This is the 3rd song Bitzone, Frawstakwa, and I have worked on together for my CKP page. I wanted this latest track to continue with the electronic hip hop vibe we had established with our previous two tracks.  Bitzone dug into his rich production archive and found a beat 10 years deep that met the criteria. This time I sent the track first to Frawstakwa to switch things up, since the last two songs I had started off. Frawstakwa came up with these deep metaphysical lyrics and I added a literal interpretation that I hoped would complement his meaning while keeping in theme with the previous two tracks. Bitzone then worked his magic and transformed the track into an electronic hip hop rock fusion. And then for a final surprise, he asked Joerxworx to join in with some futuristic EWI. In the end, I like that this track is different from It Ain’t Looking Good and Trendsetting and I think it points at a possible new direction for the next track we all work on together. 

Thank you for all your listenings, comments, playlists, radio spins, and purchases. The musical team is eternally grateful. 

Don’t loose hope, keep faith in yourself and your community, be creative, and persist.

Big thank to She's Excited for letting us use art from her instagram page. Check out more of her images here: https://www.instagram.com/shes_excited/

Bitzone: Music, Mix, and Production
https://soundcloud.com/bitzone
bitzones.net
Joerxworx: Akai EWI
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx
RS Frawstakwa: Lyrics and Vocals
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa
Couch King: Lyrics, Vocals, and Vocal Arrangement
https://musiciselation.bandcamp.com
She’s Excited: Song Art
https://soundcloud.com/she-s-excited
https://she-s-excited.bandcamp.com/album/my-own-crazy
Intro: Michio Kaku

Lyrics

Oh, this is just great 
Yo, gimme a break 
No, Freudian slip made
So, it’s no mistake
Go, psycho analyze it 
Though, am I insane
In the membrane
Or normal
It’s weird right?
We’re here but so briefly
Mere mortals
Appears our fate is foretold
How unfortunate 
Of course there’s this
Who says we have to forfeit free will
Forget about it
We are forward thinkers 
And forces of nature
Scratch that - supernatural
Look at how we have grown
And evolved
Lets explore
What’s beyond
What is known 
And accepted by all
Be omnidirectional 
Slow, in the fast lane 
Flow, like a mixtape
For, goodness sake
Over and over again 
Face total
Loss of control
Lack of faith
Don’t trip though
Effects cause vertigo
Catch wreck, let ‘em know
Fact check, general 
Search, research
Both the world and the earth
First you learn
Then you teach
Art and culture
To reach out and touch 
All of the people 
Them, no doubt indeed

Bitzone and the Couch King

One stereo image
Audio visual one

Sirobosi Frawstakwa
#frawstakwaforyou

What difference does it make
If at any given rate
The only thing that matters in the end is too late

What difference does it make
If at any given rate, yo!

Have you ever felt alone
In a place so dark, so vast, so cold

Everyday I pass by
The same lame busted gate 
The same 
Boarded up broken windows and
Old rusted grates
The same
Overflowing trash cans continue to accumulate with a ever-growing stench that won’t abate 
It’s the same
Neighborhood cats talking smack on da crates 
It’s the same
Families falling flat with not enough food on their plates
I’m passin’ by the same
Kids in baseball hats standing wet in wait 
Out there gettin’ rained on cause the bus is running late 
It straight 
Hasn’t changed at all 
What difference does it make
I’m still awake at dawn 
Exerting on 
Getting my debt rate gone
Word is born
What difference does it make
Cause pass generations gone
Still couldn’t pass it on
What difference does it make

What difference does it make 
If at any given rate
Things just stay the same

What difference does it make 
If at any given rate
We keep on playing games

What difference does it make 
If at any given rate
There really isn’t even anything else left for me to say

What Difference Does It Make

Bitzone, Joerxworx, RS Frawstakwa & the Couch King - What Difference Does It Make

It was a hard piece of work, but it was worth it: 
As part of an artist grant from the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of NRW/Germany in the wake of the Corona pandemic, a piece of music was created that consists of 6 different arrangements and involved 6 artists including a blackbird.
The piece is in the tradition of the Hip Hop-Cyphers as well as in the interlaced compositions of 70s Prog-Rock.
The goal was to connect the individual parts so that in the end a homogeneous but multi-layered overall work comes out.
I think that has succeeded!
Of course, this was only possible because I found really excellent fellow musicians, big thanks to Couch King, Christian Kappe, Lady of Fire Poetry and Frawstakwa! And of course to Blackbird "Miles" for his wonderful jazzy chirping.

