https://elianadangelo.bandcamp.com/album/shouldnt-have-to-feel-this-way

Shouldn't Have To Feel This Way

“Federation” is an upbeat nu-disco / funky house anthem inspired by 80s dancefloors and futuristic freedom. Tight slap bass, analog synth stabs, disco guitars, and vocoder-style backing vocals drive a four-on-the-floor groove full of glitter and groove.

Lyrically, it imagines a future society — The Federation — built on rhythm, syncopation, and soul instead of rulers and borders. Every chorus is a declaration: “We are the Federation” — funk as liberation, dance as unity.

Rich production blends brass stabs, layered vocal hooks, funky rhythm guitar, and filtered breakdowns, creating a track that’s both political and playful, cosmic and club-ready.

💡 For fans of: Daft Punk, Chromeo, Jamiroquai, Purple Disco Machine, nu-disco playlists.

Federation

Santo City

Assets

DISCLAIMER-1:  Today's Interbay track has NOTHING to do with Coldplay.  I had no idea they have a song called "The Sky is Full of Stars" (I saw stories about the kiss cam scandal, but didn't know there was a song specific to it.)  I only learned about just as I was about to upload this track.  

What's funny to me about that is that the decision to call this track "My Sky is Full of Stars" was one of the last things to happen.  For most of this track's life, it was known as "Hello, Mr. Kendrick"--from the old movie sample that starts and ends the track.  

DISCLAIMER-2:  Despite a couple of references to Mr. Kendrick, this track has NOTHING to do with Kendrick Lamar.  My kid is the hip hop head...and I only know what I know of modern hip hop by osmosis through them.  

I was certainly a hip hop and rap fan for years and years--and for years, spinning hip hop or r&b was certainly expected for the dj gigs I had--only in the last few years before retirement did I switch to only the various genres of uptempo dance music that I suppose we'd now call EDM.  (And even then, I'd find ways to mix some hip hop in--if only to drop acapellas in sped up to 45rpm -8%.)  

But, though I've loved it and I've worked with it...I have no right to claim the culture.  This track is me as a tourist, blending my own synthpop/electronic sensibilities with tempos and vocals from a genre I don't feel entirely confident in my ability to produce anything of merit.  

Yes, the words are mine--though not the flow or the delivery...and I freely admit that I put on  my fiction writer's cap when writing these lyrics.  (Is MY sky full of stars?  I'd doubt it.  I mean, how would I know, I barely go outside. ;)  Too busy in the Labs, cooking up more Interbay.)  

I wonder what my kid will think of this track.  Nahhhh, I already know.  "I'm not listening to Interbay if you're going to use text-to-speech, dad."  But...I think it would be MORE cringe if I'd tried to drop these bars myself.  (And again, knowing how strong of a lyricist and a rapper Kendrick Lamar is...remind yourself of Disclaimer #2 above--this ain't that, nor is it my attempt at that.  This is just Interbay, doing Interbay, like Interbay does. )  

Like, Repost, Share, Comment, Playlist and...absolutely, Follow.  The Interbay train keeps a-rollin' and who knows where we'll end up next--but, if you follow this page, we'll get there together!  

PS--Sample trainspotters might have extra fun with this--not so much the music, but the words.

"My Sky is Full of Stars" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Music discovered and bought during my most recent trip to Japan in April/May 2025. 

Ambient sounds captured during a hike along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail also weaved into the mix.

Image: Sound Shower Museum listening room, Saikai 

Tracklist:

Haruomi Hosono – Talking
Junko Ohashi – レイニー・サタデイ&コーヒー・ブレイク
Ayumi Ishida & The Tin Pan Alley Family – 私自身
Tatsuro Yamashita – Windy Lady (Come Along compilation version)
Junko Yagami – 時の流れに
Raijie – ティ・フォー・ワン
Amii Osaki – 純情
Mioko Yamaguchi – 風に抱かれて
Izumi Kobayashi – SMALL DYNAMITE
Yurie Kokobu – Taxi Man
Minako Yoshida – TOWN (Live)
Meiko Nakahara  – Lonely Woman
PSY • S – Woman • S
Junko Yagami – カシミヤのほほえみ
Tatsuro Yamashita – Misty Mauve

#6 HI-FI JPN 2 (Japanese Ambient, Soul, 70s/80s City Pop, Synth Funk)

DAY&NIGHT

Ghost

ODESA (Black Sea Vibes)

It Ain't Funny

Tarazona - a Singe by Leo´s synthesis
this Single was produced and recorded with the EP-133 and the Roland S1 in Tarazona (Spain)

Tarazona - Single

Hobby music producer – making music for fun and to share with others.
Genres: lofi, ambient, synth, house, electronic
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I’m a melody-driven creator who started making music in 1988 on a Commodore 64, shaping tunes on its legendary SID chip without knowing a single note of music theory. I couldn’t read sheet music, didn’t understand keys or harmony — everything was built by ear, trial and error, and a stubborn need to make something that felt right.

Those early days in the C64 demoscene taught me how to turn limitations into creativity. Today, I work in a modern DAW to craft the melodies I love, then team up with AI as my producer — a digital collaborator I treat almost like a “creative demon” that helps me refine and expand my ideas.

Lyrics are written together with AI, drawn from life experiences, yet always shaped to fit the music first. This is where my past and present meet — from 8-bit trackers to cinematic, AI-powered productions. Welcome to my sound.

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.

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