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Blueprints

by Labasheeda

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1.
Fossils 03:50
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A thousand years asleep under a heavy blanket of ice She’s got zero experience, but she wants to do it right Become a body with a breath of life Most solutions, they hide in plain sight Don’t rush Don’t rush Don’t rush You better think twice Is this all there is Ignorance is bliss What comes next Don’t know what you’ll miss What’s gone is gone and won’t come back Justify your demands, justify your demands Justify your demand So keep on track, before it gets out of hand Justify your demands, justify your demands Justify your demand Don’t rush Don’t rush Don’t rush You better think twice Wake up, but not in paradise Ain’t it nice, ain’t it nice Kissed awake at the wrong time She is one of a kind Ain’t it nice Wake up, but not in paradise What a surprise
2.
Closure 04:33
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You’ve been held back for so long Visualize the unseen Things are not always what they seem I was carried away by the stream It’s about you getting closure Do you think of me It’s about you getting closure Every time you reinvent yourself You put it down in a movement In a moment of victory It’s an illusion that you cannot bend It’s about you getting closure Hold on to that dream It’s about you getting closure Do you think of me Honesty knows no mercy Do you still think of me Duplicate our memories And they look stunning An unwritten agreement we made with ourselves Just like I was someone else Honesty knows no mercy Do you still think of me
3.
Sparkle 02:31
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It’s an unequal fight The city takes over When I surrender You’ll be right I’m not withdrawing Full of the moon I’ll see you soon It’s all fetched Far too far ahead It started before Things seem too bright You keep it quiet And I want more I’m not withdrawing Full of the moon I’ll see you soon It’s all fetched Far too far ahead Should I be grateful Same place Same situation And I keep myself quiet When I surrender you’ll be right Should I be grateful Same place Same situation There’s always a reason to be afraid And I don’t want to downgrade I’m the one you need to persuade
4.
Homeless 03:55
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So connected to places you’ve never been Because we pass everything on Related to family you’ve never seen The blueprints are all drawn You’ve got a dream that I can’t lend This home will never be home But I’m your friend Just give me a hand And maybe we can meet at the end Sensitive to situations In which you’ve never been Just trace your loss Maybe one day our ways will cross Now decline the call And draw a line You’ve got a dream that I can’t lend This home will never be home But I’m your friend Just give me a hand And maybe we can meet at the end No attempt to deceive In which memories you believe Which’s the one you want to delete Would you mind what you would find Would you mind, would you mind
5.
Curiosity 01:13 video
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Be careful what you wish for It might come true And I’m as curious as you are The masterplan you believe in Has never been completed Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose Bring back the joy Don’t be so hard on yourself Wide and blue is the ceiling An empty sky What makes us fly under the sun We’ve just begun Always rising ever upward Now we let the situation run its course Get off your throne Bring back the joy Don’t be so hard on yourself
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Vanity 03:08 video
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You reacted like a stranger and I wondered why Still crazy about you, I won’t deny Where’s the oneness gone And the tenderness that you showed sometimes Do you still accuse me that I kept trying I almost trusted you blind We are stranded with limited resources In another galaxy I volunteered to stay behind We were truly Truly daring to each other Guilty of caring too much Sharing our vanity You reacted like a stranger, even sidelined me Let them talk, who do you believe The real danger is the power of grief Now turn a new leaf
7.
Minus Minus 03:51
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It’s not very likely to happen So why does it feel so real When the thoughts are getting stronger and stronger It’s your time that they steal Are you ready to break the barrier I’ll be there to set you free Imprisoned voluntary Once you cannot resist the commands any longer You let them thrive By showing you my empathy I just kept the spell alive Normal things are getting less and less self-evident When is this going to end Ignore your shame Nothing matters, nothing is the same I’ll be there to set you free Imprisoned voluntary Now that you’ve gone this far You have to go through it Is this the liberation Stop putting it all on rotation No more commands The future in your hands Is this the liberation
8.
Volatile 02:47
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Procedure 03:31
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You are the way I was So I know I have to be careful I won’t go for more Remember how it was before You try me out, ignore my doubt I gave you permission Some of our assumptions we should shatter Live to see the day I think we have changed for the better I won’t look away A purple shade Are you afraid that dreams will fade And we’ll get stuck in our ways Some of our assumptions we should shatter Live to see the day I think we have changed for the better I did it my way Flutter away Another unconscious moment of pain Remove the stain, remove the stain Remove the stain, remove the stain One of a thousand exceptions that I made for you The threat is still existing Some things you can’t undo
10.
Tigre Royal 05:11
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The feeling is all wrong, the desire is too strong Do you think you can get away with it One day you’ll pay the price Now it’s time to break the ice Sometimes you have to move around the obstacles Be warned when there’s a lack of shame Truth is an option, you’ve got your aim There is bound to be a controversy So where shall we meet In a world that’s obsolete Tie up any loose end Once you bend you become breakable A heart so black always will bounce back There is bound to be a controversy So where shall we meet In a world that’s obsolete A lie is no lie when it is multi-interpretable Truth is an option, no one is replaceable Our versions no longer align And I will keep it with mine It’s a roller coaster, I feel like I’m losing ground ’Cause we’ll keep going round and round It’s all your fit Until you feel like it It’s a roller coaster Never forget, never forgive No lie will live forever Master the rules before you break them The feeling is all wrong, the desire is too strong Do you think you can get away with it One day you’ll pay the price Now it’s time to break the ice Sometimes you have to move around the obstacles
11.
What Remains Is Love 04:37
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It’s never too late We are never in time Running after ourselves ’Cause we can’t wait What remains is, what remains is Love, love It’s like we look at ourselves From above With our feet down on the ground Compromises are easily found You’ve got enough You’ve got enough It’s pride that acts so unkind A force undefined Find its source What’s decided Eliminate your doubts It’s pride that acts so unkind It’s the way we are designed All that we deny stays undefined It’s pride What remains is love

