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Theatre of the Head

from Sentinel at the Portico by Esgazette

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Open the curtain there’s a dark stage
And tonight we’ll act on that
All the players got their script
Dress in shadowy black and white

Ah ah elalaylalay

The marquee announce
Speaking to the front of house
Sitting in a balcony or box
The control room operates

Figures in black dance and change the set
And a chair becomes a table
The wall becomes a hill
Virtual sun through a high skylight

Elalaylalay ah ah

In a theatre of the head
You have the finest seat
The scene repeats the stage rotates
Turning back to front
Same story in different guises
Happenings jumbled up
Then you catch yourself
In a watchful net

Ah ah elalaylalay ah ah

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from Sentinel at the Portico, released January 6, 2023

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Esgazette is an independent recording project that has been active since the 1980s. It began in London and is now based in Scotland. At the same time both a band with songs and an extensive catalogue of instrumentals. While broadly described as alternative electronic, there is no musical plan for Esgazette. So you may find a pop song next to a piece of musique concrète. Good luck. ... more

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