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Take Me To The Future

by Paradise 9

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    12 track full album recorded at Liscombe Park Recording Studios

    Featuring 7 of the EP tracks including guests Judge Trev Thoms (RIP) Jeanette Murphy, Steve Teers and Nik Turner playing flute and sax on the title track and including 12 page booklet with artwork by Mark Reiser.

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of These are the Days, Behind This Mask, Gregg McKella's Lockdown Birthday Busk Bash, State Of the Nation EP, Nothing For Tomorrow EP, DECONSTRUCT - DIVIDE AND RULE, 20th ANNIVERSARY 1997 ~ 2017 LIVE CD, Live at The Amersham Arms SheepDog Bash, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.
Digital Signs (3.58) (Matthars/McKella/Sampson/Thomas) 1/ I see the signs – that are telling me I see the messages informing me I hear the distant shouts - of what it's all about - on how they're taking liberties. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Chorus: & all that stuff that never hits the news - & all of those missing points of views & all that stuff I know I heard you say - & with everything that is happening today so we're going on-line - yeah we're going on-line making digital noises – digital signs – we're making digital noises – digital signs ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2/ And as I cruise along the information highway I wonder just how far back they are behind me I'm clearing out my trash - I'm clearing out my cache - I'm clearing everything on you & me. Chorus: & all that stuff that never hits the news - & all of those missing points of views & all that stuff I know I heard you say - & with everything that is happening today so we're going on-line - yeah we're going on-line making digital noises – digital signs – we're making digital noises – digital signs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/ & as the information starts to flow & as the digital voices start to grow is this the new gateway – an exit from today – a tool to save our stolen liberties Chorus: & all that stuff that never hits the news - & all of those missing points of views & all that stuff I know I heard you say - & with everything that is happening today so we're going on-line - yeah we're going on-line making digital noises – digital signs – we're making digital noises – digital signs
2.
Crystalized Moments (5.11) (McKella) And we’d talk of our dreams Of the places we seen – In the twilight sun And we look at the trees As they swing to the breeze - In the twilight sun Chorus: These are the times - that I finally see it those times - that I spent – with you- These are the moments - especially held it's those crystalized moments – with you you – you - you – you ----------------------------------------------------------------- And we’d walk through the park Making out in the dark – In this moonlit sky And we’d look at the signs in the stars as they shine – In this moonlit sky Chorus: These are the times - that I finally see it those times - that I spent – with you- These are the moments - especially held it's those crystalized moments – with you you – you - you – you
3.
Nothing For Tomorrow (4.51) (McKella) I see man-made clouds – forming in the sky I see a plane fly thru those clouds & fly on by Poison ivy poison trees – acid rain & dying seas Polar ice-caps melt into those seas Chorus: Take it all - take it now Take it all - Leave nothing for tomorrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I see images - of South America big corporations move in from afar And when the forests are stripped bare – another space created there Fabrics of Mother Earth – lay threadbare Chorus: Take it all - take it now Take it all - Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Take all the resources – from the ground And once they've gone see what is left around And when the storm – breaks out it's cage You feel its' force – you feel its' rage you see the destruction – lie all around Chorus: Take it all - take it now Take it all - Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow Leave nothing for tomorrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What would your grandchildren ever think What would your grandchildren ever think What would your grandchildren ever think What would your grandchildren ever think
4.
