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TDJ's IMF CHOICE CUTS

I M JEFF

Can't Stop

Out now on all platforms!

Instrumental by https://soundcloud.com/jontbeats
[Verse]
Now you call me all the wicked man
Uh
Summon army with the wick and pen
I'ma I'ma lookin for the second 10
Apart from me I'm in a wishful snooze 
Now join up and we'll flick a jin
Jesters in the fuckin sky fallin with da bullet holes
Deagle in our hands let em die take their angel roles 
Resin in the pocket now we'll stick it on their nose
Teach-em-a-lesson and let them ride in the fuckin mortal shows
This isnt kratum we're not lookin to make the chedda
DMT we're lookin to feel so better
Glide to the top and then we'll fuckin learn to shed it
Our skins and our wings and whatever forces edit 
I'm missing the force forget it 
Mandolarian armed to the teeth so now ill fett it 
Candle whore I'm lighting the life from vantage settin
Letting the souls ignite underneath the tree they'll travel don's assetta 
So fast, go get it
Exit baretta
//
Put in that clip and we'll slip by the guards
Silenced we're fineish we're lookin for bars 
Gold on our mindish we take this so far
Unsheath the blade akimbo with boom arm 
Slittin necks, creepin lookin for who's next
Ignite the powder and extend a bullet through the set 
Bloody drippin on the flo I'm paintin all of it so red
Cant believe that I'm a godly goddess rick jaw in cement
Spittin, Spittin concrete at your fuckin face 
Lookin, lookin outwards for that ghastly taste
Of death, so ill miss it and then put out scythe as battered bait  
Looking for the reaper with his pogo at my fuckin face
Gonna eat it for he finds me it's like poppin lace
Pill after pill now we got a line of ace
Take it down your throat before you go insane in case
Just a jester being inside me so I'll kill myself at pace

Wick & Pen (prod. jon t) (2020)

Made this track around 3/4 months back, was meant for Wise King but shelved it because I feel it doesn't really match the vibe of the project. 

After some push, I've decided to drop it here for you to vibe to.

Thanks to Klumzy & Blux for their genius input and also my bro Crice for the knowledge.

Wise King - Coming Soon!

The Wise King's (feat. Crice, Klumzy & Blux J) [Free Download]

Werewolf

Starting to post stuff that's been sitting in my back pocket for a bit. That being said, it's been super awesome that I've been able to work with some talented people. Thank you to https://soundcloud.com/severedheadphones for the amazing beat! I hope I was able to do it justice!!

Check it! I do videos now!!
http://bit.ly/3815ba3

Also! Demi is still alive and kicking on every platform!
Apple Music! apple.co/2Oz63f6
iTunes! apple.co/2OBmirU
Spotify! spoti.fi/3865i55

Trip Hazard prod. by Severed Head(Phones)

Dissonant Flames

Check out https://soundcloud.com/neon_m

Lyrics:

Let me ask you a question: Why do we make music?

Why are we doing this to us, releasing track after track and 
reading through tons of feedback and screaming 'till our lungs start bleeding
It is the feeling that we get when we have finished a new track
Sharing our deepest emotions, some are blue like the ocean

Knowing that someone feels the same tells me I'm not going insane
Working so hard on everything, knowing that you're doing the same
Came here just for promotion, found new friends with devotion
Learning something new every day, blowing my troubles awaay


What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!


Some of us come for life while others come for praise
It’s hard to send our music off into the waves
Came here for one thing, but left with so much more
And now I see it so clearly, this is what I came here for

We’ve got your post rock, hip hop, folk and R&B
We’ve got the goods to satisfy your every need
Whatever your flavor, all are welcome here
Don't overthink, let your guard down, feel free to create without fear


What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!

What are we doing? 
Why do we do it?
All for the music!

All For The Music (feat. Neon M)

テクノカマキリ (Demo)

Pot of Frogs

Run Away

You've opened your eyes
To a world on fire
A stately funeral pyre
So where you going now

And as the flames burn low
And the embers glowed
I can’t hear a single word
That you're saying now

But I’m not the one to put it out

You emptied your heart
On a world in the dark
But your Lightning bolts have missed their mark
So what you throwing now

And when they are singing your song
Are you humming along
Even though they’ve got it all wrong
So whatcha singing now

And I'm not the one to shout it out

Feign a smile
But I can see it in your eyes
We’ve learned to live in dark ages 
But you’re desperate for the sunrise

Paint the night
Tracing the shadows in failing light
We’ve learned to live in the dark ages
But we waiting on the sunrise..


