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ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 397

Amethyst

Ocean Shell

Verdant & Poised

Eden is a Red Row

From my album 'October Man' released in October 2019.

October Man

'The Moon' is a mellowed out dream pop tune made for a lounge act in space. The reverb-jangled guitars flow with the rhythm section’s tight bass melody and laid back beat (by guest drummer Dan Allaire of Brian Jonestown Massacre, Darker My Love). The slide guitar and lead-singer Tommy Danbury's baritone vocals tell a melancholy tale of love lost in a dream.

The Moon

Evoking a broad set of associations by tapping into the primal to reflect the present. - Yammerer’s latest release ‘BOA’ projects truthfully from an obstructive shock spiral of oppressive pressure; dwelling inside the implicit realms that language serves to explain. Attuned to the frustrations of 2020; ‘BOA’ succeeds in conjuring itself around, through and into a creature of harsh repetition. Weaving between the bars of its own cell window, intent on wearing down the psyche at multiple levels.

Yammerer - Boa Constrictor

Luka - Past The Point Of No Return

From 'Commercial' EP.

linktr.ee/jamesleonardhewitson

Temporary Values (Free Download)

This intense piece was taken from the opening section of our first Lockdown Collaboration with @Idin-Samimi-Mofakham and @Martyna-Kosecka, recorded early on in the first Lockdown on the 18th April 2020. Although we didn't set out to make a disturbing piece of music, it came out that way... indeed Gillie found it almost made her feel physically sick when she listened back! The track seemed to reflect the mood of fear and anxiety that everyone felt at the peak of the pandemic. The wailing strings and horns sounded like a ship being tossed about in a stormy sea, while the pounding heartbeat and high-pitched whistle sounded like someone having a cardiac arrest while being intubated (to these warped ears, at least!). 

Unleashing such a track in the midst of the peak of the first wave seemed almost too raw and close to the bone, which is one of the reasons we've waited until now to post it. But with the second wave hitting again, may be it's time to remind all the Covid deniers and anti-vaxers want a nightmare the pandemic really is!

Hell Hath No Fury

Slap you round the face with 80/90s new wave!

The Reality TV - Beats - Master

released everywhere 26/02/2021

from the album Excess, coming soon

Sylvia

Indie rock with a cinematic string twist and lofi drum beat.

Lemonade

Kyetoba - Lemonade

Venn Smyth live gigs
3 May / 7.30pm / Pride's Got Talent Semifinals, Phoenix Art Club: https://phoenixartsclub.com/book/?instanceid=130001
12 May / 7pm / Babel Art House: https://www.outsavvy.com/event/14069/venn-smyth-hermes-gig-live-at-babel-art-house

This version of Sunrise was recorded in the garden in Scotland during the summer of 2020. It captures the sounds of the outdoors as well as giving a gentler take on the song, inviting you to put on your headphones and listen closely.

Download/stream here: https://ffm.to/sunrise-acoustic

Sunrise is a song about grief. In the original release, its poetic lyrics and meaningful message are set to electronic, uplifting eighties throwback sounds. This is a summer pop song for reflection and dancing in equal measure.

Download/stream here: https://ffm.to/vennsmyth-sunrise

Sunrise lyrics by Venn Smyth

I thought it was an ocean
I see it now a river
I know it comes in waves

It may last a lifetime
And time won’t cast a lifeline
But hold on

(I don’t) Don’t have answers
(I’ll wait) Wait however
Long it takes
Long it takes

For the sunrise
Some rise
More than the sun sets
Some things are said
Some things are set
Our sun will set

But we will sunrise
They say that some will rise
There will be sunsets
But we will get 
When all is said
Our day in the sun 

Matter, moments, memory
Sound and silence, senses
Weigh down your every move

(You swam) Swam through currents strong
(And ran) Ran into the storm
(You crept) Crept through grief and love
(In debt) Debt to those above

(I don’t) Don’t have answers
(I’ll wait) Wait however
Long it takes
Long it takes

For the sunrise
Some rise
More than the sun sets
Some things are said
Some things are set
Our sun will set

But we will sunrise
They say that some will rise
There will be sunsets
But we will get 
When all is said
Our day in the sun

For the sunrise
Some rise
More than the sun sets
Some things are said
Some things are set
Our sun will set

But we will sunrise
They say that some will rise
There will be sunsets
But we will get 
When all is said
Our day in the sun

Recorded and produced by Venn Smyth

Sunrise (Acoustic from the Garden in Scotland)

"Wild Bird is a song which was inspired from a feeling of huge admiration for a quirky friend of mine" Eileen-singer-songwriter with Fishing4Compliments

Wild Bird

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Luka - Past The Point Of No Return

Monomyth Records

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