First Stop In Progress

A very early track, in complete remake. There is an earlier remake on my profile too and a remix of that remake, but I never uploaded the original.

"redux" as in, rethunk and cut out some redundant verses.

closing track of the "Fall" EP
https://open.spotify.com/album/4UTItNTWHhAL0ASu6cm8rB

lyrics:

Manyman the missionary
his holy cross in hand
holding up his sacred book
he is fighting for his land

He passes the threshold of his thoughts
darkness conquering his mind
this confusion has only brought
a glance upon the other side

Manyman and his smiling mask
answering his divine task
could he conquer all that's ill?
Manyman's a man of will

and the missionary stumbles
and he's grabbing for a hold
all the words that once had built him
now make him choke upon his throat

Manyman projects away
cannot stand the light of day
reflects upon this failing grace
put Manyman back in his place

Manyman the world is open
Manyman it's there for you
do you know it's all you hoped for
there is nothing you can't do

Fall

over here ✨

Manyman (redux)

Compassionate scale.
Each impulse results in a force. The more momentum we take, the higher we jump. When there is a misfortune, an impulse of greater or lesser strength is generated. Here is a personal scale of that compassionate strength.
Cs0 Compassion predisposed asleep We are not aware of the existence of a misfortune. There is no force.
Cs1 Instant Compassion. We have seen it on a newspaper page and we have turned the page. It has caught our attention.
Cs2 Indirect compassion. Donations to charities. A person assaults you in the street and asks you, do you want to be human? And you say how much money you do it for. It is instant, but voluntary.
Cs3 Daily Compassion The news of the day. Floods, wars, social injustices. Your ideals come to light. To each one by his side and based on close experiences with said news.
Cs4 Compassion live. You are present when a misfortune occurs, but it is not with you. A violent situation that left a big impression on you.
Cs5 Compassion known. Here we begin to exceed the limits. A friend tells us about the misfortune of his mother. We offer our humanity.
Cs6 Voluntary compassion. You are a volunteer. You offer hours of your life to others many times without knowing them.
Cs7 Compassion target. The bomb explodes in your house, in your family or in your friends. You do everything you can to help.
Cs8 Self-pity. Misfortune concerns you directly. Prevent you from drowning. It can be extraordinary and lead to overcoming or useless if you no longer believe in it.
Cs9 Total compassion. It is when you give yourself to others putting your life at stake. I am not talking about a soldier, I am talking about a missionary in Haiti who does not leave, even if they tell her to leave.

COMPASSIONATE STRENGTH 3

First single from our 6 track demo album "THE EARLY YEARS" from 2016/17 which has never been released before. An absolute rarity!
LIN GOTHONI // Vocals & Lyrics // Instagram: https://bit.ly/3htPeUo // @lin_gothoni
RALF WADEPHUL // Keyboards, Synthesizer, Mix and Production
PETER PASCH // Rhythm Design // Drums // @docfritz
SABINE MEIER // Cello
ROCK FLEXIBLE // Guitar // @rock-flexible
Composed, Arranged & Performed by:
OESJ | ORCHESTRA OF ELECTRIC SPACEJAZZ & LIN GOTHONI
© 2016 - 2022 // OESJ // LIN GOTHONI // All Rights Reserved

2016/17 THE EARLY YEARS

Invisible Arc

THE ALBUM

01. INVISIBLE ARC

Wrote this looking for shells on the Ormond-by-the-Sea beach.

Singer of My Life

This song is actually one long outro.... at least that's how it began.

So I said
Give me your sorrow
It is a beauty
That I want
And though it makes you fail
And asks for everything
I'll only tend it lovingly

oooh oooh ooooh 
oooh oooh ooooh

And with your smile
A tender twilight dawn
Step in the past
With hands to make
As we're returning
Give me your sorrow
There is a beuuty I will make

oooh oooh oooh 
oooh oooh oooh

So I said Give me your sorrow
I'll only tend it lovingly
As we're returning
Give me your sorrow
There is a beauty I will make.

Every Conversation in June

Give Me Your Sorrow

Buy me if you love me

In collaboration with the poet Jo Richter @sonic-textures. This track explores the evolution of the human condition... enjoy

Humans

In video form here https://www.instagram.com/p/Coj6SsXgmIx/ and here https://youtu.be/nNEdX8Cq7ac

Splinternet

Metallic Blue Rabbit

A pleasure working with Chuck on this gentle Blaze Foley song, most notably covered by Merle Haggard. A close friend and confidant of Merle's encouraged him to record it, saying it was the "best damn song I've heard in fifteen years".

If I Could Only Fly (Blaze Foley cover Collab. with Chuck Aaron)

No Other

mostly generative music using Reason players.
trying to avoid known musical genres.
usually the rack makes the track.
more often then not the better parts are happy accidents.

First Stop In Progress

mandatory shroom therapy