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The Turning Tide EP

by Joel Holmes

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JUNIPR Beautiful juxtaposition of acoustic piano and electronic flavours. Favorite track: Angry People.
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Like the beach - whose sands calm and burn subjectively - we must suffer the burden of tide. One may believe their life is on course to paradise, or takes shape before them. Maybe they're wrong. Others may believe they are losing their grip on the treasure they held this time last iteration, be it season, year, or calendar month. Maybe they're right. Somebody may feel they deserve more, or in fact less, and cloud what they really control. Maybe they're falling. Left is right, and right is wrong, should you believe the angel. But the angel is falling. And so are we.
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By Method 03:28
Attention This is your captain speaking Could you please deposit All your troubles, worries and woes In the following carriages Thank you Leave it in the palm of your hand Or in the cosmic wave (Or in the cosmic wave) Fear not, my child You will be integrated soon Oddities become normalities You are dead to us now This is my way of solution Too many ceilings to navigate by (By) method, (by) insurance This is my way of reaction So funny, such boundless wit Leave it in the palm of your-
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Angry People 04:35
Sit down Don't stand up again Oh Mr Speaker, Mr Speaker Let me tell you a story The economy's strong and stable The economy's strong and stable But there's a river of angry people There is a river of angry people Start a movement Spur of the moment Lose your tempo, lose your temper You tell us he's useless but he seems okay We're malfunctioning We are malfunctioning We are going nowhere We are going nowhere We are a river of - angry people We are a river of - angry people with angry questions We are a river of - angry people (Piece by piece, my retina detaches itself from my eye) We are a river of - angry people, with angry questions (Piece by piece, I watch and stare and I see the other goes blind) We're malfunctioning (Piece by piece, my retina detaches itself from my eye) We are going nowhere (Piece by piece, I watch and stare and I see the other goes blind)
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(instrumental)
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Wash it out Wash it out of me Bleaching, screeching Wash it out Cleanse your blood, said she Dreaming lucidly --- A louder noise Project or you won't be heard Allow the computer, allow access Work until you're sick Improvise or recite Don't know which to choose You've learnt your scriptures, you've learnt your tables Bottle it on the day Despite everything Despite everything And we're still standing - standing up And we're still standing - standing apart And as the water rises, and the tide starts to turn You shrug your shoulders in disbelief Despite everything Despite everything Despite everything They'll reach for you Despite everything Despite everything We teach to you
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Confide in me Confide your darkest secrets Don't let it be Confide in me Your hopes and expectations Don't let it free, again Confide in me Tell me your darkest secrets Don't let them free, again Confide in me Your blood is blue - your blood, it's running Your arteries are veins Confide in me Confide in me Unleash hell as if that's what you wanted Don't let it be Confide in me As if that's all I've ever wanted Don't let it free, this time
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Today Is the greatest day Today is our independence day Today is our independence day Hold on Hold on Today Is the greatest day Today is our independence day Today is our independence day Hold on

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The Turning Tide EP is a homemade experimental debut, bringing together trip-hop electronics, organic sampling and piano ballad-pop under a seven-track umbrella with plenty of interesting twists and turns.

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" [The Turning Tide EP] has many gorgeous moments. Independence Day is a beguiling closer especially " - Wouter de Backer (Gotye)

Please buy and share the EP if you've enjoyed listening to it! There's more to follow, starting December 2018...



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released May 26, 2017

Written, recorded and produced by Joel Holmes.

Some samples used in "Angry People" and "Despite Everything" were created by 99Sounds.

Thank you to everyone who supported me and this project throughout 2016/17

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Joel Holmes England, UK

Alt-pop and indietronica experiments from a British pianist/singer-songwriter.

New single 'My Digital Breakdown' out now - music video coming soon! X

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