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Split Second (live take)

note from little cloud: "i used to write more than anything and this song is the closest ive come to making music that sounds like how i felt when i was writing. does that make sense? sometimes when i look at my boyfriend i want to cry because i love him so much and i dont know how to make him realise just how much. the word you has a lot of significance to me. i like to think of it as a pronoun to replace 'it'. like say for example i dont know instead of "it is raining" you could say "you are raining" and it would mean the same thing only better. haha. i guess it has something to do with love or whatever. thank you to my boyfriend for making some hi hats for me in this song because im still not very good at hi hats. and thank YOU for listening to my song i hope its ok. i love you."

note from ryan: "i feel like i've known little cloud for ages but also not at all. her music and aesthetic is something i'd wanted to find for a while before coming across her soundcloud. honestly in line with some of my favorite works by aphex twin, boards of canada, clark and tycho. which some people will call sacrilege but eventually we need to let the newer generation into the big leagues that ONLY those names seem to occupy. I think artists like little cloud, who maybe only occupy the internet right now, are already proving their value in contemporary ambient music."

https://soundcloud.com/ohlittlecloud
https://twitter.com/HELLOK1TTY4EVR

shh012: little cloud - you

note from deebs: "i wrote this track the day after my family dog passed - i like to think of it as the soundtrack for a magical ascent to doggie heaven <3"

note from ryan: "deebs has been a good friend since i moved to toronto and someone i've been inspired by, seeing him grow as an artist so quickly. there's already an undeniable voice in his songs, which i guess has just developed from sitting and making a trillion songs a week. i'm excited to see someone like deebs come into their own though in this city, on his own, with a sound not really influenced by anything near him." 

https://soundcloud.com/willdiebel
https://twitter.com/deebsmusic

shh015: Deebs - Rising Angel

note from https://soundcloud.com/mister-lies: "this song was initially intended for my LP for orchid tapes, “shadow”, but it almost felt too sanguine compared to the other material i had written for it. while that album is about living in a state of flux, this track is about the quest to get out of it and (in the process) discovering a rare escape in the form of another person. thanks to the boy ryan for this opportunity – so happy this song finally has a home!"

note from ryan: "there's so many places music can take you, in the world and in time, and i try to keep myself open to visit anywhere. but i think where songs like 'Wait?' take me is the best. in this instance it's that developmental shitty period of high school, where we're surrounded by sparks and magic, and uncertainty and endless worrying. it's scary and defining; the perfect time for a soundtrack. i probably would've had a lot of Mister Lies on my burnt CDs if i could've back then."

shh021: Mister Lies - Wait?

note from @parksburton: "I'm imagining this rare kind of argument, heated, but with someone you respect or maybe even love, where you can both really get into it, get to the root of the problem, learn something, leave with more than you brought."

note from ryan: "parks has been opening up a cheese shop in LA, in his downtime he made this song. throughout the process he sent me 'cheese of the day' updates and new song demos. he's special. to say the least." 

https://twitter.com/parksburton

shh024: Parks Burton - Counterfeit

note from https://soundcloud.com/koloto: "This is a track written by the 5 year old me, it would make me super happy if you stuck it on your fridge <3"

note from ryan: "i'm not really a nature person but i can't help imagine bugs busily building homes and trees and plants blossoming to koloto's music. it's motivating music -- sweet and spastic, and even in the moments with a single instrument plucking the melody, there's a driving force. i love her ability to glitch without being abrasive or too Aphex-y."

https://twitter.com/_Koloto

Split Second (live take)

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