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Stumbling & Falling

from Polynormal AB by Anton Barbeau

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In the photo for this track, you see my dad chatting with me before I went onstage with the Fabian Society at the 1983 Skip's Music Stairway To Stardom battle of the bands concert! That's Billy Currie from Ultravox torn from a magazine and duct-taped to my trench coat! This song probably dates from around that time. As I've been doing with other remakes of my teen synth material, I tried to go retro with the electronic arrangement. Loads of analog synths galore. ARP Odyssey for the solo, in true Billy Currie stylee! And yeah, the lyrics are circa 1983 or what. I made an effort to write new words, but decided to let this dog sleep on its awkward mat!

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Stumbling and falling in darkness called home
I watched you move into red danger zone
Smile obliquely as if to tell all
Word for word nonsense brings no curtain call

Nothing more beautiful - stumbling and falling
Nothing more wonderful - stumbling and falling

Children light candles and wax burns them through
Warped plastic mirror, distorted and you
Running down my street, so peaceful and green
Stopped by the Iceman, still stuck to my dream

Nothing more beautiful - stumbling and falling
Nothing more wonderful - stumbling and falling
Catch me or leave me stumbling and falling
Watch me disintegrate - stumbling and falling

Remember the silence when we screamed for justice and we found out what it really was

Nothing more beautiful - stumbling and falling
Nothing more wonderful - stumbling and falling
Fast forward motion - stumbling and falling
Into the ocean - stumbling and falling

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from Polynormal AB, released November 24, 2023
AB - synths and sounds, including ARP Odyssey solo.

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Anton Barbeau Berlin, Germany

Anton Barbeau plays "pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop." He's a Taurus, born in Sacramento and now living by a canal in Berlin. He's made something like 30 albums and has worked with members of XTC, The Soft Boys, the Bevis Frond, Cake, the Loud Family, Elf Power and
the Corner Laughers. Julian Cope got him stoned in Croydon once. His new album, Manbird, ain't bad at all.
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