Child Of The Parish

Edition 7 Winner
Child of the Parish is a collaboration between writer/producer Ben Vella, his brother Tom Vella, and the artist Pius Bak. Musically Ben wanted to explore songs with more of a colourful tilt towards disco and psychedelia, where 303's could sit happily alongside guitars, four-to-the-floor beats and vocal samples. In the spirit of 'having as much fun with it as possible,' he also lived out a lifelong dream to write a mini graphic novel. Ben and Tom grew up on the likes of Katsuhiro Otomo's "Akira" and Alan Moore's "Watchmen."

Having recently moved from a big city to a tiny village in the countryside, the idea of Child of the Parish formed. A village cursed by a 16c witch is punished 400 years later by the arrival of Jacob, son of the devil and the Child of the Parish. Drawing a parallel between medieval witch hunts and modern trials by social media, Jacob metes out justice to the inhabitants of his village in a dark comedy horror. Ben found Lithuanian artist Pius Bak who instantly embraced the story and brought it to life. The comic will in effect form the prequel to the Child of the Parish album.

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Judging Child of the Parish by the standard of the this first single it’s a going to be a wonderful project, the single is beautifully warm and engaging, packed with sublime harmonies and superb guitar work. It leaps out against the multitude of paint by numbers cheese pop Nu Disco which has flooded the airwaves of late. This is music with real depth and effortless class.

The early art work is wonderfully rendered too, it’s bright and engaging, a fascinating insight into how the whole project might turn out. By all accounts it’s been picked up by Fifa 20 as well so if that’s true expect this one to hit a huge audience when that drops.

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Winning Song
Relic Of The Past

Bad news Travel fast Take your aim now Make it last Ever the relic of the past Real life Feels like The fading of two Brake lights Swallowed by the night in thin disguise Now I got nothing left but time And it moves So slowly Still hung up on the moment you left me Like a relic of the past Now I got nothing left but time And it moves So slowly'' Still hung up on the moment you left me Like a relic of the past Like a relic of the past A relic of the past A relic of the past Starlight Laser beams From Hollywood-esque magazines So sorry to stir you from your dreams The sunrise Wind blows Your loaded dice caught on video But happy to take your love and go Now I got nothing left but time And it moves So slowly Still hung up on the moment you left me Like a relic of the past Now I got nothing left but time And it moves So slowly Still hung up on the moment you left me Like a relic of the past Like a relic of the past A relic of the past A relic of the past A relic of the past A relic of the past

Music Video
"Relic Of The Past" 6ARoc-MNUUM