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12 Little Killers

by VANDERWOLF

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Carsten Pieper This really is an ecclectic collection of songs. I saw a review, where the (proggy-oriented) author complained, that this album is stylistically too much over all the place. Well, I like it the more for it ;-)
Rock, pop, prog, folk, to name a few...
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    Vanderwolf re-emerges with ‘12 Little Killers’ an eclectic collection of 12 tracks each an exploration of human fallibility and the struggle for transcendence.

    Side A takes listeners from the choral-folk of the opening track, through raucous broken blues, searing confessionals and velvet lamentations.

    Side B erupts with epic sounds that evolve and expand. From the oozing slice of psychedelia of the first single ''Glisten'' to the progressive rock anthem of ''Walking Away'' to the mournful gospel soul of ''Aftermath''. Listeners will hear influences as wide-ranging as Beatles, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Gil Scott Heron, Flaming Lips, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Funkadelic and Peter Gabriel.

    Recorded by producer/drummer Chris Wyles at his south London studio, the 12 songs were selected, mixed and compiled by keyboardist and co-producer Sam Sallon. It’s available in a limited pressing of 500.

    Born in NYC, working in London and as of 2020 residing in Los Angeles, Max Vanderwolf has recorded several albums and countless songs. Most of them remain unreleased. Notably, he was vocalist and creative-force behind the semi-legendary London band, Last Man Standing, whose sole album in 2008 received plaudits from many including Mojo and Uncut.

    Concurrent to his life in music, Vanderwolf has worked under an assumed name as a music programmer and concert producer in some of the worlds’ most celebrated clubs and venues. He went from overseeing the legendary underground downtown NYC’s Knitting Factory to overseeing London’s Royal Festival Hall, where for 9 years he produced the Meltdown Festival where he worked closely with David Bowie, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Massive Attack and others. He has produced concerts in Brooklyn, Rome and Paris working closely with John Cale, Sparks and the Residents.
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I dreamed I was a mountain with snow-peaks white and pure and with the thawing of each Spring my streams would rush to cure the thirst from which you sweetly suffer that daunts you every time you start to climb. I dreamed I was a hero fulfilling every task steadfast with an answer for everything you asked and slaying all your daydreams dragons and spitfire syntax cluttering your mind. Horizons wide Arise and Smile Enlightened child The Night is wild But I am not a hero and this is not a dream and I cant find the words to say exactly what I mean so I'll just sit here softly singing and hope that it will help you pass the time. Horizons wide Arise and Smile Enlightened child The Night is wild
2.
Beautiful Stranger As sugar is sweet We're the main attraction whenever we meet Well I've seen all these signs Yes I've been down the street No I ain't gonna hurt no one no more Beautiful Stranger Your hand on my hip The triggered responses all follow the script I've lived out these scenes and I'm just not equipped No I ain't gonna hurt no one no more You and me, baby We stared long at the light Now we're battered bruised and blind And I could swim through this sea of tears But I'm gonna say good night Beautiful Stranger How hungry your eyes We're so fascination exchanging sweet lies Well it feels like Hello -- but its really Goodbye No I ain't gonna hurt no one no more
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I'm writing in pain from my head to my shoes If this is love - please make it stop Got me a case of those schism n' blues If this is love - please make it stop And I don't know what it is No I don't know what it is but its making it hard to live yeh its making it hard to live I've got to find a way... I wait and pray for this anguish to stop If this is love - please make it stop my heart's like a blister that needs to be popped If this is love - please make it stop And I don't know what it is No I don't know what it is but its making it hard to live yeh its making it hard to live I'm up on the tightrope If this is love - please make it stop I taste my own blood If this is love - please make it stop a circus of junkies addicted to love
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NYC 02:51
Your appetite’s gigantic You bite that hand that feeds And step upon your citizens Who smile as they bleed Take another piece of me, NYC The Streets that gave us stories Now tell the tale of greed And avenues that sang the blues Lay silent in defeat. Take another piece of me, NYC But there’s no place I can go Where my heart feels more at home Cruisin’ like that good ol’ circle line. But there’s no place here left for me No hope that I can see CBGB’s gone a long long time. Your kind are so unkindly You’re brazen and naïve So build another tower With the dollars you deceive Take another piece of me, NYC With hands of steel and granite You strangle the dissent. You’re occupied and justified This ain’t the 1% But there’s no place that I can go Where my heart feels so at home Rumblin' like that A train down the track But there’s no place here left for me No hope that I can see Looks like I am never ever comin’ back Take another piece of me....NYC
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On my nose Always goes to those same melodies Day by day Fades away Tell me why I.... When the day is long and the night comes on You can feel it happen it around you From your lowly mate to the head of state We’re all served our bones on a platter Live forever and live today The obstacles come undone Live tomorrow and hear us say We are here - We are one When I scratch my itch I got perfect pitch Like a tree I know I’ll be marking You can feel the trail Wag its cosmic tail And you'll hear the words I am barking All I know Comes and goes No one nows what I mean Dog is dead in my head So is God I... Live forever and live today The spectacle has begun Live tomorrow and you will say We are here, we are one
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Walking Away 06:34
This ain’t summer weather in my head And there's no sunshine in my bed A razed agenda, the soil’s scorched Brick and bread surrender to the torch Then I looked at you And your council that led us astray Lest all dreams come true We'll soon see the twilight streaming Oh from out of the blue You are walking away ������ �� ���� Words We once knew You are walking away Tossed like hand-grenade From the cold hand of deceit Wars call unto you You are walking away Burn marks and ashes, half-empty glasses Bewildered children in fleeting fashions If this is heaven, get me outta here A street-scarred saviour devoid of passion Then I look at you and my wonderment ceaselessly sways Lest all dreams come true We'll soon see the twilight streaming Oh, from out of the blue You are walking away ������ �� ���� ����Words we once knew You are walking away Spun like a satellite Dazed and betrayed Stars call to you You are walking away
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Glisten 03:39
All the days that stretch out before us All we leave behind Congregate like a brave mosaic From which we'll bravely shine And we'll glisten in the darkness For the ones that lost their way Now the path is clear, the time is near The light shines from our eyes You and I bound by simple glories Forged by nature's way Calibrate constant constellations And mark them with our praise And we'll sing the rock of ages To the mountains of the moon Now the path is clear, the time is near The light shines from our eyes
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Aftermath 04:17
I swept the mirror off the floor And left a note upon the door The occupant has left address unknown Brought your stuff out to the car And left some things out in the yard And wondered then Would i see you face again Shoot me down with your electric truth tonight In the cold morning air it may seem alright Shoot me down with your electric truth tonight While the wicked of the world unleash their spite I called your mama on the phone through tears she said you were not alone It made me sad to see her so bitter And now the things that we had known Are out of reach and we’re alone We had such friends, we had such good times Shoot me down with your electric truth tonight In the cold morning air it may seem alright Shoot me down with your electric truth tonight While the wicked of the world unleash their spite Well my friend I won’t see you tomorrow but we are one we are one And these men whose cruelty brings such sorrow We are one we are one And blood that rushes in the gutters in the streets In the minds of everyone today Opens up into an ocean flooding the wastelands of humanity We are one
11.
Headway 05:34
Got to learn to live this life before I live again Before I live again, before I live again Look into the child’s eyes before I live again Before I live again, before I live again Just as the past dissolves away The present fast is yesterday The future calls and so we go We stagger forth with all we know Got to learn to live this life before I live again Before I love again, before I love again Look into the giant’s eyes before I love again Before I love again, before I love again In days we’re born, in nights we die We chase the light we signify The restless march, the dreamers lie In grass below the vaulted sky
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And if you take my heart Leave something for me Though we may part Lovers we’ll always be And if you hear from a friend That i've been untrue Know in the end I never meant to hurt you And if you beat me to pulp Stomp me to bits Loving me the way you do I still keep a flame, my love Just for you

