Special Problems, by Leisure Palace

Special Problems

by Leisure Palace

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1.	The Harsh Environment 06:29	lyrics	buy track
The harsh environment The perils of heat and cold Dust and dampness nature at its worst... at its worst The damp of sea air The framework the clouds The clouds hanging there The damp of sea air continued... Gnarled Embrace An invisible threat Green in the pools Soft on my head Spectacular Hell Fire Lost in my brain Oh pounding surf Pounding again Oh dazzling light Flashing again White out! White out! Oh wild Embrace Flashing again Oh White out White out Oh pounding wind White Out White Out Nature at its worst At its worst....
2.	Obstacles Of Setting 02:28	lyrics	buy track
The impossible picture! How to get the impossible picture The foreground disappears... Shadows! Past reflections In the looking glass... Adapting for high Adapting for low views The impossible picture its the impossible picture The background disappears...Shadows! Shooting sideways A picture lit by a match I'm searching for high I'm searching for low views Far and near in a single view The impossible picture!
3.	Problems of the Professional 04:56	lyrics	buy track
The gadgeteers exploits The experts ingenuity Profit from my mistakes Profit from my mistakes A ghostly view of a live concert Profit from my mistakes Profit from my mistakes Switching ordinary equipment to special tasks.... Oh the gadgeteers exploits Oh the experts ingenuity Profit from my mistakes Profit from my mistakes Polite way to make people vanish Polite way to make people vanish Transmitter, transmitter Receiver, receiver The polite way to make people vanish The quitter, the quitter... Believer, believer... The polite way to make people vanish Swore i saw you there floating in mid air ghostly you and me The polite way to make people vanish Come on angel you got professional problems... Profit from my mistakes! Profit from my mistakes! Profit from my mistakes!
4.	Mechanical Failure 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Trouble shooting What went wrong Missed the picture What went wrong? We're professionals! We're professionals! Random shot but no mistake The mistake that isnt really one at all... We're professionals! We're professionals! Trouble shooting Dirty looks Tricky Picture Tricky hooks What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? What Happened? We're Professionals! Professionals!!!
5.	Photographing Action 02:23	lyrics	buy track
Its a game without rules... its a game without rules The critical instant - sequence to show Speed with distortion Its a game without rules... Its a game without rules - with freezing action And oh! special equipment, baby Your face frozen by a flash Its a game without rules Perilous speed Obtaining new views Its a game without rules How you are elusive action in the Critical instant How can i lose in the game without rules? I saw you there photographing action Gave you my heart But i ain't no fool Its a game without rules Its a game without rules
6.	The Assigned Problem 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Oh The problems that teach Oh Donald, The problems that teach you Flap your wings Flap your wings Flap your wings Oh Donald The problems that teach you why Why? Why! This song was written and recorded months before the Donald was considered to ever run for office, let alone... then it happened Suddenly the word Donald means a lot here, it means a photographer in London
7.	The Deliberate Mistake 03:35	lyrics	buy track
Making a point by ch..ugh..hhh... Making a point by ch..ugh..hhh... How to succeed by breaking the rules Camera Cannibals! Emotional power Stark black and white Making a point by ch..ahh,,HH Making a point by ch..ahh,,HH How to succeed by breaking the rules For mystery, focus on the wrong thing For mystery, focus on the wrong thing For mystery How to succeed by ch..ugh...hhh... How to succeed by ch..ugh...hhh... Making a point by ch...ugh..hhh Making a point by ch...ugh..hhh Making a point.... Oh Change! Making a point by ch...ugh..hhh Making a point by ch...ugh..hhh Reciprocity failure Turning day into night Focus now on the wrong thing For mystery focus on the wrong thing For mystery... Emotional power Break up the light How to succeed by breaking the rules... How to succeed by breaking the rules... How to succeed by breaking the rules... Traffic/crowd madness recorded from our bedroom window July 10 2016 in Toronto
8.	The Drift 05:08	lyrics	buy track
...Mountain Quail Montezuma quail etc...

about

At the time, the studio was in our bedroom.
All of it
Tape machine, console, etc

We were feeding on large amounts of classic recordings
Django, Bollywood, Eno, Cougat, Rubinstein, Hawaiian All-Stars, Thai Lime etc

We were inspired to be part of the RPM challenge,
Write and record a record in February.
Blame it on St.Johns

We did it for a higher power,
Of course we were both still working full time etc

We chose a limited palette
Tape Loops - Marimba - Celeste
Moon Dog - John Berger - Garfunkel
Everly's - Lætitia

A photography manual is the inspiration for the text
We let the songs happen
When we finished we drove through the desert...

credits

released August 13, 2020

Recorded in our bedroom February 2016.
Mixed in our garage July 2020.

Mastered by Jake Nicoll.

Marimba and Celeste rented from
Woodshed Percussion on St Clarens Ave in Toronto
-check em out if you haven't -
great orchestral percussion etc

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Leisure Palace Toronto, Ontario

Two dreamers dreaming...
Faith in paths....
Harmony in chaos....

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