Way Of Life

Way Of Life - Nathan Boersen

RIGHT NOW［unreleased ］

Dont care

Lyricist Katarina Jovchevska
Composer Kweku Botwe from Africa

HAVE A LOT TO SAY

Available to download on Spotify 

Written by: Emily Theodora
Vocals & acoustic guitar: Emily Theodora
Drums: Neo Sukhraj-Hammerl
Electric guitar: Charlie Frogson
Mixing engineer: Linus Hakansson
Mastering engineer: Amede Unuabona

Lyrics: 

Your lights are off and on 
You’re like a helicopter in a storm
I wanna help you, but I don’t know how to do it alone 

All I wanted was to talk to you
But you had your lights on, and your mind was through the roof 
And what you said 
Just made no sense
To me

Now you're in trouble in the dead of night
But you’re staying, so quiet

Now your down 
And your friends are here to say 
Welcome to the chemical gang parade 
And you were lost in sleep for 18 days

And no one came, to find you
You wake up, in the dust, of your darkened room
You light up, as a crutch, to see you through 

Now you're in trouble in the dead of night
But you’re staying, so quiet

Lights, go, out 
                          
Lights go out, and now 

Now your in trouble in the dead of night
But you’re staying

Helicopter

Staccato resonances in the darkness (experimental, impro)

Distant Lives is the result of my first experiments with frequency modulation. I finally opened Ableton Operator to see how it works, and when I heard this three-overtone saw wave modulated by a 4-bit sine, I instantly fell in love with it. I randomly played some notes on my MIDI keyboard, and this surprisingly sweet melody emerged.

It reminded me of a few images I shot last winter at the Siófok pier—a red lantern coloring the shoreline and casting new light on the dusk. Aren't we all just mesmerized by the sight of great lakes and seas? Contemplating distances and unreachable goals? Are there people standing on the other side, looking in our direction with the same curiosity as us? Is there a better life waiting for us all, or is this the better life?

This is a rare case of image and sound inspiring each other in a feedback loop. I quite like this piece, and I hope you find something in it too.

Distant Lives

Don't forget to check out the music video i made for this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WRuWlw3qO8

I had an idea in April. I wanted to create a chord progression where some notes of the chord were only present in the background synths, and some notes were only played in my usual delayed arpeggio patterns. I had no idea how it would sound. Well, it instantly blasted me away. This time, I loved my main theme so much that every other melody and riff felt lame right next to it. I had this 30-second loop of synthwave awesomeness, and I had no idea how to continue it. So it took me a while to finish and polish it into a whole piece. Fortunately, I got some help from my friend and great, great guitar virtuoso, @jonas_tamas.

I guess sooner or later I have to create a new musical project to separate my ambient and my more aggressive ideas. We’ll see.

Drifting Through

Hi!
I am experimenting with shorter ambient pieces at the moment. It is kinda strange to use so few ideas and sounds in a song, but these kind of challenges are pushing you to new territories you might never see otherwise. 

Expect to see a bunch of new music in this style so i can give you a whole list of music to sleep / chill / study to. : )

Vanishing Waves

Unbroken

I'm an amateur songwriter from Granite Bay, CA.  Originally from the Philippines, writing songs is a passion of mine, influenced mostly by Philippine rock legend Ely Buendia.

Unbroken

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