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Living People

by Slow Ships

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1.
Into the wild we found ourselves cast wearing wide eyes and only skin. I had a dream we both ran through the dark; as it comes in I move by your breath. Keep our heads a steady weight even if we wield heavy thoughts. All the lines may bear witness on our face the sweet songs of our loves and our faults. Yesterday, the grieving wind the rain. Of all the woes we've writ, composed, they are only our old sorrows.
2.
Jude 03:36
I remember you staring back at me Into the crowded space of the El Rocco Room Sing me your sweet songs All our faces were illuminated I remember you were smoking a joint at Patty L's Then into the quiet space of your brother's place Sing me your sweet songs My darling, sweetheart Only the cat had witnessed our dance We sat together listening to Conor Oberst To love and to be loved* It came to me in the goddamned loveliest melody* At my friend, Chi's house I'm falling in love again I had learned to read some famous books but my darling I'm still sifting through pages O love to begin to fathom your mind. *Re-contextualised lyrics referring to a song from 'Lifted' (2002) by Bright Eyes.
3.
So did you find the cradle in my arms? A field of flowers grew in your eyes When you shook at night just crying Oh my darlin', I should think to remind myself of how the water caressed the shore Darlin' we've lived with the seasons the song of the sea the wood of the trees Whether a seed finds it place All the wild can do is wait Was I a man who could form a plan When the sun went down I was straight in bed With a leaf of bread upon my fingertips I was crying for a dream And mama's sweet poetry The flowers withered in the kitchen sink Whether a lonely heart finds it place all a good heart can do is live
4.
Raven 04:25
I wanna tell you something like, "Gosh you look good." I wanna hold your books and stir sugar in your tea, yeah Man, I keep holding my tongue and biting my lips Could I have this dance? You know, I'm not so good but I'll give it a try And if you would give me a chance We could be like the best part in a good book I searched doggedly for my hearts iron will Are we still taming wild beasts with our heads caught in the jaws of our desires? The day I'm over my grand ego, I'll have something worth saying But please have some more tea You know I once penned down some grand ideas like, "If I'd have a heart attack, at least I'd die knowing I had you in my life." I want to build a sailing ship and cast off Papa, I wanted to hold up a ladder straight into the heart of it when i heard you were leaving without a word or 'goodbye' So if you follow your own path then where will all the people have gone? Hey do you know my father? He's like a raven and a writing desk
5.
I'm still laughing We are here At dusk the hours creep And you can hang out with some wolves down the street If you're calling me out then I follow the sound I'm telling long, long tales And he's growing some long hair Me, I followed the sound I am the iron curtain over your eyes O let me out We are moving parts turning That was last year's moon.
6.
Goodwill 04:44
You once wish you had a man to lean on to, sometimes Sometime, a man may lean upon you sometimes *Time hangs so dreadfully All day, every minute I want to work it away To keep myself from feeling blue An inactive sort of drifting feeling that can't be described* Last night I kissed you in my mind You were only an arms-length away but I didn't reach for you Except in my mind Last night I sat and listened to some ailments for some hours before bed It's awfully exhilarating especially when you feel blue A feeling that still can't be described. *I wonder how you're feeling? Blue or not feeling anything at all Just drifting It's hard either way isn't it?* I once thought o I can't cheerfully so I shan't talk at all But I carried out long-winded conversations in my mind for practice Last night in my mind there was a kiss Silent like a moth A quiet fluttering resting on your lips, my darling, to wish you good will through the night *these words originally appeared in a law book I was reading. It had a case study of an English woman who wrote letters to her lover in Australia. They were suspected of being involved in murder of the woman's husband. But I wasn't really interested in that. Rather, her beautifully worded letters to her secret lover captured my attention and I have used some of her phrases and re-contextualised them and now they carry new meaning. If anyone ever comes across this book, could you please get in contact with me so that I can credit this woman's words properly in future pressings of my album because I lost the original source material.
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8.
There was a time things quietly stirred In the back of my mind and in the black of the night Across the bed rose the hair on my head And all of a sudden the wind swept the cloud high and dry as the shriek of the creatures go bump in the night I woke in the night I woke with a fright With the black of my eyes I peered across the bedroom And all of a sudden you with your arms outstretched as the shriek of the creatures go bump in the night We had better watch our steps We had better hold our breath
9.
Catherine 03:39
Catherine, will you fuck me tonight? Stars were out when it got dark Darlin' we're the same walking around house and haunt Why are you crying? The water runs deep where it ain't wide* With the voice that I got man, i told you Catherine, sweetheart, in your eyes stars were out when it got dark Darlin' we're the same walking around house and haunt Why are you crying? "Love grows up from the ground"** With the voice that you got yeah, you told me * a reference to a song from Have One on Me (2010) by Joanna Newsom. ** a lyric from a song Jude wrote called, 'Love Grows up from the Ground'.
10.
Every night I'll make love to you so we won't forget how our pens found the words I want to do it right Remove your suit of armour Yeah, I became a singer of song You know? "Don't be scared to live like that" The artist wrote it down so he would not forget I played old chords worn out by pop stars Living with the culture and shit I gave them money And late at night When you had shut your eyes For the moon, the sea yonder met the sky Do you really know where your sorrow should go? I became a writer of writ When all around I saw people living What the fuck was I doing?