Supported by: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW/Deutschland; Bezirksregierung Münster

Trumpet: Christian Kappe www.christiankappe.com
Vocals/Lyrics: Lady of Fire Poetry @ladyofire
Vocals/Lyrics: Couch King @couch-king-presents
VocalsLyrics/: Frawstakwa @frawstakwa
Chirping: Blackbird "Miles"
Vocals/Lyrics hookline: DeeP.

Composed, arranged and produced by DeeP.
Cover artwork: DeeP. & Ulrike Löw
(Photo of Christian Kappe: Thomas Kruesselmann)
Lyrics in order of appearance:

Lyrics Lady of Fire Poetry:
Not Alone
We are fragments of one another
Breathing in bits of you bits of me
We came exploding out from nothing
But gravity
Crashing into each other
Making this pretty wave called humanity
We love by trial and error
We follow our hearts
reaching the center of ourselves
Each beat a musical beacon
So we may explore our horizons
then reach a familiar shore
When you are lost again
Remember you are never alone
Come back to home

Lyrics Couch King:
Everyday looking clues 
Ashtray’s, dinners, and booze 
Dossiers, hard drives, and blues 
They’s lost reality from watching the news 
I gain the truth from being a recluse 
Nothing to loose 
No one left to cut loose 
Leave no print from my shoes 
Cold stone stare like medusa 
Old bones don’t care I accuse ya 
Poker face beware I confuse ya 
Short lace thin hair Short fuse 
Mean street bruisa, I paid all my dues ah 
Hot on my tail but still I refuse 
To get off the trail 
Of shady interviews 
Digging up fools 
Gold to derail 
Encrypted email 
I must be getting too close 
The woke got no time to doze

Lyrics Frawatakwa:
trials
and tribulations
who 
is even asking though
‘cause seriously you never know
could just be inner dialogue
with me myself and I 
besides
what 
would you want to know
all that for anyway though
c’mon I’m sure you’ve got problems
of your own on your mind
so
where
will we even go
to from there 
who could know
and how can any outcome
that we happen to arrive 
at
when
all is said and done
be considered satisfactory
if it comes at a price
that’s too much to pay
tell me why
why
should I continue 
to carry on a mission
which has proven itself 
to be so difficult 
as if it isn’t 
is it the human condition
controlling decision making
or am I following visions
unique to my third eye

an exercise in sacrifice
yet it’s fine
yeah 
that’s right

everything I do 
is for the greater good
playing nice

never mind 

hammer strikes
the anvil twice
sparks will fly

What to Know

The next track in a Corona artist grant (NRW/Germany).
Without many words. The words are in the music.  
Jazz meets beats and rap and there's a surprise at the end.

Trumpet: Christian Kappe www.christiankappe.com
VocalsLyrics/: Frawstakwa @frawstakwa
Vocals/Lyrics: Couch King @couch-king-presents
Composed, arranged and produced by DeeP.
Cover artwork: Ulrike Löw & DeeP. 

Lyrics:
Frawstakwa:
What’s it like outside?
Hmmm
Looks nice
On and on
The calm
Before the phenomenon

Attention please
As we interrupt 
Whatever it is 
That you’re doing
Out there because
We’ve just discovered 
That a storm has been brewing

CKP:
A storm has been brewing
It’s coming for us
Out there because
Of what they are up to
A body corrupt 
Attention please
 Frawstakwa: 
Reports are coming in 
From multiple locations 
A shift has been noticed
Something’s in the air 
As the rains begin
They bring with them a wave of
Gale force winds
Bearing down on a tear

CKP:
Impervious the pavement
Water in the basement
Sewer line displacement 
Overload the system 
Waste water victim 
Flowing back 
Treatment plant
Out of capacity 
Waterborne catastrophe 
 
Frawstakwa & CKP:
Storm of the century 
Rising from the heat
Music in the streets 
Stalled front’s no time to chill
Traffics at a stand still
living takes the backseat 
Dancing to the beat

