COLOURED IN CHROME

rare

intoxication

track three from the series "coloured in chrome"  

"midnight man" is an open letter to a loved one.

this track is a bit different for me.  I don't often write about people directly in my music, usually, I tend to use metaphors or myself as a stand-in.  This track is about a friend of mine I lost when we were 19.  It was tragic, and I still think about him all the time.  Initially, I didn't want to write a song about him because it kind of felt like I was capitalizing on the situation, but the day I wrote this instrumental, it felt right to do it so I did, and I'm glad I did.

lyrics:
I always worry bout you when you’re not around 
I wish that I could join you but I’m (not allowed) 
I hate when people ask me cuz it brings me down 
but you’re my favorite people so it makes me proud 

I said I wouldn’t do a song like this but it’s kind of on my list
free up all my anger stead of cutting up my wrist, metaphorically that is 
feel it’s overdue it’s been a couple years dude and I miss you and 
not enough times have I seen you in the night, I see you in a month like only once or twice and I wanna say goodbye 

now I only see you at midnight 

since you’re not around I like to think out loud 
but only to myself, I can’t share a connection with anybody else I’m searching
I’m searching for connection can you help
Searching for the midnight man himself 

I don’t have a bond like these kids do
I can’t share a word with these people 
all they wanna talk about is people 
aimlessly directed only see what they need to 
ignorant and passive it’s the anthem that they cheer to 
don’t know if I’m wrong it’s the reason that I see too many other kids busy fighting over beef it’s distracting you’re the only one who would agree I’d imagine

midnight man

track four from the series "coloured in chrome", the final track

"stasis; escape" is an open letter to the world.

this track is about my feeling of isolation from my personality, feeling like I'm always watching everyone else through a window or something.  Part of me wishes I felt more normal as I could take part in regular conversations without feeling that they're meaningless, but i'm also happy its hard to connect with people because that makes the connection that much stronger for me.

lyrics:
I live on the other side of town
way too far away for me to find my way around
I’d like to be closer but I wouldn’t be allowed 
maybe if I turned my world upside down I’d appreciate the view

the same as you

only difference is your public profile ain’t the same as you 
so full of ideas that you’ve taken from some other dude 
They just up and leave cuz they’re offended when you break the rules 

why can’t I be like everyone else I’m 
way to exhausted always sitting by myself 
only if I was the same as you 
maybe if I turned my world upside down

stasis; escape

new track with my friend @treyaustin

lyrics 
you wanted me
you want someone to call home
for you to call when you're alone but
you, don't agree
you wanted someone who could stay but
I don't want it either way

I don't want it either way x2

but you say that you're okay

don't wait for me, I don't have nowhere to be
don't let it get to you I'm really not upset with you
so don't take my time away
don't let it get to you I'm really not upset with you

you wanted me
you want someone to call home
for you to call when you're alone but
you, don't agree
you wanted someone who could stay but
I don't want it either way

I don't want it either way x2

but you say that you're okay

pull me closer baby spit it out
thousand ways I can walk around it
I'm half a shadow you can't fill the rest
ashamed to say it took me leaving you to say

all my friends have settled down
I feel out of place in my own house
can we stop walking around it
just need some time
wanted me
you want someone to call home
for you to call when you're alone but
you, don't agree
you wanted someone who could stay but
I don't want it either way

I don't want it either way x2

but you say that you're okay

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"Call Home" w/ Trey Austin

hello everyone!!  This is "galapagos". 

It's a song that I wrote inspired by a dream I had.  I was walking through a field of grass taller than I was, and all I could hear was a sort of rhythmic, cryptic swirl of voices around me as I made my way through the field.  I woke up really excited by it, and wrote this!  I also made a little lyric video with some golden hour footage from my apartment, as I've been busy with work and school lately.  Hope you enjoy it (especially for those of you who ask me for my song lyrics :))!

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flutter

I wonder 

I’ll often sit in awe and admiration fascinated 

Feel intoxicated Under charm, incantation  

formulaic, patterns show repetitive behavior x2


you’re so predictable but out of the blue you pull the wool over my, 
eyes like miles away, I thought I could see you had an agenda right? 
maybe my naivety had come from inattention,
time and time again it’s been the reason for the tension, 
though should I apologize it’s how I’m animated, I probably wouldn’t change it
even if you gave me all the answers I could swallow, 
it’s gone be a long time 'fore I fill in all that’s hollow 
and even if I do I still don’t have an answer back for you 
even if I do I still don’t have an answer back for you 

Chorus x2

It must be unbearable, I know that it is for me, 
I’m usually patient, let it go easily, 
but lately it's salient, things have been frail, 
breathing so shakily, now look at my hands shake, 
look at the dirt in my eyelids, losing these nights of sleep, 
read my expression, say it’s not that of a madman,  tell me with certainty 
I haven’t had much, and I’ve told myself long that I need a break from it all and try and get in touch, 
try and find out what made me so curious about uncovering connection, staring at reflection,
and finding my direction

Chorus 

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Intoxication

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party for one

finishing up an ep rn, and this was a song I liked but not for the ep. figured I'd share it and maybe set the tone for what my future stuff might sound like a little.

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hotel dance

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"'hollow shell' for me was really just me about experimenting with sounds.  Iʼve never really been good at making bangers or high energy songs, but Iʼve always been interested in tight mixing and sound design.  I find that ‘hollow shell’ knocked both off the checklist, while staying true to the “blue!” theme: emotion and curiosity.”

