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Monolog Memories

by Sebastian Arnold

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Chronologue 06:21
Looking at myself in the mirror Mirror looking back at myself
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Wooden arms thrive at night embrace me spread out wide. Green its leaves reaching high roots go down into ground. The minute I wake up at night I'm seeing what I feel inside The second I will start to sleep the tree of dreams comes into leaf. (2x) Tree of dreams grows at night knows my thoughts fears the light. Darkness falls on my bed when the moon moves ahead. And I still wonder what it's like to let it grow out of my mind I run in circles day and night trying to find its source inside. (2x) Wake me up talk to me sunlight bright hurts my eyes. Breathe the air fresh and cold homeless tree lost control. The minute I wake up at night I'm seeing what I feel inside The second I will start to sleep the tree of dreams comes into leaf. (2x)
3.
Moon Cookies 03:01
I can't tell you how happy I am To see your smiling faces once more I took careful bearings And set out for my goals The target was picked with painstaking scientific accuracy But it was in time to get a little out of hands Just slightly My landing was a little bumpy But I saved my precious cargo Not only smooth and efficient But powerful as well At last the secret was mine And here they are!
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Souvenir 06:22
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Push/Pop 07:18
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No Gravity 04:57
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Low Battery 04:42
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Go North 06:50
Verse 1: If I had to pick a destination for my journey, I would need to think about where I'm standing right now. I would need to go out and explore my surroundings, I would watch the streets and catch the sound of my home. I would take someone with me and follow them to their places. I would taste their food, experience their culture and life. I would listen to the memories that are stored deep inside me, I would breathe in to find the body of my voice. Chorus: If I had to choose which direction to go in the future, I would go North. I would go North. If I had to pick a destination for my journey, I would go North. I would go North. Verse 2: You would need to go out and explore your surroundings, You would need to think about where you're standing right now. You would listen to the memories that are stored deep inside you, You would watch the streets and catch the sound of your home. You would need to pick a destination for your journey, You would breathe in to find the body of your voice. Chorus: If you had to choose which direction to go in the future, You would go North. You would go North. If you had to pick a destination for your journey, You would go North. You would go North. If I had to choose which direction to go in the future, I would go North. I would go North. If I had to pick a destination for my journey, I would go North. I would go North. You would go North. I would go North.

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Multi-instrumentalist Sebastian Arnold reflects on the past eight years that have left him with manifold personal developments, but obviously, no new music released. In 'Monolog Memories' (beeah-music, 2023), the Berlin-based 'mad scientist drummer' assembles eight unreleased songs that have been part of his live set since the early 2010s, but also newly recorded material. He returns to his trademark sound of spacy electric piano and vocal melodies mixed with complex grooves and interstellar synthesizer spaces. Sebastian glues these elements together, stunningly live using an acoustic drum kit, into a danceable electronic post-rock experience. Especially after this long time in the making, this album will stick as one of Sebastian's most recognizable works.

'Chronologue' serves as a thematic and auditory introduction to the album. Several layers of piano loops and sequences are triggered by Sebastian's Senode sequencer and his drum kit. The instruments are meeting the chorus "Looking at myself in the mirror / mirror looking back at myself", followed by an elegiac piano solo.

'Tree of Dreams' tells the story of reaching the subconscious mind at night. On top of a catchy 7/4 dance groove, a retrofuturistic vocoder sings "The minute I wake up at night / I'm seeing what I feel inside / The second I will start to sleep / The Tree of Dreams comes into leaf".

'Moon Cookies' is based on a jazzy drum'n'bass style improvisation for demonstrating Sebastian's Senode sequencer app. The somewhat spacy trip received additional vocals sampled from Martian astronaut Colonel Cosmic: "My landing was a little bumpy / But I saved my precious cargo".

'Souvenir' describes the rare occurrence of a stellar corona during a solar eclipse. With lots of 2000's ambient elements such as wavy synths, bird sounds, atmospheric vocals and cinematic piano, the track provides a calmness in contrast to the two opposing drum kits.

'Push/Pop' are two important standard operations in memory allocation. Here, they are creating a fast, percussive and uplifting dance track that has been a floor-filler on Sebastian's live sets since 2015.

'No Gravity' is a busy track with sequenced probabilistic minimal music elements. It was originally inspired by the fast-moving time lapse pictures of Godfrey Reggio's 1982 movie Koyaanisqatsi.

'Low Battery' refers back to Sebastian's early funk-inspired solo experiments with drums, synthesizers and melodica in the mid-2000s. The sequences are triggered by the bass drum, while the melody is telling the untold story of a draining power supply.

'Go North' is a dance track driven by the idea of finding you inner voice while traveling. It started as an opening track to Sebastian's TEDx talk in Cluj, Romania. Later, the lyrics idea was initiated by a visiting art group asking him to pick a destination for his journey when standing on a compass rose.

Thanks to all supporters during this journey.

Follow Sebastian Arnold at beeah-music.net/artists/sebastianarnold/

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released September 1, 2023

Sebastian Arnold – Drums, Synthesizers, Percussion, Vocals

All songs written by Sebastian Arnold, 2014–2022
Recorded at Tricone Studios, Funkhaus Berlin
Mixed by Sebastian Arnold at daseinslabor
Mastered by Conor Dalton at Calyx Mastering

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Sebastian Arnold Berlin, Germany

Sebastian Arnold is a genuine one-man band behind his drum kit and synthesizers. Watching him for the first time, you may think of someone driving a spaceship with drumsticks. He is building song structures by layering loops and drum-triggered sequences with acoustic drums, keyboards and his own sequencer SENODE. The result is an organic mixture of elektro, post-rock, drum'n'bass and indietronica. ... more

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