Linked Between Two Minds
by Soft Riot
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When the force starts to unwind you find you’re
Linked between two minds
A connection seemingly from nothing
Millions of emotions on a string
Moving along, stellar overdrive
And into that strangeness you take a dive
From chaos to cohesion you start to rain with the sound of trains
All these tired islands in the sun are all
Masses that bind together to become one
Adrift in a sea of a constant drone
Waiting for the next wave, hold the phone
Points still and idle start to come alive
Buzzing in uniform motion, a rhythm hive
What was not there starts to come alive
Hurling forward with transcendent overdrive
When the force starts to unwind you find you’re
Linked between two minds
From chaos to cohesion you start to rain with the sound of trains
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The Director
04:09
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With one idea you hit the ground running or you’re gone
Building from one block up to the top
Cutting out the noise of the mobbing flock
At times it all rushes in with a pop
There’s always distractions disrupting the flow
And gatekeepers who really don’t know
A tangled web and it’s all for show
Through night and day until you have to stop
Fashioning an image of what you see
Feels different from the rest in a obscure key
But you know what the aim is
Punching out a hole through the mundane weave
Pacing like a machine until you stop, stop, stop
Do you know what you want?
Do you know where to start?
A rough work is on the chopping block
Place another block on the one below
You get your footing and it starts to go
Against the choir of resounding “no”
You know there’s a lot of work to do
But you pull it together to see it though
Sometimes you falter, sometimes no clue
Sometimes you break out from you thought you knew
Fashioning an image of what you see
Counting to the rhythm — one, two, three
But you know what the aim is
Planting a seed in the ruthless scree
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about
Linked Between Two Minds is the second of two digital single releases from the 2023 album No. It contains the titular track "Linked Between Two Minds" from that album as well as several variations.
The second track is a remix that comes courtesy of Berlin-based electronic artist Oberst Panizza (Young & Cold Records), who has also played in post-punk groups Velvet Condom and List Noire.
Also included is the non-album track "The Director", which was recorded and mixed with all of the tracks from the No. release but was not selected for the final album release. The track has a slight EBM feel, but was written with the intention of having an extremely loose, almost "un-quantised" feel intentionally with lyrics on the topic of the creative process.
Closing up this release is an alternate version of "Linked Between Two Minds" envisioned by Soft Riot — the "Night Trance Version", which takes on a completely re-structured approach from arrangement, feel and sound design from the original, transposing the main motifs from that track into a more reflective and meditative mood piece.
The second track is a remix that comes courtesy of Berlin-based electronic artist Oberst Panizza (Young & Cold Records), who has also played in post-punk groups Velvet Condom and List Noire.
Also included is the non-album track "The Director", which was recorded and mixed with all of the tracks from the No. release but was not selected for the final album release. The track has a slight EBM feel, but was written with the intention of having an extremely loose, almost "un-quantised" feel intentionally with lyrics on the topic of the creative process.
Closing up this release is an alternate version of "Linked Between Two Minds" envisioned by Soft Riot — the "Night Trance Version", which takes on a completely re-structured approach from arrangement, feel and sound design from the original, transposing the main motifs from that track into a more reflective and meditative mood piece.
credits
released July 25, 2023
Tracks 1 and 3 recorded between Summer 2020 and Summer 2022 by Jack D at Studio Carillon, Glasgow UK. Production and arrangement on Track 2 by Olivier Panizza. Track 4 recorded in Spring 2023 by Jack D at Studio Carillon. Tracks 1, 3 and 4 written, recorded and produced by JJD. Artwork and photography by JJD. Mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Mastering in May 2023. Artwork and design by JJD as JJD Works.
Tracks 1 and 3 recorded between Summer 2020 and Summer 2022 by Jack D at Studio Carillon, Glasgow UK. Production and arrangement on Track 2 by Olivier Panizza. Track 4 recorded in Spring 2023 by Jack D at Studio Carillon. Tracks 1, 3 and 4 written, recorded and produced by JJD. Artwork and photography by JJD. Mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Mastering in May 2023. Artwork and design by JJD as JJD Works.
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Soft Riot is JJD, a Canadian-British synth artist based in Glasgow UK. Latest stuff happening through linktr.ee/softriot/
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