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Of Stars
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.... We all are made.
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
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Genre
Rock • Progressive Rock
Charts
Peak #9
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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July 24, 2018
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MP3 5.0 MB • 160 kbps • 4:24
Story behind the song
Created for the July 2018 Clickers Club chilled out cosmic challenge. This was an attempt to recreate a piece of music I heard last summer. I was in hospital and this piece kept playing - sometimes at night when I was tryin to sleep, other times during the day when the nurses were on their break. I was surprised that a tune I'd never heard before was on such frequent rotation on the hospital's streaming service. I asked my son (who's very knowledgeable about such stuff) what it was that they kept playing. He replied of course that they didn't play music in ICU, and there is no "hospital streaming service". So basically it was just the drugs. Ah well, at least I should be OK for copyright.
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And we who remain are but children of stars.
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DRUMNJON
Aug 25, 2018
OH MAN I HAVE A GREAT STORY ,SOMETIME, "HOSPITAL" WHAT A GREAT CREATION HERE SETH! AN AMAZING GREAT LISTEN!! PEACE !!:):):)
MichaelDuran
Aug 04, 2018
Yep! A brilliant display of brilliance!! That's what makes working with you such a pleasure Steve , the passion is so authentic, and engrossing. Bravo mate!
davidabriggs
Aug 01, 2018
This really isn't what I expected. Wow, what a musical journey. Heaven forbid, that I ever had be 'under some chemically induced coma', in a hospital...then this is the kind of soundtrack that I'd hope to have running. Yes, there are touches of Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream and perhaps even Arjen Lucassen here...but this is something even better than all those influences. Fantastic. Even your slightly unsettling story about hearing the tune on hospital radio is good. A Station add for sure.
d.bill
Jul 30, 2018
The Smivets is a band that gives me confidence. Confidence that any time I click play on a song be it new or old that I'm about to make my ears happy. Inventive, with a solid, even weighty sound. This is the real deal, progressive rock that looks forward while recalling the past with integrity.
Oddger
Jul 29, 2018
Great cosmic sounds from your hand, Steve! The intro synth and the repeated bass pattern makes and me think of my old heroes, Tangerine Dream. The vocals and the guitars give a Floydish touch, but still it is all very much The Smivets. Wonderful work!
rodrica
Jul 29, 2018
Love the depth of sound to this track, the atmosphere is sensational...reminds me a lot of the late 60's prog rock bands. Great guitar work...and that vocal one-liner is very, very powerful - gets right into the soul. Nailed it good and proper with this track.
KeithMitchell
Jul 29, 2018
This was an fav on the night. The haunting intro leading into a mesmerising soundscrape is breathtaking.
TimLowe
Jul 29, 2018
You ain't lost it, have you Steve. Of Stars ..... I give you at least ten.
MikeBennett
Jul 29, 2018
Ah yes, perfection and very cool!!!
alexanderport
Jul 29, 2018
Really one of my favorites here on the Challenge. It's taking you right from the beginning in it's waltz. It's dark, powerful and relaxing at the same time. I like the use of the organ here, guitars are just sublime and I like the way your vocals come in. Yeah, something special, the way I like it.
Ridiculousdream
Jul 28, 2018
Set the controls to the heart of the...awesome! A lovely space saga.
Bob Forbes
Jul 28, 2018
A rockin' journey through the galaxy! Great ballad Steve - especially enjoyed that flangey guitar riff!