The sudden death of rock drummer Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) prompted me to write this song. While preparing for a live performance, life may abruptly end, symbolized by the lyrics “a snare without a rhythm”.
Arpeggiated flat5/major7 chords open the song, creating an uneasy feel as if something is about to happen. The unexpected song's ending symbolizes that “fate cut another ribbon”.

Fate Cut Another Ribbon

Pic from "The Girl Without a Soul" (1917)

It Steals Your Soul And You Take Pills To Get It Back

Three chord and four words: I fucking hate diplomacy. This song is inspired by daily life small talk and idiomatic expressions, that sound super ironic to my ears. I wish I could start conversations without diplomacy, but most people think I'm rude, when I just say what I really feel. This song makes you want to raise the roof after a bad day, I promise. It's time to quit the bullshit bingo.

Big thanks to Robert, Maik and Patrick from JaaRi who gave that song the special punk rock energy. Same for John for his powerful vocal takes, and Kathi for the backing vocals. I wish I could be with you in a rehearsal room and shout it out! Should be great fun :)

Nadine de Macedo: composition, lyrics, arrangement, production
John Lampson: vocals, guitars, solo, composition
Robert Goldbach: bass, background vocals
Maik Bzdziuch: drums, background vocals
Patrick Bäthge: background vocals
Katharina Rauch: background vocals

Where to find us:
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/johnlampson
https://jaari.bandcamp.com

==== LYRICS ====

I like the colour of your dress
You are embroidered with success
It's not a problem, it's a challenge
No impendiment, we can't manage

Oh thanks, I'm doing fine
You make things fall in line!

I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY
WHY DO YOU HIDE THE TRUTH FROM ME?
LET IT OUT - HEY!
LET IT OUT - HEY!
SHOUT IT OUT - HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY

Oh what a nice sunshiny day
I apologise for my delay
Oh thanks, that's sweet of you
You know things nobody else knew

No word left unspoken
My door is always open!

I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY
WHY DO YOU HIDE THE TRUTH FROM ME?
LET IT OUT - HEY!
LET IT OUT - HEY!
SHOUT IT OUT - HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY

I should have known right from the start
Saying things straight from the heart
Causes relationships to bloom. Or doom. 
However.

HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! 
HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY! 

I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY
WHY DO YOU HIDE THE TRUTH FROM ME?
LET IT OUT - HEY!
LET IT OUT - HEY!
SHOUT IT OUT - HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
I FUCKING HATE DIPLOMACY

Yeah.

Diplomacy

This is another one from the demo archives. This is another novelty song written for targeted venues and what I thought would fit. A trained ear might notice extra long intros and multiple instrumental verses... that's because back when this was recorded we were still rehearsing songs for various sets to play live.. so I tried to stretch tunes out so that we could fill 3 or four hours of music for a gig. 

I have not played live for a little over a year now... work really took off and I had no time.. and sadly... I've really only got about a half dozen or so, new songs that I've written. That troubles me the most...

I recorded this and several others one day when the bandmates could not make it into the studio... I think I have this.. " Endless Hourderves " .. " Hard Candy Middle " " Wayward Sailor "...and a couple others that I laid down solo ,  live..  Most All my songs are written with the intention of playing them live. So I always like words and music ( Guitar and vox ) to stand on their own.  Especially if, at a gig we were short handed I personally would not have to make any changes. Also if we had guest performers we had space for them to shine.

So....It is indeed nonsense, and this was and is the sole track that uses the word " Baby " more than once. I would have used it more but I was afraid of plagiarizing Led Zeppelin...  thus getting sued for millions of begonias. 

99.9% of songs that I write are " Music first " ... I always did love playing this song ( is lively with a lot of changes and romp )but it never did make it into a live set. So usually, unless the music is completely finished I don't even consider writing lyrics.

I have a limited supply of decent studio recordings.. none of which im truly happy with. So im going to slowly upload them as demos and then I've got one writing project with a lyricist here on SC and after that I'll rehearse and record the handful of brand new songs.