Pitter patter
The rain drops

Frawstakwa:
Hail sleet and snow
Barometric pressure
Should never be this low
At this time of year
Conditions are close
To surpassing the threshold
God bless the souls
Who couldn’t steer clear
 CKP:
Infrastructure hardened
In climates regarded 
As colder while in
Grids less resilient 
Demand spike fulfillment 
Is less than sufficient 
Left as deficient 
This crisis will see less lives lived

Frawstakwa:
Flood waters are rising
Quickly icing over
Placing many drivers
In danger take care
Traffic is grinding
To a halt 
Hear the sound 
In the distance 
Of horns as they blare

CKP:
Don’t attempt to travel
As emotions unravel 
Unless you’re in a fragile
Situation in need of
Quick evacuation retreat of 
The basement 
Low income displacement 
Outta compliant encasement 

Frawstakwa & CKP:
Storm of the century 
Rising from the heat
Music in the streets 
Stalled front’s no time to chill
Traffics at a stand still
living takes the backseat 
Dancing to the beat

Frawstakwa:
Improving conditions
Refreshing 
Washing away 
In such a rush
The light thud
Of droplets 
Upon window panes
Out of reach
Out of touch

CKP:
Where 
Do we 
Go from here
When tenants have
To live in fear
When there
Housing can’t 
Withstand 
Severe
Weather conditions  

Frawstakwa:
The skies
They are clearing
The water subsiding
What puddles remain
Children splash without care
Whatever we’re going through
Weather the storm 
No matter what 
Anytime anywhere 
 
Frawstakwa & CKP:
Storm of the century 
Rising from the heat
Music in the streets 
Stalled front’s no time to chill
Traffics at a stand still
living takes the backseat 
Dancing to the beat

Storm Of The Century

check out  frastakwa site for original vocal have a good one.shorturl.at/uMRSV

Dream Ft Frastakwa Things Could Be Worst Off

are y´ll on board - TBD:frawstakwa_open collab

lyrics/rap: TBD:frawstakwa
headphone rhythm: electroHippie

https://soundcloud.com/tobedetermined-frawstakwa/are-yall-on-board-

90bpmhttps://soundcloud.com/tobedetermined-frawstakwa

are y´all on board - TBD:frawstakwa (glad i had the headphones ON collab)

FRAWSTAKWA - Vox & Lyrics https://soundcloud.com/collaborativeefforts/dont-stop-128bpm?in=frawstakwa/sets/open-for-collab
https://soundcloud.com/frawstakwa
Original Track - Kimio Eto ‎: "Yuki no genso (Snow fantasy) https://youtu.be/-s_3vv1L_K4
MOSNAR DET - Remixing, Drum Programming, Bass Guitar
Special Thanks to FRAWSTAKWA for offering up these great open collabs.

FRAWSTAKWA - D O N ' T _ S T O P 🚫🛑

Shouts to CooBoi beats..Charles Hamilton, Vnus808, JDilla, QTip, Madlib & Spaceghostpuurp... for the audio scapes.

Shouts to Maedali & the Sun on the mix. 

Consider this a doormat to the Sirius gate portal entrance.

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@user-659662265: LOU OSIAVO-IPG1 @ipg1: & FRAWSTAKWA @frawstakwa: & KENNA-RAE! BADASS COLLAB AMAZING! I REALLY LOVE IT! THANK Y'ALL SO VERY MUCH!!! XOXOXOXOXO!!!! SENDING Y'ALL MUCH LOVE, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS!!!  AHAHAA!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

KRAE-  ~"MONSTER"~ <<COLLAB>> LOU OSIAVO & FRAWSTAKWA & KENNA-RAE(PROD. BY LOU OSIAVO-IPG1)

Vocals: https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/clear-and-present-vox-97-bpm-1
Chorus
I’m on a mission—— so hold tight and feel the vibe 
A new direction——- but still Going to keep it live 
And if you’re itching —-to turn up the volume fine 
Crank it and listen ——-cause I’m about to blow your mind

Verse1
No mistakes —-never hesitate 
No glory—— no prize—— no lives at stake  
I’m gonna keep the faith no matter what it takes 
and it’s peace over war—— so I stay awake

