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Nostalgia [EP]

by Annika Jayne

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Angie Blue
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Angie Blue Nostalgia brings a beautiful peace. Annika's songwriting is melancholic but comforting as with her singing, delicate and angelic. The Cello is heart melting and the vocal harmonies and guitar playing are enchanting. That's why I love this album. Favorite track: A Leaf In The Wind.
antonella m
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antonella m The acoustic guitar and Annika's voice give me a lot of peace of mind, she is a talented artist with a very kind heart Favorite track: En silence.
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Portobello Express (fan profile) Get ready for goose bumps: delicate, emotional, melancholic and the cello is fantastic. Brilliant guitar works, wonderful lyrics. Scared of Loosing You is a masterpiece. Favorite track: Scared of Losing You.
Shane Larmand
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Shane Larmand This aptly titled EP seems to conjure up snowed in, idyllic winter cabin-scapes with a typewriter and a cup of coffee in hand writing love letters to a special someone. Nathan's keyboard work on "Being in Love" is very effective and enhances this feeling. Favorite track: Being In Love (feat. Nathan Illes).
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    This 38-page full-colour booklet includes all the lyrics from both albums, the Nostalgia EP and the Nostalgia Unplugged Album. The booklet also contains the stories behind the songs as well as some rare photos and will be autographed by me.

    This booklet is a stand-alone and comes WITHOUT the CDs but with the digital download of the Nostalgia EP. So this isn't a CD but JUST THE BOOKLET.

    The Nostalgia Unplugged Album is free so you can just go to the album page and grab your download: annikajayne.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-unplugged-album

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This 38-page full-colour booklet includes all the lyrics from both albums and comes with both CDs! The booklet also contains the stories behind the songs as well as some rare photos and will be autographed by me. Both CDs come in a lovely hand-crafted cardboard sleeve. These will be limited to 25 on this site - 25 more are on the site of the Nostalgia Unplugged Album! This package includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app and download of the Nostalgia EP.
    The Nostalgia Unplugged Album is free so you can just go to the album page and grab your download: annikajayne.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia-unplugged-album

    Includes unlimited streaming of Nostalgia [EP] via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

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1.
Being In Love Looking out the window Gazing at the stars Quietly twinkling from afar I speak to them sometimes Send my wishes to the sky Hoping for a sign Cause ever since I met you Stars are sparkling in my heart And they brighten up the dark You turned my world around Turned it upside down My head's in the clouds I wish you could be here with me So we could study astronomy Discover whole new galaxies And travel at warp speed Overcoming gravity, escaping reality I'll tell the sun and the moon What it's like being in love with you Stardust all around me And a crackling in the air I might explode but I don't care The stars shout out your name All over the milky way I'm in heaven each day I wish you could be here with me So we could study astronomy Discover whole new galaxies And travel at warp speed Overcoming gravity, escaping reality I'll tell the sun and the moon What it's like being in love with you
2.
Scared of Losing You Rain’s falling down Tapping on my window This makes me think of you And I have no reason to You’re perfectly the one for me At least that’s what it seems Last night I had a dream We were together you and me I wish I’d never met you ‘Cause you won’t go off my mind I deny it to be true But I’m scared of losing you We live too far away from each other One day I might discover My heart is heavy like a stone And you make me cry alone And I’m trying to run away Although it’s not the right way I’m trying to hide my feelings Although they have some meaning I have to control them well You’re the one I just can’t tell I feel something’s in the air Yet now I feel so scared I hope you won’t forget me We’ll write to each other overseas To this land so far away I’ll think of you each day And if there’s a promise we can make That time and distance cannot break Let’s keep in touch through a pen And let’s agree we’ll meet again And I’m trying to run away Although it’s not the right way I’m trying to hide my feelings Although they have some meaning I have to control them well You’re the one I just can’t tell I feel something’s in the air Yet now I feel so scared
3.
By Your Side A candle in the night Is lightening up the room There's a storm outside Clouds are covering the moon It's also raining in my mind The wind is howling, leaves me blind How can life be so unkind? We could have been in love The flowers were in bloom We really could have hit it off But I had to leave in June Time wasn't on our side It wasn't for us to decide Even if we had tried It’s just another sad love story When everything goes wrong When two people are left so lonely And all we have is just this song Memories will be fading But this melody is ours In our hearts, it will keep playing No matter where the wind blows As the morning breaks Light is flooding the room In the sun I see your face Birds are singing a gentle tune Send you a kiss, whisper goodbye Blow it away, let it fly And watch it reach the sky It’s just another sad love story When everything goes wrong When two people are left so lonely And all we have is just this song Memories will be fading But this melody is ours In our hearts, it will keep playing No matter where the wind blows Even though we can't turn the tide Hope my kiss finds you alright Wish I could be there by your side Hold me tight Hold me tight By your side
4.
En silence 05:26
En silence Pendant tous ces mois Qu’on ne s’est pas vu De temps en temps je pensais à toi Aux histoires qu'on a vécues L’autre jour je t’ai écrit une lettre Un beau jour tu y répondras peut-être Toujours ta photo me sourit Et ta rose ne s’est jamais flétrie Très souvent le vent sidéral Chuchote nos voeux secrets Dans nos rêves remplis d'étoiles On voit briller un monde parfait Mais parfois il se brise d'un coup, sans annonce Laissant trop de questions sans réponses Ces étoiles disparaissent dans le lointain Je les cherche mais en vain Quelque fois je retourne Aus lieux pleins de souvenirs Pour quelques instants j'y séjourne En espérant te voir sourire   Ces souvenirs vont peu à peu s'effacer Ta rose perd déjà ses pétales séchés Et comme eux, je te laisserai Sans chagrin, sans regret Très souvent le vent sidéral Chuchote nos voeux secrets Dans nos rêves remplis d'étoiles On voit briller un monde parfait Mais parfois il se brise d'un coup, sans annonce Laissant trop de questions sans réponses Ces étoiles disparaissent dans le lointain Je les cherche mais en vain   Très souvent le vent sidéral Chuchote nos voeux secrets Dans nos rêves remplis d'étoiles On voit briller un monde parfait Mais parfois il se brise d'un coup, sans annonce Laissant trop de questions sans réponses Ces étoiles disparaissent dans le lointain Je les cherche mais en vain  
5.
A Leaf In The Wind I’m looking out the window It’s beginning to get dark Now I'm left alone with my memories Dancing to the beat of my heart I know the world is turning Sometimes we are fools Sometimes bridges burn Life plays by its own rules There's some comfort in the city lights Shining through my tears While illusions and fantasies Are making their way here They are telling me stories Fairy tales at best Yet they're fading away They're not making sense Where can I go? When all the doors are closed? I don't know but I keep searching And I try to deny it but I'm dreaming my life away How can my dreams guide me When they're leading me astray? Outside the trees are rustling Whispering in the breeze They seem old and wise so maybe they know The answer to all mysteries A leaf in the wind is falling Sailing through the night My eyes try to follow its path Until it's out of sight The night wind joins the street noise They are singing me a song Composing a gentle melody Telling me life goes on A dream may be misleading But really it's a quest It's a constant journey As life puts us to the test Where can I go? When all the doors are closed? I don't know but I keep searching And I try to deny it but I'm dreaming my life away How can my dreams guide me When they're leading me astray? Where can I go? When all the doors are closed? I still don't know but I keep searching I'm looking for a sign, ever so small, a dim light in the haze Can there be a new beginning Leading to brighter days A new beginning Leading to brighter days

