Mark Mallman - Minneapolis

VIDEO: http://youtu.be/0YE1JtoUgLA
ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/minneapolis-single/id466177552

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Minneapolis

A Crow's Mile - "Me Too" ft. Hyphon & Dig Mode (prod. by Wesley Opus)

Navigating a straight shot between the midwest and pacific northwest, "A Crows Mile" is the melding of Jellyfish Brigade (@jellyfishbrigade) vocalist Lucas Dix and Polkadot Mayhem's Botzy (@buckfotzy). 

Joining them on their maiden voyage are fellow Polkadot Mayhem affiliates Dig Mode (@zeb-shaffer) and Hyphon(@mchyphon). With their single, "Me Too”, the four members form a murder of crows, crafting a melodic yet driving journey that smoothly sails over Wesley Opus production.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/acrowsmile.pdm
Twitter: http://twitter.com/acrowsmile

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by @WesleyOpus
Artwork by Griffin J. Belzer

A Crow's Mile - "Me Too" ft. Hyphon & Dig Mode (prod. by Wesley Opus)

@JellyfishBrigade - "Gust"
Mixed and Mastered by @WesleyOpus

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I'd always told Jeff I wanted to do a song to this instrumental from his EP "This is So You". He repeatedly told me no, with good reason. I wanted to try and make an R&B song, and I had never made one before. Why would he let me ruin one of his great creations?

Then, about four years ago, the lady I was in love with at the time and I were going through some thangs. She bounced for a little bit, and it was very uncertain whether we would still be together upon her return. I did a poor job of handling the situation. I got too drunk, started smoking cigarettes again, couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and mourned the loss like it was already certain. 

One day, I decided I was going to lock myself in the Hives Colony studio, take a beat, and write and record a song in one session. I found "Gust" and thought to myself, "F*** it." I spent about 14 hours in the studio and didn't leave until the whole song was done. Two days later, I late night stumbled over to Jeff's house to complain about my situation. It was then I told him to come check out the song. Jeff hated it immediately.

I eventually got him to come around to the idea of this song existing. He liked the emotion of the song, but wasn't a big fan of the recording. We tried to re-record this track a couple times since, yet I couldn't quite get back in the same emotional headspace. The singing would sound better, but the pain that made the initial take so good was gone. We ended up completely scrapping the song.

Then, this summer, I spent some time searching around Gavin's old computer, and I found the original recording files for this song. I sent them off to the homey Wesley Opus to see what he could do with them. Two days later I got a mix and master back.

I love it. This is one of my favorite Jellyfish Brigade songs for two reasons. 1) Sonically, it's a song unlike any I've ever made before and probably unlike any I'll ever make again. I bump this song and think, "I can't believe that's me doing all this singing." 2) It's definitely one of the most raw emotional experiences I've ever been in while creating music. Normally, I wait until an experience is over to write a song. I thrive in the reflect stage, mainly because I am able to recognize extreme feelings as transient bursts. This is why most of our songs have a "Yeah, it's hard, but you get through it because that's just what happens" vibe to them. However, this particular song is uncertain, anxious, and unabashedly afraid. There's no "form a better me" or "cherish all the time that I spend" lesson at the end, which is cool.

So, here is "Gust". Enjoy the track. Bump it. Share it. Download it. I promise it's the last song you'll ever hear about this particular woman.

Thanks to everyone who has supported us in the past few years. It means a lot to us. Keep your eye on the zenith.
Peace and be easy.


Jellyfish Brigade - "Gust"

@BaeTigre - "Chemicals"
Mix & Master by @WesleyOpus

"Memoir of a Happy Drifting Chemical" 
available via @Polkadot-Mayhem | http://ow.ly/Ks06g

LYRICS

Ride my last hope
blue bicycle
Arrive to the show
take chemicals
We take chemicals

Drink more red bull
for arousal 
My heart's too cold
for these people
You're one more chemical

Why do we pretend that there is no problem 
After all we know that we hit rock bottom
You and I have got some things in common
I think it's a lie, we saw this coming

We saw this coming 

Why do we pretend that there is no problem 
After all we know that we hit rock bottom
You and I have got some things in common
I think it's a lie, we saw this coming

We saw this coming 

Purchase on iTunes

Bae Tigre - "Chemicals"

@BaeTigre - "Memoir of a Happy Drifting Chemical"

Mixed and Mastered by @WesleyOpus

LYRICS

Don't you assume
there's no place to go 
after the snow.

We're going to 
a place we don't know
before we go. 

We've just begun 
to learn how to run 
with our boots on.

We can't see 
how next year will be
when winter's done.

Don't you assume 
there's no place to go 
after the snow. 

Bae Tigre - "After The Snow"

Produced by The Once-ler 
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Wesley Opus 
Artwork by Jacqueline Bates

Download on Bandcamp: http://ow.ly/HZTLI

FTOMF

BOTZY - "Over and Over"
"Still Not Dead Yet" arrives 4.21 via Polkadot Mayhem

BOTZY - "Over and Over"

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCnGimPBmg&t=3s

Gwen Stefani

ACTN - Tomorrow Never Knows
Written by Lennon/McCartney
Vocals and programming by Gus Watkins
Mixed and mastered by Merritt Benton at Sleepywood Dojo

ACTN - Tomorrow Never Knows

Ally Mattson - "Out of Touch"
"The Bones of Bandits" 
...Summer '16 via Polkadot Mayhem

Guitar & Vocals by Ally Mattson
Drums & Whistlin' by Matt Chartrand
Bass by Pete Crumley

Recorded & Mixed by Joe Durango Alaspa​
Mastered by Nic Heidt

Artwork by Cleon Turner

Out of Touch

I think we all here grew up on Aesop's music , I know I did . I first started this as a tune to close shows with and to give to my friends to bump , but then I emailed it to Aesop and he said he loved it so I decided to make it public for you guys. Enjoy. 

He is on tour now , check his website for dates and all that good stuff. 

http://aesoprock.com/
https://twitter.com/AesopRockWins