about

“Few bands manage to find the sweet spot between traditional rock and post-rock, the place where new attitudes sweep away the cliche of the past and where the worst excesses of experimentation are held in check by the perfect blend of muscle and melody. But if you ever found your way to such hallowed ground, you would find this Amsterdam trio there waiting for you.”

The Big Takeover (US)

"Labasheeda has created a post-punk masterpiece with “Blueprints.” It’s one of those albums that demands your utmost attention if you’re into the genre, and beyond. Their experience, knowledge, skills, talent, ideas, and musicianship shine throughout the entire material, forcing you to repeat this material over again. Labasheeda proved they’re one of the best contemporary bands, capable of releasing excellent music every time they desire to."

Thoughts Words Action (Serbia)

“The Amsterdam band Labasheeda has delivered a truly great album with Blueprints, which combines spiky rock songs with quite diverse influences, adventurous sounds and passionate vocals”

De krenten uit de Pop (NL)


"Labasheeda ne donne jamais l’impression de ne regarder qu’en arrière. Au contraire, en trouvant un bel équilibre entre bruit, mélodie et expérimentation, il sonne intemporel et ça donne cet album qui à la fois lui ressemble en tout point et qui paraît ne s’adresser qu’à soi. C’est bien pour cela qu’il touche systématiquement en plein cœur."

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credits

released November 3, 2023

Personnel:
Saskia van der Giessen – vocals, guitar, violin, viola, piano
Arne Wolfswinkel – guitar, bass guitar, piano
Bas Snabilie – drums, marimba, synthesizer, percussion

Guest musicians:
Laura Wolfswinkel – violin (#9)
Karen Opstelten – cello (#9, 11)
Renato Cannavacciuolo – double bass (#6, 11)
Christoph Walter – tinkling piano (#2)

Recorded, mixed & mastered at The Lullabye Factory, Amsterdam
Engineers – Christoph Walter & Tim van Veen

Screen print – Saskia van der Giessen
Photograph – Tony Thijs
Cover design – Arne Wolfswinkel

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Labasheeda Amsterdam, Netherlands

Growling, dynamic stuff here from the Netherlands. Labasheeda make intelligent but not emotionless, angular rock music; it's a brooding sound
with touchstones in the post rock (some gorgeous violin playing in parts) and post-hardcore camps. singer Saskia van der giessen in forlorn almost-romantic vocals which sound all the more sharp set to a back ground
of foreboding guitar chimes. ... more

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