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Any artist is welcome to send us ONE track via soundcloud.com/groups/dropbox anytime between Monday lunchtime and Thursday morning - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track*. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 30th May 2016: from mid-day on Friday you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch201

*Note: we don't listen again to tunes we've already heard, and automatically block artists who send more than one track a week (our moderators can manage to work their way through 150+ tunes overnight, but 300+ would be impossible!)

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 201

June 2016 Joys

From Skeleton Hill by Firefly Burning
Release 9 March 2015

Words by Bea Hankey
Produced by Tim Friese-Greene
Recorded at Mount Harry House, East Sussex by Phill Browne and Tim Friese-Greene
Mixed at Toybox Studios, Bristol by Ali Chant and Tim Friese-Greene
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering

Bea Hankey, voice 
Jack Ross, guitar & voice
James Redwood, violin & voice
John Barber, piano & voice
Sam Glazer, cello & voice

Pioneer

Seagulls the new single by Van Susans will be digitally available from most online stores from April 29th.

Seagulls

Songs and music written by Chris Belson, also lead vocals, guitar and Wurlitzer. Drums and percussion Ben Brown. Bass, Nicholas Stevenson. Trombone, Lee Drage. 

Recorded by Simon Trougthon and Sam Beer at SoupStudios, 2015.

The Planets Align

Debut single from Liverpool writing duo 'Katie and I' 

Produced/Mixed by Mark Butler 
Artwork by Dominic Veakins

Lyrics:

Bright red cheeks and blood on your hands
Tried to run but you couldn't stand, 
The sight of her I could see, 
That the light behind your eyes had gone out, for me

Well guide me closely for I cannot see
The love you claim you hold for me
And the sight of him I could see,
Well the light behind your eyes has gone, for me

And on your side of the quicksand It don't sink so low
I'm not a fan of this movement, these to's and fro's
And I'm not here for amusement you should know, 
But on your side of the quicksand, It don't sink so low
So low so low so long

Oh lover look what you've done to my pride x4

(Ohhhhhhhh Instrumental)

And on your side of the quicksand, It don't sink so low
I'm not a fan of this movement, these to's and fros
And I'm not here for amusement, you should know,

That I'm not here for amusement.

Contact us: katieandiofficial@gmail.com

Buy on iTunes

Quicksand

Final Single off upcoming EP Creative Soul

Produced by Fortified

http://www.iamfortifiedofficial.com

Lyric Video

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Written & Produced by PJ Pearson

I’m moving my family to the end of the earth 
Near the cape of good hope
Where the blue birds are soaring 
On the thermals of love 	

And down on the beaches are statues of all
Those people you knew
But your never sure why
No your never sure at all

And I’ll never move out
No I’ll never move out of an Angel’s way

Dry cement it will not hold your heavens up 
Dry cement it will not hold your heavens in

And on the fifth of September we gathered our belongings
And we headed for the coast
To the voice of no gods  
Where the church bells were rising 
On the thermals of love
And out under the waves where the sea falls apart
Swam a mariners girl
And with her mineral eyes she said
 ‘oh your too late'
But I'm never sure why
No I’m never sure at all

Dry cement it will not hold your
Your Universal Will to become

	
   	
   	
   	
  

Cape of Good Hope

Written by Sky Mouse (instrumentation) and Blue-John Benjamin (lyrics and vocals);
Vocals sound-engineered by Jon Fleming;
Produced by Sky Mouse.

Free to download from 23rd October 2015 https://blueskymouse.bandcamp.com/releases

Last of the Music Hall Comedians

I play to the autumnal auditorium—
trees heavy with birdsong and bonfire smoke.
Now, beneath them, I take my final bow;
timing was always everything to me.

Last of the Music Hall comedians—
last of the incurable romantics.
My mind whirs at seven gags per minute.
I am, at heart, a Shakespearean clown.

From Lime Street Station to the Palladium to
the last pie shop before the stadium,
when life is a comedy of errors,
keep your chin up, and let happiness in.

Not for me, the solitary meal in a tray.
Not for me, the damp chill of a bedsit.
Vaudevillian to my bones, skin the texture
of an autumn leaf,
now the time has come, I will take my final bow.

Last of the Music Hall comedians—
the last of my kind—
last of the incurable romantics.
My mind whirred at seven gags per minute.
I was, at heart, a Shakespearean clown.

From Lime Street Station to the Palladium to
the last pie shop before the stadium,
when life is a comedy of errors,
keep your chin up, and let happiness in.

A gentleman’s epitaph:
With Death he has finally consorted,
but to online dating he never resorted.

BLUE-JOHN VS SKY MOUSE – Last of the Music Hall Comedians

A taster from an upcoming new Global Dub project by ZioNoiZ

Dub To Tashkent

WATCH THE VIDEO:
GET THE FREE DOWNLOAD: http://shemakeswar.com/paper-thin

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Click here to find out more about the song: http://blog.shemakeswar.com/2016/03/paper-thin-free-download/

CREDITS:

Produced by Laura Kidd. Mixed by Dan Austin.
Engineered by Laura Kidd at Knowle Rocks.

Ukulele, keys, omnichord and vocals - Laura Kidd 
Guest vocals - Tanya Donelly - bellyofficial.com 
Cello - Martin McCarrick 
Jingles - Mister Benji

FREE DOWNLOAD

She Makes War feat Tanya Donelly - Paper Thin - FREE DOWNLOAD

Zero Degrees featuring Faerytale

Chill - JayWalkerBlack - Prod. Rawson (FREE DOWNLOAD)

When I Was A Dub

Instrumental Credit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stitches-originally-performed/id1040361372?i=1040361391&app=itunes

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Stitches (Days Cover)

Single released July 22nd via Waco Gwenci.

