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The Sparkling Black

by Aura Blaze

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Mazzy Mainframe This is the best of the 70s with the tech of the 2020s in all the right ways!
Every time I listen to this album I fall a little more in love with it then I did the previous time. It's just amazing!
No Soul That Couldn't Be Sold In Hollywood is still my favourite track because that's the one that drew me in but Good While It Lasted is a close second. But the entire album is a stroke of genius! Favorite track: No Soul That Couldn't Be Sold in Hollywood.
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1.
Overture: Solar Emerge 04:55
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When I got there I found she was perfect Sipping tea in the garden at hand Wisdom seldom leaves but one chance Let's have some fun Let's make some plans I can dress up in my Cacharel coat And you, that mauve dress with matching boots Oh, well everyone's saying Oh, that she's moving on That I should see it as a good thing Like winter relents to let room for spring That I ought to keep my eyes on The light ahead for the ride is long Oh, I'd like it to matter Oh, I'd like it to work out Somehow... Help me find that butterfly of love I must find that butterfly of love She's circling softly through all emotions Slowly floating to the bottom of the bay Help me find that butterfly of love I must find that butterfly of love She's circling softly through all emotions Slowly floating to the bottom of the bay Overturn the hourglass And glide your fingers through the sand And I'll wait here in case you change your mind Help me find a way to change your mind There must be some way to change your mind I shall resolve to take it upon myself To speak with Jesus Christ on your behalf So what the fuck would you like me to say? You must have something for me to say Overturn the hourglass And glide your fingers through the sand And I'll wait here in case you change your mind She was a good one A real "would-have-tried-to-win-her-back-if-I-could" one Oh, I know that won't happen For me Yes, well I really hope something'll work out girl At least for you For you What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Help me find that butterfly of love I must find that butterfly of love She's circling softly through all emotions Slowly floating to the bottom of the bay
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Good While It Lasted 04:04
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Magnetic pull is not relenting In fact it strengthens as the days go by Since we split up All manners of emotion cross my mind Yet I’m still madly in love Do you wanna take another chance? Not sure what I’m even saying It’s obvious I wasn’t right for you Yet I can’t shake the will To turn around in how I feel It’s hard to say you’re mad when it was Good while it lasted Good while it lasted Good while it lasted, my sweet girl ...And I’ve been thinking, We’re just two humans, can’t we get along? For one more night Let’s set aside our differences And reunite just for a while Do you wanna take another chance? Not sure what I’m even saying It’s obvious I wasn’t right for you Yet I can’t shake the will To turn around in how I feel It’s hard to say you’re mad when it was Good while it lasted Good while it lasted Good while it lasted, my sweet girl Magnetic pull is not relenting In fact it strengthens as the days go by Since we split up All manners of emotion cross my mind Yet I’m still madly in love Do you wanna take another chance? Not sure what I’m even saying It’s obvious I wasn’t right for you… Why can’t we take another chance? Not sure what I’m saying So sad I wasn’t meant for you, oh yea I can’t shake the will To turn around in how I feel It’s so hard to say you’re mad when it was Good while it lasted Good while it lasted Good while it lasted… [repeats to fade]
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Eyes of the Rising Sun 05:59
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Sunrise I feel her energy emanating Lying beside her in the hypnopompic shadow-realm Between this world and the palace of dreams I hear her thoughts I see the rainbow tapestry of their meticulous promise Manifest in the charmed reflections across the bedroom wall The architecture of divinity interwoven in the sunflower spiral I see it all, through the eyes of the mind ablaze Through the eyes of the rising sun Black droplets, patient diamonds and flora in the meadow Breathless, what's this? High spectral glass verse of tomorrow Pine fortress, sugar maple spaceships and lilac orbuculum Behold, beyond the purple hills: the Sacred Oculus radiating golden Step out — step into the out-of-doors, light gleams resplendent Move out — step out on the garden path Night's shade raised now falls as day breaks to reveal the... Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Safe and sound, lying, waiting for dawn The sun comes up, curtains are drawn Safe and sound, two lovers in bed The sun comes up, just like she said Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Cloud sun Moon sun Ground sun Flower sun Black sun Cherry sun Any sun for you And the spirit sun and church sun Chime sun Vagina sun Salt sun Penny sun Any sun for you Sun, sun, sun, Cloud sun, moon sun, yea Give her back time Give me back mine It hurts so good Just like it should I sent you that letter So you could revel In the satisfaction of having something to ignore Now I'm sitting here trying to write Another little script for you Anybody got a line? Safe and sound, lying, waiting for dawn The sun comes up, curtains are drawn Safe and sound, two lovers in bed The sun comes up, just like she said Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Eyes of the rising sun Through the eyes of the rising sun Any sun for you, baby Any sun for you Any sun for you
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Manipulation (feat. Björn Strid) 05:16