Kosmonaut (6.36) (Thomas) Up above this ancient ground High above this hallowed Earth Where above the stratosphere I can see the Earth so clear I don’t wanna be no Matisse clone Or wind up trying in a nuclear zone Gonna make that one big trip Paint the Galaxy & watch it drip Chorus: I wanna be a kosmonaut – Getting high on the power of thought I wanna be a kosmonaut – Kosmik Kosmo Kosmonaut Perestroika strike sgain What you got to entertainment Blast off Glasnost You know we’re looking for a new sensation You know we’re looking for a new temptation Armenia ain’t much good for rave Rasputin in a watery grave Let me on a Western trip TDA in your sputnik Chorus: I wanna be a kosmonaut – Getting high on the power of thought I wanna be a kosmonaut – Kosmik Kosmo Kosmonaut I wanna be a kosmonaut – Getting high on the power of thought I wanna be a kosmonaut – Kosmik Kosmo Kosmonaut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yuri Yuri Gagarin - Yuri Yuri Gagarin Yuri Yuri Gagarin - Yuri Yuri Gagarin Doshra dandanicht (The last flight will be leaving at 10.33) Last flight - tonight Last flight - get on board Last flight - tonight Last flight - we're moving on I wanna be a kosmonaut – Getting high on the power of thought I wanna be a kosmonaut – Kosmik Kosmo Kosmonaut I wanna be a kosmonaut – Getting high on the power of thought I wanna be a kosmonaut – Kosmik Kosmo Kosmonaut ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Life's not well and life's too short Doshra dandanicht Arms still growing Fingers still growing My mind's still growing Doshra dandanicht
5.
Ocean Rise (7.07) (Matthars/McKella/Sampson/Thomas) instrumental
6.
State of the Nation (3.47) (McKella) The situation's hopeless - Can I be so sure The circumstance is changing - As they lay another law Complicated strategy - Beyond the status quo The system starts to fracture - And no-one wants to know Chorus: Looking for more reason Reason to suspect Suspecting all your reasons I'll have to re-inspect it's the state of the nation Outa control State of the nation Hitting an all time low............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The politicians tighten - the people start to bleed the reason for more chaos - as the leaders start to weed the people start to run - but there's nowhere left to go with governments ambiguious - but do they really know Chorus: Looking for more reason Reason to suspect Suspecting all your reasons I'll have to re-inspect it's the state of the nation Outa control State of the nation Hitting an all time low............. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Should the time be coming – when the system starts to break the people start the running – running out the fake elect a new leader - now watch your system crack - crack Chorus: Looking for more reason Reason to suspect Suspecting all your reasons I'll have to re-inspect it's the state of the nation Outa control State of the nation Hitting an all time low............. Looking for more reason Reason to suspect Suspecting all your reasons I'll have to re-inspect it's the state of the nation Outa control State of the nation Hitting an all time low.............
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Points of View (11.12) (McKella/Matthars/Sampson/Thomas/Teers) I saw the news the other day It told me of the way that things were going I heard a politician say That things were alright – things were ok I try and read between the lines Try and see what's there behind But every time I try and find running into blanks – time and time again Chorus: I try and see another point of view After all the things I saw you do I try and see another point of view I was trying to keep an open eye on you you you you you you you you ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I try and find another way Trying to find some information I'm watching politics in play Trying to find some def-in-ition and the more I try and find Watching doors closing – one by one And it's always against time Facts are hidden and the evidence is stolen Chorus: I try and see another point of view After all the things I saw you do I try and see another point of view I was trying to keep an open eye on you I try and see another point After all the things I saw you do I try and see another point of view I was trying to keep an open eye on you you you you ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8.
Is This The Time (2.58) (McKella/Sampson) I see you - Over there Looking onward – inward stare You look so lost – with-out direction Aimlessly – with no connection Did you see – the complexity \The confusion – the obsurdity You're trying to find – some piece of mind Away from all (of the) – obscurities (insecurity) Is this the time – you make you move Forward motion – break out that groove You're trying to find – a new direction Trying to find – a destination Is This The Time Is This The Time Is This The Time Is This The Time
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Times Like These (5.17) (McKella/Matthars/Sampson/Thomas/Windmill) Computer technology Measure you compatibility Measure you physicality Checking your connectivity Checking the places you go to Checking all the people you know Checking all the things you do Checking all the things you’re signed up to Times like these - Times like these -Times like these - Times like these Medical history, age and sex Political leaning, right or left Ethnic origin, sexuality Which religion, financial credibility Measure your inabilities Measure your inconsistencies Measure your functionalities To Measure connectivity Times like these - Times like these -Times like these - Times like these Times like these - Times like these - Times like these - Times like these To measure your inabilities To measure your inconsistencies To measure your functionalities To measure connectivity Conclusion to correct you Conclusion to correct you C-C-Conclusion to connect you C-C-Conclusion to connect you Times like these - Times like these -Times like these - Times like these Times like these - Times like these - Times like these - Times like these Times like these - Times like these -Times like these - Times like these Times like these - Times like these - Times like these - Times like these
