DeeP ———— #frawstakwaforyou...

It was a hard piece of work, but it was worth it: 
As part of an artist grant from the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of NRW/Germany in the wake of the Corona pandemic, a piece of music was created that consists of 6 different arrangements and involved 6 artists including a blackbird.
The piece is in the tradition of the Hip Hop-Cyphers as well as in the interlaced compositions of 70s Prog-Rock.
The goal was to connect the individual parts so that in the end a homogeneous but multi-layered overall work comes out.
I think that has succeeded!
Of course, this was only possible because I found really excellent fellow musicians, big thanks to Couch King, Christian Kappe, Lady of Fire Poetry and Frawstakwa! And of course to Blackbird "Miles" for his wonderful jazzy chirping.

Supported by: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW/Deutschland; Bezirksregierung Münster

Trumpet: Christian Kappe www.christiankappe.com
Vocals/Lyrics: Lady of Fire Poetry @ladyofire
Vocals/Lyrics: Couch King @couch-king-presents
VocalsLyrics/: Frawstakwa @frawstakwa
Chirping: Blackbird "Miles"
Vocals/Lyrics hookline: DeeP.

Composed, arranged and produced by DeeP.
Cover artwork: DeeP. & Ulrike Löw
(Photo of Christian Kappe: Thomas Kruesselmann)
Lyrics in order of appearance:

Lyrics Lady of Fire Poetry:
Not Alone
We are fragments of one another
Breathing in bits of you bits of me
We came exploding out from nothing
But gravity
Crashing into each other
Making this pretty wave called humanity
We love by trial and error
We follow our hearts
reaching the center of ourselves
Each beat a musical beacon
So we may explore our horizons
then reach a familiar shore
When you are lost again
Remember you are never alone
Come back to home

Lyrics Couch King:
Everyday looking clues 
Ashtray’s, dinners, and booze 
Dossiers, hard drives, and blues 
They’s lost reality from watching the news 
I gain the truth from being a recluse 
Nothing to loose 
No one left to cut loose 
Leave no print from my shoes 
Cold stone stare like medusa 
Old bones don’t care I accuse ya 
Poker face beware I confuse ya 
Short lace thin hair Short fuse 
Mean street bruisa, I paid all my dues ah 
Hot on my tail but still I refuse 
To get off the trail 
Of shady interviews 
Digging up fools 
Gold to derail 
Encrypted email 
I must be getting too close 
The woke got no time to doze

Lyrics Frawatakwa:
trials
and tribulations
who 
is even asking though
‘cause seriously you never know
could just be inner dialogue
with me myself and I 
besides
what 
would you want to know
all that for anyway though
c’mon I’m sure you’ve got problems
of your own on your mind
so
where
will we even go
to from there 
who could know
and how can any outcome
that we happen to arrive 
at
when
all is said and done
be considered satisfactory
if it comes at a price
that’s too much to pay
tell me why
why
should I continue 
to carry on a mission
which has proven itself 
to be so difficult 
as if it isn’t 
is it the human condition
controlling decision making
or am I following visions
unique to my third eye

an exercise in sacrifice
yet it’s fine
yeah 
that’s right

everything I do 
is for the greater good
playing nice

never mind 

hammer strikes
the anvil twice
sparks will fly

What to Know

Massive thanks again to Bitzone and DeeP. for keeping the energy going on this projects. Big up to RS Frawstakwa on keeping connected and always being down to bust some rhymes on another track. I have been digging not playing any role in the music production department and just laying down vocals.

“It Ain’t Looking Good,” similar to “I Don’t Owe Ya,” and “Deeper” are influenced by my daily commute to work and the neighborhoods I drive through. The vibrations I was mostly influenced by were very different when I lived in the bay area and worked in Silicon Valley. Santa Cruz had a slightly similar vibration to my current commute, but it was definitely more sunny, positive, and new age. I also suppose that the lyrics and vibe of these tracks are also influenced by the current societal focus on Mental Health. 

As always, I appreciate you all listening and commenting and supporting the music on my page. What a long strange trip it’s been. I wish everyone greater and deeper knowing and appreciation of themself. 

