Name: The Conductor by Wolf Kroeger
Duration: 4 min 29 s
Description: Track from the storytelling album “A Tale of Shadows and Dreams”. Rooted in Psychedelic Rock, the album tells the story of its protagonist's coming-of-age as he is pushed on a journey through a dystopian world.

Track from the storytelling album “A Tale of Shadows and Dreams”. Rooted in Psychedelic Rock, the album tells the story of its protagonist's coming-of-age as he is pushed on a journey through a dystopian world.

A Tale Of Shadows And Dreams

The Conductor

Imaginary Flower is:
Robert Perez - electric piano, composer
Marco Cortes - drum set
Hannah Yim - violin
Stephen Wood - saxes
Miles Davis - flugelhorn

Recorded by Dmitri Bilyk at York Studios in 2013


Calm Lands

Bumming ‘round the summer everybody’s growing dumber so be careful not to slip on the drool
Says the fighter to the writer as his fist is closing tighter on the neck of what is left of the fool 
But what no one wants to mention is the alternate dimension, which opened up outside of school
Where the crazy folks fall out and shake about but none of them quite like you

Visionary mama shouting beach balls and Obama while the kid plays the sad violin
Corner store conductor needs a number to instruct her that she’ll never ever add up again
Well everybody is a circus but it’s only on the surface when the ringmaster is buried too deep
What’s this world coming to?  I don’t know do you? Want to make it up? Like all this other stuff? Yeah

Mariella, Mariella I’m your fella on this mystic and emotional ride
Mariella, I will tell ya Cinderella was your equal when you open your eyes
Let’s plan on looking back, learning all the facts, forgetting them after a while

Hear the storm a’coming and see everyone a’running but the dancing man’s the one they arrest
Says the carrot to the snowman I don’t want to be your nose man, so bite me off or put me in your vest
It’s an old tradition to go seeking recognition says the Invisible Man with a grin
And though he don’t appear, at least he’s clear, it don’t take much to look like him

Little orphan Annie she’s a holding hands with Danny and they whisper by the liquor store light
Everybody’s talking and they’re walking while they’re talking and they’re talking ‘bout how nothing’s ever right
But I say this world ain’t over when you look over your shoulder and you call me out into the night
And I want to let you know, I don’t know where to go, you want to take the wheel? Just turn to how you feel yeah

Mariella, Mariella I’m your fella on this mystic and emotional ride
Mariella, I will tell ya Cinderella was your equal when you open your eyes
Let’s plan on looking back, learning all the facts, forgetting them after a while

Let’s face it, we won’t make it if the chaos leaves us blind
These are dull times full of punch lines but the joke is on our lives
I will drive to your place in the morning and we’ll leave this world without warning 
We can live free of all the irony yes someday when we find the new land again yeah

Mariella won't you step right up and tell me are we the next contestants who haven't learned their lessons
I'm afraid of heights, I'm afraid of overbites but I ain't afraid tonight so let's walk this world that don't spin right

℗© 2013. Oliver Ford. All Rights Reserved.

Mariella (I'm Your Fella)

AKA The Legend of Harry Bensley

Harry Bensley (b. 1876, d. 1956) was an English adventurer who, for a bet, pushed a pram around the world while wearing head-armour. I was lucky enough to be his bodyguard for part of the trip and this song is dedicated to his memory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bensley

Vocals by Lockton.

This song is available to download on Bandcamp - http://andrewgrumbridge.bandcamp.com/

Photo by Ian Brodie (iBRODIEfoto.com) showing Harry with myself and Lockton in the summer of 1913, on the outskirts of Siena.

This track incorporates audio by Raman_Coco, Robinhood76 and lonemonk from freesound.org

Download here

The Man in the Iron Mask (ft. Lockton)

"I'm A Loser" is a tongue-in-cheek anthem for the underdog. 

Written and Produced by Phil Danyew
Drums by Mark Pontius
Mixed By Carlos de la Garza
Mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters

I’m a Loser (lyrics)

You’re the king in a dream everyone wishes they had
I’m honor roll. I’m a hex. I’m a stone. I sink like a champ
You see it different
I’m full of it
Savor the sentiment
I think I lost my appetite 
Before I go won’t you let me know
What it’s like to be so cool and popular

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

Tension runs through your blood must be fun to keep it inside
Who’s to say if today we will wake up Jekyll or Hyde
I see it different
You’re full of it 
Overconfident 
Feed the delusion in your mind

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

Not too blue cuz I knew before you that you didn’t need me
Let’s pretend that we’re friends to the end yeah we just disagree
We see it different
We’re full of it
I still love you
You showed me who I am inside 

I’m a loser
You got me where you wanted
Keep me low enough so you
feel good
I know I’m not a lemon
I’m just down on my luck

You might catch me laughing
No season lasts forever
I might miss the madness
When the crown falls off your head
Can you remember
Who you were before the stars revolved around you?

I'm A Loser

Hailing from Los Angeles, Wolf Kroeger hasn’t always called California his home. Originally from France, he traveled to many countries and finally moved to the United States at the age of eighteen on his own. 
 
  His upbringing exposed him to a diversity of cultures, and his fascination for them still grows. It transpires in his lyrics, which blend elements from Greek myths to Native American legends with his story-telling. Although rooted in Psychedelia, his music is also eclectic and influenced by various genres and eras. Wolf writes, produces, and plays all the instruments in his songs, except for drums on a few tracks. 
 
  His new release “A Tale of Shadows and Dreams” is a concept album that follows the coming-of-age of its protagonist as he embarks on a journey throughout his subconscious and a dystopian society.

The Conductor

Wolf Kroeger

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