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A Spoonful of Voices

by Alien Skin

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electroniclady such an adorable set & some of the best written, imho, songs of Alien Skin. The story telling and melodies on the ep are astonishing, i love Deity's voice as well. every song is thoroughly worth the ep alone. No Life on Mars is a stunning if somewhat disturbing 10 line poem. 10/10 Favorite track: No Life on Mars.
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Genevieve So evocative in its lyrical, story telling method and such beautiful melodies. George & Deity's voices weld so wonderfully together throughout the album and her solo performances are gorgeous Favorite track: The Volunteer.
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there's a room behind the wall my own secret my hidden place where i feel protected from the human race but i can't stay here this won't last there's no love on earth here and no life on mars
2.
she watches the rain from inside and curses the rain from inside she works as a volunteer at the shelter for people who hide from weather i don't think it's strange i don't think it's strange it's just their way she drinks from her constant teacup and talks to her constant teacup only sometimes someone else gets a word in as she's consulting with her tea leaves i don't think it's strange i don't think it's strange it's just her way sometimes she doesn't come down for days struggling with going from phase to phase sometimes she doesn't come down for days you don't need to make excuses it's just her way she waits for her bus to come by her plain white bus to come by she smiles at the driver who as a kind smile he's a volunteer with a kind smile and nothing is strange nothing is strange it's just their way she listens to the 'blurred crusade' again she listens to the 'blurred crusade' again again, again sometimes she doesn't come down for days struggling with going from phase to phase sometimes she doesn't come down for days you don't need to make excuses you don't need to make excuses it's just her way, just her way
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I want to paint a landscape I want to use every colour on my palette I want to paint your portrait I want to use every colour on my palette To capture all your moods to capture all your passions Like I've seen a thousand times before Like I've seen a thousand times before I want to mix my colours I want them all to be anything but perfect I want to mix my brush strokes I want them all to be anything but perfect To capture all my moods to capture all my passions Like you've seen a thousand times before Like you've seen a thousand times before There are purple suns I paint on your eyes And my canvas is skin and I pick at the sores Till the blood runs clean I want to paint this moment I want to freeze all our memories here forever To capture all these moods to capture all these passions Like I've seen a thousand times before Like we've seen a thousand times before
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the first time i saw her house it left me quite undone she had gardens full of lakes and the lakes were full of gardens the first time i walked inside i had to remove my hat she had a doorman for her door and another to collect my hat yes she was a privileged girl yes she was a privileged girl everyday was summer everyday was summer for her the first time i saw her room 'twas like a department store there was little left to desire there was little left to want yes she was a privileged girl yes she was a privileged girl everyday was summer everyday was summer the first time we were alone i felt this quaint unease a fragment in a foreign world a foreign world of disquiet unease yes she was a privileged girl yes she was a privileged girl everyday was summer everyday was summer for her
5.
there's sun and there's sky and there's air but there's nothing to do there's rivers and hills and there's field but they're boring to you and there's a wishing well if you wish to drown standing up but i don't recommend it, it's not that deep there's life and there's death and there's nothing between them for you there' future and past and there's hope but that's boring for you and there's a wishing well if you wish to drown standing up i wouldn't recommend it, it's not that deep i have a pocketful of pennies for the wishing well at the end of my garden i have a pocketful of pennies for the wishing well at the end of my garden at the end of my garden at the end of my garden i have a pocketful of pennies for the wishing well at the end of my garden at the end of my garden at the end of my garden at the end of my garden at the end of my garden at the end of my
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winters on mars are very cold i want to take you let me take you to my winter on mars my winter on mars inside my head there's a room just for you i want to take you let me take you to my winter on mars my winter on mars alienation and isolation why don't you come up and press your face on my window sometime opposite poles attract and resist i want to bring you let me bring you to my winter on mars my winter on mars alienation and isolation why don't you come up and press your face on my window sometime even on mars i still have hope i'll see you one day even on mars i still have hope i will see you one day alienation, isolation why don't you come up and press your face on my window sometime alienation, my isolation why don't you come up sometime and make me believe that you're here

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'A Spoonful of Voices' is a collection of songs originating from the Winter on Mars album recording sessions of 2015. All songs, aside from track 1, being an early arrangement, do not appear on the album. After re-tweaking the original mixes these 6 titles appear together for the first time; a half album I like to think of it as. I could not have produced this recording without the ethereal, delightful voice of Deity who also appears on the Winter on Mars album. ~gp


MEDIA REVIEWS:

1. STEREO STICKMAN "...the music takes control of the room within which it plays, weaving these thoughtful pools of reflection around you, and fusing them with some of the most considerate, poetic, and provocative lyrics to date."

"...you can count on Alien Skin almost unquestionably to provoke certain patterns of thinking that fall far from those of the average person on any average day, and to do so in the most unusually beautiful manner." read the full review here-
stereostickman.com/reviews/alien-skin-a-spoonful-of-voices

2. SLEEPING BAG STUDIOS “The Wishing Well” is S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G people. George has selected well when it came to this collaboration with Deity – she’s an absolutely incredible singer…when she heads into the chorus of “The Wishing Well” I just about died and went to wherever it is we go next…it’s just mind-blowingly incredible."

“The Volunteer” is pretty much ALL-hook from the music to the vocals. …it’s GORGEOUS…mysterious, melodic, haunting, beautiful, oddly-uplifting…it’s all of these things and more & a truly fantastic song all-around. This is art. A fantastic tune. Assisted by the stunning vocals of Deity, she adds a completely amazing & exotic texture to the entire sound of this song and really complements what George has already got goin’ on, which is excellent as well.

"...I really do think you have to admire just how much the label of art applies to Alien Skin as music does – it’s tracks like “Privileged Girl” that prove that to be true. From the imagery in the lyricism & story it tells, to the way the song continually develops and evolves the vocal melody, which is always enticing to listen to, but really finds its own peak deep into the song around the 2:10 mark as the song transitions into an incredible bridge."

"...hauntingly poetic & poignant…another trip into the universe of sound that Alien Skin thrives in that’s been highly inventive, creative, artistic, and thoroughly satisfying to listen to on multiple levels, as expected." read the full review here-
sleepingbagstudios.ca/alien-skin-a-spoonful-of-voices
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released March 27, 2018

All songs by G Pappas, Produced by Alien Skin, guest vocals: Deity.

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Alien Skin Melbourne, Australia

I've been making darkwave electropop from elements of 80s post-punk subculture for over 40 years. Including years in the Australian band 'Real Life' which topped world charts in the 80s with 'Send Me An Angel'.

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