what make that sound that feels like dropping a marble through a mirror

This project was special to me because I have been amazed by the Hang drum the moment I saw it. When I first saw it the only way to get one was to travel to Switzerland and have one custom made. I never made the journey, now there are many versions and variants of the original Hang Drum so availability is now an option. However , I really want the original and someday I may get one.  

For this song project I used my Akai MPCOne.  I was able to get random Hang Drum tones as a WAV file download from a professional.  I chose tones at random and didn't try purposely to stick to any particular scale.  I then laid the tones out on my MPC pads adjusting volume and editing each tone as needed. Because I can't plat two drums at the same time I created an 8 count repetitive beat I could reactivate as I continued to play live. I did the same thing with a running stream background sound reactivating it constantly while playing so the water never stops running.

While visiting Hawaii  I was able to play with the sounds on the pad which took some time to create melodic patterns worthy of song play.  I sat on a high-rise hotel balcony looking at the city of Hawaii with ocean view in the distance.  

Months went by and I never made nothing of it.  Then a whole year.  I wanted to get back to this project so I forced myself and continued to practice until I composed an entire song .

Once the song was created by practice and repetition I finally had enough to shape this piece together.  

Finally, I practiced because the beat I played too is very rapid and rhythmic and playing live can easily lead to mistake.  

To complete the song I gathered various mountain sound effects and sounds strategically placing them through the sound to create a layered deep and healing experience .  

Panart Mountain Hang Drum (live play)

sample: it looks sad - creature

i saw you in the window of my room
i saw you in the window of my room last night again
i screamed, "please don't go" at you
but those fragile bones still seemed to move so fast
and i know it hurts to hear
but i'm just no god damn good, my dear
i promise you i would not lie
i die to live and live to die

no one ever told me what the words feel like
no one ever told me what the words felt like
when you're asleep in empathy
and i'm awake in entropy

i met you in the parking lot outside of the high school
breathing in the fumes from cigarettes and trying to act cool
you asked me "do you hate yourself? i can tell you fit the part"
i said "self loathing? listen, just don't even start"
can't put into words the way that you intimidated me
was fighting with a mirror over which side was the fakery
we shared our stories, showed our scars
made that promise, crashed your car

no one ever told me what the words feel like
no one ever told me what the words felt like
when you're asleep inside a ditch
passenger seat, i lie and twich 'cause
no one ever told me what the words feel like
no one ever told me what the words felt like
i watched you die and spoke your name
but neither of us felt the same

NO ONE EVER TOLD ME

Produced, mixed, engineered, recorded, drums, and guitar all done by atlas (my very best friend in the whole world). 

lyrics, vocals, ukulele by me.

bird on the side of the road

i dont know why i keep thinking this is going to work

Reagan Pace's Album

everybody gets so sad

Produced by Young Enzo.
Featuring @polearm
Mixed and Mastered by @polearm

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Cloud-mac-make-cults-not-cliques-lyrics

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxkO09cDREw&t=8s

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Make Cults Not Cliques (ft. Polearm)

Botanical Gardens

if we meet again

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/track/26jAlOYcieU8LOYoSEBqQV?si=tuTJY1C5TmStxyLMuuRW7A

thank you so much for listening, it honestly means a lot 💖

lyrics:
i dont know how i got to where i am
and i dont know what to say
or what to feel

but i know
the sun will rise again
and life goes on
but not for me

i look back at all the memories
and i wonder where it went wrong

and i dont believe in angels
so i need to walk alone

do you even like me?
cause i don't believe it
i dont know, yeah, i dont know

do you even like me?
cause i don't believe it
i dont know, yeah, i dont know

i thought the moonshine wouldnt cast a shade
but its just the same
you cant run away

i know that bones break so easily
but i didnt know that hearts were just the same

do you even like me?
cause i don't believe it
i dont know, yeah, i dont know

do you even like me?
cause i don't believe it
i dont know, yeah, i dont know

melting moon loop (scratch paper)

ivri ♡

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