Becoming Creatures, by Tremosphere

Becoming Creatures

by Tremosphere

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1.	Tide 05:52	lyrics	buy track
I have two tongues One’s raw, the other moist I catch my breath in-between doors And try not to resist love Like a doll with no purpose Saw the light through the pillow case Sorting all the memories Of made-up lives, resisting love Give something Give something (Give me something to hold on) We’re turning the tide (Don’t fall for the landslide) One by one Bleeding from a paper cut I stained the picture behind the scene Torn drapes to soak up the tone The deep wounds show we resist love Odd room devoid of pretense Glass hearts by the windowsill Open to pick up the pace And try not to resist love
2.	Utopia 03:51	lyrics	buy track
I thought it would be different That it wouldn’t taste like this I spend a lot of time missing you When I’m immersed in the sound Of the earth, in the here and the now I spend a lot of time feeling you If I could draw you my utopia (x4) My eyes opened in the night Looking for a healing sign I take all the time to be new I thought I’d make a difference That it wouldn’t taste like this I take all the time to love too
3.	Down The Road 04:01	lyrics	buy track
Every day I look up Above Pour the dark in a cup And roll With the feigned ignorance We chose Stepping from the main track Way down Take me down the road Of all marvels and treasures Show me the waves you rode All the ravels and feathers Take me down the road Off the mapped trails and remnants Show me the hand you hold All the trapped tales and romance Every day I pick up The stones Rearrange the flowers Indoor Carve their names in the mud Of love Bending in the wind Way down
4.	Lady Cardinal 04:31	lyrics	buy track
Flying dust Across the room When wide asleep Cardinal rule Of circumstance I take a spin Out of the pack, out in the dark My legs are shaking There in my heart, deep from the start Your song, enthralling Behind the tulips Feeling more Lilith than Eve No yellow bricks, No binding spells, When dawn is near Out of the pack, out in the dark My legs are shaking There in my heart, deep from the start Your song, enthralling Branching now From the core Of my beliefs A mere instant Between your lips I gained my wings
5.	Domo 03:24	lyrics	buy track
We draw the line at convenient Play house whenever relevant Attach ourselves with invisible threads Exhale relief once we’ve past the test Folded notes you left all around Did you intend for me to see The damages of unspoken coil As traces of love were bleeding and fading Dancing on my own I thought you were gone Gazing on my own I thought we were done I tried to be on the best of behaviors Although I knew I was losing some flavor They’re teaching us we have to hide our selves Good girl syndrome, what a mess of a message Dancing on my own I thought you were gone Gazing on my own I thought we were done Basking on my own I’d rather walk alone Dancing on my own I’ll find my way home
6.	Creature of The See 03:34	lyrics	buy track
Creature of the see  You hadn’t seen me there Exposure of the deed Told you I mean I dare I breathe you disappear With unfinished affairs Too coward to proceed Your words die in the air Creature of the see  You’re caught up in the flair Limited dopamine  As you withdraw your stare I sense a cloud of fear  We’ve reached the empty end Feelings not in the clear Forsaken needs again
7.	Lament 02:09	lyrics	buy track
I don’t know why I thought I could be Your only source of light, you see I wanted more than this could be Just a footnote in your story I don’t know how I’ll mend this rip Maybe next life I’ll grow my own tree For every train I rode to seek And every town I’ve walked to flee I can’t pretend I feel the same Way than once I entered this realm The nights are long and depleting Fighting the wars of yesteryear
8.	Burst 05:23	lyrics	buy track
I was walking down the street I didn’t know where I was going I’ve just left you inside You were upset, and so was I I was too shy to see how they got around I thought my turn would come, eventually I had no one to protect, Or to show or to guide me I was too weird to go I was too scared to try I didn’t know what it was With all the rage and lust inside (x2) What to do when they meet and collide With all the rage and lust inside (x2) I found a spot in the crowd And I sat there, by the fountain And I thought, what if I shout With all the rage and lust inside (x2) I was too weird to go I was too scared to try I didn’t know what it was With all the rage and lust inside (x2) What to do when they meet and collide With all the rage and lust inside (x2)
9.	Vanity Project 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Why are you there  What do you want to retrieve Flashback to all the tears Please say I’m pretty Far too often  I pay the erotic wage  With the rawness of my edge Adoration empty I ask questions I ask questions I hold tension All the attention In the end it will come down to  Whether you decide what is right for you No more waiting, no more coming through These doors that can not welcome you What do you mean  What do you want to achieve Aftermath is bittersweet Disposable fantasy Part of yourself  Trapped under a veil of blame Disguise for the mundane  Do you enjoy the company I ask questions I ask questions I hold tension All the attention In the end it will come down to  Whether you decide what is right for you No more waiting, no more coming through These doors that can not welcome you
10.	Five by Five 04:35	lyrics	buy track
I got it loud  So loud and clear  High as a cloud  It just wouldn’t disappear I fought so hard  For all these years  To keep my crown  I just had to be sincere Oh tell me more  Tell me all the things  All the darkness  And the guilt  Five by five  I’ll be standing here  Holding our love safe and free There’s more than one  Way to begin  Try out somehow  And just allow the thoughts to breathe The odds are that  You can fulfill  The deepest sigh  By just letting us be real

