Video for Psychedelic Ranger, shot during The Sonic Dawn's 2018 European tour with Heavy Psych Sounds labelmate, Brant Bjork.
Eclipse
by The Sonic Dawn
Charlie Hodgson
Charlie Hodgson
I discovered you on the heavy psych sounds samplers, the first song I heard was forever 1969 and though it's good I wanted more, so I bought this album and it pleasured my hearing holes, tickling my eardrums and leaving them in a state of ecstasy, unfortunately it didn't last song so I listen to one of your albums at least twice a week for my mental well being.
Favorite track: Psychedelic Ranger.
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Music you want to hear in the most beautiful places on this planet
Favorite track: Forever 1969.
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Thnx Harry Harrison for the reminder to buy all the Sonic Dawn releases !!
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Forever
1969
Some say that we are out of our time
But they don’t see
That what they’ve got
Ain’t where I wanna be
Times may change
But the struggle remains the same
You like to think think
That we’re left behind
But really man
we’re ahead of our time
Cause ‘69
Is another state of mind
Butterflies and rainbows
and an old song
Stuck inside my head
Just an idea
That’s always stayed with me
That You can be
Whoever you want to be
In that way
We are all born free
It’s the ego trip
That I can’t dig
That you claim to know
What’s new and hip
and you like to think think
That we’re left behind
But really man
we’re ahead of your time
Cause ‘69
Is another state of mind
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They say home is where the heart is
Mine’s detained on unknown charges
I would set it free and never come back
So if you see it can you draw me a map
I belong in a town called nowhere
A place between A and B in the cold air
Like a psychedelic ranger
With no way home you’re always a stranger
Like a lost son I approach the border
Sending a thought to a lonely mother
I feel changed but here is the same
Same old streets with the same old names
Everybody longs for something somewhere
I long for my heart in the middle of nowhere
The psychedelic ranger
No way home, always a stranger
Like a psychedelic ranger
With no way home
The psychedelic ranger
No way home, always a stranger
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The Stranger
03:06
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No Chaser
01:34
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Man we’ve got to move on
Get out of town before dawn
Run and never look back
Cast no shadow as you’re moving along
We have to break free
They’re coming for me
And I don’t want this trip to come down
Friend step inside my dream
Even if, from the outside, it may seem
Strange, but once you see what I see
You’ll start to be the one that you want to be
LSD
You’ve got to hold on
If the trip is too strong
Cast no shadow as you’re moving along
We depart the destination
A trip to cancel all creation
This current is strong
Cast no shadows as we’re moving along
We have to break free
They’re coming for me
And I don’t want this trip to come down
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Opening Night
02:27
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Theaters are open on
this evening
You can go and see it too
Painting of the evening sky
Is swiftly done
You can add some color too
A nickel for the ferryman
will do
So empty all your pockets
:
I’m gonna give you some advice
and baby, you better take it
Set out for your dreams
and you won’t have to fake it
Mountains turn to dust
On the horizon
Tell me what you’re thinking
Public executions have
Been banned
Outside the sun is shining
A breeze has come with
Heat from giant fires
You can even sing it too
I’m gonna give you some advice
and baby, you better take it
Set out for your dreams
and you won’t have to fake it
I’m gonna say it twice
And hope you will take it
Set out for your dreams
and you won’t have to fake it
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Circle of Things
03:16
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In the circle of things life tries to find
a balance in the cosmic mind
With every breath it takes away
a new idea is born and wishes to stay
But time erases the traces you’ve left
All of our plans laid to rest
Snow piles to hide the trails
Sunlight stretch the summer days
Birds are carried away on their wings
One arrives to where it begins
Only the circle of life remains
the circle of life remains
Love rests in the heart of me
As the island rests in a living sea
Your eyes will see what loving gives
Living is easy when life is all there is
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On the Edge of Our Time
02:34
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I’ve been sleeping
I’ve been gone so long
If I wake I will be
too sad to talk
Night came creeping
Without bringing the dawn
It’s the edge of our time
