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by Olive Is The Sun

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Vital Vital vital by the wall vital by the stairs these are the feelings in me these are the feelings that hold together in shape searching in my soul that walking in places making room for whatever moves in me vital vital is there really anything that isn"t thought of look into and see a flash of ideas there's got to be something other than to live this way forever because all of these insights are weighing me down vital vital vital vital is there really anything that isn"t thought of look into and see a flash of ideas there's got to be something other than to live this way forever because all these insights are weighing me down
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Strange face With your eyes So pale and sincere Underneath you know well You have nothing to fear For the dreams that came To you when so young Told of a life Where spring is sprung You would seem so frail In the cold of the night When the armies of emotion Go out to fight But while the earth Sinks to it’s grave You sail to the sky On the crest of a wave So forget this cruel world Where I belong I’ll just sit and wait And sing my song And if one day you should see me in the crowd Lend a hand and lift me To your place in the cloud
3.
Sapphire her burning eyes Model euphonic paradigms Awkwardness happening to someone you love Awkwardness happening to someone you love The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser Shadowing masonic verve Follows the pharaoh and the worm Awkwardness happening to someone you love Awkwardness happening to someone you love The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser Mirror mirror on the wall Into the purring night you call Awkwardness happening to someone you love Awkwardness happening to someone you love The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser The black cat the black cat Curiouser and curiouser Awkwardness happening Awkwardness happening
4.
Selfless man slip by my side Uttering words about the turning tide, and She slowly furnishes my continuous ride Towards insanitary bits of hide Hair quite long and lavender-dyed Split nostrils are green open wide Velvet breasts with crimson legs astride Uttering words about a turning tide And she asks me can I ever provide Transparent radiation Transparent radiation Oh, radiation Transparent radiation My liquid head open to the rain I walk through a bushel and a peck of grain I hear in my ear a hurricane And speak to the man about a train Touch with my hand an aeroplane Eyes wide open on the coast of Maine Red signs outside which I contain Some sensuality that I can't explain, ah Some sensuality that I can't explain Transparent radiation Transparent radiation Oh, radiation Transparent radiation Tables bearing the fruits of Lent Styrofoam people quite violent Clear light blowing right out of my tent Ozone over our continent Expert men not knowing what they meant They all eat babies for nourishment Funny bird with her forehead bent Slogans tell me that I can rent Ah, yes they tell me that I can rent Transparent radiation Transparent radiation Oh, radiation Transparent radiation Uttering words about a turning tide Some sensuality that I can't explain Transparent radiation Transparent radiation Oh, radiation Transparent radiation O-zone over our continent Yes, they're tellin' me that I can rent Transparent radiation Oh, radiation

about

This EP presents 4 covers of Grouper, Nick Drake, Broadcast and Red Krayola/Spacemen 3.

Those tracks were mainly selected to be played and accompanied by the Bright Light Orchestra, specially assembled for this occasion.

So, we're happy to bring you these recordings and warmly thank you for listening to it, loud and in deep stereo!
O & the B/L/O.

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released July 22, 2017

This recording was performed in Low-Res by Olive Is The Sun & The Bright Light Orchestra.

The B/L/O features:
- FredLucano on cello
- LaurentLetourmy on flute
- Olive on echo and mixing

The tracks are:
*'Vital', written by Liz Harris, recorded on 'The Man Who Died in His Boat', and released in 2013 on Kranky Records.
** 'Cello Song', written by Nick Drake, recorded on 'Five Leaves Left', and released in 1969 on Island Records.
***'Black Cat', written by Trish Keenan & James Cargill, recorded on 'Tender Buttons', and released in 2005 on Warp Records.
****'Transparent Radiation', originally written by Mayo Thompson, Frederick Barthelme and Steve Cunningham, recorded on 'The Parable of Arable Land', and released in 1967 on International Artists. And brightly covered by Spacemen 3 on 'The Perfect Prescription' released in 1987 on Glass Records.


The B/L/O played on Cello Song** and Transparent Radiation****.
LLT added some flute on Vital* (...but he doesn't know it!).
Olive played the guitars, the echoes, the voices & the percussions.

All tracks were recorded between April and May 2017, and mixed in June at New Blood studio in Paris by Olive.
The B/L/O sessions were recorded and conducted by Olive, in June in Paris and Montreuil.
The tracks were mastered with fine taste, by Warren Hildebrand in New York at FIF/OT studios in July 2017.

The sleeve art is assembling & treating the original album covers and was done by hOP2017.

Thanks Fred and Laurent for the B/L/O sessions, Warren for the sparkling mastering treatment, Mackie & Shure for the delicate miking & GB for the plain technique!

This is warmly dedicated to Grouper, Nick Drake, Broadcast & Spacemen 3, ones of my favorite references.

In Extatic Covers We Trust!

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