JAYL - Gloucestershire Underground Legend. Jayl's 2003 Trance/Dance/Electronica/Drum 'n Bass/Rock/Revolutionary Classic - "8 BEASTS" - Produced by Jimmie Bone - Jayl's brother and long-time colleague. STEPHEN MORRIS of the BBC reviewed Jayl's work and said the following: - Jayl provides intelligent, often angry lyrics against an unrelenting stream of electronica. His songs are so full of ideas, both musical and lyrical that you cannot help but listen, enjoy and drink in. Far from the monosyllabicity of most dance tracks where a couple of phrases of "can you feel the music?" and "shake your body" will do, Jayl's songs are jam packed with words. Hundreds and hundreds of the things! Take "Sweet Baby Shark" for example. It's a gorgeous song about a nigh-on mythical character: a siren like woman whose description would not be out of place on a Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac album: 'She looks pretty as a peach/She's a mean cool girl/but she's out of my reach.' The music, however, would be misplaced on such a record. While Jayl sings such mesmerizing lyrics as "I remembered to forget her, but her memory wouldn't leave," an incessant electronic beat pervades throughout a melody reminiscent of Pulp's "The Wicker" and a beautiful female vocal accompaniment from Kate Bush-a-like Susannah Moffat. How can one song sound so full to bursting? But the wordiness and musical imagination don't stop there. Oh no. Opening song, "Sorcery" is a high octane rush of exciting dance music infused with political philosophy. If Jayl were to stand for an election, this would be his manifesto! Jayl proves himself to be something of a political animal, dreaming of a day when lying politicians, the "sorcerers" of the title, are sent to ground along with "heretics" and those guilty of "conniving and contriving". This is all part of the "anti-bullshit revolution" - a call to arms to people who hate political corruption. With such sentiments, Jayl joins an army of musicians through the ages who have questioned the status quo. THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF JAYL: - Another case of experimentalism can be found in "Four Beasts in One". Named after one of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories, Jayl tells us that it’s inspired by the work of David Bowie, The Who and Leonard Cohen. "Dare" inspires the listener to "get off your arse and go for more" and "Chiming", which is described as a "song of hope". Far from being just another dance act, Jayl may well prove to be the dance equivalent of The Clash or Rage Against the Machine. STEPHEN MORRIS - BBC Gloucestershire. ALBUM INFORMATION: - 1 SORCERY (Big Fat Bone Mix) by Jayl/Gahan. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals & Lyrics - Jayl, Pre-Programming - Kevin Gahan, Guitar - Andy Wood, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 2 FOUR BEASTS (Savage Blitz Mix) by Jayl. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals, Lyrics & Pre-Programming - Jayl, Vocals & Extra Lyrics - Liz McCoy, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 3 DARE (Bone Reason Remix) by Jayl/Bone/Toller. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals & Lyrics - Jayl, Vocals - Liz McCoy, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 4 CHIMING (Autumn Chill Mix) by Jayl/Bailey. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals, Lyrics, Keyboards & Pre-Programming - Jayl, Guitar - Simon Hazell, Guitar & Backing Vocals - Dan Redvers Bailey, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone, Extra Backing Vocals - Laura Zygo & Tony James. 5 SWEET BABY SHARK (Xtra Byte Mix) by Jayl/Bone. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals & Lyrics - Jayl, Backing Vocals - Susannah Moffat, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 6 MAELSTRÖM (Edgar Allan Poe Mix) by Jayl. Vocals, Lyrics, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jayl, Guitars - Simon Hazell, Backing Vocals - Liz McCoy. 7 DARE (Anti-Bullshit Blend) by Jayl/Bone/Toller. Mix by Jayl. Vocals, Lyrics, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jayl, Guitars - Simon Hazell, Backing Vocals - Liz McCoy. 8 FOUR BEASTS (Dungeon Version) by Jayl. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals, Lyrics & Pre-Programming - Jayl, Vocals & Extra Lyrics - Liz McCoy, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 9 SORCERY (Clarity) by Jayl/Gahan. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals & Lyrics - Jayl, Pre-Programming - Kevin Gahan, Guitar - Andy Wood, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. Gloucester Cathedral Choir - Vocal Introduction. 