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new style 2.0 6 04:34
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Seduction 03:22
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hip hop meditations 03:50
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new beginnings 4 01:32
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longing 3 06:53
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obligatory funk outro 01:02
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it's hard to let go. it's hard to put things out there. things that arent 'perfect'. things that seem yucky. it's hard to take that step. to show yourself. ooooh the mind. our rigid self perceptions and fears. this is not entirely true for everyone but I realised a long time ago that the only thing preventing me from doing or being anything was myself. the guard and the prisoner. a cage built on social/self constructs, expectations and past experiences. I'm quite an introspective person and for a long time knew what I needed to do. I think somewhere deep down most people do (with respect to deep yearnings/tensions), or atleast where they want to move towards/away from. for me it was mostly around being more open and sharing my internal world. to challenge the social awkwardness that comes with not wanting to make mistakes and caring what others think. to feel free. the shame ohh the shame. shame I kept bottled up. a self image that when alone and safe in the mental space could be more expansive, fluid and non specific, but out in the world with the people, somewhat held in a box. the more you hold on to, the smaller the scope for self expression, genuineness and creativity. emotional/physical tension created by a disconnect between the internal and the external self. it's hard to take off the mask but in the long run i think lifes harder to leave it on. I've faced some things recently (still facing) that have felt like they have kept me locked in a loop, anxious and afraid, lethargic and distant for a long time. fears around sex/performance anxiety, linked a layer deeper to a need to maintain an unblemished image. to be cool. someone perfect. not wanting to show weakness. “I'm fine. I'm doing great.” it's hard to really connect and be yourself (who?) when ur in hiding away mode. it's easy to shit on yourself and feel like u suck and are not making progress when u probably are. it takes the time that it takes. and not to finish the task. you cant finish the task. I think the projection of the future self who's faced their shit, even though that projection is positive, can be another lense of the same rigid, egoic self perception you're trying to challenge and detach from by facing your shit. it's a trap. fuck it's scary to say all this, like who the fuck am I? it's hard to be vulnerable. oooh so scary. to let ur guard down. to defy your/others expectations. to show yourself. ahhhhhh.
it is worth it though..

here's a collection of mostly sort of finished old songs that I keep going back to, that id like to set free and stop thinking about whether I'll ever do anything with them. would have been nice to re-record some things properly but in a way it's better this way. sorry about the midi instruments/you're welcome if you're a robot.

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released October 30, 2020

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