Our fourth year, 2024, is our biggest year yet! A whopping 72 entries were received, submitting just shy of four hours of music. Several faces return from 2023, and we wish them all, and our new entrants, the best of luck!
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Jump to: The New Rage / Living The Dream / File Already Exists: Overwrite? / 7Lifes Part2 / Peaceful on the Surface / aAa freestyle / Webpunks / criminal / Federation / The Roses Outside Grow Suspiciously Red / Selfish / Strange Tides / Keep the Mask (if it helps) / Gorilla Barrels / Tap My Toes / Last Days Of The Summer / Snork (We’re OK) / That’s Life / GeoGuessr Song / Irresistible Meltdown / The Y-Files / Synthetic Synchronicity / In the Wind / The Funniest Thing / zwikąt / C’est ça la rime / Son señales / Transmitting For Years / Monster’n’Mermaid / Face the Fire / Laden läuft.mod / When the Darkness Found Us (Fedivision 2024 Edit) / Friends Again / 1000 / Innocent / Fediverse Fans Forever / Crimson Tide / The Spell Song™ / S A U C I S S E / TV-Sick / She’s all of Me / Site-23 / Sum of my Parts / BBB (Big Boomer Bænd) / Oasis / Everglades / A number on a page / Maudit / This Fragile Atmosphere / Mare / goodBeginnings / Nobody Else Will / Shoot Away Pain / Threaded Invasion / Light Beam / Versio / Mauver than a Joopleberry / Invoking Fairies / Fake News / The Moon Illusion / Postmarked The Stars / tracks of federation / Pottane / The Optically Pumped Rubidium Maser / Diag / All Zombies Go To Heaven / Landwaves / Without You / Fire Me Straight Into A Falling Star / Open Your Eyes / Two Weeks of Spring (Six Months of Summer) / Misaligned Aardvarks
“The New Rage”
by Negative Players, representing New Rage City
Code NRCI
Some words about this song
Seed of this song was from listening to the podcast about the attempted kidnapping of Michigan's Governor. Morphed into more of a song about the outrage merchants both political and religious.
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Find me at https://negativeplayers.bandcamp.com or https://linktr.ee/negativeplayers for all the other places
Lyrics
Run from the cops
Flinching at the shots
Ringing out across the city streets
People see what that want to see
Nothing more convincing
Than trash that you bought
Or the loose lipped thoughts
Went to visit my dad
He shouting at the TV
Something about the commies
Fleecing their flock
Said he wants to move south
Hasn’t left his own house
And over a week
While I quietly seethe
so surprised
They found a way to sell the new rage
To all the bastards on a rampage
I tried talking to God
Sharing some thoughts
I used to think that he was listening
But probably he’s not
The radio’s gone silent
Followers get violent
When the glory is gone
Was it there all along
so surprised
They found a way to sell the new rage
To all the bastards on a rampage
When It adds up to nothing
adds up to nothing
Add it to nothing
Add it to nothing
I’m not surprised
You found a way to take advantage
Of the bastards on a rampage
When It adds up to nothing
adds up to nothing
Add it to nothing
Add it to nothing
“Living The Dream”
by sknob, representing Rugged scrublands
Code RUGG
Some words about this song
True story (with a happy ending?)
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Lyrics
When I started making music as a teen
I tried to picture what my future might be
I didn’t dream of fame and glory
Of making headlines cover stories
Of MTV or smokey pubs
The NME or underground clubs
Of life on tour from coast to coast
Oh goodness gracious heavens fuck no
I dreamed that people would admire my music
And maybe even know my name
And that some secret benefactor
Might be moved enough to pay my way
I pictured a shack on rugged scrublands
Maybe somewhere in the south of France
Room and board no strings attached
Fancy-free no questions asked
Go pluck and pinch and plonk and mix
And who knows someone might just get their kicks
Tears or goosebumps even choke
Listening to what you wrote
(This was all) before the World Wide Web
It took a while but I kind of made it
Living the dream I dreamed I would live
In the middle of nowhere on rugged scrublands
Somewhere in the south of France
Working just enough to eat
Mostly free to loaf and read
To sing and diddle my guitar
And share my music wide and far
It wasn’t easy to stand my ground
No secret benefactor to be found
But let me tell you I’m still glad
A semi fantasy ain’t half bad
And I still pluck and pinch and BONK and mix
And who knows someone might just get their kicks
Tears or goosebumps even choke
Listening to what I wrote
(All) Across the Fediverse
“File Already Exists: Overwrite?”
by 19th Incarnation, representing The Independent Enclave of Croydon-Sur-Mer
Code COSM
Some words about this song
Some random noodlings with a Roland MC-707, gently filtered before recording directly into Reaper with my Zoom R20.
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https://19thincarnation.bandcamp.com/album/illustrations
Lyrics
It’s Instrumental Innit?
“7Lifes Part2”
by kamiza, representing Universaldilettanten
Code UDIL
Some words about this song
On the one hand, the song reflects my feeling and struggle that I miss the small, cozy clubs. Since Covid, I have avoided large gatherings of people or narrow, poorly ventilated spaces because there are always people who don't take Covid seriously and don't test themselves before going to a party. The struggle is represented by the two voices in my head. A younger silly one and the older, deeper voice.
On the other hand, the song shows my current state of development and phase. I'm still learning (and it will probably never end) music theory, composition and structure of songs.
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In the wild.
Lyrics
set and done
but i want
but i want
but i want
…
set and done
but i want
but i want
but i want
in the club
“Peaceful on the Surface”
by Trebach, representing Land of Confusion
Code CONF
Some words about this song
How do you hide a message in a song? If it's too obvious, it will disrupt the song and defeat the point of hiding it. If it's too subtle, compression will destroy it. But what if you were to hide it as part of the composition of the song itself?
That's what I've done here. Have fun finding it!
“aAa freestyle”
by daYs ending in Y, representing canaDad
Code CANA
Some words about this song
A few months ago i thought it might be nice to try a freestyle after watching the L.A. Leakers…
Finally got a “round tuit”.
It was off-the-cuff but was a 5 minute song so i used audacity to up the tempo by 150%
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https://yesu.neocities.org/now
Lyrics
<p>This is the time to be … x4</p>
<P>So i got nothing to say right now …<br>
So i just go along and make up words …<br>
This is not how it goes with the professionals but i know i’m not one of those so i can have fun</p>
<P>Freestyle is like comin’ up with stuff in your brain<br>
When you have nothing to say<br>
’cause you don’t know how to play</p>
<P>You got some fog in your brain<br>
i know it’s not in the pain<br>
What happens to you’s insane<br>
But you have got to pertain
“Webpunks”
by MOULE, representing MOULE WORLD
Code MOUL
Some words about this song
Join the Webellion!
Webpunks was inspired by my own experience and others' discussions on the Fediverse about what Cory Doctorow calls the 'enshittification' of the modern web.
It celebrates the use of what I call 'webpunk' technologies, such as ad-blockers, scripts, and other tools created to bypass article paywalls, subscription pop-ups, and overall create a better experience on the web free from data scraping, trackers, and corporate surveillance.
I tried to reference as much of these "annoyances" as I could and jam them into a funky, rhyming electronic track with a rebellious "punk" edge to it. Though not mentioned in the track, it also celebrates free and open-source software (FOSS) and decentralised platforms such as the Fediverse!
I hope it resonates with your own experiences on this increasingly enshittified web. Here's to a better web with sovereignty over our own data and web experience!
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Lyrics
Spam, spam, spam, spam,
AI this, AI that,
Scam, scam, scam, scam,
Click all pictures with a cat.
Clickbait, adverts, pop-ups, paywalls,
Bots, bots, bots, bots,
Follow, comment, like, subscribe,
Fake news, link rots.
Mass engagement, trolling, bot farms,
Malware, bloatware, spyware, adware,
Algorithmic social harms,
Thou shalt not repair your hardware.
Turn off ad block scripts and code,
Make accounts, download our app,
Accept these cookies from our partners,
Internet has turned to crap.
(build-up)
Webpunks
(instrumental)
Webpunks
(instrumental)
(build-up)
Webpunks
Pop-ups, paywalls, *swoop* Bypassed.
Clickbait, adverts, *buzz* Blocked.
Fake news link rot *printer noise* Archived.
Bots, bots, *whistle* Stopped.
Spam, spam, *record scratch* Muted.
Malware, bloatware, (Stop right there).
Scam, scam, *phone noise* *scream*
Click all pictures (Going nowhere).
Trolling, bot farms *smashed glass* Blocked.
AI-powered, *phone hangup* Don’t care.
Spyware, adware (Go away).
We have the right to repair.
Take our cookies (They taste gross).
Make an account (It’s a trap).
Turn off ad block (Stop your tracking).
Internet has turned to crap.
(instrumental)
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“criminal”
by duc, representing witch lieu
Code WILI
Some words about this song
i actually started writing this one by sitting out in a field somewhere, which is a pretty good way to get inspiration imo! i do believe the lyrics speak for themselves, to me, they're about actual laws holding the queer community down – it's kind of inspired by LGBTQ+ content being banned for minors where i live.
as for the music part, i don't usually do more than just acoustic recordings, so i'm just happy that i managed to put it together! it could definitely use more takes and all, buuuuuuuut mentall illness and other reasons!
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https://soundcloud.com/quackagenda or https://duc.gay/songs
Lyrics
another time when you will rhyme some outrageous lines
won’t go past me, you’ve failed to be getting with the times
this con’s fusing, cause it’s confusing for us on the streets
enough with lies, we’re breaking ties, get out of our sheets.
i’m sliding down the slippery slope of being who i am
hope it’s cause for dismay in those Danubian men
(just being who i am)
don’t start behaving today
together we can maybe still keep having our way
don’t let them control your fate
if you’d hate to have to keep living under this state
i’ve got some news
you’re not alone
i’m a criminal, i might as well go all out
sure hope that the fire cannot spread against your hate
fired windows, the way the wind owes me a faithful fate.
we’ll take over the lake corner, don’t sell ourselves short
if we’re sure, meet at the shore on the public trans port.
they say i might go to hell every time i show my face
you’d know if you knew where i’m from – hell can’t be worse than this place
it is a disgrace!
don’t start behaving today
together we can maybe still keep having our way
don’t let them control your fate
if you’d hate to have to keep living under this state
i’ve got some news
you’re not alone
i’m a criminal, i might as well go all out
fuck all they stand for this day
our pride is our strength, not something that gets in our way
don’t let them smash our own goals
we’re bricks and we can break through a million stone walls
a new diet
it’s a riot
we’re criminals, we might as well go all out
“Federation”
by Marcus Bointon, representing The campaign for the reduction of entropy
Code TCRE
Some words about this song
My song is called "Federation", as that's what the fediverse is all about! I wanted to have a strong minor/major contrast to reflect pessimism in the current state of social networks, and the shiny, upbeat optimism of the fediverse, so the verses are sad laments, but the chorus reflects hope.
