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Aquatorium (Demos and Rare Tracks) (Remastered)

by Elegant Simplicity

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1.
A Crack In The Ice (Edit) (Prev. Unreleased) 03:04
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Whenever I Close My Eyes (Prev. Unreleased Extended Version) 10:19
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It's Only Water (Prev. Unreleased) 05:34
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From out of the desert comes a tall dark man Wearing the colours of snow He points at me with a finger of steel And eyes that wish to know Eyes that wish to know He looks at the well, and then at me And fights back the tears that fall One man’s greed has left it dry As he stares at the crumbling wall Stares at the crumbling wall What have I done Please make me see What’s obvious to him but not me It was only water or so I thought But what’s there left for him now What’s there left for him now
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Mood # 8 (Prev. Unreleased) 03:20
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It Hurts So Much (Loving You) (Prev. Unreleased) 06:29
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The love I lost was the only one The only one I had The only one I had that really knew me How cruel it all seems now The things we said to each other How many times had we hit ourselves To find how deeply we hurt It’s cos I still love you Even though you are gone That I write these words for you And sing this simple song It hurts so much just loving you That it makes me want to scream It hurts so much just loving you It hurts too much for me I tried my very best to please you Days in and nights out I took you places you’d never been Places you’d never seen But all of this wasn’t up to much And neither it seems was I I know because you told me so Told me the day you died But for all you said And all you’d done Deep down you really must have loved me Maybe I’m only kidding myself But I hope that it’s the truth
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Take Me To The River (Acoustic Demo) (Prev. Unreleased)) 03:35
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I feel the night drawing in The day’s coming to a close And she just can’t face the morning Without someone there she knows And it’s getting so I can’t Seem to sleep any more Without you by my side Looking for the door And as soon as the dawn breaks As soon as she wakes I will stop staring at her That’s the difference that she makes It’s only been a short while But it feels just like a life How can I make my feelings known When my tongue is forever tied How soon the night has crept in As quickly as the rain Despite all my misgivings I must shoulder all the blame Ain’t it strange how things work out Ain’t it strange about me Take me to the river girl And wash me to the sea Wash me to the sea Wash me to the sea
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My One Great Love (Prev. Unreleased) 04:12
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Is there nothing sacred any more Is there nothing beyond reason Is there nothing beyond intelligence Is there nothing I can do to change your heart You’re my one great love (my one great love) The one I’m always thinking of But you don’t give a damn and never will Is there nothing I can do to change your heart We laugh together at tragedy I once touched your hand when you weren’t looking We cry together at comedy I once stroked your hair in the dark We’re too close to feel without reason Too aware of all our principles I’m caught in a lie let loose By a mouth that wants to kiss you By arms that want to hold you tight By a heart that knows only love for you I’m caught in a lie let loose And this is my last goodbye My emotions are caught in wintertime In the cold gaze of an icy stare Say what you like and do what you will I’ll always have a place for you
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Ilmarinens Bride Of Gold (Prev. Unreleased Extended Version) 05:36
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Those Three Words Again (Prev. Unreleased Demo) 05:19
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Tonight is the last night of our lives We are together Asleep in each others arms And when I wake up You’ll expect me to say ‘I love you’ But I won’t, cos I feel tired I won’t, cos I’ve grown tired I don’t care about the ground under your feet And I don’t care about the past But one thing’s for certain One thing’s for sure I’m not gonna say those three words any more I’m not gonna say those three words any more Next to me you are so warm I feel safe and so at home I’m not gonna tell you how nice you looked tonight Not gonna tell you at all But then again I might It seems the darkest night Wants to shroud me in your love But I’ve grown tired Yes I’ve grown tired Look at me, I ‘m taking flight Leaving everything I knew behind me I’m holding on and gaining ground I’m leaving you I won’t stay, cos I feel tired I won’t stay, cos I’ve grown tired
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Inside The Dome (Prev. Unreleased Demo) 05:01
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It’s 2020 and I’m inside the dome The air is getting thin and my supplies are getting low How much longer can I hold onto life When those that control it increase the cost How much longer can I live inside the dome When the dome itself is dying Outside it’s dark Not a pin prick of light There is no air, no sea, no life What’s left is now up for sale When your credit runs dry, you die How much longer can I live inside the dome How much longer can I live under glass The delivery man didn’t show up today I’m choking in the street Writhing on the ground The taps are all on full And I’ve fallen to my feet The vultures are outside They know I’m easy meat I haven’t got long to live Here inside this dome Fear overtakes me as the minutes quickly go I never thought we’d come to this Fighting over air Living out of bottles Where the lion gets our share In the dome you can’t see out There is no hope for me In the dome you can’t see out There is no hope for us I’ve read of the days Of mountains sea and air I’ve seen pictures of daylight and trees They pass through my mind As I pass my last breath They pass through my mind as I fall to my knees The last thing I see Is the plastic side walk The last thing I see is me
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Changing Views (Prev. Unreleased Demo) 05:31
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All you have to do is ask Now here is my chance I’ve turned a card And I’ve turned a corner, too I see you for what you are Please see me for what I was I’ve changed And this time it’s for real I’ve changed And I swear that it’s for real As the years go by It’s hard to understand Just what you mean to me With each passing day I wonder why you stayed with me When I haven’t been as true Oh how I’ve changed my lifestyle for you Done everything thing you ever wanted me to I suit your hands like a well worn glove I know that’s a cliche but I call it love Hold me in the middle of the night Cos sometimes I wander You caught me in mid flight It was the steepest drop in the world You held m in your arms just like a dying baby I’m the one child you’d never wish to lose I’m the one child you’d want to live for The road is longer So much longer that each of our lives Maybe we can hitch a ride some place together We’ll hold each other through the darkest night And when it’s cold I’ll be with you
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Solar Mass Music (Prev. Unreleased Improvisation) 19:47
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This album is a collection of Demos and Rare tracks recorded between October 1994 and October 2003.

