Space Hymns
Ramases
℗ 1971 Vertigo Records 6360 046
℗ 2004 Repertoire Records REPUK 1030
℗ 2012 barin99.livejournal.com 776 562
Although Ramases' debut album is best known today for featuring the infant 10cc as accompanying musicians (the 1990 Repertoire reissue even flags their involvement on the front cover), it is, in fact, deserving of considerably more attention than even that merits. Insistent, percolating rhythms float across a lightly funky soundscape, building with an intensity that ebbs and flows with every track and begging comparison with some of the other, darker folk devils that danced around the fringes of the early-'70s British underground. Comus, Gravy Train, and Dr. Strangely Strange all inhabit similar musical caverns, even as they strained toward new peaks of uniqueness, and Ramases shares that ambition - and occasionally even surpasses it. The opening 'Lifechild' sets the scene, one of two songs (the other is 'Balloon,' later in the set) that all but strap you aboard the spacecraft blasting off from Roger Dean's excellent sleeve design. From there, the journey does occasionally stray into territory that 10cc would enlarge upon - or that they had already visited via their earlier Hotlegs excursions: 'Oh Mister' is certainly the disinherited second cousin of 'Um Wah Um Who,' while 'And the Whole World' could easily have become one of those insidious little ballads that Kevin Godley used to sing so sweetly. Again, however, it is misleading to emphasize such connections - Space Hymns was Ramases' show from start to finish, a mass of musical eccentricities that spend the entire album colliding with one another, without once disintegrating into chaos or nonsense. A beautifully atmospheric album, then, Space Hymns remains one of the most musically and lyrically intriguing releases of an age where darkness and atmosphere genuinely meant something to their exponents. If Current 93 had been making records in 1971, this would be one of their greatest. |
- 1. Life Child [06:40]
- 2. Oh Mister [03:01]
- 3. And the Whole World [03:48]
- 4. Quasar One [06:45]
- 5. You're the Only One [02:21]
- 6. Earth People [05:28]
- 7. Molecular Delusions [04:02]
- 8. Balloon [04:31]
- 9. Dying Swan Year 2000 [00:47]
- 10. Jesus [04:01]
- 11. Journey to the Inside [06:07]
- 12. Balloon [alternate mix] [04:30]
- 13. Muddy Water [03:48]
- 14. Jesus Come Back [04:04]
- 15. Hello Mister [03:02]
Участие в альбоме:
- Ramases: vocals
- Lol Creme: lead guitar, moog synthetizer
- Kevin Godley: drums, flutes
- Graham Gouldman: guitar, bass guitar
- Martin Raphael: sitar
- Sel: vocals
- Eric Stewart: lead guitar, moog synthesizer
Тексты:
Life Child
The sun is fading from your city Life Child From where I stand it ain't so pretty Life Child I see your sun is going down I see your wreckage on the ground oooh Life Child Your seas are full of poisoned water Life Child We took the place that was your daughter Life Child And as our dirt is spread around We build our houses on the ground oooh Life Child Came down to Earth to comfort me mmmm... Life Child So that my spirit could be free mmmm... Life Child We left you hanging on a hill Why won't we ever do your will The sun is fading from your city Life Child From where I stand it ain't so pretty Life Child I see your sun is going down I see your wreckage on the ground oooh Life Child
Oh Mister
Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Hello hello hello I've just been born in this place Can't quite recognize a face I've just been born in this place Hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Hello hello hello I've just come from somewhere Can't quite remember where I've just come for some air Hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Oh mister hello hello hello hello Hello hello hello Hello hello hello
And the Whole World
And I sat right down on the hard, hard ground And I knew this was the finding of myself And my life stood still and I looked around And I saw for the first time who I am And the whole world started singing As the last, last song went down And the whole world started laughing As the sun sprang from the ground And the whole world started crying As the rain came falling down And we all just stood there watching As the world went round and round There's a time that's made for living There's a time that's made for pain And you feel the world turn over And it brings you back again As a tiny child-like figure You are staring face to face With the one who is the giver And you turn to take your place And the whole world started singing As the last, last song went down And the whole world started laughing As the sun sprang from the ground And the whole world started crying As the rain came falling down And we all just stood there watching As the world went round and round
Quasar One
Quasar One don't you know That I'd touch the sun Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know That I'd touch the sun Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know That I want to see you every night Quasar One don't you know That it's only you makes my world seem right, darkness bright Quasar One don't you know That the rivers run Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know That the rivers run Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know It's your light I see in every star Quasar One don't you know That it's you who makes my troubles far...oh so far Quasar One don't you know That the world's begun Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know That the world's begun Just for you, just for you Quasar One don't you know That it's you I journeyed far to see Quasar One don't you know That you cast a spell right over me, wait for me
You're the Only One
You're the only one Joe, the only one (repeat 35 times!)
