From the forthcoming RBTS Win / Marley Carroll split EP

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RBTS Win - Mountain Child (Marley Carroll Remix)

The Feather and The Shadow

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Orages Ordinaires



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Sweat

A quiet night above the city. Satellites drift overhead while the lights below keep burning long after they should. Borrowed Time and Broken Sleep is an atmospheric art-pop piece built from slow synth textures, a sparse nylon-string guitar motif, and a calm female vocal drifting through the skyline.

The song lives somewhere between late-night reflection and suspended dream state—steel and glass beneath a darkened sky, the hum of an elevator in the wall, and the strange feeling of moving forward even when everything seems paused.

Minimal, cinematic, and introspective, this track explores the tension between ambition and exhaustion… living large while working cheap, sowing more than you can reap, and walking prairie land that somehow still feels steep.

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(c)2026 Ggreg Snyder

[Chorus]  
Borrowed time and broken sleep
Shadows in the hallway creep
Promises I couldn't keep
Livin' large but workin' cheap

[Verse 1]  
Steel and glass under a darkened sky
Watching all the satellites go by
The elevator crawling up the wall
Just standing by for the chips to fall

[Pre-Chorus 1]  
Calculated, calm, collected
Complicated, disconnected... connected...  

[Chorus]  
Borrowed time and broken sleep
Never stopping, the hours sweep
Sobbing when I wouldn't weep
Livin' large but workin' cheap

[Verse 2]  
Mercury drifting in retrograde
One dream broken and another made
A perfect view from the penthouse suite
A.C.'s broken but you love the heat

[Pre-Chorus 2]  
Regulated, rare, restricted
Syncopated, self-inflicted... inflicted...  

[Chorus] 
Borrowed time and broken sleep
Rescued from the garbage heap
Painful wound but still skin-deep
Livin' large but workin' cheap 

[Bridge]  
The ocean’s breathing on a different shore
And there was a time when I wanted more
The mountains crumble into ancient dust
I thought the future would be built on trust

[Pre-Chorus 2]  
Partisan, profane, protected
Nauseated, numb, neglected... neglected...  

[Chorus] 
Borrowed time and broken sleep
Prairie lands that feel steep
Sowing more than I can reap
Livin' large but workin' cheap




Borrrowed Time And Broken Sleep

The Movement feat Ríoghnach Connolly

feat. @bee-born + @therealgrouch

The Police "Walking On The Moon" - Broken Open

artist: @thehumanexperience
label: Slow Down
release: 02/14/2017

"This is an age old story, of a man once a boy..."

On February 14th, David Block aka The Human Experience opened his heart to the world as he released his 6th full length album (collaborations and EPs excluded). The album, titled "Broken Open," examines the depths of the most difficult of human emotions, the "age old story," love. "Broken Open," like love, is complex and wrought with all that comes with falling in love, being in love, letting go of love, and (most importantly) loving oneself. The 13-song album immerses the listener in sadness, joy, compassion, bliss, peace, and all of the other beautiful feelings that come with experiencing what it is to love and to be loved.

The title track, "Broken Open," showcases Block's talent for blending electronic compositions with organic sounds featuring heartbreaking vocals and a piano that makes you feel like you're in a smoky jazz club which transition nicely into the scat-like snaps in "Traveling Blues," and a trombone (played by Mal Webb) that makes you feel at turns excited and lonely.

When asked about the album, Block said, "The songs explore the full spectrum of love; Birthing from innocence to heartbreak to love in the other to breaking free to finding love in oneself" - from highs that make you feel as though you're "Walking on the Moon," to heart wrenching lows as love "Slips Away."

True to form, Block showcases his talents while embracing the strengths in others. The album has many incredible collaborations, with tracks featuring The Grouch, Quixotic, Leah Song (Rising Appalachia) and more.

Block has built a diverse fan base from countries around the world and played events ranging from Burning Man, Boom, Coachella, Electric Forest, Wakarusa, Lightning in a Bottle, Sonic Bloom, Symbiosis, and Envision to name a few. David has shared the stage with artists such as Thievery Corporation, Bonobo, Tipper, Emancipator, and many more.

While Block's sultry beats and cohesive sound have always been seductive, "Broken Open" brings a brazen vulnerability that comes with maturity. More than just sharing emotion with the listener, Block provides something more - something new. "Broken Open" goes out on a stylistic limb which is both innovative and refreshing.

"It is different, and I'm embracing that it's great to be different sometimes," says Block.
 
The album serves as the debut album for the "Slow Down" label.

The Police - Walking On The Moon (The Human Experience cover, feat. Bee Born + The Grouch)

Lyrics and melody written by Hayley Williams on track s 3 & 4.

Thomas Dibb - Guitars
Hayley Williams - Vox

Remixed by Matt Brewer aka Frameworks

Artwork by Peter Donnelly 




Copyright 2017 all rights of the manufacturer and the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting and copying of this recording is prohibited.

A Nest Of Glorious Sound (Frameworks Remix)

Happy new year folks. <3 
Why do we not start every day as if it is the very first day in a new year? 
Fresh, pristine, clear, unbiased and full of hope.
We always have so many good resolutions for the upcoming year. Why not having them everyday? 
Naturally.

I think we can. 
stay healthy and much love <3

Noahs Boat - Beginning

Marley Carroll’s auspicious start as a classically trained percussionist and award-winning turntablist propelled him into the limelight at an early age. Carroll’s signature style of exquisitely-detailed atmospheric dance music is adored by fans for its powerful emotional resonance and highly rated by peers who cite him as an abiding influence, evoking comparisons to genre luminaries like Four Tet and Caribou.

Onstage, he delivers a raw and improvisatory adaptation of his records to spellbound audiences, combining sampling, drum pads and live looping with expressive and unconventional turntable skills. He has shared stages with Floating Points, Bonobo and DJ Shadow and has notched acclaimed appearances at iconic music festivals like Coachella and LiB.

His 2022 EP, Voices, was inspired by the heartache of missing raving during lockdown and combined the driving intensity of the dance floor with the luminous nostalgia of late-night afters. Voices captured the attention of BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, Radio Ibiza, KCRW and KEXP and became a dance floor staple and essential listening for fans of artists like DJ Seinfeld and Godford.

This year, he returns with the One More Year EP on Anjunadeep’s brand new Explorations imprint. Over the course of three lean, expertly-crafted UKG cuts brimming with evocative vocals and lush pads, Carroll explores a spectrum of emotions: pain and regret on the title cut, longing and love on “Falling,” and joy and gratitude on “Dearly Beloved.” One More Year has picked up support from deep house legends Above & Beyond with multiple appearances on their legendary Group Therapy DJ mix series.

RBTS Win - Mountain Child (Marley Carroll Remix)

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