The Kite (Sunset Mix). Hello again. Welcome to our second release of 2022. Both singles thus far. The “Sunset Mixes”; eleven songs that the Sunset Recording Mobile Unit remixed, surfaced in early October of 2022 as our unofficial eighth release, THE WORD. I say unofficial because it’s a BandCamp exclusive. Which means we didn’t go through the usual distribution channels. Grass roots. No barcodes. No ISRC ID tagging. Just something we felt we had to do for the fans. And BandCamp. Our way of saying thanks for always having our backs. After listening to the mixes in the new control room I just knew a few of these songs had to find their way onto other media platforms. That’s the best thing I could do for this little “Word” venture. And perhaps send a few more listeners BandCamp’s way. I fell in love with more than a few of the mixes CM Sadler delivered on behalf of Sunset Recording. Four of them are here. Part of this collection. And well. THE WORD is a BandCamp exclusive which means the entire Sunset collection is never too far away. Wink, wink. For you archeologists out there, The Kite made its debut on our 2020 full-length release, Friday Night. Of the four singles we lifted from THE WORD, two of them made their debut on Friday Night. We had a bit of a late start this year as our first release didn’t hit the shelves until early August. Entertaining the troops, choir practices and safety meetings. These things take up so much time. There’s new music coming.
I have to say I’m very excited. There’s a whole lot of newness on the horizon. I’m so like the song right now. I’m a kite in the wind … but in a good blowing free kind of way. Enjoy your sunset mix … there’s a bit of Vegas in there. xoRJ
from
... Or In Cyprus (2020 And Beyond),
track released October 26, 2022
RJ: Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Acoustic Piano
Dizzy: Bass Guitar
Rhett Black: Drums & Percussion
Beaverdell Humes: Keyboards
Backing Vocals courtesy of CandyLand Glee:
(RJ, Astrid, Beaverdell & Rhett)
Cakes, cookies, sweets & treats: Sugar Mountain Confectionary
"Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain" (they paid me to say that ...)
Coffees and Teas: Tiff’s Teaze & Coffee
Additional Beverages: Around The Mulberry Bush
Rhett Black & Beaverdell Humes appear courtesy of
Meet The Blacks and HOH Records.
A division of Horace Media 2022
Dizzy appears courtesy of Sunset Recording
Special Thanks to Hollis Kinglan and HOH Records
Art Direction and Cover Design: Hirografix
Special Thanks to Mark, Don & Mal @Hirografix
Original Cover Photo: Viktorija Lankauskaite at Unsplash
Recorded @CandyLand Recorders. Wetaskiwin, Canada
Additional Recordings: Sunset Recording. Las Vegas, USA
Engineered and Mixed by C.M. Sadler
Assistant Engineer: RJ
Produced by Robert James for The Kingsway Group
A division of Horace Media 2022
Assistant Producer: C.M. Sadler
A very special thank-you to Sunset Recording's Mobile Unit
"We bring Las Vegas to you" ... they certainly did. Boy, howdy.
Lyrics reprinted by permission. Angry Lion Publishing.
This recording HOH Records 2022