about

"In the depths of the waves lives a sunshine -I need all of you.”

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LIVE ON WFMU
on Dark Night of the Soul with Julie - November 2023
www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/134390

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REVIEW by Steve Fenton (Phonotonal, UK)
"Becoming Creatures is an album with a dark edge, some angular moments, and most of all a strong off-the-wall experimental vibe."

www.phonotonal.com/2023/11/tremosphere-becoming-creatures/

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RELEASE OF THE WEEK Space is The Place radio show - Cando FM (UK) www.mixcloud.com/SpaceIsThePlaceRadioShow/space-is-the-place-14-09-2023/

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PICKS OF THE WEEK August-September White Light // White Heat (Italy) www.whitelight-whiteheat.com/wl-wh-weekly-shoegaze-dreampop-psychedelic-indie-tips-35-23/

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As heard on Max Reinhardt's Late Late Lunch Show - Soho Radio London (UK), Black Ops - CAMP radio (France), Kool Strings Radio (Belgium), Irene Trudel - WFMU/GTDR (USA), Bipolar Explorer's The Other Room - CAMP radio (France), Karen Vogt's Lost, Found, and Lost Again - CAMP radio (France), The Night Train - Sheffield Live (UK)

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As music writer Ned Raggett's (USA) Sept 1st Bandcamp recommendations
www.patreon.com/posts/88614684

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Album review by Fringes of Sound (USA)
www.onthefringesofsound.com/2023/11/tremosphere-becoming-creatures.html?m=1

ABOUT THIS ALBUM:

"Becoming Creatures" consists of ten new songs written by Tremosphere lead vocalist, Sylvia Solanas. Recorded in both New York and France over a period of months, it very much feels like a significant step forward for the band.

While the main themes echo their previous works - pain and love and struggles - Becoming Creatures is a departure from the contemplative to a more feral state. Indeed, Solanas is known to be outspoken about her chronic anxiety and mental health in general, and, as she’s looked deeper into her idiosyncrasies, she’s composed this album as a call to all humans to connect with who and what they truly are.

Solanas also plays instruments (for the first time on record) on "Becoming Creatures", with the acceptance of imperfection. Tremosphere’s co-member Michael Serafin-Wells continues to provide the songs with thoughtful arrangements and instrumentations.

While finding new sounds and expanding their sonic palette on "Becoming Creatures", much of what has appealed to listeners throughout the band’s first two albums - "Interiors" (2019) and "Memoirs of a French Garden" (2022) - remains, deepening and enriched by the new material.

The UK’s noted Fog Songs blog put it well in characterizing the band’s sound as “post-rock guitars that are minimalistic and raw, with French-accented vocals that are sultry and dreamy and beautiful. They incorporate the fuzzed-out dreamy psychedelia of Mazzy Star, the femme guitar-driven shoegaze pop of Lush and the wistful downbeat alt-grunge of The Cranberries into their own unique vision and take you on a special top-notch dream ride.”

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credits

released September 29, 2023

Sylvia Solanas - vocals, backing vocals, bass, organ, piano, synth, percussion.
Michael Serafin-Wells - guitars, bowed guitar, bass, organ, synth, percussion, backing vocals.

All songs written by Sylvia Solanas.
Additional music by Michael Serafin-Wells.
c/p 2023 Thirteen November Music (ASCAP).

Produced and mixed by Tremosphere.
Recorded in France and live and in a hurry at The Shrine -NYC.
Mastered by Scott Craggs, Old Colony -Boston.
Layout by Audun Grimstad.
Photographs and design by Sylvia Solanas.

c/p 2023 Tremosphere, Slugg Records, Thirteen November Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.