Island in the Sun
Back in production mode again and here’s a brand new track for you.
Island in the Sun
©2010 Mike de Velta
I am a soldier in a modern war
but have no guns or bombs before me
Just the lies of greedy men
who snare with their words
they try to bend me
try to bend me
Shuffling feet and a vacant stare
The lines getting longer, but headin nowhere
I want Tahiti girls, coconut wine,
singing and dancing til the middle of the night
I wanna jump in the ocean, dive in the sea
Lie on the sand by the shade of a tree
I wanna a simple life, won’t you come with me
Take me to my island in the sun
my island in the sun
oh my island in the sun
Wash me over
bathe me in light
sea shells on sunset
take me from this ordinary life
and lying on my bed I dream of big blue skies
woken by the screams I start to tremble
where crime is just an ordinary part of life
Dulls my mind to world I not a part of.
Shuffling feet and a vacant stare
The lines getting longer, but headin nowhere
I want Tahiti girls, coconut wine,
singing and dancing til the middle of the night
I wanna jump in the ocean, dive in the sea
Lie on the sand by the shade of a tree
I wanna a simple life, won’t you come with me
Take me to my island in the sun
my island in the sun
oh my island in the sun
Solo
Oh my island in the sun
Oh my island
I want Tahiti girls, coconut wine,
singing and dancing til the middle of the night
I wanna jump in the ocean, dive in the sea
Lie on the sand by the shade of a tree ….. to out..
With this one I think I’ve officially hit my record for the amount of time spent on one song, definately talking months! Crazy heh? Squeezing months into minutes. Oh well, I can breathe a sigh of relief now until the next song that’s lurking in the back of my mind somewhere vying for my attention.
Anyway, I started this track with a loop of an Indian percussion instrument rather like a tabla but bigger, and loved the way it felt, a real, doop da doop sound that had me boppin. Applying that to a driving ukulele and the shufflin skills of Dean Wuksta on drums I think something has emerged that I feel happy in saying is original in sound and flavour.
I hope you enjoy it and please share it with your friends to get this lil black duck of the ground 
All these words
I’ve probably spent a year on this track and it finally came together when I considered using a 12 string guitar to really tighten up the rhythm section. I think this one gelled pretty well. It was recorded in my home studio in a very small bedroom but using some pretty nice hardware.
Thanks to Dean Wuksta for his awesome drumming.
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Typically associated with the Blues and Roots movement and acoustic in nature Mike De Velta's intoxicating compositions and performances are constantly on the move. A rich showcase of modern folk,blues and a hint of the eastern expressed through the shimmering and delightful tones of lap slide, ukulele and acoustic guitars.
