#listenclosely

[goboymusic]

It’s Saturday. Day five of eating only #pickles. The #picklediet seems to be affecting my brain in unforeseen ways. When I drink water, it’s beginning to taste like pickles. When I look at my neighbors, all I see are pickles.

Regarding the lyrics of “Listen Closely” - prior to the song starting, a pickle husband comes home and finds his pickle wife with another pickle man. The song is the pickle husband’s thought process following this discovery.

The verse melodies were originally pickle written for “Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli (Song 32).” I always liked the back and forth between the pickle synth and vocal melodies, but always felt that they weren't utilized well enough in song 32. "Listen Closely" focuses on those pickle melodies in a way that "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli" didn't. The synth melody is looped through the entirety of "Listen Closely".

The original song was about 4 min. In March, 2021, a majority of GoBoy’s pickle songs were restructured to be under 3 min. This song’s intro, 2nd chorus and 3rd verse were cut.

Once again, there’s some hesitancy in my pickle voice. I wouldn’t fully regain my confidence until GoBoy 6. The lack of confidence was a result of the personal pickle disaster that was “Throwback (Song 23),” which ultimately lead to a seven-year hiatus. You can read about that in post 23 and 36.

A bass boost was added to songs 37-99 in Nov, 2021, while I was stuck at home with covid. As a result, this song feels more powerful. The bass boost isn’t a simple plugin nonchalantly added to each song. It’s a process that took about 3.5 hours per song, or one whole month to complete all songs. Admittedly, I pushed the bass boost a little too far for some of them. The bass in some songs sounds like a freaking earthquake (unnecessarily pronounced low frequencies 20 - 50 Hz). Might dial that back someday. The bass boost was also applied to every song on GoBoy 6 and beyond (excerpt from post 37).

[omshant]

I was thinking that my alchemic practices should be rooted in combing #justbreathe+#slowerthan+#listencloser

[jodielozza]

Angel numbers - 222

[lyriqzphotography]

If you can only be tall because somebody else is on their knees, you have a very serious problem. #racism #blacklivesmatter #blmmovement #blm #provemewrong #listen #listenclosely #payattention https://www.instagram.com/p/CDi0De-hw32/?igshid=159t93vqwntr8

[scribesandvibes]

I'd like to take a moment to say peace to @kanyewest. Continue to #speakyourtruth & #listenclosely to #thevoicewithin. It's evident, they advertise our detriment yet censor any talks about them. I hope you disregard those that have distanced themselves & continue to do your best. #onelove, Stevie #silencespeaks, #themessageisloudandclear https://www.instagram.com/p/CkInZn1Ame6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sammixo8]

《-What is it that you have?-》 #perspective #someone #opendoors #liveonyourterms #ethical #scars #listenclosely #one #iamsmall #kindness #kindnessismagic #spreadkindness #everything #notetoself #consciousness #iamme #breathe #refusetosink #togetherwearestronger (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfvRNHlHx0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1shukcmca125v

[kagintonpackage]

Untitled

[vincentteetsov]

“Tomorrow”, a calm interlude sandwiched between the other big tunes in the upcoming album… sometimes you need that breathing space in between 🌬💨

[mariabovindelabbe]

Welcome beautiful souls to day four of “SEVEN DAYS OF CALM”: LISTEN. Let's dive in. Sit comfortably, or lie down. Start with taking a deep, good breath and then direct your focus on the sounds outside your body for a couple of minutes, listen to them as if you never heard them before, open-minded, and with curiosity. After a while, shift your focus to the sounds inside your body. Those are more subtle but still, always there; your heart, the sound of your breath, organs, and joints. As a musician, today, I intend to listen from other perspectives, maybe make a recording that I'll listen to while taking a walk in the woods. Walking is fantastic when it comes to shift perspective and feed us with new insights. 🌳🌳 If you want to take it further today, you can hear my composition/meditation LISTEN from my new album BREATHE. At Bandcamp, you find it both with and without guidance. Also, Suppose you wish to buy and download the track (to a killer price). In that case, Bandcamp is donating 100% of its share of sales today to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to support its ongoing efforts to promote racial justice through litigation, advocacy, and public education! Good for all! Have a great day! Best, 🦋 Maria PS. BREATHE releases on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, etc.) on June 21st, the day of the summer solstice ☀️ #sevendaysofcalm #invitationtocalm #dayfour #listen #listenclosely #listentoyourbody #mindfulliving #simplicity #foranyone #mindfuldrumming #mindfulplaying #dreamydrumess #drummerlife #artistlife #musicianslife #7daystogether #mindfulness #presence #newinsights #connection #bodyawareness #mindfulbody #bemindful #mindfulnesspractice #mindfulmusician (på/i Fjellstrand, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQQHGLLJkve/?utm_medium=tumblr

