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The Castles 04:29
Can you ponder for a moment Can you deviate from sense Can you point me toward the castles and all they represent Beneath a great escarpment or upon a dullen path It should not make a difference it should not be the last In rules they write such sorrow In rules beyond all sense It's such a fitting setting for all that you resent This most familiar feeling Our misaligned intent How you plough a lonely furrow How you garner such lament It's such a fitting setting for all you resent Should not be the last How you garner such lament
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DŁUGA 04:28
There are daily pleasure, the mind drifts A taste at night only dulls it grip Reality tethers on its melody The echoed sound, no sense of harmony This storm you suffer in, No solace, your body wears thin The weight of an anvil, a cup filled to the brim This storm you suffer in This storm you suffer in Your body wears thin A cup filled to the brim Oh come to me, oh come to me
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Has anyone seen that unstoppable dream The runaway bride and her derelict king The pair they're a mess in such visceral stress A failing of hearts amid countless false starts As they scream as they shout as they banish all doubt that this symphony is well out of key If he shoulders the blame who knows what will remain, If she makes for the door will she just fan the flame And I don't know if I could ever handle this She has a courage that astounds me Im aching for her gaze and a different world around me A different world around me

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Streaming: bit.ly/3rZFWkH

Marco Van Basten met the revolving cast of musicians known as The Castles in Berlin in 2022, and together they set his music afloat across an entirely new ocean. On their own, The Castles have been pursuing a diverse range of music and dramas in the city for years, and Marco—nearly named for the Dutch footballer who scored a famous goal in the week of his birth—has been making music in Dublin and Berlin for a decade.

Now, what started as a playful handful of demos has transformed into the debut 3-track release The Castles on the Italian label She Lost Kontrol. Marco Van Basten and The Castles pair ethereal, evocative vocals with haunting, heavy synth music that reverberates in the mind long after the final notes dissipate to dust.

Performed live, the music conveys an additional intensity with the musicianship of the performers given room to breathe. However, this intensity means the group must be selective with their performances, with the release party for The Castles taking place on October 20th at the ever-intimate Kantine am Berghain.

"You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves."

from Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver.

credits

released October 20, 2022

SLK019
Composed and recorded by Mark Cummins.
Mixed by Simon Cullen in Westmeath, Ireland.
Additional vocals by Sean Reilly, Rachel Thomas.
Lyrics on "DŁUGA" written by Sean Reilly.
Additional guitar on "A Different World Around Me" by Stephen Fanning
Mastering by Saša Rajković at Sensorium Studio, Zagreb.
Artwork by dudegraph - Michelangelo Greco
Photo by: Allan Whyte
Executive producer: Giovanni Rispoli

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