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Patch Overlap

by Dr.Sanders

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rebecca-brand I really like the way the vocals sound and the vibe that the songs flow with. The story about how this album was made is amazing and adds so much meaning to it. Favorite track: Feldspar.
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1.
Carlot Salesman 03:53
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Curious Your intention Fading words While straying round A blackened breath on warm deception Lost in place You just won't let it die Won't let it die Light leaping on the grime No embrace of sense tonight Canopy of tangled tears You're out place You just can't let me die Can't let me die Tried tested Attempt sold Sewing veins While broken crown Minds dwelling in the rot A little cry You just won't let it die Through hidden face A scratching cry Weighted red Binging lies Frosted lips On a hanging night Aching waste
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Flamingo 03:10
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If I walk around in circles Will you be waiting here for me? The liquid lights are still so hazy They're pitch black in which to see I know that I can be a monster Something that you despise If you right here with me Endless night alibi Say you want somebody close But you never let them in Lapse of judgment and of reason Dancing hieroglyphic sin A leer means nothing when it's rainy Swimming forth on eerie lye Roll appear to ease the silence When it's meaning at you why
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Blue Anatomy 03:40
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The waking stays the same We can't do anything In a sign of a rose A house of leaves will be Staccato symphony Twisted bone meld in stone Age fear and truss Long Night Trifle lust Cloth, rattle, long School fear Frightened wrong Sawhorse brine can be A winged catastrophe If you're already close A few more years to see Saddened dystrophy Of a lackluster pose Age fear and truss Long Night Trifle lust Cloth, rattle, long School fear Frightened wrong I just can't seem to be A blue anatomy Of a Christ stricken close A few more years will pass We'll call a harle attack Running Greek cotton nose Leaning fur with lapse Forward steers in trap Holding stars Leaping loan As the decades pass Bloated fear harassed In the spiraling tome Age fear and truss Long Night Trifle lust Cloth, rattle, long School fear Frightened wrong
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Feldspar 04:09
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A full heart of fear Glass shards Stained clear Velvet soaked clearing A matter of wine Bombastic biot Weightless inside Making way in my own time A parasite sting Peers on inane sense Hollow words ring I am what I can be What about you? Leeching life off your own dear Dragging nothing here too Pathetic post license Seen iris through Remembered forever Isn't quite true
5.
Invader 02:47
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Grey death will cling A deal with a sting Beware the Invader Rotting tooth isn't right Reek fair infiltrator Creeping round in the night Dig up active unclean The wicked will gleam Green trickled preen A new styled sheen Beware the Invader Rotting tooth isn't right Reek fair infiltrator Creeping round in the night Brisk feral unseen A violent dream Beware the Invader Rotting tooth isn't right Reek fair infiltrator Creeping round in the night
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Cerulean 04:00
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I'm in need of a swine One close in pace Fear and drag Enamel taste No violence A cerulean home Still Red atone Bouquet Left with me In wrap Star lion sea There's a scale in hand A run of a saint's tear Sand of tide Looking out from the moss pier Fraying coat Strings hang in the moon Sprawl hand tell Venom laying rune Coral minutes will pass Willing lingers in haste Cloud Quixote Of a diligent pace No violence A cerulean home Still Red atone Bouquet Left with me In wrap Star lion sea An army of waves Breath struck Crystal lined An ally of sight The eyes of the near seer No violence A cerulean home Still Red atone
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Grey Matter Trial 03:22
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I've got no flair born theatrics Window pane in Thai jeer Felt sworn Damascus Green leather tears College slime Grieving harbor line sum Stealing crime Feline winged dine gun Elements of your own life Bristled ego bled through Spilling time Denial bleeds true Grey matter trial A mass of classical eyes Aspirate leavers Duly noted fire tried Elements of your own life Bristled ego bled through Spilling time Denial bleeds true Domicile Fragments rotten in state A wheel on a wire Windmill traction late Elements of your own life Bristled ego bled through Spilling time Denial bleeds true Cannons in big top Summit reached too soon Tightropes in bar Devil laugh lingers new Beware of a lie Sly torn Winter cry Slender moon
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Mortal Lakes 03:21
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Stranger times and misdirection Fall from arms Fear misplaced It's far from cold on lost intention A lunar late But a sanguine call If it isn't there Tiny drop Leaving your line If the time is in pairs Leaning low Stitches entwine One white in quiet time A tiny leap But a deepened fall The wayward sound that signals home Have I lost my place In longing stall If it isn't there Tiny drop Leaving your line If the time is in pairs Leaning low Stitches entwine
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The Hunger 03:02
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Crime Lee opaque Pearl hidden smile Despair never dies A twist in the path Of a tangerine smile I'm not lost But I'm not nearly home I've even been Close in a trial Pointed pierce of a crooked old home You could be my host Sullen clockwork nigh You're such a dreary ghost Endless blending sky Fields of rolling most Letters on the cry Ships on writhing coast A breathless striking sigh Left wanting more Just like the time before Hatred haunted mess A lazy hollow jest
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Azul 03:57
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Phibe the vibe clearly Ring of wander delight Peccary freely Lasting in flight A frog in glass Lay pass Shadow A plight A sorrowful roam Crescent Pure night What seems to be known Behind the mirror A sled of a bone Entranced They live on their own Temptation rings Wryly crumpled Soak ink fair Flash of span Shadow A plight A sorrowful roam Crescent Pure night What seems to be known Behind the mirror A sled of a bone Entranced They live on their own
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[Bonus Track] Carlot Salesman (Single Version) 03:30
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Curious Your intention Fading words While straying round A blackened breath on warm deception Lost in place You just won't let it die Won't let it die Light leaping on the grime No embrace of sense tonight Canopy of tangled tears You're out place You just can't let me die Can't let me die Tried tested Attempt sold Sewing veins While broken crown Minds dwelling in the rot A little cry You just won't let it die Through hidden face A scratching cry Weighted red Binging lies Frosted lips On a hanging night Aching waste

