Beautiful lush ambient music, a sonic sensual spa, love the crackling of fire from Gene's field recording, gorgeous spoken word and poetry from Clara, excellent artistic work!

"Moments Of Sonder" is a concept album around the phenomenon of "sonder", an instant realization that every person has a life as complex and complicated as your own. 

I invite you to walk through the city of your dreams with me: We will look up the high rises and wonder what lives unfold behind the millions of windows. We will walk down to the subway and go on a ride with Mellon Collie. We will meet amazing people and hear wonderful and sometimes difficult stories, we will briefly listen in while passing by and then move on. I hope that you will find your own moment of sonder in the music.

Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

She's Excited! – "Moments Of Sonder"

COME WITH ME
TO THE RIVER
INTO THE HOUSE
WITHOUT DOORS

COME WITH ME

When my songwriting friend Colin Macduff (find his beautiful debut album 'The Past and the Sky" here: https://www.birnamcdshop.com/product/colin-macduff/) shared his poem 'The Rope', I asked if he'd mind if I tried to put a melody to it.

I did. This is the demo version which I'm hoping to record in a studio soon. There's an accompanying video created with footage from my phone: https://studio.youtube.com/video/yhxZxWGo0wY/edit


The Rope

Coiled, crossed, entangled in a corner
Old and wise and silent, silent as a snake
Left aside beside the new, unwanted
You dream of hands, the touch, their grip, their shape

Once you ran the span and moored our vessels
Safe between the capstan, the capstan and the quay
Once you were the rope that held us steady
Once you were the rope that cast us free

The push the pull, the swing, lasso and ladder
The tug of war when we were in our teens
The give, the take, that bound us all together
The start, the end, the knot, the way and means

Life line, last line, frayed and poorly
In my hand your strands so soft, soft and slack
In my dreams you’re running on beside me
With me all the long way – the long way out and back
With me all the long way – the long way out and back

© C Macduff & S Barr 2023

The Rope - Demo

LYRICS

The coffee - it gets cold
Where are you?
The days are so perfect
I look for adrenaline 
The clouds, they look dark now
I think it’s gonna rain today
You’re wearing my raincoat 
And your eyes are gray
You got that familiar look
I know what you’re gonna say
Gonna say

Lie to me and I’ll believe
If not forever but I will today
We both know that it won’t work
But lie to me and stop the pain 

Of course you’re like old George 
And you can’t tell a lie
You are what you are - you have principles 
Not like this guy
I’m drowning- you’re swimming
You say I’ll pull you under
I’m getting poor and tired
You’re getting rich while I slumber 

Lie to me and I’ll believe
If not forever I will today
We both know it’s not gonna work
You can lie to me and stop the pain

saving up the things

I’ll Believe

Way Things Might Have Been

Original song and lyrics by Linda Straub

Let Me Go 
(In memory of my little girl Daisy I just lost)

Lyrics

Mommy it's time to let me go,
I know you heart is breakin'.
You see me everywhere,
in my basket of toys, soft bed I slept in.


I had to rise above this earthly world
and leave all my suffering behind.
Although I hated leaving you,
please know, we'll meet again in time. 

Let me go where I can run free,
my  body healthy and anew.
Picture me the way I used to be,
the way I'll be when next I see you

You gave me such a wonderful life,
and I always felt loved and adored.
I know I made you happy too,
you were my person, and I was yours. 

I know you are crying now,
and don't want to give me up.
The years we spent together
were so precious to this pup.

But now, you need to dry your tears,
and find the strength to let me go.
We'll meet again one day you'll see.
We'll be together forever then.. you and me. 

We'll be together forever then..you and me.


Let Me Go (Original)

I can’t take my mind off you
I guess that you were long over due
And I don’t need to verbalize 
Cause I think you realize 
What you do to me girl

So let’s make the most of every minute we’ve got
You smell so good  and you look so hot
And there’s something in the way you walk
And there’s something in the way you talk
And there’s something in the way you smile 
That I just can’t put my finger on but I really like you
You make me feel much better than human has a right to

You make me feel so happy  You make me feel so good.
You make me soar so high.  Higher than I ever thought I could.

I don’t know how long this is gonna last
Although the fire is hot it can burn out so fast
So let’s do the best we can
And though we may not have a plan
Yeah we’ve got style 

We’ve got each other tonight and the feeling is right
Let’s go out and party until daylight
And there’s something in the way you walk
And there’s something in the way you talk
And there’s something in the way you smile 
That I just can’t put my finger on but I really like you
You make me feel so much better than a human as a right to

You make me feel happy.  You make me feel so good.
You make me soar so high.  Higher than I ever thought I could.

I’m attracted to your body I’m attracted to your mind
You’re the kind of woman that I thought I’d never find
I’m attracted to your body I’m attracted to your mind
You’re the kind of woman that I thought I’d never find

You make me feel so happy.  You make me feel so good.
You make me soar so high.  Higher than I ever thought I could.

I’m attracted to your body I’m attracted to your mind
You’re the kind of woman that I thought I’d never find

Something

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Programming, vocals and lyrics by Anne Wichmann
Piano by JanetB https://soundcloud.com/janetb-music
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

This is for what I longed
Infinity beyond
A place in space that cannot be outrun

Oh, life’s a coincidence

So many songs are sung
From billionaire to slum
A sinus curve connecting everyone

So what are the criteria?
Who decides if you were born in Munich or in Syria?
If you meet an educator
Or have to flee from a dictator
Who gets to be the commentator
And who’s assigned as perpetrator?
Mediator, detonator?
Violator, litigator?