Bitzone: Keys, Backing Vocals, Drums, Bass, Arrangement, Production, and Mastering
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
DeeP.: Keys, Drums, Bass, Percussion, Arrangement & Production
https://soundcloud.com/detlef-piepke
RS Frawstakwa: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa 
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Vocal Arrangement
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com

Lyrics

Rolling through the hood with a crack in the glass 
Dent in the trunk from 3 years past
Flashing on the dash cause always low on the gas 
What what ch-u looking at huh
What ch-u looking at

Police rolling up hoping they just gonna pass
Marijuana legal no more looking for grass
Still watching out keeping it real working class
What what ch-u looking at huh
What ch-u looking at

Sole falling off the shoe ain’t embarrassed 
Yea it’s the same hoodie, why’d you even ask 
Don’t need to explain why we taken it back 
What what ch-u looking at huh
What ch-u looking at

In the Veil of Darkness
You still see a profile 
And it ain’t looking good for me
And it ain’t looking too good for me
And it ain’t looking good for me

Scowl on the prowl feeling real hopeless
Low vibration got no focus 
Don’t need your fuckin’ help fuck your diagnosis 
What ch-u looking at huh
What ch-u looking at 

Hanging in the parking lot 
Bumming cigarettes 
Mindin’ our own business
Joking bout regrets 
Gave up trying to change
Now we get what we get
Yea we act a fool 
But your the one with threats 
We ain’t looking at you
So why you all upset 

Whatchya lookin’ at?
Stop and stare and laugh
Take a photograph 
It’ll last longer that way
Oh snap
Spit actual facts
About this and that 
By the paragraph
None of it’s an act
I just rap

Bitzone, DeeP., RS Frawstakwa, & the Couch King - It Ain't Looking Good

current state...

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DeeP
#frawstakwaforyou

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checking in late with my verse of the day
first off lemme say words fall where they may
nobody’s perfect simply play it all as it lays
if it works out then great if not it’s okay
but wait 
what’s it really all worth anyway?
so many wannabes constantly dropping mixtapes
so many drops in the water 
that they’re lost and each wave
that will come along washes it off on its way
tabula rasa aka a clean slate
starting all over again no remakes
thought you heard this before 
then you must be mistaken
I put this together just now for the breaks

——

and this is the part that increases heart rates
because the brain expects and anticipates
that crescendo the build up to the big finish
but this isn’t your typical written piece so don’t hate
I’m compelled to create you can tell by the way
that I generate original content a trade
secret not even just believe and maybe
you’ll begin to see this is my current state

——

but I’ve never been cool
what I say is the truth
I’m just acting the fool
a plan that’s foolproof
don’t take a super sleuth
to figure out what I do
and I doesn’t - who
I thought that you knew
sirobosi frawstakwa coming through
I will continue
to show and to prove
with flows that evoke
an emotional groove
nothing but good vibes
I’m a positive dude

——

and this is the part that increases heart rates
because the brain expects and anticipates
that crescendo the build up to the big finish
but this isn’t your typical written piece so don’t hate
I’m compelled to create you can tell by the way
that I generate original content a trade
secret not even just believe and maybe
you’ll begin to see this is my current state

——

put the pieces into place with the rhythm and the rhyming and the reading and the writing it’s arithmetic timing the breaks 
each aligned by design prime meridian see it in my mind first then find where to fit it in 
editor in chief approach J Jonah Jameson so many derivative takes let the mimics in asking if I’ve got what it takes let the critics in - but wait - never let the gimmicks in why well
this is not a game you can tell by how real it is yet so surreal seriously here it is subtly sublime surreptitious stealth mission with an air of mystery in the sky
the moves that I make are imperceptible to the naked eye just stand back squint a little bit give that a try 
rhyme schemes are patterns of thought raw data
mine seem to travel across all platforms at
high speed channeling heart and soul matters

——

always been old school
since the days of my youth

——

and this is the part that increases heart rates
because the brain expects and anticipates
that crescendo the build up to the big finish
but this isn’t your typical written piece so don’t hate
I’m compelled to create you can tell by the way
that I generate original content a trade
secret not even just believe and maybe
you’ll begin to see this is my current state

——

production by DeeP...
http://www.audioworx.net/
http://www.deepsoundfactory.de/
http://www.clockworkgod.de/

vocals by sirobosi frawstakwa...
https://split.nyc/frawstakwa
https://www.frawstakwa.com

Current State...

raw data...

