Great sense of longing and melancholy to this sound - great job Brian, I really enjoyed this one!

oh the lyrics! beautiful all around Brian

I swear this is the exact Joy Division guitar tone! felt so nostalgic to hear that tone in the intro and then you go into a way different vibe after the intro, this is cool

I'd be curious on your vocal effects... I'm detecting telephone EQ, maybe a little overdrive, maybe a plate reverb? sounds really cool, the singing style reminds me of Grandaddy, tre cool!

oh yeah sorry to go fanboy on this with 3 comments but the lyrics are so effective meter-wise and imagery wise, cheers!

Wow... I haven't thought about "The Giver" since 4th grade! Amazing track!! Shoegazey goodness

Jams for Jamuary! Made using prompts for my Music Production Club: https://brianfunk.com/mpc

#Jamuary2025

Jamuary Day 1 - using prompts I made for the Music Production Club: https://brianfunk.com/mpc

Synths are from my Dream Keys Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-keys

1 Echoes of a New Beginning

#jamuary2025 day 2 
Day 2: "Fresh Horizons"
Activity: Experiment with a plugin, instrument, or sample pack you’ve never used before or haven’t explored much. Let curiosity guide you.
Philosophy to Keep in Mind: "The most important thing is to decide. Decide and the rest falls away."

It's been a while since I just made a song on the acoustic guitar, so it felt like "Fresh Horizons." 

Lyrics:
I made up my mind 
Now is the time
I won't wait any longer
I'll do it tonight
Later tonight
I won't wait any longer
This time I'll try
I'm going to give it my all
This time I can't hide
Behind a lack of effort
I'm on a mission
Looking for some truth
Now I'm in a condition
I got scared
What if I should fall
Will my grave read "here lies another lifeless failure
Always too scared to try life passed him by no refund
Always going to do it one day
Never enough time
Always too tired
So leave the real things behind"
I made up my mind

Download my #jamuary2025 prompts: https://brianfunk.com/blog/jamuary-2025


2 I Made Up My Mind

Download My Jamuary 2025 Prompts: https://brianfunk.com/blog/jamuary-2025

I wanted to focus on my Live Vocal FX Rack, which you can download here for free: https://brianfunk.com/blog/live-vocal-fx-ableton

3 The Climb Aboard

Jamuary Day 4 - 4 Tracks - using prompts I made for the Music Production Club: https://brianfunk.com/mpc

Music made with Ableton Move

4 Track Move

Jamuary Day 5 - write in 5/4 - using prompts I made for the Music Production Club: brianfunk.com/mpc

5 54 Hazy Days

The hallway was endless in both directions. No amount of walking would see the end. At one end of the hallway, it was forever dawn. The archways filed neatly toward an ever rising sun. If one turned around, the moon would be at the other end, forever waning and waxing.

Krynth (Demo)

Jamn25 - 13 - Waver

Jamn25 - 14 - Breathing Bubbles

Jamuary 2025, Day 14

It was a place of intense stillness and quiet. The water moved so slowly and with such silence that it resembled a stream of solid glass. The leaves would drift to the forest floor at such a pace that they appeared frozen in the air for what felt like moments at a time. 

Hastor (Demo)

Well...i was thinking of experimenting with Anthony's voice and this is what came off it.

The Experiment

Jamn 25 5 - Quetico River, Portaging

#Jamuary2025 Day 15 - Let the Magic Die

A really quick jam with the Fender Bass IV, Telecaster, and the Foundational Drums Pack. Vocal FX: https://brianfunk.com/blog/live-vocal-fx-ableton

Lyrics inspired by the book The Giver

I wonder if the things we see are true
Looking for some meaningful things to do
It seems like nothing really makes much sense
And isn’t it odd  
I look around and I see colored eyes
A red apple on a blue sky
A strangers face I never saw before 
I think we might have let the magic die

15 Let The Magic Die

A lazy morning wakeup mood....Just relax and take your coffee and, take your time....

Lazy Daybreak

My 8th submission to the Jamnuary 2025 challenge.

Today totally uninspired … but judge for yourself …

The Big Lack Of ...

i cant swim

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15 Let The Magic Die

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