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Dissenter (EP)

by Anya Anastasia

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1.
Losing Wild 03:36
Have you seen the animals crossing the desert They’re on their way (oh) Have you seen the animals crossing the desert In the light of the heat of the day. The hourglass drains there’s no Noah’s Ark in the desert So they’re going away Only time rains down on this bleak parade in the desert The Twilight of Wilder Days. My wild heart Goes with them My mind Goes down with them I go with them I go with them I go with them Have you seen the animal crossing the desert She’s on her way (oh) Have you seen the animal crossing the desert In the light of the heat of the day. The mind it is a mirror to the land What was once forest now is sand In the Twilight of Wilder Days. My wild heart Goes with them My mind Goes down with them I go with them I go with them I go with them Because what am I If there’s no lion To teach me to roar No Ibis No Eagle flying Reminding me I can soar? My wild heart Goes with them My mind Goes down with them I creature, wild with them Am hunted I go with them I go I go with them I go I go with them.
2.
Smog under glass The future has past. Just push the pedals ‘round, Don’t stop to ask. Before the bang All this was spring-loaded. Why spend energy resisting? Certainty is pre-programmed. The furthest we’ll get is the end of the string Then we’ll shoot backwards, recoil the spring And on it goes La la la la la la la La la la la la la la Smog under glass Kept in the dark. Just push the pedals ‘round, Don’t stop to ask. Before the bang All this was spring-loaded. Why spend energy resisting? Certainty is pre-programmed. The furthest we’ll get is the end of the string Then we’ll shoot backwards, recoil the spring And on it goes La la la la la la la La la la la la la la Smog under glass, Kept in the dark.
3.
You keep telling me to slow down Well I was travelling too fast to see that you’re right Now the time has come* World’s slowed down All the colours they shine much brighter now… But my head still spins The state I was in it lingers, still Thoughts won’t stand still Ideas float around my head like butterflies, tied Is it I’m dizzy or is the world just spinning the wrong way round today. Around today. Is it I’m dizzy or is the world just spinning the wrong way round today. Around today. I keep trying to reign it in But all that raining made colours run in my eyes Pass the scissors to cut the strings I’m blinded by dripping wet winged butterflies. Oh my head still spins The state I was in it lingers, still Thoughts won’t stand still Ideas float around my head like butterflies, tied Is it I’m dizzy or is the world just spinning the wrong way round today. Around today. Is it I’m dizzy or is the world just spinning the wrong way round today. Around today.
4.
Dissenter 03:40
On through the dust Dissenter I Slash self doubt ‘cross the scarlet sky. I hide my hope in the boot of my ride Swallow sand from the clouds to bury my pride Somewhere on the road Somewhere on the road Moving a mountain of shifting sands No glory in a war that begins where it ends Give a spade to the ones who’ll take a stand There’s too much power in not enough hands. Writhing heat, warped by wind I choke at the thought of the state I’m in Dune by dune Dust by dusk I lend my thoughts to the woman I trust Somewhere on the road Somewhere on the road. Moving a mountain of shifting sands No glory in a war that begins where it ends Give a spade to the ones who’ll take a stand There’s too much power in not enough hands. I need more time For my changing stripes I need more time for my changing stripes. Moving a mountain of shifting sands No glory in a war that begins where it ends Give a spade to the ones who’ll take a stand There’s too much power in not enough hands.
5.
Goes Untold 04:18
Lost by the light of the silv’ry moon I’m lost by the light of the silv’ry moon It took my hand and waited It took my hand and waited It took my hand and waited Couldn’t find peace in the leaf-stained stream Couldn’t find peace in the leaf-stained stream It held my hope and waited It held my hope and waited It held my hope and waited Fragments of a misty morn But my eye’s been cut by paper Stumbling blind in a place I know She took my hand and waited. It goes untold The memories of old. Truth once told Now memories of old. The whole truth held in a drop of rain The whole truth held in a drop of rain But we decline to taste it we decline to taste it we decline to taste it Our secret’s held in the old cool stone Our secret’s held in the old cool stone Hold me there I’m safe now Hold me there I’m safe now If you can’t say it like you mean it Then write it down for later. She will wait to hear it Souls lifted from the pavement. It goes untold The memories of old. They go untold, These memories of old.

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Dissenter is the debut EP from singer-songwriter Anya Anastasia.

Anya Anastasia's debut is a powerful blend of experimental folk and West-African inspired desert rock.
The originality of the songwriting and captivating melodies draw you in to the strange and dreamlike landscapes the music evokes.

Anya's lush arrangements, intricate guitar work and intriguing vocals weave together to create beautifully crafted songs featuring Gareth Chin on keys/rhodes and Satomi Ohnishi on percussion/drums.

Anya's lyrics ask questions about our society, conspiring to stir dissent and environmental action. Amidst the grind of modern industrial life, her songs transcribe wonders of the natural world.

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released January 4, 2022

Written and performed by Anya Anastasia
Gareth Chin on Keys | Satomi Ohnishi on Drums | Clara Gillam Grant on Cello | Andrew McNicol on Ngoni.
Produced by Anya Anastasia & Kiah Gossner
Mixed and mastered by Kiah Gossner

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Anya Anastasia's music is a powerful blend of experimental folk and West-African inspired desert rock.
The originality of the songwriting and captivating melodies draw you in to the strange and dreamlike landscapes the music evokes.
Anya's lyrics ask questions about our society, conspiring to stir dissent and environmental action.
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