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After Thunder Sun

by Joost Dijkema

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BEAUTIFUL RIDE CRACKERJACK FIFTY-NINE CADILLAC SCREAMING CHICKEN FIREBIRD PONTIAC DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE EL CAMINO TENDER-EYED SLEIGH RIDE THUNDERBIRD EASY RIDIN' F-100 PICK UP TRUCK COUNTRY ROADS WITH THE RANCHERO OH I WANT TO DRIVE MY LIFE LIKE A BEAUTIFUL RIDE SHAKE, RATTLE, ROLLING MUSTANG HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART FAIRLANE SHANGRI LA '79 IMPALA CRACKERJACK FIFTY-NINE CADILLAC SCREAMING CHICKING FIREBIRD PONTIAC DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE EL CAMINO OH I WANT TO DRIVE MY LIFE LIKE A BEAUTIFUL RIDE
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SHARDS OF LOVE A FLYING BOTTLE OF SCOTCH HIGH VOLTAGE WAS THE FIGHT IT HIT THE FLOOR PRETTY HARD SHARDS OF LOVE SUMS IT UP QUITE RIGHT THIS FREEWHEELIN' DREAM WEAVING PAYS NO BILLS SHE SAID BE LIKE THUNDERING STEAMTRAIN IF THERE'S A CROWD THEN THERE'S BREAD I SAID AS LONG FOLKS KEEP DIGGING FOR A SONG TO FEED THEIR SOUL I BELIEVE MANY FOLKS ARE LOYAL AND DIG UP ONE OF MY BONES SHE SAID YOU'RE HIGH ON HOPES AND WISHES WITHOUT CHANGE IT ENDS WHERE YOU'RE AT THE TRUTH LIES IN INTROSPECTION AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO ACT A FLYING BOTTLE OF SCOTCH HIGH VOLTAGE WAS THE FIGHT IT HIT THE FLOOR PRETTY HARD SHARDS OF LOVE SUMS IT UP QUITE RIGHT
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Vic's Raga 05:11
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Buddy 04:57
BUDDY THERE'S ONE THING I LIKE TO BELIEVE IN THAT THERE'S A DAY WE ARE GONNA MEET AGAIN FOR THE EXISTENCE OF THE PLACE YOU'VE GONE TO I PUT FAITH IN MAKE BELIEVE WHEN YOU WENT OFF TO DREAMLAND YOUR BODY WAS READY FOR ETERNITY ALTHOUGH YOUR SOUL SEEMS WILLING TO CONTINUE MADE IT EVEN HARDER TO LET YOU GO FREE BUDDY I'M STILL BURNING THERE'S NO AFTERGLOW I'LL CARRY YOU TO REMEMBER THIS LOVE I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GONE CAUSE YOU FEEL SO MUCH ALIVE IN MY HEART I CAN'T FEEL THE URGE TO WALK OUR FOREST NO MORE LAST NIGHT I SAW A SHADOW AND IT LOOKED LIKE YOU DOGFOOD SECTION AT THE MARKET PLACE YOU ARE STILL EVERYWHERE I AM GOING TO I HAVE DREAMS YOU ARE REACHING OUT TO ME OR MAYBE I'M JUST REACHING OUT TO YOU MY HOUSE FEELS EMPTY BUT FULL OF MEMORIES I'LL REMEMBER TILL MY OWN DAYS ARE THROUGH BUDDY I'M STILL BURNING THERES NO AFTERGLOW I CARRY YOU TO REMEMBER THIS LOVE I STILL CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE GONE CAUSE YOU FEEL SO MUCH ALIVE IN MY HEART UPON STAIRS AND GRASS OUTSIDE OUR HOME YOU NEEDED ME MORE AND MORE UNTIL THE DAY TIME CAUGHT UP WITH YOU NOTHING SEEMS TO BE LIKE IT WAS BEFORE BUDDY I'M STILL BURNING THERES NO AFTERGLOW I CARRY YOU TO REMEMBER THIS LOVE I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GONE CAUSE YOU FEEL SO MUCH ALIVE IN MY HEART ⓒ JOOST DIJKEMA DECEMBER 2020
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After Thunder Sun is Joost Dijkema’s third solo album and the follow-up to 2019’s Time Thief. Like its predecessor After Thunder Sun reflects Dijkema’s eclectic and restless mind. On the one hand it contains one of the deepest solo guitar raga he has ever recorded (‘Vic’s raga’) and on the other hand there’s his self-proclaimed ‘dashboard slapper’, the catchy and surprisingly radiofriendly ‘Beautiful ride’. And there are more twists and turns like the loose/tight folkrocker ‘(Packin’ in for the) Train of Doomsday’ with its noodling Westcoast-style electric guitar ornaments. There’s more electric guitar on the driving bluesy folkrocker ‘Shards of Love’, which deals with trying to make a living on your own in this beast called the music industry. The heartbreaker here is ‘Buddy’. A song written in the heat of the moment, right after the passing of a dearly loved four legged friend. The album finishes with an ode to the legendary UK singer-songwriter and guitarist Michael Chapman who is/was a great inspiration. Since Time Thief Dijkema has been improving his recording abilities and it shows on After Thunder Sun. It’s also his most band orientated album, although it’s solely Dijkema playing all the instruments. Creatively, After Thunder Sun expands his musical colors. It keeps one curious about what lies ahead for him. Not at least for the creator himself. What a beautiful ride it is.

credits

released January 13, 2023

Joost Dijkema: vocals, guitar(s), banjo, pedal steel, drums, bass, percussion
Bram Menninga: backing vox on ‘Beautiful Ride’
Flora Karsemeijer: backing vox on ‘Buddy’

After Thunder Sun was conceived and recorded between 2020 – 2022 by Joost Dijkema at the Hunker Bunker Studio in Haren, The Netherlands.

All songs written, composed, recorded and mixed by Joost Dijkema
Mastered by Tim Hay at Autumn Giant Audio in Leeds, UK.
Artwork by Sara Gossett and Plastic Crimewave
Graphic design by Peter van der Weij

(C) Twin Dimension Records 2023

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Joost Dijkema is a Dutch multi-instrumentalist.

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