This project was something special and I loved every minute of working on it. I wanted this album to show its full potential by sequencing all of the songs together and make it sound as a whole, like a big medley. And it turned out great, as it should considering the whole album is a masterpiece.

 I even worked on the cover art a bit, found the high quality photo from the channel Stereo Music (https://www.youtube.com/c/StereoMusic...), gave it some color, added the "full dimensional sound" logo, changed the letters to spell out CHiLD, like SMiLE and I think it looks better, and also I found a back cover with the track listing and "Brians Back!" written on I'm guessing literally Brian's back. I fixed that up and added my own track listing. I don't know if it's a legit picture of Brian since it was clearly from a bootleg, but I think it looks like him and I love how it looks. It works well with the humor within Brian's work and its just perfect, Brian's front in front, his back in the back, cracks me up thinking about it.

In my mind if this was released this way, I would imagine a timeline where Mike and maybe Al would finally back off and say "Okay Brian, you can have your way with your "big band and synth mumbo jumbo" on this album. We did this to you once and look how that turned out. Let's just get it over with shall we?" (Some people just never learn do they?)

 The other thing is I would imagine the record company (I'm not sure if its Brother Records or Reprise Records so I put both of their logos on seperate sides) doubling down on the "Brians Back" campaign, putting his name on almost every song as if it would be his own record, just featuring The Beach Boys (honestly looks that way) and let Brian go all out with this album. The only request the record would make is compose a few "appropriate and marketable" tracks and add them onto the album. Because of that they would work on more tracks and release it near the end of 1978, around when M.I.U. was released or in late October. Also I would think because of the length of each side, to preserve the tracks' quality they would use extended-play LP that could go up to 26 minutes, which works just fine. 

I cleared and mixed some of the tracks to make it sound more listenable. The sequencing of the tracks worked so well that it feels like this was always meant to be this way. I made some tempo changes that worked well and some pitch shifts that sort of didn't but I made them to make the transitions sound more cohesive so, little sacrifices had to be made.

And in the end of the alternate timeline I think it would be much more divisive than Love You, some hating it while others calling it "Brian's second chance at his magnum opus" and I think he sure nailed it. The first side of the album sounds more like Brian's "all out quirky and weird" tracks that sound amazing, and the second side being a more commercial side with more tracks about love and such [don't mind Hey Little Tomboy there ;)] and that side sounds amazing as well. And I added some vinyl crackling sounds to give it that "long lost album" vibes and I guess that could throw off some people but don't worry, I'm going to share a file with the sides without the cracking sounds and maybe with the cover arts after the premiere.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PKlJrC_J_ageXdtpOuDbxvEP0rioNz5r/view?usp=sharing

A Quick Word: 0:00

SIDE 1

1) New English Waltz Pt. 1: 0:24
2) Life Is For The Living: 01:58
3) Baseball's On: 03:44
4) Calendar Girl: 06:18
5) Lines: 09:24
6) Shortenin' Bread: 10:55
7) Our Team: 13:44
8) Everybody Wants To Live: 16:14
9) On Broadway: 19:22
10) Deep Purple: 21:55

SIDE 2

1) New English Waltz Pt. 2: 24:47
2) H.E.L.P. Is On The Way: 25:32
3) Match Point Of Our Love: 27:51
4) Sweet Sunday Kinda Love: 31:01
5) Hey Little Tomboy: 33:43
6) Games Two Can Play: 36:06
7) My Diane: 38:04
8) It's Over Now: 40:44
9) Still I Dream Of It: 43:32
10) Winds Of Change: 46:59

ANNOUNCEMENT: 50:29

Adult/CHiLD

The Beach Boys - Adult/CHiLD: The Other Lost Masterpiece [1978 FULL ALBUM LP MIX]

Could you guess the title is the result of smashing the keyboard?

Samples Used:
Death Grips - You Might Think He Loves You...
Death Grips - Anne Bonny
Death Grips - Takyon(Death Yon)
Louisiana Five - Dixie Blues (1919)
Pre-game Pump Up Speech by Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Texans (2014)
Apple Loops


I'm Not a Man of Many Words

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This Is America

Old Town Road

Old Town Road (I Got The Horses In The Back) [Prod. YoungKio]

yellow is the color of her eyes

1989
Linmiri bedroom, looking out over Carn Marth.

raindrops on roses-PBOD

Are You Even Real?

