Guitars can cut like a razor, explode like a volcano and smash like a meteor. But guitars can also soothe like a summer breeze, cure like a Medicine and build enthralling soundscapes. This song is a prime example of the latter. It’s a gentle caress for a busy mind.
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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“The Unseen Ones” is this song’s title, and is it well-chosen. It starts with a gentle flow while mysterious sounds surface through twisted textures. Then, dark beats summon The Unseen Ones. And while they may be unseen, they are definitely not unheard. They live inside this song, and each time it is listened, they get to play around with the ever-changing imagination. This piece is both an atmospheric masterpiece and a body mover.
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A master class in sound architecture, this dark electronica piece builds up through two superb crescendos until reaching a dancefloor-melting climax. There’s a vast array of sounds and details to take in, among which is an amazing and infectious use of samples. This is easily one of the most adventurous songs I’ve heard in years.
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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A modern ode to Gandhi, sang MC-style, which is probably the best style to craft a song about an activist’s life. The melody is instrumentally-rich and features some spot-on samples of Hindu chanting.
The lyrics do an amazing job of condensing the wisdom of Gandhi’s life in just a few minutes worth of song.
“Be the change that you wanna see
in the world, just like Gandhi
Gandhi taught
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” and it takes more strength and faith
to be kind
you see, Gandhi-ji was a very great leader
but before all that
he was shy & meager
as a young child he was just like you and me
before he became
Mahatma Gandhi
the word “Mahatma” it means great soul
and its inside of us just
waiting to unfold
if you follow your heart and act real bold
next time it’ll be your
story that’s told!”
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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Ravi Shankar, one of the world’s most renowned sitar singers joins vibes with Western classical music composer Philip Glass. The result is a playful culture fusion journey, full of positive energy and daring moves. Instruments dance around each other, drawing countless patterns. There’s enough creativity here to satisfy the hungriest of ears.
I recommend listening to the entire album, called “Passages”.
This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.
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It’s almost unfair, perhaps even rude that such a song dares to work so well! It’s one of those pieces that courageously defy categorization. One thing’s for certain though: it’s intense! And it’s almost impossible to „story-tell” it, so I won’t even try.
Challenge: count the unique instruments, samples, special effects and patterns in this song. Then, compare with some song you can hear on the radio. Chances are that mish-mash extraordinaire Igorrr will win by an order of magnitude.
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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The melody starts with a sort of riffing that is so flawless during its repetition that it feels like synthesizers are at work. But the “techno-metal” part of the melody is soon a distant memory, as waves upon waves of other robotic creations join in the song. And then, the mechanical riffing only serves as a contrast for the layers of reverbed instruments and echoing singers (male and female).
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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Welcome to a soft, moody piece set in the forests of Crackling Sound Texture. The richness of electronic sound fills the void with all sorts of exotic little details. Look for piano drops, for hand drums and for those countless slivers of sound arising left and right.
You can listen to the melody for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location.
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There are many “songs for change” out there. Some, will gently talk to the listener, conveying their message in a patient way. Most, go about it in a bit more lecturing fashion. This one? Well, have a read and a listen…
“You have to fix the mind before you can bestow the blessing
Because until they get their mind right
Everything you invest in them is going to leak out
Of the crevices of a mind that refuses to change.
Look at your neighbor and ask them
“Do you have a mind to change?”
Wait for an answer.
If they said no, drag them to the altar
Tell them they’ve got till midnight to get that fixed
They’ve got till midnight to dump out all jealousy
All pettiness, all unforgiveness, all strife, all malice, all confusion
All blaming other people for your mistakes
You’ve got till midnight to get rid of every poison
That’s hindering you, every inflexibility that’s stopping you
From what God is about to pour into your life
Woe be onto you if you’re going into another year and
Waste another year with the old mentality
While somebody’s in the hospital begging God
For the opportunity that you have right now
You better step into this moment
Put your hand on your head and say, “Give me a new mind”
Give me new mind means give me a new perspective
Give me a new perspective
Give me a new way of looking at my situation
Give me a new way of looking at my circumstances
Get my mind ready for this year
Because when I get this year there’s gonna be blessings
There’s gonna be miracles, there’s gonna to be opportunities
Oh, yes, it’s gonna be some struggles
It’s gonna be some challenges
It’s gonna be some tests
But even the struggles are an opportunity for me to show off
The victory if my mind can handle the change
Do you have the mindset to be blessed?
You have to decide to be blessed
You have to decide, “You know what, this is a day
That the Lord have made, I will rejoice
And be glad that I will rejoice”
Let the past go and step on into the future
Everything that’s inflexible and everything that’s not ready Everything that’s backwards and everything that’s negative and Everything that’s condescending and Everything that’s carnal and Everything that’s holding me back
I refuse to take it over into another year and waste another
New year with an old mind where the devil is alive
I will rejoice
I will rejoice
Woah, Dorothy I wanna tell you
You could’ve been home a long time ago
As soon as you decide to stop looking for answers in other people and miracles somewhere down the yellow brick road
And click the heels of your mind and set your affections
On things that are more
You could have been free years ago
I will rejoice
I will rejoice
I will rejoice
Look at your neighbor and say you don’t have to get out of trouble
Tell them you don’t have to get out of trouble before midnight
You just have to get your mind out of trouble
If you can get your mind out, you can get your money out
You can get your family out, you can get your job out
You can get your career out, you can get health out
You can get your prosperity out, if you can get your mind out
No devil in the hell, no weapon formed against you
No enemy that hates you, no witch that hexes you
Can stop you from being free if you can get your mind out
Grab yourself by the hand and say, “We’re coming out of there”
I will rejoice
I will rejoice
I will rejoice”
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Despite the slightly dark mood it could sometimes suggest, I find this song to be incredibly hopeful and motivating. This is not only because of Kristy’s fantastic voice, but also because of the beautiful lyrics.
“You walk around in your pain
It’s like a prisoner’s chain
But you won’t tap it, it’s addictive
When you’re avoiding your shame
And all the choices you’ve made
The spiral down is so seductive
It’s all a blur
When your whole world is upside down
And speeding
But don’t give up
There is hope under the ray of light
But you know it’s waiting
Oh, just melt under the ray
Find a love that never changes
Let it burn your pain away
Let resistance fade away
Oh, you’re safe under the love of ray
Always with you from today
And forever
You are a pilgrim, run to freedom
If you believe
It’s all you need
Disperse a ray of light and hope beginning”
This Weekly Song entry has been brought from the FaceBook archive of Weekly Song^. This exploration was originally started through a FaceBook page, about 13 months prior to launching Mentatul. Slowly but surely, the entire FaceBook archive will be brought here.
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