It’s Only Water, Those Three Words Again, Changing Views, Inside the Dome, Whenever I Close My Eyes (Full Version) were originally intended for the albums The Nature of Change (1996) and Reversal of Time (1997). Without making both albums doubles, there was simply no room for the material and they didn’t quite fit the themes, anyway! These five songs eventually found their way onto the fan club cassette Changing Views (1997).

In 2004, the original five tracks were gathered together - along with some more rarities - and released on the CD a.q.u.a.t.o.r.i.u.m (2004). The oldest of the new additions is probably the Solar Mass Music track. Not sure when I recorded it, but it is way before The Nature of Change album. The rest of the album is made up of stuff intended for other albums or written for projects that never came to fruition. Notable exception is the extended cut of Ilmarinen’s Bride of Gold, which was a song composed for a triple CD compilation called Kalevala.

This new version of Aquatorium features the complete 2004 album, fully restored and remastered. There may still be the odd imperfection or two, given the age and recording methods used; but this all adds to the charm.

We hope you like it - there is much to enjoy.

Steven McCabe, September 2022

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released September 30, 2022

All songs composed, arranged, produced and engineered by Steven McCabe.

Steven McCabe - All instruments and Performances except:
Ken Senior - Vocals on Tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and Acoustic Guitar on Track 7
Laurence Harrington - Vocals on Track 6
Joseph Dawson - Violin Solo on Track 1
Peter Douglas - Drums on Tracks 2 and 3
Christopher Knight - Drums on Tracks 1,4 and 8

This album was compiled from the original master tapes and digitally enhanced for optimum sound quality. Given the sonic restrictions of some of the source material, not everything is perfect!

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ELEGANT SIMPLICITY is a Rock Band from the UK. That is all you need to know.

But! If you like eclectic rock that mixes elements of classic progressive rock, underground, folk, fusion, and all points in between, we might just be the band for you!

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