A previous song was the genesis of this one. I had been playing about trying to program beats for a live version of ‘Pulsar Not A Star’ from a previous album. I was using a newish drum machine that I was still finding my way around so I was probably doing things with it where I didn’t fully understand what the effect of whatever settings I was playing with was going to be. At any rate I couldn’t get the beat I had programmed to sit quite right with what I was trying to play on guitar but it was interesting in itself and some ideas for arpeggiated riffs and intertwined mazy lead lines came out of jamming with it and became some verses and choruses. The groove meant that I wanted some kind of breakdown section so that happens in the middle and I was able to have some fun with adding and subtracting rhythm and percussion elements while the guitar falls to pieces in jagged stabs before pulling itself together for a third and final section where I tried to pull out the Afrobeat-esque qualities of the grooves that remained lurking in the background until this point and spray some sunnier lead lines around the place on the guitar and synth.

The lyrics are (pretty transparently I think) about perspective and our difficulties with empathy and genuine constructive resolution in our discussions, debates and arguments. Especially in the context of our digital revolution and the online spaces it’s created and under the conditions of being constantly goaded into reaction to suit agendas often entirely removed from the discussion itself. But of course, you’re very welcome to argue for your own interpretation of whatever I’ve tried to express. These themes are probably in all of our minds these days whether they’re acknowledged or not.

We Are Not Where You Are

Mumpsimus

NEVER CRY

I will destroy everything I love

Your monkey sleeps inside me

ranter's bay - Your Monkey Sleeps Inside Me

Stargaze into the night
where the full moon has nowhere to hide
Stargaze in the atmosphere 
and I can't help but wonder what we're doing here
Stargaze into the sky
It's the one place they can't seem and monetize
Stargaze into your eyes 
'cause the ones there above us won't empathize 
like you do
   
Don't let 'em fool you 
They'll never shine as bright as you
Don't let 'em fool you 
They all came from the same place as you

Stargaze right through the clouds
We're far enough from the city to see them now
Stargaze into the clear 
where the planets are hangin' like a chandelier
Stargaze into our space
where nothing is contrived or out of place, nah
Stargaze into your eyes 
'cause the ones there above us will never cry
like you do

Don't let 'em fool you 
They'll never shine as bright as you
Don't let 'em fool you 
They all came from the same place as you

I can count them up whatever 
I can count them up all night
I can count on you forever 
I can count on you for life

Stargaze

I wanna grow like a tree
and to change like its leaves
I wanna be like its roots
never needing to see that fruits
I wanna flow like a stream
Reflect like its gleam
I wanna be like its shore
Never looking or asking for more

I want to flow like a stream
Reflect like its gleam
I want to be like its shore
Never looking or asking for more
No

Broken empire, hide your cracks
Stolen land spoils in our hands
Wingless angels walk the streets never heard, never
Corporate kingdom, raise your wolves
Protect the profit, ignore your conscience
Cut the corners, hide the seams
Inject our dreams with money

I wanna grow like a tree
and to change like its leaves
I wanna be like its roots
never needing to see that fruits
I wanna flow like a stream
Reflect like its gleam
I wanna be like its shore
Never looking or asking for more

Failing system, feed your robots first
Let the devil join in our dance 
Slay the beast, line your pockets, ride your rockets
 
Do you feel good now my friend?
Do you feel loved and free?
Do you feel good now my friend?
Is this all we can be?
Or do you long for something better?
Do you long for something real?
Come along for the moment
Grab onto the wheel

I wanna grow like a tree
and to change like its leaves
I wanna be like its roots
never needing to see that fruits
I wanna flow like a stream
Reflect like its gleam
I wanna be like its shore
Never looking or asking for more

Is this our nature?
To put up walls and worship numbers
Follow the halls?
Is this our nature?
To watch the bombs and sing the anthem
like it's our song?

