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Houses started with a dusty old synth loop, a vocoder, a guitar and a poem I had knocking around for a while. During lockdown I collaborated with with multi-instrumentalist Andrew Stuart-Buttle, he took the track and threw sounds of whistling strings, plucked Mandocello and ethereal sounds collected together. I wanted to vocals to sound like a whisper in an ear.

Here are some thoughts on where the lyrics came from.
‘So as life continued the silence grew… conversations developed from pastimes in playgrounds, to houses with dinner parties. maybe i need to be more political… maybe i need to start reading the newspaper… are we all them same? should i be doing what they are doing? life is so different to how i thought it was gonna be... what is this beauty? what is this depression?
Mantra… repeat after me… 
'it's always worth the wait hoping light can stay.'

lyrics

Houses – Written By Michael Baker

Maybe now I’ll speak louder again
But speaking of rows of houses as time just passes me by

And patient is the thunder
Keeps me going under
Over and over again

But its always worth the wait
Hoping light can stay

If we could just grow away from here
Go wash our hands in the sea
Vague the noise in the mind
And swim till no land can be seen

Have hope where there is wonder
Keep me going under over and over again
The doves are reading pages all over the ages over and over again
So buy a pretty penny
Honey I don’t feel anything at all

But it’s always worth the wait
Hoping light can stay

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credits

from How Come You Sleep (Deluxe Album), released February 26, 2021
How Come You Sleep
Michael Baker

All songs Copyright to Keys To The Kingdom 2021 ©
Keys To The Kingdom Records
Produced by Andrew Stuart-Buttle
Mixed by Oliver Baldwin
Mastered by Pete Maher
Managed by Jeff Powell; Big Hug Management
Album Artwork & Animation by Alice Humphreys
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Michael Baker - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Synth
Andrew Stuart-Buttle - Strings, Synth, Keys, Bass, Samples, Drum Programming, Percussion
Alfie Weedon - Double Bass
Edy Smith - Keys, Organ
Oliver Baldwin - Synth

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Michael Baker England, UK

March 2020, Arts Council UK funded Michael Baker releases 'Salt', A towering accomplishment that will win hearts with its adept handling of love, loss and hope. Among the key tracks that show Baker’s road to recovery.
Album 3 produced In Lockdown and
Album 4 is being produced already with Tom The Lion, Alberta Cross producer Luke Potashnick previous owners include Van Morrsion due out 2021.
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