about

At the beginning of February 2021, I came across a post of a fellow singer-songwriter on Instagram talking about the RPM Challenge. The text beneath the photo explained that the challenge was to produce a single, an EP, or an album within February, the shortest month of the year!

I was immediately intrigued because I happened to have just the right project for this. For years, I have been wanting to record my very first songs and even revised some of them the year before. However, while this project seemed to be perfect for the RPM Challenge, by the middle of the month I realized that I probably wasn't going to be able to produce the EP in the way I wanted. So, I handed in the song By Your Side for the RPM Challenge and released the whole EP a little later.

As for the songs I wrote all of them between 1991 and 1995, hence the EP title. Can you believe that back then I wrote down the lyrics on my dad's old typewriter?

As I mentioned before, I revised the lyrics for most of the songs. Even though it was quite fun to revisit these songs after all this time, it was also quite a challenge since I wanted to tell the same stories, just in a better way. So, I had to go back to how I felt at the time and come up with better lyrics that matched the same feeling I had back then. So, I didn't change the songs completely - they still reflect the same emotions and tell the same stories I experienced back then. So, this EP is a bit like a journey to the past. Are you coming with me?

This EP wouldn't have happened without the help of a few friends, first and foremost Nathan Illes. We worked so hard on each of the songs! My infinite thanks go to you, Nathan, this EP wouldn't be here without you. Not only did Nathan sing with me on By Your Side, but he also arranged Being In Love and added several instruments and vocal harmonies to it, added bass to En Silence and A Leaf In The Wind, and mixed and mastered the EP! I couldn't be more grateful! Apart from being a wonderful producer, Nathan is also a fantastic songwriter and multi-instrumentalist himself. Please feel free to check out his music here:

nathanilles.bandcamp.com

Further, I'd like to thank my fellow indie artists Orange G for playing the harmonica on By Your Side and Phil Graham who added bass and strings to Scared of Losing You. Both of them are also wonderful musicians:

orangeg.bandcamp.com

philgrahammusic.bandcamp.com

Last but not least, I'd like to thank the wonderful musicians who play on the EP: Charlot Rivero on cello, Larry Salzmann on percussion, María Betania on violin, Dmytro Startsev on piano, and Andrea Di Giacomo on accordion.

credits

released April 2, 2021

Guitar, vocals, and harmonies by Annika Jayne recorded at Troubadesse studio, Heidelberg, Germany in August 2020 / February, March 2021
All other instruments, 2nd vocals, and harmonies recorded at home studios around the world.
Mixing and Mastering: Nathan Illes
Music & Lyrics: Annika Elting

Being In Love:

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Piano, Upright bass, Celesta,
Flute patch, Background Harmonies: Nathan Illes

Scared of Losing You:

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Strings and Bass: Phil Graham
Cello: Charlot Rivero
Percussion: Larry Salzmann

By Your Side:

Acoustic Guitar: Annika Jayne
Vocals: Annika Jayne & Nathan Illes
Harmonica: Orange G
Cello: Charlot Rivero
Percussion: Larry Salzmann

En silence:

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Glockenspiel: Annika Jayne
Piano: Dmytro Startsev
Cello: Charlot Rivero
Upright bass: Nathan Illes
Percussion: Larry Salzmann

A Leaf In The Wind:

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Annika Jayne
Violin: María Betania
Accordion: Andrea di Giacomo
Cello: Charlot Rivero
Upright bass: Nathan Illes
Percussion: Larry Salzmann

Cover Art: Annika Jayne
Typewriter Picture on Cover: Luca Onniboni on Unsplash

The cover art shows a turquoise typewriter on brownish paper.

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Annika Jayne Heidelberg, Germany

Heartfelt, authentic songs in three languages. Stories taken from real life with a touch of romance. Quiet sounds that make waves. Melodies that touch your heart. These are the keys to my music.

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