LYRICS:
Aye, hey, hey
Think I noticed
Not think I noticed
The world is cold, it's cold, I know, I know,
Not think I noticed
They do not think I noticed

World is cold, it's cold, I know, I know,
Evil lurking outside, and they do not think I notice
The world is cold, it's cold, I know, I know,
Evil lurking outside, and they do not think I notice

Who am I supposed to trust, a nigga not to rush and take away life I'm holding
Know inside something off, light, from the dark, you thinking my fate is chosen
Keep that to myself, I keep it low-key, 'cause we playing chess I noticed
Trust me, not going blind, I feel the pressure left in the vibe you're holding

Niggas pulling all their motivation from the dark side
Notice something never feeling right
Feel it when I'm stepping outside
Old wounds never healing right

They're gonna make me look crazy
Seen that shit before, that shit don't amaze me
Suicidal, 'lot of shit do not phase me
Those I love, are the ones trying to play me
Most High, when I'm looking for saving

Hold up
People eating off my focus
I ain't saying I am chosen
I know Judas when he posted
I am numb to the motion
Know the feeling getting ghosted
Not gonna do what I'm supposed to
I am different from the culture

I am scared for my future though
Where did all the good people go?
Trying to get out of my feelings though
what the world really need me for?
Deep inside, I'm a lost child, tell me why the world want to leave me for?
Deep inside, you know I'm your child, tell me why the world what to leave me for?

The world is cold, it's cold, I know, I know,
Evil lurking outside, and they do not think I notice
The world is cold, it's cold, I know, I know,
Evil lurking outside, and they do not think I notice

I Notice

The world is changing. But we still need time to find reflection
Drive to the city that just keeps on growing
Everything seems to change. While were just getting older
The worlds leaving me behind. Not looking over its shoulder
All this time you stayed here with me

It comes on slowly but it hits you hard
Don't let it win. Don't let it tear you apart

It Comes On Slowly

Sometimes there are things in life that as a child you cannot escape. Violence, hatred, abuse. It is bad that there are people who do this to their children. Because the children are the weakest among us and have no chance, it is up to us to protect them. STOP .. never again

STOP .. Never Again

Bluse Folkt trance, acoustic , and , words

Its The Way I Fall

Track #1 from the Brahms’ 3rd Racket EP, "Age of Correction"

Age of Correction

Found a bunch of scales I wanted to try out. So here I am playing with 1, b3, 4, b6, and b7. This is like less than a demo but its something. I was getting antsy not uploading something.

(Image by Pixabay on Pexels)

Cave Dwelling Optimism

Smoke

Apple Music

Smoke (prod. Lil Flashy)

My first collab with the amazing vocalist Norrisette https://soundcloud.com/norrisette
Lyrics and vocals by Norrisette
Music, mix and mastering by me with Logic. Use of guitars, electric bass, synth and sampled drums.
Artwork is a photo by Norrisette
Enjoy!:):)

Lyrics:
There's a monster hiding in my chest
Urging me quietly to confess it all
And though I know I'm just a human
I can't bear the think about the rumours
That monster crawls out every day
Telling me softly you'll just turn and walk away
But you stay, stay with me

Stay

Stay (feat. Norrisette)

Watch YT music video here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD1sVV_G1Bw

"If I Were a Blackbird" is a timeless, classic Nova Scotia folk song about forbidden love between a young maiden and a sailor re-imagined by Sue McBride. This beloved folk song of Nova Scotia was collected by Helen Creighton from the Armstrong twins, Alister and Judson, around 1950 in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. It appears to have originated in Ireland. In this variant of  the folk song, Sue pushes the boundaries of traditional folk music in instrumentation with mainly computer generated instruments and effects other than piano and tin whistle to create a melancholy atmosphere.

Lyrics:
If I Were a Blackbird - Traditional 

Verse 1:
I am a young maiden, a maiden so fair
Fell in love with a sailor, a young sailor boy
And we courted in secret,  by night and by day
'Til at length that young sailor, oh he sailed far away. 

Chorus:
If I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing
I'd follow the ship that my true love sails in
And in the top rigging, there I'd build my nest
And flutter my wings o'er his broad golden chest. 

Verse 2:
My true love is handsome, in every degree
And my parents despise him, because he loves me
Well,  let them despise him and say what they will
For as long as I'm living, I'll love that boy still. (Chorus)

Verse 3:
And if I were a scholar who could handle a pen
A secret love letter unto him I would send
And I'd tell him my sorrows, my pain, and my woes
Should the day come I find him, I'll crown him with gold. (Chorus)
Verse 1:  (repeat and fade)

Treasures Of Earth And Sea

If I Were A Blackbird

If I Were I Blackbird

On The Run

This is an old bass thing I wrote that I love playing but never did anything with...until now. Well it's still unfinished but it is going to be a little bit of time before I am ready to put more into it. 

So there is a list of things I want to do to this like replace the "solo" as well as write guitar parts for the other parts of the song. Also I may actually take a crack at lyrics and singing but still that would most likely be last. Other things I wanted I wanted to try out was some recording/mixing techniques like panning and layering. 

This is my first upload of me playing instruments (Bass and guitar...my drum skills are not even close to ready yet.)Sure there are some timing issues from one not practicing enough and two latency that I'm having trouble resolving.

Any way I hope everyone likes it and wants to hear the final product. Thanks for giving the time to listen and read this.

(edit 7/31/21: added a simple guitar part to 2 parts and a rough tapping part in the "solo". you can clearly hearing me have trouble getting a sound out of that last fret but right now its the best I can do.)

Unfinished Peek

David J. Kemper is a composer & producer from Chicago, Illinois, city of big shoulders, (former) hog butcher to the world, and home of Nelson Algren, Carl Sandburg, John Dillinger and Al Capone.  It has been speculated (by Mr. Kemper) that the gritty, rough and tumble energy of the streets from whence he hails has given extra bite and backbone to the sounds that he comes up with.  It is a theory, anyway.  Don’t think.  Just listen.  

The music featured here is but a modest selection from the ever-growing DJK repertoire, solo releases (Wet Work), as well as his "other" band/project/whatever, Brahms' 3rd Racket.