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DarkRide 7

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    Ten new funky atmospheric joints from the Post Truth Era news cycle swamp. Available for download in all formats (includes album art, liner notes and lyric booklet). Also available in Special Limited Edition CD and Vinyl formats.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    DarkRide's 7th release, 10 songs available on CD for a limited time offer only. IF you like the old school CD format. Great for road trips!
    $10 CAD plus $10 shipping , packing and handling $20
    Contact us: PayPal or EFT derek.christie@sympatico.ca

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1.
Born In The Blackout 03:48
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Born In The Blackout It was a dusty day Down on Big Wheel Boulevard Ashes falling from the sky There were people running ‘round Trying to pick up all the pieces Making up numbers on the fly Crypto Creeps Circus monkeys for the Sheikhs Middle men mongrels on the run Those side show freaks Had renamed all the streets The last big sell off had begun Stoking the fire with gasoline Watching the flames kiss the sky Shooting our way out of a fever dream Born in the blackout Then the clouds they parted The crazy music started Burning Man had come to town Choke hold on the frozen ones Spinning headlines Running guns Black helicopters all around Golden goose steppers End time preppers Tiki torch closet case clowns Proud Boys and Boogaloos Open carry Harries Everybody’s punching down Watching the flames kiss the sky Shooting our way out of a fever dream Born in the blackout We had high hopes for the dream machine 'Til they had to go and sell the farm The plans were nuked The horses got spooked Now they’re a long way from the barn I’m gonna walk on down to the river And let the water wash my soul At least what’s left of it And cash my final chip And pray I’ll climb out of this hole Stoking the fire with gasoline Watching the flames kiss the sky Shooting our way out of a fever dream Born in the blackout Stoking the fire with gasoline Watching the flames kiss the sky Shooting our way out of a fever dream Born in the blackout (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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U.A.O. (Unidentified Ariel Object) 03:30
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U.A.O.s (Unidentified Ariel Objects) This thing we’ve built Is no longer working All the big machines are shutting down The shiny towers The streets of gold Are now all empty After the shakedown Unidentified Ariel Objects Listening in on lies from the sky There’s something in the air And it goes where the wind blows High above the clouds Now it’s gone astray It slipped in through the night When the news was pointing elsewhere Another day where shots were fired There’s another hundred never coming home Unidentified Ariel Objects Listening in on lies from the sky Unidentified Ariel Objects Police man on TV starts to cry Just another day Just another lockdown Choking on the smokescreen Sugar coated thoughts and prayers They gather information From high above the tears They’re here to look for cracks And pry them open wide Unidentified Ariel Objects Listening in on lies from the sky Unidentified Ariel Objects Police man on TV starts to cry (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Get In Line 03:23
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Get In Line Spread ‘em boy You’ve been busted Hands in the air above your head Living hard Living fast Keep living like this You’ll end up dead You’re in the news Once again Juggling fire On broken glass All your plans Got punched in the face Here’s a kick in the balls From your past Just when you thought You couldn’t feel much smaller You get caught… Now get in line Get in line You were supposed to be doing well And not doing time Get in line Get in line Your plan was the big time And not a life of crime Get in line In the dark Now you’re on your own Run with the rats When the whistle blows You burn the bridge You burn yourself Lose all your money And you lost your soul   You kissed the wall So many times Bound for glory Bound to fail Beat that drum Wail and shout Nobody here To bail you out Just when you thought You couldn’t feel much smaller You get caught… So get in line Get in line You were supposed to be on a beach And drinking wine Get in line Get in line Now all you’ve got is this concrete cell And no story line Get in line Your faith is fading As the wheel turns This tired city Everyday it burns Time is not your friend In this heavy hell Who will you serve When they sound the bell You couldn’t feel much smaller You get caught… Now get in line Get in line You were supposed to be living the dream And not doing time Get in line Get in line All that you got left is just a minus sign Get in line (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Big Bad Pulse 03:25
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Big Bad Pulse A big bad pulse Well, it fried all our toys Made all the kids go home Made a big bad noise That big bad pulse Well, it comes from the sun Like a wounded rabid dog With a fully loaded gun You can’t call your savior now You can’t call your friends You can’t call nobody Could this be the end ? A big bad pulse It’s lighting up the sky Taking out the cities The river’s running dry A big bad pulse Burning through the firewall Bad magic number It’s a big bad pulse Tearing down the network Shaking up the ground There’ll be no more light now There’ll be no more sound Money’s in a black hole Watch it fall away Centuries of Empire Shattered in a day You can’t call your savior now You can’t call your friends You can’t call nobody Could this be the end ? A big bad pulse It’s lighting up the sky Taking out the cities The river’s running dry A big bad pulse Burning through the firewall Bad magic number It’s a big bad pulse That big bad pulse Well it dented the machine Made it tumble Made it fall And crash the limousine Now we’re running ‘round blind Like a moth without a flame That big bad pulse Has left us only us to blame You can’t call your savior now You can’t call your friends You can’t call nobody Could this be the end? A big bad pulse It’s lighting up the sky Taking out the cities The river’s running dry A big bad pulse Burning through the firewall Bad magic number It’s a big bad pulse A big bad pulse It’s lighting up the sky Taking out the cities The river’s running dry A big bad pulse Burning through the firewall Bad magic number It’s a big bad pulse (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Back In The Box 03:37
