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Instrumental, unmastered version of a very recent composition.
Part of a small collection of songs titled The Particles Of A Safe Place

I wanted to do a screencast of this song's project file, just as a slightly informative and marginally more entertaining way to experience this song, but I can't find any freeware screen capturing programs compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (^-^;;;



Eagle Wind (To Touch The Ice In The Clouds)

This song was written in '06, is something I played at most of my shows on this tour, even though it's incomplete, and is always a crowd pleaser. 
Since so many people seemed to like it, I'm just going to upload the incomplete version here so you can enjoy it until I feel like completing it

I will increase the maximum danceitude on the final version with some soulful vocals, increased kick boom, increased song duration, including the manipulations I do to the track live, and possibly even some Naoki Maeda style rapping (because this song wasn't enough of a tribute to the guy as is)

OCTOPUS OR DIE!!!

SODA STREET

CW: suggestive lyrics
this will be on streaming services too later lol ju s wait if u wanr...

i'm sick of the pressure
Put me on the spot like a chess clock
Rational decisions got my heart in a headlock
Loving you is easy but my heart is a wristwatch
ticking so unsteadily til part of it's overclocked

i need an adventure, wanna explore ur mind and ur body
your physical space, and to be physically wanted
i spent all my life paintin g m y heart on a bright screen
take me off the canvas, cause i'm sick of perceiving

ill hold my breath til i cant take no more
i feel like a wreck i feel like a whore
don't pry in my head unless u wanna die
i'm born to exist but im dead inside

i think im converging
when you think of me it's burning
watch out when u think ur playing
loving me is just a board game

ill hold my breath til i cant take no more
i feel like a wreck i feel like a whore
don't pry in my head unless u wanna die
i'm born to exist but im dead inside

CONVERGING
MANUFACTURED EVOLUTION
ILL FEEL YOU THROUGH EVERY
FRACTION
LIVING SOLELY THRU COMPERSION

I THINK IM CONVERGING
WHEN U THINK OF ME ITS BURNING
WATCH OUT WHEN U THINK UR PLAYING
CUZ LOVING ME IS JUST A BOARD GAME

BOARD GAME

Originally written in 2005 for the Bubblegum Octopus demo, 8-Legged Dance Moves
The developer of this game asked me if it was okay to use that recording for a demo video of the game, which eventually lead to him commissioning me to do the soundtrack for the entire game.
Generally, I hate the thought of redoing anything from the demo, as I've spent the better part of my 5 or 6 years with Bubblegum Octopus being represented primarily by antiquated material, but he liked the song so much that I thought it'd be okay to make a new version. I actually ended up enjoying doing this anyway.

If you want this track and the rest of the soundtrack, check it here:
http://bubblegumoctopus.bandcamp.com/album/cheeseman-soundtrack


Acid Wash: Redux

Remix submission for the comp Make Trump Drumpf Again.
Won Gold for the format and second place over all

Dumper Robo 2026

Wild-Chip submission for Winter Chip XII
Won Silver for the format

MIDI file arranged for and played back by a Yamaha MU50

Battle of the Bits (Majors)

Climate Change Seasonal Affective Disorder

Remix format song. All sound sources came from samples provided by the community. Remix tracks may only contain sounds from samplepacks, but may be manipulated infinitely.

Received a Bronze overall and Gold in the voting categories "Motor City Madness" and "Shit-In-Pants"

The Dowgnggy

Composed in 2011, while riding the bus to visit, my then friend, current girlfriend, whom I've lovingly been referring to as Aircraft since my T9 screwed up her name in 2006.

Many of the sounds in the song, even melodic sounds, are heavily manipulated recordings of things such as bus ambiance, or poorly and clandestinely recorded human voice.

This will be released as a part of the album Placate Dreaming.

Lyrics:

Every face you see is hollow
Everyone who looks back at you
Just a husk with no real feelings
Just a place holder to make life full
No one here could care about you
No one here could ever hurt you
All alone when you're surrounded
All alone forever, but without peace

Everything is fake
Every face is painted on an empty skull
Everything is fake
Every mind is empty (stop, no control)
Every piece of cake
Every breath of air is just imaginary
Gulp down dreamt up drinks
Talk to your non-player family

How can I talk to anyone
Knowing that they will not not hear me
Shout into a blackened cavern
Reverberant discordance, bounce back to me
Shaking bewildered unnerving
Wondering why I complained before about being lonely
Overwhelm, placatory dreaming
Curious if there is anyone like me!

Everything is fake
Every friend you have is just a damn illusion
Everything is fake
No one here is real, it's just us
Humans: simply dolls
Crafted out of pieces of organic matter
Gods are scientists
Simply programmers making large computations


Every Fucking Face

if you get upset about my death just know i'm happier in this place

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