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hollow shell

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“blue” was the first track I’d recorded my own vocals for, and it came really naturally.  I’ve always written lyrics on my phone for as long as I can remember but this was the first time I actually put them to use.  I don’t really care to get too in depth about what it’s about because I’ve always found It more interesting (for myself) to come to my own conclusions about what an artist is saying.  That being said, it’s about being a seemingly mysterious & sensitive person.  I use the term "blue" to describe a mood & a way to relate to others.”  - brock wilson

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blue

"play" is about what I think about on a daily basis. curious about the world & wanting to experience it, but feeling as though my freedom is blocked for various reasons. talking about wanting to evolve as a person, keeping to myself, & memories of an old friend. parts of these lyrics hold deep value to me. I named it "play" because it highlights the parts of the song I enjoy, & juxtapose the lyrics that upset me.

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play [NEST HQ Premiere]

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this is my ep, "blue!".  the first ep I've ever written and released.  "blue!" is about my personality, and writing about things I can't really describe in conversation.  this ep was definitely about curating a theme, but most importantly, writing what came naturally and speaking for me in a way I can't easily articulate with just words.

I care a great deal about music / electronic music culture,  it's done so much for me I can't even explain.  that being said, I'm hoping to have given something back that can help inspire and impact peoples lives in a positive way.

thanks for listening!

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wings

sand castle

floating boy

"Moment of Clarity" is about finding moments in your daily life that can remove you from your routine and give you a good feeling, finding a moment for even a minute of your day that can put you somewhere else. It's also about adventure, and a thirst for new experiences.  I think it's a step in a new direction from the "blue!" ep, I've been trying to write stuff a bit differently since then, so I think that the music you'll hear from me from here on out will keep changing.

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Moment of Clarity

one of my favs from sinjin hawke

"been writing a lot of vocal oriented tracks for various projects over the last half year, and that's definitely the direction my music will take for the foreseeable future, so I'm putting these edits out as kind of a homage to what started it out for me, making beats."

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sinjin hawke - shimmer ( brock wilson edit )

former hero is the shit

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former hero - changing tense ( brock wilson edit )

had to hop on the billie wagon for this one

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billie eilish - everything i wanted ( brock wilson edit )

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“IMMORTAL, sometimes” is a little scrambled,  but the overall theme is very much intact.  It’s about living inside a little dream world.  Moving on from things that bothered me in the past, shredding dead weight.  Living in a bubble that doesn’t need to hear things from the people they don’t care about.  It’s kind of a short story about the way I’ve changed over the past few years.  I’ve gotten good at taking care of myself and tuning people out, where as before I was quite accustomed to people taking advantage of my perceived naivety and non confrontational nature.  The second verse explains just that; low self esteem, self doubt, bottom of the totem pole bullshit.  This song is a pretty good example of turning negative energy positive.

Lyrics:

    even when the sun rise early, poke through the blinds I could sleep forever
    I’m immortal sometimes, when I dream, I could watch this movie screen forever
    and I don’t like a lot of you, for a whole lot of old reasons or whatever
    call it old news, or a new tune, I could turn this round for like whenever 


    they don’t like it, they don’t like it now
    how come you never told me you were here till now
    they don’t like it, they don’t like it now
    how come you never told me you were here
    I can’t take another fucking word out your mouth
    know you give me strength, I got power on you now


    now you got me floating through space, fleeting thoughts, feel like someone kicked me in the side of the head
    I won’t fall in love with you, because I know better, or, maybe I don’t, just leave me in the bed
    I would take advice if I felt that I was worthy of it, don’t waste time, just leave me on read
    I would take a minute of your time, I know its precious and I’m not but its a lot for me to handle all of it


    I can’t take another __________ word out your mouth


    now the walls are spinning like my head do
    pour another drink, and i’m gunning for the bedroom

IMMORTAL, sometimes

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people trapped in daily habits, hoping they can find freedom.

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chasing that feeling

track one from the series "coloured in chrome" 

"eternity swim" is an endless sea of motion, an entire night of dreaming stuffed into 3 minutes. 

"This track reminds me a lot about the time I've spent staring over the ocean, and how infinite everything feels in its presence.  It's why I chose the name eternity swim."

outro lyrics:
wake me in an hour or two, I'll dream of you
taken with the flower-filled view and feeling new
try to make a safe place true and third person too,
take me for a different dude, plus they never seen me through
no one understands when someones not feeling you 

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eternity swim

track two from the series "coloured in chrome"  

"arbutus" is a river of introspection; flowing and ebbing through memory and nostalgia.

this track is a trip down memory lane for me.  About once a week I'll go for late-night drives and check out old neighborhoods and some of my favorite places to visit; this is the soundtrack for those moments.  driving down arbutus street in Vancouver near my childhood home, or driving the Sea to Sky highway and spotting the saturated green and brown pastel hues of the arbutus trees that line the cliffside. 

lyrics:
I'm always just a phone call away
and I sit around and wait like in my bed all-day
I feel imaginary I'ma fly away
I'm lost in my furthest memories I think some days 
and I don't know what I'm feeling right now, is it connection? 
maybe you could tell me if you got some time to check it,
not a lot I wouldn't do for my peace of mind, 
and a lot that I would do for if you were mine

I live all alone and I have for a long time
I don't feel alone and I haven't for a long time
some times I get letters from the postcard boxes
it's all unimportant or it's telling me I'm toxic
money for imported got my checking 'count locked in
it don't sit in storage cos my habits keep it stocked in
midnight's peak hours or I'm boring cos I'm blocked in
tore open my head and pour it out just like I'm car sick

rolling through arbutus keep it moving sick of losing 
and I pull up to the chevy on the left then keep it cruising
got my tints down, breathing in the air like I'm a user
make a stop at campus, reminisce 'bout when I was a student 
x2

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arbutus

I make a lot of music and fantasize about a long and curious life full of art and exploration - feel free to message me  / send me your music on email or instagram!
- brock

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