Earth People
After I've traveled the deserts of Zeus After I've heard the birth of a planet After I've journeyed the oceans of silence After I've found how true they are How can I speak to the Earth-people? How can I speak to the Earth-people? What shall I say to the Earth-people?
Molecular Delusions
Molecular delusion, molecular delusion, molecular delusion I am a voice crying in the wilderness Molecular delusion, molecular delusion I am a human caught in a world of conflict Molecular delusion, molecular [fuck] delusion I am part of everything that lives Molecular delusion, molecular delusion In the computer of my soul lies the secret of my living Molecular delusion, molecular delusion When I fall asleep I dream of things that stir inside me Molecular delusion, molecular delusion Where did I come from and where am I going to? Molecular delusion, molecular delusion Molecular confusion, molecular confusion Molecular confusion, molecular confusion I am a voice crying in the wilderness Molecular confusion, molecular confusion
Balloon
Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - don't stop your hurrying too soon All your worrying all your hurrying All you people there on your... Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble The airs your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Or you're in trouble On your... Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble The airs your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Or you're in trouble
Dying Swan Year 2000
Some people think that in the dying of a swan That this makes life and the world to go on When something beautiful dies A cry is raised to the skies When something beautiful dies People turn sideways their eyes Was she something beautiful?
Jesus
No tears for the future No tears for the future Have you got tears for the future, my friend No fears for the future No fears for the future Have you got fears for the future, my friend Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Come back Jesus and we'll have no fears Jesus, Jesus come back Come back Jesus and we'll have no tears Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back No tears for the future No tears for the future Have you got tears for the future, my friend No fears for the future No fears for the future Have you got fears for the future, my friend Jesus, Jesus come back...
Journey to the Inside
Ten thousand miles an hour plus We streak across the sky like dust And none of us know where or why We're like a jewel in the sky Oh what are you going to do with me... You say to us we must not fight We must be good we must be quiet And all of us are six foot high And none of us know how to die Oh what are you going to do with me...
Balloon [alternate mix]
Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon - don't stop your hurrying too soon All your worrying all your hurrying All you people there on your... Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble The airs your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Or you're in trouble On your... Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Just off the surface of the moon Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble The airs your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Don't burst your bubble Or you're in trouble
Muddy Water
Muddy water comes a-swirling over me Muddy water comes a-swirling over me Muddy water comes a-swirling over me Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away From me Muddy water just as deep as it can be Muddy water just as deep as it can be Muddy water just as deep as it can be Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away From me Muddy water muddy water muddy water muddy water Muddy water took my life away from me Muddy water took my life away from me Muddy water took my life away from me Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away Muddy water won't you go away From me Muddy water muddy water muddy water muddy water...
Jesus Come Back
No tears for the future No tears for the future Have you got tears for the future, my friend No fears for the future No fears for the future Have you got fears for the future, my friend Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Come back Jesus and we'll have no fears Jesus, Jesus come back Come back Jesus and we'll have no tears Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back Jesus, Jesus come back No tears for the future No tears for the future Have you got tears for the future, my friend No fears for the future No fears for the future Have you got fears for the future, my friend Jesus, Jesus come back...