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  • Pok: Silver Ships on the Sea
    Silver Ships on the Sea, by Pok the Bard.
    Album: Anthology
    SILVER SHIPS ON THE SEA
    Winter's call is calling
    Through the leaves
    You can hear the rustling sounds saying
    Free me please
    Said the seventh angel standing
    Amid the trees
    Say please come taste my simple wines
    Please come to your rest
    All along the stone strewn causeway
    Serpents coil and hiss
    Beckoning and whispering
    Bowing for the kiss
    See me and free me
    Do which is best
    Be me and free me
    Do which is best
    And there's a hundred thousand elves
    Waiting in their boats of sunlight
    Waitng and waiting for the rite
    For the rite
    Spring times are come again
    And we are but men
    Speaking and seeking
    Beginning again
    And you who stand on the border
    Waiving goodbye
    You wouldn't listen to their words
    You recognised the lie
    Come down to the sea
    At dawn with me
    Our boat is a bobbing and a rocking on the waves
    How is it you look at me, is it how I you?
    Are we agreed on our journeys being long due?
    Being long due
    And so the end
    Was only the beginning
    I rose to catch the sun
    But found it missing
    Loneliness oh loneliness
    My only guide
    A boat a-bobbing
    Way out on the tide
    Way out on the tide
    Music and lyrics by Simon Miller.
    Copyright © 1984 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
    This arrangement by Pok and Maxx Damage.
    Performers:
    Pok the Bard: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion, descant recorder, rainstick
    Maxx Damage: bass guitars, cello, synthesizer
    The sound of the sea eventually came from here.
    freesound.org/s/339517/
    Recorded and engineeered at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015-17.
    Recorded and engineeered at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2017-20.
    Mixed and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
    Remixed and remastered at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2025.
    Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
    Fun Facts:
    * Silver Ships on the Sea was composed by Pok in the summer of 1984.
    * It is a wonderful whimsical wistful tale with a drop-D in the guitar - 'Drower tuning'.
    * We all loved this extraordinary song from the very first hearing and are very happy to be able to finally release this version.
    * We feel it is both authentic to the original, as well as capturing the full spectrum of sounds as imagined and conceived back in the 80s.
    * We invite the listener to feel the closeness of the festival crowd, and sense the dry ice and lighting on stage as the performers writhe and invoke under the moon.
    * What started out as a pretty little acoustic number about the Elves leaving Middle Earth turned into the most uncompromisingly relentless piece of hardcore psychedlia one could possibly imagine.
    * We had two attempts at recording the sea at Jacob's Ladder beach in Sidmouth, but sadly both were thwarted.
    * Firstly by strong winds which rendered the recordings horrible.
    * The second visit was thwarted by somebody's wretched dog, which barked and barked and barked for the entire time that we were there.
    * It was unbelievable.
    * It's probably still barking now.
    * Eventually we downloaded somebody else's recording of the sea.
    * It was a shame but it did the job.
    * We had always imagined the flotilla of silvery elven boats waiting at the water's edge at Jacob's Ladder beach.
    * Originally the acoustic guitars were played on a borrowed Ovation-style instrument, but due to technical reasons we had to re-record them all.
    * The re-recorded acoustic guitar was performed by Pok on his Tanglewood, and there is some video footage of the recording which we hope to publish someday.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/anthology/
    https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/silver-ships-on-the-sea
    https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/pok-bard/anthology/silver-ships-on-the-sea
    https://www.youtube.com/@poktv6148/videos
    https://www.facebook.com/pokthebard
    http://pookofpok.blogspot.com/
    https://linktr.ee/pokthebard
    8 min
  • Demon Groove Lizards: Preachers Gather Round
    Preachers Gather Round
    From the EP Demo One by Demon Groove Lizards.
    Demon Groove Lizards were a fantastic funk rock band from Devon. They formed in 1993.
    Demon Groove Lizards' high energy performances were notable for the band's outstanding musicianship. Virtuosity was a virtue which they continued to value over the course of several lineup changes.
    Performers:
    Ben - lead vocals
    James Shipway - lead guitar, backing vocals
    Brent Cassidy - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    Ian Lee - bass, backing vocals
    Andy Bolitho - drums, backing vocals
    Recorded, engineered, mixed and produced at Silent Running Studios in Countess Weir, Exeter by George Davies in July 1993.
    Cassette salvage by Ian Lee.
    Audio cleaned and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, August 2021.
