This Window

Lay Back by This Window Lay Back   is now available to download. Downloads Review: “Lay Back” – This Window The vocal delivery is intimate yet detached, a voice speaking from the edge of a bed at 3 a.m., where desire and disillusionment lie tangled in the same sheets. The instrumentation is sparse but deliberate — synth tones and low, percussive murmurs that feel like the hum of a radiator in winter, or the faint static of a radio tuned just off-station. The emotional core The song carries the atmosphere of a late‑night monologue: a voice half‑present, half‑elsewhere, speaking from the edge of a bed where desire, regret, and detachment all occupy the same space. There’s a literary quality to it — the Bandcamp page explicitly nods to Favourite Games and Beautiful Losers , and you can feel that influence in the tone: smoky, slow, and quietly bruised. [^1] Sound and texture The production is sparse but intentional. Soft synth tones drift like the hum of a radiator in winter; low per...

The Girl in the Black Bikini by This Window The Girl in the Black Bikini is now available to download. Downloads Lyrical Atmosphere The writing moves with a quiet, cinematic stillness—British seaside nostalgia refracted through a kind of existential drift. Lines such as “She lays on her towel like a ribbon drawn with sunlit ease” and “The English rose reclines into time’s indifferent cradle” hold that familiar This Window tension between presence and disappearance. The girl in the black bikini becomes both a fleeting muse and a symbol of impermanence, her moment of beauty destined to fade like the tide smoothing away her imprint in the sand. Musical Texture The music, as heard in the accompanying video, mirrors this emotional restraint. Sparse instrumentation leaves space for the imagery to settle, each phrase landing with the weight of a slow, measured breath. The pacing feels unhurried and contemplative—almost like watching a memory form in real time—giving the lyrics room to reson...

“Gone Like the Whispers of Silent Clouds” — Video & Track Description An excerpt from This Window, recorded at Morgue Studios in 2026. “ Gone Like the Whispers of Silent Clouds ” unfolds as a drifting, half‑remembered dream — a piece that feels discovered rather than composed, like a message recovered from a damaged tape. The video fuses AI‑generated imagery with Super 8 home‑movie fragments , creating a collage that hovers between memory and hallucination. Grainy domestic 8mm film footage dissolves into shifting digital phantoms; faces blur, scenes melt and colours shift with the unstable logic of dreams. The result is a visual language that feels both intimate and uncanny, as if the past is being reinterpreted by a machine that only half understands or maybe gets it wrong. The Super 8 material brings warmth, fragility, and the unmistakable texture of analogue decay — flicker, dust, scratches, nostalgia, memories and the soft bloom of overexposed light. In contrast, t...

 'This Is War' – A Glimpse into 'This Window' 'This Is War' offers a visceral preview of what’s to come from 'This Window'—a band whose legacy spans decades and formats, from cassette hiss to digital clarity.  We live in a world where conflict isn’t confined to battlefields. It happens in boardrooms, in relationships, in economies, in the quiet corners of our own minds. Preparing for warfare is about readiness. It’s about refusing to be caught unprepared when the world shifts beneath your feet. To prepare for warfare is to accept three truths: The world is unpredictable. Systems fail, alliances fracture, and the ground can move without warning. People are unpredictable. Loyalties change, tempers flare, and even the strongest bonds can be tested. You are unpredictable. Your own fears, impulses, and blind spots can ambush you more effectively than any external enemy. This track doesn’t just play—it confronts, bleeds, and breathes. Love as War: A Battle...

The death of romance "Dance this Way" is a short, searing piece of emotional reportage. In just a handful of lines, it captures the humiliation of being treated as an accessory rather than a partner. The narrator’s repeated “I hate you, I really hate you” is not melodrama but the blunt edge of betrayal — the kind that happens not in grand betrayals, but in the small, public moments where someone you love makes you feel invisible. The scene is painfully familiar: a couple arrives together at a favourite bar to see a favourite band — a shared ritual. But instead of sharing the night, the man abandons his partner to socialise with his friends. When he does return, it’s not to reconnect, but to issue a command: “dance this way.” The woman is reduced to a performer, summoned at will, her emotional state irrelevant. When she cries, he laughs. The dream — of romance, of mutual respect — collapses in that instant. Objectification The man’s behaviour treats th...

A fractured transmission across sound and image Don't Think I Can Make It by This Window is a sonic and visual meditation on disconnection, delay, and the quiet collapse of communication. The track pulses with electronic textures that drift in and out of clarity—like signal interference on a long-distance call—while a thumping drum line anchors the listener in a bodily rhythm, a heartbeat beneath the static. Free Download The vocal narrative is not sung but spoken, dissected fragments from a voicemail. Phrases such as "Hope all is well" , "We'll try to connect later" , "I don't think I can make it" , and finally, "Ciao" —are delivered with clinical detachment, yet they carry the emotional weight of absence. These lines also appear in the track Ciao Again by This Window, suggesting a thematic echo or recursive loop in the artist’s work which was released on The Sampler #05 (CD). The accompanying video draws inspiration from Robert Ra...

