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Calabashed - Ode To Jazzman John Clarke

from Behold A Black Wave [PURP004] by Calabashed

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Calabashed's thundering debut Behold A Black Wave pressed on light reactive lavender swirl vinyl, lovingly housed in a double black, uncoated heavyweight board sleeve with spot varnish finish and classic 70's style 12" insert with full lyrics and album production notes.

    Limited to 300 units. Never to be repressed in this style.

    Recorded at Total Refreshment Centre, Hackney between May 1st and July 15th 2020.
    Produced by Dan Leavers aka Danalogue.

    Flutes on Still Want More by Rosanna Ter-Berg
    Drums on Take It Outside by Maxwell Hallett aka Betamax

    Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones at Gearbox Mastering, London.
    Records pressed at Hoxton Vinyl, London.

    Design & Illustration by the Burma Shave Construction Co, Great Yarmouth.
    A&R for Purple City by Ashley Hill & Matthew D Bayfield.
    Project Management for Purple City by Harry Dalton.

    Calabashed Are:
    Vocals - Joshua Idehen
    Saxophone - Alabaster De Plume
    Drums - Donna Thompson
    Harp - Maria Osuchowska
    Tape & FX - Raimund Wong
    Guitars - James Howard

    Includes unlimited streaming of Behold A Black Wave [PURP004] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Calabashed's thundering debut Behold A Black Wave pressed on light reactive lavender swirl vinyl, lovingly housed in a double black, uncoated heavyweight board sleeve with spot varnish finish and classic 70's style 12" insert with full lyrics and album production notes and limited run "Never Show Your Devils Respect" t-shirt. Handprinted with high quality water based inks on a premium blend, organic, supply chain traceable AS Colour t-shirt with custom embroidered hem tags.

    Limited to 25 pieces. Never to return.

    Recorded at Total Refreshment Centre, Hackney between May 1st and July 15th 2020.
    Produced by Dan Leavers aka Danalogue.
    Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones at Gearbox Mastering, London .
    Records pressed at Hoxton Vinyl, London.

    Flutes on Still Want More by Rosanna Ter-Berg
    Drums on Take It Outside by Maxwell Hallett aka Betamax

    Design & Illustration by the Burma Shave Construction Co, Great Yarmouth.
    A&R for Purple City by Ashley Hill & Matthew D Bayfield.
    Project Management for Purple City by Harry Dalton.

    Calabashed Are:
    Vocals - Joshua Idehen
    Saxophone - Alabaster De Plume
    Drums - Donna Thompson
    Harp - Maria Osuchowska
    Tape & FX - Raimund Wong
    Guitars - James Howard

    Includes unlimited streaming of Behold A Black Wave [PURP004] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more

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lyrics

Cool and calm and collect
Carry on as we rise from the wreck
It’s cool and calm and collect
Long jump river as we pole vault fence
Live and direct
Never show your devils respect
Never let them see you sweat

Back when I almost lost myself
That time I almost lost my head
The shadows ran across this bed
Close confidants, they cut and fled

Every finger single me out for the blame
That time I almost jumped in front of train
Milly rocking on the edge of the knife
If I die, who’s gonna live this life

Calm down step back breathe in
Armadillo, grow a brand new skin
Boat capsized, developed fins
I took my sorrow and I made a new hymn

Calm down, step back breathe in
Armadillo, grow a brand new skin
Boat capsized, developed fins
I took my sorrow and I made a new hymn
I took my sorrow and I made a new hymn

Cool and calm and collect
Carry on as we rise from the wreck
It’s cool and calm and collect
Long jump river as we pole vault fence
Live and direct
Never show your devils respect
Never let them see you sweat

I wear my pain as a jacket
I wear my pain as a jacket
I lean back, never slacking
I lean back, never slacking

I endure like the last ten pounds in the bank
Converse dirty and the conversation’s frank
Stress go high like a tower
Grief go deep like a valley
A real smile is scarce like a tiger
Fakeness spread all around me
But I’m alive you see
I’m alive you see
I’m alive and for that I give thanks

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from Behold A Black Wave [PURP004], track released July 10, 2020

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Calabashed London, UK

Joshua Idehen met Alabaster De Plume at Total Refreshment Centre, just before it closed as a live venue. They shared demos and jammed over tea. They asked James Howard to play bass. They visited Marysia Zofia Osuchowska and she played Harp. Donna came over one time and whistled but stuck around on drums. Raimund Wong made ethereal sounds with the Tapedeck. Calabashed was born. ... more

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