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Borkiii Really impressed with this album and the Days Between Stations' other material. The Billy Sherwood influence is clear on this record, which I enjoy, While not as complex as their earlier albums, DBS are able to write beautiful modern compositions with one eye on the past paying homage to prog masters of yesterday. Favorite track: Giants.
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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) It's immediately obvious, especially from the sound of the vocals, that Billy Sherwood - a friend and colleague of Chris Squire, and his heir as bassist for "Yes" - participated significantly in this project. As usual in prog nowadays, the short tracks around 4 minutes are much better than then 13+ minute epics, and neither Paul Whitehead's cover artwork not Colin Moulding's vocals can compensate for that. Nevertheless, it's one of the more pleasant prog experiences among the releaes this year. Favorite track: Witness The End of the World.
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Spark of Life 16:52
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Spark Of Life Spark of Life and Innocence Reflected in the child’s eyes Tethered to the soul Exist with no disguise Dreams ignited **Thoughts incited Cascading like waterfalls Entering the brave new world Without compromise Spark of Life Soul expansion Coming on in waves Point of view Taking chances You’re an act of god Motivation Of creation Dreams are coming true Extraordinary All within our view Lost in imagination Looking up into the star-filled sky Where does it start? where does it end? Forever we’re wondering why Orbiting around the sun Trajectories are multiplied Constant masses in motion All a part of you and I Coming in waves The push and pull Of the tide The moon in control The moon decides Coming of age, You set the stage You turn the pages And write your own story Never look away From danger or despair Or love that’s waiting there for you Spark of Life Soul expansion Coming on in waves Point of view Taking chances You’re an act of god What are the odds that we’ll get all that we’re after? What are the odds that we’ll live free of slaves of masters? Free from all the tyranny Free from all material needs What are the odds that we’ll make it as far as the eye can see? Spark of Life Soul expansion Coming on in waves Point of view Taking chances You’re an act of god They say the road is never ending The warning signs may not be so clear Across the landscape you keep rolling Seeking bridges that may not be there Never know just we we’re going The future holds a place for us all Ever changing ever growing Fortune smiles on those who answer the call All the years Drifting on Treasures gained, Fortunes gone Make the most of daylight As your sun is setting in the rearview mirror While the memories you hold keep you heading home Spark of Life Soul expansion Dreams ignite Thoughts in action Tethered to the soul Exist with no disguise Dreams ignited Thoughts excited Cascading like waterfalls Extraordinary All within a view Spark of Life Soul expansion Spark of Life Soul expansion Spark of Life Spark of Life
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Witness The End of the World 03:56
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Witness The End of the World In the cities we covered with gold Dancing in all the ruins we sold Monuments to invention and pride Now in decay the future is decided In memory of the dreams that were lost are footprints etched in dust Traveling down an uncertain path are empires covered in rust Everything we once knew Winding down Witness the End of the World Center of our universe undone Witness the End of the World Everything has its reason and rhyme Everyone has their moment in time As the Fates hold the threads of our lives Ultimately nothing will survive Everything we once knew Winding down Witness the End of the World Center of our universe undone Witness the End of the World
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Another Day 09:38
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Another Day   I alone Have to play the hand that’s laid before me I alone Have to face the fears we all know I alone Must choose the path and see it clearly I alone must find the will To go on I alone Take on the endless burden I alone Take hold when others let go I alone Raise the final curtains I alone Head into the storm Carrying the world upon my shoulders Holding all the keys To all the locked pathways Across the open landscape that lies before me Drawn to the horizon Moving forward come what may Taking on another day Footprints made (footprints made) on roads unpaved (roads unpaved) Marching on (marching on) til daylight (until dawn) Body breaking (footprints made) mind unshaken (roads unpaved) Carrying (until dawn) the weight I alone Suffer all the slings and arrows I alone Accept my own fate I alone Define the laws of patience I alone Deny the weight Footprints made (footprints made) on roads unpaved (roads unpaved) Marching on (marching on) til daylight (until dawn) Body breaking (footprints made) mind unshaken (roads unpaved) Carrying (until dawn) the weight Carrying the world upon my shoulders Holding all the keys To all the locked pathways Across the open landscape that lies before me Drawn to the horizon Moving forward come what may Taking on another day I alone Must choose the path that’s laid before me I alone Must find the will To go on
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Goes By Gravity 04:51
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Goes By Gravity Now there’s a law that everything falls Whatever way you shoot it It’s all there to kick to the wind So go ahead and boot it Caught between the push and pull Suspended in between Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Holding us all Goes by gravity Goes by gravity As we revolve Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Throw a stick right over the moon or watch the pebbles skim Hop skip and jump like a loon As Newton’s apple spins Goes by Gravity Goes by gravity Holding us all Goes by gravity Goes by gravity As we revolve Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Meteors will fall out the sky in Siberia Frauleins will drop trays of beer in Bavaria Boulders will roll down Michigan hills Keen fighter pilots will drop for a thrill All know its name when they’re falling six floors to oblivion aaah aaahh ! aaah aaahh ! Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Holding us all Goes by gravity Goes by gravity As we revolve Goes by gravity Goes by gravity Caught between the push and pull suspended in between Caught between the push and pull suspended in between Caught between the push and pull suspended in between
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Giants 12:58
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Giants Standing on the shoulders of giants We were made to see The world for what it was Walking in their footsteps, so compliant We were listening To the words of love and trust Heading down the river of memories Taking on water And drifting into rough seas Sinking ever deeper As the undertow Pulls you down Into the abyss Where no one is ever found Shaking the sky Holding on to the reigns The great divide between memories and what remains Changing tides Passing torches Changing of the guards As giants are brought Down to size Standing by the falling giants We were made to see The cycle of life Memories hazy And unreliant Now lost for words as they return to dust We wanted more than just to survive The erosion of time Retaining all the memories That make up a life Carrying on with the legacy To live, to love, to be And finally understanding our shared destiny Shaking the sky Holding on to the reigns The great divide between memories and what remains Changing tides Passing torches Changing of the guards As Giants are brought Down to size All the moments that are multiplied All to reach the journey’s end Pools of memories Rivers of Time Life will find us in the end Shaking the sky Shaking the sky Shaking the sky Shaking the sky Shaking the sky Holding on to the reigns The great divide between memories and what remains Changing tides Passing torches Changing of the guards As Giants are brought Down to size Taking down, The barriers between earth and sky Watching, Sleeping Giants arise Passing torches Changing of the guards The new Giants have arrived
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The Gathering 04:06
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The Common Thread 07:46
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The Common Thread The opposing forces gathering Each side taking their places Locked and loaded and ready to engage Staring down their adversaries One by one A battle of attrition Colors flying in the wind One by one falling down The black smoke rising And covering up the fields of glory The red and green laser lights Cutting their way through the night Finding their targets By the munitions' light The embers of the battles floating in the breeze And gently falling calmly The black smoke rising Through the day and the night The war rages on 'Til there no sound Everyone was gone And the politicians all proven wrong Same old song The common thread The common thread The common thread Searching for the heart of the matter The common thread Listening for the truth in the chatter The common thread Crossing the bridge to tomorrow One world here for us The common thread Enduring the pain and the sorrow One world here for us The common thread Transforming our ways of living One world here for us The common thread Learning new ways of forgiving One world here for us Making all the dreams real Making all the dreams real Finding common ground between us Transforming our ways of living Laying down all our shields Now the fighting's over Learning new ways of forgiving Making all the dreams real Finding common ground between us Searching for the heart of the matter Making all the dreams real Finding common ground between us Listening for the truth in the chatter Making all the dreams real Finding common ground between us Crossing the bridge to tomorrow Making all the dreams real Finding common ground between us Crossing the bridge to tomorrow