Crash '87 - Discogs Release Information Track: Crash ’87 Artist: This Window   Release: Appears on the cassette Extraction (1989, EE Tapes, Belgium) 1 Format: C40 Chrome Cassette, experimental/industrial/abstract Compilation Context: The track is part of a body of work that merges sound collage, dark ambient textures, and conceptual art. The cassette itself is a curated sequence where tracks bleed into one another, resisting discrete consumption and instead demanding immersion. Crash ’87 is not a standalone single but embedded in a larger experimental release that foregrounds fragmentation, layering, and the instability of recorded media. The accompanying video, shows a mouse in the palm of hands and links to The Genetics of Art and the National Mouse Club 2 . The mouse becomes both a literal and symbolic subject: a fragile, living creature held in human hands, and simultaneously a metaphor for control, breeding, and manipulation. In the context of Crash ’87 , the mouse ima...

She Wolf by This Window is a haunting, powerful anthem of feminine strength and primal loyalty. With the evocative line “Not born from God but from the earth. I am a she wolf and I protect my family,” the track channels the spirit of a woman forged not by divine decree but by raw nature—fierce, grounded, and unapologetically protective. This is the story of a beautiful young woman who stands guard over those she loves, not out of duty but instinct. Her strength is not ornamental—it’s elemental. The music pulses with tribal rhythms and cinematic tension, echoing the heartbeat of someone who knows what it means to fight for love, to howl against injustice, and to remain wild in a world that demands tameness.   The Mythic Pulse of “She Wolf” Elemental Identity : The protagonist is not a passive figure of beauty or grace. She is a creature of the wild—feral, maternal, and unyielding. Her power doesn’t seek permission; it emerges from the ground she walks on, the breath she exhales,...

“Where Is My Jesus?” by This Window is a haunting, experimental track recorded in 2008 at Morgue Studio. The song is known for its stark, minimalist instrumentation and emotionally raw delivery. The vocals are described as “stony” and the guitar “slithering,” creating a mood of spiritual dislocation and yearning. You can explore its sonic texture of the original mix on  YouTube . Mood and Lyrical Style The lyrics of Where Is My Jesus unfold like a scorched sermon—part lament, part indictment. With lines like “Where is my Jesus? Where did he go?” , the song opens as a spiritual dirge, but quickly mutates into a political mantra. It’s democracy refracted through betrayal, commerce, and crucifixion. The invocation of “a dollar or a pound of flesh” evokes Shakespearean debt and neoliberal decay, while “He threw out the money lenders. Created a stock market crash.” reimagines biblical rebellion as economic sabotage. Stylistically, the lyrics are sparse yet loaded—each phrase a jagge...

Is It A Dream by This Window — A Gothic Homage to Hammer Horror Step into a shadowed world where fog curls like memory and menace. This short film pays tribute to the iconic Gothic horror of Hammer Film Productions, whose chilling legacy from the 1960s and 1970s defined a generation of British cinema. Founded in 1934, Hammer became synonymous with eerie castles, blood-red lighting, and the haunting elegance of Victorian dread. In this homage, spectral imagery unfolds:  A Female Horror Villain,  a Banshee, mocking, floats between realms  A Victorian Gentleman, stoic yet cursed, watches from the gloom. Within the pipe smoke, a woman’s face twists in derision—her laughter a ghostly echo  A Victorian Vicar, cloaked in moral ambiguity, stands at the edge of salvation and sin The visual tone evokes chiaroscuro and theatrical decay, a dream of horror, filtered through the lens of memory and myth.

"Gone are the Days of You and I" by This Window Inspired by the existential writings of Jean-Paul Sartre "The age of reason is here to stay, gone are the days when we used to play..." This Window’s Gone are the Days of You and I is a stark meditation on the transition from innocence to existential awareness. Drawing from Sartre’s philosophical canon—particularly Nausea and Iron in the Soul —the lyrics evoke a world stripped of illusion, where play yields to responsibility and warmth gives way to the chill of self-awareness. The accompanying video underscores the tragedy of love lost in war. Time slips by, and lovers part after a brief respite from the battlefront, returning to the harsh reality of conflict. Though the imagery harks back to the 1940s, the narrative resonates with contemporary relevance, serving as a poignant allegory. The phrase "Iron in the soul" is no accident. It references Sartre’s wartime novel Troubled Sleep ( La Mort dans l’Âme ...

Blue Eyes — A Love Story Written in Shadows In Blue Eyes by This Window, desire is not a gentle tide but a riptide—pulling the narrator into a love that feels as much like possession as it does devotion. The song’s central image— “she stole my soul in her lipstick case” —is a perfect encapsulation of its mood: glamour edged with danger, intimacy laced with theft. The woman at the heart of the story is no fragile muse. She is strong, independent, and entirely self-possessed, her beauty sharpened by the knowledge of her own power. She is the kind of figure who could walk out of a Bronte novel and into a neon-lit city street—equal parts Catherine Earnshaw and a heroine from a glossy chick-lit paperback, the kind who wears heartbreak like perfume. Love or Hate? The narrator’s voice trembles between worship and accusation. Is she a saviour or a destroyer? The song never answers outright, and that’s its brilliance. The “blue eyes” are both sanctuary and snare—windows to a soul that may neve...