——

DeeP
#frawstakwaforyou

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the rhythm and the rhyming the rock and the roll
somehow I’ve put a ton of time in but not lost my soul
cats are simpler than Simon we’re talking just four tones
colors blink and become blinding see spot see spots go
steady spitting this despite there’s no sponsors showing support
once I’m finished all my financial property’s unreported 
a definitively defining mockery of a moment
within which I wish to wisen up wind me up watch me go
unlimited with lines it’s impossible to suppose
how many lyrics are unlicensed that probably would explode
I’ve been ticking like a time bomb and now I’m aboutsta blow
din a din a dynamite old school Chicago
now I’m hitting new heights here for y’all in New York
always kick it with my kind while I walk through this world
third eye vision sure is viable locked in and loaded
living this here life oh my god I’ve gotta go

——

if and when we meet again it will be then
that you will begin to see I’ve kept it real
while they were playing pretend
it was never my intention to set trends
such pursuits to me amount to nothing
more than a feeble attempt
at tangible immortality let’s transcend
this simple understanding
and become one with all that there is instead
existentialism x 10
equations get in the way of the theory
too many letters to blend
beyond the horizon in the event
that I might’ve been gone I’m back now
I’m thinking in retrospect reflect
on how images mirror what’s meant
without ever physically
following any of the steps
#frawstakwaforyou catching wreck
like this like that actual fact
straight up causing effects

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rhyme schemes are patterns of thought raw data
mine seem to travel across the savannah at
high speed 

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#frawstakwaforyou on the one and the two 
going off on this groove like it’s awfully rude
do what I’ve gotta do I can’t call it as cool as a cucumber 
food for thought chopped up and screwed
and if you wonder who else other than yours truly
could do it like this you’ll need a super sleuth
who oughta deduce once they’ve collected clues
that they’ve probably proven I’m not even human
a monster a mutant a goblin a ghoul
or possibly super powered ill reputed
an oddity you wouldn’t want to be wounded by
battle me and leave with your ego bruised
battered and broken bloodied up with boo-boos
the mind and the body and spirit abused
so don’t bother the beauty of all of this loosely
connected top to bottom #frawstakwaforyou

——

if I’m still awake it’s still the same day 

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production by DeeP...
http://www.audioworx.net/
http://www.deepsoundfactory.de/
http://www.clockworkgod.de/

vocals by sirobosi frawstakwa...
https://split.nyc/frawstakwa
https://www.frawstakwa.com

Raw Data...

A new chapter of cooperation with Frawstakwa.
Thanks DeeP. for advice and action.
We hope you like it!

vocals, lyrics & artwork by @frawstakwa
keys & guitar by @detlef-piepke
music & production by @bitzone

*Feel The Pulse*

feel the pulse
energy surges through our circuitry
feel the pulse
power courses through our veins
feel the pulse 
art and culture is a courtesy
afforded us 
by this mysterious force of nature
(2x)

——

Respect is something earned
Not given
Live and learn 
Stop tripping 
What would your mama say, huh?
Just gotta keep it real
How ya living?
the same thing you are living your life for
would you be willing to die for?
do you have it in you to try more?

——

how should I start this? 
well first I'm a lifelong artist 
who obviously ain't the smartest about it 
I'm honest at least though 
lots of cats out here are high on thy ego 
second I'm a simple man I see y'all as equals 
each an individual and all y'all my peoples 
free will is principle three because we hold 
the potential to know things if only we could bring ourselves to think 
and let's see what number four is 
I don't know - please I just came here to flow 
not to talk about me - let's go 
should I talk about you? I don't know 
spark of genius the gears they’re a’turning
my mind’s a machine which appears to be working 
if I am to get anywhere near where I am destined to go
then one thing is for certain
it’s all up to me the one and only person
upon whom my future depends this is perfect
because no one other than I and I 
will share the same primary concern kid
as the center of my inner circle
I understand the importance of my purpose
a controversial public service
should I do some soul searching?