Interior Design

Royal Box

The Four Five Six appears on Possessed by the Gods of Cowbell Oblongata by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse. 

Lyrics: 

it’s the same, it’s the same again
nothing change nothing change nothing changes
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma mah mah mah mah
let’s all hit the four five six    

four for the sunshine in your life
five for the sentimental type
six for the words you won't let out
ain’t nothing but an absentee

it’s the same, it’s the same again
nothing change nothing change nothing changes
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma mah mah mah mah
let’s all hit the four five six yeah  

THE RAMISCO MAKI MAKI ROCKING HORSE - The Four Five Six

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La La Lave Feat. I Am Harlequin

Track taken from our debut album released 17/06/16 

Road You Used To Live

Featuring Erica Nockalls of The Wonder Stuff on Fiddle

Trumpet-Andy Keates. 
Mandolin-Ian Harvey. 
Bass-Giles Wakely. 
Dobro-Mark Howes.

Produced/Mixed by Mark Freegard

Lets Jump Ship! (Lyrics)

This is a song for the disillusioned
The forgotten, the left behind
We’ll jump this endless shipwreck together
Take the weight on our shoulders and be just fine

I’ve taken my time rehearsing these lines
Considered the rhythm the meaning and rhyme
As I try to find answers, I manage to scrawl
A collection of word not written before

I dust myself off and I start again
Cause a life with hope’s worth living
I’ve taken some beatings, been knocked down
I always get back up, both feet on the ground

I’ll pick myself up and start again
Cause this is a life thats worth living
No matter how many bruises I may collect
Broken hearts or sorrowful regrets

My hearts fit to burst with chorus and verse
There’s a fire in my belly now I’ve found the words
My soul’s fit to burst with passion and song
And I ain’t gonna give up until I’m done

End section lines:

I’m gonna sing ‘till my throat runs dry

Open these arms so that they are wide

Let’s grab this life, with both hands

Let’s jump this ship, swim back to land


MATT WATSON - Let's Jump Ship!

Available to pre-order on iTunes  http://apple.co/1rliVqx and Google play http://bit.ly/1YmWP4m 

The One is a song that is inspired by love for someone but it could also be interpreted as being tinged with a little sadness about loss and longing and the passage of time. It is a reflective song about life long relationships and those special memories that stay with you forever. It’s also about looking at your feelings for someone who is not necessarily a lover or a partner but someone who has touched your soul in an unexpected and unique way. Much of the inspiration for the song came from the love I feel for my brothers little boy who is just two years old. I feel incredibly lucky to have him in my life and the love I feel for him is quite overwhelming sometimes and has really taken me by surprise. I am his uncle but also his guardian and I feel very lucky to have him in my life. But I think it is best if people listen to the song and relate to it in their own way, it can mean whatever you want it to mean really but I suppose ultimately it is about love. The music video tells a bit of a story which I think illustrates the song from my perspective pretty well.


RUPERT STROUD - THE ONE

Our collaboration with Maria Milewska 'Starlight'


Starlight Maria Milewska Wrekit88 Remix

Another collaboration with our favourite Australian songstress Vanessa Hopes.  Thanks to her amazing voice we can finally hear what we had previously imagined.

Many Ways

Thanks to the vocal marvel that is Maria Milewska we can bring you "Glorious".

Glorious

We can leave it all behind
Who really cares if it’s yours or mine
It turns to dust in time

So let’s raise a glass to life
Loved ones by our side
We can leave it all behind

Let’s run tonight 
Our eyes alight
Nothing can stop us
We are glorious

Together we’re never alone
Each day can be our own
We should leave it all and go 

Let’s run tonight 
Our eyes alight
Nothing can stop us
We are glorious

Go so far 
We see desert stars
A New sun rise 
Over Templed skies
Those waterfalls 
That can break down walls
And we’ll leave it all behind

We’ll run tonight 
Our eyes alight
Nothing can stop us
We are glorious

He is glorious
She is glorious
You are glorious
We are glorious

Glorious

Thank you to Nathalie Miranda for lending us her voice and what a voice it is.  We hope you like this re-imagining of the dance track we did.

Nevada (Remake)

Guitar, strings and not a lot of other things!

All the things that we wished they never came true
All the promises made were broken by you
All the choices you made would you make them again
All the lies that you told did you believe in them
Broke my heart, you tore it in two
So why am I still thinking of you
I don't Want to be in love.

Promises

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Email : wrekit88@gmail.com

BBC6 Music Intoducing 4 Times

Vegas
You're Here
Zero Degrees
Yamato Superstar


"Like some great prowling Sasquatch groping its way through the thin spaces between shelving stacks in an endless archive of musical interest WREKIT88 is a wonder of the internet. Not content to just put a “Singer Wanted” sign in their local music shop Welsh songwriters Chris and Neil have created this project as a way to reach out to vocalists all over the world, crossing genres and languages, collaborating remotely in a spirit of limit-pushing and simple enjoyment. Indeed there is a certain circuitous pleasure in this particular track since singer Van Wyck is a connection that came through this very website (via my fellow moderator Ludwig Janssen). After what has been a largely fraught few years politically such cross-border creative alliances are so valuable. This is what artists are supposed to do: connect – not just with audiences but with each other. Yet so many only build private temples to their own egos. Well done WREKIT88 for creating music in such a spirit of playfulness and togetherness." written by Louis Barabas, BBC Fresh on the net moderator....Thanks for that:)

WE HAVE LAUNCHED THIS NEW PROJECT AND SET OF TRACKS UNDER THE NAME OF WREKIT88 AND WE WANT PEOPLE WHO CAN OR WANT TO SING TO CONTACT US.