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willy vlyminck a side project by Janette and Brain Kidd who did release most works under the band name,"Not For Pussies" In my humble opinion this the best they ever did. if you like Steve Hackett with some Kraut influences you can't go wrong here. Highly recommended! Favorite track: Ronin ... Afterword.
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1.
This Life 09:06
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This Life The night recedes and, with our dreams, forgotten memories and fears evaporate like morning mist upon a lake. The rising sun sends out her rays across the waking world, inviting us to greet the day, opening our tender hearts like flowers …. like flowers … Today my tears came tumbling down my breaking heart, for you are gone It’s all too much, it’s all too raw right now They might say you threw it away you lived your life in vain but you fought to keep the show on the road the whole shebang, the circus ride you couldn’t go around again …. and again The day is young, the air is sweet This life force pulls me to my feet I feel connected to the vastness of the biosphere I am a bird, I am a bee the earth I walk upon is me and I’m vibrating with the music of the universe I’m in the air … the trees … the earth I’m feeling so plugged in, connected to the core a sweet belonging and a deep desire for more I’m digging deeper still, to find the root of all that we ever were or will be in a realm of no recall I see your face in the morning light Your spirit left us under cover of the night There was no way that I could know I’d never get to say “I love you” one more time, be with you just one more day The fabric of our life is torn away …. away Are we apart, or are we a part of something merging, re-emerging into light? Do our spirits long to be free? Is all we touch and all that we see ephemeral, impermanent? I wonder how insignificant are we… ? … there is no “we” … there is no “me” … May those who are dying gain strength from our love … May those who are living gain strength from our love …
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Out of Reach 07:49
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Quest 05:09
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Quest And is it true, that to come to you I must be prepared to travel through deepest dark, deepest dark? Leave the sun, the light, the air like Persephone, do I have to take the path to the Underworld, the Underworld? There, down the steps, down beneath my feet because there is no other way must I descend? Must I descend? I have a vision of your face to illuminate my way and give me grace The walls are layered, red and gold I must go deep … deeper still
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Intrusion 06:50
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The Lives of Others 08:07
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The Lives of Others I have no idea where this will end Houses crashing to the ground and all you see is red Life will go on in some shape or form but not for many in the belly of the storm. You can say it’s always been this way He who has the biggest army gets the final say He will hold sway – and all we do is pray and watch the lives of others being swept away. Gathering above us angry drones Used to be the snipers kept the people in their homes Waiting for the Bomb, Death as stelliform and the man behind it is increasingly alone. Is our genus selfish to the core? We leave a trail of devastation, terror, rape and gore The Earth and all her inhabitants will fall If we don’t wake up, there will be nothing left at all.
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Ronin ... Afterword 12:21
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Afterword On the silent morning, after the storm We bring our weapons; we come to lay them down All of us are yearning for some kind of peace For release, for release The land around us is derelict and dead Collateral damage in our hearts … A single note of birdsong hangs in the air And all of life is there … Prayers for the children, who were born into a world of war None of the adults could explain what all of it was for What any of the genocide was for Crimes of omission eat at the heart The things we thought we could have done But all we’re left with is the here and now The here and now is all the time we have Will those who judge us understand our crimes when we barely understand ourselves? Every parent yearns to see their child grow up and live, grow up and live Prayers for the children born into peace None of the adults is able to explain How to be as one, in harmony, The balance of maintaining some self-doubt

about

After completing “The Three Body Problem”, it was inevitable we were going to go on and produce another album. (The “difficult” second album!) We agreed a different strategy for this project. Each of us would have lead responsibility on two songs – editing, mixing and making executive decisions. The other band members would respond to the lead’s ideas and the musical files produced would then be collated and incorporated by the lead, who would progress the piece and present that next stage to the other band members. This collaborative process meant that, as a piece evolved, it would often take unexpected and surprising forms. Further band discussions would then help shape the next version.

We were also expecting to include one song which would be developed collectively in the studio – akin to “Resolving the Three Body Problem”. An exciting new piece was created but as time passed, the ideas flowed and it gradually became something of a magnum opus. The original six songs already hit the 45 minute point and so the collective song was held over for future release.

Meantime, repeat listenings of the developing album suggested the need for some resolution at the end of the collection. The result was the title track, “Afterword”, which started life as a brief piano coda, but became much more.

Although it was not conceived as a concept album, “Afterword” has evolved into something verging on one. Having started recording in the midst of the Covid pandemic, the end of Covid should have been a more positive time, but instead we emerged into a world at war in multiple ways – countries and peoples in conflict, the environment under threat, extreme political polarity the norm. The album responds to these times. It is densely structured and can be quite brutal and relentless, but we hope the careful listener will sense a glimmer of hope.

credits

released January 9, 2023

Janette Kidd: Bass guitars; lead and backing vocals; piano; organ; baritone guitar.
David Reid: Guitars; piano; synthesizers; percussion programming.
Brian Kidd: Guitars; guitar synthesizers; e-bow; drumbox programming; percussion; Microkorg.

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Alternative Communication Perth, UK

Alternative Communication is based in Perthshire,
Scotland.
We began in 1980 at University as friends with
common musical interests. We composed our
own music, self-releasing 3 albums until the group disbanded in 1985.
David A. Reid (solo artist) and Brian and Janette Kidd (Not for Pussies) continued to
compose and record until, in 2019, they reconvened. ... more

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