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Icarus Arts 1 draft.
(I write to make sense of what I feel, and partly to defend the way I wrote the song.)A friend relayed to me that my song, Icarus, was studied in a UP Diliman Arts 1 class today. I was also told that two people from the class did not like The Ridleys' iteration of Icarus. I find no problem with ...
Writing prompt
"I've died inside so many times that I don't know who I am anymore"
Otherwise (full band draft)
She wakes and stretches, checks her phone,"My god it's 6am"Wakes her man, carries her boy, then heads straight to the vanGreets a couple in the back, saying, "Sorry we're late"Now right beside her sits her son asking 'bout this and thatGoing on about meeting and feeding e...
RECORDING STARTS NEXT WEEK AAAAAA
FINALY FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'LL START WITH DEMOS, BUT STILL.I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS RECORDING WILL GO VERY SMOOTHLY. IDK. I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS ALBUM. FINALLY, WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO CREATE AN ALBUM THE WAY I IMAGINE IT.I WANT TO RECORD A SONICALLY...
The Ridleys - In the Most Unlikely Places
Twenty-SevenLife Goes OnDeath by DesignBaptizeWavesLightnessPiranesiDon't Buy Green BananasI Never Wanna Lose YouOtherwiseAll of the notes I've written for the past albums were addressed to my dear listeners, when they were still so few. It's a different story now. So many voices surroun...
Otherwise (alternative tempo)
+alternative lyrics:-Now right beside her sits her son asking 'bout this and that-See and hear and touch and taste and smell-They're laughing, making smoke rings again-Everything will meet its sorry end
Otherwise (final draft)
She wakes and stretches, checks her phone,"My God, it's 6am"Wakes her man, carries her boy, then heads straight to the vanGreets a couple in the back, saying, "Sorry we're late"Now right beside her is her son askin' 'bout this and thatGoing on about meeting and feedin...
Otherwise (draft)
She wakes and stretches, checks her phone"My God, it's 6am"Wakes her man, carries her boy, walkin' straight to the vanShe greets a couple in the back, saying, "Sorry we're late"Right beside her is her son askin' 'bout this and thatGoing on about meeting and feedin...
Otherwise (melody idea, chorus idea)
Blue sky,Why do we cry?Is it sorrow or joyThat we see with our eyes?Are the colors so brightA trick of the lightThe awe of the boy says otherwiseThe awe of the boy says otherwise
On the topic of songs that didn't make the cut for album 4
-Someone Worth Desiring-Creature-Nowhere Chapel-What Was I Supposed to Do?-God in Outer Space-So Long, See You AgainI still want to release these songs. I don't have the maturity to sing about them yet. There are motives that I need to deal with. I want to release these with love as my motive.Si...
All that I Do/Iyong Iyo (collab song idea)
Chorus:Everything/All that I doI do it all for youHeart so trueAll of me for youChorus (Tagalog):Lahat ng itoPara lang sa'yoBuong puso koAt mga pangarap koIyong iyoIyong iyo
Calm Kinda Love (idea)
Just like a breezeBlowing gently through a forest of treesJust like a streamFlowing perfectly for rowboats in dreamsMy baby's everything I want I needJust like the books we watch and movies we readShe gives me a calm kinda loveI never thought I'd find such a thingShe gives me a calm kinda lo...
Updated update Album IV songlist
Recording might start soon. Haven't locked in a studio yet, but we have some solid options. Here's the tentative tracklist:1. 272. Life Goes On3. Death by Design4. Baptize5. Waves6. Lightness7. Piranesi8. Don't Buy Green Bananas9. I Never Wanna Lose YouThose 9 feel good. And then MAYBE 1...
Updated album IV tracklist
After jamming with the guys again, we decided to stop the album at track 8. Now this is what the tracklist looks like:1. 272. Life Goes On3. Death by Design4. Baptize5. Waves6. Lightness7. Piranesi8. Don’t Buy Green BananasThis heavy album - the most production-heavy Ridleys album to date - commun...
Updated Album IV list | a message to ace
“Ace thanks for having us over! I'll make a new GC for us 5 for album IV stuff. Here's the updated album tracklist we came up with.Updated album list:The Ridleys - Album IV1. XXVII2. Life Goes On3. Death by Design4. Baptize5. Waves6. Lightness7. Piranesi8. Don't Buy Green Bananas9. Fin...