——

Respect is something earned
Not given
Live and learn 
Stop tripping 
What would your mama say, huh?
Just gotta keep it real
How ya living?
the same thing you are living your life for
would you be willing to die for?
do you have it in you to try more?

——

speaking to the people them ain't keeping any secrets 
I'm just reaching to achieve something that no one can believe 
I can feel it in the deepest of depths of my spirit 
I'm frequently thinking out loud you can hear it you can see 
make nothing but progress follow my own lead 
acquiring knowledge fulfilling my needs 
I either win or I learn - because I take the time to read between the lines indeed 
speaking to the people them I keep on sending messages 
no secret it's intended for the people them so let's begin 
again enter the next dimension with the way that I get it in 
the people them they digging it the wickedness 
if this isn't enough then stay tuned to bear witness when 
whatever turn of events it is that will happen hits 
the rhythm of life
this is it
time space continuum type

——

Respect is something earned
Not given
Live and learn 
Stop tripping 
What would your mama say, huh?
Just gotta keep it real
How ya living?
the same thing you are living your life for
would you be willing to die for?
do you have it in you to try more?

——

feel the pulse
energy surges through our circuitry
feel the pulse
power courses through our veins
feel the pulse 
art and culture is a courtesy
afforded us 
by this mysterious force of nature
(2x)

Feel The Pulse

Feel The Pulse #Frawstakwa|DeeP

Eight Soundcloud musicians together, what an experience!
I wet my pants and at the same time I am incredibly proud. This song is one of the most exciting I've ever done. 
I am really grateful for the encouragement from all sides during the process, thank you very much!

I hope to speak for all involved - may you, esteemed listeners, enjoy the song!


vocals: Frawstakwa https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa
vocals: Couch King https://soundcloud.com/couch-king-presents
vocals: Stone Catcherye https://soundcloud.com/stonecatcherye
brass: Joerxworx https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
guitars: Russ Sinfield https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield
organ & co-arranging: DeeP. https://soundcloud.com/detlef-piepke
drums: Noah Biggeleben https://soundcloud.com/theblacksuedeshoes
electronics, bass, additional drums & odd melodies https://soundcloud.com/bitzone

mix & master: bitzone

*Black Into Blue*
(Frawstakwa)
we’ve dreamt in the darkness ending with dawn
opening upon vast expanses beyond
the shadows of structures we’re stretching across
intersections of our systems of thought
which should serve to strengthen us all
awakening the sleeping dragon c’mon
I take it we might need to break down some walls
to let in some light clear the air knock it off

(Couch)
I’ve been holdin’ on vision goin’ strong
Days are long not looking forward to the dawn
When the rays are gone sleep can linger on
Eternal rest I’d be blessed ain’t saying sinners wrong 
I can confess but god be my witness 
I never did much harm so why do I feel forlorn 
Manifest the stress of the station I was born
You gave me hope but I was torn pessimistic 
Fellin’ the pressure to be realistic 
That’s a whole lotta haters talking
That’s my inner mocking 
That’s the life generations have been walking
That’s the future for my kids I’ve been hopping I’ve been stopping
You say it’s just me who’s been blocking
Ain’t knocking the pursuit but startin’ negative on the loot
Got me resolute this dream was never true 
For me 
Still heading black into blue 
We’ll see

(Frawstakwa)
if not that then let us pause 
in silent reflection a song
somehow inspiring awe 
black into blue and I yawn
as the eastern pearl of blonde
rises and fires a shot
from where the horizon was born
that single line on the dot
signed sealed delivered and hot
get up give it all you’ve got
we’re only here on this rock
to do what we need to so what do you want?
time for me to stop

(Stoney)
keep your head strong, when light comes, I will meet you where 

the sky will brighten up my dear, 
your eyes will finally see clear, 
outside it's too cold for this fear, 
black into blue, this bruise will heal

is the dream ending here, goodbye to the fear, from cave I appear

the sky will brighten up my dear, 
your eyes will finally see clear, 
outside it's too cold for this fear, 
black into blue, this bruise will heal

Black Into Blue #Frawstakwa|Couch King|Stone Catcherye|Joerxworx|Russ Sinfield|DeeP|Noah B

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DeeP ———— #frawstakwaforyou...

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