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The Alchemist's Apprentice (LP)

by MAN IN A ROOM

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Over hills and over plains Through the dark hours through the Rain She'll be skipping over sleepers And in my haze I go deeper  It's just the Night Mail Just the Night Mail coming  Wheels rolling now She's covering ground Heavy motion with cargo bound A vow to keep or a fear to leap A Sunday's thoughts of a Mondays heap  It's just the Night Mail Just the Night Mail coming
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A sound unbroken burn that mends A word unspoken comprehends Knowing your close but out of sight I long to hear the one who's right  Is it me  Glows like amber lives in grace I can't recall a softer face My chance to ask and drown all doubt Who I can't breathe without  Is it me
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I'll never be the same again Its just time I'm moving on A game I'll never play again Marveland its been too long  Take me to the Marveland Marveland Marveland No fear in the Marveland Marveland Marveland
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L'Entre Jeux 04:00
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There's no hindsight never been forseen He'll take no more of your third degree The Devil may come at a quarter to three And he sits all alone Some Mother's Son has been outdone He'll run like a child he'll run til he's done Its coming round a quarter to one And he sits all alone  Another dock of a bay Wearing charcoal Grey He is drinking today Another dock of a bay Wearing charcoal Grey Drifting away  It's been hard won such a troublesome way Been living hard forever and a day He won't hear them or what they have to say And he sits all alone There'll be no last call for this absentee Save your Comfort now salvation Tennesee Its coming round a quater to three And he sits all alone  Another dock of a bay Wearing charcoal Grey He is drinking today Another dock of a bay Wearing charcoal Grey Drifting away
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I am useless in my urgency A hard reality coming over me Those things I thought would define I am losing each line by line  But I still Brave This Moment But I still Brave This Moment  Beholden now its just your time Though I wish so hard it could all be mine Oh to be far from days, days like these And to be over Oceans and Seas  But in this darkness I won't fear For all balances are clear Brave This Moment We Brave This Moment  Those things I though would define I am losing each line by line And it is now the last frontier When it all comes crystal clear In this Moment We Brave This Moment We Brave This Moment
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Prime 07:11

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MAN IN A ROOM, Steven Connolly has finally released his debut Album and it has been a long wait. It is not for the want of creativity from this Irish man. It is quite simply that this LP has a lot of ground to cover. The work itself endeavors to convey the joys, the struggles and the mystery of a human condition.

With an epic cinematic opening instrumental, we begin with a mystery and there is a real sense of journey from here on inwards. We find many observations and milestones as we progress deeper. Each subject and song is so carefully considered and guided beautifully by deep and atmospheric soundscapes. These are spaces to get lost in, or maybe to be found in?. We find some smooth grooves here also, which will carry the listener through but be in no doubt. This is "Thinking Man's" music. These are moments of contemplation. From light to dark. From strength to weakness. Life, Love, Mortality and Hope.

MAN IN A ROOM tries in earnest to grasp these, sometimes very illusive questions. Its all to easy to be distracted from them but this work manages to bring them sharply back in focus. It is both an observation and a celebration. The music manages to keep its feet firmly on the ground. All the while projecting itself into the clouds. There is always this juxtaposition in Steven's work.

"Alchemy is a magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, into a substance of great value". And as the title suggests, this is indeed the overriding theme of this Album. There is a sense that everyone's journey will and must change... eventually. Numerous guest vocalists are featured throughout. Each bringing their own character. Again this adds to the LP's constant evolution. With a very powerful closing instrumental and soaring vocal, we come full circle. We end as we have begun. With the mystery.

credits

released August 30, 2012

Track 01:
"Ghost Of Zero-Point"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly

Track 02:
"Night Mail"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Civilian (Clayton Carr)

Track 03:
"The Confidential"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Mc Fava (Philip Warthmann) & Jett (Bridget Insinna)

Track 04:
"Marveland"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Natasha Tsirou

Track 05:
"Big Time Harvey"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly

Track 06:
"L'Entre Jeux"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly

Track 07:
"Mr Grey"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Civilian (Clayton Carr)

Track 08:
"Black & White"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly

Track 09:
"Brave This Moment"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Sara Azriel

Track 10:
"Prime"
Written and produced by Steven Connolly
Lyrics by Steven Connolly.
Vocals performed by Lee Redmond


Very special thanks to:
Daniel and Roland Voss (LGM), Edel Farrell, Civilian (Clayton Carr), Sara Azriel, Natasha Tsirou, Lee Redmond, Philip Warthmann, Jett (Bridget Insinna), InHouseMusicRecords, Petros Pastras, "The Len", Alan Walsh, Keith Downey, Mark Lowndes, Damien Hughes, Cakewalk & as always to my Family and Friends. And finally, in remembrance of the great talent Clayton Carr (Civillian).

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OFFICIAL NOMINEE of Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA's). Hollywood California

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