eight Two

Pre-release clips from Eight Two's album Truth and Fun

Excerpts from Truth and Fun

Original, beautiful, rich tapestry, wild and wonderful voice...

Eight Two: It Is (The Best Revenge)

Just a small clip from one of the new songs I have been working on. 
What genre does this sound like to you?

Excerpt from Gagabol Polka 0.22

another four bars from Gagobol Polka - it's not Rock its not Jazz, it is definitely not Polka!
The picture is of a "rabbit" I made out of stones along one of the trails I run on in Santa Fe - somebody else added the antlers.

Excerpt from Gagabol Polka - Nanana 0.23

This is another clip from one of the songs that will be on my new album. It is a song about free will and how language is both a prison and a key to freedom. It is also a fun, irreverent bundle of joyful, playful, wackiness that I thoroughly put my heart and soul into.  This song took me so long, that I had to do it for the pure weird joy of it.
Here are some of the ...words
"the game, of words

we laugh a lot
we smile at each other
whoever we meet is sister or brother
we have fun, we get along
we laugh when we're right, and laugh when we're wrong

we pout and turn 
our backs on each other
whoever we meet is a motherfu**er
we're too vain to get along
we laugh when we're right and cheat when were wrong"

Excerpt from The Game Of Words - Determinism M3LA

Here is another excerpt from one of the weird new tracks that will be on my upcoming album.
This song is about perspective. There is no existence without a point of view. I have deep philosophical objection to the idea that anything can exist without there a being a perspective from which to experience it. 
"When shall we open our minds to the conviction that the ultimate reality of the world is neither matter nor spirit, is no definite thing, but a perspective?"
― José Ortega y Gasset

This song confronts the ethical problem of how we distance ourselves from others by making their first person singular perspective into the grammatically "other"  - no person is a third person - we are all grammatical "first persons." The ramifications of this are that there really can be such a thing as truth, but only as that which exists within the bounds of first person perspective. 

I enjoyed creating this silly vocal sound, it is not an effect, I was channeling the voice of a talking doughnut, her name is Dough-lores. Up until I saw The Good Place, I thought I was alone in thinking philosophy could be fun.

Excerpt from POV Rhapsody - Roughmix 0.55

Here is another excerpt from my new album (coming sometime in the next few months.)
This is from a track called Validation Song. It is about me learning to look inward for my self worth. 
Self confidence is such a struggle for me, 
This song is an anthem for all those who fight with me to value ourselves for ourselves, and define success and approval on our own terms.

Excerpt from Validation - M1L

One benefit to being an unknown artist (my last IMA award winning album sold less than 20 copies, and a year after release none of the songs had more than 20 plays) is that I can speak my truth to the wind - what no one hears, offends no one - as Terence put it “Veritas odium parit" (Truth breeds hatred) I am not worth hating.

Here are the lyrics from this excerpt:
"people matter 
more than places 
more than things
we matter 
more than money 
more than our ideas
we matter 
more than religion
and god
and faith
and bible
and our stories 
and our worries
and status quo
and I don't know why 
making good 
and surviving should 
be at odds 
with being good."

Excerpt from People First - M4L - 02

This excerpt is from my upcoming release about free will, truth and determinism. 
A question this song asks is, did I have a choice to write this song?

Here are some of the lyrics from this clip: 
"Do I have a choice to sing this song?
Are you predetermined to skip it or sing along?
If there's no free will how can I choose right from wrong?
Does belief in free will change my decision?"

Excerpt from The Game Of Words - Roughmix 0.6 - 01 - 04

Today's clip is from LITS. It is about not letting the past hold you back and not being caught up in cycles of self-fulfilling prophesies.
"don't waste time worrying that you waste time"
"if you see, no future, there won't be one"
"yesterday don't give a fuck"
"impatiently, I am speeding nowhere"

Excerpt from LITS - DFT M4L - 07

This is my love song to life. It is the the coda of Gagabol Polka which becomes another song about how grateful I am to exist. Life is everything, and whoever and whatever devalues life, is undermining the foundation of time, space and being itself. Life is all that has been experienced and all that will be experienced. To know and ascribe existence to anything, anywhere on any planet, in any solar system, galaxy or universe, there must be life. 
Life gives us time, and a location from which to remember and perceive anything and everything. Life is the basis of all basis and the substrate of all that is, was and will be. 
All we are is life!

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All we are;
All perception is:
Life!
All we have,
All we love,
Everyone,
Love is life.
Thank you,
Thank you, 
Precious life,
Every life,
Every day, 
Every moment,
Nothing else compares, 
Time itself is life,
Life!
Get high on every life,
Celebrate life!

Excerpt from Gagabol Polka / Thank You Life - ML4 04 - 02

Hey, I'm Eight Two (they/them)—a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent genre fluid singer-songwriter and self-taught visual artist carving out my own space in the world of art rock. My journey began in the vibrant streets of Brooklyn in 2008, where I found solace and inspiration in the power of music.

As a multi-instrumentalist, my primary tools are the guitar and my voice, weaving together melodies that speak to the soul. From thought-provoking philosophical musings to uplifting motivational anthems, my songs are a reflection of my quest for creativity, connection, and meaning.

Despite navigating the world without social media or a phone, I'm here to share my sonic journey with you. Whether you're a fellow oddball, a seeker of truth, or simply someone looking for a bit of inspiration, there's a place for you in my musical universe.

So join me on this adventure as I craft my next album, fueled by authenticity, vulnerability, and a whole lot of heart. Together, let's explore the depths of our creativity, forge meaningful connections, and celebrate the beauty of being unapologetically ourselves.