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Spectral Acoustics Vol 1

by Shawn William Clarke

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Softly à la belle province With tremulous refrain Tomes underneath each arm Lorca & King James From last lament of Joan of Arc to quiet servitude From the wars against disorder To suggest or allude that it's not long Marianne, I shall see you soon The highways are empty now in New York and Berlin yearning sound from synagogues beckon from within Suzy yells “it's closing time. The wait staff are all vexed. I wish you could sing one more song. Of love, or faith or sex." But it's not too long, Marianne. We shall see you soon I hope you passed near a forest somewhere near your pen I hope you passed in loving arms with letters from your friends I swore I heard them singing all the way from Clinton Street I know they'll lock the Chelsea now Drop the keys at your feet It's not long Marianne, I shall see you soon
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A song for Kathleen who looked at me funny today song for Kathleen who waved once and then turned away I guess she didn't recognize the hope. My mild surprise A song for Kathleen who got up to wait for a bus a song for Kathleen who never once thought about us I guess one day I'll wave again I know we could be friends I guess she didn't recognize the look that filled my eyes
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Ten years ago we drank a lot My friends and I drank plenty I couldn’t say the bills we paid I only know that there were many Ten years ago we laughed a lot And sacred was no topic A normal day we’d laugh away And friend nor foe could stop it Ten years ago we sang a lot Our songs were loud and unforgiving Our words spoke true as though brand new And sung without misgivings Ten years ago I thought we knew The secrets of life’s meanings Or did we care? I do despair That we didn’t take much heeding
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The Tourists 06:03
Me and my friends went to New York we spent a weekend in Bushwick The price was kinda steep, but oh well, we're in New York On the first day we saw a cockroach jumped up and scurried across the hardwood and we all kinda laughed and said oh well, we're in New York We saw a rat down in the subway it looked up at my with indifference as if to say, what's your problem? You're in new York. The rat got off at 23rd street we stayed on until Rockerfeller The people pushed, said get out of the way, you're in New York On a worn out bench I stop to take in the racket Until a lit cigarette, burned a hole in my jacket We brought home bedbugs from New York we got a message from Lauren who said she had bites up and down, she could barely close her left hand I found a couple in my queen bed they were hopping around, they were laughing in my face after I crushed them and flushed them i said “Go back to New York”.... I’ve all my regrets And I may find Solutions In these tall silhouettes And noise pollution
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This music is about looking back. Thinking about the people we look up to, our friends, family, acquaintances. The places we miss, the things we miss doing. This is an isolation album. Spectral Acoustics Vol 1 is a 5 songs EP, but you also get the complete album as one track for the complete experience.  Best listened to from start to finish with headphones.

Guitars:

Arcangel Fernandez constructed by Juan Alvarez
Jesus Y Maria 26
1967 Madrid

1969 Guild M-20, previously owned by Mendelson Joe
Strings rumoured to be the same since the mid 80's

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released April 28, 2020

Guitar, Voice, extra keys, samples by SWC
synths by Kristian Noel Pedersen

Recorded by Rob Currie at Rob Currie Recordings in Gravenhurst
Mixed by Rob Currie & SWC
Mastered by David Newberry

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