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Empty Spaces

by Black Hulled Ships

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1.
Sea Sick 02:47
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All on you, all alone Turning round the telephone Sea sick man, state of mind Used to learn, so Come on All of you, so unknown Transform me into stone See six minds, so declined Used to burn, so Come on
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Vee Vee 03:01
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You fill my life with your videos and day-dreaming Future is so bright, you're getting ready to start living Living already, breathing in the fresh air A million in your mind, ideas of a new kind Billions of us now, trillions of them of how They are firing up and wow How they are Dancing A vison to entrance me I hope you will fly When you knock at my door Vee vee I could not ask for more Vee Vee Digital pages filled with your imagination Creating the new world, creating the new girl Of the future, is not going to be held back And if they try then you’ll make a new world on your iPad A visual world, a kaleidoscope of colour Colour living in your mind.. mind's eye Seeing further than the sea, cc me in When you make it to promised land would you let a beggar in? I'm begging you now To take off I’ve been calling you I’ve been calling you When you knock at my door Vee vee I could not ask for more Vee Vee Yeah Vee Vee I could not ask for more Vee vee Yeah Vee Vee
3.
The Sky Tonight 03:27
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Wouldn't it be nice To go for a ride Through the sky tonight Jupiter and Mars Shoot for the stars Neptune's Blue She's calling you Wouldn't it be fun So far from the sun Carbon stalactites Europa Ganymede Dial up the speed Snow Galaxy Orion's fantasy
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Old Days 02:18
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These are the old days Sitting around in sun's rays Living our life in our way Loving each other How we do so Now How does it feel right now? How does it feel Now, now? These are my best friends Always around to help out The look in their eyes says I'm fine The smile on their faces love In my life Now, How do you feel right now? How do you feel Now, now Right now Now, now
5.
One 02:15
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[Sir Paul McCartney sampled spoken work] Me on me own, just, you know, indulging myself Erm, I like that! Put some percussion on like shakers Standing around in this little empty room going… Just me on me own
6.
Love To You 02:52
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Love to you Sending you Love Love to you Sending you Love Mother’s in the garden planting out the seeds Monkey’s in the back room playing on machines Brother’s in the kitchen stirring up the beans I’m on the guitar living in a dream I’m in the Beatles The Doors or the Stones This is our home Love to you Sending you Love Love to you Sending you Love Mother’s in the bedroom having a snooze Brother’s in the backroom spelling out his views Monkey’s on the sofa shooting videos I’m on the keyboard tapping my toes I’m back with Guthrie With Dylan and Jones This is our home sending you love, love, love, love, love sending you love, love, love, love, love sending you love, love, love, love, love Love, love
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An Old Tree 03:12
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I saw an old tree by the college path Where the vines had all grown round At the old trees base grew a thicket Of tangled thorns and savage spines Savage spines A song bird silent on the lonely perch Made not a sound that I could hear Perhaps too blasted by the wind and rain Perhaps did I approach too near? Where branches once reached up into the sky Years of decay had cut them short Where the old beech bark was once smooth and grey Now peeled and cracked, fallen away Fallen away A song bird silent on the lonely perch Made not a sound that I could hear Perhaps too blasted by the wind and rain Perhaps did I approach too near?
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Reflections 04:24
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[Spoken word sample of the Venerable Ajahn Sumedho) What is the world? The illusions we create in our minds. You know, each one of us lives in our own world
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David + Greta 02:44
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[Spoken word sample of Sir David Attenborough] We have left the stable and secure climatic period that gave birth to our civilisations. There is no going back No matter what we do now it’s too late to avoid climate change. [Spoken word sample of Greta Thunberg] Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of the mass extinction. All you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you! [Spoken word sample of Sir David Attenborough] Surely we have a responsibility to care? [Lyrics] Heating Up
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Horse Picture 02:42
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[Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] I’ve got my memories of what I can remember. But I’d like to know what you can. How far back can you remember? [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] I can remember… You know that house on Walton Road? Taking me up to bed, reading me a story. Like piggy back. And I can always remember that, you know that picture? That horse picture, on the landing? [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] Yeah! How far back can you remember? [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] I can remember… I was convinced there were like monsters tickling my feet at night So when I moved that stuff away from the bottom of my bed, I didn’t have those thoughts anymore. [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] Oh Yeah, I can’t remember you ever being frightened like that. [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] I didn’t have those thoughts anymore. [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] How far back can you remember? When you were being born, I was the first person to have touched you. I’ve told you that have I? [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] Yeah [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] I was the first person to have touched you. Yeah, very emotional [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] Well yeah! [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] Touched your head [Spoken word sample of Georgina Greene (my sister)] Yeah [Spoken word sample of Robert Rowley (my dad)] Such a privilege to see all three kids being born. It’s amazing [Both laugh]
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Warm Sun 03:32
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Sun is coming up Flowers coming out Birds are singing songs which Left me with no doubt that Hope is in the thawing icicles and snow Ice melts from my window, letting me go Letting me know Letting me show My mind could Heal and grow could Leave this cold place Leave the dark wood To be in a quiet space where I can be free To be in the old place where I could be me Light and free Warm sun shines on me there Sun is coming up Flowers coming out Birds are singing songs which Left me with no doubt that The old man in the mirror smiling back at me A man I thought was lost, now I can see He was suffering Got to let him know My mind could Heal and grow could Leave this prison To go outside To an open landscape breathing free Flowing like a wild stream to the sea Light and free Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now The Sun is coming up The Flowers coming out Birds are singing songs which Left me with no doubt that Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now Warm sun shines through me now

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A veteran of the great early 00s Manchester DIY scene and the seminal Akoustik Anarkhy record label as guitarist, songwriter and producer in Autokat and Yacht Club, I have returned to writing and producing music and video as Black Hulled Ships after a ten year hiatus to raise a family.

My latest work, the 11 track album Empty Spaces, is cut from the same musically anarchic and eclectic cloth. Recorded over 2 years and culminating during the pandemic, Empty Spaces is the sound of me rekindling my love for the process of making music. It is an homage to and celebration of family, friends and the act of musical creation and me just having fun, being creative and writing about my experiences of love, sadness, wonder and joy.

The music I’ve made as Black Hulled Ships ranges from riotous 2 minute rock tracks and introspective sing-along anthems to tongue-in-cheek silliness and psychedelic adventures through the solar system. Empty Spaces features a subtle blend of live instruments, samples, sequencers, programmed beats and 808s and includes contributions from three generations of my family alongside spoken word samples of Paul McCartney, a venerable Buddhist monk, Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough.

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released December 1, 2021

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Black Hulled Ships Portsmouth, UK

My name is Andrew Rowley, I use a second-hand PC, free software and some battered old musical instruments to layer sounds, create songs and explore my musical inspiration for pure sonic enjoyment.

This catalogue includes work from my previous incarnation as Yacht Club and will soon feature new work created under the Black Hulled Ships name.

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