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SONGS FROM THE PORTAL

by Paul Lefty Wright

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Gordon Maxwell
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Gordon Maxwell This is, simply, brilliant.

Whilst it draws on plenty of influences, it refuses to be anything but its own unique self. The music can be challenging however, never gets tiring to listen to there are so many twists & turns.

Download as a minimum (you won't be disappointed), but I suggest you get the vinyl - it sounds beautiful with great production & better showcases the musical structures (there's a lot going on in there) & the superb playing.
A 'Must have' in my opinion.
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1.
I JUST GOT TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER, SOMETHING TAPPED MY LEFT SHOULDER, AND I'M SITTING IN MY LONELY ROOM, YEAH I GOT TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER SO I TURNED AND LOOKED RIGHT OVER BUT THERE WAS ONLY ME IN THE ROOM. COULD IT BE ME OR DODDIE OR THE BUTTON PUSHER, WILL I EVER SEE THE FINGERS THAT DID TAP ON ME? YEAH I GOT TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER, SOMETHING TAPPED MY LEFT SHOULDER, AND I'M SITTING IN MY LONELY ROOM. THE SUN IS MELTING MY WINDOW IT IS SPRINGTIME AND THE SUN I IS SHOWING ME THAT LIFE HAS NOW BEGUN YEAH I GOT TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER, A PROFOUND TAP TO THE SHOULDER AND I'M SITTING WRITING TO YOU I WILL TAP YOUR LEFT SHOULDER WHEN I'M GONE AND LOOKING OVER, T TA-AP LEFTEYE IN YOUR ROOM YOU LOCKED ME OUT MY HOUSE, Y YOU TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER, YOU PUT MY BIKE INTO THE HOUSE, YOU PUT THE SEAT UP ON MY BIKE, YOU'VE BEEN MESSIN' WITH MY BIKE, WRITE AND SMASH C.D, YOU'RE CHANGING CHANNELS ON MY T.V.
2.
Moths 02:50
I HAD MOTHS IN MY BELLY BUT COULDN'T TELL WHY, IT WOULD SOON BE MY TIME TO CRY OR DIE INSIDE FOR A WHILE A HEAD IN THE SAND TAKES NO COMMAND THE THINGS I DONE I NEVER PLANNED FINALLY A HEAD IN THE SAND TAKES NO COMMAND THE THINGS I DONE I NEVER PLAN OH FINALLY MY FORTUNES COLLIDE THEY'RE SET IN STONE AND MY FATES ATTACK ME FROM BOTH SIDES I'LL FINISH THIS STORY IF I SURVIVE
3.
SHE'S A CHILD OF YESTERDAY BUT HER TEARS STILL FALL TODAY MOTHER TELL THE CHILD OF TOMORROW TO LOVE SHE'S A CHILD OF YESTERDAY BUT HER TEARS STILL FALL TODAY DON'T TAKE IT TO THE GRAVE THE WICKED WORDS. SHE SAID DON'T CRY YOU CAN GROW BUT YOUR STILL THE SEEDS THEY SOW DEEP INSIDE THOSE WICKED WORDS WON'T FADE OH FATHER LOOKING UP FROM BELOW, WHERE DID YOU GO? WHERE DID YOU GO? OH MOTHER, BROTHERS FOLLOWING SLOW AND HE SEEN THE SHOW WE ALL SEEN THE SHOW OF LOVE FREE THE CHILD OF YESTERDAY CAUSE HER TEARS STILL FALL TODAY YESTERDAYS GONE IT'S TOMORROW NOW WHAT CAN BE CHANGED DON'T CRY BELIE, DENY AND DIE INSIDE JUST DON'T PASS YOUR SADNESS DOWN THE LINE BACK, TOUCH ME IN THE PAST REACH BACK, TRY TO TOUCH ME
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Hipgnomes 04:15
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Mr. Petals 06:21
