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The Mirrored Pattern

by Amateur Cult

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ollon I saw you guys live in Edinburgh last Saturday, Nice One ! Favorite track: You Be You.
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David Rankin So my first listening draws to a close. Whatever you do don't track hop. you have to listen to it all in one go. I reserve the right to not give a favourite track. It's a bunch of great ideas, sounds and moments. A bit sci-fi, theatre, strange and at times danceable all in one go. Do your ears a favour and buy it...
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You Be You 03:39
A message from the past A hold that was so clear There's a world that goes unseen A hope that perseveres A crack across my skull Still fresh from decades ago With love we'll all find a way Without your heart sings the same Your hope is the candle A light cradled and clear I see you as the beacon Your message is held near See the leaves Let it all pass See the leaves (you be you) And be on the breeze The snow fell like an angel A beauty just like you The peace lines your eyes A strength you hold so true With love we'll all find a way Without your heart sings the same Your hope is the candle A light cradled and clear I see you as the beacon Your message is held near See the leaves Let it all pass See the leaves (you be you) And be on the breeze
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The Ritual 03:19
Slowly Make or die Salem Conjure lust Read a room Hold your tongue Paper cut Liturgy Holy Sow a lie In your eye Cut to die In your dreams Plastercine Holy Summer hate Rough as fuck Out of luck Hold in Allaline Hold out All my life See what they say and Say what they see and You see what they say And burn in the sea There's a rhythm in the head A rhythm in the head There's a rhythm in the head Written from a battle There's a fox in the corner A dog in the corner There's a dog in the corner Sowing your disorder The senseless and elected sell and settle Faithful unfaithful and dance with the devil
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Hipporealism 05:01
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All these memories, so beautiful You can find us out in the cold We'll never die regretting We'll never die pretending after life For an empire is all we need An empire is all we need
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We'll sigh late We're the passion and fate You're the classical Full on bravado You're the oxygen To our fire and full We're the obstacle To your plans We're the seventh degree To your history With a flaming heart Were the anarchy I embrace you With fractures of light You're the playwright You're the energy
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We fall in stride, from harvest unto tide Work from the land, what bounty we do find Open your eyes, the spirits will find you The whites of their eyes, we bury what we find Deafening sighs, we bury what we find We build a dam of ritual, rites and fears Out by the tree, we stage the pillory Look to the flames, the devil will find you The whites of their eyes, we bury what we find Deafening sighs, we bury what we find Look long drink full, the silent smiles bind Out on the sea, your memories behind Under the waves, their hands will guide you The whites of their eyes, we bury what we find Deafening sighs, we bury what we find We fall in stride, from harvest unto tide Sing from the sea, what bounty we do find Open your eyes, the spirits will find you The whites of their eyes, we bury what they find Deafening sighs, we bury what they find
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We heard the sound through the wall Won't you look away Mainline me to the parade All the numbers the same Won't you look away away away But we dance again again again This is the mirrored pattern We are the dance scene This is the mirrored pattern This diet is for no one else No one else but you you you A theatre through Surkov eyes A feedback loop for me me me Normalised for you Won't you dance again for me We are the fountain in unison This is the mirrored pattern We are the dance scene This is the mirrored pattern

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released October 28, 2022

Recorded in 2020-22 at the Mystery Unit in Granton & Secret Basement Studio in Leith, Scotland.
Produced, mixed and mastered by Andrew John Cairns at Secret Basement Studio.

Trumpet on ‘You Be You’ by Harry Martin.
Vocals on 'Ashes' by TH!NK.
Vocals on ‘Sigh With The Sea’ by Emily Smith.
Additional vocals on ‘Sigh With The Sea’ by Craig Angus, Flo Atkinson, Stevie Cossar, Davy King and Thomas F Newell.

Artwork by Lewis S MacDonald, Public Spaces Design. Images by Daniel Corvic.

All songs written and performed by Amateur Cult, except ‘Ashes’, written and performed with TH!NK
© 2022, Armellodie Records.

Thanks to…

Andrew John Cairns, Chris Laidler, David MacDonald, Craig Angus, Kate Lazda, Pete Mason, Stuart McHugh, Al Souter, Cristina Spiteri, Mike Tyers, Creative Scotland, Mario Crudazo, Katherine Stanley, Michael MacLennan, Sarah Calmus, Alana Nubusi, Kirsten Innes, Stig, Marlyn Stuart, Johnny Lynch, Danielle Rowley, Huw Gurden, Alan Travers, Ewan Simpson, Andrew Brooks, Hate Colours, Hometime, Special Delivery, and Leith Depot.



"I know at least two people who absolutely love this with its retro keyboard sounds and the way those vocals just skitter in the breeze over the music."

- Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 6 Music

"a monorail ride across a burning, industrial sunset over ever-changing street-level vistas"

- SNACK Mag

"Amateur Cult has created something that moves endlessly... arrangements that can be full of stark atmospherics, easygoing beats or even something akin to chiptune. 4/5"

- is this music?

"Amateur Cult has created a cohesive sonic narrative, 'The Mirrored Pattern' is an empathetic and intelligent work with a great storyline. 9/10"

- Mangowave Magazine

"Lean in to it, love it. I want to feel this live."

- Lunch, EHFM

“Pure, emphatic, and intense; it just shakes you up. Everything about it is relentless.”

- Rave Child

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Amateur Cult Edinburgh, UK

That gum you like is back in style, thanks for stopping by.

Solo project by AJC based outside Edinburgh, Scotland, along the Firth of Forth coast.

Live band features my friends Megan Fennell, Andrew John Cairns and Chris Laidler of Acidsaurus Bong and saxophonist Andrew Brooks.

Photo by Alana Nabulsi.
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