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Indigo

by Not My Circus

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1.
Esperanza 06:08
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Winter winds blow all the way Frost unfurled, birds unburdened only yesterday Eyes like the shape, fat on the feast Subtle minds betray a wayward glance January’s freeze brings thawing spring Bending bows drip to roots burgeoning Blossom in hand doubles worth Display a dipole dance Esperanza Any longer I waited til I couldn’t hold Any longer And my fear and my fear and my fear Gathered cold Now the ferns unwhirl As fingers curl Rays run in veins on longer days Blushing cheeks and softer backs Rise to an embrace Waited so long Feathers float In dandelion air Esperanza Any longer I waited til I couldn’t hold Any longer And my fear and my fear and my fear Gathered cold Now the fern’s unwhirled Like fingers curled Scent of the one Solitude’s son Hands intertwine Yours and mine Daylight on the wing
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Indigo 04:21
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Heavy blue static Hum off the top Star silent In why’s and boxed wine Do snap attic fragments All staggered and manic Now get to redecorate The whites of my eyes And the limes of my mind Our wish was in fact for fact over fiction Then somebody howled in the hour and cried Indigo, don’t be a stranger Don’t fade into night I feel like we’re both lost But at least you tried Counterfeit magic Fog on the rocks Hang in the balance The balance it knocks mine Beloved passing One time to see you laughing Why do I reiterate? The dots that I sign And the lines that I find Our wish was in fact for fact over fiction Then somebody howled in the hour and cried Indigo, don’t be a stranger Don’t fade into night I feel like we’re both lost But at least you tried
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Time 04:18
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Shoreline Sweep your hands There’s a horizontal scene of what’s to come A wall of clocks In a fluorescent box With the time running out of my mind A flip of fin Polymer flash The mouth is caught A salted dash You shake your head Cry to unlatch From and ending either way it winds Time running out of my mind Tried to drink from an hourglass It stung on my tongue like withered grass Fleeting fleeting tick tock beating Hooked in by the chime of… Time, time time… Around and round Acuarela view Distortion of the eye turns old to new With scales removed The wrinkles smooth And the tangles leave the line Time running out of my mind… Time time time… Out of my mind, running out of my mind, running out of...time
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The Ferryman 06:33
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Ashes on the shelf Dust has settled on the earthenware Renovate yourself The thinking man must stop and stare It takes time to give time to prayer Trust and the heart will open You can do right by the ones who want to listen Hold on to what is golden People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones Surrender false prophets, believe in this alone The divine in me salutes the divine in you… Multiplicity Underlined by unity Creation in harmony We are bound to the earth by its story Commit to a life of truth Compassion and devotion to the absolute How can it be that we are run by fear and desire? It’s not a fight worth keeping if the joy is seeping out of you Let go of what keeps you from yourself Ego, attachments: ashes on the shelf The divine in me salutes the divine in you

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En contraste al primer E.P. epónimo de Not My Circus del año pasado, este disco se distingue por un sonido de pop progresivo, y fluye lógicamente desde un punto de partida, contando una historia que se presenta en cuatro fases: enamoramiento, tragedia, introspección y descubrimiento.

La primera canción, Esperanza, cuenta la historia de un enamoramiento basado en el ciclo temporal de las estaciones - desde el frío seco del otoño hasta el florecimiento total del verano. Es la canción en este disco que más se distingue por el formato “dueto” entre los cantantes del grupo, David Ernsberger y Sally Fazakerley. Musicalmente, la canción pretende ser la Bohemian Rhapsody del grupo, creando un sonido expansivo que se desarrolla durante los más que cinco minutos de su trayecto.

Indigo es la siguiente canción, y da nombre al disco. La semilla de la canción viene de una doble tragedia, las muertes de Prince en 2016 y la del acróbata Pedro Aunión Monroy durante un performance que utilizaba la canción Purple Rain en el Mad Cool Festival. Tres miembros de la banda estaban a unos metros de la trágica caída y mientras reflexionaba, el guitarrista del grupo Jake Alexander escribió un tema que elogia a los dos artistas.

La tercera canción del disco se nombra Time, y contempla el tiempo limitado que cada persona tiene para vivir, y el proceso de aceptar una pérdida y enfrentar el duelo antes de integrar lo mismo en su conciencia para poder seguir adelante. Parece utilizar un formato pop y ochentero referente a grupos como A-ha, pero reivindica este formato por su uso creativo de cambios de ritmo y la combinación de un doble refrán muy cantable para todo el público, además de presentar ritmos bastante bailables.

El disco concluye con The Ferryman, cuya letra fue escrita por Ben Gibson durante un viaje a la India. De hecho, incluye una mantra de la novela clásica Siddhartha de Herman Hesse: “lo divino en mí saluda lo divino en ti.” La canción inspecciona la condición humana como la canción anterior, pero ofrece una guía para entender y superar los desafíos de la vida. La conclusión es una celebración de la vida que lleva el grupo y el público a un punto de éxtasis compartido. Alzando las voces armonizadas una última vez, Not My Circus celebra el fin de este ciclo de canciones.

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released April 19, 2019

Composición y letras por Not My Circus:

David Ernsberger - Voz, guitarras
Sally Fazakerley - Voz, percusión
Jake Alexander - Guitarras, voz
Benedick Gibson - Batería, percusión, teclados, sintetizadores, voz
Benja Bravo - Bajo, teclados

Con la colaboración especial de:
María de la Flor al violín en ‘Esperanza’ y ‘The Ferryman’
Sean McKenzie al saxofón en ‘Esperanza’ y al producción/efectos en ‘Indigo’

Grabado en El Invernadero por Brian Hunt y en Purusha Soundlab, en enero 2019
Producido por Benedick Gibson y Jake Alexander de Not My Circus
Mezclado por Sean McKenzie
Masterizado en Joe Lambert Mastering por Justin Colletti
Arte e ilustraciones por Amit Dave: amjdave.com


Written and performed by Not My Circus:

David Ernsberger - Vocals, guitars
Sally Fazakerley - Vocals, percussion
Jake Alexander - Guitars, vocals
Benedick Gibson - Drums, percussion, keys, synths, vocals
Benja Bravo - Bass guitar, keys

With special appearances by:
María de la Flor on violin in ‘Esperanza’ and ‘The Ferryman’
Sean McKenzie on saxophone in ‘Esperanza’ and on production/FX in ‘Indigo’

Recorded at El Invernadero with Brian Hunt and at Purusha Soundlab, in January 2019
Produced by Benedick Gibson and Jake Alexander for Not My Circus
Mixed by Sean McKenzie
Mastered at Joe Lambert Mastering by Justin Colletti
Artwork by Amit Dave: amjdave.com

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Not My Circus makes alt-pop songs with folk-tinged vocal harmonies skipping over a freak show of psych-blues riffs, soulful bass grooves, wonky funk beats and warm electronic textures. A white-knuckle ride to the edge of your musical map, and back again.  

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