In the Wild
Added 2025-02-11 16:28:41 +0000 UTCA couple years ago I (Charles) started working on a bunch of songs to see what I could do with electric guitar and bass recorded entirely in the box using Guitar Rig. I moved on from these to songs that I think are more interesting and better arranged (which I'll probably start releasing a few months from now) but I wanted to post a few of these earlier songs here. If people like some of these enough maybe I'll polish them up and revisit them in the future.
IN THE WILD
you said it then
writing your name in wet cement
follow your whim go west and
walk along the sunlit street
people move in, a glimpse
a cop car beneath a starbucks sign
the clearest of skies, a streak of blood dries
a storm drain jammed with monday's Times
blue angels overhead
black out the comfort of the sun
then they're gone
a faint perfume, a tree that lightning split in two
the sidewalk sighs, a store goes unsold
as youth culture is growing old
freedom, anywhere you need
some kind of miracle is raining down on me
my heart, a world that won't stop burning
someone else to pay the price
of safety from the wild of our minds
waiting for your answer
frightened by an idle car
lean in the wind, go out now, breathe in the lift of falling leaves
here in the light, the shade breathes new life
to something that still stirs in me
blue angels overhead
black out the comfort of the sun
freedom, anywhere you need
some kind of miracle is raining down on me
my heart, a world that won't stop burning
someone else to pay the price
of safety from the wild of our minds
a quiet day in the mist of history
Comments
The drums are live, I was trying to use some of Native Instruments acoustic drum plugins but they still just don't sound that great, especially cymbals. For the stuff I'm working on right now I'm just leaning into drum machines and letting that guide the overall aesthetic.
Charles
2025-02-14 16:48:41 +0000 UTCsounds pretty good for DI! Image reminds me of depeche mode's Speak and Spell. Are the drums live or with a VST?
labrat
2025-02-13 03:57:40 +0000 UTCCharles' music always feels, for lack of a better word, really appropriate. Cant figure out how else to phrase it other than it feels like the sort of thing I should be listening to
Harvey Rayson
2025-02-12 06:09:43 +0000 UTCdude this sounds great, can’t wait to hear the other stuff you’ve been cooking. I love your voice too
Gabriel Leger
2025-02-12 01:47:44 +0000 UTCHell yeah boys
Strawberrymeat
2025-02-12 01:09:52 +0000 UTCNice work!
Ryan Gullage
2025-02-12 00:55:36 +0000 UTCThis is really beautiful.
One Sound Every Day (santino)
2025-02-11 20:16:06 +0000 UTCI dig it
thicchatlogan
2025-02-11 17:23:59 +0000 UTC
