World Music Playlist.

corwin trails

Wolf Songs Folk Songs

Wiz Near Her (instr)

Somethin’ Eternal (Shiiki/Santos – Shintaro)
Lyrics translation:
A cold TV spreads sad news everyday, 
however, it never tells what THE truth is. 
In places beyond the wall of sky I can see through this small window, 
innocent laughs are drowned out…

The sense of value that I built is easily blown away when I go overseas – 
How can I judge what is correct and what is wrong?

In Central Park, John was singing 
that borders don’t actually exist 
And now sheep-clouds are swimming 
across the sky on the wind (F R E E D O M)

What meaning do the dividing lines on the map have? 
Even if I try to close my ears, I still can hear the discord… 
I sigh for useless fights in the daily life in the world.

A photo of a dirty boy, taken in a battlefield, 
What are his clear eyes telling us?

A cold TV spreads sad news everyday, 
but it never tells what “truth” is.

I want to sing my heart. “Ideal” is almost always exaggerated fantasy, even so 
Sing, my heart. I want to tell you why the sun rises everyday. 
Someday, I want to sing my truth for you…

Somethin' Eternal

early October Babies, feat. Ben Lorenz on Drums and Ableton Live

Poem by Toko

COCOON

Inexpressible thoughts come out of my mouth like silken threads, 
Really fragile and sensitive, almost falling apart.
How can you make the innocence suffer
When it just started walking?
Even so, this planet keeps spinning with our thoughts. 
And the moon continuously rises and falls reflecting them.

Do these silk threads connect to someone?
In order to find out why I’m here, I pull the thread.


Cocoon (early October Babies, feat. Ben Lorenz)

Telescopes: Microscopes

Etidorhpa

Think About This

Good People

Preview of the upcoming album, Wolf Songs Folk Songs.  All instruments are acoustic and all drum sounds were sourced in and recorded in the forest.

Overwintering

Decomposition

Soundwalks

Track 05 on new album, Wolf Songs Folk Songs.

In search of

experimental • field recording • narrative sound collage 

"Wolf Songs Folk Songs" vinyl available now.  Here is a review from Lost in a Sea of Sound:

"The connective fibers of the physical and spiritual glide effortlessly on this sonic journey.  Wolf Songs Folk Songs can be a cool canopy to rest under or a sun drenched warm hilltop field, but this requires an investment from each listener.  The compositions tremendous diversity and complex patterns is like a heavy shower of rain. Listening under covered shelter a few times eventually provides the soundness to feel comfortable getting soaked.

Corwin Trails is the yoke pulling music heritage and innovation. Ten tracks, constellations in the night sky. Outlines in sound resting in current temporal sonic state. Beauty finding place in what remains unreachable, Corwin Trails rhythmic composites are like undiscovered elements within the planet's crust. Creating another aspect of these harmonies are field recordings from around the world and actual sounds from the forests of Corwin Trails home in Michigan. After many listens, one comparison that came to mind a few times is the album Lost and Safe by The Books."