Please try to enjoy it for what it is... just a bit of fun.

What id do without you is just so hard to say
Try to get along somehow and get through one more day
I want to call you baby.. and hold you close to me
That would make me just as happy as I could ever be
But if you should ever dump my ass.. don't you know my life would pass before my eyes...do you realize?

Rather I get killed by rabies.. rather I get bit by snakes
If you will not be my baby... Baby.. oh baybe 
I have breathed my last

My last potato ate by rats.. catch a fever scratched by cats
if you will not be my baby.. oh baby.. Baby..I have breathed my last

well there ain't no love and there ain't no sunshine.. ain't nothin I can do.. ain't no reason no huggin squeezin if I can't have you

Suffer from some rare disease.. from the guano shat by bats
if you will not be my baby baby.. baby.. I have breathed my last

well there ain't no love and there ain't no sunshine ain't nothin I can do..
Ain't no reason.. no huggin squeezin if I can't have you.

Final note. The picture for this track is a bit of work that was completed  Thats my day job... Custom cabinet / furniture maker.

Baby

A re mix of an old recording... I felt it had a 70's sound and doubt it's ever gonna go much more than this so... enjoy a bit of 70's

A bit closer to the edge

Another Day

myfriend - estos

Saturn

I can only apologise for the lack of activity recently!!! No new mix's and not replying to comments!!!! I haven't been able to mix Jack Shit!
I kind of lost the will to live a bit, illness and depression! A bit of S.A.D maybe (Silly Amounts of Drugs! 😹) Anyway I tried several times to do a mix, but wasn't happy with any of them, until this evening!
The thing is, when a mix features tracks by people I follow and Love on SoundCloud, there's NO room for half assed shoddy DJing!!!  I haven't listened to it fully, but skipping through the mix, I thought it was fairly decent!  (unless I managed to skip past the shoddy bits! Lol)
It starts off pretty mellow and melodic, and snowballs into organised mayhem!!! And there are tracks from Flo T, Wide River, David K A Spencer and Grooveclowd, I actually got round to mixing a couple of Grooveclowd's 170 bpm tunes!!!!

New Years Revolution

Listen to Tones for Realignment by The Beautiful Dark on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/v5gqEBp5UugLgZUKA The original


https://youtu.be/2o8jrhF6UK8?si=kAoOnupOILe3EH-e This Louis CK sketch inspired the time machine lyrics in the first verse


“The most important decision we make,” Einstein said, “is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.” Amen.... Actually....🙏🏿Awomen


🌹🔌🪷💡🚿🧑🏻‍🎓⌛


🎼 🟰 🧬🏥🧬

Lyrics

Tones for realignment

Good women and history {Tones for her💫}
Don't mess up with time machines!
Back to this epoch of oppression' scenes?
Same for the darker skinned of our kind 🫂
They won't be rushing back here in time

I know,
But what about now.
All lands of pining and nudity?
Not allowed
Some dudes say so
They skipped school
And they pray too
Well, Mrs God is waiting for youz with some proofs

She will say, we're all the same
She will say, it's overtime for just the mans game
She will say, they could have fixed things long ago
But your insular bubbles can never tell you so 🧘🤷
She will say I am a man and I love to cry
She will say I am a man and I'm afraid to lie
She will say I'm a man And I embrace all kind
pShe will say we're the same
Humankind

But now is different
We need to change
Free feed femininity
Flower forces arrange
An Earth unbalanced with men at war
As they burn out let's let the girls out to roar
We've tried the strongman
And look where we are
We need this peace by rose
Human flowers
Us men can come too
Tails in between legs

And we can all learn the Earth
And how it we properly wed

♾️Tones for realignment
Tone for her 💫 ♾️

Rose power for the Lotus flower
A light shower
Pure amateur hour
Rose power light shower amateur hour

We can all learn the Earth
It's properly wed...
We can all learn the Earth
When it's properly wed

Projecting pure unprofessional power
My mic falls in amateur hour...