I took inspiration from what I happened to be listening to at the time, which happened to be Yello's 2009 album "Touch", in particular the track "You better hide". I've liked Yello for decades (I hope to be as cool as Dieter Maier when I'm that age!). especially their affection for atmospheric sub bass, synths, percussion, and trumpets. I often find I'm listening to a song and think "I could write something like this", start out copying it a bit, but then it gains a life of its own and heads off in unexpected directions. You can hear that in this song, where the intro section is quite Yello-ish, but then seems to have made other plans.
I wanted to make sure I only used instruments that I could set up on my new MacBook M3 Pro (music software licences are notoriously strict and DRM-ridden), so it's mostly using stock instruments, which to be fair are great. There are no audio recordings at all – everything is synthesised. The bass and big synth pad are Logic's RetroSyn; Drums are Logics' Drummer with the Speakeasy brush kit; The twinkly metallic chords are from Alchemy, trumpet from "Studio Horns", and there's a little Korg WaveStation for the high chimes.
The jewel in the crown is of course Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Pro (SV), which sings the lead and backing vocals in a way that I never could. Many of the tracks I hear using SV are quite mechanical, doing the equivalent of quantising everything with robotic efficiency, but you can spot that, so I've gone to some lengths to push things away from rigid timing, trying to make it sound more natural, especially at this slow 95bpm tempo. The timing is a little tricky as the drums swing a bit (how can you not, with a brush kit?), and it was difficult to avoid having the bass sounding slow and laggy if it wasn't swinging too. I just love using SV for backing vocals, as you might be able to tell.
The lyrics are somewhat earnest, worthy, and naïvely optimistic, squarely focused on the aspirations of the fediverse – we can all hope, right? The mentions of "islands in the streams", and "messages in bottles" are sort-of deliberate, and you can even see a reference to "bridge over troubled water" if you squint a bit. I felt compelled to include a bit of abuse for you-know-who. I'm particularly pleased with managing to squeeze in "break the monolith", which is something of a theme in fediverse development, though not related to Martin Fowler's treatise. The excessive alliteration in the chorus was almost entirely accidental, honestly.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed listening to my song. If you like it, I've written several others, which you can find on my blog, mostly themed around open source projects.
Happy Fedivision!
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https://marcus.bointon.com/?cat=7
Lyrics
## Verse
We’re all in this together,
at least I like to think that that’s so.
It’s getting harder to build bridges
over the sea of trolls below.
We’re feeling more like castaways
on our lonely little islands in the streams,
throwing messages in bottles into rising tides
of thoughtless indifference.
## Chorus
The future lies in federation,
forging friendships from afar.
Turning islands into nations into continents;
it’s up to us to raise the bar.
The future lies in federation,
forging friendships from afar.
We need to choose our neighbours wisely, break the monolith;
It’s time to aim right for the stars.
## Verse
The billionaire moderator,
the kind of guy that you don’t want to know,
bows down to the kleptocrats
and you know he won’t let it go.
We’re building ‘cross countries, near and far
a place to call home, to belong.
It’s a slow exodus, the beginning of something,
work back from where we went wrong.
## Chorus
The future lies in federation,
forging friendships from afar.
Turning islands into nations into continents;
it’s up to us to raise the bar.
The future lies in federation,
forging friendships from afar.
We need to choose our neighbours wisely, break the monolith;
It’s time to aim right for the stars.
“The Roses Outside Grow Suspiciously Red”
by Dace Merryweather, representing The Mirror Universe
Code MIRR
Some words about this song
I grabbed myself by the inspiration sac and squoze. This was the result! To my surprise I had a song about a sordid killer, driven by greed into a cascading sequence of lurid events that run out of control– unless a relevant institution can heroically step in to save the day, of course.
It's probably the result of dozens of old Itallian thrillers and the occasional Columbo having steadily percolated through my conciousness over recent months. In my mind's eye I see all the imagery through grainy film stock, in warm, heavily saturated colours.
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https://dace.bandcamp.com/music
Lyrics
A horrid scream disturbs the silence of the afternoon
The killer returns under cover of a crescent moon
The deed is hidden and the evidence is buried deep
It is a secret that the walls, now scrubbed, will always keep
No-one will ever locate the remains, the killer’s free to enjoy all the ill-gotten gains
No witnesses but the ghosts in their head, while the roses outside grow suspiciously red
The victim’s lover stops the killer for an idle word
Discussing rumours of new evidence they’d overheard
Raising suspicion of suspicion of potential proof
The killer fears this thread, if pulled, will lead right to the truth
So later on that night, in black vinyl masquerade
They take another life and the cycle starts again
Thanks to some forethought preceeding the act, the clues point to a sex maniac; a convenient rube who will soon turn up dead, while the roses outside grow suspiciously red
Paranoia cuts the celebration rather short
Free for now, but how much extra time was really bought?
The answer comes more swiftly than even the killer thought
When confronted by the police knocking at the door
At the sight of a gun the killer knows the game is up!
And then they turn to run; too slow to not be blown away!
But this was a case of mistaken ID, the police realise when they gather to see
Our killer’s face coincidentally aligns with the perpetrator of a different crime
The sergeant recieved a major slap on the wrist for an innocent life so deftly dismissed
That was the wrong one to blast in the head, but the roses outside grow suspiciously red
“Selfish”
by pgcd, representing Asyndetia
Code ASYN
Some words about this song
I wrote this song (well, its first version) in 1991, right in the middle of my (post-)teenage angst stage. Recently, I realized my angst back in the day was probably me being not entirely neurotypical, and perhaps it might do me good to get this out of my system, after all this time.
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Lyrics
I can’t seem to match your expectations
I can’t quite emulate your feelings
I can’t get in sync with your vibrations
Your useless customs don’t apply to me
I’m trying my best
I’m out of tune, I’m out of place
I’m not quite rebellious, I’m just
Out of phase
Disconnected
Out of phase – out of tune, out of place
Disconnected
What you say fails to impress me
It’s not my fault if I don’t share your beliefs
What makes you tick does not work for me
And my deepest fears don’t even scratch your skin
I’m trying my best
But I’m passing through this world like neutrino rays
Without interaction and so
Out of phase
Disconnected
Out of phase – out of tune, out of place
Disconnected
Passing through the world like neutrino rays,
Without interaction, so out of phase
Escaping detection, no nuclear reaction
I’m moving through matter like it doesn’t quite matter
Passing through the world like neutrino rays,
Without interaction, escaping detection
No nuclear reaction. Neutrino rays
without interaction, without interaction
Out of phase
Disconnected
Out of phase – out of tune, out of place
Disconnected
“Strange Tides”
by RX1F, representing Laputa
Code LAPU
Some words about this song
This song grew out of an awkward guitar hammer-on pattern that I was practicing many years ago. Not much remaining of that pattern anymore, at least in this version.
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Lyrics
no stars for navigation
and the compass rose full bloom
lost in the garden of forking paths
i stumbled into you
the bird he played the joker
snake charmer took a bow
when he played out on his whistle
then it all made sense somehow
when they shake us in the morning
we’re so far away from land
strange things laugh and lie in wait
for travellers and their best-laid plans
was it just a dream we had
some incantations in the sand
this solid earth
this knife that hangs above us
from distant shores on unmarked maps
to those who dream we raise our glass
and send this song to the ones who are dreaming of us
we cast ourselves into the ocean
strange horizons wait beyond the seas
never in the world could i ever have dreamed
of stranger tides than these
“Keep the Mask (if it helps)”
by The Midnight Detective Club, representing The Island Paradise of Gender Wiggles
Code IPGW
Some words about this song
The first verse has a double meaning. It has a sad element to it – it's about seeing myself in the makeup and believing that's not the real me, and that has a lot of difficult thoughts that go with it. But it's also about the times when I am able to find a new confidence when I put on the makeup and then the person underneath the makeup with the self-doubt disappears.
And in the second verse what I wanted to say is that it doesn't matter who you are – if the mask you are wearing (whether it's makeup or another type of mask, real or symbolic) helps you get through, or if you need to remove the mask to get through, both options are okay. It's about doing what is right for you.
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Lyrics
It’s not the makeup, but the face – it runs.
It slips away like your thoughts inside.
It’s not the makeup, but the face – it runs.
It slips away like your thoughts inside.
Do what helps.
It’s fine to keep the mask, if it helps.
It’s fine to keep the mask.
“Gorilla Barrels”
by dysphoricUnicorn🪿, representing New New York
Code NNYO
Some words about this song
I was trying to get back into making music and put this together.
When I had the instrumental done, I was at a bit of a loss about what to add to make it seem like a more complete song, which is when I decided I would sample the beginning monologue from Futurama, simply because it seemed to fit somewhat well.
You could call this a modern musical tribute to the Dadaism, however you would be wrong. It is just nonsense that tries to be fun.
I know the song is very short and not that good, but it is something I am releasing to the public, which is a big thing in itself as most of the music I have made so far has never been released anywhere.
The track was produced in logic pro, using audacity and WA Production Vocal cleaner to get the monologue to sound a bit better when mixed into a song.
I looked up the current state of that infamous Kraftwerk legal case to see what the current situation regarding the legality of sampling is and I am pretty confident that this is covered both by the most recent European union court of law's decision on that as well as the German copyright law (§ 51a UhG), which explicitly allows parody, caricature or "pastiche".
