Crazy cool stuff, man. Love your work. #sofagang

i hear you on this. java is one of my great loves 💘

A very well produced track. The softer instruments shine through!

buena melodia, me encanta ademas el arte de la portada

Very nice composition with hatmonic warm tunes.

i love this vibe! your gutiars blend in so well with the synths, all over this rumbling yet ambient beat that makes this track so pleasant-sounding...

Marvelous work. It sounds grim but inspirational at the same time.

Andrew wrote this wonderful song and asked me to do some guitar on it. Very fun stuff. I'm honored!

Check him out: https://soundcloud.com/andrew-smith

Going Home- By Andrew LB Smith with R Grigg on guitar

Download: https://analoguetrance.bandcamp.com/album/warm-sun

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Spirit Tones

Ancestral Healing #13

Nasvhille Opera; Jordan Rutter, Countertenor

ABOUT THE ARIA
From Masquerade, the third act in a trio of operas called Three Way. Masquerade takes place at a lavish suburban home. It’s a swinglife party, where people from all walks of life pursue their wildest erotic dreams. Couples in masks and robes have paired off in twos and threes. Kyle, half of a genderqueer couple, is left alone, and feels frozen, unsure what to do. Even though Kyle believes that sexuality and gender is fluid, they feel unable to make a move.

ABOUT THE OPERA
An Il trittico for the Tinder generation, Three Way is a new opera about the present and future of sex and love with music by Robert Paterson (The Whole Truth) and a libretto by David Cote (Blind Injustice). In three playful acts, average heroes explore the worlds of android lovers, BDSM and polyamory in a quest for “more” in today’s hyperconnected and gender-fluid world. Featuring Nashville Opera, conducted by Dean Williamson. Original cast recording.

CREATIVE TEAM
Robert Paterson, Composer: http://www.robertpaterson.com | http://www.robertpaterson.com/three-way
David Cote, Librettist: http://www.davidcote.com

THREE WAY SITES
Three Way Site: http://www.threewayopera.com/
Nashville Opera: http://www.nashvilleopera.org/three-way/
American Opera Projects (AOP): http://www.aopopera.org/threeway/

Materials available from Bill Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/threeway/
Three Way Arias - Male: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Arias - Female: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...
Three Way Piano/vocal score: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/i...

ORIGINAL CAST
Danielle Pastin, Soprano: http://www.daniellepastin.com
Courtney Ruckman, Soprano: http://www.courtneyruckman.com
Eliza Bonet, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.elizabonet.com
Melisa Bonetti, Mezzo-Soprano: http://www.melisabonettimezzo.com
Jordan Rutter, Countertenor: http://www.jordanrutter.com
Samuel Levine, Tenor: http://www.samuellevinetenor.com
Wes Mason, Baritone: http://www.wesmasonstage.com
Matthew Treviño, Bass: http://www.matthewtrevino.com

LYRICS
Why so shy?
Why stuck in place, hesitating?
Why so shy?
You’ve got to move, stop waiting.
Where are your high ideals?
Revolutionary zeal?
It’s not about who you touch;
It’s about how much they make you feel.

What gives our bodies so much joy,
Has led instead to so much pain.
And acts occurring naturally,
Actually, have been twisted 
Into laws and lies and shame.

Until we stop caring,
Until we stop caring,
Until we stop caring,
With whom we do it,
And how we do it,
And why we do it,
There will be no freedom.
There will be no peace.
No release.

Why this fear?
I’ve faced many things before.
Still I shake.
Won’t make it through the night.
Some choose one, some three dozen,
Which doesn’t lessen any fright.

Maybe you’re under construction:
Work-in-progress, unfinished art.
Keep changing the frame and position,
Each revision revealing more of your heart. 
A masterpiece of self-creation,
But first find the will to start.

If we stop caring,
If we stop caring,
If we stop caring,
With whom we do it,
And how we do it,
And why we do it,
People would share.
People would build
A paradise.

Still: Why so shy?
I have to change.
I have changed.
What holds me back?
Some ideology. 
Society—inside of me.
The angry god of my youth.
Thought I’d finally fought free.

Three Way

Three Way - Act III. Masquerade: Kyle’s Aria: Why So Shy? (Countertenor Aria)

A song about being the awkward guy at the party. At the last college party I ever went to, I was just posted up in a corner like the song says. A girl who was in our friend group kind of kept looking back at me like she wanted me to approach or something... idk. I've kind of always been the shy awkward dude, particularly when it comes to women.

I'm not really worried about women anyway since I'm just super focused on my music right now. I did definitely like her though. Sometimes I still wonder how it would've gone if I just went for it.

Another day, another party where I don't fit in
Only here just to tag along with my best friends
Too loud, too many people and I start to frown
I find an isolated corner and I sit on down
Sipping on my drink I scan the room
Only takes a couple seconds to lock eyes with you
It gets a little too intense and I look away
If I had any courage I'd walk up and say

We're drunk and it's late so
Let me take you home
Now it just feels so right
Let me stay the night

We've met before but we have never really talked
Can't make a move I feel glued to this wall
Steal glances at each other for most of the night
It's so silly of me but I'm just too shy
Having no confidence really bites
I'd rather not be alone tonight

We're drunk and it's late so
Let me take you home
Now it just feels so right
Let me stay the night
We'll turn the lights down low
When I take you home
Come on, come on, let's go
Where we can be alone

You keep looking back at me with light behind your eyes
Looking so beautiful
But if I misread your signal in front of all these people
I'll just feel like a fool

Finally I get up and it's time to go
Looks like I'll be spending the night alone
I can't even bring myself to meet your gaze
You probably don't even like me anyway
Passing by I wonder what you think of me
Guess I'll never know because I'm cowardly

We're drunk and it's late so
Let me take you home
Now it just feels so right
Let me stay the night
We'll turn the lights down low
When I take you home
Come on, come on, let's go
Where we can be alone

Just the Beginning

Take You Home

flames

Used to try to explain my point of view
I used to think that I owe it to the world
But now I know 
if there's a soul
the soul is political

Don't waste your time getting me to undress
when morning comes I'm back to being a guess
our every breath is a journey 
we must take alone

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
We're in love with our own chatter
can't tell physical from mental

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
when we rise above our clutter
we just live in our own temples

We can agree on the color of a rose
just not on who gets to take it.
We see the sameness from our head to our toes
but only differences are sacred.

A newborn child lets out a lifelong battle cry.
We're running wild
and find nothing would satisfy.

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
when we look out for each other
we always get so sentimental

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
when we think we found our voice
our words are purely ornamental

Used to want to defend my point of view
I used to think that it had to do with truth
but now I know 
if there's a soul
the soul is political

Don't waste your time getting me to agree 
I'll follow you when I can unfollow me
and now you know
if I have a soul
my soul is political

soul sou-ou-oul

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
We never judge ourselves
but set records for judgmental...

We're made of simple matter
made of simple matter
made of simple...
when we rise above ourselves
it always feels so incidental...

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