StT now getting airplay at AOLM Radio
Just got confirmation that on Sept. 2, songs off “The Culmination” will receive airplay at AOLM Radio. Check us out. http://aolmradio.playtheradio.com/
StT now on SH Rock
Just found out that songs off “The Culmination” are in rotation at SH Rock. They have already been featured in their Prognosis show. Go and check them out at http://www.shmusicmedia.com/
Drummer Nigel Durham (ex Saxon, ex Oliver/Dawson Saxon) joins Morpheus Rising
On behalf of the Melodic Revolution Records Family we would like to extend a warm welcome to Nigel Durham as the new Drummer for Morpheus Rising.
Morpheus Rising is on track to become one of the best NWOBHM bands to come out of Britain in some years and is one of the newest bands to our family of talented musicians.
We believe that the addition of Nigel Durham will make an already strong band even stronger and take them to the next level.
In a statement form the band:
We are very pleased to announce that Nigel Durham (ex Saxon, ex Oliver/Dawson Saxon) has joined Morpheus Rising as full time drummer. Nigel is a fantastic drummer with an outstanding pedigree, and we’re delighted to welcome him into the band.
Nigel played on Saxon’s Destiny album, and several albums with Oliver/Dawson Saxon, including Re:Landed and It’s Alive. We are really looking forward getting stuck into rehearsals with him, preparing current material for the live set and new songs for the album sessions.
We are extremely grateful to the one and only Henry Rogers for stepping in to the breach and filling the drum vacancy for the recent tour with Panic Room, and the Bikes Bands and Booze show last weekend. Without all his outstanding hard work and dedication at relatively short notice, we could not have done these gigs, and we’ve really enjoyed having him as part of the MR gang – even if only briefly!
We’re all looking forward to the new album and a new era with Melodic Revolution Records, and with Nigel joining the band too, we’re really hungry to get cracking. As Nigel says “Can’t wait to get my teeth into Morpheus Rising!”
StT now on Cross Street Radio
Just got the confirmation that both Since the Inception & Deepest Regrets off our album “The Culmination” are now in rotation at Cross Street Radio. Check us out at http://www.crossstreetradio.com or http://tunein.com/radio/Cross-Street-Radio-s132158/
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Perfect Magic
(« Spirit of the Night » by John Atkinson Grimshaw)
« Perfect Magic » is the 9th opus penned for the « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » project. It was completed on February 6, 2013, and is the first new piece to follow the compositional rush that led to the « The Abode Of The Blessed » EP.
The lyrics were written in an « everything happens for a reason » frame of mind and aim to hint at how each and every life, even the apparently disadvantaged, is blessed with the loving support of the underlying intelligence that unites and animates all beings.
Although they are presented as separated in written form, the pre-chorus really evolves into the chorus, both lyrically and musically, and so the boundary between the two is not that clear-cut when I perform it. The current structure is basically verse -> pre-chorus -> chorus which means that the pre-chorus -> chorus sequence is heard four times overall. I’m sometimes under the impression that this might be one time too many, so the song will probably be edited before it is properly recorded.
« Perfect Magic » has the distinction of often serving as icebreaker whenever I go play in public places. Not that it is the easiest song of my repertoire, but it surely is one I am most comfortable playing.
verse 1
in this infinite world there’s a man named Joe
really he’s a boy with a thirst to know
when it was time for school he had no chance to go
it’s so tough when you’re coy to get out of skid row
verse 2
in this infinite world there’s a woman named Lynn
really she’s a girl whose broken heart has caved in
the onions and the garlic she overeats everyday
are no treats for her health but it keeps most people away
verse 3
in this infinite world there’s a prime minister
people will tell you that he’s an impostor
they haven’t realized that indeed he is there
only to spur them to rise against all that’s unfair
verse 4
in this infinite world all is in its good place
and everything unfolds at the proper pace
miracles occur as we intertwine
apparently apart but part of yours is part of mine
pre-chorus
yet it’s hard to outgrow
what you’re unaware of
when you’re blind as life shows
the true meaning of love
chorus
that there’s a cause for all things
and it’s understanding
that it’s part of the plan
try to trust ’til you can
life will never forsake
whichever road you pick
at the best time you will awake
to this perfect magic
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The « 30 Songs for the Sunny Season » series presents songs written in the aim of building a repertoire of originals that require only guitar and vocals, without additional arrangements, and thus can be performed in a busking context.
