...and here it is, ladies and gentlemen...the first EVER (purposeful and intentional) key change in the history of Interbay.  Proof that I'm still learning theory and structure as I continue doing this--which IS kind of the point (along with making compelling tracks--the best I can do...at the moment.)

This is a dark-wave / new-wave track inspired by Depeche Mode. The theme is being different to others, and being happy out of place.

Lyrics:

Shadowed I walk alone
My world is dark like stone
They wear colors so bright
I can't join in their light
They laugh and shine so clear
But my heart holds the fear
In their glow I'm unseen
Caught in a world between

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

They see rainbows and sun
But for me it’s all gone
Their smiles don't touch my soul
In this dark I feel whole
In their world I’m a ghost
A shadow they have lost
No matter how they try
I’m a dark lullaby

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

I know you think I am cold
Invisible
A phantom that you cannot hold
At home in the dark

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

I'm lost in the night


Dark

This song was originally written as an acoustic track with just piano and vocals, and has been through multiple levels of feedback to reach its current stage. I have tried to approach overcoming isolation and depression in a way that is generally relatable, and to build to an optimistic conclusion. It's in Db Major, which is the musical equivalent of someone putting on a happy face.

Lyrics:

Did you ever feel that the world's not listening
Did you ever feel that the world just don't care
Did you catch a glimpse of the sky made of diamonds
Did you look again and it wasn't there

When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal as your world falls apart

Did you ever think that you were a loser
Did you ever think that you didn't belong
Did you hear the song in the colors of the rainbow
Did you look again and it was gone

When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal as your world falls apart

You're not the only one that's hurting
You're not alone in your pain
You can find solace in remembering 
That rainbows only follow rain


When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal your world and not fall apart

Yes, you can heal your world and not fall apart

The Illusion

Save Me from Myself

/ 16 июня /
in your city there is also sun...
and also June - the sixteenth...
you dreamed of thinking in another language..
- it will not come true..

but the rest will work out..!

what happened..?

we did not tell each other everything...
at our meeting
so many lies...
words hidden..
and time wasted
in doubts..

we are tired...
of wandering around real events...

and

your plan succeeded

yes...

but -
so-so..

so-so...

now...
you are far away

incomprehensible...

miles stretch and break...

between us....

you write songs about me
in another language

and I do not understand them...

we are refugees - we are emigrants from each other...

and
your plan succeeded

yes .

but -
it's so-so...

so-so...

в твоём городе тоже солнце...
и тоже июнь - шестнадцатое...
ты мечтал думать на другом языке ..
- это не сбудется..

а остальное удасться ..

что было ..

не всё друг другу сказали...
в нашей встрече 
так много лжи...
слова скрывали ..
и время потерялось 
в сомненьях наших..

мы устали ...
по реальным событиям
скитаться ...

и

твой план удался

да ...

но -
он так себе ..

так себе...

а теперь ...

ты далеко

непостижимо ...

мили тянутся и рвутся ...
между нами....

пишешь песни обо мне
на другом языке

я их не понимаю…

мы беженцы - 
мы друг от друга

эмигранты…

и

твой план удался

да .
но -
он так себе ..

так себе...

so-so

BadBear

I Advise You Not To Touch Me

I do love it when your brain just locks into an idea and it feels effortless to create something.  

I also like it when MY brain does that, too!  And that's what happened with "Quibble"--the latest Interbay track to drop exclusively here on SoundCloud.    

At 114bpm, it grooves instead of sprints.  The palette of sound colors is limited to just a few and the grind of repetition is a feature on this track, not a bug.  There is progression and there is acceleration, as the energy level of the song does built throughout the tracks length.  

And the lyrics construct a narrative that is about storytelling techniques and escaping a seemingly inevitable fate--"the magic of quibbles."  That sure feels like a worthy topic to make an Interbay song about!  

Is there at least a little bit of Rufus Du Sol influence here?  I think so.  Your mileage may vary, of course.  

"Keep your eyes out for those sly quibbles."  

Heading into the weekend, this slightly dark but still worthy of an enthusiastic dance track feels perfectly timed.  Hopefully you'll give this one a listen, a like, a repost and share.  Add it to a groovy dance playlist.  Leave a comment.  

Most of all, please give this page a follow.  If you'll look, there's nearly 500 original tracks in the back catalog of Interbay here--and all of these have been posted one per day for nearly 500 consecutive days.  That means, so far, every day brings a new surprise present for you to open up and check out--of course, it's always the same...a new Interbay track...but, those tracks sure aren't going to sound the same as each other!  

Worth it?  I think it is...though some may quibble with that admittedly biased opinion.

You should make your own decision.  To do that, you need to listen...and you should follow!

"Quibble" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Crypto Obsession

Mia Wray - Ghost In My Machine (feat. Gabrielle Aplin) (cover)

We are all gods

"You've gaht to unn'rstaind the baysix of fluid dynaaamics." (apologies to The Road Warrior)  

It is Monday again (there seems to be one EVERY week!) and that means a track dredged up from the climate controlled storage room where the tracks that were originally posted on Facebook (January 2023 to May 2024), has gone through the Rethink, Remake, Remix process in order to make it compliant with the new standards placed on all Interbay tracks that are shared here on SoundCloud.  

Getting the RRR treatment today is Experiment 12, which you can see (because all of the Facebook-posted Interbay tracks had full videos made for them) and hear the original version on Facebook, if you're curious.  

The original was a moody sound design-forward instrumental.  Used to do that a lot in Interbay's Facebook-era--but one of my rules for SoundCloud tracks is "all tracks MUST have a vocal element" (i.e., no instrumentals.)  

This became the most difficult obstacle for pushing this track through the RRR process.  The whole point of the original was that it was a vibey, formless blob, of noises designed to make you feel a bit "off."  You can't just add spooky singing over it--that's a bit too on the nose.  You also can't just throw some unrelated singing on it, you'll end up ruining whatever was good about the track to begin with...  AND, you have to be careful with just dropping any spoken word on it, because one of the other guidelines for SoundCloud posted Interbay tracks was to focus more on soundcraft and structure.

I think I found a way to thread the needle.  I don't know why the sounds of Experiment 12 makes me think of fluid dynamics--but it does.  It did even when it was posted, as the video (which is mostly filled with early NASA outtakes, has a slow motion wave tank moving back and forth--so, it was on my mind at that point.)  

I won't pretend to know anything about computational fluid dynamics, nor should you have to in order to enjoy this track...but, I found that these glossary definitions act a bit, at least in my mind, like a laminar flow.  (Which is a term I just learned!  Interbay IS Educational!)  And the repeated (but always different) pronouncements of "Fluid Dynamics" is basically my tip of the hat to Magnus Pyke's "Science!" interjections in Thomas Dolby's most popular track.  

The track is long.  A low bpm and trying to create a very moody vibe do not combine to produce a 2 minutes 50 pop song.  So, settle in...if it is autum where you are, pull a cozy blanket around you...and I would recommend headphones, if you have them.  It's a vibe thing.  

(I guess I could have just said that and skipped all the rest.  See, self-editing IS my nemesis!)  

Listen, like, repost, share, comment, playlist and follow--please!  More Interbay is headed your way, every single day (so far!)

"Fluid Dynamics" (exp12 RRR) *Exclusive Remix*

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

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