Tuning F A C F A E

Is It Over Yet?

Put It Out

Made for Life's Everyday Soundtrack, a fun event @soranleif heads up every month where he gives a group of producers 3 stems that must be incorporated into a track. The rest is up to you. Special thanks to Soran and David Petty Music @user-24405761 for the stem work!

Check out LES Volume 6 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvL8kTSkINs

Latest version: 8.2.20 (remastered mix, added saturation to basslines, fixed some vocal issues, added about 30 more seconds to the end).

Diary Of A Cephalopod In Crisis

Dragon

Check out https://soundcloud.com/tonedeafjeffmusic

So this weeks #genrespin I rolled Hiphop/Rock. So I thought why not make some Nu Metal. I've been wanting to do something like this a long time. Also Got my boy TDJ with me!

Lyrics:

People get killed
by the ones who think that they're serving justice
what justice is this
I think I don't know anymore what trust is

Please can you tell me
how the color of our skin is a reason to butcher
someone with a family
someone with a future


How should we save the planet if we're not able to take care of ourselves
I am the enemy, and so is everyone else

It's 2020
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy

People get killed
by a virus that too many think is fake
refusing to acknowledge
until they're coughing and start to ache 

Is it too much to ask
how hard can it be
to put on a mask 
and don't fucking stand right next to me


If the whole world could sing a simple song together
We'd be a rock solid flock like birds of a feather
We wouldn't just be friends in fair weather
Constantly fake like imitation leather
Music is the thing that unites us all
From a pump up jam before a boxing brawl
To elevator music at a local mall
From a national anthem at a came of football
To the star wars theme during the opening crawl
What's the point of fighting? It makes no sense
How can we stop police from stomping necks
Bombs dropping from jets?
Creating more war vets that swear so much you think they had tourettes
It's a sure bet the whores will gore the poor some more yet


I'm starting to think that we're the enemy
A virus cleansing the earth from humanity


How should we save the planet if we're not able to take care of ourselves
I am the enemy, and so is everyone else

Will we destroy ourselves or will nature take itself back
Will earth be able to cure or will we turn the sky black

It's 2020
We are the enemy
We are the enemy
We are the enemy

We Are The Enemy (feat. Tone Deaf Jeff)

Part 2 of the S.P.A.C.E. saga
prod. by James D
Words TDJ

There's no turning back now
There's an event horizon
I'm off the coverage map anyhow - No Verizon
No disguise could hide the surprise attack from my friends.
I'd re-up the supplies to my men but they're all dead.
I keep a rocket in my back pocket
I blast atomic.
Rain down like a comet
Can you hear me now? You can't stop it
Microphone getting so hot I'ma drop it
But it's burning hotter than the sun
So I'm leaving nothing but ashes in my palm when I'm done.

The planets are all ashes 
The stars are all dust
The station's been destroyed 
There's no one left to trust.

The planet's in ashes.
The environment's in shambles.
I may as well be wearing a briar coat made out of brambles out here in thin zone
Trying to phone home but my signal is scrambled.
Trying to get a handle
But to make an omelette you gotta break a few eggs
Watch me upstage my enemies
Poison stinging like the tentacles of an anemone 
One day I'll make the shadow pay 
But it steady stays ahead of me.

Chorus (repeat)

Planets to Ashes

Photo Cred: 5 Ace.

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]:
I know you're struggling,
I feel your heart breaking,
Just know I'm by your side,
Even though, even though I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

[Verse 2]:
Please close your eyes tonight,
Imagine distant skies,
I'll be there for you to find,
Even when, even when I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

[Bridge]:
I promise babe,
Every day,
That I'm astray,
You will find, you will find, you will find me,
Even when, even though I'm half the world away.

[Chorus]:
Half the world away.

Half The World Away

Hello my friends,

When creating this track, I wanted to establish the feel of someone that is searching for the love of their life. When we are in a relationship with someone, we hope that that person is our soul mate but most of the times its just a glimpse into what we are searching for because things fall apart for various reasons. This track is about that search and yearning to find that special someone.