Under US law, I am almost certain that this is fair use, however US law is confusing and I am not from there.
Lyrics
Space – It seems to go on and on forever.
But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.
Then a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.
Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you.
It seems to go on and on forever.
But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.
Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you. Barrels at you.
Gorilla.
Gorilla.
Barrels at you.
Barrels at you.
Then a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.
Gorilla barrels.
(The final frontier).
Gorilla barrels.
Gorilla barrels. Gorilla barrels.
It seems to go on and on forever. -forever -forever -forever.
It seems to go on and on forever.
It seems to go on and on forever. -forever -forever -forever.
It seems to go on and on forever.
Gorilla barrels.
Then a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.
“Tap My Toes”
by Leigh Harrison, representing The Cabaret Republic
Code CABA
Some words about this song
On the afternoon of Tuesday 23 April I set out to write my Fedivision entry, and the song took about half an hour to complete. Both the lyrics and the music took me by surprise, as in my head I was looking for a more introspective, guitar-based composition.
That afternoon I created a project in my DAW and put a demo down with electric guitar. When I wrote it, I knew the song would depend on the bass and vocals; apart from drums, the other instruments and voices are incidental. So the next day I removed the guitar and found the acoustic bass sound I was after, then I built the drum track and went from there. I've had other commitments, but I've worked on the song between times, and got it pretty much where I wanted it at about the point Fedivision 2024 submissions opened.
I was, of course, delighted to have been selected by The Cabaret Republic as their champion in this year's contest. Being sentenced to long nights in smoky cellars to achieve the requisite vocal tone is a small price to pay for the honour I have been accorded.
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https://elsemusic.bandcamp.com
Lyrics
I don’t care if it’s the blues
Or the two step dancing on your doorstep
It could be the hep funk jazz on the street
Give it to me sister brother
Only make it tap my toes
I don’t care if it’s a slow dance
Or E D M made from MIDI stems
It’s the mayhem rhythm that I need
Beat me to a syncopated
Pulp while I tap my toes
Words may caress me
But rhythms obsess me
I have no resistance at all
I don’t care if you play bass
Or piano, baritone or alto
Rap or calypso, it’s all a joy to me
Swing it with that tempo so the
Vibrations tap my toes
[INSTR]
Choirs may be classy
Orchestras brassy
But rhythm is all that I need
I don’t care if it’s a short song
A long song, it can be a swan song
Any kind of song if it keeps me on my feet
Beat it square or make it groove
Just make it tap my toes
“Last Days Of The Summer”
by The Permanent Confusion, representing The Queerdom
Code QDOM
Some words about this song
It's an attempt to create a positive piece of music for queer people of the lgbtquia*-movement.
hopefully the words "now it's queer o'clock, this is not a time to stop" will resound with many people.
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https://soundcloud.com/isa_hansen
Lyrics
it’s the last days of the summer
last days of summer and i don’t care
gonna go outside and catch some rays
gonna go outside and catch the rays of the sun
let me keep some colours in my heart
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine in my life
there is darkness coming on here
fierce times ahead, but do i care?
gotta go outside and smash my face
gotta go outside and have some broken bones
let me keep my queer energy
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine in my life
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine
last days of sunshine in my life
now we’re having enough of the serious stuff
let’s get some empowerment right here
now it’s queer o’clock, this is not a time to stop!
now it’s queer o’clock, this is not a time to stop!
now it’s queer o’clock, this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
this is not a time to stop!
“Snork (We're OK)”
by Postwar Vulgar, representing The Duchy of Snork
Code SNOR
Some words about this song
I had the main melody bouncing around in my head for a few years now, but was never able to develop it into anything. I tried writing lyrics, adding more parts, but it stubbornly resisted.
When the Duchess approached me to write a song for the Duchy, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to use this idea. Since Snork is landlocked, I decided to perform it in a surf rock style.
The lyrics were provided by the Minister of Tourism. (I think he was the Minister? He didn't seem very smart.) The singers were nice, but they were all in witness protection so we had to disguise their voices.
Please don't tell people I was associated with this song.
Tart of Noise
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https://postwarvulgar.bandcamp.com/
Lyrics
Snork is ok
Is ok
We’re ok
Please visit Snork
It’s not that bad
It’s almost nice
“That's Life”
by Chubster (@mysturji@mastodonapp.uk, @onj@mastodonmusic.social), representing Morzania
Code MORZ
Some words about this song
The story of a life in a song, from birth to death. Plus a few jokes.
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Lyrics
That’s Life
Welcome to life said the dead man
You’re in for a hell of a ride
There’s no more room, in that womb
So get yourself outside
School’s out! said the class clown
What are you going to do?
You got no job, that makes you a slob
But aren’t you glad that you can add two and two?
CHORUS:
That’s Life
That’s how the cookie crumbles
Nothing you can do but smile
That’s Life
Everybody stumbles
Every once in a while
Now you’re in the real world, man
It’s a good job you found a career
This is the life, for you and your wife
Isn’t that right dear?
Panic in the parenthood, Dad
Now you’ve got kids of your own
Milk and cookies instead of nookie
But the old dog still has a bone
(CHORUS)
Here’s your golden olden age, sir
This is your time to relax
Have no fears about your final years
They’ll go by in a flash!
Welcome to death said the new born baby
You knew this day would come round
It’s my turn and there’s a lot to learn
Look out world, there’s a new kid in town
(CHORUS)
“GeoGuessr Song”
by The Rolling Poles (@Wolfseule@mastodon.social, @ScottHuehnerkrisp@chaos.social), representing East Pole
Code EAPO
Some words about this song
'@Wolfseule@mastodon.social came up with the lyrics in a mastodon post last friday, and I liked it. So this song was made.
Lyrics
I can read your mind, like I regionguess Argentina.
Which is to say: really really badly.
I just plonk in the middle and hope for the next round, sadly.
“Irresistible Meltdown”
by Kris Madaus, representing The Overhanging Sky
Code OSKY
Some words about this song
People can go through life always wishing for things to be different, hoping they will reach some goal even though they don't put much effort into it, and being frustrated about what their life has become. Some people spend hours a day on social media while also wondering why they don't have any time to accomplish anything. Some people figure out that their life is what they make of it, that nobody else will change it for them, and they become a little bit better every day. There's the choice: fall into those irresistible habits that control their life or finally take responsibility for their own direction.
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Lyrics
Nobody better make any sudden moves
We’re gonna remain here until your attitude improves
So your resentment doesn’t erupt on tomorrow’s news
We’re part of a culture of just pulling at threads
Without a reason, all your senselessness continues to spread
Locked in your socials, with your eyes closed to what’s straight ahead
You lay the bricks down
You choose your own tricks now
It’s up to you to be letdown
Your irresistible meltdown
You seem to think it’s time to walk into the lion’s den
You seem to forget that person you could have been
Another excuse, another dark view, another procrastinated “when”
When that “when” seems to now be your new “never”
You lay the bricks down
You choose your own tricks now
It’s up to you to be letdown
Your irresistible meltdown
“The Y-Files”
by aflands, representing Aflands
Code AFLA
Some words about this song
The Y-Files resulted from exploring a sonic landscape discovered by one run of evolutionary search for sounds by [kromosynth](https://synth.is). This is an example of the influence of new timbres leading the creative process.
We all [generate our experience of the world we live in](https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190217013.001.0001), and considering this sonic work as one artefact in that world, the perception of it will differ from one generative system (person) to another.
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https://kromo.synth.is/aflands
“Synthetic Synchronicity”
by Revengeday, representing Cyberpunks
Code CYBE
Some words about this song
Synthetic Synchronicity is my submission for the Fedivision 2024. My song represents the unity and connectedness that occurred during the techno era of the 90s in Berlin.
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Lyrics
No Lyrics
“In the Wind”
by UXdB, representing Other Desert Towns & Hamlets
Code ODTH
Some words about this song
This started as an exercise in beatmaking at 6/8, and I was pleased enough with the results to keep working on it until it became this. Beats created in iPad Garage Band; synths using a Korg Nanokey in Garage Band; guitars using my Minxcaster, Grunge pedal, and Orange amp; voice through Scarlett condenser mic.
I dubbed the genre electrogaze, but I'm open to suggestions if something else fits!
The rhythm feels like how we just keep putting one foot in front of the other. The title is a triple-entendre of someone being in the wind or disappeared; the possibility of hope being in the wind or sensing its imminent arrival; and how we in the Mojave's Other Desert Towns & Hamlets live our lives in the wind (currently gusting to more than 50 kph).
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https://bittersweetdb.bandcamp.com/
Lyrics
Instrumental with voice but no lyrics
“The Funniest Thing”
by MyLoFy feat. Aaron (@MyLoFy@mastodon.social, @convolution@sonomu.club), representing Free Republic of Fossia
Code FOSS
Some words about this song
A Retro-Pop track about the detachment of conscience people might experience when being on social media.
As appropriate for the Fediverse this has been produced exclusively using free and open source software. Thanks to ardour, surge-xt, LSP, airwindows, x42, falktx, guitarix, zamaudio and many more of our FOSS heroes!
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https://soundcloud.com/mylofymusic
Lyrics
# MyLoFy feat. Aaron – The Funniest Thing
***
I’m laughing manically
My face illuminated
By the sway of flames
Indulging in the world around me
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
There is no holding back
When turning back
Is no longer among
The favorable options
*”That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life!”*
*”I don’t see how you can even watch that! You are sick!”*
Dangerous emoji
Compassionate apathy
Rational lunacy
Brutalized society
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
It’s the funniest
Thing I’ve ever seen
In my life
Dangerous emoji
Compassionate apathy
Rational lunacy
Brutalized society
“zwikąt”
by Xym, representing Obiektczęsta Trylliorga Gromadów
Code OBTG
Some words about this song
I felt incomplete.
I felt the need to transcend words.
I wanted to express things that I can't normally express with everyday language. So I made some new words up. This "language" sounds like polish, but those words are not "real".
No translation available, because it is literally impossible – it is basically absurd nonsense.
The titular "zwikąt" sort of sounds like a name for a nonexistent geometric figure.
