Gleam Dream

A track about being picked last for pickup basketball games because I didn't get my growth spurt until I was 17 and nobody remembered that Muggsy Bogues was good enough to get into the NBA and I just wish people would've thought about that for a second before they decid-

[Lyrics]

"I'm supposedly Low in demand
You knew all the good ones would be taken
Just grab hold of me. I'll be your man
Just Believing, I'm a 10 out of 10."

Just Believing

Song written and produced by omniboi and Zeph
Cover art by Julia Wang

[Lyrics]

Outrageous

[omniboi]
Tryna get over the kid you used to be
I barely know her. It feels like just last week
That I was lying to you saying everything's alright
It's mid-October, but I don't miss the sun
I'm finally sober. I realize nostalgia's a drug
I've been sick

This is hard, you've gotta believe me
I guess that's all I want you to know
Nobody ever said that it was gonna be easy
To unlearn all I think I know
But with one foot in front of the last
I'll walk away from my past
Cause you deserve better and so do I
You deserve better

Give you a minute so you can find your voice
Who am I kidding? Not like I have a choice
We're always complaining like we don't want the same thing

This is hard, you've gotta believe me
I guess that's all I want you to know
Nobody ever said that it was gonna be easy
To unlearn all I think I know
But with one foot in front of the last
I'll walk away from my past
Cause you deserve better and so do I
You deserve better

[Zeph]
It's funny how remembering all the reasons I hate you
Is the only remaining way I can say like you
Still
It hurt to call it love
I'm happier without you and I always made you doubt
Yourself and if we ever could turn it all around
Until
It became gentler to make push turn to shove

[omniboi]
We're too tired to fight
Let's just say goodbye

You deserve Better

Call It Love

Call It Love (w/ Zeph)

maroon gate (intro)

sample is pinkpantheress - picture in my mind

pinkpantheress flip

*Read on Bandcamp for the full description*

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This Is Not Modern Life - an album by Friends Without Faces

Follow-up to Tulpa. 11 tracks in length.

Thank you for your support.

*Limited edition physical release available soon, on a mysterious and overlooked format...*

Lawn mower on "Secret Garden" by my neighbor :)

Bird sounds and nature ambiance on "Secret Garden" provided by the Literal Field Recording Dept. of the B. H. Appliance National Forest Services

Sound effects on "Sunny Side Up" provided by the Dabmouth Credge Memorial Sample Library

Backup vocals on "Sunny Side Up" by Diana Starshine - this one's an actual credit

Electric guitar samples on "Sunny Side Up" by KitsimiFox - another real credit!

Some songwriting on "Constitutional in Bb Major" by some text I saw in a public bathroom once

Additional production on "Constitutional in Bb Major" provided by Pene Jockson

Live band performances on "Constitutional in Bb Major" provided by The Tentacle (disambiguation)

Eclectic guitar solo on "It's All Just a Game to You, Isn't It?" by Scuzzy Mulk

Choir vocals on "It's All Just a Game to You, Isn't It?" by Pisse Boyde and the Banana Band

"Surveillance State of Mind" contains an excerpt of "Fillet My P****" by The Orange County Department of Corrections

"Surveillance State of Mind" contains an excerpt of "Bass Canon in D" by BristleBoi77

"Surveillance State of Mind" contains an excerpt of "Jeth Docks" by Jeth Docks

Future perfect bass on "Ma'ili, HI" by Hospicilin Classics

Sound design on "Ma'ili, HI" by Jax D Incisor

Mind erasure on "Ma'ili, HI" provided by Brainville, LLC

Vocal chops on "I Can See It" by a numbers station I stumbled upon once in my youth

Beat sequencing on "I Can See It" by Jeff

Drums on "A New Day" recorded by Indy Rokk and sequenced by Olive Tart

Additional production on "A New Day" by Tabis Jink

Some songwriting on "A New Day" by the horrible beast that swells within us all

Additional percussion on "Only Girl in the World" by Juliander Tortegeli and Her Magic Bean Band

"Only Girl in the World" contains an excerpt of "Battle! Wild [REDACTED] - [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Version" by Timothy Turner, Sr.

Speech dictation on "Anywhere You Want to Be (I'll Be There)" by Boston's very own IBM-2095 ICBM

Computer glitch effects and other sounds on "Anywhere You Want to Be (I'll Be There)" by the magnet I accidentally let touch my hard drive

Ideology on "Anywhere You Want to Be (I'll Be There)" conveniently provided by the trash can

Some songwriting on "Free" by Myu Zack

Radio personality on "Free" by Theropawed (this one actually happened)

Some songwriting and cameo on "Free" by r u s s e l b u c k - a real person, despite prior rumors - who gave me permission to do this silly bit for 0 dollars and 0 cents, so I humbly thank them. This song samples their track "Cellphone Tune" from their eponymous debut album in its entirety.

Western classical theory - and by extension a lot of "modern" (to y'all, I assume) pop music theory - is all a semi-racist lie anyways. There are many ways to explain why a song "works" and why rhythms and harmonies behave the way they do in context to the music. Take my analysis with a grain of salt.