—-🎵Watch every step I take ——plan every move I make 
I was built for love—— and not the hate 🎵
I go hard ——-so why hesitate 
this is the winning team ——time to elevate
—-Got The mindset ——let’s negotiate 
games Tight—-that’s right ——it’s Make or break 
follow me into the light ——time to elevate
another day another night —-nah—-it’s never too late 
to create —-understand and fascinate 
eat it up ——ask for more ——tasty—— scrape your plate 
is gravy to me—— I’mer keep it straight 
everything else ——is a piece of cake

Answer the calls—— from the voices inside of me 
follow the signs ——-that lead to my destiny 
it might take some time ——for all to see 
Fluorescent writing on the wall—-like graffiti 
infusing the track with—- positive energy 
once of paper——— it’s vocal currency 
skill level ——Stone Cold —-A—-prodigy ——-
that’s my legacy——- building a dynasty

Chorus
 
Never walk the straight narrow —-choose the rules that I obey
forgive and forget (ha—-)that might happen someday 
don’t follow the crowd —-and needless to say 
I try not to —-let my ego ——get in the way 
I’m thankful although—-I don’t kneel and pray 
And I’m truly blessed —-y’all know I’m set in my ways 
but thank you Lord —-for another blessing today 
in the meantime ——-please try to meet me halfway 
please try to meet me halfway

Chorus

Verse1

Clear and Present

Clear And Present

I could’ve sworn
that my spirit was poured
into my physical form
mere moments ago
I remember it though
the memory of being born
I should’ve known
because I’ve been there before

——

- might not seem to make much sense
but it does 
just when 
you’re not paying attention
themed content with each concept 
but how could this be?
reincarnation
someone else already made this confession
everything has already been done 
not to mention
I’ve been there and done that
so many times over
religious routine between chaos and order
that’s stuck on repeat 
randomly 
fractalized
we have only just begun to decode it
can’t you see?
that half the time
we are relearning what’s already known 
but long and forgotten
the short version
most questions are the answers we’re searching for
forevermore 
I should’ve known
because I’ve been there before

——

I could’ve sworn
that my spirit was poured
into my physical form
mere moments ago
I remember it though
the memory of being born
I should’ve known
because I’ve been there before

——

- it feels so familiar
something intrinsic
somehow instilled in the
past lives lived
passed down since gills
amphibious existence 
it gives me the chills
in my webs and my fins
deep breath lungs filled
if I drown in my dreams
do I die then for real?
as I recall yes sometimes
until
embryonic thoughts bear fruits in this field
- high yield
naturally selected 
survival skills ‘cause life can get hectic
and you better bet that it will
when you least expect it 
mass extinction event 
go get the checklist
nobody left if
there was even anybody there when we met this
Big Bang theory 
the point being the nexus
which feels familiar
because I’ve been there before

——

I could’ve sworn
that my spirit was poured
into my physical form
mere moments ago
I remember it though
the memory of being born
I should’ve known
because I’ve been there before

——

- let us explore
all that the universe has in store
all that we do is worth its reward 
it is all up to you as for me I am bored
been there and done that 
but tell me what for
something material?
or something much more?
don’t be so serious
settle those scores
if you’re just playing games
it’s the dice that you roll
how can life be controlled?
yeah well I’d like to know
not for my own motives
I just gather info
to further understanding
beyond ego
superfluous go
with the flow
it is all about soul
it’s about that time
if you ‘bout that yo
what’s it all about?
what it’s all about
well once in a while you get the opportunity to let ‘em know
yo
I’ve been there before

——

I could’ve sworn
that my spirit was poured
into my physical form
mere moments ago
I remember it though
the memory of being born
I should’ve known
because I’ve been there before

——

- back at it again
with a pad and a pen 
detailed documents
each tale that I spin
recycled with a grin
it’s as if it’s an infinite loop
let’s begin
this never ending story
table of contents
the framework the formula
suffers pretense
no guts no glory
but in my defense
these words cut deep
I have torn my flesh
just to bare my soul
and the scars are fresh
wounds heal slowly
but time does it’s best
and you already know what’s next
so will you choose to go with the flow
or reject 
what’s been set in place 
destiny or fate
definitely take
a second look make
up your mind like “wait
I think I’ve been here before”...

——

listen on #musicoin…
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