After successfully completing a remix for Metamatics, which is to be released on Hydrogen Dukebox this November/December they decided to carry on collaborating and have finished an EP, Where We're From the Birds Sing a Pretty Song, named for a line in a dream sequence in David Lynch's seminal tv series 'Twin Peaks.'
The sound is somewhere between the choppy digital crunch of Miami's Schematic label and the hazy dreamlike melodic quality of 'Twin Peaks' composer Angelo Badalamenti.
Sing the Noises
Yasume Lyrics
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(Lord knows where this comes from! but it's fun)
[ tune of "I've been working on the Railroad" ]
(tune: I've been working on the railroad)
I've been working on my thesis
I've been working on my thesis
Wasting all my youth away ...
I hear my committee mumbling
questions large and small
Can't you hear them all a-shouting
"Publish by the fall!"
Data won't you show
Data won't you show
Data won't you show something new-ew-ew
Data won't you show
Data won't you show
Data won't you show something new.
Someone's been fiddling with my data
Someone's been feeling pretty blue-oo-oo
Someone's been playing with the numbers
Now they show something new!
Fee-fie fiddle away
Fee-fie fudge fudge fay
Fee-fie twiddle tweak twee
I'll get my Ph.D.!
.... author unknown
The lyrics to Yasume's song "Sing the Noises" are relatively simple, with only a few lines repeated throughout the song. The main melody is carried by an ambient synthesizer and light percussion, with occasional sound effects layered on top. The lyrics describe the act of singing along with everyday noises, like the hum of electronic devices or the sound of traffic outside a window. The song seems to suggest that even mundane, everyday sounds can have a musical quality to them, and that we can find beauty in unexpected places.
One interesting interpretation of the lyrics could be that the song is about finding beauty in the mundane. The repetition of the lines "sing the noises that you hear" and "sing the sounds around you" reinforces this idea - that we don't necessarily need to seek out music or art in special places, but that we can find it in our everyday lives. The use of electronic sounds also reinforces this idea, suggesting that even the machines we interact with on a daily basis can have a kind of musicality to them.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been working on my thesis
I have been consistently working on completing my thesis
19 hours a day ...
I am spending nearly every waking moment of my days working on my thesis
Wasting all my youth away ...
I am sacrificing my youth and free time in pursuit of completing my thesis
I hear my committee mumbling
I am aware that my thesis committee has concerns or questions regarding the content of my work
questions large and small
The thesis committee has both broad and specific concerns that need to be addressed in my work
Can't you hear them all a-shouting
The committee members have expressed their concerns in a direct and oftentimes loud manner
"Publish by the fall!"
My committee members are requesting that I am capable of finalizing and publishing my thesis by the upcoming fall season
Data won't you show
I am requesting my data to reveal something new and insightful
Data won't you show something new-ew-ew
I am disappointed with my data and am requesting it to show something different and unique
Someone's been fiddling with my data
An individual has been tampering with my data
Someone's been feeling pretty blue-oo-oo
The individual who tampered with my data is now feeling guilty or remorseful
Someone's been playing with the numbers
An individual is messing with my data and altering the results
Now they show something new!
The manipulated data now showcases new and different results
Fee-fie fiddle away
I will persist in making progress towards obtaining my degree
Fee-fie fudge fudge fay
Even if things become challenging, I will persist and overcome any obstacles that come my way
Fee-fie twiddle tweak twee
I will continue to make small changes and tweaks to improve my thesis
I'll get my Ph.D.!
I am determined to attain my Ph.D. and complete my thesis
Contributed by David D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.