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Back In The Box I’m back in The Box Stuck within these four walls Breathing in the dead air Pacing this cage Trying to remember What the hell it is I’m doing here What I am supposed to be Why the fuck am I here? Back In The Box What am I doing here? On the assembly line I’m just killing time I’m back in The Box Hear the engine whine I’m just a minus sign Back In The Box Hypnotizing number crunch 18 shooters That’s just lunch Waiting for the drill to blow It’s music into the air Pressure keeps on building Fault line in my soul I’m back in The Box Back in this hole Back in The Box What am I doing here? On the assembly line I’m just killing time I’m back in The Box I’m back in The Box Hear the engine whine I’m just a minus sign Back In The Box (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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On The Take 03:21
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On The Take The fog of war is thick The truth goes missing quick The dogs at the door have blood on their fangs The endless rumbling sound Cities lay upon the ground The friendless drum begins to boom and bang On the take On the take Let’s see what we can make We’re on the take Drink it all up now While you still can On the take On the take Before they go and drag the lake We’re on the take You’ve been looking lost Life’s magic all but tossed Nothing lights you up for the longest time There’s a deal here to be made For the thirsty Who have strayed You deserve more than this Grey dead man’s grind On the take On the take Let’s see what we can make We’re on the take Drink it all up now While you still can On the take On the take Before they go and drag the lake We’re on the take Once you stood there All alone Without a ride And no way home Now you’re on your way Leave nothing far behind On the take On the take Let’s see what we can make We’re on the take Drink it all up now While you still can On the take On the take Before they go and drag the lake We’re on the take (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Dead Station 03:46
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Dead Station The night train crawls slowly by Dead Station There once was life in this undone town Now there’s dead air All night Across the nation We pick up signals Once the sun goes down This was once a place Of promise, dreams and grace With a future that had Nothing in the way Then they called in all the loans And the money turned to stone Dead Station sits in silence By the rusted rails You see it pass you by Against the midnight sky No one calls the stop “Dead Station” The shards of broken glass The tumble weed and trash Go dancing down the platform When the big wind blows This was once a place Of promise, dreams and grace With a future that had Nothing in the way Then they called in all the loans And the money turned to stone Dead Station sits in silence By the rusted rails Dead Station sits in silence By the rusted rails Dead Station sits in silence By the rusted rails Dead Station (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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I Just Got Back Up 03:27
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I Just Got Back Up I met you in the dark of evening Super Spreader Friday night Drowning in the weirdest of vibes that filled the air I could see it in your eyes You were trying to hypnotize Anyone that walked your walk You were gonna bring them down I just got back up I just got back up You tried to knock me down Fuck me around But I just got back up The room was loud and hot A place where souls could rot Black magic spell Bright lights that blind you Time to work your stuff No one here ever gets enough Time find a stray and take them down I just got back up I just got back up You tried to knock me down Fuck me around But I just got back up Now you’re left here on your own Left with no real friends Unlike the other easy marks You couldn’t keep me down I just got back up I just got back up You tried to knock me down Fuck me around But I just got back up (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Your Ghost 03:30
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Your Ghost You come around In the dead of night Moving through the shadows In silence You haunt my days Like a distant light Echoed strains Whisper through the years I’m never alone here With your ghost I hold you close When they’re all gone I’m never alone here With your ghost I’m never alone When I feel lost I call out to you I feel your hand Gently taking mine I bring you close When the ground is shaking I hear your voice As it rides the breeze I’m never alone here With your ghost I hold you close When they’re all gone I’m never alone here With your ghost I’m never alone It’s dark out here Where I’ve wandered I’ll wait all night I’ll wait all night for you I’m never alone here With your ghost I hold you close When they’re all gone I’m never alone here With your ghost I’m never alone (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
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Crypto Night 03:31
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Crypto Night Come on down to the club It’s Crypto Night There’s a fountain of riches Under bright white lights It’s all so easy It’s all such fun You’ll be living like a sheik By the end of this run Give us all your money Give us all your gold Load it all up now Welcome to the fold Everything you’ve worked for Everything you own Flash flood Magic mud Give us all your sweat and blood Waiting for the fall On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting for the fall Fools and their money On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting… Deep sea mining In an empty bed Snake oil refinery Circuses and bread It’s big bucks Fast fuck Slow turn Rug burn We’ll be riding high While the rest are in the red   Give us all your money Give us all your gold And load it all up now Welcome to the fold Everything you’ve worked for Everything you own Flash flood Magic mud Give us all your sweat and blood Waiting for the fall On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting for the fall Fools and their money On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting… High on the lie Staring at the sky Waiting for the fall It’s Crypto Night Give us all your money Give us all your gold Flash flood Magic mud Give it all your sweat and blood Waiting for the fall On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting for the fall Fools and their money On Crypto Night Waiting for the fall Waiting… (D. Christie ©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

