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Bound by This - EP

by Dutch Experts

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    Limited Edition 12" Vinyl in Opaque Purple, 45 RPM. Pressed on opaque purple vinyl from Burlington Record Plant, Burlington, VT. Each pressing is a unique work of art and color may vary slightly from vinyl to vinyl.

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    Limited Edition 12" Vinyl in Translucent Magenta, 45 RPM. Pressed on custom colored vinyl from Burlington Record Plant, Burlington, VT. Each pressing is a unique work of art and color may vary slightly from vinyl to vinyl.

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1.
I’m living in my head most of the day Can’t formulate the ways I want to say That I hate what we have become The things we’ve undone Our own greatest threat I want to be here but I feel hollowed out Where dreams once lived is a seed sown of doubt And the time keeps passing me by Life on the line How we used to shine You say you want to stay, well I’m gonna go It cannot permeate, these things you don’t know You’re locked here in a trance False sense of romance All alone Why couldn’t you understand that I am Living under your thumb All of those moments you stole from me and Now I have to find them Why couldn’t you understand that I still live Bound to this weight These heavy words fall hard on hollow hearts And I’m here to receive them With each passing day I still don’t feel All the things I’ve given Could be used to heal All the scars that mark your heart When will you start To see what I’ve done All the ways I carried it And I never saw How it lived inside of me Behind guarded walls I crossed a bridge too far I’ve opened my scars Releasing the flood How do I tell you I can’t hold anymore You could learn to love yourself And be free from it all And you’ll see the strength of your light The depth of your heart It will burn so bright Why couldn’t you understand that I am Living under your thumb All of those moments you stole from me and Now I have to find them Why couldn’t you understand that I still live Bound to this weight These heavy words fall hard on hollow hearts And I’m here to receive them Why couldn’t you understand that I still live Bound by this Bound by this weight
2.
Your Heart 05:12
Say you’ll let me stay I’ve been waiting for an answer from above Every single day Come to me my love Hold the key to sweet salvation My only one Oooh your love How you make me feel Oooh your love Could all this be real Hold me when I’m broken Crying in your arms Like a child left defenseless You told me I was worthy I spent my whole life thinking I was someone less than deserving I’ll say to you I’ll say to you That your love There’s nothing like it on earth I’ll say to you I’ll say to you That your heart There’s no one else like you No one else like you Oooh your love How you make me feel Oooh your love Could all this be real Abandon your reason The requiem, the requiem All things have their season Call me to light I’ll wait here for a sign Enlightened mind on fire Here in my time Call me to the light Abandon your reason The requiem All things have their season
3.
Soon 04:21
I am waiting to bring the end of things While I sit and wonder where you’ve been All I ever wanted was to please you, See you, be with you here I am yearning for the chance to tell you how The ways you’ve hurt me brought me so much doubt Ephemeral and waning like the waves upon sand, Rain onto land, gone again Let our love die Ashes to the sky Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize This was all in vain Burning with desire You’re the one I need Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize I am floating in a sea of uncertainty The whispered promises surrounding me While you were playing the victim All the lonesome nights without you here Cursing myself for everything that went wrong with us before I realized that you were playing me as a fool Me as a fool As a fool Let our love die Ashes to the sky Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize This was all in vain Burning with desire You’re the one I need Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize This was all in vain Holding onto nothing (You are an enigma, the one that wounded me) Let our love die Ashes to the sky Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize This was all in vain Burning with desire You’re the one I need Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize Soon you’ll realize This was all in vain
4.
Morrígu 05:29
Light of day fading into the night On the whispering wind, an apparition Will you hold me close When you take me home In this nightmare we share The stars aligned around your head At the bottom of everything You loved another Crossed the ocean of emptiness To bring me another open heart And I could have had everything I wanted If you let me try Only you see The way I can love you The way I can love you You could be sowing doubt in my mind Rotting root and stem under your spell All of the wanting, all of the lives you’ve led Echo through the time that we’ve shared At the bottom of everything You loved another Crossed the ocean of emptiness To bring me another open heart And I could have had everything I wanted If you let me try In the night, your shape taking form Tremble from the fear of your scorn All the forgotten, all of the death and doom Riding by your side for all of time Only you see The way I can love you The way I can love you

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Navigating ego death, facing internalized trauma and inherited behaviors, and learning the act of self-love are the central themes of Dutch Experts's debut EP, 'Bound by This'. Written during the pandemic, singer and songwriter Hannah Hoffman was faced with the challenges posed by long-Covid symptoms, isolation, and what she likens to a "deep-dive into her Saturn Return". Largely influenced by the sonic landscape of 80's synth pop, Hoffman created a dreamlike tapestry interwoven with the fabric of intimate details from her time spent during the early moments of the Covid Pandemic and the introspection she faced there.

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released February 24, 2023

Music and lyrics written by: Hannah Hoffman
Drum parts written by: Graham Brooks
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by: Mikey Allred at Dark Art Audio

Vocals, Synths performed by: Hannah Hoffman
Guitars & Bass performed by: Graham Brooks
Drums performed by: Bruce Black
Additional synths by: Mikey Allred

Produced by: Graham Brooks, Mikey Allred & Hannah Hoffman

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Born out of the Covid Pandemic, Dutch Experts is inspired by the gothic landscape of The Cure, and melodic choices informed by Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins. Capturing a uniquely modern sound with an 80s sonic sensibility, undulating synths driven by chorus-laden bass and danceable drum beats, pair with Hoffman's euphonious soprano, paying homage to an aesthetic gone by. ... more

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