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Track name: Semantic Noise (Original Mix)
Artist: HydraTek
Label: Don’t Play This At Home Records
Release date: 28th of March, 2025

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Premiere: HydraTek - Semantic Noise

"Reconcile" fuses introspective lyricism with a mellow, funk-infused groove in the vein of Gorillaz and Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song rides a warm, syncopated bassline and laid-back drum pocket, blending subtle electronic textures with organic instrumentation. The production is intentionally raw, giving it an authentic, slightly lo-fi vibe that complements its lyrical depth.

Zak Davis delivers his vocals with a mix of weary reflection and cool defiance. There's an emotional honesty in lines like “I used to think about drinking Friday night / Now it’s just stay alive” that grounds the song in real-life struggle, while the pre-chorus injects a touch of swagger and humor: “Still got low subs pumping in my trunk.”

The chorus opens up into a soulful and emotionally resonant moment, pushing a message of self-love and perseverance: “You got to love yourself before you can reconcile.” Despite its themes of fatigue and existential grind, the track ultimately lands in a place of uplift and human connection.

With smooth transitions and a consistent groove, “Reconcile” is a meditative, funky anthem for anyone navigating the quiet chaos of adulthood — one that urges you to keep climbing even if the mountain laughs back.

Lyrics:
ry to sleep but the pressure’s deep
Wishing you were someone else
Repeat each day into a ten-year leap
Without a good story to tell
Laughing at the mountain I have to climb
Can’t make good use of time
I used to think about drinking Friday night
Now it’s just stay alive

I’m a little older but wiser
Still running on a hamster wheel
Everybody works hard to go nowhere fast
Trying to make it up that hill
There’s an old man in the mirror
But the same young soul is felt
Try to do right and stay in that fight
Playing with the cards your dealt

Pre-Chorus
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who’s the one that survives them all
I got gray hair, I got some chunk
Still got low subs pumping in my trunk


Chorus
You got to find a way to make it all worthwhile
You got to love yourself before you can reconcile

Love the ones who say hello
Never turn down a helping hand
Sometimes company is all you need
No words said but you understand
You got to stay in this fight for life
Trust it’ll be alright
If your life is darkness
Move it into light

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Chorus



Credits from Re-Gen, track released May 8, 2025
Mike Lomax - Drums
Zak Davis - Vocals
Matt Allen - Trumpet/Vocals
Tristan Reeder - Trombone
Wim Becker - Guitar
Jeff Aaron - Bass

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Pagan Hour 
Tags: rock, goth, blues guitar, slow tempo, delta vibes, slide, love & revenge, story, remastered, new version

Pagan Hour is a slow-burning gothic blues track steeped in moonlight, heartbreak, and revenge. Raw delta slide guitar and ghostly bends echo old crossroads ballads, telling the tale of a doomed lover and a vow that won’t die.

The chorus—“Tears on the Pagan Hour / The stake beset aglow”—hits like a curse, rising through the hills as the flames catch. This remaster slows the tempo, deepens the grit, and turns the shadows into a reckoning.

Lyrics:

There’s torches in the tree line 
The hounds will surely come to know 
The mob destroys the silence
Bright moon o’er hills below

-Chorus-
Tears on the Pagan Hour
The stake beset aglow
They’re coming for my baby
Gonna be a pagan here no more

Now the witch is bound upon that burning pine
My baby is leaving before her natural time 
And they won’t see me come as 
I return their fate
Set this place on fire
While she sleeps in her grave

My sweetest lover has the prettiest eyes 
Ain’t no girl around here prettier than mine

-Chorus-
Tears on the Pagan Hour
The stake beset aglow
They’re coming for my baby
There’s gonna be a pagan here no more
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