I made a behind the scenes video about my process for writing and recording the song that you can watch here:
I also made a visualizer. It took me like 8 hours to make b/c I was learning how to use Blender ;P
Listen on: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and anywhere else you can stream music.
Song/Art Credits:
Piano sample: Chas Douthit
Synthesizers, etc: John M. Mueller
Recordtree design: Kelly Noffsinger
Watercolor: Margot Mueller
As Adrianne Lenker says, “You don’t need to know why when you cry.”
Photos were taken on Orcas Island.
Songs written, performed and recorded by John M. Mueller. Thanks to my friends and family for feedback while mixing 🙂
Listen on: Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and anywhere else you can stream music.
For the nerds: Minilogue, Morphagene, Valhalla.
starkissed lovers
bolt and blossom
spiraling upwards
looking for anything
to hold on to
I was inspired by a couple on Instagram and the urging of my daughter to use live traps to for our mousy friends. Life begets life.
I loved each of these book and would say that “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible” is the most illuminating book I’ve read in years. All of Charles Eisenstein’s work is made available for free online: https://charleseisenstein.org/books/the-more-beautiful-world-our-hearts-know-is-possible/eng/separation/
Lyrics:
Oh, Daughter
You are the One
The one who has to grow up
In the world we’re building now
And daughter
My only one
I hope you can forgive us
For the damage already done
And I will try to do the same
It’s funny
What building really means
Is tearing down the things
That we so dearly love
My life is a waterfall.
I was One.
Now, for better and worse
I am a droplet, silhouetted
against the sky.
When I hit the pool below
I will be Home.
the sky may look bleak
as it does in early winter
but I saw the great horned owl
we caught the few moments of sunshine together
right after the snow pellets fell
her turning towards the sun and I towards her
both giving off their radiance
without want of anything in return