Drums, percussion
Alastair Caplin: Violin, Viola, string arrangements

Produced by John Elliott & Tobias ben Jacob
Recorded at Cube Recording, Cornwall 
Engineered by Ross Rothero-Bourge and Gareth Young. 
Mixed by Ross Rothero- Bourge
Mastered at Cube 

LYRICS:
Burning Low
Well the sky’s alive with a million shining words
And the day’s wide open as an empty page
You sing I am, once again I am
The king of here, king of now

Light me up one time
I’ve been burning low and I don’t know why

We tripped along a naked road
Angels play in the dewy diamond light
There’s a splendour here amongst the pavement weeds
We lie down in the weeds, down in the weeds

Light me up one time
I’ve been burning low and I don’t know why

You said we talk so loud but we are amateurs my friend
Would you dare to dream if you knew it was the end?
The day’s so very young why do we lie here in the dust
When we’re dressed up to dance, dressed up to dance

Light me up one time
I’ve been burning low and I don’t know why

A Polyphonic Life

Burning Low

'If Any Dream Survives' is taken from the Tobias ben Jacob album 'A Polyphonic Life' (2017)

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Listen to and Buy 'A Polyphonic Life':
 Bandcamp - https://tobiasbenjacob.bandcamp.com/album/a-polyphonic-life
 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/2Qh2I78p1iY02t89hQxONU

Watch Tobias ben Jacob Live:
https://www.bandsintown.com/en/a/4462764-tobias-ben-jacob
https://www.songkick.com/artists/5732419-tobias-ben-jacob

CREDITS:
Written by Tobias ben Jacob
Tobias ben Jacob: Acoustic guitar, vocals
John Elliott: Piano, hammond, backing vocals
Lukas Drinkwater: bass, backing vocals
Emily Barker: backing vocals
Phillip Henry: Electric lapsteel
Tim Heymerdinger: Drums, percussion
Alastair Caplin: Violin, Viola, String arrangements

Produced by John Elliott & Tobias ben Jacob
Recorded at Cube Recording, Cornwall 
Engineered by Ross Rothero-Bourge and Gareth Young. 
Mixed by Ross Rothero- Bourge
Mastered at Cube 

LYRICS:

If Any Dream Survives

First time I met you you had bright pink hair
I took out my thirty two ten put your number there
They say a woman can see your future, a man can see your past
Oh oh can see your past                                  I said

Feels like these factory walls they are closing in
I’ve been working nights it’s getting underneath my skin
I saved a little money but I lost a lot of time
Oh oh a lot of time

Let’s keep on running and not look back
Maybe life’s out there somewhere along a railway track
These heady days they go so fast
While the dreams we dare to dream could still come to pass

down in a cellar on Wesley Street just the other day
Feeling like I don't belong, not knowing what to say
I swear to God for two solid weeks it has rained
Oh, oh two solid weeks it rained

Get tired of drinking in the same old dives
Just to take the edge of our prosaic lives
It's a small wonder if any dream survives
Oh, oh if any dream survives

Let’s keep on running and not look back
Maybe life’s out there somewhere along a railway track
These heady days they go so fast
While the dreams we dare to dream could still come to pass

Staying up all night at Amy's place
I know every contour of your lovely face
When the morning comes we'll disappear without a trace
Oh, oh without a trace

Let’s keep on running and not look back
Maybe life’s out there somewhere along a railway track
These heady days they go so fast
While the dreams we dare to dream could still come to pass

Preston station in the early morning rain
I don't care where we go let's get a southbound train
Two wide eyed runaways on the west coast mainline
Oh, oh on the west coast line

If Any Dream Survives

Jacob & Drinkwater featuring Wildwood Kin (2015)
Taken from 'The Burning Low EP'
https://jacobanddrinkwater.com

We Are The First Ones (Feat. Wildwood Kin)

Taken from 2017 album 'A Polyphonic Life' 

Tobias: guitar, vocals
Jess McAllister: backing vocals
John Elliott: piano
Phillip Henry: electric lapsteel
Lukas Drinkwater: electric and upright bass
Tim Heymerdinger: drums, percussion

a polyphonic life

The INTO LIGHT EP was recorded in our home studios by John Elliott & Tobias ben Jacob in 2018.

It was originally made for TV and wasn't intended for general release but we thought you might like to hear it.
lyrics
INTO LIGHT

Were you born inside the mind of God?
Were you formed of life?
Formed of life and fire
To walk into light, into light

You came to me in human form
I had no eyes to see
Could not tell you from the storm
You only wanted to be free
And walk into light, into light

I’m only a beggar for love
I’m only a beggar for love
I’m only a beggar for love
credits
from Into Light EP, releases June 28, 2019
Tobias ben Jacob: vocals, guitar
John Elliott: beats, loops, programming, ukulele, electric piano, synth, bass, electric guitar, backing vocals
Songs written by Tobias ben Jacob
Produced, arranged & mixed by John Elliott

Into Light EP

Into Light

First single from the REFUGE album project
www.indiegogo.com/projects/refuge--8#/

Lancashire-born singer-songwriter Tobias ben Jacob releases Human Flow, the first single from REFUGE, a vibrant new album of electronica-tinged story-songs inspired by people at the heart of the global refugee crisis.
Conceived whilst working six days a week as a delivery driver, Tobias dreamed up the entire concept for the record in lay-bys in his Devon hometown, pulling over to jot down lyrics and record demos on his phone.
The inspiration for the album came after Tobias made contact with Zekria Farzad, an Afghan refugee and former journalist who had set up the Wave of Hope For The Future School at Moria Refugee Camp, Lesbos. Talking with Zekria and hearing some of his incredible accounts of courage and hope during a hellish struggle to find a place of safety for his family, Tobias set out to try and
     explore more of these inspiring human stories through his songwriting.


