uaes ORIGINS
uaes ORIGINS Guitars by Vic Levak Keyboards by Garrett Schwarz Vocals by Jody Quine & Rebecca Ramone All songs written by Balligomingo Additional writing on I Just Tell Myself by Patrick Upton Jr. Additional writing on Last Words by Jerry Sintich Co-production and string arrangement on Last Words by Jerry Sintich Bass on You re A Star by Jerry Sintich Piano on A Beatiful Day and Wounded by Geraldo Dominelli Background vocal on You're A Star by Jaralin Detienne Balligomingo Thanks: YOU! The fans! Rebecca Ramone, Jenn Ashton, Jerry Sintich, Geraldo Dominelli, Cherry Yuet, James Justin, Eric Custer, Pat Upton Jr., Jim Buckshon, Cam & Ryan at RefineryPromotions.com, JB Brenner, Larry Bronstein, Roger Lifeset, Jerry Wong, Justin Elswick, Colleen Kirk, Amos Newman, & Scott Cresto Vic would like to thank Rob Levak, Zora and Aldo Levak Garrett would like to thank Maria & Max Jody would like to thank her husband Casey, her Matt & Krista, and ALL the little ones Contact: info@balligomingo.com Bookings and interviews: raveonstudio@gmail.com Song placement and licensing: scottc@chrysalis.com
Last Words Rain fell upon the afternoon sunshine Days turn into night were those your last words? Still motionless clouds under the moonlight Feel pick and choose as you breathe your last words from your heart again you are Deep into you as we sing our last song from our heart again you are Stay daylight will pass we ll wait for the amber glow to let you know you are Feel pick and choose as you breathe your last words from your heart again your heart again you are
I Just Tell Myself I could take it all and turn it into reasons to leave so don t look back don t look back cause I ll be far along from here. Oh show me if I m not here tomorrow I ll be setting with the sun oh show me I just tell myself that something more could help to keep my conscience clear it s all because of You know I needed more that I needed something you could never say it s all because of you. I could give it all but it wouldn t be enough to be seen so don t look back, don t look back cause I ll be far along from here I just tell myself that something more could help to keep my conscience clear it s all because of You know I needed more that I needed something you could never say it s all because of you Oh show me I just tell myself that something more could help to keep my conscience clear it s all because of You know I needed more that I needed something you could never say it s all because of you. I just tell myself that something more could help to keep my conscience clear it s all because of You know I needed more that I needed something you could never say it s all because of you
Sunshine In Rain Goodbye with no fear the world is waiting for you for me, your worth Is who I see Design and know, feel you re out of here you re smile it must have been the reason I was high You re time moves the same you re smile it must have been the reason We were high it s the sunshine in rain alive and move today alive feel good today alive it s the sunshine in rain. You re out of here with no fear the world is waiting for you for me your worth Is who I see Goodbye I know dear you re out of here your smile it must have been the reason We were high it s the sunshine in rain Alive I move today alive feel good today alive it s the sunshine in rain Alive it s the sunshine and rain we were high and move today alive it s the sunshine in rain
Beautiful Day Still it s you you re in the dream I can see where we are and it s raining steal away and now we re running in the rain I can see it we are beating hearts say that we mean it I know it s the dream I had about you Now that we re standing here in this moment I am so beautiful now that we re holding still in this moment we are kissed by the summer breeze It s not hard to imagine as the rain comes down a beautiful day it s you I imagine in the dream I had so beautiful a beautiful day Still it s you we re in the dream I can see the rain falling so sweetly steal away and now we re running from the world I can see it we are I am so beautiful here in this moment when I stare at the sun It s not hard to imagine as the rain comes down a beautiful day it s you I imagine in the dream I had so beautiful staring at the beautiful day it s a beautiful day It s not hard to imagine as the rain comes down a beautiful day it s you I imagine in the dream I had so beautiful a beautiful day
Dream Believer I don t know why I hurt you or feel the way I do there must be some kind of reason that I don t see it half way through You only see the sun you never see the rain come down a beautiful day and I know you only see the sun you never see the rain come down a beautiful day I know you found your way and dream believer you found the sun again Searching for the horizon it s another summer day standing close I can feel it it s like the sun without the shade I know you found your way and dream believer you found your sun again dream believer you found your sun again I know you found your way and dream believer you found your sun again I know you found your way and dream believer you found the sun again
Wounded Make me feel the reason help me feel the light wrap me up and drive me home make it be alright find me something good find me something good before I run away Let be your reason you never say goodbye wrap me up and drive me home this could be the night Wounded I am drifting wounded on the silence that you speak just make me feel good before I run away before I run away Find me something good find me something good before I run away before I run away before I run away I am drifting wounded on the words that you speak just make me feel good
You re A Star I saw your reflection in the waterfall I knew you d be the one to get me through Your sympathy was my fruit feel a tidal wave when I m with you and I knew you d be the one You re a star in the world I know from a picture perfect world and there s nowhere I d rather be when I m with you I got a feeling show me now where I won t hurt Your sympathy was my fruit feel a tidal wave when I m with you and I knew you d be the one You re a star in the world I know from a picture perfect world and there s no where I d rather be when I m with you You re a star in the world I know from a picture perfect world and there s no where I d rather be when I m with you I got a feeling show me now where I won t hurt
Garrett ~ Origins is exciting to me because acoustically produced music has always been my favorite, yet I never had the opportunity to do it until partnering with Vic. His guitar playing is at that allusive level. I m the computer guy and Beneath the Surface reflects that. Incorporating the organic acoustic sounds into the electronic production of Under an Endless Sky was exciting to me because it was fresh and as far from the sound of any band in our genre. Additionally, the songs embody a folk element that differ in their melancholy mood and personal lyrics which I find as touching as an angelic choir. If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - then the origins of this journey truly began in Vancouver, with the inclusion of Vic, Jody, Rebecca & all our talented friends. There is nothing better than programming vic s guitar and layering Jody & Rebecca to see where it leads. Which is the main reason we were inspired on a new path deviating from Beneath the Surface.