MR. PETALS IT'S THE WINTERS END, MR. PETALS COME ON ROUND AGAIN IN MY MIRROR THERE WAS A MIRROR AND IN THAT MIRROR I SAW HIS EYES WHEN I TURNED TO ONE SIDE THEN BACK AGAIN THERE WAS A FLOWERBED WITH FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS SEE THE WAY SHE MOVES YOU CAN FEEL HER GROOVES THE FLOWERS DIG THE MOVE OF THE FLOW GROOVIN' THEY FOLLOW THE SUN AS THEY GO ON AND AROUND, HE GOES ROUND AND AROUND PLEASE TAKE THIS LESSON FROM THE MOTHER NATURE KIND BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND THE WORLD HAS LEFT YOU BEHIND PLEASE TAKE THIS LESSON FROM THE MOTHER NATURE KIND MR PETALS SHINING EYES MR PETALS TELLS NO LIES MR. PETALS IT'S THE WINTERS END MR. PETALS COME ON ROUND AGAIN
6.
Riversong 03:21
SUMMERTIME IS FADING ONCE AGAIN IT'S MARKING TIME STROLLING ON LEAVING OUR LIVES BEHIND THIS IS NOT MY SEASON THIS IS NOT MY TIME PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I FLY STANDING BY THE RIVER CATCHING FISHES EYES THEY ALL LAUGH AS THE WATERS PASS THEM BY OURS IS NOT TO REASON OURS IS NOT TO WHY PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I LIE I HEAR THE SEASONS CALLING THE GEESE ARE IN THE SKY MARKING OFF THE YEARS OF OUR LIVES AND YOU CAN'T TAKE EXCESS BAGGAGE ON THIS FLIGHT CRYING GHOSTLY CHILDREN STAND BY THE TREELINE WAVING TRY TO BRING ME YEAH THEY'RE WAVING TRYING TO BRING ME TO THEIR SIDE RIVERS LIKE A MIRROR I CAN SEE SMALL SHAPES BEHIND WHISPERING CHILDREN TELL ME OF THEIR PAST LIFE ONCE WE REACH OUR SOFT LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE WE'LL DANCE LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE INSIDE THE SUN WAS LOW AND SETTING HE SEEMED HAPPY TO BE GONE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME NOT GROOVIN WHEN I'M GONE STANDING BY THE RIVER CATCHING FISHES EYES THEY ALL LAUGH AS THE WATERS PASS THEM BY
7.
Hypnotist 06:47
8.
UNCLE JOHN WHY ARE YOU CRYING? UNCLE JOHN WHY ARE YOU CRYING? BECAUSE I HAVE COME FREE AT ONE SIDE UNCLE JOHN WHY ARE YOU CRYING? BECAUSE I HAVE COME FREE AT ONE SIDE BECAUSE I HAVE COME FREE AT ONE SIDE IN FRONT OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN UNCLE JOHN WHY ARE YOU CRYING? BECAUSE I HAVE COME FREE AT ONE SIDE IN FRONT OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN MY LITTLE NURSES UNIFORM HIGH KICK DANCE Y-FRONTS AND BANANA BALLS WERE AN IMPENDING DISASTER
9.
Jam at Jims 02:43
10.
YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN DO ANYTHING WITH EVERY DAWNING OUR LIFE BEGINS OPEN THE CLOUDS LETS BEGIN TO BRING THE SUNSHINE IN YOUR LIFE AGAIN WE CAN DO ANYTHING YOU KNOW THE FUTURE IS THE BIRTH OF OUR THOUGHTS ITS THE RESIDUE OF VOODOO THAT WE'VE ALL GOT OPEN THE CLOUDS LET'S BEGIN TO BRING THE SUNSHINE IN YOUR LIFE AGAIN WE CAN DO ANYTHING BUT HE'S BEEN DEAD
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11/8 02:24
13.
CRYING, DYING, SAUSAGES ARE FRYING FAILING, SAILING, THROUGH LAYERS OF SADNESS AND JOY OH NO IT'S SNOWING AND THE LEAVES WERE TRYING TO GROW OH NO WE'RE DYING WHEN SPRING WAS STARTING TO SHOW MOTHER IS CRYING HER CHILDREN BURIED IN SNOW FATHER MUST BE FLYING HE STILL CAN'T FEEL THE COLD CRYING, DYING, SAUSAGES ARE FRYING FAILING, SAILING THROUGH LAYERS OF SADNESS AND JOY
14.
Multani DMA 03:48
SHINE, ECTOS, ECTOS LOVE BEAMS SHINE ON YOU AAAAAAAH AAAAAAAH SUN FEELS LIKE ECTOS SUN HEALS LIKE ECTOS SUN LOVES LIKE ECTOS AAAAAAAH
15.
