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Carsten Pieper See my comments to Something Deep Insiede Me. More fantastic cover versions of Peter Hammill/ VdGG songs. Favorite track: Cat's Eye / Yellow Fever (Running).
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1.
Solitude 05:07
(Lyrics by Peter Hammill) Silently I rest in the tall green grass and look steadily upwards. Birds sing ceaselessly around me, and the blue of the sky surrounds me strangely. Out here, life is at its essence, and watches the world with innocent eyes; far from grime, far from rushing people it seems that I have found a tiny peace. On the blue backdrop of the unknown water droplets trace their paths; on the sky, mortals hang on metal - but who is to know how long either will last? The lovely white clouds glide across the sky and into my dreams. I feel as though I had died some time ago: now I'll wander with the clouds through eternal space. Taken from Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound web-page at https://www.sofasound.com/phcds/fmlyrics.htm#4
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(instrumental version) The original lyrics can be found on Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound web-page at https://www.sofasound.com/vdgcds/agmlyrics.htm#6
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Bravest Face 05:01
(Lyrics by Peter Hammill) Here’s the edge, this is the moment when all the fear floods in apace. Time to clear my head, my demeanour emboldened, of trepidation betray no trace. Time to put on my bravest face. Quite the nine-stone weakling, who am I trying to kid that I can carry all before me as my heroes did? Unafraid, oh what I’d give to walk the walk with my head held high, to stare down my demons. But sadly I’m not remotely like that kind of guy. Bluster and bravado, every human power, I summon up what strength I have to face what cows me down. Now’s the hour. Frozen in the spotlight, frightfully exposed in my sad efforts to sustain a heroic pose. Though I’m scared as hell still I know it’s only natural to feel so vulnerable and alone: in extremis we’re on our own. It’s time to take my place and hold my head up, time to wear with grace my bravest face. Taken from Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound web-page at https://www.sofasound.com/phcds/consequenceslyrics.htm#9
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(Lyrics by Peter Hammill) I was walking in the evening, I was looking for something good, clean, fine, pure, straight, but instead I found the bunker wall and gate. It was open: I was free. I gave a token guarantee, though I later knew I had promised more, with an I.O.U. I could scarcely score my way...but I herald Apoc- alypse anyway! (I was a prime believer in the faith of 'I' - yellow fever in the cat's eye.) And it's everything you want/ own/love/hate/touch/dream/trust. And it's everything you need. I got a heart like a rocket, I was out of control, I'd cleaned out my pockets for some luck to show.... Really looking like a hopeless case, I found it in my hand, it was the Angry Ace. He wants to talk to me, one on one, he wants to give me his professional opinion...but I'm running, I just can't wait, I haven't got a moment to anticipate; yes, I'm run- ning, I just can't stop, I've got to get to the bottom just to get to the top, I've got the dark alleys and the open skies - I got the yellow fever from the cat's eye. I'll let you know how it goes in the ninth life. Taken from Peter Hammill's Sofa Sound web-page at https://www.sofasound.com/vdgcds/qzlyrics.htm#6
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(Tintagel by the sea) (Tintagel by the sea) There's a castle called Tintagel by the sea. (Tintagel by the sea) And it's part of King Arthur's history. (King Arthur's history) Merlin the magician used to live here in the caves. Practising his spells and contemplating the waves. (At Tintagel by the sea) One night on the beach he had a shock. (One night he had a shock) For he found a little babe among the rocks. (He found a babe among the rocks) His magic told him he'd be king and not just any knave. He called the baby Arthur and taught him to be true, strong and brave. (At Tintagel by the sea) Because King Arthur would always fight for right. (Yes King Arthur would fight for right) His sword was called Excalibur and it could never break. But he got tired of fighting so he threw it in a lake. When a hand came up and caught it, he knew that he'd made a mistake. (yes he knew he'd made a mistake) He had one more battle to fight against the knights who were so cruel. He won that and all the vassals said he was the best king who ever ruled. (The best king who ever ruled) If you come to Tintagel now, there aren't really any knights. But there are lots of jolly people and the castle's, the castle is very nice. But now the time came for Arthur to sail away. In a boat disappearing across the bay. But if the realm meets disaster King Arthur will come back again. But if the realm meets disaster King Arthur will come back again. Lyrics copyright Peter Hammill (and presumably Play Away too).

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In gastronomical terminology, 'leftovers' denotes food remaining after the main part has been eaten and nobody knows (or cares) what is going to happen to it, while 'rightovers' is the food one cooks for the sole purpose of reheating and eating it later.

I would not want to call these five songs 'the leftovers', because they started everything. At first, it may seem that they left unused after the 'Something Deep Inside Me' was released in July 2016, hence were later taken to a bigger project - 'All Of Us Pilgrims' double tribute album (you can find it on my Bandcamp page) released in July 2017. In reality, prepared much earlier than some of their companions, they had to wait until the 2CD tribute album was ready to roll, thus sacrificing one full year.

Just like 'Something Deep Inside Me Remixed', the 'Rightovers' is a set of remixed versions of those songs. Some minor issues have been fixed, some additional clean-up done, and 'Tintagel by the Sea' is not a demo bonus track anymore.

Presented as a FREE Download, this EP, combined with Free Digital release of 'Something Deep Inside Me Remixed', provide you with the full set of songs recorded by Mikayel Abazyan and Friends project to honour the music of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator.

The 12-page interactive Digital Booklet (in PDF format) that is supplied with every download provides the story of how this new project came to life. Also, it contains references to the major release ('Something Deep Inside Me Remixed'), which also contains an informative 15-page interactive booklet in PDF format both reproducing the artworks from the original 2016 booklet and giving insights on this new project.

credits

released May 22, 2021

All songs are written by Peter Hammill, except ‘Cat’s Eye / Yellow Fever (Running)’ written by Graham Smith / Peter Hammill.

Performed by:
Mikayel Abazyan – lead and backing vocals, grand piano, MIDI keyboard, acoustic, classical and electric guitars, bass
Levon Hakhverdyan – drums and percussion (5), SFX
Ashot Korganyan – drums, percussion, heavy electric guitar (4)
Davit Melkonyan – saxophone
Rima Mirzoyan – violins

Recorded (July 2014 – October 2015), mixed (September 2015 – March 2016), remixed (March – April 2021) and mastered (May 2021) for Digital release by Levon Hakhverdyan at Brevis Recording Studio, Yerevan.

Produced by Mikayel Abazyan.

Publishing credits:
1 – Stratsong
2 – MRC Music, Inc.
3, 4 – Static Music Ltd.

Design and layout by Mikayel Abazyan.

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Mikayel Abazyan Yerevan, Armenia

Born on July 9, 1971.
Self-trained playing piano, guitar and later - bass, which allowed me playing and making a few recordings with various bands in Yerevan.
In 2014, joined a special project dedicated to the music of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator, which brought me back to studio work. Having released yet another successful solo tribute, started producing my own music.
And I like it!
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