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What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Manipulation I wanna show you around This haunted house I built on Memory Lane Speed demon, never taking it slow Easy come and easy go Satisfaction so hard to find But easy girls are easy to come by Is she ready to go? Oh yea, yea, yea Is she letting you know? Oh yea, yea, yea Could it be all for show? Well maybe so What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Manipulation I wanna show you around This haunted house I built on Memory Lane Flashbacks are taking up my time My memory mixed up by design "You could have done this" "You should have done that" Well where were you when all this was so bad? Is she ready to go? Oh yea, yea, yea Is she letting you know? Oh yea, yea, yea Could it be all for show? Well maybe so What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Manipulation I wanna show you around This haunted house I built on Memory Lane Sipping champagne by fireside Take my hand, here comes the night Winter wonderland in blue As crystal snow falls over you Fading sunlight as you unwind And you speak without a sound And let all your troubles go I'm I falling now from you... What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Manipulation I wanna show you around This haunted house I built on Memory Lane What's happening? A quite unlikely blend of pleasure and pain Manipulation I wanna show you around This haunted house I built on Memory Lane What's happening? What's happening? Manipulation, baby Manipulation, baby Manipulation
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Keep On Believing 05:05
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You gotta keep on believing You're gonna get out You made it this far, baby No turning around No time for this superstition It does you no good I said keep on believing We're breaking on through, yea A sunny day is coming It's gonna be real Yea and it's really gonna move ya Well that's how you'll feel And it's getting closer, closer Shining for you All your troubles will be over 'Cause that's what they do, yea Out in the sunlight, yea All around Out in the sunlight, yea All around You can say That it was All my fault I'm sorry but truth would say That there was More than one side to the story, now You can say That it was All my fault I'm sorry but truth would say That there was More than one side to the story, now You know what you want in life So I'm out the doorway My time to go has just arrived And my clothes are dry You know what you want in life So I'm out the doorway My time to go has just arrived And my clothes are dry Guess I'll be back to nothing Trying to find Some kinda way to get through it It's all in the mind Come on, keep on believing It will happen in good time Hold on, got to feel groovy I will have you if that's alright Out in the sunlight, yea All around Out in the sunlight, yea All around Out in the sunlight, yea All around Out in the sunlight, yea All around
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No Soul That Couldn't Be Sold in Hollywood 03:19
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Silent, the room Your lips upon the ring, it's settled Have you anything to say for yourself? Nothing? Yes, that's correct Now blow onto the candle So concludes the hour, on to the next What makes you move? What takes you high? What brings you pleasure? What dreams behold when all that gold comes in? What must be killed to cultivate that life of leisure? Dressed in Saturnian red... There's no soul that couldn't be sold in Hollywood The ones you love all keep drugged up for their own good Nary a spirit be spared in Hollywood So won't you come out, say it, say it? The page is torn Alas, don't say I didn't warn ya Now cut your finger, let the blood come down, down Depress the index to the Codex MK-Ultra By now you see that we run this town... There's no soul that couldn't be sold in Hollywood The ones you love all keep drugged up for their own good Nary a spirit be spared in Hollywood So won't you come out, say it, say it? There's no soul that couldn't be sold in Hollywood The ones you love all keep drugged up for their own good Nary a spirit be spared in Hollywood So won't you come out, say it, say it? No soul — in Hollywood The ones you love all keep drugged up for their own good Plenty of room in the Hotel Hollywood So won't you come out, say it, say it? So won't you come out, say it? Sing it
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Hope It All Works Out 04:54
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Oh, God Please help her through these times The girl that once was mine Won't you spare her from the sadness? I'd rather bear it all myself Try to turn it into something else As you separate these magnets Now baby, it's not your fault As I recall I wasn't right for you For you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Oh, God You've taught me how heartbreak feels Can you show me how it heals? If you see I should deserve it In the meantime I'll be okay I know that wisdom follows pain So I'm thankful for the chance It's not your fault 'Cause after all I wasn't right for you For you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you It seems our spirits simply ride on different waves I'm young and free, that's never gonna change for me And while you share my lust for life, you've got your plans And that's alright, I wouldn't wanna change your mind For you I want the best, even if that means goodbye For you For you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you Out for you, for you Hope it all works out for you
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The Sparkling Black 07:11
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Before I tell you why I need to know you won't mind That when I see her there I'm gonna show her the way With singularity unchained and wild Our messianic energy aligned We're stepping through the darkness Crossing to the endless fractalescent spiral divine Hallucination dissolves The grand deception suddenly falls Mystery school initiation As we rise through the eyes of the sun We're breaking out of dark into the light The Sparkling Black pervading through our minds Awaken, spiral serpent Kundalini ascent From the roots and up through your spine, yea The door through which we find the truth A secret door into your mind Within the upper tower Third Eye Portal, stars align We're coming from the dark into the light Where Sparkling Black pervades through time Awaken, Spiral Serpent Awaken, commence sacred ascent! We'll ascend Now I see that time was only a hoax And impossibility? Just a cruel joke Dreamworld The astral plane some might call it When I see you there I'm gonna reach out and touch you, yea
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Reprise: Lunar Dissolve 04:03
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Help me find that butterfly of love I must find that butterfly of love, yes She's circling softly through all emotion Slowly floating to the bottom of the bay

