oldskool is the goldskool

This was written in London during Lockdown (March to June 2020), when there seemed little hope of ever going out again. We fantasised about the things we missed but enjoyed indoor pursuits instead, most of which are featured here. This song documents our life, love and mental health during the pandemic, as the chaotic, hypocritical omnishambles unravelled outside. It was inspired by a Porridge episode, A Night In. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_In https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00828g8/porridge-series-1-3-a-night-in

The song was put together remotely using vocals, accordion loops and a decades-old Moral Panic jam recording. Now the national Lockdown's over, it has become a snapshot in time. But for all those suffering continued local lockdowns and long covid, we hope this provides some solace.

This song has been inducted into the Song For Us national map.

https://asongforus.org/submissions/lets-have-a-quiet-night-in-goldskool/

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Goldskool x

Song about the aftermath of a broken or abusive relationship; striving to do the things we were told we couldn't do, or we were ordered not to do, and doing them without that person, despite them or even to prove something to them.

We'd also like to dedicate this song to Corinne who helped develop the harmonies on this song. RIP, dear friend.

Please donate to these female support groups and refuge charities if you can

This is the official video of the Tongue & Groove remix of Not As Good As Eric's 2000 release Site and Sand. It reveals the true story of Paul's experiences in the UK building industry. Please donate to the Lighthouse Club, a charity that supports families of construction workers, if you can.

Here's a link to their just giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/lighthouseclub

Thank You

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Song of the London Borough of Culture.

A song about a real, historic place, where Henry VIII, Drake, Marlowe,Pepys, and Nelson gathered, which will still be there long after corona virus is a bad memory.

This song has been inducted into the Song For Us national map.

https://asongforus.org/submissions/deptford-beach-moral-panic/

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Dedicated to Owen Palmer

This is an out-take from a session that was rediscovered on an old reel of tape we recently digitised. The guitars and drums were recorded without vocals in 1993 but Paul's arrangement was misremembered by the band and it was difficult to fix without an industrial reel-to-reel machine. The piece laid untouched for 30 years. Modern technology has allowed us to edit out the mistakes and add vocals. The song was inspired by working class Penge poet Joe Cairo and the original lyric is unchanged except for the internet reference Paul added later. We believe it still stands up.

If you want to support working class families struggling to survive in broken Britain, please donate to the following:

Crisis

CAB

Trussell Trust

Nice video essay From Jordan Theresa about the working class here:

I thought I'd sit on the end of this log to eat my ice cream...

I changed my mind!

Butterflies get intoxicated by drinking from fruit.

Hand-held footage (so a bit shaky) of vixen and her cubs in a neighbour's garden.

Youtube (with profiling and tracking)

Piped (surveillance-free, but a slower load)

You think you can park your #car behind a wall so the sea can't get to it. but you just don't know the power of #Nature do you?

Old deserted temple with great acoustic, which our singer tried out with her version of Alegri's Miserere