All Good Vibes

“Nothing2” is a jilted yet strangely joyful sprawl about feeling nothing at all and everything all at once. A five and a half minute emotional outburst full of misery & magic, gut-wrenching punches, beautiful bruises, abrupt endings & unexpected new beginnings.  

Strange Souvenirs together with producer and creative collaborator Cameron James Laing turned a downtrodden demo into something melancholy, majestic … and a little bit mental.

The track was recorded, produced & mixed at The Famous Gold Watch Studio Berlin and features performances by a handful of charismatic & capable Berlin-based musicians and artists.

"Nothing2" hits stores and streaming services on May 13th 2021.

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Credits:
Strange Souvenirs are Thomas Juhnke & Matthias Juhnke
All music by Matthias Juhnke, Thomas Juhnke, Cameron James Laing
Lyrics by Matthias Juhnke 

Recorded, produced and mixed by Cameron James Laing @ The Famous Gold Watch Studio Berlin. 
Mastered by Davide Ruffini @ Wisseloord Studios Hilversum, Netherlands.  
Cover art “20/20 Eye” by Michelle Marie-Lou Nuerk. 

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Performed by:

Strange Souvenirs
– synthesizers, programming

Matthias Juhnke
– main vocals, humming

Cameron James Laing
– acoustic guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, mellotron, orchestral string 
    arrangement, shakers, renegade triangle 

Gidon Carmel
– drums & percussion

Heidi Heidelberg
–backing vocals  & choir

Héloïse Lefebvre 
– violin & viola

Tim Hook
– electric guitar

Alan The Studio Cat
– feline grace

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Lyrics:

There’s nothing to
Take back or undo
I thought you’d know by now
There’s no point in stalling 
There’s no point in stalling 

Would you please stop calling me

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through 
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing

Would you please stop calling me

There’s nothing to see
There’s nothing to say 
There’s nowhere to be 
So just go away

We couldn’t see the cracks in the surface 
And the nothing seeping through
Watch the walls come down on the life you knew
Here comes the wrecking crew

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through 
Absolutely nothing

This is what it all amounts to
When the day is through 
This is what it all amounts to
When the night’s through

Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing 
Absolutely nothing 
Absolutely nothing 

This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
This is what it all amounts to
When the night's through

Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing
Absolutely nothing

Nothing2

Within Your Sight

Quicksand(DJ London Bridges Remix)(feat. JSansi)

Say the Word

"Waves, endlessly crashing, rolling and breaking. The bittersweet spray of the past and present, splashing and stinging, as beads of shame, joy, confusion and bewilderment trickle down your cerebral cortex."

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All music and lyrics by Strange Souvenirs.

Performed by Strange Souvenirs (vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar), Tim Hook (electric guitar) and Gidon Carmel (drums & percussion).

Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Cameron James Laing 
at The Famous Gold Watch Studios Berlin, 2021.

Lyrics: Matthias Juhnke
Cover Art: Matthias Juhnke

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BEACHES

Beaches, parties and sun
Drinking, fucking and fun
Anything I missed on my list? 
I can’t think of one

Got a sunburn to prove I was here
Off your rocker for seven days near 
Trip advisor says no more than four
‘Cause you might disappear 

Swallowed by the sea
Swallowed by the sea 
Mojitos, mimosas, long island ice tea 
Falling in k-holes you just couldn’t see 
Wearing shades indoors
You’re kidding me?  

And now the tide comes rolling in 
Washing away everything 
‘Till nothing’s left but the songs we sing  

So teach me some new chords to strum 
Two thousand twenty one 
I need a new tune to hum 
‘Cause the old one has left me so numb  

I can’t feel a thing 
I can’t push this swing 
I’m out of step and closing down , down, down, down
I wanna pack my things and leave this town
And leave this town
And leave this town
And leave this town 
And leave this town

Lyrics: Matthias Juhnke

Beaches

"Coma Cluster"... a sneaky little beast. Starts off kinda groovy and laid-back, like a cool late night breeze. And then it pulls a complete 180 on you – twisting into a tornado and hurling a pickup truck into your face. Yeah.