Land Beyond the Sun (unearthed 2020 draft)
Take this old manTo distant landsI know that's what you promised to meTake these old hands and I'llMake no demandsTo show me things that I've never seen'Cause only you can see the land beyond the sun And you will see me through this journey you've begun You are my shield And my r...
Benny Goes Electric
The electric guitar is so expressive and beautiful.
Will be on #behind-the-scenes songwriting channel later at 3pm!! I wanna workshop some of the new songs and new keys.
Might also trade Someone Worth Desiring for Baptize.the ridleys - nowhere chapelversion 5.51. xxvii (E)2. life goes on (G) !!!3. death by design (B) !!4. baptize (F#)5. creature (D)6. god in outer space (G)7. waves (C)8. lightness (F)9. piranesi (Eb)10. don't buy green bananas (C#) !!!!11. nowh...
Story of the Album (Attempt #2)
The previous post was more of a mindless word vomit than a careful articulation. For that I apologize. Let me try again.---------------After numerous revisions (usually done in my home office late at night, and sometimes in the van on the way to a gig), the songs for album IV have been written and ...
The Story of the Album (attempt #1)
The songs are in place. Before we arrange, rehearse, and finally record, I want to be able to articulate the message of the album to people who ask. To do that, I should first articulate the message of the album to myself. I'll start by giving an explanation of each song, then end with a thesis ...
the ridleys album iv version 5.0
tracklist:1. xxvii (Eb)2. life goes on (G) !!!3. death by design (B) !!4. someone worth desiring (Em)5. creature (E)6. god in outer space (G)7. waves (B)8. lightness (E)9. piranesi (Eb)10. don't buy green bananas (C#)11. nowhere chapel (A)12. finding you feels like i've figured it out (F#)13...
Free
Maybe some of you were wondering why The Ridleys page was quiet for a whole week. That's because the social media manager (me) went to Taiwan for 5 days with Sofia. Let me tell you more about it.The trip to Taiwan was a much-needed time of rest for me. For the months before that, I was stuck in ...
Chapter 2: Dylan’s Reality (draft 1)
Shame.That was all Dylan felt on his way to work. Shame was all Dylan felt since graduating from university. He felt ashamed of the four years that he spent barely surviving his college life, having to rely on his groupmates to carry him through papers and readings. He was so ashamed that he intenti...
Chapter 2: Dylan’s Reality (raw, unedited text)
Shame.That was all Dylan felt on his way to work. Shame was all Dylan felt since graduating from university. He felt ashamed of the four years that he spent barely surviving his college life, having to rely on his groupmates to carry him through papers and readings. He was so ashamed that he intenti...
Firefly in the Dark
Life has been good, and even the challenges can be considered "good problems." Slowly, I forget the pain of the past. Memories of those difficult situations, and the negative feelings that come with it, are starting to fade. This is a good thing.But in forgetting the pain, I hope I never for...
Chapter 1: Dylan's Dream (Draft 1)
Editor's note:In this version, I consolidate some details about Dylan's dream and try to meld it into one. I also added an important section about Sophie, and who she is to Dylan. I want to gradually reveal these characters' stories to the reader. This first chapter is foundational.I lov...
Chapter 1: Dylan's Dream (unedited, raw text)
Through Dylan's eyes, the city was black and white. The trees were all dead. Buildings were covered in snow. His phone said 6:02am, and yet the sky was pitch black. Minutes ago, the wolf, Fenrir, swallowed the sun and ushered in the start of Ragnarok, the final battle of the gods, and the end of...
A Wave of Inspiration
I'm not gonna lie. The past few months have been a roller coaster for me. But for the first time since Lola's passing, I feel a wave of inspiration again.Thought about the book I want to write, and maybe a biography isn't the way to go. I still have so much life to live.What I can do, ho...
Girl of my Dreams (Song for Sophie idea)
One night I dreamt the gods were dead and I was late to workMountains of bodies formed a bed and Thor laid in the dirtAnd I said, “Oh what a shame, it’s not a holiday, too”Right there in the dream I spoke to youStill in the dream, you held me tight, I’d never let you fallSnow out the window,...