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Vanderwolf re-emerges with ‘12 Little Killers’ an eclectic collection 12 songs each documenting the fallibility of humans and the will to transcend.

Recorded by producer Chris Wyles at his south London studio, the 12 songs were selected, mixed and compiled by keyboardist and co-producer Sam Sallon. It’s available in a limited vinyl pressing of 500.

Vanderwolf's music spans a wide-range of genres from choral folk to hard-spiked blues to psychedelic balladry to prog-rock monstrosities and beyond. With a vast back catalogue of songs to release, Vanderwolf is set to get his wild and restless music out to the world.

Born in NYC, working in London and as of 2020 residing in Los Angeles, Max Vanderwolf has recorded several albums and countless songs. Most of them remain unreleased. Notably, he was vocalist and creative-force behind the semi-legendary London band, Last Man Standing, whose sole album in 2008 received plaudits from many including Mojo and Uncut.

Concurrent to his life in music, Vanderwolf has worked under an assumed name as a music programmer and concert producer in some of the worlds’ most celebrated clubs and venues. He went from overseeing the legendary underground downtown NYC’s Knitting Factory to overseeing London’s Royal Festival Hall, where for 9 years he produced the Meltdown Festival where he worked closely with David Bowie, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Massive Attack and others. He has produced concerts in Brooklyn, Rome and Paris working closely with John Cale, Sparks and the Residents.

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released July 20, 2022

Voice - Max Vanderwolf
Bass - Will Muldrew
Keyboards - Sam Sallon
Guitars - Chris Cordoba 1, 4, 7, 9,10, 12
Guitars - Oli Hannifan 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11
Drums - Chris Wyles - 1, 4, 7, 10. 12
Drums - Kevin Petillo - 3, 5, 6, 11
Drums - Alex Thomas - 2, 8
Violin - Malin-My Nilsson
Cello - Amy Langely
Marimba - Cyrus Reynolds
Backing vocals - Victy Silva

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As well as being a musician with a long and storied history (including mastermind of
legendary London band, Last Man Standing,) Max Vanderwolf also produced concerts with Brian Wilson, Patti Smith, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Elliott Smith, David Bowie, and Massive Attack at celebrated venues. The new album has been called, “An unforgettable sonic journey.” by
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