Click this link to hear a pre-release song off of my forthcoming record (officially entitled "White Flood" - official album cover art above. 2014 press release eponymous photo above, as well).
The song is "Lijden". It's a story of fear and fate.
This song is in NO way indicative of the sound of the record as an entirety. The full record is as dynamically varied as anything I've done.
I wrote the music and melody for this song back in early 2009. On July 6th 2013 I went to Sonelab and tracked this all in one day with the help of the indomitable Mark Alan Miller. I played everything on here (throat, guitars, bass, drums, piano). The drums were made of wood, as were the guitars and piano. And the amps were loud. And I hit the drums hard. The guitars, harder (how's that for a gear review?). I believe this is all 1st or 2nd take. I don't like multiple takes. Never have. I need to hear the human element of slips and nuances. Glossy, shiny, edited post-production just doesn't allow me to enjoy my music. It's that simple, really.
Rob Connelly played secondary piano. And his presence instantly shaped the sounds of certain points in this song. He is, without question, the one peer whose musical artistry overwhelms me. And I've been lucky enough to work with some of the most incredible artisans we know.
This song is a dumptruck with the pedal pinned to the floor. I wanted it that way. I wanted it to be violent and incessant. Like a foot on a throat (lyrically, that's essentially what it is). Even in its tender lyrical coda, and pretty modality, there was always a steady stream of ferocity in this song, to me.
This isn't the version that will appear on the record, as it is unmastered. But I wanted to share this with you all. And to those amazing people that funded my kickstarter campaign, please PM me your email if you want a copy of this for yourself. I'd be happy to email it.
Hope you enjoy is. Feedback always welcome. Lyrics below.
Cheers,
M
Lijden
Feed the heathen breathing in me. Burn the bread and shoot the bitter wine. Poison racing in and through me. Cancel every moment in my mind.
And I suffer, but I am not alone.
Watch the shell of what you once knew. Watch as only I can sympathize.
Melting into sheets, no honor. You, the final victim in my mind.
And you suffer, but you are not alone.
How can I express the things that I don't know?
There's safety in this mess. A chaos playing dead, while killing every ghost. And we suffer.
I am one of you.
I am one with you.
Click this link to hear a pre-release song off of my forthcoming record (officially entitled "White Flood" - official album cover art above. 2014 press release eponymous photo above, as well).
The song is "Lijden". It's a story of fear and fate.
This song is in NO way indicative of the sound of the record as an entirety. The full record is as dynamically varied as anything I've done.
I wrote the music and melody for this song back in early 2009. On July 6th 2013 I went to Sonelab and tracked this all in one day with the help of the indomitable Mark Alan Miller. I played everything on here (throat, guitars, bass, drums, piano). The drums were made of wood, as were the guitars and piano. And the amps were loud. And I hit the drums hard. The guitars, harder (how's that for a gear review?). I believe this is all 1st or 2nd take. I don't like multiple takes. Never have. I need to hear the human element of slips and nuances. Glossy, shiny, edited post-production just doesn't allow me to enjoy my music. It's that simple, really.
Rob Connelly played secondary piano. And his presence instantly shaped the sounds of certain points in this song. He is, without question, the one peer whose musical artistry overwhelms me. And I've been lucky enough to work with some of the most incredible artisans we know.
This song is a dumptruck with the pedal pinned to the floor. I wanted it that way. I wanted it to be violent and incessant. Like a foot on a throat (lyrically, that's essentially what it is). Even in its tender lyrical coda, and pretty modality, there was always a steady stream of ferocity in this song, to me.
This isn't the version that will appear on the record, as it is unmastered. But I wanted to share this with you all. And to those amazing people that funded my kickstarter campaign, please PM me your email if you want a copy of this for yourself. I'd be happy to email it.
Hope you enjoy is. Feedback always welcome. Lyrics below.
Cheers,
M
Lijden
Feed the heathen breathing in me. Burn the bread and shoot the bitter wine. Poison racing in and through me. Cancel every moment in my mind.
And I suffer, but I am not alone.
Watch the shell of what you once knew. Watch as only I can sympathize.
Melting into sheets, no honor. You, the final victim in my mind.
And you suffer, but you are not alone.
How can I express the things that I don't know?
There's safety in this mess. A chaos playing dead, while killing every ghost. And we suffer.
I am one of you.
I am one with you.