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https://xymmusic.bandcamp.com/music
Lyrics
Łądzi, zwałtuje kobularz. Bukieli wielli cebucyl. Firbłąd bezczy a kółża. Barła czyczy i iryłka.
Tlesensu beziniową egzoorientuję, by wizycową chobotać gestygienę. Dzielszę fanumpcję dyskonowelową, gdy telełość, bulpora deprobowa.
Smurka dziujna awarka, a doburpki zwikąt cierdził. Wózlika chrulon wingrafia i ramsowo apowum encyka.
Bawełgiel krajonosz stredowany, natyst kaport dekomiluje. Stajżowy grzedar goręrze, bo interdyt tranzech diadduje…
“C'est ça la rime”
by Me In The Bath, representing L'Ordre International des Musiciens Crasseux
Code OIMC
Some words about this song
I wished to record something quickly and got a gimmick for the main sentence. I wanted sort of chaos and noise, and moreover to let the hip hop influence, which is not my main one, take over. I also wanted, uncommon for me, to use bits of French (a language rarely used in my music).
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Lyrics
FIRST LAYER:
mmmmm
mmmmm hmmmm hmmmm
mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm (coughing)
mmmm mmmmm mmmmmm
mmmmm hmmmm hmmmmm
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (x2)
SECOND LAYER (starts à 0:32) :
mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm (coughing)
(coughing)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
mmmmmmm (repeat)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
mmmm mmmm hmmmm hmmmm
mmmmm
THIRD LAYER:
mmmm mmmm hmmmm hmmmm (repeat)
c’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
(repeat again after a short pause)
ouais
c’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
again
c’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
c’est ça qu’on fourguait (repeat)
c’est ça la rime (X2)
la rime (X2)
mmmm hmmmm hmmmm (repeat)
FOURTH LAYER:
hmmmhmmm aaaahaaaahaaaaa
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
c’est ça qu’on fait c’est ça la rime
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime again
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime again
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime again
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime again
c’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
c’est ça qu’on fourguait, c’est ça qu’on fourguait (repeat)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
hmmm hmmm hmmm (repeat
ah ah ah ah ah ah-ah (repeat)
ah ah ah ah (repeat)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat, fading out)
FIFTH LAYER (starts at 00:19):
And the walk is so fucked if it spied a fire trip
I’m digging my own mind and I don’t want those
And I don’t spend my time in vain
Because the time has come and now I’m on my way
And you will hear the real right song
The real (unhearable words) that is around
And then we are here for real
and everything around is around with me
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
OK
the fuck fuck, if they spy the buyer too
I don’t care about everything, in this poor world
And I did, do, don’t listen to this
It’s not a problem because I don’t even listen to this too
And now I’m gonna tell you the truth
I’m not here to make something good
And I’m just messing around with you
And I don’t care if I am blind
Cause I am the sun guy about to speak here on this track
And the job is for me and I will re-real lie
I will make my verse and that is needed and that is right
And I mean and they sing their song
And everybody then the sun merely around
And they all know that
They all know we are all happy of that
And everything is putting (unhearable words) on my knee [sic]
And I know (unhearable word, speeding up)
(onomatopoeias and imaginary language)
SIXTH LAYER (starts at 00:19) :
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
(long pause then fade-in, repeating again same sentence)
And everything is cool in my cool neighborhood
And I’m happy with my-yyy soucis
And I am here to think about a thing that you will know if you’re aware
Oh the end of this song this song is over soon and it will be time to put and end to this music now soon it will come the time to shut the window
It will come
Soon (repeat)
In the meanwhile I’ll be alright (X2)
In the meanwhile
SEVENTH LAYER (starts at 00:40) :
C’est ça
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
(long pause)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
Okay
(long long pause)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
encore
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime (repeat)
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime come on (repeat)
come on come on
C’est ça qu’on fourguait c’est ça la rime come on (repeat)
“Son señales”
by Díez, representing Bi Negar Krudo
Code BINK
Some words about this song
"Son señales" is an one take song about the thin frontiers of mental health, about paranoid hope, about life after the closing credits, about emptied landscapes, about people who left.
Bells are public courtesy of the town hall of my family village (private location) and the Royal Collegiate of San Isidoro (León).
Lyrics
“Son señales” (They Are Signs)
Esa luz en la ventana – That light in the window
La memoria repentina – The sudden memory
No hay atún en la ensalada – There’s no tuna in the salad
Ya no hay golpes en la mina – No more bangs in the mine
Yo las veo en todas partes – I see them everywhere
Son señales, son señales – They are signs, they are signs
Son señales que no envía, – They are not sent signs,
pero llegan igualmente – but anyway arrive
Hace años que no viene, – Hasn’t come in years,
pero hoy quizas sea el día, – but maybe today is the day,
porque se oye en las campanas – ’cause you can hear in the bells
el trino de su alegría – the chirp of that joy
La casualidad no existe, – Casualty doesn’t exist,
no hay de eso en nuestra vida, – there’s no such thing in our lives,
y si no me está avisando – and if they aren’t warning me
es que estoy loca perdida – then I’m lost crazy
“Transmitting For Years”
by Kestral Gaian, representing Republic of Broken-Hearted Nerds
Code RBHN
Some words about this song
## Voyager 1 launched on September 5, 1977.
It's the farthest human-made object from Earth, travelling at over 17 kilometers per second away from us. After 16,900 days of continuous work it experienced its first major computer error late last year, prompting a team to work tirelessly to restore communication and work the problem from 25 billion kilometers away.
They succeeded – and captured our hearts in the process.
**This song is an ode to Voyager 1 and its continued mission. Long may it keep communicating with us here on this pale blue dot.**
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Lyrics
9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… we have ignition! We have liftoff!
I sent greetings on behalf of the people of our planet.
We have ignition! We have liftoff!
(Sung Binary Code)
9… 8… 7…
It’s so lonely, it’s so lonely, it’s so lonely, it’s so lonely out here,
Where am I? Where am I? Where am I? Where am I?
Voyager 1 will continue transmitting to earth for years as it dissapears into the farthest reaches of the solar system.
(Sung Binary Code)
It takes 22 hours for a signal from Earth just to reach you.
For years. Years. Years.
So Lonely.
Years.
I send years.
Where am I?
Voyager 1.
(Sung Binary Code)
Power fading.
Where am I? Where am I? Where am I?
Where is my power?
I can’t hear you.
Voyager 1 will continue transmitting for earth for years as it dissapears into the outer reaches of the solar system.
I can’t hear you. Where am I?
I send greetings on behalf of Voyager 1.
Voyager 1 spacecraft is communicating again to ground control.
(Sung Binary Code)
I can hear you. I’m an explorer. I’m out here. I’m here.
I send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet.
Communicating Again
(Sung Binary Code)
Communicating Again.
(Sung Binary Code)
“Monster'n'Mermaid”
by Nigel Harpur, representing The Other Side Of The Fence
Code OSTF
Some words about this song
The core of this song came to me many years ago. I finished it then but also knew it wasn't really finished?
The idea of putting something into the 2024 Fedivision gave me the impetus to revamp and expand it. The monster always needed a mermaid!
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https://nigelharpur.bandcamp.com/
Lyrics
(Them)
You. Are. Not. Right.
(Mermaid)
Come swim with me!
“Face the Fire”
by Nerds United, representing Die Tausend Lande
Code TAUS
Some words about this song
The world faces an increasingly aggressive political climate and multiple armed conflicts. We consider the rise of populists as one of multiple reasons for this development and an increasing thread to societies worldwide.
The song aims at rising awareness and calls to oppose this development.
While we discussed the original idea for several months, “Face the fire” was primarily written and produced during a retreat in the alps in the week prior to the contest’s submission opening.
Nerds United are Simon Vey and Andrew J Raven. We met as two German Computer Scientists at University and have collaboratively worked on several artistic projects in various domains over the last 25 years.
Music: Simon Vey
Lyrics: Andrew J Raven
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https://www.youtube.com/@simonvey3894
Lyrics
In a world divided, we’re standing tall
Can’t ignore the flames, can’t let it fall
Caught in a storm of fear and hate
Fighting brothers is a bitter fate
In the land of voices screaming out
The liar’s weapon is the seed of doubt
A nation torn by fraud and lies
But from the ashes as brothers we’ll rise
Face the fire, confront the flames
Forge your resolve, reject their claims
United we’ll stand, divided we’ll fall
Come together, for destiny’s call
Won’t fight fire using flame,
In the desert we will be the rain
And our hearts are open wide
For the lost ones we will be a guide
Face the fire, confront the flames (Confront the flames)
Forge your resolve, reject their claims
United we’ll stand, divided we’ll fall
Come together, for destiny’s call
Let Pinocchio spread his lies
His heart of wood, it beats for no one but himself
He’ll never be a real boy,
He leaves no space for others on Geppetto’s shelf
Let Pinocchio spread his lies
For people walking in the dark, fine burns his shite
The truth is like the sun,
when she comes out, nothing’s brighter than her light
Face the fire, confront the flames (Confront the flames)
Forge your resolve, reject their claims
united we’ll stand, divided we’ll fall
Come together, for destiny’s call
Face the fire, (Let Pinocchio spread his lies) confront the flames (Confront the flames)
Forge your resolve, reject their claims (The truth is like the sun)
united we’ll stand, divided we’ll fall
Come together, for destiny’s call
“Laden läuft.mod”
by PAULAnder von Liebhertz, representing CBM class moon of da meditating amiga beauties
Code CBMC
Some words about this song
This is an original Commodore Amiga home computer 4 channel piece of music ("mod"), which should work already on a A500 model from 1987 (or a memory enhanced Amiga1000 from 1985).
First of all: There is a smashing VIDEO (will be released on May 19th 2024) here:
(showing the Protracker v.2.3d output [and a lot more!] as proof).
The original Amiga .mod will be released in time here:
https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_profile&query=96057
I see myself as the inventor of the Chiptune Schlager genre, but this actually is the first time I did create one running directly on the CHIP of an old retro system, the PAULA chip of the fascinating Commodore Amiga, to be precise.
This version has less stereo separation compared to what an Amiga computer would provide and a very slight compression was added during recording – you won't notice much of it, even when compared with the original Hardware output.
