Girls and guys
And dangerous lies
Cars and wine and reckless lives
Sand and sin I said when will they learn
Closer to the fire until they burn
Friends and lovers
bringing along their brothers
And sometimes you see
The sisters and the mothers
Life just goes on but not for very long
Its one big bash
And its gonna crash
I feel stronger now
I feel stronger now
Thank I’ve ever did before
There’s too many secrets
Under our pillow
The world will be better
If people were yellow
The dogs and the cats you see they mess on the mats
The washing line hangs and someone goes mad
I feel stronger now
I feel stronger now
Thank I’ve ever did before
Stronger
Girls and guys
And dangerous lies
Cars and wine and reckless lives
Sand and sin I said when will they learn
Closer to the fire until they burn
Friends and lovers
bringing along their brothers
And sometimes you see
The sisters and the mothers
Life just goes on but not for very long
Its one big bash
And its gonna crash
I feel stronger now
I feel stronger now
Thank I’ve ever did before
There’s too many secrets
Under our pillow
The world will be better
If people were yellow
The dogs and the cats you see they mess on the mats
The washing line hangs and someone goes mad
I feel stronger now
I feel stronger now
Thank I’ve ever did before
Stronger
about
We are elated to invite the multi-talented and multi-national musical mastermind Portable in to the Circus family finally. After many years of traveling in similar scenes and orbits, and thoroughly enjoying his vast output on some of our favorite and best friends’ labels, the time has come to join forces with our now-fellow Parisian dweller.
The "My Event Horizon" EP is a truly creative treat, chock full of the charm and studio ingenuity that permeates all of his work, and a first look at what’s to come on his full length LP we have in store for you in the coming months as well. Two versions of the lead track “I Feel Stronger Now” are accompanied by an exclusive club cut, just in time for the world’s hopeful dance floor reopenings.
“I Feel Stronger Now” is one of those perfectly balanced tracks that is equal parts soft and edgy, mellow and exciting, and features a rich mix of sharp percussion, warm jazz-inflected piano motifs and Portable’s own inimitable dulcet-toned vocals, making it a sure-shot fit with the label’s modus operandi. The A2 track “My Art Sets Me Free” as the title may suggest, is a more abstract and artistic take on full-scale DSP dance floor equipment - we can already imagine hearing this on some of our most cherished club systems, head-down, fully immersed. Next up “I Feel Stronger Now” gets a fresh facelift treatment from Portable’s own and equally-notorious alter ego Bodycode, which follows suit to the pseudonym’s production quality, giving the avant-garde bounce of the original version a more syncopated and stripped-back feel, imparting a stronger physical sound bed with tasteful synth layering for the vocal Iines to ride over. And as a digital bonus addition to the package we have the Radio Edit of “I Feel Stronger Now” which is nicely tightened in all the right places to drive the point home for broadcast listeners, and further proof that this man’s music can be fully enjoyed in many settings - a big loving welcome to Mr. Portable!
credits
released November 5, 2021
Written by Bradley Hermans and produced by Alan Abrahams
Except ‘My Art Sets Me Free’ written and produced by Alan Abrahams
Remix and additional production by Bodycode on B1
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis, London
Artwork by République Studio
Published by True Music Publishing
(p) & (c) Circus Company 2021 - CCS118 - All rights of the producer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved, unauthorized copying, hiring lending, public performance and broadcasting of the records prohibited
www.circuscompany.fr
Portable grew out of the ruins of the post-apartheid era of South Africa, being part
of the generation that was to bring about the freedom of Nelson Mandela and all that
followed for his country. He is a celebrated live act.