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There have been requests for ::MH:: lyrics and I have been slow to respond. However the recent (kind) emails from abroad asking for one song in particular really gave me no choice. So here I am caving in. Oh internet, you always win.
::VIICES:: a tale of young girl joy riding with a fallen angel, flying into the sky over a world of shadows. It is also highly inspired by
this scene from this one movie that remains the best music to blast from your rooftop at midnight on Halloween. Speaking of Halloween, I hope you are all dressing up! as ghouls and spirits as good intentioned as you are frightening to look at (Shriek! Gasp!) no more cuddly costumes. creep it up. and class it out. Make Tim Burton nod. sooner or later we all become deformed and gentle creatures.trick or treat ?!
::kb::
::M∆DE::IN::HEIGHTS:: - Viices
two faces stare at the ceiling/thinking through fingers feeling/dimming headlights looking for a cheap thrill/baby girl picking thorns through the daffodils/i loved you all my life dont/fall asleep without me tonight/they stole the wings from your shoulders/flex your arms rest your muscles on my honor/now we creep through streets every night/through the windows leaning out the side/ride the rollercoaster we don’t hold back/hide our face cuz people they can’t handle that
got an angel sleepin in my pocket/wrapped around my finger/picture in my locket/read his mind cuz baby i’m a psychic/we ride every night through every light because we like it/see the future drivin in my rocket/fly to other galaxies/stimulate our eyelids/enjoy the ride now baby i’m the pilot/hear the engine revvin all the demons they survive it
i don’t want to go home without you drive me just a little more/you don’t have to say anything just scoot closer to me/stars light up the sky telling me that everything will be alright/we move fast and slow through your neighborhood turn up the stereo- Re: APORIA
Nothing like putting out some music to make you feel like a loose goose. Really, I think my feathers are falling off from all of the bouncing and twirling. I feel like a great weight has been lifted tonight. You see, the creative process is like having a baby (says the lady who has no babies) But follow me. What I mean here is that saying it and doing it are two very different things. Talking about having a baby is super fun (!) : What should we name it! Who will it look like! Who will it act like ?! Let’s buy some cute clothes! However, actually having a baby is an incredibly physical and spiritual process that involves work, preparation and skill. These kinds of things are not NOT fun, but they are quieter, less flashy and demand personal reflection and action. Like changing ones diet or habits, asking questions about different labor procedures and concerns, or opening up conversations about education and morals. Only the people directly involved are even aware of this part of the process. Similarly, the creative process is a total hoot in conversation: What should we call it!? Why WOULDN’T we wear headbands!! A song about alien zombies!? DUH! However, actually working on a creative project is much more mellow and principled. There are long hours spent finding the right words, the proper kick drum, or just listening and thinking. Sometimes it feels like every step forward is moving the project further away from your original idea…and you wonder how much of that is within and without of your control…and how much you are responsible for it….
…sigh…
This project :APORIA: took much longer than I would have liked, for reasons ranging from technical to artistic to plain picky. There was a point when it seemed the project would just get scratched altogether in place of something new. This is where I can say I am lucky to work with a partner who is often optimistic when I am sharp and critical when I am forgiving. Not to mention, he has chops like a jefe. Sabzi is as remarkable as they come.
But I am reflecting on the process tonight, reading through the awesomely scintillating feedback to the album(!)… to remind myself how working through the quiet and confusion pays off… and how thankful I am that we *made up our minds* to finish what we set out to finish! Finishing what you start makes the world make more sense…and if the work was good, it is all the reward you will ever need.
k
Everybody Needs Love, written by Norman Whitfield was first recorded by Miss Mary Wells, then released by the Temptations, and popularized by Gladys Knight and The Pips. It is this last version that is one of my favorite motown recordings. The mood hits you immediately; the lyrics sweet and true. You need love. I need love. Everybody needs love.
Sung over Hangover by The Album Leaf (solo project of Jimmy LaValle) this is a personal exercise in overlapping circles. This track especially reminds me of the southern california coast between cardiff and solana beach… and that is a wonderful thing to be reminded of.
love
kb
melancholie - b. fleischmann
i’ve excerpted my favorite 10 minutes from the original 45 minute track
i play this to remind me that the right chords don’t have to be complicated. and the best songs aren’t afraid of a slow build. this porridge is just right.
MAKE SOME TEA AND PLAY IT LOUDLY
last week my apartment in west philadelphia burned down
what i have lost: a lot of ikea furniture, photos, a teddy bear, an amp, some curtains i fashioned out of old material from a dress my mom made once. no one was injured although some cats are still missing. i had a cat in berkeley named walter who could sense when an earthquake was coming and would make his way to the roof minutes before. i have a feeling the cats who could find an escape did what they had to do. meanwhile my mind wanders to the woman down the hall and her 5 year old son with his name written in cursive above his bed on the wall, and the man in the apartment next to me who had lived there for 10 years with his birds. what do you make of an accidental tragedy? these kinds of events can feel sometimes like they happen “to” you, when in reality they don’t. They just happen. And to search for deeper meaning in them could drive you mad. Maybe this disaster will allow many residents of 4800 Windermere Court to make that move they’ve been thinking about, or finally get out of that bad relationship, or let go of all the little things that were keeping them tied to a routine. I am not very old, but i have a feeling we are not meant to get too comfortable in this place for too long. The more i can do to explore my own discomfort the bigger and richer my world becomes (which is why i encourage all women to cut off their hair at some point in their lives… or wear no make up on a first date) Losing a bunch o stuff reminds me how little i need it right now. currently my life is like a studio space, decorated only by the materials i need at the time: jeans, coat, sunglasses, cell phone, pillow, microphone, notebook, computer, drivers license, keys, passport, eye liner, marker set. all of which i carry on me like a gypsy lady. hey shout out to the gypsy ladies; who keep only what they can carry and carry everything they own. big bags, little tricks and fancy jewelry. i know.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life.
A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Mark Twain
While I thought that I was learning how to live,I have been learning how to die.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Recently discovered the disposable camera from my summer 2010
norway - amsterdam - paris - california
only a few photos made it. most turned out to be smears of red and white.
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