Unmastered instrumentals for the Cortex debut EP.

Written and produced by Cortex.

Cortex is Isa & Musa Tariq.

Cortex - Reach (Instrumentals)

A compilation of all my albums since 2017. All tracks created using iOS GarageBand.

Musa Tariq: Discography

CORTEX - OFFICIAL TRACKS

first cortex instrumental demo w/ @isa-tariq 

Guitars - Isa
Drums/Programming - Musa

Cortex - An Indifferent Universe (Demo)

The first full-length Mammal demo.

Written by Mammal (Dawson Heinbaugh, Isa Tariq, and Musa Tariq).

Mammal - Wretched (Demo)

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/5tjhehwybjA

Han Som Reiste (80’s Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

For those who missed it, I (haphazardly) edited the session together.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Amazonia
5:12 - Another World
8:39 - Born For One Thing
12:59 - Grind

Sorry about the mono audio, either it was streamed that way or something happened in the export. My bad 😅

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I679BW2kLxA&ab_channel=MusaTariq

GOJIRA - Live At BBC Radio1 (2021)

Written and produced by Cortex 

Guitars/Bass - Isa
Programming - Musa

Reach (Instrumental)

Written and produced by Cortex 

Guitars/Bass - Isa
Programming/Synth - Musa

Forward, Upward (Instrumental)

Pluto (Instrumental)

Fault Line (Instrumental)

Written and produced by Cortex 

Guitars/Bass - Isa
Programming - Musa

Note: Song is missing guitar solo.

original 2016 demo: https://soundcloud.com/calif-band-official/the-source

The Source (Instrumental)

original 2018 mix: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/distance

Distance (2022 Mix)

re-upload with a new mix.

metal/rock track with some bad-sounding brass horns. was a random idea, just let it happen and ended up with this travesty.

Clarity

weird synth djent/metal I guess. intro sounds like the polar express theme lol.

Cheers For Fears (2022 Mix)

Weeknd-type beat. Shitty electronic music.

Luminous

Generic 0-3 alt metal. Written and recorded on guitar in an hour or so. Apologies for the umpteenth re-upload.

Guitars/Programming/Mix - Me

Black Sun

a (meh) idea from 2021, completed in 2022, with an updated mix.

Delusion

An idea from 2020 I never posted until now. I was trying to channel some Strapping Young Lad vibes, but failed at it.

Spirit

pop punk prog

another track off of an album @musatariq5 and I have been working on for a bit. More soon. 

Vocals - Musa (singing), Isa (singing [verse 1], screams)
Guitars/Bass - Isa
Drums - Musa

Lyrics:
Anger is burning clarity 
Joy is freezing opacity  
Kindness, it blurs the lines instead 
This cruelty deals in kind

Do not speak
Unless you know defeat 
Then pass your judgements
Knowing nothing of
The failure that you’ve earned  

This empathy is a fault 
It’s severing 
Growing distance is strong 
This reckoning  
Nothing left to bind it all together 
Our time comes to an end

Do not speak
Unless you know defeat 
Then pass your judgements
You must now accept  
The fate that you have earned 
You will find no hope
To reach reality,
Unless your—
—your vanity becomes,
Becomes nothing more  

Nothing more!

Listen close
Drop your guard 
Your imagined foes
Are all gone  
Listen close
Walk the tightrope 
The result of fear
Is the cause of hope 

Do not speak
Unless you know defeat 

You must speak
Because you know defeat 
Let go of your judgements
You must now accept  
The failure that you’ve learned 
You will find your hope
To reach reality,
And claim your —
— Your dignity, you will
Become something more  

Something more!

The result of fear
Is the cause of hope 
Drawing nearer
Is the light you hold 

It is the light that you will carry inside your soul

Listen Close

my terrible rock/metal rendition of the Tears For Fears classic. Used Roland's original vocal track.

Pale Shelter (Rock Cover)

it's been a while. here's another tepid slice of mediocrity.

The Pain Will Come

One of my personal favorite songs I've ever written.

Collapse (Rough Mix)

Instrumental demo

Guitar/Bass - Isa 
Drums - Musa
Mix - Isa

Calamity (Pre-Pro Demo)

Instrumental demo

Guitars - Isa
Drums - Musa
Mix - Isa/Musa

Cortex Filth (Pre-Pro Demo)

Escapade (w/ Isa Tariq)

death/thrash stuff

Guitars/Bass - Isa
Drums - Musa
Mix - Isa/Musa

Hyperbolic (Pre-Pro Demo)

For Whom The Bell Tolls (80’s Synth Remix) (Metallica Cover)

Evil Dead (80's Synth Remix) (Death Cover)

Evil Dead (80’s Synth Remix) (Death Cover)

Solitude (80's Synth Remix) (Candlemass Cover)

Solitude (80’s Synth Remix) (Candlemass Cover)

A re-interpretation of an all-time favorite song of mine.

Originally a synth remix, I replaced the file with a proper cover of the song, because I wasn't satisfied with the other version.

Dunkelheit (80's Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

Dunkelheit (Buzzsaw Remix) (Burzum Cover)

NEW SYNTHWAVE COVER: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/jesus-tod-80s-synth-remix-burzum-cover

Pull The Plug (80's Synth Remix) (Death Cover)

Pull The Plug (80’s Synth Remix) (Death Cover)

Clear Skies & Blue Eyes (Remaster)

Impulse (Remaster)

Jesus' Tod (80's Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

Jesus' Tod (80’s Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

my interpretation of a classic Burzum track.

NEW SYNTHWAVE COVER: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/jesus-tod-80s-synth-remix-burzum-cover

Ham Som Reiste (Burzum Cover)

BETTER VERSION: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/spell-of-destruction-symphonic-remix-burzum-cover

My re-interpretation of the classic Burzum track. 

