Have you ever been so hurt, so angry that you have no words to describe what you're feeling?
I wanted to write a song about anger, betrayal and lonliness but I just didn't have the words. 
So I clicked record and this is what I came up with...

no words

Produced, Written & Performed by mau from nowhere
Mixed & Mastered by Lukorito
Artwork Photography by Tyse Visuals


LYRICS:

Staring at the clouds, death sticks in my pocket. 
Tryna think aloud, but your eyes say stop it. 
Cool - up to you fuck it we can drop it,
while these growing pains start to pull my knee from its socket.
So just let me fall apart, reassemble what is left.
I can cut the years in half from the hours never slept, 
I might wear a suit of armour 
while my  heart is underdressed 
if you aim for the sleeve you’ll miss 

Young self gets a grip watching light kiss the darkness in his eyes 
chasing softly spoken lies he was told in lullabies. 
As he plots his own demise, he awakes to see the sky falling
in the form  of little comers effervescent bright. 
If I squint just for a second they resemble fire flies,
catch them in my fingers while they beckon my demise - it’s nice,
seeing you smile for a change 
porcelain tiles blue bile might’ve stained
I could take your eyes but could never take your name 
I know I could take a beating 
couldn’t take the blame 
what a shame
what a shame
what a goddamn shame.

Hair down, tied back,
messy middle parting.
Stressed staring out at a sea of sublime parking lots,
and half knots start to form in my locs. 
Swear that I was going somewhere with this but I forgot.

Gimme gimme gimme time to breathe,
I’ve been sinking in the sky 
I’ve been working overtime
scared to lose myself to gravity.
Pulling at me from my feet,
all my issues on repeat 
I want time to hold myself like I know you do so well
I might be wrong,
but I can’t tell.

Fireflies

Manch!ld - Mischief Avenue

"josephcampbelltypebeat"

: a collection of beats i used to process heartache.

enoughnneyou

I recently graduated from the  SEMA Music Production course by Santuri East Africa. Sketching Sounds is a complication of 2 sketches I produced, wrote, mixed, and mastered for the course's final project.

The process behind the tracks:

1) To The Sun -
For the course final project, 1 of 2 assignments entailed producing a sketch in a genre we are not too fond of, familiar with nor inclined to produce/perform. The genre I selected for this sketch was a deep house.

2)Take The Moment -

The other final project assignment required a sketch that incorporated culture and experimentation. From this sketch, I drew from sampling culture as a basis for creating the sketch's foundation and shaping a unique narrative which I did so by repurposing my own vocals from past unreleased projects, ambient soundscapes, and punchy drum and skit samples from some of my favorite artists (sampled in this sketch are Feel by Jacob Colier and Lianne La Havas, and Rafael's prayer by Sault).

For experimentation, my process of composition was guided by the approach of "a piacere" which is an Italian musical phrase meaning “to your pleasure/at will.” - a philosophy on musical expression where some aspects of a song – such as tempo or dynamics do not need the performer to follow the rhythm strictly. With this approach, in class, we were challenged to create a sketch without a metronome. To work around this limitation I began the track with a sample of a simple yet strong drum loop which I used to hold count and establish a starting pulse for the sketch.

To The Sun

To The Sun - Kalemela

Honey

manch!ld - Going Recording

A fusion of urban sounds and traditional African instruments, rhythms & chants. This song is a blend of Kenyan and international artists who came together during the #GreatAfricanCaravan of 2019.

no words

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