Here Comes the War details an account of times when unfortunate drama seems to find you through peoples' seeming inability to factor in your needs, and not letting it harm you. Written in a complex rhythm with dark, thin, soulless sounding melodies hinting at the convolution and selfishness of the antagonist. The mechanical and alien sounding beat nodding to the inner workings of the thought process in question. The intensity of the piece seems to rise with an idea that the protagonist may be slipping into the darkness in protest, though realizes that stooping to that level will cause him some things to be missing emotionally, just like the antagonist. 

I don't have time for this drivel
Trivial little miss brittle looking a little like
Your luck has been running on empty and growing tired of
Nothing new in your hands
And nobody's pulling your head from the sand

Something's gotta be missing
Some things can't be

Armored and heat seeking
And guns that roar
Armored and heat seeking
Here comes the war

I don't have supplies for this battle
Finding it hard to believe how over prepared you are
I'm outnumbered, outgunned, and overwhelmed
While you're giving me all of your hell

I don't have tears for your sorrow
The sun will rise tomorrow
And I'm sure the moon will follow
And there's nothing left from what you borrowed
I don't want to fill your hollow, no.

Something's gotta be missing
Some things can't be

Here Comes The War

Instrumental metal. Based on odd scales, loosely inspired by Tchaikovsky, Chopin, The Faceless and Converge. I used a combination of programmed and real drums to achieve the mix and performance I wanted. This track isn't fully mastered. If you like my music be sure to like, repost, share, and follow! There is much more like this track, and my other tracks to come!

Star Jelly

This track is from my forthcoming album "Mad Ape Experiment" which details an account of animal testing, experimenting, and the like told from the perspective of the primates. The story is told in large part instrumentally as an experiment with the incredible capabilities of music to convey emotions. This album employed a lot of unusual and interesting scales and techniques to capture and emote the storyline through the uniquely animal perspective. Hope you enjoy the taste of what's to come, and please feel free to like, repost, share, comment, and follow! Much more to come.

Brute

This is another instrumental track from my album "Mad Ape Experiment". Not fully mastered, and vocals will be added for the album version. This album will be on sale within the coming months so be sure to stay tuned and thanks for listening!

Mercy

"Tim Burton Tree" is a track from my upcoming album "Dreams". It's an eccentric avantgarde rock piece with themes that bring to mind electricity and frozen tundras and ocean life. "Tim Burton Tree" is one of my personal favorites for it's uniqueness and energy. This track will contain vocals in the finished product. Hope you enjoy the taste and thanks for listening!

Tim Burton Tree

Short fact list: This track has been a work in progress for over a decade when I started writing it when I was 14 and I made many versions since then, working on it as I went. This is my latest version and the one I'm most proud of. This song will be appearing, fully mastered, with changes and additions, on my upcoming album "Dreams". Expect more songs similar to this one in the future and thanks for checking it out! Feel free to like, comment, and follow! :)

Serpent Tongue (instrumental demo)

When we were young,
We were so brittle and bright
And full of life
And we belonged, to the sun.

We have won our last battle,
Into the waves now, we have swum
Humming a song
When we don't know all the words to sing along

We reward our youth,
With sex and drugs
No saving us, or shaming us from the love
It's company provides
We saddle up and take the ride.

As I recall, this choice was not my own
As they believe themselves
Over anyone else
Into the woods, I am forced away
Into the natural light
In an unusual way
Where I belong.

Like a waterfall we bathe
In our selfish demands to let us be cleansed.

Let me free, the phantom shackles
From my phantom limbs,
Set me free, give me my ticket to love.
Single file lines to purchase our own form of Jesus priced.

Single File Lines

This song is about using anger and failure constructively, and not accepting those who don't accept you. So please listen responsibly. This as well as some of my other songs may be a little bitter, they are not a negative message overall.

On My Way

This is a song from my band Hyde was the Doctor, which consists of Shawn Putnam (singer, lyricist, acoustic) and Jimmy Kleffel(back up singer, guitars, bass, drums, audio engineering, additional elements)with guest appearances from Ariana Wagaman (on violin) and Timothy Kleffel (bass, additional ideas). We have an album that is almost complete, should be hitting the airwaves within a couple months so be sure to check it out if you liked this! Plenty more interesting tunes coming! Song is not fully mastered.

Hyde Was The Doctor - Business Of Control (premaster)

This is one of my more inspired metal/rock tracks as of late. Brings to mind robotic insects building an organic machine in synchronization. Still chipping away at it, it's meant to be the middle section of a three part piece with Tim Burton Tree. Hope you enjoy!

Unfinished Album

Malfunction

This track is part of an upcoming album I am working on with lots of circus and scifi themes for my first official release. Thanks for listening!

Bones

This is from my album in the works centering around a circus theme. This track is one of my favorites from the album.

Voila

Cresting the barren slope, the earth exposed in all its majesty its history. All of it's swirling and tumbling, rising and falling, growing and dying, is too slow for me to perceive. But it won't be the same tomorrow. The cooling dusk air, replete with salty earthen crystals, made pins and needles of my cheeks under a backdrop of stars peeking timidly through the decaying rainbow sunset of the abandoned southwest, my sky now in favor of 80 light years to 8 minutes. I carried my hands over the cooling soil. I was created by the same swirling and spiraling elements. This is my brother. I was made to experience you. I dug my feet into the sand and looked above, to my mother. I was made to experience you. Like living on the tail of a firework in slow motion for all my senses, every moment, every day, the grandest piece of art ever made. I sing back. In celebration, in tribute, and in harmony with the shifting, swirling, spiraling dissonance of the universal ingredients, too slow for me to perceive. But the song won't be the same tomorrow.

Jimmy Kleffel

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