'SCUSE ME CAN I HAVE THE TALKING STICK FOR ONE MOMENT PLEASE SIR WE'RE GONNA HAVE A POW-WOW POW-WOW I'M TALKING TO YOU NOW CAN YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING DOWN IN THIS HERE TOWN? THERE'S EAGLES I'M TALKING ABOUT EAGLES IN CAGES HERE IN THIS TOWN EVERY SATURDAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK EVERY FRIDAY AT ONE'O CLOCK EVERY THURSDAY AT TWO O' CLOCK HE'LL BE THERE WHAT DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEEN THAT EAGLE CHAINED UP IN A LITTLE BOX TOMAHAWK WE'LL FREE THE EAGLE AND THE PEOPLE CAN LIFT UP THEIR HEADS EVERY SUNDAY AT SIX O' CLOCK EVERY SATURDAY AT SEVEN O'CLOCK EVERY FRIDAY AT EIGHT O' CLOCK HE'LL BE THERE TOMAHAWK LET'S FREE THE EAGLE THE GUARDIAN OF SOULS SHALL FLY TOMAHAWK WE CAN FREE THE EAGLE THEN LOOK TO THE SKY AND THE PEOPLE CAN LIFT UP THEIR HEADS EVERY SATURDAY AT TWELVE O' CLOCK EVERY FRIDAY AT ONE O' CLOCK EVERY THURSDAY AT TWO O' CLOCK HE'LL BE THERE FLY, EVERY SUNDAY AT SIX O' CLOCK EVERY SATURDAY AT SEVEN O' CLOCK EVERY FRIDAY AT EIGHT O' CLOCK HE'LL BE THERE FLY, FLY, FLY EVERY TUESDAY AT ELEVEN O' CLOCK HE'LL BE THERE
16.
Spacebag 03:00
SANDWICH OF FIRE UNDER SUCH A CLEAN CHASSIS SPACEBAG, SPACEBAG SHE WANT TO TAKE HE HIGHER I SEE A PENGUIN FRIEND OF MINE FLAG A CAB AT HALF PAST TEN HE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY THEN HE SAW THE SPACEBAG AS SHE WAS AGAIN OOOO AH AH HE KNOWS THE THINGS ON SHOW IN THERE OOOO AH AH IN THE SANDWICH OF FIRE SANDWICH OF FIRE UNDER SUCH A CLEAN CHASSIS SPACEBAG, SPACEBAG SHE WANT TO TAKE HE HIGHER IF HE SAYS HE DIDN'T GO THERE HE'S A LA LALA LI-I-AR HE KNOWS THE THINGS ON SHOW THERE IN THE SANDWICH OF FIRE OOOO AH AH HE KNOWS THE THINGS ON SHOW IN THERE OOOO AH AH IN THE SANDWICH OF FIRE SANDWICH OF FIRE
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18.
THE MADMAN AWOKE SO FULL OF LIFE THE ONES THAT HE STOLE WITH THE POINT OF A KNIFE HE CAME MARCHING THROUGH THE FIELDS GODFREY BARTHOLOMEW IF YOU SEE HIM DON'T GO NEAR HE'S AFTER SOMEONE NEW HE'LL BE COMING OUT TODAY WEARING HIS MADMANS HAT HE'LL BE COMING OUT TO PLAY AT CHOPPING YOU DOWN WITH AN AXE BUT IT'S THE DISEASE IN HIS MIND WHEN VOICES PASS BY HIS WINDOW LISTENING ALL OF THE TIME TO VOICES FROM ABOVE HE CARRIES A TWISTED HEAD AN OWL WAS ONCE HIS FRIEND BUILDING UP HIS HOPES ON A PREMATURE END HE CAME MARCHING THROUGH THE FIELDS GODFREY BARTHOLOMEW AND WHEN THE SUN HAS CROSSED THE SKY I THINK I'LL FOLLOW HIM TOO HE'LL BE COMING OUT TODAY WEARING HIS MADMANS HAT HE'LL BE COMING OUT TO PLAY AT CHOPPING YOU DOWN WITH AN AXE SO LOOK OUT
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Timothy 07:09
SOFT SENSATION ELATION DISTORTED VIBRATION OF HIS MIND TIMOTHY WE SPOKE TO HIM FROM ACROSS DIMENSIONS TIMOTHY I KNOW I'LL LISTEN INSIDE MY PIANO HEAR ME TIMOTHY FOLLOW THE BIRD LEFTY ARE YOU AN ALIEN? NOT TODAY FOLLOW THE BIRD TIMOTHY COME BACK TO THIS PLACE COME BACK TO YOUR FACE YOU'VE SEEN TOO MUCH NOW TIMOTHY SOFT SENSATION ELATION DISTORTED VIBRATION OF HIS MIND TIMOTHY FOLLOW THE BIRD TIMOTHY HEAR ME FOLLOW THE BIRD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH ALAN SPEAK UNTO US "I HAVE THE BEARD" (MOTHER) IT'S OK BOYS JESUS SAVED HIM
20.
PAST IS HAUNTING FUTURES CALLING MAYBE DON'T FEAR WHAT'S GONE OR WHAT IS YET TO COME REMEMBER TODAY TRY TO LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHAT'S MISSING TO STOP THE WIND FROM BLOWING YOU AWAY REMEMBER TODAY LA LA LA LA DIG A HOLE YOU BUILD YOURSELF A PRISON YOUR BIKE'S CHAINED TO THE RAILINGS OF TIME DO WHAT THOU WILT SO MOTE IT BE AND THAT WILL BE THE WHOLE OF THE LAW REMEMBER TODAY LA LA LA LA
21.
OH! IT'S A LOVELY EVENING IT'S BEEN A SUNNY DAY OH! IT'S A LOVELY EVENING SATAN IS FAR AWAY

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released March 1, 2014

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