    Copyright © 1993 DGL Music Publishing.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/demon-groove-lizards/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    4 min
  • Demon Groove Lizards: Lizard
    Lizard
    From the EP Demo One by Demon Groove Lizards
    Demon Groove Lizards were a fantastic funk rock band from Devon. They formed in 1993.
    Demon Groove Lizards' high energy performances were notable for the band's outstanding musicianship. Virtuosity was a virtue which they continued to value over the course of several lineup changes.
    Performers:
    Ben - lead vocals
    James Shipway - lead guitar, backing vocals
    Brent Cassidy - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    Ian Lee - bass, backing vocals
    Andy Bolitho - drums, backing vocals
    Recorded, engineered, mixed and produced at Silent Running Studios in Countess Weir, Exeter by George Davies in July 1993.
    Cassette salvage by Ian Lee.
    Audio cleaned and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, August 2021.
    Copyright © 1993 DGL Music Publishing.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/demon-groove-lizards/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    4 min
  • Demon Groove Lizards: Halloween Jack
    Halloween Jack
    From the EP Demo One by Demon Groove Lizards.
    Demon Groove Lizards were a fantastic funk rock band from Devon. They formed in 1993.
    Demon Groove Lizards' high energy performances were notable for the band's outstanding musicianship. Virtuosity was a virtue which they continued to value over the course of several lineup changes.
    Performers:
    Ben - lead vocals
    James Shipway - lead guitar, backing vocals
    Brent Cassidy - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    Ian Lee - bass, backing vocals
    Andy Bolitho - drums, backing vocals
    Recorded, engineered, mixed and produced at Silent Running Studios in Countess Weir, Exeter by George Davies in July 1993.
    Cassette salvage by Ian Lee.
    Audio cleaned and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, August 2021.
    Copyright © 1993 DGL Music Publishing.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/demon-groove-lizards/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    5 min
  • Demon Groove Lizards: Sleepwalking
    Sleepwalking
    From the EP Demo One by Demon Groove Lizards
    Demon Groove Lizards were a fantastic funk rock band from Devon. They formed in 1993.
    Demon Groove Lizards' high energy performances were notable for the band's outstanding musicianship. Virtuosity was a virtue which they continued to value over the course of several lineup changes.
    Performers:
    Ben - lead vocals
    James Shipway - lead guitar, backing vocals
    Brent Cassidy - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    Ian Lee - bass, backing vocals
    Andy Bolitho - drums, backing vocals
    Recorded, engineered, mixed and produced at Silent Running Studios in Countess Weir, Exeter by George Davies in July 1993.
    Cassette salvage by Ian Lee.
    Audio cleaned and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, August 2021.
    Copyright © 1993 DGL Music Publishing.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/demon-groove-lizards/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    4 min
  • Headzoo: Come In Out Of The Rain
    Come In Out Of The Rain by Headzoo.
    From the EP "Three Versions" by Critical Error and Friends.
    Come In Out Of The Rain was performed by Headzoo in the early nineties and features on the band's one and only demo.
    COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN
    Mirrors on the wall
    Reflect all of her lies
    When she looks at his face
    She knows what she's hiding inside
    This is her new horizon
    Too young to be so wise
    Forsaken education
    Her life cut down to size
    And in motherhood she tries
    To blind all of her lies
    She's moving on from here
    Travelling under the sky
    Nothing's been easy
    Since passion begun to rust
    And the flame of lust wasn't trust but dust
    And now she's dying inside
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    Then came the fire
    Burning so low
    Out in the storm where she was afraid to go
    Out in the fast lane, driving insane
    Too young to compromise, too young to decide
    And she asked for nothing, she got the pain
    She asked for nothing and down came the rain
    And it's falling down again
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    And she's trying to find
    Peace in her life and a meaning not a fight
    Trying to find peace in her life
    And a meaning not a fight
    Words and verse melody by Rosie Mullin.
    Verse chords, chorus words other music by Steve Mavin.
    Rosie Mullin - vocals
    Steve Mavin - acoustic guitar and vocals
    Steve Hearne - lead guitar and backing vocals
    Helen Argyrou - bass guitar
    John Franks - drums
    This arrangement by Headzoo.
    Recorded, engineered and produced at an unknown studio in Minehead, 1991.
    Mastered at Wud Records Studio One 2021.
    Copyright © 1987 Dark Rain Music.
    Copyright ℗ 1991 Headzoo.
    See also:
    https://criticalerror1.bandcamp.com/track/come-in-out-of-the-rain-headzoo
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/critical-error/three-versions-ep/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/critical-error-friends-three-versions-come-in-out-of-the-rain-ep/
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/855776735256800/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    6 min
  • City Man Panics: Come In Out Of The Rain
    Come In Out Of The Rain by City Man Panics.