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released October 8, 2016

All songs written by Rubaiyat Howlader.

Produced by Tony Dupé.

Engineered and mixed by Tony Dupé.

Recorded @ Rubi and Jude's home in Springwood, NSW, and The Abandoned Fireworks Factory, Melbourne and Korumburra, VIC.

Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering, UK.

All songs arranged by Tony Dupé and Rubaiyat Howlader. Special thanks to Claire Deak for her creative contribution.

Played by (in order of appearance):

Rubaiyat Howlader - voice [1-10], acoustic guitar [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10], pump organ [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8], mandolin [1, 3], bowed electric guitar [1], glockenspiel [2, 8], electric guitar [3], bowed glockenspiel [4, 5], Casio keyboard [4], harmonica [4], percussion [4, 7], piano [5, 6, 7, 9].
Jude Wright - voice [1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10].
Tasmiah Howlader - voice [1, 2, 8, 9, 10].
Tony Dupé - mandolin [1], strings [1, 3, 8], electric guitar [1, 5], horns [2, 4, 7], double bass [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10], percussion [2, 3], ukulele [3], piano [3], singing saw [7], field recording [8], acoustic guitar [8].
Claire Deak - piano [2, 7, 10], accordion [2].
Jim Thomas - sousaphone [4].

Album cover photography by Jude Wright.

℗ + © 2016 Slow Ships and Toshiko [TOSH001]

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In deepest gratitude:
Tony and Claire, for your friendship, generousity and talent; Rupert, for your patience and generous support; Chi, for being the truest friend and always providing me with gear; Holly and Ado, for the spirit of Woo; Jess D, for the years of music, love and inspiration; Monica, for your creative support and being one who inspires me; my old bandmates of Hey Big Aki - Angela, Dilhan, and Adam - I love you so; Rizwan, for inspiring me to create and tying up our reins to the stars; Mum, for your love and passing on your passion of the creative arts; Jess C, for your guidance, music and friendship; Winsome for teaching me to be true on stage; Tasmiah, for your voice, shields of love and wisdom; Jude, for lighting the spark and sustaining the flame kept within and guiding me through the dark.

♡ My friends and family, thank you!

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Slow Ships Sydney, Australia

From nocturnal odes to lilting hymns, Slow Ships draws on themes from the natural world, memory, creatures and places, family trauma, self & cultural identity, ultimately weaving
narratives of love, unfolding, and the juxtapositioning of inner and outer worlds.

"Sublime" - Lachlan Wyllie, Chiefly Sounds.

“Deep, personal storytelling” - Maia Bilyk, FBi Radio 94.5FM
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