"Tickin' Away" is a song written by frontman, singer, guitarist Igor Dimitrienko, recorded and released by Audio Curve. It became Audio Curve's first single from their anticipated upcoming debut album due early Spring 2018. "Tickin' Aay" was successfully released worldwide on January 1st, 2017 on the bands Facebook page as well as their YouTube channel.

Dimitrienko wrote "Tickin' Away" about his unforgettable childhood, growing up in Saint Petersburg, Russia in the late 80s and early 90s. It describes his experiences during the summers spent on his mother's farm down by the Gulf of Finland, near the Baltic Sea. "Tickin' Away" is written about a very special place in Dimitrienko's heart which he considers to be his home where he spend most of his time as a kid. It portrays him growing up in what used to be once popular, but today's very rare, non-electronic, non-technological lifestyle. The lyrics paint a scenery of a rooster and the storytelling rock near the garden by the old water well. There are mentions of his mother's house full of paraffin and kerosene lamps used for light instead of electricity. The lyrics also touch on the memories of his grandmother who he loved dearly. Dimitrienko explains the true meaning of time and how it constantly ticks without a pause. How it never slows down and how it knows no second chance. How to not take life for granted because tomorrow is not promised. How to never give up on dreams and strong beliefs. How he was a once a kid from Russia that came to America where he had to start a new life. Where 20+ years later, after he was Saint Petersburg's child, he grew up in the United States, where he turned into the man. Where he became the musician he is today. The first few lines of the lyrics "Gonna make it back to mama's farm. Gonna beat the sunrise", hint towards Dimitrienko possibly going back home someday to pick up the pieces to his heart, which he left there a long time ago. Take a moment to let your friends and everyone else on this unbelievable, true story of Igor Dimitrienko's life. It is easily one of his most important chapters and a story anyone can relate to. "Tickin' Away" is a funky, yet hard impact rock song that will serve as the catalyst for Audio Curve's future recordings.

"Tickin' Away" is available in a top quality, lossless WAV, MP3, AIF, or FLAC download. It was produced, mixed, and mastered by Griffin Landa. It was recorded at The Establishment Recording studio in Des Moines, Iowa.


Lyrics

Gonna make it back to mama's farm
Gonna beat the sunrise
Many years across the fields
With tears in her eyes
There's a rooster there and every morning
He's crowin' out your name
Grandma sittin' by fire
Stirrin' up the flame
Hear a train comin', oh it's comin'
Shakin' up the rails
Seconds from the station
But the engine never fails
Those endless miles of roads ahead
And not a soul in sight
Only footsteps are the sounds
In the silence of the night

Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away
Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, it's tickin' away

Every light is burning in that house
Ever since the day
You left the life you knew behind
With nothing more to say
The old rock is there in the garden
That story's never told
Imagination's hard to come by
Memories unfold
And the trees do whisper, oh they whisper
Lonely as they are
Leaning tall into the distance
Underneath the stars
Many mournful winters come and go
Can't seem to get a rise
Take me back to Baltic Sea
Fly me towards the skies

Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away
Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away

See the beach and water must be dreaming
Standing by the gate
She wants to hold you in her arms
Before it gets too late
But the moment just before you breathe
You suddenly awake
Find it gone you just don't know
How much more you can take
Paraffin lamp is burning
Same as before
You can smell that kerosene
Pourin' through the door
And time knows no second chance
It goes on and on
That child has grown into a man
Can't believe its gone

Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away
Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away
Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away
Time's always, tickin' away
Slowly but surely, tickin' away

Lyrics by Igor Dimitrienko

Song by Audio Curve

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Audio Curve biography

Audio Curve is an American hard rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 2015, the band consists of Igor Dimitrienko on guitar, vocals. Mike Adams on bass. Bernard Anderson on keys, and Celestino Sal Ramirez on drums. With Audio Curve's guitar-driven sound, their songs ranging from the up beat, hard-hitting' heavy rockers, to sometimes funky, catchy grooves, to the soulful, bluesy rock 'n roll that has just the right amount of emotional and highly progressive rock ballads. Over the years, Audio Curve has been described by their fans as "an explosive, high-voltage rock force, unleashed with pure adrenaline and unmatched electricity." It wasn't just their crushingly loud rock and roll grooves but it was how they were able to incorporate their incomparable passions, their unique styles, their distinct influences, and a variety of other genres into their sound. It was how the band was able to define and create their own sonic racketiness that would keep them true to their nature and set them apart from most bands. With an established sound, Audio Curve's future is of their own making as these four musicians bring a superbly high skill set at their perspective craft which culminates into a sound of its own. This is only confirmed by the successful release of their first single, "Tickin' Away", a funky yet hard impact rock song that will serve as the catalyst for future recordings.

Audio Curve released their first official music video of their single "Summer Nights" on the first day of summer, June 21st, 2017. "Summer Nights" is the band's 2nd single to date. Shortly after the release, the band was surprised by the results and numbers as "Summer Nights" became their hit single. It blew up after Audio Curve's online, worldwide Facebook music video premiere. Since the release, the video broke 600K views, 17K likes, 2K shares and gained massive worldwide attention reaching over 2 million people.

