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

"Interbay's got a cowbell and they're going to use it."  

Spinning the clock back 30 to 40 years or more (I am SO old) to capture some vibes from early house music productions to imbue that spirit into today's Interbay daily track drop.  Although there's a little more going on than you might expect, I did limit myself to a smaller palette for this one.  

The drums don't sound like cannons being shot off in a cathedral--they sound like the drum machines they are.  The bass isn't all growly or threatening your downstairs neighbors with sleepless nights, it sounds like a synthesizer making a fairly traditional bass sound.  

With all the tools available to us as modern music producers, it can be a relief to decide to make a track based on limiting your options--allowing you to focus on vibe, groove, and feel.  

(I remember watching Eliminate show his process during "Audio Combat" sessions, before I was given the keys to Phantom Laboratories West for my own work...and he bemoaned the process of choosing a snare sound.  I didn't get it at the time.  "Just pick a good sounding snare," I thought, "what's so hard about that?"  I'd watch him sample/scroll through a seemingly endless folder of snare samples and I thought that any of them would work just fine.  And that was what was causing the stress.  Any of them could work--so, how do you pick the one that will work best?  It reminds me of going to the optomotrist and having to choose between A and B when both look kind of the same--and they always sounds so annoyed when they have to present the same choice to you again because you're indecisive.  Well, I understand now, Nate.  And opportunities like I've taken today, to narrow the candidates list, is occasionally a good way to unburden yourself and move forward.  That's not advice to Nate--Nate knows.  Nate is wise and Nate is inspirational...probably why I made the decision to make Interbay a thing.  That's me leaving a hard copy reminder for myself the next time I get frustrated with the process.)  

A classic sample, a nod to a movie that for a certain generation (in other words, mine) was...memorable, to say the least.  (Formative, interesting, eye opening, heartrate increasing...hopefully you can trace the outline of what I'm getting at without me having to point it out, too obviously, for you), and some minimal house grooves leads to an Interbay track that makes me feel like Robocop, from Robocop 2, after he's rebooted himself to delete all of the unnecessary directives that were pumped into him by corporate overreach.  

(It makes want to get Kane, once and for all, and stop the city's dependence on Nuke.  Why is THAT something I remember off the top of my head without any effort and yet I can't remember what time the meeting of SEMPA is tonight?)  

This track isn't going to change the world...but it might be just the thing to start the vibes flowing towards a wonderful weekend.  It is my Thursday gift to you!  

As always:  listen! like! repost! share! playlist! comment! and follow!  
It is always most appreciated.

Tomorrow--more Interbay (because there's ALWAYS more Interbay, every day--so far!)

"Journey (Into the Deep)" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

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.

"Journey (Into the Deep)" SoundCloud Exclusive

Interbay

Related tracks