    From the EP "Three Versions" by Critical Error and Friends.
    This is the last recording of Rosie, Steve and Jo performing Come In Out Of The Rain before Steve sadly passed away in 1999.
    COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN
    Mirrors on the wall
    Reflect all of her lies
    When she looks at his face
    She knows what she's hiding inside
    This is her new horizon
    Too young to be so wise
    Forsaken education
    Her life cut down to size
    And in motherhood she tries
    To blind all of her lies
    She's moving on from here
    Travelling under the sky
    Nothing's been easy
    Since passion begun to rust
    And the flame of lust wasn't trust but dust
    And now she's dying inside
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    Then came the fire
    Burning so low
    Out in the storm where she was afraid to go
    Out in the fast lane, driving insane
    Too young to compromise, too young to decide
    And she asked for nothing, she got the pain
    She asked for nothing and down came the rain
    And it's falling down again
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    And she's trying to find
    Peace in her life and a meaning not a fight
    Trying to find peace in her life
    And a meaning not a fight
    Words and verse melody by Rosie Mullin.
    Verse chords, chorus words other music by Steve Mavin.
    Performers:
    Rosie Mullin - vocals
    Steve Mavin - vocals and 12 string acoustic guitar
    Jo Hooper - cello
    This arrangement by City Man Panics.
    Recorded live by Paul Bateman at Rosie and Steve's flat, 80 Longbrook Street, Exeter, on 17th February 1992.
    Copyright © 1987 Dark Rain Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    Artwork of the mermaid with the blind eye by Joolz Denby.
    See also:
    https://criticalerror1.bandcamp.com/track/come-in-out-of-the-rain-2
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/critical-error/three-versions-ep/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/critical-error-friends-three-versions-come-in-out-of-the-rain-ep/
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/855776735256800/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    7 min
  • The Acolytes: Come In Out Of The Rain
    Come In Out Of The Rain by The Acolytes.
    From the EP "Three Versions" by Critical Error and Friends.
    Come In Out Of The Rain was resurrected in 2016 when Rosie and her husband Midge formed The Acolytes with Mike Gilpin and Jo Hooper.
    COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN
    Mirrors on the wall
    Reflect all of her lies
    When she looks at his face
    She knows what she's hiding inside
    This is her new horizon
    Too young to be so wise
    Forsaken education
    Her life cut down to size
    And in motherhood she tries
    To blind all of her lies
    She's moving on from here
    Travelling under the sky
    Nothing's been easy
    Since passion begun to rust
    And the flame of lust wasn't trust but dust
    And now she's dying inside
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    Then came the fire
    Burning so low
    Out in the storm where she was afraid to go
    Out in the fast lane, driving insane
    Too young to compromise, too young to decide
    And she asked for nothing, she got the pain
    She asked for nothing and down came the rain
    And it's falling down again
    But it's alright to break down and cry
    Yes it's alright to have tears in your eyes
    Alright to ask yourself why
    Come in out of the rain
    And she's trying to find
    Peace in her life and a meaning not a fight
    Trying to find peace in her life
    And a meaning not a fight
    Words and verse melody by Rosie Mullin.
    Verse chords, chorus words and other music by Steve Mavin.
    Performers:
    Rosie Mullin - vocals
    Grice Peters - vocals
    Midge Mullin - acoustic guitar and vocals
    Mike Gilpin - acoustic guitar
    Jo Hooper - cello
    This arrangement by The Acolytes / Grice.
    Produced and recorded by Grice 2016 at Sound Gallery Studios.
    Mastered at Wud Records Studio One 2021.
    Copyright © 1987 Dark Rain Music.
    Copyright ℗ 2021 Wud Records.
    Artwork of the mermaid with the blind eye by Joolz Denby.
    See also:
    https://criticalerror1.bandcamp.com/track/come-in-out-of-the-rain
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/archives/critical-error/three-versions-ep/
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/critical-error-friends-three-versions-come-in-out-of-the-rain-ep/
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/855776735256800/
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    6 min
  • Alchemeon: Finale
    Finale by Alchemeon, from Alchemeon Live In Session Spring 2009.
    * Finale is a song in the key of E.
    * It would have been the final encore of an Alchemeon live show.
    * Finale was originally performed as the closing track for the play Chameleon, which Pok wrote in the mid 1980s.
    * A version of this song is in the works for Pok’s growing Anthology album.
    * Finale was also performed live by the Spacegoats.
