Tag: interviews
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About “Player Characters” album
The singles An investor playboy with questionable morals maintains multiple intimate relationships to see which of them starts working out the best The history of mankind in three minutes from an agrarian society to joining the stream of other races in the universe A secret agent in a big city dreams of a quiet life…
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About “Ordinary Day”
In short, ‘Ordinary Day’ tells the story of a movie star who drops everything to start a new life in Rio after discovering a secret about her husband. Listen to the song here. Philosophically, the message of the song is the fact that despite your best efforts, you may not succeed in life. I chose…
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Lyrics to “Ordinary Day”
It was supposed to be an ordinary dayWith wining and diningAnd an evening at The Ballet.Should have later been an ordinary nightUp in the club up in LAShe had planned to bake her husband the cake,Give her dog a bath and read all the hate mailShe had planned to do all those things sheThought that…
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Journey to “Ordinary Day”
Poliphilos opened the television the other day, and what a disappointment it was. He couldn’t help but wonder, why do I even have a television? Oh yes, he remembered – we use it to communicate with the TV people. Poliphilos called out for the Messenger, and with a whoosh, he appeared. “They don’t play the…
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About “Landscape Fantasy”
Oh boy. What to tell about “Landscape Fantasy”? “Landscape Fantasy” may seem like just another upbeat track at first listen, but beneath its melodies lies a world of inspiration and introspection. Also: chance was an important factor in this journey like it often is in my music. You can listen to the song here. It…
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Journey to “Landscape Fantasy”
“Okay,” Poliphilos said to himself. “If we’re ever putting on a show, I need showgirls.” “And I know just the place.” Poliphilos made his way to the eastern waterfront, booked passage on a ship, and crossed the sea to where it had all begun. he took shelter under the trees for the night, knowing it…
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Lyrics to “Landscape Fantasy”
Your soul’s a wild ride, a fantasy. We wear our masks, just casually strumming guitars. Feeling carefree, hiding what we feel. The ups and downs, we find our beat. Life’s full of love, but sometimes it deceives. Where we are going, we feel the heat under neon skies. Moon shines, we’re lost in our dreams.…
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About “He Who Walks Behind The Rows”
In short “He Who Walks Behind the Rows” is the Poliphilos Halloween song. You can listen to it here. The background story is based on the book Children of the Corn by Stephen King. It tells the tale of a group of children who offer adult human sacrifices to a demon in the cornfield for the survival…
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Lyrics to “He Who Walks Behind The Rows”
He who walks behind the rowswho watches all the showswho makes you make The Callshas summoned youTimeIt’s That Time of the yearwhen children should all fearwhen parents should draw nearHide The Oldest ChildFields are golden but the earth is red It must mean someone’s dead.On the road you see what’s left of themThat’s our price to…
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Journey to “He Who Walks Behind The Rows”
On his way back from the latest song hunt, Poliphilos decided to take the scenic route through the countryside. The late autumn afternoon light painted the fields in warm hues. Birds chirped and butterflies danced among the flowers. In the distance, a church bell rang out a wedding, while the air carried the sweet scent…
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About “World Renewed”
In brief I describe “World Renewed” as a song that tells about a person who meets someone at a bar only to realise it’s the Devil himself”. The supernatural element wasn’t always there, though. In fact, “World Renewed” is actually already a 30-year-old song as I composed it the first time in 1994! And originally…
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An interview with Poliphilos
“Poliphilos, what took you so long?”, I asked myself the other day. Indeed, at 54, one could say I’m a late bloomer, but hear me out: I’ve made music already since 1992. It just… took a while until the music took shape that I was finally satisfied with. So yeah, I’m Finnish man, living on…
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Journey to “World Renewed”
Now that Poliphilos had decided to start the new project, he first needed an ending. And who better to ask about endings than a demon? Perhaps not a prince or even a duke in this case — a minor marquis, earl, or baron should do just fine. Poliphilos had had his share of encounters with…
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Lyrics to “World Renewed”
In the bar he’s waiting for you soft music playing Your eyes meet, he smiles at you breathing hardly at all When you walk with him through the town laughing it’s like the world is renewed On the side street you stop and under the lamp post you… oh well, it’s like the world is…
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The Journey: Why am I doing this?
“I see…” he said thoughtfully and walked slowly towards the window. For a long time, he stood there against the setting sun of late afternoon. The messenger could see the furnishings of the room more clearly now: the square oak table, the chairs, the musical instruments. Fresh flowers had been brought in from a nearby…