Language erodes into texture: soft pulses of broken code, memories stored in faded formats. Syntax floats silently like smoke through the circuits, unresolved, half-felt. Between corrupted emotion and mechanical breath, something human flickers: not meaning, but the trace of having meant.

Low Drift Reverie

Is It the Thought That Counts (Final remastered)

Currently Playing is back with an old friend in the form of Kai, a frequent main show guest who's been busy with her school work but is happy to drop by and talk her recent faves in the cozy games space. She's been playing the farming MMORPG Palia, the fantasy farming sim Fields of Mistria, and the bug catching card battler Kabuto Park. Daniel mistakenly calls these "Animal Crossing-likes" but Kai sets him straight. Later they get into a bit of their thoughts about the Switch 2 before recapping Daniel's thoughts about Sword of Vermilion. Finally, Kai challenges Daniel to finally put in an honest effort at playing Majora's Mask, a game he put down for 17 years.

0:00:00 - Welcome to the Show, Kai!
0:11:12 - What Are You Playing? - Palia/Fields of Mistria/Kabuto Park
0:36:43 - Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 Thoughts
0:47:52 - Backlog Recap - Sword of Vermilion
0:54:17 - Backlog Challenge - The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
1:01:28 - Wrap Up/Plugs

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Currently Playing - 11 - Cozy Games (Palia, Fields of Mistria, Kabuto Park) with Kai

Hosted by Andrew Quinn, Darren Mooney and Jess Dunne, this week with special guest Richard Drumm, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This week, Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung's Predator: Killer of Killers.

Across centuries, if not millennia, of human history, an alien species has journeyed to earth in the hopes of hunting the most dangerous game of all. This is a collection of three stories about three human beings who found themselves facing an extraterrestrial monster, and discovered something about themselves in the ensuing conflict.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Show Notes

423. Predator: Killer of Killers - All-ien 2025 (#---)

A soulful Americana track unpacking emotional weight through travel metaphors. Reflective, empathetic, and grounded in lyrical storytelling.

Baggage Claim

License/Purchase

Baggage Claim (Americana)

A contemplation of the unknown and inescapable, acceptance rather than resignation.

The Forward Flowing Undertow

In a reimagining of the parable of the scorpion and the frog, context is given as to what each of the animals may have been thinking - and how it relates to narcissistic abuse in relationships. This version is Indie/Folk.

The Scorpion and the Frog

A (metaphorical) turtle learns to stop living in fear and accept his limitations while moving forward.

Tired of Turtling (Folk)

A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being.

Liquid Sun

"Both Lies"
Arsilienth Asmade
© 2012-2025 07/08 
YahgeMusic/S.T.P
All Rights Reserved. 

Came from the Fall
Got no time for the pride
Resisting everything
Just skin and just hide
Wearing what is real
What makes me alive
I know the truth
I know the demise
I know that your playing 
Both sides
The Pain That you give
from both lies
Cant ever really just
Be Alive
If I am living like that
Its not on the thrive
I must really live 
for what is right
I am beyond living
just to survive

You brougth pain by playing both sides/both lies
Theres no truth in a lie
You thought you could fool the wise   
The Fool Deceived by its own lies

(2nd time Back words)

Worked with what I currently have on this asmade. A built in mac microphone. For some reason it recorded the instrumental with the vocal so couldn't engineer it. It's as it is
 

Arsilienth Asmade-Both Lies

A gentle Americana confessional about coming out of your shell—literally and emotionally. Tired of Turtling uses folk-animal metaphors to chart the quiet exhaustion of staying safe and the slow, hopeful act of choosing forward motion. With acoustic textures, warm fiddle lines, and a voice full of earned softness, this track is for anyone who’s ever needed a little push to start moving—even if it's slow.

A song about courage at a crawl. And that still counts.

Tired of Turtling

Lyrics/License

Tired of Turtling (Americana)

“It’s Sad When You Realize” unravels hidden truths beneath the surface, weaving dark, reflective verses over a haunting, simmering groove. Poetic imagery of secret fires and icy waters underscores the stark moment of clarity when illusions fall away and the world’s pretenses are exposed. Anchored by the striking metaphor of the emperor with no clothes, this track captures the sting of disillusionment and the loneliness of seeing what others refuse to see.

Tags: indie pop, alternative, electronic, dark pop, introspective, moody, poetic, truth, disillusionment, metaphor, haunting, atmospheric

It's sad when you realize

WARRIORS IN VALOUR

A gentle Indie/Folk confessional about coming out of your shell—literally and emotionally. Tired of Turtling uses folk-animal metaphors to chart the quiet exhaustion of staying safe and the slow, hopeful act of choosing forward motion. With acoustic textures, warm fiddle lines, and a voice full of earned softness, this track is for anyone who’s ever needed a little push to start moving—even if it's slow.

