Name: MMM August - Checkpoint by Endless Blue
Duration: 3 min 1 s
Description: This was a fun Monthly Music Mission that turned out pretty difficult to pull off. I used only Brian Funk's COINOP pack and used only native Ableton effects. Working within these limitations was pretty rough, mainly because I was not very familiar with the tools as full-fledged Arturia addict... But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

Af Døden Demo

A song for grey days, half-read books, and moments when staying in feels like enough.
Built from a chopped-up breakbeat, soft synths, and a whispery vocal tracked late at night, this track lives in the space between ambient pop and introspective electronica.

Unmixed thoughts welcome—still tinkering, still listening.
Thanks for being here.
—Vœcé


I'll Take The Rain

I bleed the color of deities,
Hold on, say it to me slowly,
Writing the words of of the prophet I am denying,
What they say to me,
You'll never feel right.

I don't feel you make your way through me,
Hold on to me when we go,
Riding a wave through the openings all around me, 
Glow and fade again, 
We'll never see right. 


Deities

Last Dance

My electronics are consumer grade,
Designed to keep you up and entertained, 
Compact disc, A to Z, VHS, laserdisc, DVD,
Betamax, Radio Shack,
Wanna see the future?
Let me take you back…

Let’s keep it digital and be discreet,
Quantize and synchronize our clocks to meet, 
CD-ROM, floppy disk,
What’s your alias?
Mine’s ‘Nyquist’
Press play, record at the same time, 
Let it roll and then rewind. 

All this emotion, 
Electrons in motion,
Let it take you for a ride,
Let’s get closer to the speed of light,
And be my…

Game Boy,
Promise me that you’re not gonna Walkman, 
This could be the Genesis of something real,
Using all my cheat codes so my heart can feel,
So tell me…

Game Boy,
Promise me that you’re not gonna Pacman, 
Leave me at the checkout feeling obsolete,
Will you find me in your memory?

I’ll be your message to the great beyond,
That golden record spinning all night long,
Electroplated, calculated, and dated,
I play a universal song.

Game Boy!

An idea from a while ago that just needed that one thing to make it close enough to finished to post. I still feel it's a bit messy, but ... eh.

The Night Was Sultry

Bangin' track I've been rinsing out around in San Diego all year. Finally got around to recording it for all to enjoy!

COLD

All sounds, except drums, come from my Cassette Tape Synths Ableton Live Pack: https://brianfunk.gumroad.com/l/lukxws

Cassette Dream

It’s a wonder how we last
When we never learn a thing from our past
Ancient man was just like you and me
The same mistakes playing on repeat

Isn’t that a shame
Every day’s the same
Nothing ever changes
It wears me out let’s tear it down

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I forgot it all

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I forgot it all

We shouldn’t be surprised
When we never open our eyes
We should have seen it all before
We can’t go on like this anymore

Isn’t that a shame
People never change
Just pointing out the blame
It wears me out let’s tear it down

I had a master plan
But I forgot it all
I had it all figured out 
But I I forgot it all

I had a master plan
Maybe you wrote it down
I had it all figured out
But I forgot it all
I forgot it all
I forgot it all
I forgot it all


Master Plan

This is a pretty old track I pulled out of storage and updated. Gist of it was pretty well written, but gave it a stronger chorus and a bit more structure.

Analog Dream

This was a fun Monthly Music Mission that turned out pretty difficult to pull off. I used only Brian Funk's COINOP pack and used only native Ableton effects. Working within these limitations was pretty rough, mainly because I was not very familiar with the tools as full-fledged Arturia addict... But I'm pretty pleased with the outcome.

MMM August - Checkpoint

Endless Blue, a trip-hop and downtempo fusion duo, was formed in 2003 by Minneapolis-based musicians Nick Mitchell and Laura Hillman Mitchell. Endless Blue's music blends sultry and soulful melodies with vintage synths, jazz-filled bass lines, bluesy guitar riffs, and lo-fi beats.

Over the last 20 years Endless Blue has collaborated with numerous musicians and has recorded 13 albums and EPs with a combination of original tracks and covers in Endless Blue's signature style. Listeners can expect song themes tackling everything from relationships, identity, loss, and mental health.

MMM August - Checkpoint

Endless Blue

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