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Avoid The Void

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This day was rough wasn't it? I'm not sure who you are, but I'm going to bet that maybe this day included a problem with work, or your family, or a relationship, or a friend, or money. Maybe even all of the above.  When you were a kid and you had a day like this, maybe your parents sang you a lullaby.  Well, this is a new lullaby for grown-up you.  When the sun goes down, this song will encourage you to go out, make friends, share your worries and your joys and your thoughts with a stranger. Share a cab home, hell share a bed. You deserve it. The Day is Over.

The Day Is Over

The track is called Podil, after the district in Kyiv where people gather together the most. It has quite an energetic rhythm section, but really slow and viscous melodies. Zillion of layers of sounds and samples. It reminds me of walking by late-night Podil on Friday night on your own. When you see some random people finishing their celebrations, walking out of bars into the malleable fog. But otherwise, the streets are empty, the town is all yours and all you want to do with it – is to observe.

Podil

The lyrical part of it is exceptionally minimalistic. In fact, it's just John Donne's quote, "no man is an island entire of itself," and the phrase "you're not an island." The last one is repeated in Ukrainian, Portuguese, German, French, two types of Spanish, Chinese, and Hebrew. That's pretty much dance music, voices just give us the feeling that we're not alone. Even if you're here in your bedroom all alone, you should remember that there are thousands of people in their rooms across the world feeling just as lonely as you do. And that unites. 

Oh well. The song had been sitting in my hard drive for a year. And the description above was written in early February when Ukraine had no clue about the imminent pandemic.  I always write music for myself, to get something I need from it – courage, support, relief. But I had no idea how much will I need this one. If you feel scared, tired, and a bit lost – take my hand, we all together here.

Avoid The Void

6TH CROWD