With this track, I feel I've leveled up a bit when it comes to sound quality of a mix. I decided to take a more subtle approach with the sound design and honestly, I feel it paid off in spades. 

I hope you are doing amazing! If you've found the love of your life, hold onto them with everything you have. If you haven't, they are out there and when you finally meet, it will be absolutely fantastic. Until next time my friends!

With Love,
Soran Leif

Glimpses Of You

Welcome to the Assassins Experience, Hope you enjoy the ride :)

Lyrics & Rap: Tone Deaf Jeff (https://soundcloud.com/tonedeafjeffmusic)
Music Production, Mix & Master: Partial Cigar (https://soundcloud.com/partial-cigar)

First Act:

An assassin in white. 
Sent to sever the sultan's life. 
He waits till the toast at night when the wine has been spiked. 
And while everyone's clutching at their throats, 
the sultan's slipped a note. 
Written in blood. 
It says look up you dumb thug. 
And he does. 
The killer plummets down, 
lunging at the guy with a knife plunging around,  
toppling the sultanate and sending his crown clattering to the ground.  
He retreats, mission complete. 
Disappears in a dervish, 
off to collect the check for his service.

Second Act:

A certain ebon assassin answering the call to arms from the rebel faction. 
Her whirlwind of death gains traction as she slips through their camp inactive.
Blacks out a lamp. 
Acts out a plan. Knives flick out fast. 
She kicks down a guard with a low sweep, 
nicks his neck mostly, 
hoping he'll go to sleep soon from the toxin. 
Drop a smoke bomb now everyone's coughing. 
Slashing and stumbling, 
a confused throng wondering what's wrong, 
too busy bumbling to notice their target's gone. 
In the chaos she'd sown, 
she killed twenty of their own. 
As for their leader? She left em alone. 
Demoralized men would mutiny soon enough tearing the skin from his bones.

Assassins (Feat. Tone Deaf Jeff)

Had the guitar written for this for ages and recently put it to some nice lyrics about performing at an open mic, no ones listening except the one person you care about, and that's all you need. Lots of clean up possible but kinda burnt out on it and wanna move on, initially thought id have harmonising vocals and some strings but I never got them to work (hence the demo).

Lyrics:
The bar is filled with noise
Louder than my voice
My song will go unheard
Aren't open mics absurd
But you're always listening
I know that you care
lost the room but I'm focusing
On the moment that we share


Guess it feels the same
Our secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one


I crack a stupid joke
Your laughter gives me hope
You've heard them all before
Still laugh while they ignore
Dont care they're not listening
I just care that you do
Lost the room but I'm focusing
Focusing on you


Guess it feels the same
A secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one

Audience Of One (Demo)

Featuring https://soundcloud.com/melosopher on saxophone

Are you friend or foe?
Never seem to know with you
True, we share a name
But you don't feel the same, do you?
I'm baited and blistered
All because it's not for you

Did you think about it?
Or did you try to break it? 
Have you come to numb the pain?
In some world
Some day
You won't need to blame me
Could we try to start again?

Tear me down again
Just to feel the weight from you
Some won't let you near
While others lie in fear of you

Come in screaming
With your guns blazing
Have you come to numb the pain?
In some world
Some day
You won't need to blame me
Could we try to start again?

Unresolved (ft. Melosopher)

Producer Life

Collab project with Ruben Kildahl https://soundcloud.com/kildahl
Mastered by Carl Saff https://saffmastering.com/

Will be on streaming platforms at some point

Fax Bot - Devious Steve

Whiteface Mountain is the 5th highest mountain in the state of New York, and one of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. The summit offers a 360-degree view of the Adirondack Park. On a clear day, the skyscrapers of Montreal Canada are viewable, at nearly 80 miles away. Whiteface was the main ski venue of the 1980 Winter Olympics, and is still a US Olympic training site to this day. Whiteface offers the largest vertical drop of any mountain, east of the Rockies.

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Whiteface EP

Dreams Of Spring

Bug - Dreams Of Spring

Suhail S is an Electronic Music Producer focussing on multiple electronic sub genres.

Loves experimenting and creating fusion across genres.

Also very much interested in making soundtracks and themes.

Influences are: Sevenn, Garmiani, W&W, Flume, DJ Snake,Alan Walker, KSHMR.

Assassins (Feat. Tone Deaf Jeff)

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