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1.
Down 06:04
THE SUN IS SHINING AND THE RIVERS FLOW STARS ARE SHIVERING AND THE GRASS GROW TALL THE MOON IS MADE OF SILVER ALL THE CLOUDS ARE GONE WE NEVER CARE ABOUT WHAT ARRIVES WITH WAR HEY IT’S GETTING ME DOWN HEY DOWN TO THE GROUND HEY WE‘RE ALL GOING DOWN DOWN DOWN BELOW THE GROUND BIRDS ARE HUMING AND THE BREEZE IS COOL TREES ARE SHADY AND THE SKY‘S SPOTLESS BLUE THE FISH ARE JUMPING AND THE COTTON IS HIGH SO GRAB A SPOON AND SWALLOW THIS LIE HEY IT’S GETTING ME DOWN HEY DOWN TO THE GROUND HEY WE‘RE ALL FALLING DOWN DOWN DOWN BELOW THE GROUND HEY I’M GOING DOWN HEY DOWN TO THE GROUND HEY WE‘RE ALL ROLLING DOWN DOWN DOWN BELOW THE GROUND
2.
A Whisper 05:30
it was a warm wet night the moon came up behind the hill yellowish, had the shape of the dagger I bought long ago in Cairo the air was thick, everything was still and silent and then a whisper that became louder as the moon climbed all the way up at the top of the sky a whisper or maybe a hum or a moan that chilled my spine and froze my heart there is a wind calling my name and I think i am insane I am riding this race straight to hell and the moon is so bright it is burning me inside oh the moon wears a face on its face I thought it was a soft breeze passing trough the needles of the pine trees that stood solemnly at the side of the hill but as the whisper got more intense I remembered a voice coming from the past, speaking softly caressing my ears it became sweet and sour and then bitter and suddenly the whisper stopped it stopped with a yell there is a wind calling my name and I think i am insane I am riding this race straight to hell and the moon is so bright it is burning me inside oh the moon wears a face on its face
3.
I’M GETTING THERE LORD I’M GETTING THERE SOON I’M GETTING THERE LORD I’M GETTING THERE SOON I’M GETTING THERE LORD I’M GETTING THERE SOON I’M GETTING OLD LORD I’M GETTING THERE SOON
4.
IT’S BY A PALE LIGHT NOW THAT I SEE YOU IT’S BY A LONG FIELD THAT I WALK IT’S A SLOW DRIP DOWN FROM A WELL FILLED WITH THOUGHTS LIKE DANGEROUS TIMES IS FORCED INTO A GLASS I HAVE A HYENA SLEEPING IN MY LAP AND IT’S BY THIS PALE LIGHT NOW THAT I SEE YOU MY LONG LOST YOUTH IT’S BY A PALE LIGHT NOW THAT I SEE YOU IT’S BEEN SLOW DRIP DOWN TO A WELL FILLED WITH THORNES WAKE UP WAKE UP MY ONLY FRIEND WAKE UP AND RAISE YOURSELF IN UNDILUTED ANGER LIKE DANGEROUS TIMES ΙS FORCED INTO A GLASS IT’S BY A PALE LIGHT NOW THAT WE MEET
5.
EARLY IN THE MORNING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE PHONE KEEPS RINGIN’ BARSTOOL BLUES EARLY IN THE MORNING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THE FOLKS ARE SINGING BARSTOOL BLUES EARLY IN THE MORNING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I GOT THIS FEELING BARSTOOL BLUES EARLY IN THE MORNING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEAD IS SPINNING BARSTOOL BLUES
6.
YOU TRY TO ESCAPE YOU TRY TO GET OUT ITS ALWAYS THE SAME SUSPICIONS AND SHAME I‘LL CHANGE YOUR MIND… YOU LIE WHEN YOU SLEEP YOU LIE WHEN YOU LIE YOU‘RE A TOY IN YOUR GAME JUST A DOLL WITHOUT A NAME I‘LL CHANGE YOUR MIND…

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''I have a hyena sleeping in my lap and it’s by this pale light now, that I see you my long lost youth”

It’s been 5 years since the release of the previous album of Illegal Operation, "3rd Day". Their new album is entitled "Down" and is their last cocktail. The band has been following the same magical recipe for years now: rehearsals, live, collaborations, study, reflections and confrontations. Jam sessions are the container where the 5 Illegal mix all these notes, the distillation of their souls, influences and ideas that carry a lifetime.

The 6 tracks of "Down" were assembled from these jam sessions. An album, that touches both the dark and the optimistic side of modern blues, in late beats and covered with soil and mud, drunk on the bar, forgotten by friends and worries, airy, calm, full of light like a fairy tale, sweaty as it wakes up from a nightmare, reconciled to life and death and always beside you to make a friendly pat on your back.

The recording, production and mixing took place at the studio Zero Gravity, with host Dimitris Dimitriadis, who was totally emotionally and energetically united with the music galaxy of Illegal Operation. The Susami team turned the music into a picture by designing the album's cover with special care and love.

“Down” is out on LP (incl. cd version) and digital album via Inner Ear.

credits

released May 5, 2017

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All songs by Illegal Operation except “By A Pale Light" lyrics: Tom Hollingworth

Recorded at Zero gravity (www.zerogravitystudios.gr) by Dimitris Dimitriades assisted by Kostas Mitrakos, Yiannis Tsafos and Christos Filios
Mixed by Dimitris Dimitriades at Zero Gravity
Produced by Dimitris Dimitriades and Illegal Operation
Mastered by Yiannis Christodoulatos at Sweetspot Studio

Artwork by Susami (www.susamicreative.com)

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