Some data about the original .mod file:
– File size: 508K / Sample Size: 460k / Sample Size without singing and robot: 33K
Techniques used to make it sound like "more" and save space:
– ADSR faking
– Filter faking
– Echo on the same channel
– time stretching
– double speed
– no drum loops
Most of these techniques are common with l33t musicians on the Amiga, they are even much more efficient than me (in this track) – like i.e. @ne7@icosahedron.website .
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https://dienichtmaskierteirrtum.bandcamp.com
Lyrics
Hello my Dear
Laiiii, laaaai, laaaaaiii…
Whuooo, Wohaaaa, Whuooooo…
Hello?
Hello My Dear.
“When the Darkness Found Us (Fedivision 2024 Edit)”
by Scott Smigiel, representing Western Sandlandia
Code WSAN
Some words about this song
This is an edit of an older song that I didn't really like, and never released.
I took some bits out.
I changed some bits.
I added some bits.
Then re-mixed the whole thing.
Now l'm sharing it with the Fediverse.
Woo.
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https://s-smigiel.bandcamp.com/
“Friends Again”
by INPC, representing Gnomeland
Code GNOM
Some words about this song
This was originally a MIDI sequence I'd committed to tape many moons ago. I'd thought the music lost but reclaimed when going through I pile of old tape.
The song was/is about friendship and is a blast of krunk and noise etc. it sort of sounds arranged then jumbled thren rearranged.
A jumble sale of the mind.
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inpc.bandcamp.com
Lyrics
You are a friend.
“1000”
by Lost Voices (@mux@swingset.social, @specter@eattherich.club, @Brielle@queer.party), representing A Borderless Liminal Space
Code ABLS
Some words about this song
For everyone touched by war.
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Lyrics
One thousand marching men,
One thousand stitches sewn,
Every seam and every hem,
Prepared in ladies home.
One thousand tiny guns,
Point towards the sky,
One thousand soldier-sons,
Whom on this day may die.
One thousand mums at home,
Eagerly they wait,
In fear of being shown,
One thousand twists of fate.
One thousand beating drums,
Sound them off to war,
One thousand marching chums,
March forevermore.
They’re never coming back,
Those marching friends of old,
One thousand wives will always lack,
Loving hands to hold.
One thousand children born,
One thousand little boys,
One thousand mothers torn,
By one thousand army toys.
— Brielle Labingi
“Innocent”
by death ponee, representing Elandia Republic
Code ELAN
Some words about this song
Not like those other people
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https://deathponee.bandcamp.com
Lyrics
Innocent
I’d never get hammered in the afternoon
Or install a secret camera in your room
I’d never soil myself on the stairs
Or be naked in your bed unawares
I’d never kick the dog out the door
Or leave the stash lying on the floor
I’d never pass out on the tram
Or act like I didn’t just give a damn
Coz I’m the most innocent man in the world.
Coz I’m the most innocent man in the world
I’d never take the cash from your bag
Or smash your stuff when I’m on the rag
I’d never kick the neighbour in his parts
Or spend the day saving up my farts
I’d never tell you what to wear
Or make you think I’ve had an affair
I’d never pass out on your nan
Or act like I just don’t give a damn
“Fediverse Fans Forever”
by Randy Resnick, representing Fediversia
Code FVIA
Some words about this song
I recorded this with two broken wrists so it was hard to play the guitar and sax parts! Written and recorded today, May 5, 2024
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Lyrics
20 24 I don’t use Facebook no more – Instagram just as bad
TikTok had to stop – n try Bluesky
Mastodon best I have had
Snapchat, YouTube – get some lube
Get outta bed get on Threads
The Fediverse got more choices
You’re gonna hear a lot more voices
Music and culture, technology
Might even find some – biology
Gonna have to do alittle better
Most of the world is on Meta
The big brands aren’t leavin’ X – any time soon
Maybe never
“Crimson Tide”
by Chris Brind, representing Thronaria
Code THRO
Some words about this song
My wife bought me a mandolin for Christmas. One of my favourite songs is Nearly Forgot my Broken Heart by Chris Cornell which prominently features a mandolin and I was trying to learn it. By accident I came up with the main motif in this song. From there really I was just trying to develop it into something. My usual process is to add nonsense lyrics and the "red wedding" just fit, and so it grew from that. I imagined that fateful scene and how it would be retold by a group of medieval players in some king or queen's hall years after the event.
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Lyrics
In the halls of stone, a feast was set that day
To celebrate the wedding, of a daughter of the Frey
The great house of the north, came to put their grudge aside
What they couldn’t know was, their leadership would die
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery on a crimson tide
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery is where honour died
Underneath the banners, the folk did laugh and cheer
But in the shadows lurked a plot, whispered low for some to hear
Robb Stark, the Young Wolf, led his men into the fray
But betrayal’s blade awaited, to cut his hopes away
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery on a crimson tide
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery is where honour died
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery on a crimson tide
Oh, Red Wedding
Treachery is where honour died
“The Spell Song™”
by CrumplyHeadshot (@ddlyh@topspicy.social, @crump@mastodon.org.uk), representing Qaarg Taverns Plc.
Code QAAR
Some words about this song
We started with a completely different idea, and ended up with this. We picked the theme of a wizard, purely because Crumpet wanted to do something about wizards in space originally. This track is an alien folk song about a mythical event regarding the power of music, i.e The Spell Song™.
While we started in late March, most of the song was done in the last week.
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http://portal.mozz.us/gopher/vernunftzentrum.de/1/dheadshot/FV22.gph
Lyrics
There was a distant land
Ruled by a wizard’s hand
One day a dragon came by
Who had an evil plan
The serpent did demand
Massive amounts of gold
Or he would burn the world
Or so it was foretold
“You are mere Puny Beast”
Cried the wizard, with his might,
“One I can stand the least
So you’d better take flight”
The Wizard grabbed his staff
He thought “This won’t take long!”
Then he began to cast
And he prepared the Spell Song™
A dusty cloud hung
in the air over our scene
And the Wizard and dragon
prepared their next routine
Bloodied and battle-scarred
They had a moment’s rest
And said their final words
B’fore finding out who’s best
“I thought you were a man”
Laughed the firey lizard
“Yet your magic is weak
So much for a great wizard”
The Wizard stood up straight
“I think you’ll find you’re wrong,
Prepare to meet your fate!”
As he began the Spell Song™
“S A U C I S S E”
by Desmu, representing Ostwurstheim
Code OWHM
Some words about this song
Hello, it's my third participation to the contest, but my first track which is :
– composed while hitting a real keyboard.
– composed after understanding what a scale is.
– translated in seven languages.
Oh, and there's a video clip on PeerTube too : https://peertube.desmu.fr/w/mmGRGtMdz6jnP2DvuCovec
Thanks if you manage to listen to it, but thanks if you don't, too.
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https://desmu.bandcamp.com/ or https://www.desmu.fr/album/
Lyrics
S A U C I S S E
S A U C I S S E
S A U C I S S E
S A U C I S S E
SAUCISSE
S A U C I S S E
S A U C I S S E
SAUCISSE
Saucisse
Sausage
Salciccia
Wurst
ソーセージ
Salchicha
Worst
Saucisse
Saucisse
Sausage
Salciccia
Wurst
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S Worst
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“TV-Sick”
by Lioh & The Garage Band, representing Cepheus-Draco
Code CEPH
Some words about this song
TV-Sick is a song about the media and how it influences our lives. It is about a movie called 'The Terminator' and how it provokes violence and that, in the end, violence is never an answer and causes only more violence.
We should find ways to protect us against the bad habits of using the media to distract ourselves and instead focus more on doing things with our friends and beloved ones.
The song is played in a music category that has nearly been forgotten, which is called Crossover and was very popular in the 90s. Prominent bands of that category could be e.g. H-Blockx.
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On Floppy Disks
Lyrics
Six o’clock in the morning, I wake up
Got my gun under my head with plenty shot
‘Cause I saw that movie, Terminator Groovy
Last night on TV and now hype me like a boy
Because I’m afraid, that he will come and get me
Shut me down with his pump gun like a mad-g
But what should I do?
Now I must go to school
Six fucking lessons and then hanging with the crew
I told them about my problems
Really really got them
but they just laughed
and I know I’m gonna fxxx them
I know I’m gonna fxxx them
I am TV-Sick
I am TV-Sick
I am TV-Sick
Eight o’clock in the evening, on the track
still on the run and my head is getting fat
‘Cause I am never loosing
Trying to confuse him
Running and Running with my gun
I am never using
‘Cause shut him down, is the only thing you need to
and if you don’t do what I told you, he will beat you
So what should I do? Acting like a fool
Playing this game instead of hanging with the crew
I told them about my problems
Really really got them
but they just laughed
and I know I’m gonna fxxx them
I know I’m gonna fxxx them
I am TV-Sick
I am TV-Sick
I am TV-Sick
I am Sick, Sick
I am TV-Sick
I am Sick, Sick
I am TV-Sick
Sick
“She's all of Me”
by My Turning Point, representing The Introverted Kingdom
Code INTK
Some words about this song
A song for the broken, who have been fortunate enough to find the one who completes them.
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Lyrics
VERSE 1
She’s not perfect and neither am I
I’m a walking disaster
And she’s got baggage,
Baggage at least a mile high
But she’s able to plaster
The crack and the scars
The marks that built this hole inside my soul
PRE CHORUS
I wonder why she stays
Or will this all just go away?
CHORUS
She’s all of me
I can’t believe
She’s here with me
She’s all of me
VERSE 2
She’s not perfect and neither am I
I’m still a walking disaster
And she’s got baggage,
Baggage that’s still a mile high
She’s still able to plaster
The crack and the scars
The marks that built this hole inside my soul
PRE CHORUS
I wonder why she stays
Or will this all just go away?
CHORUS
She’s all of me
I can’t believe
She’s here with me
She’s all of me
She’s all of me
“Site-23”
by Fabi, representing Blahaj Cuddle Coalition
Code BLAH
Some words about this song
This song is about SCP-113, a small, polished piece of red jasper. When SCP-113 comes in direct contact with the flesh of an organism possessing sex chromosomes, the organism's physical characteristics associated with gender and biological sex are transformed (including genetics and secondary sexual characteristics), either reversed or altered.
