LOUD
Music by Overdrive
Lyrics by Electra Volcana
Guitar solo by Chris Hardisty

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This is a track produced by me in collab with singer Electra Volcana and guitarist Chris Hardisty. The song mixes punk and electronic music, serving as a sample of 90s underground in a more modern guise.

Jane aka Electra Volcana's unmistakable punk vocals are the highlight of the track, creating the perfect underground atmosphere with her raspy voice. Discover the incredible work of this French singer on her Soundcloud page:

@user-6008493

Guitarist Christopher Hardisty is a long-time partner in collabs, always delivering brilliant guitar solos. Chris is a member of StillVivid, along with Matt Reeves, and the duo's brilliant work can be heard on their Soundcloud page:

@stillvivid

Also check out StillVivid's new album Saga:

soundcloud.com/stillvivid/sets/saga

The strong influence of the English band The Prodigy is evident here, especially from their album The Fat of the Land. When The Prodigy released The Fat of the Land in 1997, it was a shock. Everyone was well adapted to the industrial genre by then -- NIN had released their debut album Pretty Hate Machine more than a decade earlier. However, TFOTL became a legendary electronic music album for its rawness and brutality. The single Smack My Bitch Up faced boycotts from record stores, the music video was censored on MTV, but the song reached the top of the charts in more than 20 countries, including the US and UK. In 2020, Metal Hammer magazine (a renowned heavy metal publication) included FOTL in its list of the 10 best albums of 1997. Not enough, Rolling Stone featured FOTL in its list of "Essential Recordings of the 90s" and it is also one of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".

The influence of The Fat of the Land on my musical formation at this time is indisputable. It was during this same period that I bought my first physical sampler (Akai Emu E4X Turbo) and started mixing electronic music (techno, dnb, jungle, electro) with underground genres (rock, punk, heavy metal) and more traditional styles (classical music, jazz, new age, pop).

Hope you enjoy the song.

Loud

This is a song about forgiveness. 

Years ago a friend's father had died. He was deeply upset because he couldn't bring himself to respect his father saying that he'd failed as a father. It was clear that he did not believe that his father had done his best. I said 'maybe not, but he probably did the best he knew how". That phrase made a difference to my friend and, perhaps, allowed him to look at his father in a different way. It stuck with me ever since.

This is also my story and possibly every parent's story. We all fail to some extent. We all could have done better and wish we had. But we all did what we knew to do. We can only hope that it was enough.

Verse 1:
We started talking about nothing at all
we shared a bit of something and I started to fall
A little bit in love I guess I answered a call
Made her more than a friend

So we got married in a rush of youth
Feeling so free, playing fast and loose
I always meant well you know that's the truth
But I stuffed it up in the end

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how

Verse 2:
We brought you home your mum and me
You entered our house turned two into three
So I went to work thought my job was to be
Bringing home big buckets of security

Who knew back then what a father should be
Who knew what a little boy or girl might need
I learned too late what I needed to see
More than anything you needed more of me.

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how

Bridge (omitted from this version):
That's not to say that I didn't try
That's all I ever did and that's no lie
If I didn't live up to the standards I had
I never thought that I was doing all that bad
The only life I've known has been in my own skin
I've never been the man I wish I'd been

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how
credits

The Best

STEP UP
Music by Overdrive & A Girl From Wonder

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This is my reinterpretation of the amazing song "Step Up", written by the talented Brittany Hughey aka A Girl From Wonder. 

The first time I heard "Step Up", I was struck by the power of the song.  The apparent simplicity of its structure (just voice and acoustic guitar) hid the power of a typical 70s rock song.

"Step Up" not only gave me the pleasure of working with Brittanny, but also allowed me to use for the first time the Kontakt library that emulates the legendary Hammond B-3X synthesizer. The synth solo in the middle of the song certainly helped to create the musical atmosphere of the 70s.

In addition, the song allowed me to use a new audio separation technology. Brittany's momentary impossibility to provide the track's stems led me to explore the world of websites focused on audio track separation (Moises, Fadr, Lalal.ai etc). I was then able to try out Orion, Lalal.ai's next-generation AI model. In my opinion, Orion has achieved something that was unthinkable until recently -- surpassing Moises' spectacular stem separation AI model. There are still the familiar phantom noises typical of today's models, but they're much less obvious, and I think we're fast approaching a time when the stems separated by these tools will be of absolutely impeccable quality.

Check out the original version of "Step Up":
https://soundcloud.com/user-712848711/step-up

Also check out A Girl From Wonder's fantastic material on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-712848711

Hope you enjoy the track.

Step Up

Sleeping Ghosts

She left a note on the table; not sorry that we tried.
Sure, we had a good time, but things change on a dime, and I thank you for trying.
That was the last time he saw her. That was the last time he cared.
Just another excuse, but with so much to lose he simply refused,
You do what you can, but sometimes a man runs out of plans.

Sometimes you think it’s all under control but then it turns into dust.
Sometimes you question what that’s all about. Maybe forget how to trust.
Sometimes it seems like you run out of steam, just don’t think you can.
But sometimes all you need is another plan.

His downfall was his compassion. Seemed that he cared way too much.
He worked hard to attract, he expected that back, was that too much to ask?
He thought she might have been bluffing. He thought she’d come back again.
But she never returned, he was lost he was burned, and the lesson he learned
Was that you do what you can, but sometimes a man runs out of plans.

Sometimes you think it’s all under control but then it turns into dust.
Sometimes you question what that’s all about. Maybe forget how to trust.
Sometimes it seems like you run out of steam, just don’t think you can.
But sometimes all you need is another plan.

Sometimes it seems all your hopes, all your dreams
Have been crumpled and thrown in the trash.
Don’t give up yet, just don’t forget the plan.

Sometimes you think it’s all under control but then it turns into dust.
Sometimes you question what that’s all about. Maybe forget how to trust.
Sometimes it seems like you run out of steam, just don’t think you can.
But sometimes all you need - get cut and learn how to bleed.
Sometimes all you need is another plan.

Another Plan

The dismantling of the West

Our Bodies Collide

Impro qui commence a l'endroit et fini a l'envers avec un Loop guitar 
style wypernet
tout fait maison comme d'hab

La vie(instrumental)

Golden Light

Thanks a lot to @blake-cranford for mastering this track!

The Hill

When I started to work on "I pay" I prepared the chords, lyrics, trained the song and then, the moment I was about to start recording, my son came and asked for cosmic song.
Ye, all my inspiration for "I pay" was gone. And new inspiration settled in my head.

I remember I started to think about my career aspiration in his age. I was dreaming about to be astronaut, or pilot or garbage-man... My son is in astronaut phase.

It took me one evening to make him the song. And he immediately loved it so much that each time we sit in car he was asking for "cosmic one". It was top played song in the car for few weeks. I was proud he rated it between AC/CD and their "It's a long way to the top" (he called the noisy one) and Spirituál Kvintet "Beránek a vlk (Riu riu chiu)". 

Into the song I embedded the following original records:
- Discovery Go at Throttle up
- Apollo 11 Countdown
- Discovery Computers are in control
- Mercury 6 Zero-G
- Discovery Nice to be in orbit
- Apollo 11 Quindar Tests
- Apollo 11 One Small Step for Man
- Apollo 11 The eagle has Landed
- Columbia Welcome Home
- Sputnik Tones
- Cassini Saturn Radio Emissions

The cover photo was taken by my sister-in-law Monika.

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In the Box

I wanna be in NASA

Retired the beginning of 2023. Been writing music seriously for about six years. Thanks for listening - and sharing!

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