Blood Honey EP

Indie 2021 2nd Quarter

Dos mil 20 (6)

Deadpan Love

Karma & Friends

Roots and Wings

Hot & Heavy

Motorbike James is the musical brainchild and artist alias of Michael Werbicki, a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and producer.

MBJ is psychedelic, electronic indie rock with laid back R&B vibes.

me Roll

Game Baby

Favorite Fever

Don't Wait Up for Me

Put You Out Like a Flame

Get To Know Ya

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Written by: Theodore Klein, Curt Schibli, Chris Corsico, Alec Donkin
Lyrics by: Curt Schibli
Theodore Klein (Synths), Curt Schibli (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Corsico (Drums), Alec Donkin (Bass)
Produced by: Theodore Klein & Curt Schibli
Mixed by: Jason Staniulis
Mastered by Sterling (Joe LaPorta)
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©℗ 2020 +1 Records / EMPIRE

Pretend You Know

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_90U2GowUA

We’re all running
As fast as we can 
To the finish line
But what do we get
When it’s over?
Does winning
Even matter
In the end
If it’s over?

I’m done chasing
Tomorrow down
I’m just dancing
On my own now 

I quit the race
Cause I’d rather 
Dance in place
On my own 
I quit the race
Cause I’m better 
Changing pace
As I go

I quit the race 
(x4)

We’re all running
As fast as we can
But the finish line
Is always shifting 
And I was never
One for running 
I’m all out of breath
And my heart is racing 

I’m done chasing
Tomorrow down
I’m just dancing
On my own now 

I quit the race
Cause I’d rather 
Dance in place
On my own 
I quit the race
Cause I’m better 
Changing pace
As I go

I quit the race 
(x4)

No moment before
No moment ahead
No minute ago
No second just yet
No hour to lose
Or time to forget
No minute too soon
No moment but this 

I quit the race
Cause I’d rather 
Dance in place
On my own 
I quit the race
Cause I’m better 
Changing pace
As I go
I quit the race 

I quit the race
(x4)

Lyrics by Amber Renee
Music by Graham Marsh
Produced by CLAVVS
Recorded and mixed by Graham Marsh at the Neon Dungeon, Brooklyn, NY
Mastered by John Horesco IV for One Up Mastering, Atlanta, GA
©Turn to Wind Records 2020
Cover Photo by Lissyelle Laricchia

Dance in Place

Dance In Place

In Our Dreams

Gonkulator

Mandrake Handshake - Gonkulator

Written by Nation of Language
Produced and Mixed by Nick Millhiser
Mastered by Heba Kadry

A Different Kind Of Life

Just Not Today - The Arosa

Pet For a Rich Man

Taken from the Boiling Point/Promise Land 12", out 5th Feb 2021. Pre-order here - https://smarturl.it/BadwanCoxon

A collaboration between Faris Badwan (The Horrors / Cat’s Eyes) & renowned guitarist John Coxon (Spring Heel Jack / Spiritualized / Treader), Boiling Point/Promise Land is the first release of an ongoing collaborative series between Faris and other artists, details of which will be subsequently announced.

Badwan & Coxon met some years ago when Faris was looking for producers to work with on his solo material and their working relationship evolved beyond the existing songs into something more improvisational and instinctive. As Faris explains:

The new songs we ended up working on were largely spontaneous and cut together from early takes with minimal overdubbing. The lyrics were improvised and the focus was placed more on creating atmosphere and keeping things fairly raw and expressive. I guess I found it rewarding particularly with the guitar playing because it was so intuitive and completely free from any expectations of how a song should be constructed. There are hooks and repetitive sections but fewer traditional structures.

We tried to avoid doing any planning beforehand and focussed more on responding to what was happening in the moment. I guess the sessions were kind of a constant dialogue where we would each respond to the other's improvisation.

With Promise Land I began by improvising lyrics over a drone track John and I created. Some time later I came across “To Our Land” by Mahmoud Darwish, a Palestinian poet, and was struck by the similarities - there are a few lines that match really closely. Despite being half-palestinian myself this was a total accident and I know for sure I hadn’t seen Darwish’s piece before.

With Boiling Point the lyrics are almost the ghost of a narrative rather than an explicit story. I’m interested in the subconscious and how the hidden parts of your brain express themselves when given the opportunity. Looking back it was almost more about creating the right conditions for the subconscious to come out.

Boiling Point / Promise Land is out on Tough Love Records on Friday 5th February 2021 on DL and as a limited edition (500) 12” which includes a very limited run of 100 copies with hand painted sleeves by Faris which are available via Bandcamp. In keeping with the approach of the music, each design was improvised and instinctive. Faris added about the artwork:

What was interesting about it was the way the style of the designs naturally evolved as a result of having so many blank squares to fill - there's a really clear development from start to finish - beginning with angular lines filling the sleeve and ending with smoother, more minimal abstract shapes responding to the existing sleeve design. It ended up almost like a process-based art project where you work repetitively within really strict confines and let the results emerge organically.

Promise Land/Boiling Point (MP3)

Badwan/Coxon - Boiling Point

Limited edition Vinyl Moon pressing of our debut LP "With You For Ever" available on www.strayfossa.com/shop

© 2021 Stray Fossa under exclusive license to Broken Palace Records
Produced by William Evans
Artwork by Chyrum Lambert

This time seems
There's no getting out 
Of the headspace that 
You made yourself

You don't have it bad, 
But you're mad, and 
You mean to feel significant

Staring down the harm, 
You take it to the sun
To preach at all the pawns;
You don't fool me

Put down the guns
Come take a walk
Why don't you try
To get along?
It's not that hard
It never was 
To be a part
To be someone

The kid guards its toy
Like the thing is the last remaining
Sign of home

The freedom to say 
What you want like you can 
When you're among your own

It must be tiresome
To play a victim,
It must feel so absurd;
You don't fool me 
   
Put down the guns
Come take a walk
Why don't you try
To get along?
It's not that hard
It never was 
To be a part
To be someone

Put down the guns
Come take a walk
Why don't you try
To get along?
It's not that hard
It never was 
To be a part
To be someone

Music by Nicholas Evans, William Evans, Zachary Blount
Lyrics by Nicholas Evans
Produced by William Evans and Stray Fossa
Recorded and mixed by William Evans in Charlottesville, VA.

With You For Ever

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