10 EVOKE (Reminiscence) by Jayl/Bone/Hazell. Vocals, Lyrics and Mastering – Jayl, Keyboards, Guitars, Engineering & Production – Jimmie Bone, Opening Sequence – Simon Hazell. 11 SWEET BABY SHARK (Mir Mix) by Jayl/Bone. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Vocals & Lyrics - Jayl, Backing Vocals - Susannah Moffat, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 12 MAELSTRÖM (Ejay Mix) by Jayl. Programming, Engineering & Production - Jayl. 13 FOUR BEASTS (Epidaphne Mix) by Jayl. Mix by Jimmie Bone Vocals, Lyrics & Pre-Programming - Jayl, Backing Vocals - Liz McCoy, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. 14 SWEET BABY SHARK (Reprise) by Jayl/Bone. Mix by Jimmie Bone. Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Engineering & Production - Jimmie Bone. Cover Picture from a Photo by Peter Bryenton © BryPix. Cover Design by Jayl © Original CD - © 2003 - Task Evolution (Task 002) Remaster - © 2016 - Harmony Label - All Rights Reserved. FOUR BEASTS (Lyrics) Never be afraid of silence. Never be afraid to see what it looks like… you know…it looks kinda’ blue.. Like the eyes of an eagle or the dream of the sky. Focus there, prepare to dare, do not care… for the narrow stare. Those who mess and refuse to give, they really don’t know who their dealing with, Illusion grand, they won’t see me ‘til i’m there…. ‘Cos I was born in white on a hot summer night, With the moon glow full with a venomous pull, Everybody dreamed and everyone knew ‘twas savage. Little boy lost in a childhood frost, But he grew real keen and he grew real mean, Everybody dreams and everyone knows it’s savage. Fire inside like a burning bride, Where the tide subsides and the leopard cub hides, Everybody dreams but everyone knows it’s wild. Pounding on my brain like a runaway train, Are the voices of the people that I left in the rain, But everybody dreams and everyone knows it’s savage. Born to be real, be a prince of the feel, To be hot on the heel of your own big wheel, Everybody feels and everyone knows it’s savage. Never in a rush to escape from the crush, To escape from the brush to a girl who’s lush, And everybody dreams and everybody knows she’s real. Beast in the corner, beast on the stair, Beast in your emotion, beast in your hair, Beast of burden, feasting beast he’s savage. People we saw they were there in the war, They lived in it’s midst through the black and the blitz, And everybody dreams and everyone knows it’s savage. How do you do can I walk with you, Take a tea with you, go to sleep with you? Everybody sees and everyone knows it’s savage. Refugee from the northern sea, Does your blood run free, will you ride with me? Everybody knows Snow White, she ain’t no savage! Roaring fire, real live wire, you make me wanna dance the latest trance, The new romance! Mean…like a carousel Queen your turning round, ya motion found, Your body glows, electric flows…the beast he grows. The beast he grows, you gotta grow, I love your show… “Your blue babe! “ Roaring fire, real live wire, you make me wanna dance the latest trance, The new romance! Mean…like a carousel Queen your turning round, ya motion found, Your body glows, electric flows…the beast he grows. “Hey hello!” Every hour, every second we’ve been grappling with the phantoms in our hall. ( Knowing Me………….….) ( Dead or alive, dead or alive, dead or alive! ) ( Knowing Me……………..) Every morning, with a warning, they’re dissolving into shadows on the wall. ( Dead or alive, dead or alive, dead or alive! ) ( Knowing Me……………..) ( Dead or alive, dead or alive, dead or alive! ) ( Knowing Me……………..) Limitless maze of life, don’t know which way to turn, Each direction could be wrong so don’t leave me to burn. Ordered by the ocean, commanded by the current, Crazy panic, hectic race…..and loving every moment! Screaming blue murder, never heard her voice of reason In the season of the war. Falling shower, seizing power, in the reign of time Temptation plucks a flower….the beast he cowers. ( Do we know each other, do we know them all?) ( Never be, never be afraid, never never never never never be afraid!) ( Do we know each other baby, do we know them all?) ( Never, never be afraid, never be, never be afraid!) Do we know each other baby, do we know them all? All the beasts entwined as one, won’t catch them when they fall. (Never, never be afraid.) Accumulate wealth with a miracle stealth But Death with a call will make you leave all But everybody dreams and everyone knows it’s savage. Dying in black on a dirty dust track, The question really is “Are you gonna turn back?” But everyone dreams and everyone knows it’s savage. Lyrics by Jayl (Contributions from Harmony School protégé - Liz McCoy © 2016 - Harmony Label - All Rights Reserved. FURTHER INFO & VIDEO: - www.jayl.com/8Beasts.htm https://youtu.be/ueNTXwAfgHE