A song about courage at a crawl. And that still counts.

Tired of Turtling (Indie Folk)

Rap about the Haunted City; Bringing awareness to how cities feel and are experienced. Using a playful twist of a literal ghost town. We're all spirit after all, right? 

First ever top down song made!
Part of an album coming out


Haunted City

“Beyond the Edge” is an ethereal space ballad that explores the liminal zone between the known and the infinite. With imagery of drifting through the cosmos and surrendering to the vast unknown, it expresses the ache of longing, the beauty of release, and the haunting pull of the mysterious. Its repeated chorus becomes a mantra of letting go, while shimmering synths, ambient pads, and ghostly harmonies underscore the sensation of floating in a weightless realm beyond time. It's as much a spiritual metaphor as it is a cosmic journey—one of letting go of control and trusting the pull of something greater.

Beyond the Edge

Beyond Metaphor by Gwen Harwood

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If you’re reaching out regarding music collaborations, promotions, or record label opportunities, please include verifiable identity links. I do not respond to unsolicited messages from Gmail accounts, especially from those claiming to be record executives or industry professionals. Thank you for understanding. You can contact me directly at riven.waters.infinite.story@gmail.com.
About My Music:
I create original, genre-blending music that fuses rock, classical, easy listening, and experimental styles. Each song is crafted with deep emotional honesty, often inspired by my own poetry, journal reflections, or personal stories. Whether instrumental or vocal, my focus is to uplift, inspire, and resonate with listeners on a real, human level.
I don’t settle for “good enough.” Every track goes through hundreds of iterations, shaped by a balance of intuition and precision. I use advanced AI music tools to explore sound and emotional tone, then refine everything in Logic Pro for professional production quality. It's a fusion of heart and technology, and through it, I aim to connect, heal, and inspire—one song at a time.

Spotify and Apple music links attached below

24 and figuring it out through music. This is all I’ve got, all I am.

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Like, follow, comment, share. There's more coming. Always.

See phrases.pub for lyrics, licensing, and a full, searchable catalog.

Phrases and Phases Publishing is a one-man label, archive, and reality-refraction field. Founded by J. Adam Walters - lawyer-turned lyricist, satirist, and architectural dropout from polite society - it's the home for songs that shouldn't exist, poems that go to far, and fictional universes with better paperwork than the Library of Congress. 

From folk elegies to parody rap to theocratic cartoon trauma epics, everything here is written by a human who uses AI as a collaborator and instrument rather than an outsourced brain, and finished only when it reaches a space where laughing hurts, or hurting laughs.

Aspiring rapper(?) multiclassing in singing and producing.

Mad Domz | Fast flows. Lo-fi vibes. Space-age energy. 🛸
From deep rap cuts to nostalgic beats, I'm here to bend time, bars, and bass. Tune in, because the journey’s weird, wild, and way too good to skip. 🎧✨

A weekly podcast looking at the best and worst films of all-time, as voted for by IMDB users.

New episodes typically on a Saturday, 6pm GMT.

"Arsil Asmade"
Asmade- Improved Freestyle's, as it is.

The Name "Arsilienth Asmade" was born, when I realized I wouldn't have time to write or to produce under the circumstances I faced. So there was no choice but to freestyle and work with what I have.

I discovered Hip/Hop and Rap in my teens. Never expected it either! What happened was, a friend randomly called me and asked, if I was interested in joining his "Nerdcore" rap crew. The crew was created to make rap music that was supposed to be about video games. After the call, I became interested in writing poetry and rap.

My interest in rap eventually, lead to me recording on a "Rock Band" Microphone. And eventually lead to me attending, "Full Sail University". I wanted to create my own instrumentals, to match me, like a custom made tailored suit. I also wanted to gain the skills in technical, to bend and shape my art, like thee elements. So I earned my associates in Audio Engineering (2013-2015).

*Listeners Discretion is, Advised".

The majority of my music was made through my struggles. I recorded with what I had, or have. Witch for example was Macs built in mic, down to phone microphones. 

If any of my art contains slander. Forgive me. I pretty much dont like it. Right about when, Covid-19 started, I was emotionally out of order and faced "Nomadic Homelessness". So I lacked emotional discipline upon my travels and made what I can.

Ex-BBC Broadcaster readings of poetry & stories + archive radio/audio features. PLEASE SHARE LINKS with others. 
I’m a self-confessed sound, speech and language nerd.

New tracks tagged #metaphor