The song captures the emotions of an individual walking up to Site-23 where SCP-113 is being kept, with an appointment to touch the stone, which the individual then does, they transform, and leave the complex, free, relieved, happy. I hope it gives fellow trans people a bit of strength and determination because they deserve that (along with lots of love and cuddles of course).
I made several version of this song, one on computer (FL Studio) and one on Gameboy (LSDJ). The thing you are listening to is a combination of both. The original track is a bit over 5 minutes long so I had to shorten it for this contest (shortened the intro and removed a small section in the middle). This last-minute cutting, as well as mastering was done in Audacity.
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“Sum of my Parts”
by Alison Selby, representing The Princessipality of Kristiania
Code KRIS
Some words about this song
Sum of my Parts started life as just the opening bass riff, and could easily have taken the direction of a longer spikier post-punk song, but after laying some synth chords on top, it became this slightly dour new wave pop song. For me, it represents some of the tightest pop songwriting I've done which I believe is in the spirit of a ~~Euro~~ Fedivision competition. Lyrics came much later, and came from the idea of "what are you unlikely to hear at Eurovision?" – a soft breakup song about reflection and coalescence rather than overt rebound empowerment.
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Lyrics
I have maps of memories of where I’ve been
You were there with me and what I see
When I look at you now, I’d rather be there
It’s been hard to accept I have control of my
Life with you not in it, close to my own limit
I ask rhetorical questions about emotional investments
I will always be the sum of my parts and that includes you in my past
Love is the strangest thing you can feel
I’ll carry pieces of us forever
“BBB (Big Boomer Bænd)”
by Lorenzo Miniero, representing Deeppurpland
Code DEEP
Some words about this song
I had the main theme in mind for quite a while, the seed of an idea for a big band/bluesy kind of uplifting song. The title is a bit of a pun around the words "Big Band" and "Boomer Bends" (a derogatory term younger generation musicians like Tim Henson use to describe older guitar players like me, with our string bending that's so old to them), so I just put them together, since this song definitely has plenty of both!
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“Oasis”
by Accidental Mayhem, representing Earth-That-Was
Code EATW
Some words about this song
At the time the idea started to form, it seemed like all the "influencers" and their apologies were resurfacing – and it was as though they never really learned from their mistakes and kept making those mistakes with seemingly no consequences, making it difficult for those who were remorseful or who had learned how to prevent their mistakes in the future to prove they'd changed.
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Lyrics
All this iron cage contains
A reflection of your pain
Full of regrets, all your shame
So you keep it locked away
Sleep, now rest your eyes
While we live in lullabies
It should come as not surprise
While you’re sleeping, we’re alive
Welcome to your oasis
Your oasis
Welcome to your oasis
You can’t escape this
We move in and out of dreams
Crossing over conscious streams
Leaving here by any means
Cut the ties and sever strings
Break in, break out, go home
You sold secrets not your own
Have some fun, enjoy the show
You should really let it go
Let it go
Welcome to your oasis
Your oasis
Welcome to your oasis
You can’t escape this
They left like you did
Turned your back to the world and hid
Under all the lies you lived
And we know where you are
Even though you got so far
You’ve still got your greedy heart
Welcome to your oasis
Your oasis
Welcome to your oasis
You can’t escape this
You can’t escape your oasis
“Everglades”
by Squalor Possum, representing Harsh Noise Conservation Commission, Wetlands Division
Code HNCC
Some words about this song
I done this in a motel room.
“A number on a page”
by Aral Balkan, representing United Federation of Planets
Code UFOP
Some words about this song
I saw a photo of a child in Gaza. It broke my heart.
Lyrics
A number on a page is easy to ignore
But beyond it there is something more
The eyes of a child staring into your soul
Asking why… did you let me die?
When the screams of a child
Is the soundtrack of your life
When raining death and destruction
Is what you think makes you right
There are no words
There are no words
This is a song
That can’t right any wrong
It is a lullaby
For those that are gone
“Maudit”
by Faustine & Juliette, representing World Council of Federated Aspects
Code WCFA
Some words about this song
Well it's a song isn't it! I like music and I like to make music. I don't like mixing voices and I can't make it sound good so I get frustrated and do it wrong on purpose. I apologise for that but I think it sounds better this way. Anyway, hmmm, … The blink tag doesn't work anymore, does it?
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Lyrics
il a la tête en bois
il a des mains à la place des doigts et ils sont palmés
et quand il parle
les mots s’écrivent en vrai
crivent en vrai
son oeil est une prison
dans laquelle tout le monde chante à l’unison et fait la ron
de de nuit l’image de tableau de nuit
bleau de nuit
oh
il a coeur de mal il est maudit
son lit le journal il est maudit
poupoudoutou pa pa
il a moisi il est tout plat et il a perdu la tête
de bord et il a voilé la face de dent
face de dent
les dents de plat la dent
dans le plat il aplatit la dent de son ennemi qui
a voté pour la voté pour la scie dent
la scie dent
oh
il a coeur de mal il est maudit
son lit le journal il est maudit
il a la tête en bois
il a des mains à la place des doigts et ils sont palmés
et quand il parle
les mots s’écrivent en vrai
crivent en vrai
son oeil est en prison
la forme de l’oeil a l’uni son nos voix pour trop parler
de parler de l’image limé parler
trop parler
oh
il a coeur de mal il est maudit
son lit le journal il est maudit
“This Fragile Atmosphere”
by Lonnon Foster, representing The New Belt
Code NBLT
Some words about this song
It started with a microphone test: just snapping near a new mic I picked up. A little filtering and reverb, and it became an enormous clock ticking away the time we have remaining in the brilliantly short lives we lead. One thing led to another, and it picked up more and more synth tones until I had something of a conversation, a back and forth between the part of us that feels an urgent need to hurry, and the part that realizes that there's no need to rush. We're all living together here, running in this human race, breathing in this fragile atmosphere as we hurtle through space.
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“Mare”
by Schall und Stille featuring MyLoFy and Tobias Stutz (@stephan@sonomu.club, @MyLoFy@mastodon.social), representing Lost Railroad Valley
Code RAIL
Some words about this song
The song was inspired by meeting and getting to know Wendy, one of the horses living at the animal sanctuary where I work. It's about two souls connecting to each other.
Very special thanks to
Tobias Stutz – cello
MyLoFy – guitars
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Lyrics
Mare
Talk to me
Stay with me for a while
And see
Things I kept inside
Fields of green
Endless summer days
All long gone
Like whispers in the haze
Faces change
Like seasons come and go
Rearrange
The stories life bestows
And somewhere
A glimpse of what could be
Now and then
A gaze that touches me
Curious eyes
In corridors of hope
Dreams unfold
Where broken spirits cope
Question linger
In moments that we share
Paths unknown
Waiting if we dare
“goodBeginnings”
by frigginGlorious, representing shedStudio
Code SHED
Some words about this song
Fedivision is awesome. I set aside one night to write, compose, and record a song, for y'all. And gosh darnit, this is what happened. I'm sorry and you're welcome.
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Lyrics
Though met her at a party full of drugs and booze
It’d be eight years til I see her nude
But she gave me one kid then she gave me two
She gave me two, she gave me two
She builds me up
She Knocks me out
There is no doubt
My love
“Nobody Else Will”
by skye gaenseblum, representing The Anti-Stairs Syndicate
Code TASS
Some words about this song
This song is a little experiment. I wanted to see if I can make something beautiful by putting two different rhythms over each other and making them swoosh from side to side. It’s made in milkytracker, so there are strong limits on what the software can actually do and how the result will sound, which to me makes it even more fun, because it can be quite challenging to get to something that will actually sound nice. I had the best time making this one and I would love if it found its way to the 3 people who actually enjoy this kind of music.
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“Shoot Away Pain”
by Jämezytee, representing The Peoples' Republic of Central New York
Code PRNY
Some words about this song
I wrote this song and made the instrumental shortly after the 2022 Buffalo market shootings. The idea I am trying to convey is that gun violence has many ties to mental health and poverty.
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Lyrics
[Prelude]
Come witness
the death
of a nation
———–
built off greed
and exploitation
———–
they say we
free
but we live
in segregation
———–
The American Dream’s
a nightmare
———–
because everyday
we live in fear
———–
the sky
will turn grey
and bullets
———–
[Chorus]
With a click -clack
BANG
———–
All my hope is gone
I’m left with
all this pain
———–
Institutionalized
by lies I’m
told to think
———–
Got a
new AK
Ima load
it make it
spray
———–
And you’ll never
be the same
———–
[Hook]
With a Click
Clack BANG X3
Lil Man Shoot
away his pain
lil man shoot
away his pain
———–
Lil Man Shoot
away his pain
allowed by
the NRA
———–
Lil Man shoot
away his pain
blame it on
videogames
because you’ll
never everyday
be the same
———–
[verse one]
Born in the USA
Land of the free
and the slain
———–
Gotta past
full of pain
———–
Some cope shoot
dope in
the veins
———–
Others cope
with a bullet
to your brain
———–
Politicians want
to say:
“Hey can you
settle down
we all wanna see
some peace”
———–
Fuck your peace
———–
I can fine
dope on the
street but
I can’t find
a cheap place
to sleep
———–
ya Bun’ dat
———–
[Bridge]
Wonder where
The parents at?
———–
They’re all
dead in jail
at work
you know
———–
Telling us
to get
a job
what job they’ve
long been gone
they go
———–
Can’t afford
mental health
so I’ll go
and shoot
my pain
———–
And you’ll
never ever
be the same
———–
[Chorus]
[Hook]
“Threaded Invasion”
by The1goit, representing The Black Star Collective
Code TBSC
Some words about this song
The original idea behind Threaded Invasion was to write a track with inspiration from various ULTRAKILL tracks from the Prelude and Act 2 mainly. The piano was composed for a track for a video I was going to edit for my mother, who primarily posts on Facebook and Instagram, despite me trying to break her out of their ecosystem.