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I have partnered with PLUS1 to support those most at risk from the pandemic, through Partners In Health and The COPE Program. Text ANTIBODIES to (202) 858-1233 or visit http://doyouhavetheantibodies.com to donate!

Stream/Download "Antibodies" here: https://nicholasbraun.lnk.to/AntibodiesSO
Watch the music video here: https://nicholasbraun.lnk.to/AntibodiesVideoSO

Lyrics by: Nicholas Braun
Produced by: Colin Brittain and Nicholas Braun
Additional Arrangement by: Christopher Braun
Performed by: Nicholas Braun
Mixed by: Colin Brittain
Mastered by: Chris Athens

From Nick: Thanks to everyone who sent me their videos these last couple months. YOU inspired this awesome, creative project. I got to connect with so many talented singers, producers, guitarists, pianists, and artists of all sorts - just making stuff in their bedrooms and basements. I hope this track and this video brings you as much joy as it did for me to make it.

And big-ups to Akiva Schaffer, Richard Rodgers, Jess Severn, Camilla Engstrom, Gina Gammell, and Christopher Stracey. 

Be safe and Mask On!!

More on Plus1 x PIH x COPE:

This partnership with Plus1 will empower Partners In Health to control the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the most vulnerable people around the world receive access to dignified healthcare. The COPE Program will work to bring equity of care and essential supplies and goods to the people of the Navajo Nation, the area that currently has the highest death rate from COVID-19 in the U.S.

A portion of proceeds from the "Antibodies (Do You Have The)" single and merch will be going to Partners In Health and The COPE Program.

For more information on PLUS1, please visit: http://plus1.org

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Antibodies (Do You Have The)

From The Ascension, available September 25, 2020
Watch here: https://sufjanstevens.ffm.to/videogame

Lyrics:
I don’t wanna be your personal Jesus 
I don’t wanna live inside of that flame In a way 
I wanna be my own believer I don’t wanna play your video game 

I don’t wanna be the center of the universe 
I don’t wanna be a part of that shame In a way I
 wanna be my own redeemer 
I don’t wanna play your video game 

I don’t care if everybody else is into it 
I don’t care if it’s a popular refrain I
 don’t wanna be a puppet in a theater 
I don’t wanna play your video game 

You don’t wanna be the one who has to pay for it 
You don’t wanna be the one who has to change 
All you want is what the resumé tells you 
I don’t wanna play your video game 

Chorus... I
 don’t wanna play, I don’t wanna play (I just wanna go away) I
 don’t wanna play your video game 

I don’t wanna love you if won’t receive it 
I don’t wanna save the world that way 
I don’t wanna be your personal Jesus 
I don’t wanna play your video game 
I don’t wanna put the devil on a pedestal 

I don’t wanna put the saints in chains
I just wanna make my life a little easier 
I don’t wanna play your video game 
Chorus... 

I don’t wanna be your Julius Caesar 
I don’t want it to go down that way 
But in a way you gotta follow the procedure 
So go ahead and play your video game 
Chorus... 

Sufjan Stevens: drums and percussion, Tempest, Prophet 08, Prophet 6, vocals Casey Foubert: bass guitar* 
James McAlister: additional drums and percussion*

The Ascension

Sufjan Stevens - Video Game

Full tracklist: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-130-Rival-Consoles

In the light of Articulation, his new album for Erased Tapes, Rival Consoles shares a selection of tracks that compliments the producer's latest electronic opus perfectly.
Opening with the seemingly weightless yet driving pulse of Ostgut Ton's Barker, the mix moves deftly through further immersive cuts from Four Tet, Stimming & Marcus and the blissful breaks of Skee Mask. Before culminating in the fluid contemporary orchestrations of Actress x LCO and closing with the amniotic drone of Alessandro Cortini and the arpeggiated modular ataraxia of Caterina Barbieri.
Heads down vibes and after hours euphoria in equal measure to be savoured.

I'm Not a Man of Many Words

❄️PethLab⚗

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