10.
Anyhow Anyway (4.37) (McKella) I feel the dark winter night – bearing down on me I see a neon light – flashing for all to see I make my way – pacing anxiety Looking at people – in this strange city Chorus: And in the end you got the message to me – you know we can be And I know I'll get it back to you – you know we can do And I know you know it's all the same – and does it ever change And I know we gonna push this on thru – you know we can do Anyhow – anyway ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And now the weather's turned cold – you glisten in the rain I see you check your image – in a shop window pane You know there must be shelter – I got to get far from here To bury those emotions – bury those fears Chorus: And in the end you got the message to me – you know we can be And I know I'll get it back to you – you know we can do And I know you know it's all the same – and does it ever change And I know we gonna push this on thru – you know we can do Anyhow – anyway ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And in walking this life – walking these legacy We're looking for shelter – we're looking for sanctuary Get the feeling right – I hope this weather's going to change Can you see that light – hope it's in range Chorus: And in the end you got the message to me – you know we can be And I know I'll get it back to you – you know we can do And I know you know it's all the same – and does it ever change And I know we gonna push this on thru – you know we can do Anyhow – anyway
11.
Distant Dreams (6.51) (McKella/Matthars/Sampson/Thomas) And as you sit and wonder how As you see this – here and now You wonder how we’ll all get through & In these days - of distant dreams So far away now- that it seems A place where we all want to stay Chorus: We carry dreams that must get through Of a better place – for me and you A place where children want to play A place that’s better than today Each and everyone of us Is this the time - that we must suss And try to work out what it means We are the children – of the sun Now is the time that we should learn A way to re-connect our dreams Chorus: We carry dreams that must get through Of a better place – for me and you A place where children want to play A place that’s better than today We carry dreams that must get through Of a better place – for me and you A place where children want to play A place that’s better than today
12.
Take Me To The Future (12.26) (McKella/Matthars/Sampson/Thomas/Windmill) I want to see the future - I want to see the stars I want to see the cities - on a colonized Mars I want to see salvation – a place for us to know Where man looks to the heavens - a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I want to see the wonders – of the Galaxy I want to see all of the – new technologies I want to see the future - send me out to space I want to see the stepping stones – of the human race of the human race of the human race of the human race of the human race take me to the future (now) x8 send me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take me to the future - Take me to the stars I want to see the rivers - on a terraformed Mars I want to see salvation – a place for us to know where man looks to the heavens - a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go a place for us to go -------------------------------------------------------------- Take me to the edges – of the Universe I want to see the colonies – away from Planet Earth Send me to the future - send me out to space (an oracle in space) a cosmic resolution – that might save the human race that might save the human race that might save the human race that might save the human race that might save the human race take me to the future (now) send me

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12 track full album recorded at Liscombe Park Recording Studios

Featuring 7 of the EP tracks including guests Judge Trev Thoms (RIP) Jeanette Murphy, Steve Teers and Nik Turner playing flute and sax on the title track and including 12 page booklet with artwork by Mark Reiser.

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released July 13, 2013

Gregg McKella - vox/guitar/gliss/clarinet/fx
Neil Matthars- bass
Tyrone Thomas - lead guitar/vocals
Carl Sampson - drums/backing vocals
Steve Teers - djembe/keyboards/backing vox
Jaki Windmill - djembe/percs/backing vocals

Guests:
Judge Trev (RIP) - lead guitar
Nik Turner - sax/flute
Jeanette Murphy - backing vox

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Paradise 9 Brighton, UK

Paradise 9 are Gregg - vocals/guitar/ clarinet/FX's,
Neil - bass, Tyrone -lead guitar, backing vocals - Wayne - drums
Based in London and Brighton and formed by singer songwriter Gregg McKella.

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