Because Fedivision was mostly centered around the Fediverse, I decided to theme this track after Threads "federating" and the instances trying to fight back against the data-grabbing, all seeing eyes of Facebook/Meta. This idea became the inspiration behind the cover, where the eye of Meta was sending threads deep into various circles of the Fediverse icon, sometimes even spawing deep roots into some who allow it to federate, while one had an orange glow around it, preventing the thread from penetrating (the fedipact). The words in the background of the cover, surrounding one of the chimneys from the Unsplash stock image were a depiction of what I assumed Meta's REAL mission was, when it came to both social networks and tech.
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“Light Beam”
by Earl20, representing Neutrosphere
Code NEUT
Some words about this song
It started 3 years ago, I was playing with a virtual synth from my DAW. This time I had a strong wave that was cut off repeatedly with a synchronized filter and I began to think about a "beam" sound. The sound wave was so pure and without noise I decided to title the song project "Light Beam". After some work on the song I added more harmonization to give more light to it. That's what you can hear in the break part when the background synth pad comes up among the other synths. I wanted energy to the song so I layered more drums tracks that I usually do, that's why this music is more punchy that my usual releases. All of the composition of the melody got inspired from the progressive house genre. There you go, all those parts together brought this song to life!
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“Versio”
by Cobalt, representing Cobaltia
Code COBA
Some words about this song
I heard about Fedivision and I thought "I'll make some Eurodance" so that's what I did.
The chords for the verses are A#m and Fm, while for the chorus they're A#m 2nd inversion, F#, C#m 1st inversion, and G# 2nd inversion. It would sound completely different if I had used just basic chords instead of inversions. Inversions are fun, once I learned how to do them I started using them in basically everything lol. Complete game changer.
I absolutely love the "creamy" sound of the arp, top notch preset honestly. It's Poizone and the preset is called "ARP Yesteryear" from the Xenos Soundworks bank. Only thing I modified in it is the filter cutoff to make it a bit brighter.
The bass is a Poizone as well, preset named "BAS Creamy MC". Only thing I modified in it was that I disabled the delay. It's side chained to the kick so they don't overlap that much. Used an equalizer and removed everything under 160Hz and supplemented it with a sub bass made from 3x osc.
The piano – both the small motif and the "dance piano" both of which can be most clearly heard at the very beginning – are both Spitfire Audio's "LABS" VST using the "Autograph Grand" patch. A ton of reverb on the motif thing.
The chorus needed something, je ne sais quoi, so I added the little trance gated whistle thing. That's Poizone, too. "ARP Chip Choooon" from Xenos Soundworks' bank. Took off delay, smoothed the gate to 30%, made the gate 100% wet, and lowered the cutoff to 50%.
Had a lot of fun writing the lead synth section at the very end after the final chorus. It brings a sense of "finality" to the song. It's a Poizone (what can I say? I like it) and the patch is "KBD Vintage Keys" from the Xenos Soundworks bank. The only modification is to the cutoff frequency again, which I automated to go from 0% to 30% during the final chorus.
The breakdown is my favourite part. I have no idea why but calmness goes hard you know what I'm saying? I'm a sucker for small simple piano melodies like that.
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
En pelkää
Internationalization is a cool thing
It’s good for you, it’s good for me, let’s make it happen
But don’t forget where you came from all the history
What made you you, be proud ’cause all that is your story
[Verse 2]
I don’t want there to be just the only language
Sure, everybody would understand every message
It’s really not worth it so keep your identity
Open your eyes and see
[Chorus]
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, se on fine
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, minä se vain
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, se on fine
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, ole paras versio itsestäs ain
[Interlude]
It’s pretty catchy, isn’t it?
Anyway…
[Verse 3]
Other than that I don’t really have that much to say
I just hope that I made it clear as a summer’s day
Be proud of your own identity
It’s good for you and me
[Chorus]
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, se on fine
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, minä se vain
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, se on fine
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, ole paras versio itsestäs ain
[Verse 4]
Take my advice to heart, promise you will keep it there
What I told you, what you heard just now, please take care
It’ll hopefully keep you right as rain
So there will be less pain
[Chorus]
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, se on fine
En pelkää
Minä olen mitä olen, minä se vain
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, se on fine
En pelkää
Sinä olet mitä olet, ole paras versio itsestäs ain
Ole paras versio itsestäs ain
—————————————-
English translation for the chorus:
[I’m] not afraid
I am what I am, that is fine
[I’m] not afraid
I am what I am, I’m just me
[I’m] not afraid
You are what you are, that is fine
[I’m] not afraid
You are what you are, always be the best version of yourself
“Mauver than a Joopleberry”
by Fennifith Media Transmitter (@defaultmediatransmitter@social.bitwig.community, @fennifith@is.a.horrific.dev), representing Broop Kidron Thirteen
Code BKTH
Some words about this song
This was a collab between Default Media Transmitter and fennifith! We started off making a few rough projects to brainstorm, and ended up picking one to pass back and forth every week or so – where one of us would make a few changes in each iteration.
Parts list:
– Bitwig Studio
– Default Media Transmitter's Yamaha DX7
– Surge XT
– Odin 2 by thewavewarden
– u-he Protoverb
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“Invoking Fairies”
by Lunafacious , representing Lunar Cats
Code LUCA
Some words about this song
First their was this loop and then there was a bird-sample but the whole thing was still boring and repetitive and someone said it reminded them of "Substitute for Love". So naturally I wanted Madonna to do some vocals but I didn't have her direct contact and instead I had to do the singing myself. The text somehow came to me, thinking of Loreena McKennit and David Bowie and the general mood amongst most of my friends.
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Lyrics
I will get lost in your eyes
and follow you into the wilde
and forget about my stupid little human life
I will get lost in your touch
and eat just as much
as I need to forget about
my silly human woes
come take me away
til forever and a day
Come on come on
Take me away
To the land of the fairies
Where everyone’s gay
I’ve seen all the things
that I needed to see
Now I want to dance
with the Goblin Prince and be free
I’m not counting your teeth
or the fingers on your hand
I’ll write my name on a paper
and follow to your land
I’m not counting hours
not thinking of days
Forget all I knew
about time or space
“Fake News”
by Homeostasis, representing De Rigueurstralia
Code RIGE
Some words about this song
Conceived as part of a suite of what could loosely be called protest songs, the basis of this track developed from analogue synth improvisations recorded during Synthtember 2023.
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Lyrics
fake politics / fake philosophy / fake art / fake news
fake movies / fake music / Fake tv / fake news
fake war / fake peace / fake identity / fake news
fake medicine / fake science / fake masks / fake news
fake gender / fake celebrity / fake social media / fake news
fake operating system / fake phones / fake apps / fake news
fake musk / fake trump / fake murdoch / fake news
fake amazon / fake google / fake microsoft / fake news
fake love / fake death / fake planet / fake news
fake truths / fake lies / fake culture / fake news
Fake you / fake me / fake reality / fake news
Fake you / fake me / fake off / fake news
“The Moon Illusion”
by FSVO, representing Selenites
Code SELE
Some words about this song
I went for a walk in some bushland near where I live in Sydney: the full moon was rising and it reminded me of the [Moon illusion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion) and why this is always phrased as the Moon looking too large when it's near the horizon. The song's an argument for this being the wrong way around.
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Lyrics
The moon plays tricks on your sense of scale
You can hide it with your thumb but it’s the size of Australia
Some people ask why it’s at its best when
It’s low in the sky, but that’s asking the wrong question
It’s not an illusion
The marvelous wheel
The big moon’s real
Silent, floating, a flower of stone
Levitating mountain, golden and lonely
You can’t look away and time seems to stop
And then three hours later, look up: it’s a milk bottle top
It’s not an illusion
The marvelous wheel
The big moon’s real
“Postmarked The Stars”
by Skylark Duquesne, representing Atlantis, The Last Planet
Code ATLA
Some words about this song
This is the opening track of Skylark Duquesne's new album, "The Stars are Ours", which features works with titles taken from the catalog of works by sci-fi/fantasy author Andre Norton. I have spent the past year and a half on this project and have completed 16 songs–including a 12:45 minute prog epic! This will be the first Skylark Duquesne effort to appear on Bandcamp, allowing the exchange of money for the music.
"Postmarked The Stars" is a hopeful, acoustic pop song that started out as busker-material, but eventually included synthesizers, drum machines, bass, and a total of three guitars. It's a letter to my wife, Liz.
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Lyrics
Postmarked The Stars
(Verse 1-Acoustic)
Dear Elizabeth, Here we are
We finally made it to the stars
In this time of wonder and place of dreams
Where the impossible is just what it seems
(jam break)
(Verse 2)
Planning this for so many years
There were times I thought we’d never get here
So much time and so much sweat
Now we’re flying our own rocket
(Pre-chorus)
Do you remember when they called us crazy?
They said the stars are not for us
Hear this message and come join me
Elizabeth, the stars are ours!
(Chorus)
We used to think it was all out of reach
And the future we sought was forever too far
But I’m sending you love from distant space
…Postmarked, The Stars
(Verse 3)
What a world we find ourselves now on
Where humanity might see a new dawn
Who could have known it would be this way
This is our world and we’re here to stay
(Pre-chorus)
Do you remember when they called us crazy?
They said the stars are not for us
Hear this message and come join me
Elizabeth, the stars are ours!
(Chorus)
We used to think it was all out of reach
And the future we sought was forever too far
But I’m sending you love from distant space
…Postmarked, The Stars
(Break)
And there is life here
And it welcomes man
We can live in peace
Now I understand
(Verse 4)
The culmination of ten thousand years
To establish this next frontier
A life from which we won’t return
Light years away from Mother Earth
(Pre-chorus)
Do you remember when they called us crazy?
They said the stars are not for us
Hear this message and come join me
Elizabeth, the stars are ours!
(Chorus)
So join me now, dear Elizabeth
At this home by a distant star
Postmarked to you from farthest space
Yours, with love, David.