    FINALE
    When we were young
    We saw the faces
    And friends from the stars
    Built the earthworks with us
    And energy ran through
    The earth’s sacred surface
    Messages ran from star to star
    Aaaah
    All you can see
    All you can be
    All that is now
    All that’s to come
    And all that means something
    All that’s inside
    All that you covet
    All that you hide
    Aaaah
    Aaaaah
    Words and music by Simon Miller.
    This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies/J. Peters/Iggy.
    Performers:
    Pok the Bard – guitar and voice
    Jim Iz – keys and voice
    Iggy – drums and percussion
    George – bass and technicals
    This version recorded live at Sound Gallery, Exeter, 6th April 2009.
    Cassette salvage and remastering at Wud Records Studio One, 2018.
    Cover illustration by Pok the Bard.
    Graphic design by Sam James.
    Released worldwide September 14, 2020.
    Original release date: 10th April 2009.
    Copyright © 2018 Wud Records.
    Copyright ℗ 1985 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alchemeon/
    https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alchemeon/finale
    https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-spring-2009
    https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-winter-2008-09
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    5 min
  • Alchemeon: Born of Stars
    Born of Stars by Alchemeon, from Alchemeon Live In Session Spring 2009.
    This was recorded right at the end of a session. At the start you hear George saying that there's about 16 minutes left (until they have to start to pack up and leave). "Let's make it a good one," he says.
    The whole session should have been filmed by a friend of Pok's who was allegedly something of a whizz where it came to video matters.
    Unfortunately, he turned out to be rather unreliable. He suddenly entered the room through the door, camera to eye and rolling, halfway through this version of Born of Stars, which was actually the very last song Alchemeon played that day. At 1:25 Pok shouts "Hey!" to greet the man's arrival. Fashionably late would be understating it somewhat.
    Not only was he very late, he also filmed a lot of things that were not very interesting, such as George's bare foot for about a minute in close-up, some cymbal stands and the carpet.
    As the band were packing, he sat on the floor leaning against a wall with hands in pockets, surreptitiously stroking his raging boner. It was all just a bit too weird.
    Later that evening, Pok saw the footage. He was so appalled at how awful it was he simply deleted it all. Blam!
    Pok plays Marsha on this track. She is a 1985 Ibanez Roadstar II in pale gold with a floating trem. At 8:11, just after a shout of "Rebirth!", he breaks a string and the instrument immediately goes completely out of tune. Unfazed, Pok finishes the rendition, expertly using the whammy bar to control the guitar. You can hear him grinning as he goes into the following vocal.
    * Born of Stars is a highly rifftastic space rock song in the key of E.
    * Several sections are deliberately left quite loose to allow for improvisation.
    * The lyrics also tend to vary from one version to another.
    BORN OF STARS
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya
    Gaia
    We are seeds of time
    We are seeds of time
    You are a seed of time
    You are a seed of time
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya
    Gaia
    Create a brighter future
    Create a brighter future
    We are a brighter future
    Create a brighter future
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya
    Gaia
    Earth
    Planet Earth
    Has made a conscious decision
    To become one
    To become whole.
    Entombed, cocooned
    In metal and plastic and effluence
    And pollution and nuclear waste
    Yet she shall break free
    Free from these chains
    Free from this prison
    Planet Earth
    And all her people and creatures and life forms
    Are undergoing an interplanterary, evolutionary, galactical
    REBIRTH!!!
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    We are born of stars
    We are seeds of time
    We are seeds of time
    You are a seed of time
    We are seeds of… time!
    Create a brighter future
    Create a brighter future
    We are a brighter future
    We are a brighter future
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya maitraya
    Om nam maya
    Gaia
    Words and music by Simon Miller/Pete Phoenix/Chrissie Ortner.
    This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies/J. Peters/Iggy.
    Performers:
    Pok the Bard – guitar and voice
    Jim Iz – keys and voice
    Iggy – drums and percussion
    George – bass and technicals
    This version recorded live at Sound Gallery, Exeter, 23rd February 2009.
    Cassette salvage and remastering at Wud Records Studio One, 2020.
    Cover illustration by Pok.
    Graphic design by Sam James.
    Released worldwide September 14, 2020.
    Original release date: 10th April 2009.
    Copyright © 2020 Wud Records.
    Copyright ℗ 1996 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
    See also:
    https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alchemeon/
    https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alchemeon/alchemeon-lyrics/born-of-stars
    https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-spring-2009
    https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-session-winter-2008-09
    https://twitter.com/WudRecords
    11 min

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