december is a pretty rough time of year for me personally, and on top of that, i've been struggling with self-confidence issues and burn out over the last couple months- i went through a bit of a dip a couple days back and since then this came out of it. it's kinda nice, and its the first bit of music ive felt properly connected to in quite a while, probably since lavender, and thats nice. 

this is a bit of an impulse post and im still deciding whether or not ill put it up for distro, ill probably decide later on tonight.

i hope if ur reading this that you've had a nice holiday season, and if it hasnt been that great for you, know youre not alone and that i hope the new year brings you all the luck and joy you deserve, and then some more on top <3

luv u

makina - light through your fingertips

https://defsharp.bandcamp.com/album/tides-b-sides
https://defsharp.fanlink.to/tidesB

jaded - 2th one

lifeline is a track eva and i made in 2021. i made the instrumental in around august-september time, as a part of a larger project. i sent the track to eva around the same time, we then continuously worked on it until around early 2022. its a track we're both super proud of and one that means a lot to us. i hope ya dig <3

from Evangeline: 

"Lifeline is about my experience with coming out as trans to my extended family, and being myself in a country town full of small-minded people. It's super hard to tell something to someone who you know won't understand, and may never want to talk to you again, but I have to give it a shot, because there's no way I'll live with never having said it"

Lyrics:

Look at me sideways like you don’t understand
I hated the thought of ever telling you
Do you get what I’m saying? Should I say it again?
Cause I’m not sure which one of us is more confused

I’m not the person that you used to know
So, stop calling me by his name now
I’m not the person you knew long ago
If you’re doing this on purpose then I wanna go home

Tried to tell you then I realised it was all a game
I knew it for so long, but didn’t try to pass the blame
Guess someone had to be the first to take it all away
And I don’t blame you, I don’t blame you
I was asking for your help and still nobody came
The song we wrote together will never sound quite the same
Now you look at me like I’m just another stranger’s face
And I don’t blame you, but I want to


You were my lifeline
For so long
And I just realised the monitor shut off

I scream and cry at night
For so long
Because all I’m familiar will soon be gone

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Follow Evangeline:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/evangelinestuff
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eva-nge-line

Follow makina (me, teehee)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/makmakmakina
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makmakmakina/

Stream lifeline
Spotify:
Bandcamp: https://machinaone.bandcamp.com/track/lifeline-ft-evangeline
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/lifeline-feat-evangeline-single/1615177243

Download

makina - lifeline ft. Evangeline

flower bed

Cover art made by https://instagram.com/_griffinwayne

inspo = @musicbytsk and @bandoum
background vocals from This Could Be Us by Virtual Riot & Modestep
additional feedback @musicbytsk

fragments

stream

"paradigm shift." was originally born out of frustration, anger, and hatred.

i was going through the worst creative burnout of my life. my surroundings filled me with dread as everything and everyone around me was seeking perfection, viewing everything analytically, and acting apathetically corporate. the people i was surrounded by demanded too much from me, expecting that i would gladly devote my body and soul to make my music "perfect" for the sake of another's ego and vision, who probably couldn't care less of other people's thoughts. i grew angry, and that bled into my music to the point that i started to hate it.

i disappeared for a week. i did nothing but sleep as my dreams felt more comforting than being awake. i socialized with no one except for cat. after a few days, i became slightly better, and i opened up fl to try to make a song. that was when i began work on "paradigm shift."

after nearly a year of sheltering within it, this song, that was originally made out of anger, morphed into a story. an epiphanous story of acceptance and peace.

"paradigm shift." is about my journey as a creative that is expected to meet the demands of what others consider "perfect." it's about my journey of realizing that i don't want nor need to be "perfect." it's about my journey of realizing that all i wish is for someone to feel something from my creations.

cat told me how this song sounds like i took my frustration and found beauty within it.
i love the sound of that.

- denis.

paradigm shift.

my bud @mopearound on vox

lyrics:
yeah, i don't miss that feeling
i feel the love is overgrown
but if you take the time to feel it out inside you'll find
you think your problems' overblown

'cause i want
i want you to know that i'm here if you thought you could hear me
cry
'cause I'm itching for something new

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Exobolt 010

something new

something new (w/ mopearound)

@ohthatkazuki @defsharp @slyleaf

On the bright and early morning of August 12th, 2023, over 1,000 creatives began their 24-hour work session that resulted in 558 unique songs and 66 album covers. Musicians bounced out stems for each other and shared samples, visual artists scoured the Internet for fonts and graphics, and everyone excitedly buzzed about what would come of it all. The final result? 45 of the most outstanding, creative, and genuine tracks our corner of the digital world has to offer—with an equally beautiful album cover to match.

The real enrichment lies in the act of creation. A piece of art does not have to be forward-thinking or never-seen-before, nor does it have to be better than the last; it simply has to be. To create something without worry of what others might think, to have fun with your work, is one of the greatest things this world has to offer—digital or otherwise.

All proceeds from All Nighter Vol. 8 will be going to Out & Equal, an organization dedicated to workplace equality for LGBTQ+ individuals.

// Find out more about the charity
https://outandequal.org/

// Album art by Gosmow & Tim Jordan
https://www.instagram.com/gosmowdesign/
https://www.instagram.com/timjordan.png/

Buy/Stream for Charity

Kazukii, defsharp & slyleaf - for all that it's worth

drifting off somewhere.

huge thanks to CHALKEY for letting us remix the songs from their EP!
make sure to check them out on Youtube and other socials ^_^

CHALKEY's youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSW20kEXrWUxZnOsYVc4WoQ

CHALKEY'S twitter:
https://twitter.com/chalkeynation

make sure to check out @viznode as well, as he has provided incredible additional production on this remix!

CHALKEY - A World in Stop Motion (aquoferne & Viznode remix)

remix of the girl in red cover of the talking heads song "girlfriend is better"
139.586 bpm
g minor
download: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sgjF6hJvpx3eVy4bVwLsMTnMTjJjoBwq?usp=sharing