To my friends and family fighting the good fight in Thurber Town. I love you all.

Goodbye Tucson

Casper and His 90's Goth Queen

John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2015
Song of the Year

Written, performed and recorded by Common Souls, with the help of:

Brandon Bae - Guitar
Owen Clapp - Bass
Efa Etoroma Jr. - Drums
Jacob Mann - Keyboards

Mixed and Mastered by Jeff Ellis Worldwide at Bedrock.LA

Arizona

Shady Walkin w/ Deeep Brekfast

Made bird sounds and wanted to see how deep I could sing.

Interlude Day 5

Jesus, my worst enemy.
I have little energy.
I love her I hate her.
I'll fix it later, I promise.

I'm fallin' down these stairs again.
Feelin' tired when I wake
Cut these shackles off my feet, tell me sweet things I'll repeat.

Taking my sweet time again
Laugh with enemies and friends.
Tell me a story. 
Pretend it's not boring, or try to. 

Promise (day 9)

A song about awkwardly non-confrontational conversation. ||

We only speak in melodies
I'll get everyone to listen except you.
Why should I whisper and be discreet
when I send vibrations hanging electric in the air?
I'll pretend that I don't care if you don't notice.

Your words make their way 'round more easily these days.
How the tables have turned.
I think I know what you're about to say;
please write it down before you do,
and read it through a few times.
Make sure it all turned out right
and you haven't changed your mind.

If you're asking me if I have any regrets,
I'll reply, "But of course I do."
I wear them like a string of pearls around my neck
collecting my unsaid apologies,
and they're closing in on me.


Pearls - 12

guitars and words and field recordings. the sound effects in the first couple minutes are of me rolling a cigarette, and later on the bird calls are from Mt. Tabor in Portland, December 2018. Recorded with a Zoom H6 + edited in Ableton. Photo is a family slide. 

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ideas and images 
find a real and lasting place in the mind
can i touch 
in my hand

hold me
like a river does water

break a thick hide barrier between the things i’ve thought before 
and how I really live
my aggregate life experience with times of strength, joy and magic past
made available 
'til an instinct satisfied in every movement and every move
every moment

hold me
like a river holds water

if we had written all that had ever been
when we rode forward and back again

Hold Me, Like a River Does Water

A collection of simple recordings from the living room next door.

Pearls - 12

tomi kunisaki

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