After hiking up an off-roading trail, Lucia and I made it to the upper sardine lake for sunrise. The lake was mirror like and surrounded by glowing mountains. It was a serene morning with a lovely dawn chorus by the birds. It was so quiet you can even hear fish jump a few times.

For this track I took more time to edit this, still I think I created an honest representation of the soundscape. I removed some of the microphone noise and paid more attention to my EQ due to the stereo rig. In addition I was able to splice a longer recording (about an hour) into this shorter one to remove noises that Lucia and I generated. I thought about removing the plane portion, but I found it interesting how the birds seemed to get more active at those times.

Definitely best enjoyed with headphones :)

Microphones: Clippy EM272
Stereo Rig: Winged Array per www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html
Recording: MixPre 3 II (40dB Gain @ 96 kps 32-bit float)

2021.10.09 Sardine Lake Dawn Chorus

Luxury New York Hotel Room: Smooth Chill Jazz Lounge, Late Night Moods, Easy Listening Chill Jazz, Ambient & Relax, Restaurant & Bar Music Ambience Background

The Love Sence

Alison Eales - Ever Forward

Black Water - Angus Powell

An effervescent pop song about depression and self-discovery. It’s fun.

Thick Terrain

Undercover

Composed, played and produced by Noe is not Unique.

Lyrics:

it's just a dream
Moving at the speed of light (moving at the speed of light)
far from you
there's nothing but a wave goodbye  (until i can sleep tonight, flying around with the sound)
and underneath your shadow
I inquire                           
solitary in the mind
Nobody is going to see anything
Nobody is going to see anything

You're such an irrational babe
these things aren't needed in life
under your little feather
I swung
feeling comfortable in the heart
nobody is going to feel anything
nobody is going to feel anything

Spirit leftovers
in the undergrowth
your eyes get used to the dark

Spirit leftovers
Here's what i have been told:
"your eyes get used to the dark
and your eyes will slowly adjust"

Your eyes
Your eyes get used to the sun
the sunshine
Your your eyes will slowly adjust
to the sunshine
Your heart get used to the drought

Undergrowth (Eyes get used)

Alive in the City Of Angels

HeartBreath (L.A. 2023)

Produced by Robert Smyth
Mixed by Ally Jowett
Produced by Paul Winstanly
Music written and performed by Flip Top Head 
Flute by Fran Larkin

Blitzcat Records © 

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Lyrics:
You see, in my prefacing background
Prefacing back

And with the lick of a flame you entered my mind,
Like the flickering of Alfred Street
But now it’s red
(Now it’s red)
And we’re all equivalent to the gulls of the night,
The foam rolls- a child in a ball pit
And i’m here and you’re there
And we’re thrown down, deep under so i’ll roll with it
And if you were sat on that box,
Steadfast, the opposite of her waves
I’d be there
I’d
Ankles scuffed, fingertips kissed with cold
Kiss me cold, please unfold

Alfred Street

So High

Ether, in the literary sense, can be defined as 'the clear sky; the upper regions of air beyond the clouds.', or more informally as 'air regarded as a medium for radio'. Music, as well as the inspiration for it, are ephemeral in nature. In making this album, I often thought about the manner in which the sounds and patterns that form a piece of music are brought in to existence from nothingness. They drift into the listener's space, evolve over time, and drift off like clouds on the wind.

2021.10.09 Sardine Lake Dawn Chorus

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