This is a gentle piece of chillout, originally written during the Christmas holidays in 2016. I haven't remixed this track. It has been re-mastered to correct some small levelling problems on the original. I'm hoping that this will make an album appearance during Autumn 2024.

Edit: In September 2024 I remastered the track. I have increased the LUFS level by almost 0.5 in preparation for an album release.

The original can be found here:-

https://soundcloud.com/whatsisname/deactivate

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Deactivate (2024 T-RackS5 Master)

Counting six, counting seven, bells in the air  
Simple sound of Christmas, synths everywhere  
Bright colors dancing on the screen so fine  
Brain riot in the sleigh of time

Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
feel the sound  
Join the loop, the lights and hearts all around  
Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
jump the beat  
In our brain we ride the lights, together sweet

Hear the soft glitch, the chime inside our minds  
Synths hum like snowflakes falling in kind  
We are free in a world of sound and light  
Brain waves rising to the height

Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
feel the sound  
Join the loop, the lights and hearts all around  
Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
jump the beat  
In our brain we ride the lights, together sweet

Let the loop spin again, let your brain ignite  
In the retro tide we glow, under neon night  
Keep it simple, keep it bright, hold the spark  
Six and seven ringing in the dark

Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
feel the sound  
Join the loop, the lights and hearts all around  
Wonderful Six Seven Christmastime, 
jump the beat  
In our brain we ride the lights, together sweet

Wonderful 6 7 Christmastime

Allume, allume, la nuit s’ouvre
On monte, on monte, rien ne nous couvre

Mains levées dans l’éclat qui brûle
Les lumières coulent comme des bulles
Chaque battement nous fait décoller
Logdrums chauds sous nos pieds

Un cercle en or tourne autour de nous
La fête nous tire, on devient fous

Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme

Monte, monte, monte
Feu dans les veines, fête vivante
Monte, monte, monte
La nuit nous pousse, on s’élève ensemble

Soleil cranberry, lune citrouille
Chaque couleur dans nos corps bouillonne
Souvenirs flash, dansent sur nos peaux
On s’attache au tempo

Un cercle en or tourne autour de nous
La fête nous tire, on devient fous

Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme

Monte, monte, monte
La fête est vivante
Monte, monte, monte
On touche le ciel maintenant

Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
Allume tout, la fête s’enflamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme
On monte haut dans le ciel en flamme

Allume tout (French Dance Pop reload)

Yeah, messy night, we set the tone
Stress burns out when you call my phone

Turkey dry, whole vibe feels cracked
But you walk in close, I got your back
Every year same movie on replay
Fake smiles, cold light, family display
Oncle qui force, cousins want the smoke
Old playlist stuck on the same joke
Kitchen wild with a cornbread mess
Pressure hiding under every guess
But when love gets thin and the world feels loud
You still cut through the noise like you own the crowd

Messy plates, spilled wine on the side
Still your voice brings me back to life
Wrong vibe, but we still stay strong
We flip the pain, turn it into a song

Let’s get together anyway
Even if the holiday feels fake today
We laugh at the chaos, dance in the rain
If everything sucks, we make our own lane
Let’s get together anyway
Forget the pressure and the cliché
If the night falls weird, we make it okay
Let’s get together anyway

Mom’s burnt pie, dad drifts from the roast
Family group chat buzzing like a ghost
Phones lighting up like a retro tune
Kids wild jumping all around the room
Tension hiding in the second plate
Everyone pretending everything’s great
But even when the vibe hits a shaky tone
We turn broken nights into something of our own

Lights too bright, TV screaming loud
Tradition pressing down like a heavy cloud
But you call my name, I drop the load
I choose messy nights if it’s your road

Let’s get together anyway
Even if the holiday feels fake today
We laugh at the chaos, dance in the rain
If everything sucks, we make our own lane
Let’s get together anyway
Forget the pressure and the cliché
If the night falls weird, we make it okay
Let’s get together anyway

We ditch the script, rewrite the night
Turn the coldest dinner into something right
Everything sucks, but that’s our vibe
Messy heart steady when you’re by my side
Messy world, messy theme
Your laugh cuts clean through the scene

Let’s get together anyway
Even though the turkey’s dry and the lights misbehave
We laugh at the chaos, dance through the pain
If everything sucks, we flip the game
Let’s get together anyway
Your voice breaks through the cliché
If the night feels odd, we steal our day
Let’s get together anyway
Turkey dry, mood off, still we stay
Everything sucks, so we meet halfway

Together anyway (Trap Pop reload)

The entire sound is in my hands. I write cyber poetry, produce, and compose every track ready for Immersive 3D. Every beat is crafted for spatial and next-gen headphones.
Intimate lyrics, total immersion, every track.

For 30 years I kept unfinished demos to myself, never letting them out. Now I finish what I start and release it the moment it’s alive.

I use every tool available, human or machine, as an instrument.
Technology doesn’t replace creativity. It expands it.

Trying to reconcile love for old-school Prog-Rock with more modern approach to instrumentation and composition. Hopefully the results of this unlikely fusion will yield some level of success.

Great website, specialising in Eclectic reviews of ambient, psychedelic, post-rock, folk and progressive rock … http://makeyourowntaste.com

Collaborations with other musicians:

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http://soundcloud.com/sonic_arts
http://soundcloud.com/s1gnsofl1fe
http://soundcloud.com/smp3030

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