Really, really enjoyed this. Super dynamic and interesting line to line, and the vocals are super rich and engaging. Well done to everyone who contributed to this one.

Wow! This is fantastic, y'all! The music, the vocals, the harmonies and all the various sounds overlapping. I also really like the use of the sighs, yawns, and the different vocal stretches throughout. Well done. Dang!

Totally awesome! Lyrics are so interesting, and catchy tune.  Yeah, how many times have I longed for more rest and sleep!!  All my schedules and detailed plans... well, there can be a delay sometimes, hahaha.

I love that you put yawns in the song!! This is perfect for this time! This song is the mood. Beautiful lyrics, beautiful vocals <3 Love the end!! So original, keep it up! Thank you for yet another work of art! <3

You have something unique in your sound. The vocals are amasing, the lyrics thoughtful and in whole the playing great. Congrats on your stuff !

Imprint is Rachael's second single of 2022, a mystical, grief-fuelled exploration of her relationship with the coast-dwelling Cormorants of her New Brighton home. Referencing the physical landscapes of the Mersey Estuary, the Irish Sea, and the Liverpool city skyline with its ever watchful Liver Birds, Imprint evokes a Beatles-esque, Kate Bush inspired, time-tripping spin around the strangeness of grief and the beckoning solace of the natural world.

Imprint

"A vagrant with a feckless heart
Preparing to depart again
Eyes are strained upon the dark
Ever searching out the stars

This darkling world a wilderness
And we are doomed to wander it

Stumbling listless, roaming blind
By a legend ill defined
The firmament that separates
Is firmer than his trust so desolate

This darkling world a wilderness
And we are doomed to wander it"

wander

Shattered Dreams

This song takes you on a darker, but colorful journey through re-discovering feeling everything. It was written during a period of time where I was struggling with the most difficult bout of depression I have ever experienced and the numbness that ensues after. “Rain” is about feeling everything again and not being afraid to go into the darker places we tend to keep buried. Its about feeling the emotions we may distract ourselves from and even avoid in order to find healing.

When I wrote “Rain” in 2020, it was quite literally raining outside as I was exiting my car to return inside my apartment. It takes me back to the re-discovery of bodily sensations that my depressive episode had hijacked. As I felt each gentle rain drop on my skin, it felt like I was in my body again and I just stood standing in the rain soaking in every sensation I was feeling. Taking in the fresh smell of the rain, the gentle breeze, and hearing the soft pitter-patter of each droplet landing on the sidewalk. Each moment of stillness had the most profound effect on me. Its with this in mind that I share this creation with you.

Raindrops on my skin
Who knows where we’ll go from here
When I breathe you in
There’s nothing else I’d rather feel
Here

Staring in my eyes
Your gaze is my redemption
Crystal pouring down
Bathe me in your darkness
Here

Take me down
Out of this oblivion
Lift my hands
Into the grey

Wash me, wash me in your saving rain

Darkness casts its clouds
Stars are far away from here
Feeling all of this
No turning back away from you
Here

Wash me, feel me, touch me, call me
Hear me, need me, free me, love me

Rain

Aftermath is my most vulnerable release yet. It is a journey through dark, ambient, yet cinematic, and electronic elements that shed light on how personal rumination takes us out of the present reality. Aftermath tells an incredibly visceral story of how ruminating on past experiences can destroy our inner equanimity.

Aftermath was written in 2016 while I was dealing with immense feelings of guilt and shame. I kept allowing my mind to delve into the past and dwell on the events that brought these feelings. This song is a reminder to both my self and others, to not let the past rob you of the beauty, peace, and joy that is in the present moment. With this message in mind, my producer Nicci Gomez and I crafted a track that feels mysterious, haunting, and reminiscent of how these thoughts slowly make their way into our conscious mind until they take over the entirety of our mental environment. Elements in this track were also inspired by the Diablo 2 soundtrack

Aftermath

I am ME, and I am You-min. Anything else within these two lines is simply... All Good. 

