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Forces

by Ela Spalding

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1.
Black Lion 03:14
Once upon a time There were black lions on the land But we scared them away With our big fat cars We scared them away With our big fat cars Once upon a time There were blue giants in the sea But we wished them away With our blinding greed We wished them away With our blinding greed So the story goes On and on and on Humans Humans Once upon a time There were trees up on the hill But we burned and we grazed To build ma big fat house We burned and we grazed To build ma big fat house So the story goes On and on and on Humans Humans Once upon a time We had fear in our eyes To come across a black lion A black lion on the path So I shooed it away I shooed it away With my big fat gun With my big fat gun Humans Humans Once before this time, We knew how to fly Up above the great oceans And deep in the skies So the story goes On and on and on, mmhhmmm
2.
Earth Pillow 04:08
I wake up with the morning sun Decide to put my worries away So I take a walk along the coast Find my favorite post Fix my eyes on the horizon Hang my arms Feel my weight And then it comes… And then it comes… You just let your body rest On the pillow of the Earth Just let your body rest On the pillow of the Earth And then, Like the river flows to the sea My troubles disappear They vanish like the wind And I am Embedded in the fabric Of now and here And now so clear So near Here.
3.
Bajo Grande 02:50
I’m going to the mountain To let my heart sing I’m going to the mountain To let my heart sing You know, you know You know, you know Oh you can take it all Oh you can take my car You can take my job I’m going to the mountain To let my heart sing I’m going to the mountain To let my heart sing You know, you know You know, you know Oh it can take it all, Cuz it can take your pain away It can take it all, Cuz it can make you stay mhmm mhmm mhmm I’m going You’re going We’re going to the mountain To let our hearts sing uh huh, uh huh, uh huh You know Cuz you are coming too You know, yeah you are coming too
4.
It’s a forest It’s a forest what I have coming out of my head It’s a forest It’s a forest what I have coming out of my hands It’s a jungle, it’s a desert It’s a sea full of coral It’s a jungle, it’s a desert It’s a sea full of coral It’s a cliff, it’s a meadow, it’s a valley It’s a cliff, it’s a meadow, it’s a valley It’s a river spilling out of my body It’s the ocean It’s the ocean It’s the whole wide ocean in my eyes It’s the ocean It’s the ocean It’s the flow It’s the gold It’s the flow It’s the glow It’s the gold in the centre of the Earth It’s the glow in the centre of the Earth Burning hot, molten rock, in the centre of the Earth
5.
Pearl River 03:41
Floating down a pearl river It seems like we’re all moving together But elephants are flying backwards in the sky I see elephants are flying backwards in the sky one day one day one day
6.
Rage 02:36
Rage The southern sea How dare you change me oh let me be After all the peace After all the deep blue After all the wide eyed babies Rage The southern sea How dare you change me oh let me be After all the peace After all the deep blue After all the wide eyed babies Rage Rage Rage
7.
I’ve been shown a wide open book Where thieves have done as they please A land that’s built on pirates and gold Where power rules over honourable work You’ll be thrown into the heart of a maze Where the only way is to fly And fight you may for the right to a fair day You know the truth lies inside Nature, nature Clear the path for your allies to come And face the storm holding hands For a land that’s built on pirates and gold Breeds men who think they can conquer and own Nature, nature Nature, nature The Earth will show she can restore If helped along This is our home, if you let it be Nature, nature Nature, nature Uplift it, nature oh nature It’s what we are Nature, nature Nature, nature If you let it breathe and she’ll breathe with you in reciprocity Nature, nature Nature, nature Ooh, nature, nature, nature
8.
So far so near Kaleidoscope year I can feel it in my bones I can feel it in my bones When the shit hits the fan, I’m running to find my boys When the shit hits the fan, I’m running to find my shelter Oh, I feel love Oh, I feel heat Oh, I feel everything When you think Everthing is falling into place Actually Everything reconfigurates Transformation Kaleidoscope years Transmutation Kaleidoscope years Inside out, outside in Upside and all around Wondering what we’re doing We’ll just have to face the music And dance, my boys! We’ll dance, my dears! Home has a new feeling Home got a new meaning Home is what we are weaving So far so near Kaleidoscope year I can feel it in my bones Earth is calling us home Oh, I feel love Oh, I feel heat Oh, I feel everything
9.
Goldmines 04:09
Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through There’s so much, to see, to do, to be Too many distractions, hooey Strip them down down down down down The ground we walk, the people we talk to The time alone, just breathe breathe breathe… Just listen to quiet Just listen to the calling Just listen to the sirens They’re telling you to Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through Go on, rock on, look around you, pass through Cuz time won’t wait, you’re standing in goldmine Time won’t wait, you’re standing in a goldmine! If you let them win You might end up with some pretty nice things But if you let them win They’ll take all the gold The green green gold The clean fresh gold

about

Forces is a compilation of nine songs written and collected between 2012 and 2022. The album addresses the forces that rule our lives; our connection to nature and also the obstacles that seem to get in the way of us having more harmonious relationships with each other and our environment. The songs speak to decisive moments: when a calling received a response, when a wave was caught, when an image was captured.

Conceived as an artwork, Forces comes with analog photographs that were taken in the same 10-year period. Ela has produced a hand-bound, signed, limited edition book of 100 copies with the images and lyrics that you can purchase directly from her by writing to connect@elaspalding.com

Co–produced with Estudio Nuboso (www.estudionuboso.org) part of the proceeds go towards the care of a very special piece of cloud forest in Panama - El Jilguero Reserve.

Tape version release on June 24th, 2023 with Rehberge Records.

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released December 21, 2022

Forces was recorded at home in Berlin, with field recordings gathered in Panama and Europe.
Music and lyrics by Ela Spalding.
Goldmines: cello, arrangement and mix by Barnaby Tree. And the band version, with Manuel Ferrer, Benito Bermúdez and David Caparó, was recorded live by Diego Pittí.
Digital mix and master by Michael Hughes
Analog re-master by Rachel Taylor of Rehberge Records.

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Ela Spalding Berlin, Germany

Ela Spalding is an artist~facilitator bringing people closer to themselves, others and nature through sound, books, words, and multidisciplinary residencies (in collaboration with Estudio Nuboso)

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