about

Patch Overlap is the first Dr.Sanders album in 6 years. We started working on many of the songs in 2015, but I (Donny) began suffering from a very serious illness related to infected tissue. Robert Gaar, Chase Hawkins and myself recorded the rhythm tracks together and began fleshing out the songs until I became too ill to play. It was a horrible experience and I became incredibly depressed as my physical state made it almost impossible to hold a guitar for extended periods of time. I spent so much time in hospitals until I underwent a surgery in 2017 and finally began to feel like myself again in 2018.

After essentially learning to play guitar again, I jammed with some musicians in late 2019 and after some difficulties I decided to revisit some of the older material we had started and complete my vision for Patch Overlap. I wanted to push myself really hard as a songwriter and spent a large amount of time working on melodies. I’ve worked with Robert and Chase many times over the last decade and they always make every song that much better. When the three of us play together it just seems to click and we always make material that I feel very passionate about.

The album really evolved from the three of us just jamming together. I usually brought an idea or a guitar riff and we would just play until we found the right groove for the rhythm. If we needed an additional part for a bridge or chorus then Robert would almost immediately pull the perfect piece out of thin air which is exactly what he did when we recorded Blush Response. The best thing about recording these songs was that I think we really captured the feeling of our jam sessions. We chose the takes that felt right rather than if they were technically perfect, but felt stiff. Chase really seemed to just capture the mood I wanted in just a few takes and songs like “Blue Anatomy” and “Flamingo” captured exactly what I wanted out of each track. We really bond over the heavier side of music so we started adding faster songs like “Invader” and “The Hunger” along with heavier parts to “Grey Matter Trial” and “Feldspar”.

I saw the previous album Blush Response as a test to see if I could write delicate material and something a little more experimental. Lyrically it dealt with my insecurities and my health that I was beginning to struggle with (to me it almost feels like a diary of that time period). Patch Overlap really came out of the frustration dealing with illness and with the three of us working together pushed it into a very aggressive place. The lyrics deal with a lot of the feelings I experienced while I was sick and many of the regrets I have from that time in my life. There are definitely some sections dedicated to a few less-than-pleasant people I interacted with in the last few years. I tend to interpret my experiences in a somewhat surreal way, but every lyric is always relaying my own life.

credits

released November 28, 2020

Donny Sanders - Guitar & Vocals
Robert Gaar - Bass
Chase Hawkins - Drums

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Dr.Sanders Seattle, Washington

Dr.Sanders plays aggressive melodic alternative music in Washington state.

Donny - Guitar & Vocals

Jacob - Bass

Cameron - Drums & Vocals

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