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Silk Brocade

by FUTURE ROMANS

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1.
We’re on fire I shout to the telephone but they don’t know what the hell I’m on about We survived the blitz on cups of tea and cigarettes So you know we won’t concede Only in the fire we break the siege and cast aside our heart of stone Only in the fire we break the siege and keep our heart from going cold I don't know what's at stake anymore so the fire burns outright Light it up, light it up with desire We are dancing in the glow of silhouette Only in the fire we break the siege and cast aside our heart of stone Only in the fire we break the siege and keep our heart from going cold
2.
Deep inside I only want to be with you I only want to live it through Through your eyes I only want to love with you Lost in dark waters Under the swell Skin is a blanket of wonder we’ll hardly need air Lost in dark waters Ocean of thrills Lost in dark waters I only want to love with you And when I disappear I’ll only leave tracks for you When I disappear I’ll wear the scent of you Lost in dark waters Your touch pulls me under the swell Skin is a blanket of wonder we’ll hardly need air Lost in desire Your body’s an ocean of thrills Lost in dark waters
3.
This I know Her mind was a mess slightly touched This is the source of loveliness Must you cross through the perfume of lovers lost This is the same as loveliness Seems so long Bathing in tears Hold love hard Easing the bruises and all the stress Seems so long Bathing in tears Hold love hard Burdened for years in sweet duress Easing the bruises and all the stress Hold love hard This is the source of loveliness
4.
Sometimes love is a feeling Soldier in your heart I play with love like it's fire Can you see that I'm dreaming dreaming of my homeland ice fire and water Stop me from believing the cold in the desert is hot There's a hole in my heart and it's keeping the soul out You got feeling you got night time All I want and it’s almost feeling alone Night time we can be in shadow All I want and it’s almost feeling alone You got feeling you got night time All I want and it’s almost feeling alone Night time is the right time All I want and it’s almost feeling alone I'll give my heart on a platter to the next in line who's building bridges in quicksand Building walls around castles is a step back in time
5.
Hold sway 03:21
You can only trace your line through ages Life is just a mark in time So touch us Once more You can breathe your final sigh Last of a billion of a lifetime Hold sway Hold sway Staring at the sky . . . Doesn’t take a lot to live Doesn’t take a lot Hurry life is speeding Mine awakens Before the fall Staring at the sky . . .
6.
This thing 03:46
Get me Get me over Over this thing Over this silly thing All these people know it Gets me uptight thinking it Like I'm always floating Floating outside of this All these people know it I just want to touch you Like a lost lil kitten Running through the mission
7.
Stay 03:53
Young life And its hearts burning Young life Then its hearts turning You’re the kind who wants to run away to hold your heart together Keep it all together Keep it all together Where we belong Skin drunk on sweat Lay your arms down Arms down The legend she read Memory was born when they buried your body in the back of my head You’re the one who wants to run away And hope it doesn’t sting Stay stay Where we belong Skin drunk on sweat Lay your arms down Arms down
8.
Why does it always come to this She didn’t feed the beast she only looked that way Wanna feed the boar-babe Don’t you know it’s a shame To fight the love we felt before the night Only want to save you Only want to do you Only want to save you Just to do you Yeah want to save you Only want to do you Just to save you Just to do you What’s the point in always trying Hold me to your chest She didn’t feed the beast she only looked that way Don’t you know it’s a shame To fight the love we felt before the night Why does it always come to this Young love is always swift to kiss And all they have is there for you

about

You could describe Future Romans as experimental slow-wave pop. But it would be more accurate to label him as a quirky romantic influenced by the slow-waves of the Qi-Gong movements he practises - every morning. Could this be the ultimate Tai Chi soundtrack to the eight pieces of silk brocade?

On the debut Silk Brocade, Future Romans draws on his background as a classical pianist and organist. Layers of melancholic, synth-laden melodies flirt with warm, patient drum patterns throughout singles like Only In The Fire, This Thing and Night Time. He moulds and manipulates his delicate falsetto above driving bass lines, in a combination of slow-burning, academic arrangements and punching low-end. Future Romans treads the fine line between the sunshine and the speakeasy.

Future Romans evolved from the voice and composition of Timothy Isherwood in collaboration with Danish producer Lisa Bregneager. The musicians met in Berlin and have both toured with Michelle Gurevich who also contributes a mix to the album.

Isherwood’s other projects include ambient/experimental releases and concerts under the moniker of sir o sir. He has performed across Europe (under his own name) in venues such as Berlin’s Monarch Club, Athens’ Fuzz Club, Split's Judino Drvo and Zagreb's Sounded Bodies Festival. He co-curates the Berlin record label and event series Famous Grapes Recordings, and is a co-editor of 20 Seconds Magazine.

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released September 19, 2021

Written and recorded by Timothy Isherwood
Produced and mixed by Lisa Bregneager & Timothy Isherwood
This Thing mixed by Michelle Gurevich
Pre-mixes by Diego Ferri and Fabian Kalker

Various instruments played by Timothy & Lisa
Bass/guitar on Stay, This Thing & Feed the Beast by Diego Ferri
Bass on Lost in Dark Waters by Sebastien Mahé

This Thing mastered by KRAMER at Noise Miami
All other tracks mastered by Frederik Knop at Listeners

Album design by Melissa Amarelo
Cover photo by Sara Yun

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Tim Isherwood Berlin, Germany

Archive of Berlin-based Canadian sound artist Timothy Isherwood--working in soundscape, musique concrète, field recordings, prepared piano, organ improv and neoclassical darksynth pop.

a.k.a. sir o sir
a.k.a. future romans

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