Vic s Production notes ~ Last Words I describe our newest Balli track as hauntingly beautiful. From our signature chord progression, to Jody s amazing vocal track, to Jerry Sintich s amazing string arrangement, this song exemplifies our next chapter with mood, ambient music. You re A Star We wanted to show the song in it s simplest form but still keep it moody. A Beautiful Day Originally written on piano, we recruited our talented friend Geraldo Dominelli for a live off the floor piano performance with Jody. Sunshine In Rain For this particular version we peeled back the layers to it s early beginnings with clean electric guitar. Vocally, Jody kept it pure and simple. Dream Believer We decided to work with the original vocal melody. In this version we wanted the acoustic guitar to brighten up the mood and add some lift to the ending section of the song. I Just Tell Myself This song is one of my personal favorites. For ORIGINS we slowed the tempo down to add to the melancholy mood and to highlight the emotional performance of Rebecca. Wounded is essentially a new song although it was recorded 5 years ago. We borrowed some of the lyrics for the UAES track Letting Go. This song really highlights Jody s intimate vocal perfomance.
Rebecca ~ Working with balligomingo has really opened my eyes to a style of music i wasn t aware existed. The fusion of electronic and organic is really interesting and unique. I m stoked to be a part of this project, and I am honoured they asked me sing on Dream Believer and I just tell myself. It chokes me up just to sing them both...it s hard not to put a part of yourself into songs like that. Vic says When I first heard Rebecca s voice i knew it would compliment Jody s ambient style. She has a great tone with unique soul sensibility that captures a certain intimacy. Jody says Rebecca is such a great woman! I love working with her and so stoked she s now a part of Balligomingo. Garrett says Rebecca was an unexpected find - she is sultry and conveys the ideas as we believe they should be heard.
Jody ~ Sometimes when we re in the studio, Vic will pick up the guitar and start working on a beautiful riff. This can often be the start of a whole new song. I m so happy that we re bringing the bones to some of our tracks from Under An Endless Sky. A few songs I would comment on are, Sunshine In Rain When Vic and I first stumbled on the harmonies for this song we were both so excited. It has had such legs with us and grown so much over the years to now finally be back to where it was when we began. You re A Star We all fell in love with the song when we got the right vocal take. It immediately came to life for us. Last Words The more you listen to this one the more it will get you. Definitely. We thought you deserved a treat on this EP for all your support. enjoy xo j. Wounded Garrett was living in LA and had written this gorgeous song. This is the vocal track we recorded 5 years ago. I loved it then and I love it now. Vic and I had worked on Letting Go and hit a wall with it, it was Garrett s brilliance to bring the two songs together to create Letting Go as it is today. We originally had our version of Letting Go with no lyrics and it was put on hold for a Jaguar commercial. I ve loved Letting Go in all its versions including the beginning of it all, Wounded.
uaes ORIGINS 1 last words 3:45 2 i just tell myself (acoustic mix) 3:23 3 sunshine in rain (acoustic mix) 3:38 4 a beautiful day (piano mix) 4:04 5 dream believer (acoustic mix) 2:41 6 wounded 2:55 7 you re a star (acoustic mix) 3:21 written & produced by balligomingo balligomingo is garrett schwarz, vic levak, & jody quine i just tell myself & dream believer vocals by rebecca ramone recorded & mixed at hush sound www.balligomingo.com m2010 Balligomingo PChrysalis Music Group