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Monthly Archives: November 2012

A Veil of Skin

28 Wednesday Nov 2012

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it was she
with me
at her side again
i looked
and
out of her
nakedness
rose
a tiny green snake
its head
translucent and perfect
she squeezed
as i watched
and it grew bigger
expanding in spirals
coiling upwards
its greenness
abandoned
for the power
of black and red
above us both
that snake
rising ever
shedding
thin skins
as it grew
onto her pale flesh
until she
disappeared
under
a river of delicacy
i kept the skins
wove a veil
from those petals
my wedding dress
black and red
coiling around me
in spirals

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Portrait of Northern Irish artist, Alick Knox

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Portrait of Northern Irish artist, Alick Knox

Posted by Sarah Jane Mary Hills | Filed under Art, Photography

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26 Monday Nov 2012

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In That Silence on Deuce Radio

26 Monday Nov 2012

Posted by Sarah Jane Mary Hills in Music

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Deuce Show #189 is presented by Joe Ferrett andincludes:

  • New Deuce A Listers, New Wave Pop Rock band The Fuse, Indie artist Franco & The Dreadnought, Rock band Homeless Hill, International Pop artist Romina Power, and Americana artist Victoria Celestine
  • Deuce Favourites old and new worldwide such as Argonaut,  Rob Finlay, Wilderspin and Cling from England, Laura Cheadle from USA, Nine Lies from Ireland, and Dashboard Madonna from Germany and Luca Vinter from Italy to name but a few!
     
  • New Deuce Acts to look out for such as Sarah Jane Mary Hills from South Africa, Jetset Getset from USA, KS Rocks from England, Eron Falbo from Italy, and Garden Of Sanity from New Zealand,

Below is the video for Mutiny On The Thames by Chris Pope who is featured in Deuce Show #189

mutiny on the thames - chris pope

You can listen or download Deuce Radio Show #188 and #189 along with previous shows by visiting

www.deucemp.com/deuce_show.html

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26 Monday Nov 2012

Posted by Sarah Jane Mary Hills | Filed under Art

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Sarah Jane Mary Hills – Child Of Ancestors

24 Saturday Nov 2012

Posted by Sarah Jane Mary Hills in Music

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By 88 Kilos of Sunshine:

Every month, I read every music magazine and website and blog end to
end. It’s a search for albums that are personal, stripped of ego,
beautiful and honest. On my twitter account I ask questions, hoping
that the crowd will source these beautiful albums for me… And every
so often I’ll come across Warpaint or a rare perfection like Mountain
Man’s “Made the Harbour”, but more often than not I’m disappointed by
the anodyne starch that is served up as music so regularly.

Then, out of the blue I see a post about Sarah Jane Mary Hills’ new
album, Child of Ancestors, on NBT’s Facebook feed. I loved the work
she did with Sunways and so it was an easy decision to buy the album
immediately from her bandcamp site. After listening to the opening 5
seconds I was hooked, and when NBT Music Radio asked me to do a review
I jumped at the chance.

This is a rare album, so deeply honest and personal that it’s an act
of courage (and perhaps catharsis) to release it to the public. The
arrangement is simple and the production sparse, and combines with
introspective lyrics to produce an intimacy that is arresting and
inspiring.

Though this is a solo album the collaboration with the Legendary
Warrick Sony in terms of the final product is worth mentioning. Hills
and Sony have worked together before with Hills contributing vocals to
two Kalahari Surfers albums – One Party State
(http://kalaharisurfer.bandcamp.com/album/one-party-state) and the
recent Agitprop (http://kalaharisurfer.bandcamp.com/). For this album,
Hills recorded the vocals and guitar before sending the songs to Sony
to add final musical touches after which he did the final mix and
mastering.

Sony’s genius is that his contribution is light and sensitive thereby
adding to the album’s haunting beauty. The layered vocals and the
simple guitar figures against a background of sweeping soundscape is a
trip into someone’s soul.

Hills’ writing is superb, never over the top and never straying from a
sound that suits the album’s themes. The subject matter is sometimes
emotionally tough but ultimately leaves this listener with hope and a
sense of peace. This may make it sound like a “difficult” album but it
is extremely accessible and you will find yourself humming the songs
long after listening.

This is not an album for anyone that is fond of aggressive posturing or
frivolous pap, but for those who appreciate simplicity and beauty it
is a rare find and I encourage you to make your way to Hills’ bandcamp
site with your credit card ready.
(http://sarahjanemaryhills.bandcamp.com/). Child of Ancestors is
another superb Sjambok Music release and while you’re in a buying mood
make sure to check out other albums released by one of SA’s finest
labels at http://www.sjambokmusic.com

Child Of Ancestors

16 Friday Nov 2012

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http://sarahjanemaryhills.bandcamp.com/

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