The 4th and final single from the album For the Ones We’ve Lost is released today.
These Memories (are Here to Stay) is presented in its full-length version, accompanied by a music video directed by Dan Elektro. You can watch it here.
The song serves as a multigenerational, posthumous love song that works on two levels and from two perspectives. The song also works as a universal love song that transcends life & death, showing us that true love never dies.
2024 was a significant year artistically, with the release of my first studio album in nearly a decade, and also my first ever vinyl album release. This was accompanied by three ‘hit singles’ from the record, as well as a ‘hit Christmas single’ if the stats are to be believed! Of course, the stats are irrelevant to us independent artists… or so our bank balance tells us anyway! 😉
All these singles had films or videos to go with them. After many years out of the creative spotlight (due to reasons that you would only understand by listening to the latest album), it felt good to be back again, doing what I do best… or doing half of it… so far. The live performances didn’t happen last year, but this will change in 2025!
Thank you to all those who bought ‘For the ones we’ve lost’ in any of its formats. A special thank-you if you played it 4 times or more!
I’m seriously considering cutting out all streaming in the future (maybe even social media too) and going back to how they did it in the 1960s! Better to be an almost unattainable cult artist than what passes for modern day mega stardom, I think. Quality and mystery, not quantity and overexposure, right? 😉
Anyway, a MASSIVE thank you/muchas gracias to all those who actively supported me in 2024… You know who you are! 💜
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I now present something fresh & uplifting to start the new year with… as A new day begins!
SCAD xx
Saber cuts a dash has announced two ‘definitive’ legacy singles to be released either side of the new year.
The two ‘pre–Organic Treasures era’ tracks have been partially re-recorded, as well as being completely remixed & remastered from the ground up.
This Christmas will be released on December 6th 2024. A New Day Begins will be released on January 1st 2025.
Both singles will be launched with their own accompanying music videos.
The Organic Treasures album is 10 years old today! How time flies!
Dismissed at the time as “folk sh*t” by one particular “critic”; the record has gone on to garner slightly greater praise in the subsequent years.
For today only, the digital download version of Organic Treasures can be purchased for £5 (or Euro equivalent) here
For those who still haven’t seen the specially made lyric video of ‘Spring back higher’ to commemorate the 10th anniversary; it can be seen here
To celebrate 10 years since the release of the Organic Treasures album (November 24th 2014), a special lyric video of the song Spring back higher has been made to commemorate the anniversary.
You can watch it here.
The 3rd single to be taken from the new album For the Ones We’ve Lost is released digitally worldwide today.
Journey to a Better Place is perhaps the most universal song on the new record, with a parallel meaning and message to be interpreted by the audience as they wish.
The single can be streamed/purchased on all the usual digital platforms here.
An accompanying music video by Dan Elektro is also released today, and can be viewed here.
FOR THE ONES WE’VE LOST physical copies are now available at the following record stores:
SPAIN:
SURCO, Barcelona (The oldest record store in Barcelona) – Vinyl & CD
REVOLVER RECORDS, Barcelona (The renowned independent record store) – Vinyl & CD
UK:
THE DISKERY, Birmingham (The oldest record store in England) – Vinyl
RHYTHM & BREWS, London (The best vinyl cafe in the world) – Vinyl
OLYMPIC STUDIOS RECORDS, London (Associated with the world-famous recording studio) – Vinyl
EEL PIE RECORDS, London (Associated with the legendary musical history of Eel Pie Island) – Vinyl
SLIDE RECORD SHOP, Bedford (the only independent record store in town) – Vinyl & CD
More physical stores to be announced in due course…
It’s like streaming never existed!!
An album born from loss… multiple loss. The record no artist ever wants to make. But as artists, we create as a form of expression; an expression of feelings, emotions and even as a form of cathartic release. We have no control over this. The creative process is like breathing to us; we have to do it, otherwise we will not be able to function.
These songs were not so much written… they rather emanated out of the grief, shock, pain, disbelief, anger, depression, denial and raw reality of losing loved ones.
The process of going through such a wide-ranging whirlwind of suffering took this author down many paths. Some as bleak and as low as they come, where the prospect of not coming back from the deepest of depths was a stark possibility.
But through this darkest of journeys, an unexpected fork in the road presented itself. A candlelit pathway to acceptance, remembrance, hope and celebration of the life, as opposed to continually being tormented over the death.
If we choose this path, then we ultimately find a way to carry on… to cope with it… to live on for the ones who no longer can… in their eternal memory. It is almost like they are walking beside us.
This album is dedicated to all those lost, as well as the ones left behind. Please cherish those who are still here, whilst you can. Tomorrow is not promised. One more thing… “Let’s be kinder.”
SCAD x
The long awaited ‘brand new album’ by Saber cuts a dash entitled For the Ones We’ve Lost is now available to preorder from here.
The 10-track record will be released on July 5th and will be available on vinyl, CD and digital download formats. Physical copies will also be available in select ‘independent’ record stores globally.
There are no plans to make the LP available for streaming at the present moment. A lot of time, effort, blood, sweat, tears and money have gone into creating and crafting this work of art, which needs to be listened to as a whole, in the correct sequential order… from beginning to end (and not out of context as part of a random playlist.)
Music, more than ever before (especially in the album format) needs to be of ‘value’ in 2024 and beyond!
Thank you in advance if you decide to place value in one of the formats available. Each of these said formats have unique features that differ from the other versions. Therefore, they are each their own thing and not clones of eachother… This is value! 😊
Full details can be found on the appropriate pages.
Saber cuts a dash was recently interviewed by local Catalan cultural organisation Cubelles Producciones as part of the QUESTION CARDS with… series. You can watch it here!