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Although firmly rooted in the progressive rock genre, the new DBS album “GIANTS” ventures into more rock-oriented material.

Says guitarist Sepand Samzadeh, “’GIANTS’ really brings the band through areas that we have not ventured before. Billy took more of a producer role, Oscar and I lean back a bit and absorb the ride from the master… As a revision, I felt our debut album was instrumental, cinematic, atmospheric and experimental. The sophomore album had both vocals and instrumental pieces. There are hardly any instrumental or atmospheric pieces in ‘GIANTS,’ yet there are a great deal more solos and faster solos, more aggressive changes, it has a live jam band vibe and sonically it is unabashed and raw. It is designed to sound as us as a band, stripped to four players.”

Says Sherwood, “I love the creativity of Sepand and Oscar. The new record speaks to that spirit of imagination they both share. I’m honored to be a part of it and explore new musical horizons with them and I’m very proud of the new record we’ve made… Days Between Stations is a musical force to be reckoned with indeed. I’m very excited for people to hear this new record… We worked very hard to push our own envelopes and try to come up with something very unique and adventurous!”
Founded in 2003 by guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar Fuentes, the duo named themselves after the cult novel by Steve Erickson and have devoted themselves to, as they say, Art Rock and Post Prog – music that reflects their varied influences, as well as shared disregard for stylistic boundaries.

The genesis of Days Between Stations new album “GIANTS” came about when, “My father passed away shortly after we released the last album, ‘In Extremis,’” Oscar explains. “He suffered from Alzheimer’s. Around that time, I wrote a piece of music and put some words to it. It was called ‘Giant’ and the visual inspiration for the lyrics came from me picturing a young boy looking up at his father. I clearly remember looking up at my dad as a young kid…literally looking up at him, as he was a tall man, but also for me my father and my mother were like giants, figuratively, and even all those years later there was a sense of ‘how can the world keep going on, without them?’ They had held up the sky, after all. At least it seems that way, I’m sure, to many young kids all over the world. So the lyric dealt with this young boy sort of dealing with seeing this ‘giant’ falter: to see him lose his memories, to disease; to see him lose his wife. And to realize that, at some point, the boy is now the same height as the father, the ‘giant.’”