Making up boxes, no matter how one frames it, is just prop-a-gating the same ole' divisive cracks under a fresh coat of bad faith-paint. So stop marking up tribal bounds, and instead, let's all BOND within the only Spectrum that should really matter: this gorgeous You-n-I-verse that we all share.

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LYRICS

How do you grope about
with eyes popped wide when there's no view 
of what stretches behind the salt suss-pression of 
your sticky-sweater skin?

Do fingers ball up, full exploratory-like
Flail away in fistfuls
Fuzzy flurry of Punch & Ply
Do digits dance delicate 'twixt the dunes
to dowse what fiery diary swells within?

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Why do we trope around
Big Lies plopped down wide open, peer-review
a spectrum skew molded by-the-bi trap within?

Genitalia vibrant stroke impressions
Hexadex or Binary, veiled hue expression
'Box be box' in spite of facets or dimension --
it still walls us in...

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What makes a fellah-fellah
...stakes a sistah-sistah
...slakes a mallow-yellow
...wakes a mistah
Whoda howda whyda focus on special 
kindsa tribal lines and gloves?

What fakes a feelah-feelah
...cakes a mistah-sistah
...shakes a twistah-listah
...breaks a blistah
why wouldn't ya want an all-encompassing 
kinda it's-all-good full life to love?

***

Why do the hokey-pocus
...lose the larger focus
...choose the lie that chokes us
...rue the roost with spose-dahs?

You R you N you Are you-min
time to toss the tribes
and share one

LOVE

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Gro(w)ping Thru The F(l)og

Originally this was going to be a sing-songy track, but then my fingers couldn't stop strolling in the deep end deed-tales, and now we're all entangled by yet another instru-mental.

Soar-y.

In The Weeds, Fingers Entangled Firmamently

Note to self (Interlude)

Written and recorded by Vtop1a, track by Timothonius.

Vault of 2022

Paradox

This song was written and recorded in 2022. Track was produced by Timothonius, lyrics written and recorded by me.

It is a song about being willing to claim everything (todo) that life brings, including the heartbreak that comes inevitably as we expand and grow, forever reaching for more.

Songs are the final result of my alchemical processes. At this moment, I was coming to the realization that the relationship I was in probably needed to end in order for me to expand further. And that is what happened. Listening back to this song brings me back to that summer of 2022, when things seemed like they were getting back on track, but they weren't.

Nothing was to be the same ever again.

Like and leave a comment if you enjoyed this song.

Todo

Collaboration with @themetaphorsenthusiast20 - Thank You Paula! This song makes me very happy - we turned the weight of the wait into something great to hear here! :D <3 

Special Thanks to Frank ( @francois-john-cormier ) for the Sexy Cover Artwork and Creative Input that helped make the song pop! <3

This song is about the feeling of waking up in the morning and choosing to roll over and go back to sleep. And when You finally do get out of bed, it's about feeling too lazy and unmotivated to do the things we want to do, or the things we know we should be doing - and instead spending the entire day procrastinating with unproductive things, or nothing at all!

It's natural to feel lazy and unmotivated sometimes - it's okay to relax and recharge without feeling guilty about it! 
This song was inspired by the Laziness of it's writers (Paula and I!) - and it stands as a testament to show that we can be productive with the notion of our procrastination - and even have fun with it!

Please relax and enjoy the fruit of our Labour of Laze!

(No procrastination occurred in the making of this song......)

(...Okay... maybe a little bit :D )

My sincere thanks to Tove, and Mohammed for Your very sweet and warm company and Love.

Thank You Ebril for Your honesty -

And Ben - for the inspiration of our conversation about procrastination. 

To my family - of Body, of Spirit, and of Music - to all of You I send my Love and the Soft Refreshing feeling of rolling over onto a cool pillow ^^ <3 

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Poetry:

I feel a little tired at the moment and I don’t feel like moving 
But I guess I’m gonna do it anyways. 
The sun’s so bright, closing my eyes feels soothing 
So I guess I’ll do it anyways. 
What’s the point? It’s not like the couch is hurried 
to see me all caught up in my head. 
And I know in the sink all the dishes are dirty, 
I’m not strong enough for this… 

Wake up and roll over again,
Shut up the voices in my head 
'Til I’m a pilot of myself 
And I walk by the day unaware. 
Sometimes it’s hard to just roll out of bed.