After the recent performance at the IMT Des Moines Marathon on Sunday, October 15th, the band is taking the rest of 2017 off to finish recording their debut album. They will spend the rest of the year at the Establishment Recording studio, downtown Des Moines, IA where they have been focused on their first professional production to bring the best product to their fans. Audio Curve is currently working with their producer and engineer Griffin Landa, who has produced many great bands over the years. The band is very excited to release their long-awaited debut album worldwide in Spring of 2018. The album CD release party has been confirmed and will take place at the downtown Des Moines, IA's popular rock club, Gas Lamp, on Saturday, April 28th. Audio Curve will announce a few other fellow rockers who will be joining them for their CD release and an unforgettable night. Doors open at 7pm and the show will start at 8pm. The cover will be $7 at the door. This CD release party will most likely be Audio Curve's biggest show and may SELL OUT quickly so make sure to get tickets early and check their website for more details.

Since 2015, Audio Curve has played many big venues and clubs in Central Iowa such as the well known Gas Lamp, Lefty's Live Music, Gabe's in Iowa City, Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines Yacht Club, Doc's Lounge, Down Under, the legendary Hull Avenue Tavern, Kenny's Garage, the famous Elbo Room in Chicago, IL, and many more. They've also played at the 40th Anniversary Clive Festival in Clive, Iowa, the recent Briar Patch in Bevington, Iowa and many more festivals around the state. For three years in a row, Audio Curve has been a featured act at the National IMT Des Moines Marathon which they are scheduled to play again on Sunday, October 21st, 2018.

Audio Curve lineup consists of expert musicians from many other Midwest rock groups over the years. Igor Dimitrienko, frontman on guitar and vocals, currently also of Reload and Birdstein, also formerly of Blacked Out World, Shatter, and Annelida. Celestino "Sal" Ramirez on drums, currently also of Absolute Power, Slyde, and Reload, also formerly of Only and a few others. The music prodigy and professor Bernard Anderson on keys and Mike Adams on bass, formerly of Chicago groups Lethalis, Boneyard, Swerve, Synge, The Gelheads, Killing the Enemy and The Octaves.

Audio Curve early years,

In 2012, Mike Adams moved to the Des Moines, Iowa area for work and having been a long-time veteran of the Chicago music scene, Adams wasted no time in finding a project to begin playing in the area. After much searching Adams answered an ad for a band called Shatter in which Dimitrienko was the founding guitarist. After playing with the band for a period of approximately 9 months Adams left the group due to personal and musical differences. Fast forward 3 years later when Adams was surfing his Facebook page, he noticed Dimitrienko had left Shatter as well and was performing a solo performance at a local venue with Ramirez and Anderson. Adams then contacted Dimitrienko and told him he might stop up and take in the show. At which point Dimitrienko invited Adams to sit in with the band for a few songs which ended up being the entire set. By 2015, the 4 then began playing regularly and informally under the moniker 'Igor and Friends' as the band continued to perform they began writing original music and realized there was an unmistakable musical chemistry between the 4 of them after writing their first original song, "Dyin' Thrill" and debuting it with positive response. The formation of Audio Curve began shortly shortly after. The 4 then decided to formally become a band. After a long decision upon a real name they came to call themselves Audio Curve based on the sound wave of an oscilloscope. Once the name was intact, the formally formed Audio Curve began frequently playing the local Des Moines music scene. As they were performing gigs around the city and building a name for themselves, at the same time, they focused on writing original material, songs like "Celebrate", "We Once Knew", "Bloody Red Like the Wine" and many others. Audio Curve released a demo of "Bloody Red Like the Wine" gaining some good press and media's attention. By 2016, the band decided to start writing their debut album that will feature some of their first songs like "Dyin' Thrill" as well as some of their first singles, "Summer Nights", "Tickin' Away", and also their recent material which they are currently working on.

Be on the lookout for this new wave of artistry coupled with superior talent, fresh ideas and a sound that will surely leave you wondering what direction the musical road will curve with the spectacular new rock group, Audio Curve!

AUDIO CURVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Audio Curve's first 2 singles "Summer Nights" and "Tickin' Away" are both available at: audiocurve.bandcamp.com

Audio Curve's music is also available on SoundCloud at: www.soundcloud.com/audiocurveband

Audio Curve's tour dates, music, videos, photos and more available on Reverbnation at: www.reverbnation.com/audiocurve

For tour dates, shop, music, videos, photos and more, follow Audio Curve on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/audiocurve

Follow Audio Curve on Instagram at: www.instagram.com/audio_curve

Follow Audio Curve on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/audio_curve

For music vidoes, live videos, music and more, subscribe to Audio Curve on YouTube at: Audio Curve channel

Visit Audio Curve on WAMZA at: www.wamza.com/audiocurve

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(The band is taking the rest of 2017 off to finish recording their debut album at the Establishment Recording studio, Des Moines, IA)

Current 2018 Dates:

1/19 Down Under Bar and Grill, Clive, IA (showtime 9PM No Cover) FRIDAY
3/03 Brewhouse No. 25, Altoona, IA (showtime 9PM No Cover) SATURDAY

ALBUM CD RELEASE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!

4/28 Gas Lamp, Des Moines, IA (showtime 8PM $7 at the door) SATURDAY

More 2018 dates TBA

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