"In the Light" by Fragile Gods

Lyrics:

These are the days 
Of broken promises 
Talking so fast 
But nothing makes sense 

These are the days 
Of lost connections
Living on islands
With bridges burned

These are the days
Of falling slowly
Trying to hold on
But going down

These are the days
Of repetition
Where every day
Is just the same

In the Light 
You are standing 
Glowing gently
Moving slowly


These are the days
Of pointless drudgery
Working so hard
But nothing achieved

These are the days
Of false prophets
Pushing superstitions 
And crooked schemes    

These are the days 
Of wildfires 
Polluting the air that we breathe

These are the days
Without a future
Heading straight towards catastrophe

In the Light 
You are standing 
Glowing gently
Moving slowly

Scraping back the layers
Peeling back the years
Nothing else remains
Except for my fears

I don’t know you
But I need you
Where are you?
Where are you?

In the Light 
You are standing 
Glowing gently
Moving slowly

In the Light

Randomly generated tone cluster in the Buchla 200 system.

Random Clusters

LoopDiggers Sunday Roulette N°138
additional modular synth processing, snare, synth, and field recordings by meorkat.

BODYXSONG [LoopDiggers Sunday Roulette N°138]

01Dec23

First day of Summer & too hot already...

:D

am.01.011223

2023-12-04

NLS - 2023 - 12 - 04 Snowflakes

All music written, recorded and performed by Ryan J Raffa in Taipei, Taiwan during late 2021 on moog matriarch, modular, fender rhodes, snare drums, cymbals, percussion, op1, tape machines, and field recorders.

Every sound was captured for this specific occasion

Mastering by Taylor Deupree
Vinyl cut by Barry "Baza" Grint at Alchemy
Layout by Drew Heffron
Photographs by Ryan J Raffa

4 e and a is about the infinite spaces between. As a classically trained percussionist, Raffa sat in front of a metronome for the majority of their life. And in their mind, they would play with the spaces between those clicks. In especially challenging times, Ryan would attempt to expand and stretch those spaces into forever. Just existing in the between. This record is about these moments (and places) when we are living in those infinite spaces.

That time of intense musical focus was also Ryan's first introduction to an analog synthesizer. As a teenager, their drum teacher was Herb Flower, an incredible human with light beams of creative energy pouring out of him and his musical family at all times. A parent of another student of Mr. Flower’s was an electrical engineer who had recently been laid off during large cutbacks at Carrier, one of the major employers at that time in Syracuse where Raffa grew up. This parent, with their newly acquired free time, hand-built a drum machine, housed in a large wooden cabinet with 8 or so unmarked knobs, and they gave this synthesizer to Mr. Flower. The sound from that machine was glorious. And Mr. Flower, their drum teacher, would turn a few knobs, make a pattern and have me play along with it during rehearsal. These moments were such a gift, and I know those moments are still reverberating today. Raffa thinks about that time of experimentation, of exploration, of shared love of sound and music as a place that they can go to, a place we can all go to, whenever we choose.

4 e and a

Thoughtful In Late Nights

This lovely haiku inspired a gentle improvisation on VST synth (LABS). Recorded in Reaper. Mastered with CloudBounce.
Naviar haiku challenge: www.naviarrecords.com/about/naviar-haiku/

Winter Sky (naviarhaiku520)

Force symbove

Dave Matthias - Lights On
"Lights On" exudes intricate soulful vocals and a captivating piano hook that defines this Afro House track. While it is sure to radiate summer heat with its calm, groovy vibe, "Lights On" is perfect for any dance floor, beach or radio mix-show set.

- Original Mix
- Radio Edit Mix
- Instrumental Mix
- Radio Edit Instrumental Mix

Release Date 11/7/25
Catalogue Number DMM2515
© Dave Matthias Music

Lights On

Lights On (Original Mix)

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Who Are We

Reach for the lasers, there's no time for sleep!

No time for

Fragile Gods, the New York-based dark synthpop project of Frederick Frantz, creates flowing retrosynth tunes with minimal, atmospheric arrangements and unique vocals often backed with rich female harmonies. Their music, sounding as if it came from a cassette from another era, evokes the sounds of classic synthpop and industrial bands. 

In 2023, Fragile Gods released their long-awaited full length album, "Dark Water." Meticulously crafted over four years, the album features a diverse range of tracks, from the danceable to the surreal. Throughout the album, Frantz's vocals are both emotive and haunting, delivering lyrics that explore dreams, longing, and alienation. 

In 2019, Fragile Gods returned with their second EP, "Cold Comfort," and a new approach. The poppier elements which were hinted at on the prior release were now more to the front. Frantz's vocals are more melodic and less distorted. However, not all the rough edges have been sanded off as witnessed by "Step Outside the Frame." 

The band's 2015 debut "The Future Never Came" was influenced by the likes of 80s EBM bands Nitzer Ebb and Cabaret Voltaire with occasional synthpop elements surfacing. 

Fragile Gods is a band that is constantly evolving, creating a retro-futuristic sound that is both unique and timeless.