credits

released June 21, 2019

All music written and produced by Rhode Rachel.
Recorded throughout 2015-2018 at Windship Studios, Lebanon Township, New Jersey.

Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey.

© 2019 Rhode Rachel Innovations. All rights reserved.

Rhode Rachel - all vocals, instruments, mixing, engineering
Björn Strid - lead vocals on "Manipulation"

Cover artwork features "Boy Blowing Bubbles" painted by Frans van Mieris the Elder, 1663; "Ascent of the Blessed" painted by Hieronymus Bosch, 1505.

THANKS: All of my family and friends for the support, helpful suggestions, critiques, and acting as my "focus group," my dearest Madeline who I love and adore, Björn (of Soilwork and The Night Flight Orchestra) for both his exceptional vocal performance on "Manipulation" and for being an all around awesome person and a great friend, James Moore of Independent Music Promotions, John Clark, Brad Swartz, Fuzzy Sun, Thomas Jongsma, PlayTV, Corey from WWGR Gressel Radio, Stoned Meadow of Doom, Prog Rock Nation and Jul's Progkast, Underrated Albums, Midsummer Madness, Bandas desconocidas, Gene Pierro of Hamilton Radio, Santa Rosa Records, Vittek Records and Player FM, The Devil Has The Best Tuna, Dusty and the Planet of Sound Podcast, You Don't Know Jersey, Speak Into My Good Eye, This Is Only Rock Radio, Bill Darksoft and Look Up Records, Eric Alper, Radio Wigwam, Dave Allison and Custom Made Music, Unearth Records, Andrulianblog, EarToTheGround Music, VALLEY FM 89.5, Indie Music Nation, York St John University and Saints Radio, Ola's Kool Kitchen, Firebrand Radio, KCLA 99.3FM, Tracy's EOP, Maximum Threshold Radio, ISXRadio.com, Factory Fast Music and Podcasts, Feedbands, WoNo Magazine, anotherwhiskyformisterbukowski, Metal-Impact.com, Bant Mag, Screaming Match Productions, Dave Attrill, The Creative Unconscious, Tradiio, Cleopatra Records, WUSB 90.1FM, TouchTunes, Mitrakos Evangelos of One Collector Thousand Tunes Radio Show, Sonic Bandwagon, Mike Pougounas of The Blackout Radio Show, ARFM, The House of Prog, The Blog That Celebrates Itself, Velvety, all of the other blogs, websites, publications, radio stations, and creative media that have offered Aura Blaze publicity and support. I cannot thank you enough! My musical inspirations Jeff Lynne and ELO, Deadsy, Type O Negative, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Tame Impala, Temples, Crosby Stills & Nash, Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, Mahler, the list goes on and on and ever on... God - Divine Consciousness - Truth Vibrations.

Peace shall reign, love shall prevail.

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Aura Blaze Lebanon Township, New Jersey

Aura Blaze is the New Jersey-based psychedelic rock brainchild of Rhode Rachel. Rhode's passion for creative expression has lead him to construct magnificent musical works that transcend the sound of traditional rock, breaching the surface of limitless potential within the sonic spectrum. ... more

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