Traditional MIDI ensemble on "Free" arranged by Endocrine Johansson

Some songwriting on "Free" by OpenAI Jukebox, which is true but I'm philosophically unsure if this needs to be credited

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Album released by DESKPOP music ~ http://deskpopmusic.bandcamp.com

Album art by Laser Raccoon ~ laserraccoon.carrd.co

Adjustments made by SuedeInBrackets ~ https://suedeinbrackets.carrd.co

Post-processing by Shady Monk ~ https://linktr.ee/Shadymonk

Everything else - all music, concepts, lyrics, performances (with some exceptions), and otherwise - by Friends Without Faces:
Spotify ~ open.spotify.com/artist/2rBIhSqg9o2UCJizO5r3on
Twitter ~ twitter.com/hadkinsky
Soundcloud ~ soundcloud.com/friendswithoutfaces
Carrd ~ https://fwf.carrd.co

~ Download ~

Friends Without Faces - Only Girl In The World

Fluorescent Fountainhead

Picture This

Brilliant Boogie

Here's a festive medley for you enjoyment.
MP3 + module download - https://pixeldrain.com/u/kngKfW1k

Xmas Warp-Up

This was my set for day 2 (Friday) of MAGFest 2023's 'Super Smash POSE Ultimate' showcase. I wasn't able to record a direct out of my set, but I did use my phone to record 90% of it, so I decided to do something a little different this time around, and used that phone recording to map the hi-res tracks to in post, (along with an additional intro track I'd intended to start my set with, but for some reason it wasn't showing up on my USB Drive when I plugged it into the Mixer on the night of the set) so you'll hear bits of the crowd and room noise along with the music for this one, it'll almost be like having been there! Enjoy!

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TRACKS:

1. Shady Monk - MAGFest: Super Smash POSE Ultimate [Custom Intro]
2. Kabuki, Zeru - Tightbeam (Shady Monk 'Signal' Remix)
3. Shady Monk - Coping Mechanism (feat. Orange Bloom) [WAVVY FROG Remix]
4. N. Hell, diana starshine - Fried (Shay. & Tyler Lee Jones Remix)
5. Kidd Luna, Shay. - Cold Sweats
6. metaroom & telemist - DOG BUS (Shay. Remix)
7. TOFIE - babygirl (Shady Monk Remix #2)
8. Yoko Takahashi VS The Prodigy - A Cruel Angel's (No Good) Thesis [Shady Monk Mash-Up] [Neon Genesis Evangelion]
9. vii (Antonym, DarTokki, Shady Monk, splitter, VITICZ, Zelgeon, Zentra) - GEAR SHIFT
10. Justice VS Green Day - D.A.N.C.E. Stew [Shady Monk Mash-Up]
11. Shiro Sagisu - Angel Attack (Shady's 'MegaMONK Phonk' Edit) [Neon Genesis Evangelion]
12. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Shay. 'Broken' Bootleg)
13. graz - NEXT LEVEL (Shady Monk 'Unofficial' Remix)
14. Akino Arai, Yoko Kanno - 昼の月 (Shay. 'DnB Fusion' Bootleg) [Outlaw Star]
15. Nine Inch Nails - Letting You (Shady Monk Bootleg)
16. Shady Monk - RVGMP #4 - Fighting Game Character Select Screen [8 30 22 unreleased]
17. diana starshine - cantbreathe (Shay. Remix)
18. Metronomy - Everything Goes My Way (Shay. 'Rough' Bootleg)
19. Yuzo Koshiro - Alien Power (Shady Monk Cover) [Streets of Rage II]
20. Masanori Adachi - Theme of Simon (Shady Monk Remix) [Castlevania]
21. RoboRob - 4 Chords Coffee Creamer (feat. Shady Monk) [Shady Monk 'VIP' Edit]
22. Foo Fighters - Everlong (Shady Monk 'Recreated' Bootleg)

(Jan 6th, 2023) - MAGFest 2023: Super Smash "POSE" Ultimate - Shady Monk

!!VOLUME WARNING!!

encryption key DSX5-C
-VARIATION 002-
//BARRIER DETECTED. SIGNAL STRENGTH IS STRONG.//

IT WAS THERE WHEN WE SAW IT
ACROSS THE RIDGE
A GLEAMING SEA OF PURPLE
IT'S FLOW CALLED OUR NAMES
WE WERE GIVEN NO CHOICE
WE FOLLOWED THE LAKES TO THEIR SANCTUM
WHERE THE SKY WAS BATHED IN POLYCHROME
AND WHEN WE REACHED THE SOURCE
ITS SIGNAL FOUND ME

//+TRANSMISSIONS track 9-//
available on Bandcamp: https://polysignal.bandcamp.com/track/polychrome-system-inject-dxz-2

POLYCHROME_system-inject.dxz

Realm Of Mind - Hideout [RARE NON BLASTBEAT SONG]

Poppy Playtime|Main Menu V3

Another nearly lost, wild piece of haunted Absynth sounds, recorded in 2008. I found another CD with more tracks from that time period, and they'll be uploaded over time! #SoundCloud ☁️

scenescape

scenescape .𓍊𓍊𓋼𓍊. (ABSYNTH Soft Synth, Recorded in 2008)

Ohad Fishof’s first solo album since 2019. 
www.ohadfishof.org

Mastered by Yves De Mey.
www.knobsounds.com

Distributed worldwide by Central Bazaar.
www.centralbazaar.org

Release date: 05.12.2025

Fluorescent Fountainhead

omniboi

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