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Today is November 6th. 2024. One day after the election in the US. As I write this, the first post in the musiclabb blog, the votes are being counted.
Had I written a speech for Kamala Harris during her campaign, I would press on some values.
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Have you ever had that person in your life – who make you a better person, who is always there for you, even on your worst days? This song is to that person!
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So, an EP without lyrics. Yet not instrumental. Why? I don’t know, but it was a lot of fun doing it! 🙂
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The world’s a better place with you
and it is nice to stand beside you
I become a better person with you
I am grateful to have a frien like you
The sunrise is a little brighter with you
and it is easier to breath
the dark is not that scary with you
you are all I need
‘caus the world’s just a better place with you
It’s a bright and happy place with you
a smile in your eyes affect me too
I can honestly say I love you
you see the bright side of everything
you make things so easy
a problem never gets in your way
you release me
yes the world’s just a better place with you
even if nothing is said with you
everything is clear with you
it is an honour to share my life with you
with you
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This song was written a long time ago. Feels like another lifetime. Stumbled on the original voice recodrings, and figured, why not make something out of this track?
And here you go.
Question for you – is it written for a friend, lover, or myself? For me to know, and for you to make up your own mind about. 🙂
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MMM… I like the taste of this!
First, the framework. I get one night per track remake. Not allowed to pass midnight. And I need to use the same drumkit for all remixes… sorry, memixes*… Also, use the Muddhedd methodology to approach the track and reshape it… Hence the title of this EP.
The absolute best thing with doing a memix is that I have already done the track and engaging in the memix work, I can focus everything on playing around and having fun, without the serious intention of creating a track that I would like to listen to. A memix gets me to push my creative limits even further.
Me like!
Also, I scheduled four nights for this side project. With the intention of one song per night. I didn’t do that. I had time to spare, got into flow one night and made two memixes. So, here you go, five tracks.
Universe
With the original version, I was taking a mental trip through the universe… with the remix, sorry, memix, I try to take a rollercoaster ride through the universe instead. What would that sound like? Well, like this!
Next majestic thing
With the original version, I was aiming for a powerful motion forward, using the force (yes, I am a Star Wars fan) and the momentum to move towards the next experiance. With this memix, I am trying to slow the pace down a bit (not BPM-wise, just feeling wise) to a more laidback motion forward, getting to enjoy and experiance the view and things around, as they pass by. Plus, make it sparkling!
What’s goin’ on today
I have a rule of thumb. If I am not pleased with what I hear, remove things, cut in the frequencies. Take away stuff… I wasn’t pleased with what I created here, at first. So. Big butches knife out. And this is what remained.
We are the amazing (the fabolus)
This took a little rework. For the second half, I wanted the voice to be majestic, as I reached that point, I realised, I need to change the harmonies at the end. So I did.
Who I can be
This time I really took it down, changed up the harmonies a bit. But it is as minimal as it can be. But oh, so, good.
*a memix is a remix of one of my own tracks made by me .
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Miles away (lyrics) is the classic theme of love over a distance. With a huge retro feeling in the production.
One day at a time (lyrics) is also a retro feeling in the production, but different retro. And the theme is about the same.
Universe (lyrics) is about exploring what is out side of one self. More specific, me exploring outside of myself.
Changes (lyrics) is not something I am particularly fond of, and need to work on handling, because whether I like it or not, they still come.
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Changes, makes me wanna disappear
well, I said changes, comes to us everywhere
no matter what I say they always find their way
they still come changes
no matter what I do they always see us through
they still come changes
[some kind of mumble]
changes, makes me wanna disappear
well I said changes, comes to us everywhere
no matter what I do they always see us through
they still come changes
no matter what I try they always drive us by
they still come changes
[some kind of somewhat different mumble]