We are "stoked": The instrumental version of River of Lust is used in the soundtrack of the new movie by Lost Enterprises. The movie is called 5’5” x 19 ¼” REDUX . It's cryptic name refers to the dimensions of the surfboards ridden in the movie. Indeed, the whole point of the movie is to showcase some amazing surfers pushing the frontiers of surfing on boards that are both shorter and narrower than the standard high performance modern surfboard. This allows them to do some pretty amazing things.

Our song is used in Chapter 26, a section called 'Cory's Left' in which they discover a long, hollow, peeling left. As surfers would say, "It's one of the sickest parts of the movie". If this is your cup of tea, go pick it up at your local surfshop...

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Portraits of Past will be playing four reunion shows, two in California and two in New York:

We are pleased to announce that we are going to be playing some shows in Europe during May 2008 with And You Know Us by the Trail of Dead. This tour will coincide with the release of our album on KNTRST records for the territories of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The dates as they now stand are listed below as well as a link to our new label KNTRST records, based out of Hamburg, Germany. We want to encourage everyone to buy our record from them when it comes out and come see us and Trail of Dead on tour:

May 18th -- Brussels, Belgium -- VK Club
May 19th -- Schorndorf, Germany -- Manufaktur
May 20th -- Salzburg, Austria -- Rockhouse
May 21st -- Vienna, Austria -- Arena
May 22nd -- Graz, Austria -- Orpheum
May 23rd -- tba, Germany -- tba
May 24th -- Saarbrücken, Germany
May 25th -- Dusseldorf, Germany

http://kntrst.com

River of Lust
I've taken another lover from her beau. I've taken another lover from her beau. we left him blowing like some litter on the floor. recklessly we kissed in the door. a river of lust. just cause he's grateful will you take his call? just cause he's righteous will you take his fall? don't go now -its left you helpless. don't go now you can never calm this river of lust. wicked or faithful tragedy in all. wicked or faithful can make the call? all of our lives would be forsaken -all our lies I'm begging you to calm this river of lust. tell me why we can't calm the river of lust?

Carve Our World
farewell to our former lives, as we take our cherished time together. we'll remember- who controls our appetites for the sweetest things to come in season. we'll just take them. loose change, harp strings there aint nothing wrong with a little bit of sunshine- all of the time. they'll never know. let's carve our world. it's in our minds. it's our home - let's get inside. carve our world. we need a little time of our own and we'll be fine. pushing through the plaster dolls- I can push them out of here- they're no where. designing everything, from the smallest kiss, to the greatest crime sprees of our century. well, let's take our time, smashing in the heads of those between us- beneath us- they'll never know.

Put It On
just put it on and give me a show. cause I've been gone so long an now I'm home again. so, just put it on and give me a show. the world I've known it seems so raw, but it looks alright when you put it on, my love.

Mystic Son
patience my will's been done. peeling back the layers, we bit them one by one. and now, its so late my vanities have gone -but they're still living. out there begging just to take them back and if you're looking in the mirror love, I'll be looking back... on my mystic son. I want to see you again, my mystic son. riding back into you. the solitude is priceless I'm yours to do unto. but it was too late, his humbleness has gone- but there's desire- taking pleasures that you'd might not like and if your heart is up for offer love, well, then he just might. I want to see you again, my mystic son. all of the children tremble- all by your side.

Transcosmic Egress
time may quiet both our heats though distance never could. nor the artificial mourning of the battles understood. like gentle radiation from the nightingales inside. as corridors of devastation fatally collide. into the ending. into the end. shadowstepping many lives escaping into one- the smoldering enchantments of a world thats been undone. wanderings our punishment for taking too much time. in the libraries of velvet collared sculptures we'll reside. until the ending. into the end.

Temtation By Your Side
grace me lady wont you sympathize? well you know I won't compromise. I guess it's something -oh it's nothing. well, you know what's on my mind. because you followed me through the end- oh you know we can't just be friends. well, I know what's on your mind -and its all coming true. I just wanted to hang out with you. our dreams are heavy almost every night - oh you talk about it all the time. well, at least I'm on your mind. well I offered you my life. let's burn the sacred fire. temptation's by your side. don't you think it's time now?

Hospital Hill
(instrumental)

Divided We Suffer
drive me back to hotel luck. a man is with our girls. he said "don't fall in love it's a gateway drug." but, tonight its just a curse. divided we suffer. our pulses run together. we're so young but we know that the heartache's just begun. curtains called- we lost control, racing as we came. strawberry, we were lucky today. my lover's dead but Im feeling okay. well, I've seen some pretty scenes and most of them you wrote. oh, like when you when you say that it's over cause you've got a man- but he'll never know you.

Take Me With You
after morning's ended and my statue lady crumbles into the shallow waters that the two of us discovered. as I waked into your smile -and that smile is not forgotten. our eyes were wide. we slipped outside to prayed for resurrection. panics so deathly close. but, that's not really true. all of their hearts are blindly cold and blue- so, I guess love that we're screwed. take where you're going, love. falling further- closer. to our fated faithful corners. to hear her ghostly calling- behold her vivid presence. I can't unveil it all at once- my rural hesitation. we'll fall under the spell once more. I know that it's only patience. panics so deathly close. but, that only says you have that tragic luck and holy zeal- the forsaken passing through. I'll go anywhere- anywhere with you.

Dear Friends;

We have finished the recording, mixing and mastering of our first album. We are now on the second of the next nine weeks, offering one song from the album for download. The versions of the songs up there previous to these nine weeks were demo versions and will be no longer available, with the exception of the River of Lust demo which will remain until the ninth week. The weeks will be as follows:

Feb 1st < > Take Me with You

Feb 8th < > Mystic Son

Feb 15th < > Transcosmic Egress

Feb 22nd < > Put it On

Mar 1st < > Temptation By Your Side

Mar 8th < > Divided We Suffer

Mar 15th < > Carve Our World

Mar 22nd < > Hospital Hill

Mar 29th < > River of Lust

The album is slated for release April 10th on Take Root Records. It may be available before (late march) on itunes.

enjoy,

bellavista