Softest Edge EP

~ new monthly playlist!! October 2021 ~

added to regularly, a mix of new tracks from my favourite artists and exciting new discoveries, mostly made via submissions to my music blog (www.coolmusicandthings.co.uk/) - a chance to share things that I enjoy but might not get round to writing a post about :)

for something a bit more heavily curated, check out the blog's main Spotify playlist which I update weekly: open.spotify.com/playlist/3cUmjDhCtwBrilcJMCb4vq

acoustic/folk/chilled playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/47kVuG60PJokywkb74tBob

girls allowed: open.spotify.com/playlist/3GNrMJ29veOfSwdybKq9pO

the CMAT office stereo: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07UM0wCfNhjcF3XeZMD30n?si=f5e022b6cb654f1d

enjoy

cool music and things: October 2021

https://fortherabbits.net/2021/10/15/five-things-we-liked-this-week-15-10-21/

Five Things We Liked This Week - 15/10/2021

Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Wednesday evening (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 18th October: from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch422

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud GO tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks that have been previously submitted and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 422

I Dreamed When I Was Young

Parallel

Andrew

Softest Edge

A R&B tinged tune about religious hypocrites.

Sugar Free

Where is Your Proof?

white summer

Best Friend

Best Friend (Be Kind Version)

Spit Of You

Joseph

Freedom

Lyrics:
I fucked around and missed my exit
Ended up showing up at your old house
The one you always said you hated
Out in the driveway think I scared your neighbors
Holding your face in my hands, trying so hard just to feel it 
Said Baby we don’t make sense, if this is the end so be it 

I hate to think about reunions
Bumping into you somewhere unexpected
It’d probably be somewhere downtown
At a show where we’ll both be drinking
I’ll be bout 25, doesn’t feel that much older
Crazy how time just flies, scary how we both got colder 

And I don’t miss you at all
Thought I’d go crazy by the fall if you weren’t here 
So I got a tattoo, burned up on the freeway
My mom told me I seem happier these days
Your name’s getting sour, it wasn’t supposed to 
Always such a sweetheart till someone adores you
I hope she was worth it, you’ll get married someday 
If she never sees through all the pictures and bullshit 
You don’t get the details, like you could deserve it
If I said I was falling then I didn’t mean it
I hope she was worth it, you’ll get married someday 
If she never sees through all the pictures and bullshit 
You don’t get the details, like you could deserve it
If I said I was falling then I didn’t mean it 

And when I turn 25 don’t wonder why I haven’t called yet
Said I’d come back and find you, don’t know if I’d recognize you now

10/12/2021

Last year, when the world slowed down, I found myself looking inwards and remembering the past. I see my friendships shift in shape, my relationships ebb and flow, and the ground I’m standing on is moving beneath my feet. This record is an introspective dive, pinpointing the moment I recognised a consistency within me that fights to contradict my life in stasis. Beneath the skin deep layers there is an engine: sometimes idle, but never stalling. This motor propels me with a musical momentum. It compels me to speak my truth, words encircled in melody.

I asked my friend Hannah to draw this concept.

On October 30th, I’ll be releasing a 12 track collection. The music is about 50/50 unreleased and remastered versions singles I’ve published over the last year or so. One song is totally re-recorded to feature the beautiful singing of my good talented friend Sanja Cin.  

The process of recording this music is much indebted to a number of longterm collaborating partners:

Firstly, all of the drums and percussion instruments that you hear were lent to me freely by Aidan Poland. Without unrestricted access to his beautiful drum kit, I never could have captured these rhythms.

All of the keyboards and synthesised FX were produced using equipment loaned to me by Matt G. With the exception of tinkering in humble bedroom studio setup, all of the sounds were captured using Matt’s space where I had unfiltered access to microphones, a computer workstation, and most importantly: silence.

The entire record has been subjected to the fine-toothed audio engineering prowess of my good friend David McLaughlin. Dave took my tangled mess of a record and made it shine bright. 

Special thanks also goes to Maria Toase,, who recorded me acoustically when I was somewhat lost, wandering between disbeliefs, and reminded me to believe in myself. The acoustic music from that session form the bones of the track “Killing Time” paired with instrumental layers that I added almost a year later. 

We all walk a path but rarely do we watch where we are going. Without these individuals’ advice and collaboration I would never have achieved what, for me, is a monumental line in the sand along the shores of my dreamworld.

Top To Bottom

All songs written and produced by GARGALO

Recorded at Fish Factory 2020 (London, UK) and El Arbol Studios (Spain).

Mixed by Eduardo De La Paz

Mastering by Pete Maher

Out Of Sync

Grow

Hartoel

Morning Affirmation Remix - Feat Udo And Tnah (Scott Xylo Remix)

Parallel

LindsayMunroe