A Question.
- October 19th, 2011
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Does the “Golden Rule” apply to masochists?
Now you can download any and all of Tones from the Underground’s music for any price that you want, yes my friends, that includes for free. Come get em and give em a spin here:
The New Tones… album is out and available on itunes and amazonmp3. If you have a Spotify account or Grooveshark, it’ll be up on those soon as well. The name of the album is Cinema. It is a collection of 6 ambient songs that could fit nicely into a non-diegetic sequence in a film/video. Enjoy (particularly if you want to relax or fall asleep, or are looking for sound-tracking to a film).
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As the clock strikes bidnight on January 1, 2011 the latest Tones… album will drop with that Waterford Testicle. It is a peaceful and accepting exploration in ambient music. It will be called Cinema. Stay tuned.
This was a digital art piece that I produced under the complete inspiration of an Agua Trip song entitled Venus Moonrise (check out founding member and writer of the song Lindsey Boise’s video representation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNpEq0tGmjU&hd=1), from their album Genetics. It was put on auction as part of their multimedia album release and fund raiser back in November of 2008.
Sleeping Painting
I used to be afraid
That if I fell asleep
I’d turn into a painting
And stay that way forever
So I tried my best to stay awake
But when sweet sleep inevitably set in
I would dream in vivid colors
Then wake up in a 3D moving world
And I was a mobile sculpture
Right on time for the summer, my band Tones From The Underground has released a 3 song ep largely inspired by the vibes of reggae music. It can be purchased on amazon.mp3 and itunes and can be heard on spotify.com, last.fm, and myspace. Please check it out and enjoy. The song Moonbathing from the album features interviews with Jacob Gossett, Lindsey Boise, and Amos Fisher.
The album is called Dystopia.
Here are the lyrics for the songs on the Tones From The Underground album Anemology.
Air Reform
If it’s under the sun
Then it’s made ‘ mistake
When it’s all said and done
We’ll all watch the ground fall away
We’re falling apart
But the shards fall right into line
Our chaos makes art
Everything is gonna be just fine
If you’re lacking a muse
And the sky’s gaining weight
Trust it’s not only you
Sorrow don’t discriminate
We’re falling apart
But the pieces fall straight into place
As flawed as we are
It’ll all be safe
Now we’re caught in a cloud
Can’t see the light that surrounds
Trust we’ll figure it out
A silver lining will embrace the crowds
We’re falling apart
Let the cards fall where they may
An end marks a star
It’ll be OK
Hints
Enchanted by the breeze
I’m in the midst of memories
My worries are camouflaged
For now I am at ease
A hint of heaven’s grace
As the the sunlight caresses my face
This life won’t meet infinity
So this moment I’ll embrace
Old Man
Did you second-guess yourself
And suck up some wind
Did you leave it on the shelf
Forfeit your win
Did you watch your dream subside
And not throw it a lifeline
Did you turn your back while it died
And let them eat it alive
Or did you sing it back to life
He said, “A fruitful tree will grow
if a faithful seed has been sewn.”
I hope
Did it tear you up inside
There’s no one to blame
How many times did you ask why
To no avail
Did you watch your mother die
And soak in all her strength
Did you lose your love for life
And label it a gain
Or did you trade it in for fame
When the comfort of routine sets in
The terror’s strength comes back
Ain’t that a fact
You tried and you failed
Did you try again
Did life beat you up
You were a good man
But karma stood you up
You bought the bluff
But you tried
Fall Into Winter
Fall into winter
So heavy
Drowned in thought
Drunk off reverie
I found a friend in your memory
The glass is half full
But my heart is half empty
The city lights
How they temp me
But this comforting fear
Is weighing me down at home
Stuck in this lonely room
Far far away
From anything
Resembling my fate…
is more than me perched up on a windowsill
A gargoyle, aware but absent
Let the absinth spill
and fill the cracks
Now I pick up my bones
I’m tired of hiding under stones
Maybe
My skeleton’s of glass
My dreams and I
Need to rekindle our romance
When you feel the steal of the gun
It makes you change your wager
And your life and your bed
Is a torture chamber
The vultures circling the bedroom ceiling
Were soaring in my head
The past leaves behind emotional land mines
Drops bombs of nostalgia napalm (with no hints
you walk head on)
I see the leaves die with so much grace
I wish I had that faith
cause I need it now
Story
Last night I lost my spine
Spilled my guts ‘cross the room
Never thought that I’d come unglued
I remember swimming through my father’s mind
Vague, scattered, confused
Now a black inky mess of
Blood and breath, and tissue
Got sick once, I was starting to die
They injected me with ink
Those cold steel blocks saved my life
now it seems my skeleton won’t change
I used to variate
Spent time in a pen
Got prison tats etched in my skin
So many cages and cages of pages
Would keep me alive through the ages
Spent my youth in grunts and moans
Seen the world through the eyes of my clones
Thought it was ended
But I kept my appendix
Broken and mended
But I kept my appendix
Paper
I’m trying not to lose my head
And trying to keep my cool
But it’s hard when
When you’re not around
To keep my feet on the ground
to keep my feet on the ground
Imagine what you could see
If you just opened your eyes
And take my hand
Hold on as tight as you can
You’ve got my paper heart
In the palm of your hands
Cause a paper heart
No it won’t let you stand
Paper Heart
*Lyrics by Jacob Gossett
Broken Bottle Beach
A blank face
Like a thirsty page
Yeah I’m just a slave
to the waves
Please spare me
I thought they understood my pain
It was written on the sheets of rain
It tore my clothes and
Washed my hopes up
On a shard glass shore
(When I dropped the floor)
But I’ll keep hunting happiness
I know