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Bar Tears

by Blue Beast

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Itamar Alves Killer EP from the dynamic duo of all things sonic.

This time channeling psychedelic sounds via an ultra husky patti smith-ish atmosphere on the glorious title track, and an array of gliding desert blues on the rest of the tracks. This one is a winner.

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Baita EP da dupla dinâmica das maravilhas sônicas.

Dessa vez o bicho pega em atmosfera psicodélica mega esfumaçada, como na faixa título, e num bando de ambiente desértico no restante das músicas. Disc
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Bar Tears 04:49
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Bar Tears I wished I smoked while I sit in this lonely place I visualize your young and tired face Like wallpaper’s faded through the years Now all I have is a dry martini and bar tears Bar tears - bar tears We dropped LSD on a whim Love at first sight I called you King We were so impulsive and so queer Now all I have is a bourbon and bar tears Bar tears - bar tears We’d wander the lonely city rain or snow Into the deepest nights we roamed We had no worries we had no fears I have but a few photos as souvenirs I look at you from a distance you’re so far away Burnt into my memory you will remain Now I drink warm beer and bar tears Bar tears - bar tears
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Bottom of a Barrel 04:35
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Bottom of a barrel Find me down at the bottom of a barrel Where the sun doesn’t shine And no one is kind That’s where I will be In my misery At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel You said we cannot be together I said I might as well die You’ll find me alone at the bottom Crying for you all the time At the bottom of a barrel That’s where I will be In my misery At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom of a barrel At the bottom
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Obsessive 04:31
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Obsessive I am obsessive (repeat) Not your “death do us part” obsessive Rather a “shoot your wad” obsessive The subject becomes obsolete When a new obsession comes to greet I am obsessive (repeat) I relish it with insatiable desire I bathe in that lovely mire Engulfed and nearly suffocated Happily and willingly subjugated I am obsessive (repeat) If you’d follow me, you wouldn’t know, the things I need, but it’s just so It’s inescapable, it dominates, yet I am capable, whatever it takes I follow and I hoard Nothing goes unexplored I push and pull ‘til saturated and full Ingest and regurgitate I’m too impatient to wait I want it all and I want it now Balancing on this prow Hold on hold on I nearly fall just because I want it all And when it is all mine to keep No further shall I seek. Then the subject becomes obsolete and a new obsession comes to greet I am obsessive (repeat)
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Sand and Sea 04:58
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Sand and Sea We are just like The sand and sea This sea will push and pull The sea is so free The sea is so free It’s going to drag me Into the deepest deep We are sand and sea When the sea feels like it It can throw me on my chin Pull me into a spin Making me splash and swim Making me splash and swim I better learn to float Or get a better boat We are sand and sea Comes a rogue wave Wild and unpredictable Pulls me back in again It’s so irresistible It’s so irresistible My raft is breaking down While the sea goes to town We are sand and sea

about

At the tail end of the extensive Pandemic quarantine, during which Blue Beast created the 8 track “Quarantine Singles” album, Blue Beast came upon a new sound, as such, we decided to compile 4 songs on an EP. This journey started with a re-mix of their song “Like a Fairy Tale” (from the album “Roaring”) by Apollo Nove for the TV horror series “Insania”. Apollo presented us with a full version of this re-mix and it steered Blue Beast into a more melancholy Noise Rock sound. We could see what Apollo’s direction offered us so we asked for his guidance on these 4 songs. Truus is using her voice in a huskier, moody way and the songs have a melodramatic flair. As we work completely by means of digital music file exchange between Brazil and Southern California, things started to take shape during many interchanges between Truus, Miguel and Apollo. On Bottom of the Barrel, horn player supreme, Edward Capel (NL) graces the tracks with his alto sax and horn section arrangements. On the title track “Bar Tears” we were lucky enough to recruit Blue Beast live rhythm section Paulo Bira (bass) and Kuki Stolarski. So we are ecstatic to offer these 4 songs on this EP that tells of nostalgia, romance, melancholy and obsessions. The EP is accompanied by the beautiful cover art by esteemed Dutch artist Rik van Iersel.

credits

released July 2, 2021

Words & Music by Truus de Groot (Geertruda Degroot), Dewclaw Ditties (BMI) and Miguel Barella, Rocking Gorillas (Abramus)
Alto Sax on Bottom of the Barrel: Edward Capel
Drums on Bar Tears: Kuki Stolarski
Bass on Bar Tears: Paulo Bira
Mixed by Miguel Barella, Truus de Groot and Apollo Nove
Mastered by Homero Lotito ar Reference Mastering Studio
Cover Art: Rik van Iersel
Production by Apollo Nove & Miguel Barella
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Blue beast is the brainchild of Truus de Groot (Plus Instruments) NL/US and Miguel Barella (Agentss, Voluntários da Pátria ) BR, both seasoned veterans of the experimental electronic / noise world. More: blue-beast.weebly.com/about.html

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