At the moment I feel a little weird talking out loud 
Cause I can’t recognize my own voice. *I say good morning to*
All my old familiar thoughts - surround me like a big crowd 
without a single cheer within the noise. *yawn*

I came out of a dream undercover  on a
Stampede to the same old place, 
I know the moment I leave this bed it’s just 
full speed in another rat race - like:

On Your mark, Get set, Wait! !
I don’t wanna start yet… 
Please, tell me it’s the weekend so I can -

 Wake up and roll over again
Shut up the voices in my head 
'Til I’m a pilot of myself 
And I walk by the day unaware. 
Sometimes it’s hard to just roll out of bed.

I hear the alarm calling “Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up” 
Procrastin8, to 9 or 10, tell myself I’ll do it then,  I forget when.. 

Wake Up and Roll Over Again
Shut up the voices in my head 
'Til I’m a pilot of myself 
And I walk by the day unaware. 
Sometimes it’s hard to just roll out of behhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwidontwannaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooookayherewego.

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Dear Reader,

<3 Love Yourself <3

Donations <3

Wake Up//Roll Over (feat. Paula Varela)

^-^

Be Yourself - Funk Everything Else!

Music is Magic.

Sing, Create, Connect, Share from the Heart.

Welcome to my Soundcloud-Love-Circle,

Lets call it the Lovecloud! :D

These are the Sketches, penciled quite meekly.
You paint the picture, with Your life's graffiti.

I'd like to make You smile.
I'd like to warm Your heart and make it dance.
I'd like to make You feel something.
If You see fit to give me the chance.

With so many songs to write, so many feelings to express, so much love to give...

I am Stevie, the man, the band, the singer, the composer, the player, the pseudonyms, the collaborator, the creator, the amateur, the goof, the writer, the poet, the lover, the friend, the heart and soul of Los Sketches,

And these Sketches are for You.

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Love and Gratitude to dear friends, fans, and supporters <3

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Collaborators:

Adele
Anais - @anais-avilez
Ange
Aniya - @hazysofia
Ann & Eric
Ale - @kireina_michan
Ash
 Ashley  - @schlay
Ayje - @azra-ayje
Barti - @itsyourmovie
Bataa
Beth LeBlonc
Brenda & Glenn
Brice
Cameron A M
Cassie
Cole
Darlene
Darrien - @bassickbeats
Doug
Egemen
Eireen - @eireenmusic
Elijah - @elijahsangs
Erin - @erinboltonmusic
Ewan - @ewanmacintyre
Francois  - @francois-john-cormier
Graeme - @cat-came-back
Ian
Jackson  - @jackson-petroni
Jacob - @user-jacobdeboer
Jay
Jess & Rose
Jim & Laura & Lisa
Joanne - @joanneaika
 Kaelem  - @peurpayne
Kate B. - @thebeanieful
Kate W. - @disco_cowboy
Karli  - @ikarli03
Kristoph
Lil - @l-o-t-m
Lottie - @lottiefmusic
Makana
 Marcus  - @andersandedgar
Mark - @liquiduniverse
Mark A
Martina  - @martinadinardo
Mary
Matt - @unupe
Maxwell  - @max-808814741
Mia  - @missymiaa
Natt - @nattsounds
Nikola
Paula  - @themetaphorsenthusiast20
Pete - @petevagabond
Rachel G M
Ryan - @goodboycheerleader
Sam  - @zeyabreeze
Seaton
Silva  - @silva-westera
Siska
Sophie  - @sophiestewartmusic
Spencer
Taryn - @taryn-e-1
Terran   - @terranjreinsel
Tina - @tina-nesa
Tony
Tove
Veselina
Vietta - @hmmvietta
Winnie & Willie & Jo
Will - @officialwillelliott
Yohna - @yohna-lln

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