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Credits:
Strange Souvenirs are Thomas Juhnke & Matthias Juhnke
All music written by Strange Souvenirs
Lyrics by Matthias Juhnke

Recorded, produced and mixed by Cameron James Laing @ The Famous Gold Watch Studio Berlin.
Cover Foto: by Matthias Juhnke

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Performed by:

Strange Souvenirs
– bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizers, samples

Cameron James Laing
– lead vocal, bass guitar, electric guitar, organ, additional lavish audio mayhem

Gidon Carmel
– drums

Heidi Heidelberg
– backing vocals & human choir

Felix Bruckner
– upright bass

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Lyrics:
I won't listen to what they say
I wanna fuck things up my own way
I won't imitate what they do
I can't wait 'till it breaks us in two

Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at all the flies.
Look at them go.

Coma Cluster (feat. Cameron James Laing)

ABOUT THIS ALBUM:

"I find myself making arrangements, with all of my quirks and estrangements."– angrymusicdad

When you listen to this his album you’ll find it’s a little rough around the edges. Not pristine and shiny like a new pair of boots. It has scuff marks and scrapes. It’s been to some interesting places. Danced drunkenly on the intersection of adventure and misadventure. And stepped into a fair bit of dog shit along the way.

But what a trip it has been: 2 years. 26 demos. 11 finished tracks. 31 minutes. Crafted with a blithe disregard for convention. Spontaneously. Impulsively. With purpose and panache.

– A killer collection of pop imperfection –

Whenever we drew blanks or maneuvered ourselves into a dead end, mentally or instrumentally – we’d carve a fresh loophole into our scholarly suppositions of what the proper way of doing things is – and let the whole damn band march right through.

From 2023 to 2024 eleven wildly different tracks broke on through to the other side of that loophole to form a confounding and charming album.

These songs have a level of maturity and immaturity that we're both really happy with. And it is with great joy that we release them onto an unsuspecting and largely oblivious world :)

"The Ups And Downs of Everything" is a whimsical and world-weary reflection of the relentless tug-of-war between despair and delight that wages on inside ourselves and everyone around us as we move forwards and backwards through our lives. 


ALBUM CREDITS:
angrymusicdad is Matthias Juhnke and Cameron James Laing

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 all music written by:
Matthias Juhnke and Cameron James Laing
Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11 all music written by Matthias Juhnke
Lyrics on tracks 1-11 written by: Matthias Juhnke

All tracks recorded, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered from 2023 to 2024 by Cameron James Laing @ The Famous Gold Watch Studios in Weißensee Berlin.


All music performed by:
Matthias Juhnke: vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drum programming
Cameron James Laing: backing vocals, piano, mellotron, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, xylophone, orchestral arrangements, orange phone, percussion, drums, renegade triangle, coarse language.

Additional performances by:

Phil Walker: electric guitar on “Angry Music Dad” and “Credits”
Kelly O’Donohue: Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone on “Arrangements” “Second Half Blues” and “Credits”
Gidon Carmel: Drums on “Arrangements” “Shady Character” and “Second Half Blues”
Pier Ciaccio: Drums on “Faint Pulse” “Angry Music Dad” and “Credits”
© All rights reserved

Cover Image:
A "Penrose stairs" optical illusion by Sakurambo used under public domain licence.
© All rights reserved

Midnight Snacks

ABOUT THIS ALBUM:

"I find myself making arrangements, with all of my quirks and estrangements." 
– angrymusicdad

When you listen to this his album you’ll find it’s a little rough around the edges. Not pristine and shiny like a new pair of boots. It has scuff marks and scrapes. It’s been to some interesting places. Danced drunkenly on the intersection of adventure and misadventure. And stepped into a fair bit of dog shit along the way.

But what a trip it has been: 2 years. 26 demos. 11 finished tracks. 31 minutes. Crafted with a blithe disregard for convention. Spontaneously. Impulsively. With purpose and panache.

– A killer collection of pop imperfection –

Whenever we drew blanks or maneuvered ourselves into a dead end, mentally or instrumentally – we’d carve a fresh loophole into our scholarly suppositions of what the proper way of doing things is – and let the whole damn band march right through.

From 2023 to 2024 eleven wildly different tracks broke on through to the other side of that loophole to form a confounding and charming album.

These songs have a level of maturity and immaturity that we're both really happy with. And it is with great joy that we release them onto an unsuspecting and largely oblivious world :)

"The Ups And Downs of Everything" is a whimsical and world-weary reflection of the relentless tug-of-war between despair and delight that wages on inside ourselves and everyone around us as we move forwards and backwards through our lives. 


