Higher

An industrial trap glitch: poisoned paradise, chants echo with cries, flowers of sound blooming in corrupted soil.

Three Bullet Theory

Malware in the Garden (interlude)

Avec Hello Grey!, Mêm Pa s’empare d’un titre de Lotus Pastel et le réinvente à leur manière. Plus brut, plus insolent, leur version garde la poésie des paroles mais lui injecte un groove constant, proche de Stromae, entre riffs acérés et beats modernisés. C’est une danse dans le noir, pleine d’ironie et de vérité, qui résonne comme un hymne des rues parisiennes.

Hello Grey! (Lotus Pastel Cover)

I’ve seen your fires burning

Varinia was the wife of Spartacus in the Stanley Kubrick film Spartacus. This track is inspired by The Love Theme from Spartacus chart that Bill Evans did of the Alex North soundtrack.

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Varinia

As soon as I saw you
I knew
that everything
could be true

Your smile
your touch
Your attitude

worries and doubts
flying away

As soon as life
gives us some time

As soon as life
offers some love

Everything could be true
between me and you
and life could be good

Taste the power of love
like a flower that grows
in our garden
Taste the power of love
that leads us to our true destiny
Believe in our power
to make things better
far from  worries and doubts
far from  gossip and jealousy

One day we will fly away 
far from the city
Our Passion still alive

your touch
Your style
Your attitude
worries and doubts
flying away

As soon as life
gives us some time

As soon as life
offers some love

Everything could be true
between me and you
and life could be good

Taste the power of love
like a flower that grows
in our garden
Taste the power of love
that leads us to our true destiny
far from  worries and doubts
far from  worries and doubts

Melusine - Power of love (WIP)

Hot Wire

This song is inspired by a true story of a Mexican citizen I met who was incarcerated for 3 years without ever being charged, tried, or sentenced. Sadly, this is all too common in Mexico: "Four out of every 10 Mexicans currently behind bars have not been convicted of a crime, according to new official statistics that experts say show the depth of injustice in the country . . . Much of the issue stems from Mexico's use of mandatory pretrial detention, or prisión preventiva oficiosa, a no-bail system in which those accused of certain crimes such as burglary, fuel theft, kidnapping, or drug trafficking can be jailed without probable cause and held for years without trial." https://www.axios.com/2023/07/25/mexico-pretrial-detention-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador

For those listeners unfamiliar with Spanish, "Déjame ir" means "Let me go".

Lyrics: 
Ominous early morning knock on the door
Cops swarm in, pin him down on the floor
No reading of rights, just knocks ‘n’ deep bruises
Cascade of bad-mouthing, it scares and confuses
Tossed in a small cell, no hearing or trial
With five other inmates, not even a smile
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?      

Every day’s a nightmare straight outta Hell
The bad guys are devils, the good guys as well
If the sicko don’t getcha, a brutal guard will
So, you gotta stay quiet, you gotta stay still
In the showers come the men, there’s probably four
This time it’s the pretty boy pinned to the floor
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?

The chow’s pretty scarce, he gotta get more
Soul sold for the right to set up a store
Just to earn a few pesos to keep up his strength
When hunger grips, you go to any length
Every week they come round for a piece of the action
And if he falls short, there’s a harsh reaction
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?

Bridge
All he is seeking is peace of mind
Away from the fist, the boot and the knife
Peace of mind, yeah, peace of mind
And the chance to start a new life, start a new life, start a new life

Five years on, he’s still in the jail
No trial date announced, no chance to get bail
Five years lost, his wife and kids gone
No money to speak of, house sold for a song
His best mate’s been in for 15 years
Still awaiting a sentence, he still knows the fear
Of a fist or knife, a boot to the balls
And the question why did he take such a fall?      (Déjame ir x muchos)

Credits:
Music, lyrics & vocals: Michael Sellers
Guitars & bass; keyboards; Sergio Aguilar
Accordion: Gonzalo (Chalo) Cardenas
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Production, musical arrangement, mixing & mastering: Sergio Aguilar
Cover design: Michael Sellers
Track cover photo: Image by Tim Hüfner on Unsplash

Hello Grey! (Lotus Pastel Cover)

90dB Project