A Victorian Melodrama This video delivers a rich tapestry of visual symbolism and emotional tension, anchored by a haunting soundtrack and layered narrative. Maybe a ménage à trois set in the Victorian age? The English gentleman in a top hat evokes tradition and propriety, possibly masking repression or duplicity. His presence suggests a moral façade, hinting at deeper conflicts. The woman positioned before an 1888 American flag becomes both a symbol and a subject—representing national identity, commodification, and the complexities of gender in the Gilded Age. Meanwhile, the Maverick Rancher, marked by his "no brand" status, stands as a self-made outsider. His ambiguous role and potential paternity add emotional depth and narrative intrigue. Paternity The question of the baby’s paternity is central to the song’s emotional core. Through split-screen visuals, a Mid-Atlantic accent in the lyric "You Betrayed Me," and fragmented musical layering, the video crafts a rid...

The track Onward Christian Soldiers by This Window offers a layered reinterpretation of the 1865 hymn penned by Sabine Baring-Gould, blending historical, religious, and pop-cultural motifs into a provocative multimedia experience. While Baring-Gould’s original lyrics were intended as a rousing call to Christian unity and spiritual warfare, This Window reframes the hymn through a lens of wartime nostalgia and modern critique. Religious Undertones : The original hymn, famously set to music by Arthur Sullivan, evokes themes of divine mission and moral righteousness. This Window retains this spiritual backbone but juxtaposes it with imagery that complicates the notion of "holy war"—especially in light of 20th-century and contemporary conflicts. Commando Comic Book Aesthetic : The video draws heavily from the visual language of 1960s Commando comics—bold, heroic, and often jingoistic depictions of WWII. This retro styling serves both as homage and critique, highlighting how w...

  Review: “Lay Back” – This Window “Lay Back” unfolds like a half-lit confession, its pulse slow and deliberate, as though each beat is a breath taken between memories. The track doesn’t just reference Leonard Cohen’s Favourite Games and Beautiful Losers — it seems to inhabit their rooms, borrowing the scent of their cigarette smoke and the weight of their silences. The vocal delivery is intimate yet detached, a voice speaking from the edge of a bed at 3 a.m., where desire and disillusionment lie tangled in the same sheets. The instrumentation is sparse but deliberate — synth tones and low, percussive murmurs that feel like the hum of a radiator in winter, or the faint static of a radio tuned just off-station. Where Favourite Games toys with the erotic as a form of self-discovery, and Beautiful Losers drapes its characters in the sacred and profane, “Lay Back” channels that same duality. There’s a sense of bodies as landscapes — not romanticised, but mapped with scars, pa...

This video is made using a piece of home movie 8mm film from the 1970's. The Girl in the Black Bikini is a wistful vignette wrapped in sunlit melancholy—a sonic and lyrical meditation on fleeting beauty, memory, and the quiet rituals of observation. The track unfolds like a slow-motion snapshot, where every detail is imbued with symbolic weight: fluttering deckchairs, sand scattered with tiny stones, and the ephemeral imprint of a towel on the shore. Lyrical Atmosphere : The lyrics evoke a cinematic stillness, reminiscent of British seaside nostalgia filtered through a lens of existential longing. Phrases like: “She lays on her towel like a ribbon drawn with sunlit ease” “The English rose reclines into time’s indifferent cradle” …suggest a delicate tension between presence and impermanence. The girl in the black bikini becomes both muse and metaphor—her beauty reigning briefly before being erased by the tide. Musical Texture : While the lyrics carry the emotion...

This Is War – Love and Hate as Two Sides of the Same Coin This is War is about how relationships can turn from love to hate - neither extremes are probably correct, perhaps both parties have different dreams and a compromise is perhaps not possible. Life can sometimes turn into an existential novel...  An Existential Novel in Three Minutes Life can unfold like a fragmented novel, each verse a chapter of yearning, regret, and defiance. This Window’s lyrics read like pages torn from a diary: raw, unflinching, and searching for meaning amid the wreckage. The relentless rhythm mirrors the rush of thoughts that swirl when love feels doomed. A Dual-Edged Narrative In “This Is War,” This Window lays bare how love can fracture into hate when two hearts chase different dreams. Neither extreme—idealistic romance or seething bitterness—holds the whole truth. The song suggests that sometimes compromise isn’t possible, and the struggle itself becomes the point of no return. When Dreams Diverge ...

This Window have released music for decades, released in Europe and USA in various formats including, vinyl, cassette, CD and streaming (Spotify etc.). Tracks recorded for Microsoft, Beggars Banquet, Cherry Red Records etc. The current line-up includes: Star (Vocals, Keyboards, Production) Marni De Much (Percussion). This Window now operate from their ‘Morgue Studio’ in North Devon (UK) , producing ‘odd’ music with a dance/rock/gothic undertone. This Window were active participants in the 1980's ‘Cassette Culture’, ‘DIY’ movement. Eight solo album releases were released.