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Beat, Music,Vocal mix, Produ ction, Mastering, bx Ogi feel the Beat(SR)
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Vocals, Vocal Recording - RS Frawstawka (US)

Something Brand New feat. Frawstakwa

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

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