Human Flow is partly inspired by the Ai Weiwei film of the same name that documents the global refugee crisis. Clinging to a sparse arrangement of analogue synth swells and dissected samples of a ghostly choir, the track explores in concise, evocative language the elements that lead someone towards that perilous journey.
Tobias enlisted John Elliott of the band The Little Unsaid to produce and record the album, the two holing themselves up in a remote house in the wilds of Exmoor and recording the entire album in one week whilst storms raged continually outside.
A crowd-funder was set up to help complete the album, with additional funds being raised towards supporting the School at Moria Camp. Tobias asked what the school needed and was told they have 150 music students and only a handful of old guitars, so he pledged to provide them with additional guitars purchased locally in Greece.

Human Flow

REFUGE
https://tobiasbenjacob.bandcamp.com/album/refuge

Album written by Tobias ben Jacob
Produced by John Elliott

Lancashire-born singer-songwriter Tobias ben Jacob releases Human Flow, the first single from REFUGE, a vibrant new album of electronica-tinged story-songs inspired by people at the heart of the global refugee crisis.

Conceived whilst working six days a week as a delivery driver, Tobias dreamed up the entire concept for the record in lay-bys in his Devon hometown, pulling over to jot down lyrics and record demos on his phone.

The inspiration for the album came after Tobias made contact with Zekria Farzad, an Afghan refugee and former journalist who had set up the Wave of Hope For The Future School at Moria Refugee Camp, Lesbos. Talking with Zekria and hearing some of his incredible accounts of courage and hope during a hellish struggle to find a place of safety for his family, Tobias set out to try and explore more of these inspiring human stories through his songwriting.

Human Flow is partly inspired by the Ai Weiwei film of the same name that documents the global refugee crisis. Clinging to a sparse arrangement of analogue synth swells and dissected samples of a ghostly choir, the track explores in concise, evocative language the elements that lead someone towards that perilous journey.

Tobias enlisted John Elliott of the band The Little Unsaid to produce and record the album, the two holing themselves up in a remote house in the wilds of Exmoor and recording the entire album in one week whilst storms raged continually outside.

A crowd-funder was set up to help complete the album, with additional funds being raised towards building new classrooms at the School at Moria Camp.

General Artist Websites:
tobiasbenjacob.com
https;//facebook.com/tobiaslampliter
twitter.com/TobiasbenJacob
instagram/tobiasbenjacob
tobiasbenjacob.bandcamp.com/
@tobiasbenjacob

01 - A Bird Made Out Of Clay

REFUGE 

Album written by Tobias ben Jacob
Produced by John Elliott

02 - The Caravan

07 - One Grey Morning

Help us make the new album 'REFUGE'
 Visit: https://igg.me/at/tbj-refuge

  Lancashire-born singer-songwriter Tobias ben Jacob releases Human Flow (13.03.20), the first single from REFUGE, a vibrant new album of electronica-tinged story-songs inspired by people at the heart of the global refugee crisis.
Conceived whilst working six days a week as a delivery driver, Tobias dreamed up the entire concept for the record in lay-bys in his Devon hometown, pulling over to jot down lyrics and record demos on his phone.
The inspiration for the album came after Tobias made contact with Zekria Farzad, an Afghan refugee and former journalist who had set up the Wave of Hope For The Future School at Moria Refugee Camp, Lesbos. Talking with Zekria and hearing some of his incredible accounts of courage and hope during a hellish struggle to find a place of safety for his family, Tobias set out to try and explore more of these inspiring human stories through his songwriting.
Human Flow is partly inspired by the Ai Weiwei film of the same name that documents the global refugee crisis. Clinging to a sparse arrangement of analogue synth swells and dissected samples of a ghostly choir, the track explores in concise, evocative language the elements that lead someone towards that perilous journey.
Tobias enlisted John Elliott of the band The Little Unsaid to produce and record the album, the two holing themselves up in a remote house in the wilds of Exmoor and recording the entire album in one week whilst storms raged continually outside.
A crowd-funder was set up to help complete the album, with additional funds being raised towards supporting the School at Moria Camp. Tobias asked what the school needed and was told they have 150 music students and only a handful of old guitars, so he pledged to provide them with additional guitars purchased locally in Greece.
UK TOUR DATES
Tobias and John take the REFUGE project on a UK tour in April 2020 – full list of dates below with more to come later in the year:
APRIL
21 - Green Note , London
26 - St James Church Hall, Exeter
27 - Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham 
28 - Treehouse Bookshop, Kenilworth 
29 - Ashburton Arts, Ashburton
MAY
1st - Cellar Bar at Blue Boar, Poole 
2 May - Village Hall, Churchinford

The 2017 album 'A Polyphonic Life' produced by The Little Unsaid has two tracks in the award winning feature film 'Tomorrow' (2018)

‘Really stop you in your tracks' Fresh On The Net
'Inventive and thrilling' R2: Rock n Reel
'One of our best artists' BBC Devon Introducing
'Definitely one to watch out for' Late Junction .BBC Radio 3
'A fresh and uplifting sound' Folk Radio UK
“stand out new Folk... superb.. excellent” Chris Hawkins. BBC Radio 6

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