Mount Izador Mental Hospital - FX, doctors being paged, trolleys pushed, medical tech, doors closing.
A battered Jonah with no memories stares out a window.
Narrator speaks:
“Mount Izador Mental Hospital, just outside Wilmington, Delaware. On a bench by a sunlit security window, a patient with a scarred face stared out through unoccupied eyes.”
Patient Jonah:
Out on the lawn there’s a hologram that represents orbits and satellites.
Corridor shuffling, I stop and stare through windows with bars till the day is night.
My origins somewhere outside this place, My memory something that I’m denied.
Miller is at reception.
Miller sings:
I’m looking for someone you might have here. A patient called Ephgrave, a scientist.
Prob’ly confused, been through hell and back. If I told you, you’d fit me a strait jacket.
If I could just find him, we’ll keep him safe and trace his way back home through all of this.
Patient Jonah:
We've severed connections in this haven for troubled minds,
Together we’re strangers to ourselves.
The panic is silent in this haven for troubled minds.
Maybe the world outside is strangers just like me.
Changes are raging ahead of me, moments to come rush before my eyes.
The meds that they feed me are wearing off, writhing I drown in a sea of time.
Somebody is reaching to rescue me, someone that shines in the empty night.
Someone approaches.
It is another patient - he calls himself Krown.
Patient Krown:
Hey. Yeah - you. The patient with no name.
You look like shit, what happened to you? You’re mangled pretty good.
These quacks hear you babble, but only I listen, gods speak through you.
Only I, your guide, will help you find the truth.
Trapped, lost within your skull, visions grind your mind?
‘Mad’, that’s all they can see, but only I know best.
Deep in your whispering, futures you can tell.
Gods are buried in your head, but only I know best.
A doctor greets Miller.
Dr. Phelps speaks:
Mr. McKee? I’m Dr. Phelps. I believe I do know something about your missing person. Always wondered would somebody show up looking for our mysterious resident. A patient of ours: amnesiac, intelligence off-the-scale, extremely troubled… but it’s been a very long time. I have sad news. There was an oxy-fire here 13 years ago, a number of wards devastated, including your colleagues’. I’m sorry, but nothing was left behind.
Miller:
Ok. Thank you.
Narrator speaks:
“Miller was devastated at the news. Without a second thought, he located the nearest bookies and hit the shots hard. Eventually he got the inevitable call.”
Miller:
“Hey Laser Legs. How’s your ringularity?”
Violet:
“Miller, where’ve you been?!”
Miller:
“Good news is I found him. Bad news is he died 13 years ago.”
Violet:
“Are you partying?”
Miller:
“Yes, thank you.”
Violet:
“You sonofabitch, you promised! What about Jonah?”
Miller:
“Nah he’s not partying, he’s dead, keep up will ya? So this is me coping, so... cheers.”
Violet hangs up.
Miller:
(speaking to himself): “Alright, alright. Way to ruin the buzz. I’ve no money left anyway, so give over. (Sighs) Ok, ok, enough already, I guess I can look a little closer, whatever you say.”
M-Opus are a progressive rock band from Ireland.
(Jonathan Casey, Mark Grist, PJ O'Connell, Colin Sullivan,
James Dunne).
They are a real band, but have a fictional history.
They record their albums today, but the albums have release dates in the past, featuring the sounds of music at that time.
"At The Mercy Of Manannán" (1972), "ORIGINS" (1978) and "1975 Triptych" (1975)....more
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Whilst delivering well crafted music, unless you focus on the lyrics, you could miss the story lines. This is the last of the war trilogy, so subtle ,but so poignant. Superb music with broken road and Holding On ,on permanent repeat. Listen and become enthralled. Top quality song writing and musicianship.10/10
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Surprisingly good. As may be expected from 2 members of a Pink Floyd tribute band, "Rain" invites comparisons to PF's concept albums and Roger Waters' solo work. Recommended listening for anybody who was disappointed by Endless River! SantaR
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This might be the least folky of the Wobbler releases and I wasn't sure about it at all.
After a few listens however I'm loving the inventiveness and the endless melodies, all driven along by Kristian Hultgren's wonderful percussive bass. PartTimeZombie
Tim Arnold's latest album of lushly detailed art-pop explores the insidious ways tech surveillance has become a part of our lives. Bandcamp New & Notable May 9, 2023
A spirited, modern imagining of classic ’70s prog; Pink Floyd vocalist Durga McBroom and Finnish prog icon Jukka Gustavson guest. Bandcamp New & Notable May 10, 2023
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BBT are standard bearers for modern prog, with a sound that evokes the spirit of those legendary 70s bands whilst managing to also be thoroughly contemporary. It's astonishing that over 30 minutes of music of this quality, with such high production values, is being made available for free - and their full albums are also very reasonably priced... Eleventh Earl of Blah