Sumika's Spectacular Song Challenge Selection

Like Someone

This track is done as a submission for a Song Challenge hosted by Ben Levin & Hugo Moroux on their twitch channels. Check them out at 
https://www.twitch.tv/benlevinmusic
https://www.twitch.tv/hugomoroux

The challenge was to record some sounds in and around your surroundings and use them in your music. Now I was very apprehensive about this particular challenge. Being from the hometown of Darjeeling, which is lush with beautiful sounds, I would have loved to put those in my music, as I had done with The Rhododendron Song. But I'm here in big city, Bangalore to be more specific, and all around me were just disgusting and annoying cityscape sounds. I mean I am no one to call sounds disgusting as a big supporter of harsh noise. But let's just say, for this track I would have loved me some good ole sounds from way up on the hills.. So I was sad & had to make do with what I had. And when you're sad, you're supposed to write blues songs, just like in the 30s (even if its just a vst).. Anyways here's the lyrics, if you wanna follow along. 

And I came to a big city
To drive them blues away x2
Well it ain't so easy
the blues they're here to stay

They say that big city has more oppurtunity
You get more gigs and hence get more witty x2
But they don't ever talk about how life is a pity

And I came to a big city
To get more work and pay x2
Well it ain't easy
To drive them blues away

I get good internet, and I have here more gear 
I do high fidelity music, lots of good cheer x2
But I don't ever talk about, all that I'm missing here

And I came to a big city
Way down south I lay x2
Well it ain't so easy
A life of music I say

I'm a small town boy
I'm a small town boy
I'm a small town boy from way up the hills x2

If I was in Darjeeling, I'd get some beautiful sound
Maybe little bugs and streams, tibetan monks around x2  
But I'm here in big city, this awful noise is all I found

Small Town Boy

In the Air

What I'm Supposed to Do

Caldera

*for my song challenge friends below*

Hey folks. 
I only spent a few minutes in Musescore; can't read music so I just randomly wrote in notes on random instruments then sampled. 

Was listening to Rick Rubin's new book, and he suggested a way to write lyrics where you beat a pillow for 5 minutes non stop and then write down the first things that come to mind. I did that once and wrote what became the, uh, wholesome lyrics, then I did it again and recorded it. 

By the end of the process I was beating up a pillow at full force for a combined total of 12 minutes and I am still sore from doing it days later. The outro to this is a sliced and stacked up take of me punching the poor (thankfully memory foam) pillow until I was laughing hysterically. 

For the sung lyrics I had a friend call me and read a random line from a random book of hers. It vaguely fit what I *think* the theme is. 

The end result is a confused, id driven weirdo piece. Cathartic as hell to make, but not quite enjoyable to listen to. Most fun I've had in a decade. 

Enjoy!

Lyrics: 
AAAAAHHHHH 
I eat what I am 
I am what I eat 
I fuck what I am
I fuck what I see 
I fuck with no one 
I fuck with myself 
I fuck everyone
I fuck myself
I fuck my containment
I fuck my confines
I fuck my complacence
I fuck my  
In the backyard
by the mossy tree
in the heavy rain
a seed
(pillow pummeling solo)

For The Love Of The Process (Or "To Beat A Pillow For 10 Minutes Straight")

Mostly for Hugo Moroux/Ben Levin/Justice Cow song challenges. Lotsa rough ideas. 

for my main output go to randie.bandcamp.com

For The Love Of The Process (Or "To Beat A Pillow For 10 Minutes Straight")

Randie (demoes and song challenges)