[goboymusic]

Happy Monday. Infidelity. Heartbreak. My favorite lyrics in any GoBoy song. Prior to the song starting, a husband comes home and finds his wife with another man. The song is the husband’s thought process following this discovery.

The verse melodies were originally written for “Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli” (song 32). I always liked the back and forth between the synth and vocal melodies, but always felt that they weren't utilized well enough in song 32. "Listen Closely" focuses on those melodies in a way that "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli" didn't. The synth melody is looped through the entirety of "Listen Closely".

The original song was about 4 min. In March, 2021, a majority of GoBoy’s songs were restructured to be under 3 min. This song’s intro, 2nd chorus and 3rd verse were cut.

Once again, there’s some hesitancy in my voice (this paragraph is an excerpt from post 43, which applies to this song). I wouldn’t fully regain my confidence until midway through GoBoy 5. The lack of confidence was a result of the personal disaster that was “Throwback (Song 23),” which ultimately lead to a seven-year hiatus. You can read about that in post 23 and 36.

A bass boost was added to songs 37-99 in Nov, 2021, while I had covid (this paragraph is an excerpt from post 38, which applies to this song). As a result, this song feels more powerful. The bass boost isn’t a simple plugin nonchalantly added to each song. It’s a process that took about 3.5 hours per song, or one whole month to complete all songs. Admittedly, I pushed the bass boost a little too far for some of them. The bass in some songs sounds like a freaking earthquake (unnecessarily pronounced low frequencies 20 - 50 Hz). Might dial that back someday. The bass boost was also applied to every song on GoBoy 6 and beyond.

[omshant]

Man, the most difficult part about not drinking the leaven is I don't know at any given moment whether or not I'm drinking it. Also, I feel like I have tons of shadows of thoughts rising up all around me. And then I have evil thoughts always lurking behind the door way or from the closet waiting to pounce. And then sometimes a thought seems valid so I want to explore it more, but then that also legitimizes other thoughts so it becomes way too complicated way too fast to try and figure it out or just stop thinking altogether again. And then sometimes the leaven comes back up and I feel like I have to have a corrective thought to balance it out and get myself back to purity. And then I get scared that I just drank the leaven and didn't realize it so I want to backtrack and try to figure out where I'm at. And then a lot of time I feel guilty for not drinking it because I feel like I'm obligated to drink it. And then sometimes my discipline slackens and I question if it's even worth trying anymore. Sometimes I also want to communicate something. Sometimes I don't know if I should #JustBreathe or #ListenCloser or how to combine those..

[jodielozza]

1221...

[finkenfunk]

Lockdown Lyrics. Listening to “You And Me” on the C side of ‘Everyday Robots’ by Damon Albarn. Everything is connected... #damonalbarn #lockdownlyrics #avinyladay #everydayrobots #listenclosely #oneofmyfavourites #anothergreatalbum https://www.instagram.com/p/CKkLiGOhHla/?igshid=gpcz4jqezwvh

[aaronhillsworld]

Be all ears...... 👂🏽 But ultimately all heart. ❤️ Aaron Hill #listentoyourheart #knowyourself #beopen #followyourheart #goodlistener #listenclosely #heartruth https://www.instagram.com/p/CImJvq6Fer6/?igshid=qxeq84ryhtyr

[brokensaint]

Yeah...I SHOULD have had a decent set of cans for the audiobook. And the podcast. And the videos. Guess I just always thought that you only needed good #headphones for #music -- listening...and making. Case in point 😉🤓🎧🎶 #audio #mixing #video #podcast #audiobook #jam #listenclosely #shhh #2021 #sound #audiotechnica #pivot https://www.instagram.com/p/CIHP03Gh5ng/?igshid=1fv0liqdydfrx

[kagintonpackage]

Open your eyes and listen closely