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The 7th album from DarkRide, with multi instrumentalist producer Rein Vares at the helm, demonstrates a quick evolution since their last release. Shifting the tempo and tone to a funkier, danceable style, the ever present post truth era op ed and dark humour at the core of Derek Christie’s lyrical vision is sharper than ever.
DarkRide’s Shadow Pulse style references an era where vinyl was king and full length uninterrupted album listening reigned. Lots of bangers on this one, with words to get you thinking and visualizing. A fresh burst in the genre jungle overload era. Get all up on it !!

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released May 30, 2023

REIN VARES - GUITARS, BASS, LOOPS, PERCUSSION, GHOSTS, BACKING VOCALS
DEREK CHRISTIE - VOCALS, LYRICS
Guitar tuning: CGCGCC Bass tuning (U.A.O.): DFA#DG

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY D.CHRISTIE/R.VARES
©SAC ®SOCAN 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PRODUCED, RECORDED, ENGINEERED, MIXED + MASTERED by REIN VARES @ THE MOUNT
VOCALS RECORDED by DC @ NOISECAVE902 (GMBP)
WRITTEN + RECORDED JUNE 2022 - FEBRUARY 2023
ARTWORK/DESIGN by REIN VARES
PHOTO by Ave-Calvar-Martinez®

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DarkRideMusic Toronto, Ontario

Cool mesmerizing grooves. Words that paint a scene that doesn’t leave you. The intensity of a lullaby, the understated undertow of a midnight tide.
Toronto producer multi-instrumentalist Rein Vares and vocalist/lyricist Derek Christie have collaborated as DarkRide for decades after meeting up in the city’s Queen Street W scene in the 1980’s. Now six albums in, their sound evolves with each... ... more

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