Well, this didn't come out at all as intended. Still, here it is, just a bit late for the Holiday Challenge. Enjoy?

Interpret this song as you wish. The inspiration is a rash of door to door religion salesmen that plague my neighborhood. The conversations they try to engage me in made me ponder their motivation for grace.

I came up with the title after recording the song. It reminded me of the calm before a storm or the buildup to an event like a rocket taking off.

An "arabesque" homage to 2001 space odyssey, a dub reinstatement of Hal 9000. Track 2 of the "Supernova" album (2015) - high quality download available for free at http://hope-springs-eternal.bandcamp.com

Me and JB having a laugh and sticking this together. Can't say any more than that! (apart from it's pretty cheesy!) Thanks to Jane Moonchild for extra vocals, more to come I hope.

'm doing a course in Mandarin Chinese and mamahuhu is one of my favourite words. It means so-so (literally horsehorsetigertiger); "not so good". In this lyric I just allowed myself to whine about my situation; get it over with. I like the harmony…