Based on the "Depths Of Darkness" version of the song.

NEW SYNTHWAVE COVER: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/jesus-tod-80s-synth-remix-burzum-cover

Spell Of Destruction (Burzum Cover)

a VERY poor re-creation of the "Tissue" beat.

originally prod by mUsa.

Bones - Tissue (Тишью)(Instrumental)

Co-written with Dawson Heingaugh (@zsmusicrocks)

Guitars - Isa Tariq
Bass - Dawson Heingaugh
Programming/Mix - Musa Tariq

Mammal - Save The Fires That Linger (Demo)

mammal track, interlude song for "wretched".

Mammal - Hollow

Inspired by Devin Townsend's "Deadhead". I'm not really much good at singing, but here's a (pitiful) attempt.

Lyrics:

(This was mostly improvised, forgive the erratic lines)

Pinned down
By the throes of life
Save yourself 
The pain 
Wait your turn 
The sun still burns bright 
Until the night comes over the skies

Today

Finding the answers
To questions that don’t exist
They won’t go soon 
So I shall 
Come undone

Push through 
The end

Forgive yourself
(feat my bro @isa-tariq on that high note) (6:42)

Today

Gravity (w/ Vocals) (Demo)

Co-written with Dawson Heinbaugh (@zsmusicrocks). This one took a while, as made evident by the song-length.

2024 update: remastered using logic pro
 
Guitars - Isa Tariq
Bass - Dawson Heingaugh
Programming/Mix - Musa Tariq

Made on iOS GarageBand.

I apologize for the guitar tone, had to high-pass the hell out of it for it to be even remotely listenable. That’s on me.

Mammal - When Your Pain Is No More (Demo)

Obnoxiously loud synths and manufactured black metal; except with Burzum riffs.

Sorry for the MIDI guitars. lol.

It isn't a 100% accurate cover, as it is a rendition.

Spell Of Destruction (Symphonic Remix) (Burzum Cover)

Spell Of Destruction (Dungeon Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

Guitars - Isa
Drums - Musa (@musatariq5)
Mix - Isa

Omnicide (Pre-Pro Demo)

Co-written with Dawson Heingaugh (@zsmusicrocks)

Guitars - Isa Tariq
Programming/Synths/Mix - Musa Tariq

Mammal - The World Is Grey (Demo)

A Lifetime Past

written and recorded in an hour. 250 BPM.

guitars/bass - isa
programming/mix - @musatariq5 / isa

Vitriolic (Pre-Pro Demo)

”Moment Of Truth And Suffering”.

Co-written with Dawson Heingaugh (@zsmusicrocks). Longest track we’ve written thus far, clocking in at 13 minutes.

2024 update: new logic pro mix

Guitars - Isa Tariq
Bass - Dawson Heingaugh
Programming/Mix - Musa Tariq

Mammal - M.O.T.A.S. (Demo)

buzzsaw remix with 4.3k plays: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/dunkelheit-80s-synth-remix-1

A fan recording/mix of "The Day That Never Comes" from S&M2. I was fortunate enough to attend night one, it was the show of a lifetime.

S&M2 is now out on Blackened Records, go to Metallica.com for more.

Metallica: S&M2 - The Day That Never Comes (Live) (Raw Audio)

Originally written and recorded in 2018. Inspired by Devin Townsend.

Ride (Remaster)

Download Gojira’s Red Rock stream here: https://mega.nz/file/1wkXyDRI#fetQgLMbhaZcANOSJRy7yIO2PgfR7P8LiRsYF_zjsU4

Gojira’s (defunct) Red Rock stream: https://youtu.be/UjF-lg0na2E

Audio rip from YouTube won’t always be the best quality to begin with, so I apologize if it isn’t up to par.

GOJIRA - Pray (Live at Red Rocks)

Been meaning to do this one for a while, took a few creative liberties. 

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/bnsyx4Is3gE

Erblicket die Töchter des Firmaments (80’s Synth Remix) (Burzum Cover)

Taken from Gojira's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWbwYhKSYpw&ab_channel=Gojira

GOJIRA - Inferno (Live) (From Maciste All Inferno 2003)

Taken from Gojira's Hellfest 2019 stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuOQxYxWntU&ab_channel=Gojira

GOJIRA - Blow Me Away You(niverse) (Live at Hellfest 2019)

Taken from Gojira's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DiWzvE52ZY&list=RDLXLl68Llf8E&index=25&ab_channel=Gojira

GOJIRA - Global Warming (Live at Silver Cord Studio 2018)

I make music. I hope my work speaks to any like-minded individuals, or that it inspires. Cheers!

My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvkCLj4PFqywzucGlwhqDQ

I use iOS GarageBand exclusively to create my tracks.

Check out our band Cortex (@isa-tariq)
Our instrumental album: https://soundcloud.com/musatariq5/sets/cortex-reach-instrumentals

Other (Defunct) Channels:
MusaTariq25: @musa-tariq
MusaTariq2525: @musatariq2525
MusaTariq3: @musatariq3
MusaTariq4: @musatariq4
Void Vivus: @user-239061574
GarageBand Rock Songs: @user-532793959-771262990

Other links:
- http://loudwire.com/synthwave-covers-metallica-death-more/
- http://www.metalinjection.net/av/new-music/heres-what-metallica-death-candlemass-would-sound-like-as-synthwave-bands
- https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/in_case_you_wondered_heres_how_metallica_death_and_burzum_would_sound_if_they_went_synthwave.html

The profile name is a tribute to my favorite album of all time... Devin Townsend's Ocean Machine.

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