This is where I belong
Infinity beyond
A place in space that cannot be outrun

Yeah, life’s a coincidence
It takes a lot of resilience
So does my luck fuck up someone else’s life?
Is my birth worth to amplify the overdrive?

So what are the criteria?
Who decides if you were born in Munich or in Syria?
If you meet an educator
Or have to flee from a dictator
Who gets to be the commentator
And who’s assigned as perpetrator?

Oh, life’s a coincidence
Life’s a coincidence

Moments Of Sonder

FOREAL (feat. JanetB)

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Programming, vocals and lyrics by Anne Wichmann
Voices by Krizzieee, Nina, Tina, Anne
Field recordings by Gene Chaban
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

This is where the maps stop
All is covered in pearl
We pass through the light and dark and
I can hear the world

Your soul is perforated
Cannot recognize a/your face
My soul is perforated
We’re dissipating in space

This is where the chat stops
All is coated in pearl
We pass through the mind and heart and
I can see the world

Don’t you know that you’re …

There’s two rivers within myself
Stretching towards eternity

Your soul is perforated
Cannot recognize a/your face
My soul is perforated
We’re dissipating in space

(He Änn, also es ist so:
Ich bin heute morgen aufgewacht
Mit tausend Gedanken was ich sagen will.
Und die nächste Nachricht ist dann nur
Meine Antwort auf die Frage:
“Wann fühlst du dich leicht und frei?”
… Wenn ich auf einem Berg stehe.
… Wenn meine Augen Weite sehen können.
… Tief im Wald mit meinen Freunden.
… When I listen to music and feel the sun on my skin.
… Wenn meine innere Leere die ganze Welt umspannt.)

Stretching towards eternity

Your soul is perforated
Cannot recognize a/your face
My soul is perforated
We’re dissipating in space

Perforated

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Poetry and voice by Joana Brabo from her Extreme Poetry project
Music and field recordings by Anne Wichmann
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

Estoy rodeada DE GENTE pero dejo de escuchar, solo oigo el tren como en 2a línea, el crujir del tren, el silbido de los raíles y mi respiración a todo volumen, en un aire extrañamente ralentizado: UN FRENAZO, el vacío de la línea R y mi respiración flotando en el espacio, flotando en el tiempo, flotando en el universo, el sistema solar, el milky way y la galaxia, y en medio de la nebulosa infinita: TÚ.
Allí estás tú, al otro lado del vagón, de la calle, al otro lado de la vida, al otro lado de la noche, al otro lado. Leyendo ese pequeño librito que te han dejado.

AloneTogether (feat. Joana Brabo)

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Vocals and lyrics by Komputer
Vocals and lyrics by Anne Wichmann
Guitar and field recordings by Gene Chaban
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

Moment Of Sonder

All I Need (feat. Komputer)

Written and produced by She's Excited!
Poetry and voice by Clara Francesca
Programming by Anne Wichmann
Field recordings by Gene Chaban
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

Sonder
Into
The Umbilical cHord
Of
 
Wonder
Through
The
Meaning Of
 
Ponder
Over
Crevices
Of
 
Life
An
Never Ending
Flow
For
 
Did
They All
Decide To
Silence
 
Holding
Space
Inside
Spaceships
Of Earth’s
 
Mother,
Call
My
 
Mother, Bore My
 
Mother,
By
Another
 
Sonder
My Name

A Mother's Flame (feat. Clara Francesca)

Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9zWAGy6ncI
Written and produced by She's Excited!
Programming, vocals and lyrics by Anne Wichmann
Guitar & field recordings by Gene Chaban
Cover credits: Photo by Konstantin Onishchenko, Art by katiamess

Bleeding stars light up the sky
Prodigies and beasts are bidding their good-bye
And I see the rising of the hollow signs of doubt
Want to believe, want to believe
There’s love beneath

So I close my eyes
And I say to myself:
“Love, you know how to stabilize.”
And I unfold my mind:
“There’s no heaven, there’s no hell, love
There’s no fortunes left to tell.”

Oh, I’ll be eating up the sorrows
I’ll turn the frowns around
Hope to see the growing signs of doubt just going down

So I close my eyes
And I say to myself:
“Love, you know how to stabilize.”
And I unfold my mind:
“Quit the stories and get well, love
There’s no fortunes left to tell.”

We all live complicated lives
And we all sometimes just want to hide
So many fates in the high-rise
They’re unknown, un-shown, hand-sewn, full-blown and grown

Bleeding stars light up the skies
Prodigies and beasts are bidding their good-bye
And I see the rising of the hollow signs of doubt
Want to believe, want to believe
There’s love beneath

Celebrity Parade

Quando il primo giorno
Lei entra in classe
Io vado fuori asse
Io vado fuori asse
Lei si siede tre file davanti alla mia
Io vado fuori asse
Io vado fuori asse

Perché lei
Non cammina
Ma sospende in aria l'esistenza sua
Non respira
Trasporta vento in questo mondo in cui
È così difficile parlarsi al giorno d'oggi sai
Per paura di guardarsi troppo in fondo
Agli occhi
Agli occhi

Perché lei
Non cammina
Ma sospende in aria l'esistenza sua
Non respira
Trasporta vento in questo mondo in cui
È così difficile parlarsi al giorno d'oggi sai
Per paura di guardarsi troppo in fondo
Agli occhi
Negli occhi

Gennaio

SUNSHINE

artist: kea
song: heaven.

Fully mixed, mastered, produced, and performed by:
kea.

Full EP release 06-25

something a little different, a feeling in audio format.
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heaven.

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