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Submarine Dream

by Lava Kiss

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1.
Seahorse 04:49
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2.
Oceanarium 03:52
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3.
Swordfish 04:40
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4.
I Don't Want to See Anybody 04:04
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5.
Don't Let Them Get You Down 04:02
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6.
Octopus 04:09
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7.
Rogue Wave 03:48
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8.
God in the Waves 03:56
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9.
Submarine Dream 03:15
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about

Submarine Dream was a long time in the making.

It was inspired by the ocean and all its magnificence, as well as personal and creative transition.

After years of working on a particular persona-driven project I felt ready for a change. I decided to fully embrace my earliest influences and release this music under the name of "Lava Kiss". The name was inspired by a the title of a Grandaddy song and it gave me a degree of anonymity and space to rediscover myself creatively.

I am very happy with how it's turned out and feel grateful to have been the conduit for these songs and sounds to have passed through.

I'd like to sincerely thank all those who contributed to my Crowdfunder campaign who helped make it possible for me to finish this album.

The campaign page is visible here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/help-me-finish-my-ocean-themed-album

Below is an excerpt from the Crowdfunder page:

Submarine Dream, a collection of 9 ocean-themed songs, will be the first full length Lava Kiss album. This mellotron-tinged selection will turn your bedroom into an underwater hangout while exploring and celebrating the ocean as well as the many miraculous life forms living within it.

My reflections on our current relationship with the natural world, and the ocean specifically, have motivated me to write some of these songs in a way that I hope will lovingly express our responsibility in caring for the planet we live on, and its life forms.

Some of the songs use sea creatures as metaphors for my own human experiences. Others use the ocean or coast as a setting to express nostalgic or profound realisations in my life. I finally I use a few songs to reflect on the troubling state of the ocean and how our treatment of it and its lifeforms must change.

I am highly moved by the plight of the ocean and it's inhabitants and have drawn great inspiration from them. While this is a music album and not some new protective legislation or plastic reducing invention it is still my hope to bring more attention to the ocean in the way I best know how, through songs.

credits

released June 1, 2020

All songs written, composed and arranged by Chris Luyendijk (aka. Chris Willow).

All recordings produced, mixed and engineered by Chris Luyendijk.

All vocals performed by Chris Luyendijk.

All instruments played Chris Luyendijk*.

*Live drums and percussion performed by Bertie Atkinson on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
*French horn performed by Amy Crankshaw on track 3.

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Lava Kiss London, UK

Lava Kiss is a stage name used by London based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Chris Willow. Debut album SUBMARINE DREAM out now!

Indie Rock // Art Rock

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