A Day In June, by Poor Genetic Material

A Day In June

by Poor Genetic Material

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Comes with in jewel case with 16-page booklet with complete lyrics and photos of some of the original locations of Joyce's Ulysses.

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1.	Martello Morning 09:18		buy track
2.	Wisdom And Menace 06:24		buy track
3.	Bloom 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Bloom Step out and greet the new day set sail, be moved by the ocean’s sway be wary of mythical wiles on your way open eyes and open mind Senses attuned to what you find Must leave what is most dear behind one-eyed by the Citizen seen as the alien seen as a little man who will never be one of us inside out outside in liminal man may your day begin Wind blows through newspaper pages a hero’s deeds are echoed through the ages he steers a straight course no matter what the stake is flowers of sweet oblivion siren sounds in unison a corpse’s breath spurs him to move on transformed by Circe not clear whether he or she dominus or domina stick in the mud or bound to go far inside out outside in liminal man may your day begin The end is the beginning, a figure of eight, the way back is the way ahead to where she waits mustn’t be distracted, mustn’t be late pass the word and pass the grain once more to be young again together up that hill, yes, and then…
4.	Wandering Rocks 05:38		buy track
5.	Nausicaa 05:13		buy track
6.	Oxen Of The Sun 06:13		buy track
7.	Ithaca 09:13		buy track
8.	Yes 06:31		buy track

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After their successful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest on their last album Island Noises, Poor Genetic Material spent two years to develop another literature-inspired project which also gave them the opportunity to realize a plan they had been brewing for quite a while: that of bringing together Phil Griffiths and his dad, Martin (of Beggar’s Opera fame), as lead singers on one album. On A Day in June, Martin shares the vocals with Phil on three songs, and each of them has two lead tracks. James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, on which the new album is based, provides an ideal frame of reference for this collaboration in that it both tells of father-son-relationships and opens up a wide array of themes and motifs to play around with. Apart from the resulting lyrics, which are refreshingly different from the run-of-the-mill fare of much of today’s rock music, the album features what over the years has matured into the band’s distinctive musical style. Excellent playing combined with inventive songwriting went into creating tracks that range from the delicately melodious to the more noisily progressive, from accessible tunes to quirkily complex arrangements. But what makes the album truly unique is indeed the singing: Martin is back with a voice that is as powerful and captivating as ever and Phil leaves us amazed at what he can pull out of his bag of musical tricks. The way the two voices at times resemble each other and then cover entirely different points of the vocal spectrum makes for a rare treat.

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released May 31, 2013

Philip Griffiths – Vocals (1,2,4,6,7) Stefan Glomb – Guitars, Bass Philipp Jaehne – Keyboards
Pia Darmstaedter – Flute
Dennis Sturm – Bass
Dominik Steinbacher – Drums
Special Guest:
Martin Griffiths – Vocals (3,4,5,6,7)

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Poor Genetic Material Speyer, Germany

Poor Genetic Material are a symphonic prog band with their very own, unique style of complex, sophisticated, richly textured, yet, accessible compositions.

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