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"Strongly Metrical"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

There's a fun harmonic gag going on where I've matched a note's position in the scale to the harmonies allowed to follow and envelop it. For example the subdominant note is tied to perfect fourths, and the dominant note to perfect fifths.

Performers: 
Eugene M.Joseph - Guitars, Percussion (Wooden Blocks)

Dedicated to John R. Iversen.



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Strongly Metrical

"Caroline" 

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Feel the ebb and flow of the meter in this instrumental expression of vulnerability. The pace may vary and the form may alter, but the energy that resonates between two people rarely changes. The aesthetic was loosely inspired by La Monte Young and Charles Curtis.

Performers: 
Eugene M.Joseph - Guitars, Sine Wave Generator



Caroline

"Sourmates"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

A love song

Dedicated to Claire and Jason Joseph

Lyrics:

"There's a place that I know
That I want you to see
It's the place I was born
Where I came to be

I don't know why I'm here
I don't know why I was born
But I know that I care
A lot for you

Sour mates (x4)
This is our fate my sour mate

As you push I will pull
As you breathe I will drive
To the place you were born
Where you came to be

I don't know why you're here
I don't know why you were born
But I know that I care
A lot for you

Sour mates (x4)
This is our fate my sour mate

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Sourmates

"Controlled"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Lyrics: 

"When I was young 
I thought the things I did
Were of my own control
But now I know
I was controlled

When I was young 
I was acted upon
Without my knowing
Seeds were grown, I know
I was controlled

Controlled (x2)
No Control

When I was young 
I couldn't see inside
The layered words
Were like high tide, I know
I was controlled

Controlled (x2)
No Control

Whether I choose to stay
Or break away
The choice is mine to make
Because I know
I am controlled"

Controlled

"Look My Way" 

Written, Performed, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Look My Way (Explicit Content)

"Pissing Stones"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Performers:
Eugene M.Joseph - Main Vocals, Background Vocals, Percussion, and Guitar
Erin Bower - Background Vocals
Rana Tabrizi - Background Vocals

Lyrics:

Opening/Closing Sections

   Voices 1 and 2
   "Hey pretty mama, I know, pretty mama, I'm slow, pretty mama don't go
   Once I'm awake they'll be no stopping me
   I'll be ten times the man you thought I'd be (just wait you'll see)"

   Voices 3 and 4
   "Room to run, I need, room to run, so that I
   I can show you how far I've come"

Middle Section

   "Thought I was ready to jump in the ditch
   And roll in the dirt with you
   But then I realized that you just wouldn't do
   I have to look straight at the truth

   So I'll rewrite the book that I wrote while I'm pissing stones
   Pissing stone, pissing stones (x2)

   They told me to let go of my sense of taste
   So I could grow hard for you
   So I closed my eyes, let my right hand decide
   The room was as white as could be

   So I'll rewrite the book that I wrote while I'm pissing stones
   Pissing stone, pissing stones (x2)"

Pissing Stones

"Pass Over"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Performers: 
Eugene M.Joseph - Guitar and Vocals

This one lies close to the heart

Lyrics:

"They told me not to stray too far away from you
Or I would surely lose my way, no follow through
So I read the books they told me too, they were about you
Still I don't have a clue

Slowly fade away
Don't look back, don't try to stay
Release their grasp from your shoulders
Don't look back, it's time to pass over

Pass over (x4)

I don't think I'll ever see the light
I can't turn off this switch you put in my head
She said maybe, I said maybe not"

Pass Over

"I Have To Believe"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Performers: 
Eugene M.Joseph - Guitar and Vocals

This song is for everyone who has felt lost at some point in their life.

Lyrics:

"People that I know are moving by quite fast
Some are miles ahead and seem to have no past
But I'm still stuck inside my head
That little small town in my head
I really want to get ahead

Memories have always been my greatest friend
They've got me through the darkest nights - they've been godsend
But it's time to let some go
So I can find some room to grow
They'll come back to me I know 

It may not be true, it can't be construed
But I have to believe
That there's someone I'll meet, who'll wipe me off of my feet
Yes I have to believe

It may not be true, it can't be construed
But I have to believe
That I'll figure this out, what my life's all about
Yes I have to believe"

I Have To Believe

"Pass Over (Instrumental Ending)"

Written, Recorded, and Produced by Eugene M.Joseph (All Rights Reserved)

Performers: 
Eugene M.Joseph - Guitar, and Bass

A short instrumental ending to 'Pass Over' that revisits the closing theme. This one is a rhythmic workout!

Dedicated to Mark Dresser.

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Pass Over (Reprise)

Singer-songwriter, classical guitarist, and journalist from California. My music draws from a wide array of influences, ranging from Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell to György Ligeti and John Cage. My goal is to invoke beautiful moments of music and lyric.

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