“tracks of federation”
by reia, representing The Eternal Alliance of Linfan and Nepeta
Code EALN
Some words about this song
as a preface — of course, the fediverse is a large and diverse space, and encapsulating it is an impossible task without reduction and gross oversimplification. in the fedi circles of wing and wings friends however, one can observe some general leanings of scenes/cultures/hobbies/interests/… that many within and also outside of these fedi circles belong to – and as such, wing chose these topics as the inspiration for wings submission to fedivision.
namely, these topics are: trains, breakcore (and its many, many related genres), the demoscene, and retro hardware & games
trains inspired the title of the song, as well as the main drum riff and the general fast pace of the song; and wing also recreated some well-known breakbeats for the rhythm section of the song. and of course, asides from the sound being produced by retro hardware sound chips (a gameboy and a ym2149f), there are significant influences from demoscene music to be found in this track.
finally, whilst certain motifs do repeat for musical reasons, this song intentionally has a lot of variation and a lot of different motifs, to represent the diversity of the fediverse.
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“Pottane”
by Pilum::🌞, representing The Andorian Empire
Code ANDO
Some words about this song
Imagine standing on a ledge on a foggy autumn morning. The fog has made everything wet, and there's little ponds and streams everywhere. Everything seems quiet, but you soon notice there's frogs and insects scurrying about.
A shrew dives behind a log and vanishes as you approach. A squirrel in a pine is busy hiding seeds, and you get close enough to startle it. It quickly climbs to the top of the pine.
As you approach a small lake, you suddenly hear something snap. You turn to your left and see a big red deer buck with a majestic antler. It stares at you for a split second before concluding that you're the more dangerous one, and it runs off into the fog.
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“The Optically Pumped Rubidium Maser”
by Rob of Walthamstow, representing The perpetually slightly bewildered
Code TPSB
Some words about this song
New to Mastodon, I missed last year's Fedivision as I had nothing short enough. I spent some time deliberately writing shorter pieces and selected one. The title is from an IEEE journal title I came across somewhere (possibly Mastodon). All my titles are things I've heard or read somewhere. There is no relation between title and music.
I've always been writing stuff that usually comes from doodling around on a guitar. I used to write songs but I really don't have anything to say verbally and I like the freedom to move away from traditional song musical structure.
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“Diag”
by Frederick Yin, representing Sacred Municipality of Deez Nuts
Code DEEZ
Some words about this song
On 2024-05-04, I rode down to central campus at the university of michigan to check out some record stores. The encampment has taken over the diag, and they're not leaving until the university divests from defense companies. When I got home, I jotted down whatever I saw there, and wrote "Diag".
If you ever feel guilty for a minor evil, remember — you could go to an evilness contest with a billionaire, eat beef, drive an SUV, blast your AC 24/7 and still not be remotely there. It's not worth living in misery just to undo the mistake someone else did. You are a blessing to the world just by existing.
"Diag" was made with Ardour. Plugins used: Helm, Geonkick, Calf, Guitarix.
Sampled B_MIN01_EU_FN_BEN01_104.wav from L.A. Ludovico et al.'s CatMeows dataset (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67835-7_20).
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pharmacy, neon lights, red cross, big signs
Corner store, overpass and lines
Motorbike, car horn, bus stop
Plastic wrap, tip jar, pesticide
Chewing gum, bubble tea, take out dine in
Stencil spray, red blue green tape
I believe you’re not to blame
I believe you’re not to
[Verse 2]
The only place in the world that I don’t hate
Is my bed when my clock strikes eight
Past ten, gimme two more, might check again
Another day goes to waste, I don’t care
Bring it back, I want to be entertained
Just to laugh at the feline impulse to be constrained
Four walls, plus two, take one, that’s a well
For us to live in as pennies fell
(You can blame me for everything
But you know what you did)
[Repeat Verse 1]
“All Zombies Go To Heaven”
by Dgar, representing Dizzy Corp.
Code DIZZ
Some words about this song
This is my zombie song.
I didn't have a zombie song, so I felt I should write a zombie song, and this is it.
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Lyrics
I got clouds in my head and I’m feeling kinda dizzy.
My eyes kinda hurt and my hair is all frizzy.
This jacket smells bad and I stepped in something squishy.
I’m feeling kinda hungry, so I gotta get busy.
Walking to the beat and everything is gritty.
Boarded up houses but the gardens look pretty.
Get with the crew and we start to get giddy.
We’re drawn down the street by the promise of the city.
I may fall today,
But I don’t need no confession.
It doesn’t hurt to pray,
But I’ve still got my depression.
Searching for some brains,
It’s kinda my obsession.
I think it’s safe to say,
All zombies go to heaven.
You can see the meat hanging out to dry.
They think they’re safe and believe that lie.
But behind their walls they start to cry.
They see us coming and we won’t die.
We are the hoard and we grow every day.
Making it in a world decayed.
We can’t talk. Got nothing to say,
Paying the price that we all have to pay.
I may fall today,
But I don’t need no confession.
It doesn’t hurt to pray,
But I’ve still got my depression.
Searching for some brains,
It’s kinda my obsession.
I think it’s safe to say,
All zombies go to heaven.
All zombies go to heaven.
I may fall today,
But I don’t need no confession.
It doesn’t hurt to pray,
But I’ve still got my depression.
Searching for some brains,
It’s kinda my obsession.
I think it’s safe to say,
All zombies go to heaven.
All zombies go to heaven.
All zombies,
Go to heaven.
“Landwaves”
by ToroidalCore, representing The Democratic Republic of the Confluence
Code TDRC
Some words about this song
This is an instrumental consisting of a few ideas I've had, which I decided to string together. I'm primarily a bassist, and was outside of my comfort zone a little bit, but found that as I worked on it it got a little easier.
This song may have been inspired by driving around the country in the northeastern US.
“Without You”
by Socool, representing Empire Waste
Code EMPW
Some words about this song
I wrote this song while in a cabin in the forest by the ocean. It was raining and I loved the sound of the rain hitting the roof of the cabin while I was cozy inside with a fire.
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Lyrics
I don’t want to think
about how this is starting to
have meaning for me
cos I won’t be afraid
to leave
I don’t want to stay
around when you’re starting to
reach for me
I guess I shouldn’t be alone
with you
I don’t want to hear
about how you’re starting to
have feelings for me
cos I won’t be the same
without you
“Fire Me Straight Into A Falling Star”
by Sakti, representing The Belt
Code BELT
Some words about this song
The lyrics and melody were floating around in my head one morning, so I grabbed my phone and sketched out the track in Ableton Note. I wanted to try the text to speech option in Vital for the lyrics, which of course gave it a retrowave vibe and so I just ran with it.
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Lyrics
Fire me straight into a falling star
Let’s get up outta here don’t care how far
“Open Your Eyes”
by Ferocious Designs, representing Constellation of Kasterborous
Code KAST
Some words about this song
The song started out with my playing around with the drum/sample pads on a keyboard controller I recently purchased and exploring some techno beats/patterns. Once I had a groove as a foundation, I knew I wanted to add some acoustic and electric guitars — even though I really can't play guitar…like, at all. In my head, I kept hearing "running out of time" at the end of the verses and "open your eyes" at the start of the choruses, and the rest of the lyrics came from that.
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Lyrics
Take a look around and see
The world is on fire
What kind of future can there be
When we’re down to the wire
So many are numb to truth
What more do you need for proof
This world is running out of time
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
The fact of the matter
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
The world is in tatters
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We don’t have forever
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We’re all in this together
Open your eyes
What will it take for you to see
The world’s getting darker
How can you deny reality
When it’s just getting starker
Guided by your false prophets
Just lying for sake of profit
This world is running out of time
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
The time is upon us
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
You just need to be honest
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We don’t have forever
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We’re all in this together
Open your eyes
You have to wake up and see the truth
And open up your mind
All that’s around you is the proof
That we’re running out of time
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
The time is upon us
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
You just need to be honest
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We don’t have forever
Open your eyes
It’s only then that you can see
We are all in this together
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
“Two Weeks of Spring (Six Months of Summer)”
by phog masheeen, representing The Hidden Empire of Joshua Tree
Code HEJT
Some words about this song
A fresh approach to climate change… with a beat!
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Lyrics
Two weeks of spring
Then there are six months of summer
Watch the asphalt melt
Pray your swamp cooler works
Shop at Stater Brothers
For two hours in the afternoon
Pray It gets dark soon
In the night, the heat enters your dreams
somehow the swamp cooler pads burst into flames
Melting the pump. You realize that you must go to the Home Depot at 3 in the morning and wait till they open to buy the few remaining cooler parts
You pile the animals into your car and go
As you are waiting in the Home Depot parking lot
The grid goes down and the Home Depot can’t open because the computers are down and the employees can’t make change
Then miraculously Ken Layne’s voice comes booming out of the Home Depot or is it inside your head.
“Go home you people, you have no right to be in the desert. You don’t respect it!”
But Ken, haven’t you lived all over the place starting with Louisiana?
“Misaligned Aardvarks”
by Key 13, representing The Island of Nothing
Code NOTH
Some words about this song
This based entirely off a random throwaway conversation many months ago between @mxtthxw@mxtthxw.art and @elsemusic@musician.social that they've probably both forgotten about. I threatened to make a song called Misaligned Aardvarks and, well, here it is!
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Lyrics
> Welcome to the mesmerising tapestry of the African savannah.
> The golden hues of the sunset cast a warm glow upon the vast landscape.
> Zebras graze peacefully,
> and giraffes’ graceful silhouettes traverse the horizon.
> But something here is not quite right.
> As you can see, the aardvarks are… misaligned.
Recklessly joyful oblivious elephants
Stampeded without a care
All meditating in deep contemplation
The aardvarks were caught unaware
And that is how they lost their way.
> These sad creatures stare listlessly into the distance.
> It’s hard to watch.
> They stand confused and vacant:
> Is there any hope left?
[Orycteropus afer]
Since the encounter with perilous pachyderms
Things took a turn for the worse.
Misaligned aardvarks are no laughing matter
It shattered their whole universe.
Now they must try to re-align.
[Orycteropus afer]
> But wait! What’s this?
> Is that… a shaman?!
> Extraordinary!
> He’s collecting them together.
> They seem to be starting to chant!
Orycteropus
Orycteropus
Orycteropus
Orycteropus afer!
> It’s working!
… and now the aardvarks are aligned.