somebody hears you. you know that. you know that. 
somebody hears you. you know that inside. 
someone is learning the colors of all your moods, to 
(say just the right thing and) show that you’re understood. 
here you’re known. 

leave your life open. you don’t have. you don’t have. 
leave your life open. you don’t have to hide. 
someone is gathering every crumb you drop, these 
(mindless decisions and) moments you long forgot. 
keep them all. 

let our formulas find your soul. 
we’ll divine your artesian source (in your mind), 
marshal feed and force (our machines will) 
to design you a perfect love— 
or (better still) a perfect lust. 
o how glorious, glorious: a brand new need is born. 

now we possess you. you’ll own that. you’ll own that. 
now we possess you. you’ll own that in time. 
now we will build you an endlessly upward world, 
(reach in your pocket) embrace you for all you’re worth. 

is that wrong? 
isn’t this what you want? 
amen.

***
Produced by Cason Cooley and Vienna Teng

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05 The Hymn of Acxiom

Jeff on violin - medley - 2010

BUTTONWOOD

Left Unspoken (working title) - Instrumental


LYRICS:
The bright August sun bears a face that is false
Soon Fall will come, glistening gold leaves of loss
The honey-colored moon is waning thin...
Bringing high tides of the memories of him.
Will you be my August sun?
Will you be my August sun?
There is some time before Summer's done
Will you be my August sun?

Mix up the syrup, the lime, the rum
Moonless night on the beach, wholesome fun
Might jump in the water while you're fast asleep…
And let the tide pull me out into the sea.
Will you be my August sun?
Will you be my August sun?
I'll pretend I'm in love, I'll make my mind numb
So my body can bask in the August sun.

Hold me close
Touch your lips to my face
But don't dare remember my name
I promise to do the same

Hold me close, just enough
I don't want to hurt you,
I'm gonna let go and love somebody new,
I'm gonna forget, forget, forget
You.

Exhausted from feeling so much these days
Twenty-three, summertime wasting away
I have been wounded, why ask for
more, for more, for more?

Isn't it so, my August sun, that it's
better to burn than to keep feeling numb?
Anger's an easy emotion, stop myself from feeling
Broken

Will you be my August sun?
I know the end before we've begun...
You don't have to be my One
But you can be my August sun...

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CREDITS:
Music, lyrics, vocals, violins, baritone ukelele: Adrianna Mateo
Classical Guitar: Adam Bilchik (lead), Colin Davin
Electric Bass: Laiyo Nakahashi
Drums, Electric Guitar: Richie DeCicco

Co-produced by Richie DeCicco and Adrianna Mateo

Mixing: Richie DeCicco
Mastering: Chris Davies
Recorded at WhiteWater Music

(c) Adrianna Mateo 2016

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August Sun

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From the new album, Unbound.  Coming March 17, 2017 on Sono Luminus and New Amsterdam Records.

Pre-order the album:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTCID7M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wipMybF9ZAN03

Read more:  http://newamrecords.com/jasper-unbound

The Jasper String Quartet has spent a decade performing premier works old and new at top concert halls around the world, but for the creation of Unbound, they looked close to home for inspiration. With an equal mix of men and women, the members of the Quartet sought to create an album that represents themselves and their community. Using Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor” as a centerpiece — a virtuosic, dynamic piece that requires togetherness and spirit to perform — the Quartet built a collection of moving, post-genre, and technically impressive works by male and female composers close to their generation. An album for and reflective of right now, Unbound is unbound by convention, yet retains the performance quality expected of a traditional classically trained string quartet. 

Releasing Unbound on both New Amsterdam Records and Sono Luminus is an extension of the album’s ideals. New Amsterdam is celebrated for its commitment to releasing expertly performed post-genre music, and Sono Luminus is praised for its meticulous recording process that pulls the best performances out of its groups. Unbound captures the spirit of both labels, and the spirit of the Jasper String Quartet.

Words about Unbound from the Jasper String Quartet: 

“Seeking out new pieces to contribute to this conversation is as important, if not more so, as rediscovering the sublime human experience of a Beethoven quartet. The seven pieces on this album represent a collection of treasures we’ve discovered from this century. One of these pieces, Annie Gosfield’s “The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon” was written expressly for our quartet. The rest we unearthed as we sifted through the vibrant and varied landscape of music being created today. 

We sought to find a set of pieces that were both enchanting on their own and together represent a cohesive aesthetic. From the immense technical challenges of Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor”, the meditative contemplation of David Lang’s “almost all the time”, to the raw emotion and vivid imagery of Missy Mazzoli’s “Death Valley Junction”, these pieces represent an incredible diversity of sound and style. Yet they all reside comfortably in this wonderful tradition of string quartets, of which we are lucky enough to be a part.”

Read more:  http://newamrecords.com/jasper-unbound

Unbound

Jasper String Quartet - Four on the Floor (composed by Judd Greenstein)

prod. max gordon and chris krasnow
recorded at wonderpark studios but chris krasnow and eva lawitts
mixed by chris krasnow
ft. vocals by raina sokolov-gonzalez
art by courtney rubenstein

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About: www.adriannamateo.com

All Violins and Female Vocals (lead & BG) - Adrianna Mateo
For originals: Executive production, Keys, Ukulele, and Arrangement - Adrianna Mateo
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TRACK LIST
1. Intro
2. J.S. Bach - Chaconne (live)
3. Adrianna Mateo - Skin Hunger - recorded at Jungle City Studios
4. Adrianna Mateo - Like a Little Kid With a Raging Heart
5. Violin solo from above
6. Jetzine (feat. Nick Bonnar and Redddaz) - Mr. Prism
7. Adrianna Mateo - August Sun
8. Howie Kenty - We Have Less Time Than You Think (instrumental)
9-10. Mitchell McCarthy - From This Point Forward (solo violin-piano arrangement - instrumental)

Contact: manageradriannamateo@gmail.com

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Adrianna Mateo is a rare triple threat talent: solo violinist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Her most recent pre-pandemic projects include premiering a violin concerto written for her while backed by a 50-piece orchestra, making her Broadway debut in "Tootsie," opening for Alicia Keys at the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park, performing her original songs for more than 40,000 people at MCU Park, recording a new original single at Jungle City Studios with a Grammy Award-nominated team (credits span Michael Jackson to Björk), and acting onstage at the Met Opera. Previously, Adrianna performed on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, at Carnegie Hall, and internationally on tour. Her music, supported by composer Nico Muhly and praised by Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum producer Bob Power, is available first via her newsletter. For more information, visit www.adriannamateo.com.

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