Sepand adds, “We left the concept loose enough in order to have some wonderful collaboration again. Oscar and I were excited to approach Paul Whitehead to discuss the conceptual design. Paul took the idea and drew a proof, which was what you see on the final cover design. I remember that I took Paul’s proof and made a large copy of it, shortly after, when we began recording – Billy Sherwood, Oscar and I – inspired by Paul’s painting, used the paintings images and philosophy and developed songs and lyrics. Once we were done and needed more material, we met with Paul and hoped to inspire him with our sonic development. We would go back and forth several times inspiring one another and until the completion of the music and cover art.”

So what are the Giants?
You can find Greek Mythological figures such as Sisyphus, whom inspired the song “Another Day.” Perception plays such a deafening role in our lives, in how we live, how we feel, how we see, think, and react and so on. Sisyphus was condemned for eternity by Zeus. He had to roll a giant boulder up a steep hill and before reaching the top, Zeus would enchant the stone to roll back down. If we look at this philosophically, Sisyphus, has really two options, be miserable for eternity or really enjoy the labor of love of rolling the rock up the hill, then watching it roll back down.
Besides Sisyphus, you can spot Atlas in the upper right corner who was condemned to hold the sky. Yet in the cover art one can see, with an all-knowing seer in the facade, which the sky and horizon is peeling off, all while Atlas is holding the peeled image while he is sinking. This was used as a lyric, also that is how Oscar felt about the demise of his father’s image as a Giant and his health sinking him to the ground.
Oscar explains, “I hesitate to explain the ‘plot’ too much, but I think you could say that a pretty epic story is told here. Between the lyrics and Paul’s artwork and of course what the music conveys, I think a pretty complete picture is painted.”

This time around Billy Sherwood sat in the produce chair, and helped the band write and arrange the songs and lyrics. He even wrote a song for the album titled “The Common Thread.” Sepand recalls, “I love how Billy captured us. Some of our final takes Billy captured, were us rehearsing parts while the tracks were armed or at most when playing a first or second take. It is pure, instinctual and unabashed playing with minimal post production effects. It’s raw. I think we have our bearing and confidence now to stand on our legs.” Oscar adds, “I would say Billy was a lot more involved with the writing of this album, in general. He really brought a different type of energy to DBS, a more rock and roll energy.”
Sepand continues, “With ‘In Extremis’ we had the honor of playing with some of our icons, this time we kept it local with one exception. So Billy, whom we consider the third station, re-joined us. He recorded drums, vocals and bass. Durga McBroom who recorded her vocals on ‘Witness the End of the World,’ and of course – our cousin across the pond – Colin Moulding can be heard on ‘Goes by Gravity.’”

Says Colin Moulding, “I was contacted by Billy Sherwood to sing on this track ‘Goes by Gravity.’ And because I was given a free reign, I re-wrote the lyrics somewhat to make the track more pointed…I think it turned out good in the end.” Durga adds, “Working on this project has been amazing. From Lebanon to the San Fernando Valley, we mixed our essences together. DBS’s magical music, Billy’s meticulous production, and my humble vocal offerings make a heady combo. I had a blast!”
In closing Sepand has this to impart, “Currently, we just finished scoring for a short film. We are working on composing a score for another documentary with director Alexandre Dorriz which focuses on the work of French photographer Jean Paul Bourdier. Also, I am very excited to begin work on the fourth album, as well as perhaps some solo work.”

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released September 21, 2020

Days Between Stations
Oscar Fuentes-Bills: keyboards
Sepand Samzadeh: guitars

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Billy Sherwood: lead & backing vocals, bass, drums
Durga McBroom: lead vocals “Witness the End of the World”
Colin Moulding: lead vocals “Goes by Gravity”
Inid Abiza: backing vocals “Spark”

Produced by Days Between Stations and Billy Sherwood

Cover painting by Paul Whitehead
Interior artwork by Ruth Nielsen
Album package by Erik Nielsen
Band photos by Alex Dorriz & Erik Nielsen

Music & Lyrics written by Oscar Fuentes-Bills, Sepand Samzadeh, & Billy Sherwood, except “Goes by Gravity”, lyrics written by Oscar Fuentes-Bills, Sepand Samzadeh, Billy Sherwood, and Colin Moulding.

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Days Between Stations is the creative musical partnership between guitarist Sepand Samzadeh and keyboardist Oscar Fuentes.

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