ALBUM CREDITS:
angrymusicdad is Matthias Juhnke and Cameron James Laing

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 all music written by:
Matthias Juhnke and Cameron James Laing
Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11 all music written by Matthias Juhnke
Lyrics on tracks 1-11 written by: Matthias Juhnke

All tracks recorded, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered from 2023 to 2024 by Cameron James Laing @ The Famous Gold Watch Studios in Weißensee Berlin.


All music performed by:
Matthias Juhnke: vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drum programming
Cameron James Laing: backing vocals, piano, mellotron, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, xylophone, orchestral arrangements, orange phone, percussion, drums, renegade triangle, coarse language.

Additional performances by:

Phil Walker: electric guitar on “Angry Music Dad” and “Credits”
Kelly O’Donohue: Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone on “Arrangements” “Second Half Blues” and “Credits”
Gidon Carmel: Drums on “Arrangements” “Shady Character” and “Second Half Blues”
Pier Ciaccio: Drums on “Faint Pulse” “Angry Music Dad” and “Credits”
© All rights reserved

Cover Image:
A "Penrose stairs" optical illusion by Sakurambo used under public domain licence.
© All rights reserved

Second Half Blues

Shadowbox

Credits

Showreel of artists from The Famous Gold Watch studio repertoire as showcased at our industry event on 5th December 2024

The Famous Gold Watch - Industry Event Showreel

Once upon a time we danced a polonaise with The Cure, Talking Heads and LCD Soundsystem amidst a global outbreak of digital delusion. We've got proof!

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FACTS XXI

I've got proof
I've got proof
I've got proof
But it's not true

Oooh Oooh - There's nothing they won't do
Oooh Oooh - There's nothing they won't do
To keep the truth from getting to you

I've got proof
I've got proof
I've got proof
But it's not true

Ooh Ooh - There's nothing they won't do
Ooh Ooh - There's nothing they won't do
To keep the truth from getting to you

Not true true, no clue clue
Not true true, no clue clue
Not true true, no clue clue

They tried to keep it classified
Hey child they try to keep you pacified
They tried to keep it classified
Hey child they try to keep you pacified

Ooh Ooh - There's nothing they won't do
Ooh Ooh - There's nothing they won't do
To keep the truth from getting to you

To keep the truth from you
To keep the truth from you
To keep the truth from you
To keep the truth from you
To keep the truth from you

Lyrics: Thomas Juhnke

Facts XXI

http://www.witchnmonk.com meets https://www.listentosteve.com

First broadcast on Resonance FM, 22nd May 2020
https://www.resonancefm.com

WITCH 'N' MONK:
“Electrifying” (The Quietus)
“Exquisite” (BBC Radio 3)
“Ingenious” (The Guardian)
“Emotionally raw” (All About Jazz)
"They could hardly be more of the moment" (The Wire magazine)
"Witch ‘n’ Monk never feels retro in its outlook or musicality. Gloriously different, wonderfully listenable and offering something more each time." (Something Else!)

Witch 'n' Monk - eponymous album released May 2020 on Tdazik:
"Blending Latin American flutes, electronics, complex vocal lines with a touch of Frank Zappa lyricism and a radical punk aesthetic, the duo of Heidi Heidelberg and Mauricio Velasierra crafts a dramatically bizarre vocal music from another dimension! Intertwining dark/light, feminine/masculine, composed/improvised and punk/romantic, dreamlike improvisations are sampled, manipulated and reinvented through the lens of contemporary music and pop. You have never heard anything quite like Witch 'n' Monk!"

Improvised autobiography recorded, produced and mixed by Steve Urquhart, 2019-2020.

Witch 'n' Monk - An Improvised Autobiography

A twisted lullaby – marching into the void to an unrelenting beat, distraught vocals and waves of serpentine guitars.

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THE CLEANER

Drowning for days in dark dreams
You won't surface to scream

Down on your luck and it seems
Nothing glitters and nothing gleams

Nothing, nothing, nothing
Nothing, nothing, nothing
Nothing, nothing, nothing

Put your fingers in the wound
You don't want it to close too soon
You don't want it to close too soon

Put your fingers in the wound
You don't want it to close too soon
You don't want it to close too soon

Lyrics: Matthias Juhnke

The Cleaner

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Walk (feat. Sam Tinnesz)

Saint Chaos - Walk (feat. Sam Tinnesz)

Drunk Text

Strange Souvenirs. Two analog hombres scouring the digital wasteland in search of the dopamine motherlode.

Facts XXI

Strange Souvenirs

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