Now I say no more
Earth begins to move again
Nothing else has made it
Past the bend
I’ve been crying
But that too is done
I’m falling to pieces
Under the sun
Silence like it’s
never been heard before
In a world without sound
I feel so alone
Earth begins to move again
Nothing else has made it
Past the bend
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Christiania
03:24
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I come here
to have a bit
Of fruit for my head
Who says
It ain’t for me
The seed
the trees and all of the green leaves
Yeah I know what’s good for me
Think it over
You think it over
This is all you need to know
Times are changing
The times they are changing
The pigs are back to feed
Won’t let me enjoy some peace
The free town has to go
to pave the road for greed
Why don’t you set it free
I like to be
Lighter; even lighter than the air
But the stones
will fly before they try take what we all share
We know where it’s good to be
Think it over
You think it over
We all feel and we all know
Times are changing
The times they are changing
The pigs are back to feed
Won’t let me enjoy some peace
The free town has to go
to pave the road for greed
Why don’t you set it free
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The Last Page
02:55
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The darkest eyes in the room
Are staring at the door
A grim ghost of the past
Has come (back) for some more
White clouds in the night
Are quietly drifting by
The shadows slip inside
And turn down the lights
A life in the air on a whirl
It’s the sorrow of the world
That no one seems to care
Care for everyone everywhere
A dry voice on the air
Lets the empty words spread
But a plain truth stares
From the notebook by the bed
A black mountain grows
Right before one's eyes
Night can’t hide the day
much longer so it shows
The life we know is gone
Like snow under the sun
Hitching a ride on a country road
The blue sky feels so cold
Life in the air on a whirl
It’s the sorrow of the world
That no one seems to care
Care for everyone everywhere
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Love Bird
01:43
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Love bird is flying
and my baby she is crying
Friends say that she’s overlooked
that I can be read like an open book
But they only know life on the shelf
Cause it’s my time to leave
when Jupiter and Venus are
Perfectly aligned
I’m waiting for a sign
Love may be blind
but I treat no one kind
in the way I keep walking away
Look to the sky, and I see the birds fly
I’ll never be happy to stay
and She deserves more than a lie
Cause it’s my time to leave
when Jupiter and Venus are
Perfectly aligned
I’m waiting for a sign
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To Change Who We Are
03:00
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I let every stranger in
Never seem to close my door
I’m filling my house and my head
Each minute brings me a new situation
It’s a stream that is breathing air into my life
I want every day to change who we are
Turn on, tune in and let the full impression begin
A place without any real limitation
Walk a street I’ve never been before
Talk a talk I didn’t know I was hoping for
It’s a stream that is breathing air into my life
I want every day to change who we are
Seeing it all from the side
I trip and take a rest on the floor
Rainbows are painted on the wall
Now it’s only the rabbit that is white
It’s a stream that is breathing air into my life
I want every day to change who we are
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Islands in Time
02:48
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Islands
In my
In my own mind
A traveler
of time
of time
Escapes for days
To my
To my own place
to my own space
One more time
Across the line
Out of reach
Washed up on my own beach
Reality
It folds
It folds upon
Upon itself
I walk
the backside
of the strip
I
I wait
for the eclipse
for the second
when the carpet
starts to slip
One more time
Across the line
Out of reach
Washed up on my own beach
One more time
I cross the line
Out of reach
Washed up on my own beach
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Towards the End
05:20
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The world moves slow
Let your problems go
Unwind the clock
There’s no time you have to get up
Let the days slowly blend
Until you reach the end
What difference does it make
Give me something more that I can take
The world moves slow
Let your problems go
Unwind the clock
There’s no time you have to get up
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about
Inspired by personal events and the current meltdown of the world as we know it, «Eclipse» deals with a feeling of despair that many will recognize.
However, the music is more multicolored than ever, because the path to a better future starts out in the mind. Eclipse is a journey out of the darkness. Some might say a trip.