I wanna grow like a tree
and to change like its leaves
I wanna be like its roots
never needing to see that fruits
I wanna flow like a stream
Reflect like its gleam
I wanna be like its shore
Never looking or asking for more

Grow Like A Tree

Give what you can
It’s enough
Leave what you will
It’s a lot

If I have a daughter
Let her have your grace
Let her be strong
Let her be pure and brave

Oh little wild land 
Go on make a wild man out of me 
Oh little wild land

Let the birds sing often
Let the people pray
Let the forest flourish
Let the children play

Be what you are
It’s enough
Show every scar
It’s a lot

And if I have a son
Let him shine like yours
Let him be warm
Let him radiate

Oh little wild land 
Go on make a wild man out of me 
Oh little wild land

Let the fear escape us
Let the borders fade
Make the love abundant 
Let the moment reign 

Live in wonder 
Celebrate
Give mayflower to wars

Little Wild Land II

new wave 3st generation post -folk downtempocore revival

sorry madison

Fflat6

drema (out 18/10/24)

Love Tangled In The Wind

 A song about falling, rising, and never quite reaching closure.

Falling again

I get lost inside my mind
ash filling up my lungs
as the sun falls from the sky
I can feel my time has come
while the colors fade to black
and the curtain comes undone
would you find me in the cold
to watch the credits run

cause there's nothing we can do
you know we tried to see it through
but I get overwhelmed
dressed up in black
giving out heart attacks
but it looks good on you
we tried our best
or at least so we said
now its time to relax
let the cities burn we had our turn
but there's no going back

I'll tell stories of the days
when time was all we had
when the world seemed so damn green
now it doesn't feel so bad
cause I was depressed and I made such a mess
when I pushed you away
I acted strange cause I was afraid wondering if you would stay
you said "well we fucked around,
I guess we found out, nothing left to say.
But you're all that I've got
so I guess I've got a lot
what a beautiful day."

Dressed up in black
giving out heart attacks
but it looks good on you

All Dressed Up for the End of the World

PLEINE LVNE - Foudre

brigands

Im going to be moving some things around soon so tracks might disappear

i think ill probably keep the 'my grey leaving' ambient-shoegaze stuff here and move the other demos and random stuff (as bin/thorn) over to Nina as it has unlimited upload space, and has free streaming
(https://www.ninaprotocol.com/hubs/bin-thorn)

Music made from the edge of a digital breakdown.
From San Francisco, California
https://linktr.ee/kmob23

KE is an independent record label.
It was born as something necessary to ourselves, as an act of rebellion.
This project, completely in line with underground counterculture and absolutely permeated of true punk spirit, looks for the strenght of the ideas, the purity and the originality, trying to re-establish communication starting from the bottom up, in order to represent the clash of clichés and homogenisations of which current society, both civil and artistic, is full of.
This attitude and sense of belonging are our greater influences.
Peter Kember says that it takes just five seconds of decision to realize that the time is right to start thinking about a little Revolution...this is our purpose.
​MUSIC IS THE ONLY WEAPON!

Music producer / Lyon FR
Recording / mixing / mastering
Contact : ngasparotto.pro@gmail.com

Music maker from Aberdeen in the North East of Scotland, now living in Glasgow.  Since my first collection of skewed, folkish blues songs: ‘Cold But Bright’ I’ve tried to resist the artificial limitations of defining myself as a ‘singer-songwriter’ (admittedly, while writing and singing songs.) This has resulted in attempts to investigate some remoter sonic territories.. As well as more songs.

Le plus gros de mon répertoire de compos originales, interprétées ici en solo ou en collaboration avec des musiciens, ici en France, ou chez moi aux Etats-Unis. Bises !
My songwriting, delivered through and thanks to a whole bunch of different bands and collaborations over the years, feat. Don & Jenn aka the Zookeepers, Lili, Denis Jarosinski, Jérémy Grasso, Ivan Réchard, Benjamin Beaulieu (aka NOT YOUR ANIMAL), Thierry Ringelstien, Less Kerv and Nicolas Casanova, Lucie Rouits, Fred Girard, Bob Bader, Will Patton, Al Zansler, Daisy and Abdesslem, André Maquera, Nick Buxton and many, many, many more. Gracias à todos !

Mowesby & the Northern Flicker is an emerging indie-folk band from Worcester, MA. Drawing inspiration from artists like Bon Iver, Pink Floyd, Richard Thompson, and Sigur Rós, they bring a unique post-folk sound to the local music scene, weaving introspective lyrics with dynamic, improvisational textures.

/kəˈθɑːsɪs/ ἐναντιοδρομία / निर्मित

@conque
quimamena@gmail.com

New tracks tagged #postfolk