Tones of Realignment

A sort of diary. My journey through my life so far in raw emotion, in resonance with the universe, in sonics. Remember there's light all around us, you just have look for it. Viva La Vida

Someday

Tricky Cat Records,  The exclusive label for the non-profit 'Rose Pro Studio'.  We work with artists who are non-professional but do something in the local community   We make no charge. 

This page is for Demo's and our back catalogue of previously released Albums, Tracks and Keepsakes.

Absolutely no money is made, gained, sort or demanded from the artists who record with us. 

Sound Engineers 
                             - Kit Gratrix
                             - Will Sidebottom
                             - Mike Bryant
Head Producer    - Kit Gratrix

Tricky Cat Records Artists & Band Members

The Mand'rols (Mini Mand'rols)								       
                                        Kit Gratrix - Guitars & Vocals
					Shadow - Vocals
					Alex Nuewham - Vocals
					Dinky - Drums
					Chuck Batsmear - Rock Bass

Tom and the Cats
					Tommy Catalos - Vocals
					Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
					Les Shipperbottan - Drums
					Nick Botham - Bass
					Kittarix - Synths & Pianos
					Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
					Betty Roadford - backing Vocals

Tabby and the Cats
					Tabby (Shadow) Northford - Vocals
					Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
					Les Shipperbottan - Drums
					Nick Botham - Bass
					Kittarix - Synths & Pianos
					Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
					Betty Roadford - backing Vocals
Radiance
					EVERYONE

Hawks Quest				
					Kit Gratrix	- Vocals, Synths, guitars
					Mike Bryant - Vocals & Acoustic & Electric Guitars
					Will Russell - Vocals & Ac Guitar
					Jana - Vocals & Bass
					Saz - Backing Vocals
					David Higham - Guitars, Drums & percussion

Oracles Oath
					Rob Lehane - Vocals
					Kit Gratrix	- Vocals, Synths, guitars
					Psi Hancock - Guitars and Lead Guitar
					Mike Bryant - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
					Jana - Vocals & Bass
					Gwynn - Vocals
					David Higham - Drums & percussion


The Magick
					Muffy Numpitt - Vocals
					Will Russell - Ac Guitars & Vocals
					Kit Gratrix - Guitars & Synths
					Mike Bryant - Guitars & Vocals

Betty and the Boohoo's
					Betty Roadford - Vocals
					Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
					Les Shipperbottan - Drums
					Nick Botham - Bass
					Kittarix - Synths & Pianos
					Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
					Tommy Catalos - Backing Vocals

Head Case
					Bad Boy Lew - Vocals
					Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
					Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
					Les Shipperbottan - Drums
					Chuck Batsmear - Rock Bass
					Kit Gratrix - Synths

Shadow 
					Shadow - Vocals
					Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
					Les Shipperbottan - Drums
					Nick Botham - Bass
					Kittarix - Synths & Pianos
					Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
					Betty Roadford - backing Vocals

Falcon
					Mike Bryant - Guitars & Vocals - Writer
					Kit Gratrix - Synth’s & Percussion - Writer

Muso’s

Dexter Rohan -  Lead Guitars
Phil Limpton - Rhythm Guitars
Mike Bryant - Guitars & Vocals/Writer
Will Russell - Guitars & Vocals/Writer
Psi Hancock - Guitars
Dave Higham - Guitars Drums & Vocals
Kit Gratrix - Guitars/Writer
Tommy Catalos - Vocals

Chuck Batsmear - Rock Bass
Lyndon Johnson - Soul Bass
Nick Botham - Pop Bass

Kittarix - Synths & Pianos

Dinky - Drums
Les Shipperbottan - Drums

Jana - Vocals
Saz -Vocals
Kerry Bennett-King - Vocals
Betty Roadford - Vocals
Shadow / Tabby Northford - Vocals
Muffy Numpitt - Vocals
Alex Nuewham - Vocals