Comings and goings

We have a new single! Finally!

The fourth "proper" single from the album Transmission is a completely new version of Blood, Sweat and Tears, almost entirely re-recorded and redesigned from the top. We've turned it into much more of a jaunty pop song for you, and are rather pleased with how it turned out.

You only get one b-side this time, a leftover from the Dusk era called Centuries Later, but on the plus side you get two completely new remixes of tracks from the current album Transmission. The full track listing is as follows:

1. Blood, Sweat and Tears (Single Version)
2. Centuries Later
3. Golden Wheel (Sappy's Spinning Mix)
4. Better Days (Phased Approach)

Here's the link to listen and buy at Bandcamp:

More details will follow over the next week or two.

Also, we're sorry to report that our earlier singles Better Days and I'll Give You Electro II will soon be coming offline from iTunes, Spotify, etc. We don't have exact dates (they seem to still be up at the time of writing) so head over to those sites now if you want to grab them. If you miss them, remember you can still find all our recent releases at Bandcamp.

Untouchable

Untouchable kicks off the second half of our most recent album Transmission:



This track hasn't really changed much since the very earliest demos back in around 2007. For a long time, I would swing between loving it and being very uncomfortable with it, and so I really wasn't sure whether it should be on the album or not. My main problem was that I felt it would benefit from a few more words, but they wouldn't fit. But it's a strong track, and I'm pleased it made it on in the end. I'm still rather fond of the rhyme in the chorus, of "unforgettable" with "regret, at all". It seemed rather silly at the time, but I'm glad we stuck with it.

The time’s come for that leap of faith
I’ve got to find a simple way
To spend all day, just you and me
Lost in places with the breeze

Should I try for freedom?
Or would that spoil what little I’ve got?

Untouchable, but unforgettable
I’ve never seen enough to regret, at all
Invisible, and irretrievable
A moment gone astray in another world

What’s it like for you to say
No to someone every day?
To play the field, religiously
Till you can smile, and then they see

Should I pray for freedom?
Or will you turn your back on me?

Untouchable, but unforgettable
We’ve never been enough to regret at all
Intangible, and unobtainable
Another lonely hour in my private hell

Should I hide my wisdom?
Or throw myself into the deep?

Untouchable, but unforgettable
I’ve never seen enough to regret, at all
Invisible, and irretrievable
A moment gone astray in another world

Untouchable, but unforgettable
We’ve never been enough to regret at all
Intangible, and unobtainable
Another lonely hour in my private hell

(R. Martin / S. Martin)

False Dawn

False Dawn is the sixth track on our most recent album Transmission:


Simon is mainly responsible for this song, which was inspired by a boss who would announce a new era every time something went wrong. The lyrics struck a chord with me when he sent them to me, as I was reading George Orwell's Keep the Aspidistra Flying, in which the protagonist slowly learns to reconcile his socialist values with his own emotional problems.

I also had a housemate at the time who would get up at 5am to go and join strikers out of "solidarity", and while many of her views seemed to make sense, her dogmatic sense of what was right and wrong was a fascinating source of inspiration for the song.



After the album came out, I decided to have a go at remixing it, for a version which would ultimately appear on our remix EP Remission. The aim was to find a sound similar to Recoil, although I'm not sure that was entirely successful. But I was quite pleased with the remix anyway.

Strange are the twists of fortune
That hold me here against my will
When you spoke of revolution
All you had were ragged ideals

Words of fine intent
Falling on deaf ears

Every sunset that you pledged
Has turned into another false dawn
All the promises you made
Have turned into another false dawn

We analyse the same surroundings
Our world views lying poles apart
You announce the coming of an era
Well you’re an optimist at heart

Words of good intent
Planting seeds of doubt

Every sunset that you pledged
Has turned into another false dawn
All the promises you made
Have turned into another false dawn

Worlds apart we stand
You’re never going to win

Every sunset that you pledged
Has turned into another false dawn
All the promises you made
Have turned into another false dawn

Till you learn there’s no defence
All you have, another false dawn
You’ve got to get here your own way
Then you’ll find another false dawn

(R. Martin / S. Martin)