Their debut album Leggo de Lion was released in April 2007 by Kindred Spirits and the Spasm Band toured Europe and the UK during 2007 in support of the album, appearing at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Les Eurockeennes, Belfort, Roskilde, Denmark and the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Paris. They also performed at the Jazz au Chellah Festival in Rabat, Morocco.
In March 2008 they recorded their second album Bird Head Son in just two days in Meudon, France, produced by Antoine Rajon. During the sessions, 20 songs were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs. The album features the now expanded Spasm Band line up as well as guest performers Keziah Jones, Defunkt founder Joseph Bowie, David Neerman and Jamika Ajalon. A 3 track EP La Diablese was released by Heavenly Sweetness in July 2008. It included the tracks "Vero", "Robberman" (both included on the Bird Head Son album) and an exclusive version of Poverty is Hell by the Mighty Shadow.
The Bird Head Son Tour commenced in December 2008 at Rennes, France and will continue throughout 2009. The album was released in January 2009 by Naive/Heavenly Sweetness. As with Joseph's last album, Leggo de Lion this album is also accompanied by a new literary work; Joseph's 3rd collection of poetry, also entitled Bird Head Son which is published by Salt Publishing in February 2009 to coincide with the UK release of the album. It includes lyrics from the album.
The band's third album Rubber Orchestras was released in October 2011. It featured production from Malcolm Catto and Jerry Dammers and was named Jazz/World album of 2011 by Les Inrocks magazine and album of the year by Vibrations Magazine. A single and video 'She is the sea' was also released from the album in late October 2011
Jungle
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band Lyrics
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In your jungle
Do you know all you need is right there within yourself
In your jungle
Your mind calls for peace
Your mind calls for calm
Your mind calls for love
Your mind calls for security
It's down within yourself
Your mind calls for peace
Your mind calls for calm
Your mind calls for love
Your mind calls for security
It's down within
Say you want to love
Say you want to care
Get it from within
Pull it to the outside
Make it work for you
It is all within your jungle
In your jungle
Say you want to love
Say you want to care
Get it from within
Pull it to the outside
Make it work for you
It is all within your jungle
Search yourself
Search yourself
Search yourself
Your jungle
Let me come out of myself
cnd lie on soft savannah grass
Let me be somersaulted out of my skin
cnd slip through the aviary of my first consciousness
You are a haiku on the ground of the forest
Eventually our image may fade
From every photograph or film
Your voice may decay from ears which have heard you
Recordings will fade from data and wax
Since no melody or image seized in dreamtime
Can be retained on litmus or film
Not even a strong box of sealed sound
Hidden and as yet unheard
Or the world would end
cnd be forever lost
Except within your jungle
Your jungle
Do you know all you need it's right there within yourself
In your jungle
In your jungle
Do you know all you need it's right there within yourself
In your jungle
In your jungle
Your mind calls for peace
Your mind calls for calm
Your mind calls for love
Your mind calls for security
Give it what it wants
Your mind calls for peace
Your mind calls for calm
Your mind calls for love
Your mind calls for security
In your jungle
In your jungle
In your jungle
Say you want to love
Say you want to care
Get it from within
Pull it to the outside
Make it work for you
It is all within your jungle
Your jungle
Your jungle
The lyrics of "Jungle" by Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band convey a message of self-discovery and finding inner peace. The repetitive lines emphasize the idea that everything we need is already within ourselves, within our own metaphorical jungle.
The first verse highlights the importance of searching within oneself, as the mind calls for peace, calm, love, and security. The repeated lines "Do you know all you need is right there within yourself" emphasize the belief that we possess the answers and resources to find these qualities within us.
The second verse encourages the listener to express love and care from within and bring it to the outside world. The lyrics suggest that by tapping into our inner resources, we can make it work for us and find fulfillment. Phrases like "Say you want to love, say you want to care" and "Get it from within, pull it to the outside" emphasize the idea of self-reliance and the power within ourselves to create positive change.
The bridge of the song takes a more abstract turn, using poetic language to convey the fragility and impermanence of external representations of ourselves. It suggests that images, recordings, and memories may fade over time, but the essence of who we are and what we truly need can only be found within our own jungle.
Overall, "Jungle" is a song that encourages self-reflection, self-love, and self-reliance. It reminds us that all the peace, calm, love, and security we seek can be found within ourselves if we only take the time to search and tap into our inner resources.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you know all you need is right there within yourself
Are you aware that everything you require is already present within your own being?
In your jungle
Within the depths of your own personal realm
Search yourself
Delve deep into your own soul
Your mind calls for peace
Your thoughts long for tranquility
Your mind calls for calm
Your thoughts crave serenity
Your mind calls for love
Your thoughts yearn for affection
Your mind calls for security
Your thoughts desire safety
It's down within yourself
All that is needed lies within your very being
Say you want to love
Express your desire to experience love
Say you want to care
Declare your intention to show compassion
Get it from within
Obtain it from the depths of your own essence
Pull it to the outside
Bring it forth into the external world
Make it work for you
Harness its power for your own benefit
It is all within your jungle
Everything you seek is contained within your personal domain
Search yourself
Explore your innermost self
Let me come out of myself
Allow me to break free from my own limitations
cnd lie on soft savannah grass
And recline on the gentle meadows of the savannah
Let me be somersaulted out of my skin
Permit me to be liberated from my physical form in a whimsical manner
cnd slip through the aviary of my first consciousness
And glide through the intricate network of my earliest awareness
You are a haiku on the ground of the forest
You are a concise yet profound expression of existence amidst the woodland floor
Eventually our image may fade
Over time, our visual representation may diminish
From every photograph or film
From all captured moments in pictures or moving images
Your voice may decay from ears which have heard you
The sound of your voice may deteriorate within those who have listened to you
Recordings will fade from data and wax
Recordings will gradually lose their clarity in both digital and analog formats
Since no melody or image seized in dreamtime
Because no tune or visual captured during the state of dreaming
Can be retained on litmus or film
Can be preserved on a chemical indicator or photographic material
Not even a strong box of sealed sound
Not even a secure container housing controlled audio
Hidden and as yet unheard
Concealed and yet to be listened to
Or the world would end
Otherwise, the world as we know it would cease to exist
cnd be forever lost
And be perpetually gone
Except within your jungle
However, within the confines of your personal realm
Give it what it wants
Provide it with what it desires
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Written by: ANDREW SINCLAIR JOHN, ANTHONY DEREK JOSEPH, COLIN JAMES WEBSTER, PAUL BRETT, PAUL ZIMMERMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jak0voln
One of the best songs I heard lately!
Nadir TLAMSI
great groove , so good song & nice rythm
Norjen Tee
great !!!!
Jean-Claude Vermeulen
Still soo actual !