“Were we indeed living in forever 1969 Eclipse would surely rank as a classic along the lines of ‘Surrealistic Pillow’”
—Paul Quinn, Ghostcultmag .com
“easily one of the best psychedelic pop albums of the decade.”
—A.S. van Dorston, Fastnbulbous .com
“Eclipse is The Sonic Dawn’s preliminary masterpiece”
—Andreas Schiffmann, Musikreviews .de
“an album in the absolute elite, when speaking about psychedelic retro rock.”
—Lasse Jacobsen, Heavymetal .dk
“a great melodic rock album made with soul and heart.”
—Cyril Lenoble, Coreandco .fr
However, the music is more multicolored than ever, because the path to a better future starts out in the mind. Eclipse is a journey out of the darkness. Some might say a trip.
“Were we indeed living in forever 1969 Eclipse would surely rank as a classic along the lines of ‘Surrealistic Pillow’”
—Paul Quinn, Ghostcultmag .com
“easily one of the best psychedelic pop albums of the decade.”
—A.S. van Dorston, Fastnbulbous .com
“Eclipse is The Sonic Dawn’s preliminary masterpiece”
—Andreas Schiffmann, Musikreviews .de
“an album in the absolute elite, when speaking about psychedelic retro rock.”
—Lasse Jacobsen, Heavymetal .dk
“a great melodic rock album made with soul and heart.”
—Cyril Lenoble, Coreandco .fr
credits
released February 1, 2019
The Sonic Dawn:
• EMIL BUREAU – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Bells
• NIELS BIRD FUGLEDE – Bass guitar
• JONAS WAABEN – Drums, Backing vocals, Perc.
Featuring:
• ERRKA PETERSSON – Organs, Electric pianos, Mellotron
• UFFE LORENZEN – Maracas on “Forever 1969”
Recorded to tape & mixed in The Village Recording, Copenhagen. Produced by The Sonic Dawn & Thomas Vang. Engineered by Thomas Vang. Studio assistant, Jonas Lyngdam. Mastering by Hans Olsson Brookes, Svenska Grammofonstudion Mastering, Gothenburg. Cut to vinyl in Abbey Road Studios, London. Artwork by Robin Gnista.
Music and lyrics by The Sonic Dawn. Tracks 2, 11 and 13 by The Sonic Dawn & Errka Petersson. Ⓟ & © 2019 Heavy Psych Sounds, Rome – Italy, under exclusive license from The Sonic Dawn.
The Sonic Dawn:
• EMIL BUREAU – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Bells
• NIELS BIRD FUGLEDE – Bass guitar
• JONAS WAABEN – Drums, Backing vocals, Perc.
Featuring:
• ERRKA PETERSSON – Organs, Electric pianos, Mellotron
• UFFE LORENZEN – Maracas on “Forever 1969”
Recorded to tape & mixed in The Village Recording, Copenhagen. Produced by The Sonic Dawn & Thomas Vang. Engineered by Thomas Vang. Studio assistant, Jonas Lyngdam. Mastering by Hans Olsson Brookes, Svenska Grammofonstudion Mastering, Gothenburg. Cut to vinyl in Abbey Road Studios, London. Artwork by Robin Gnista.
Music and lyrics by The Sonic Dawn. Tracks 2, 11 and 13 by The Sonic Dawn & Errka Petersson. Ⓟ & © 2019 Heavy Psych Sounds, Rome – Italy, under exclusive license from The Sonic Dawn.
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Psychedelic group from Copenhagen. Signed on Heavy Psych Sounds Rec.
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Apr 14Copenhagen, Denmark
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Apr 15Kalbe, Germany
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Apr 16Dresden, Germany
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Apr 17Prague, Czech Republic
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Apr 19Aarau, Switzerland
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Apr 20Münster, Germany
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Apr 22Siegen, Germany
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Apr 23Tilburg, Netherlands
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Apr 26Gothenburg, Sweden
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Apr 27Stockholm, Sweden
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Apr 28Linköping, Sweden
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Apr 29Oslo, Norway
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