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by MOWUKIS

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1.
Flows 03:12
I feel like I'm above the tide Skirting along the shore I'm in Rippling on the floor This house is just a place I've abandoned before I know I must have sworn this and once more I'm calling it unsure My limbs are questions answered for I repurposed myself into some other lore of mine As I recede beyond the coastline A thought abandoned by the sea Only, only As I rescind the title and the find Every time, every time I feel the sand spread As I retrace the motion and the path And all spells are cast In any order As I reclaim a misstep of the past Left in a corner As a reminder.
2.
Crowds 03:52 video
I'm filling up the floor with shards of broken glass Remains of empty vases, whatever pieces My room's a parade of goals turned poetry I make myself at home amongst unused ideas I'll settle in the smoke, each swirl its own life form Undecided ideals, shifting in places I left another creature all conclusions I took away the whole, I'm on an open sea All unwanted slogans, riot choreographies Our usual division Rubbles or Rendition? I decorate the plans and I replaced the roads An obsolete ordeal, left unattended I saw an array of gold, flow over me I carved myself a hole I buried an army It took me a while to come to One half of a word Dissected through and through
3.
Drops 04:05 video
I’ve made peace with everything you say See you in the trenches, cause I’m here to stay Peel my skin, just take it all away Cover me with grass, I want to dance today I'll collide Will you fall From the brink That once you called home I’m a maze I’m confused Could you switch the light on? Not my call, I’d do worse anyway Targets left untouched, further down the hallway Throw a curve, repeat it, overplay The plan’s appealing once it’s gone astray Can you tell I'm mad Do you think it's okay I'll play the arrow Not sure what's the prey Call of the horses

about

These songs were all specifically written for the game "Soundodger 2" by Michael Molinari, where you play as a simple dot and have to "dodge sounds" visualized on screen as all sorts of bullet patterns, by finding the right choreography to finish the level without getting hit.

Making those tracks was an interesting challenge. I’d already worked on the first game this sequel is based on, which made me more aware of how the game functionned, and I wanted to create pieces that gave the community of creators enough margin to work with and be inventive with their gamedesign.

I wanted the songs to have mood swings, elements of noise and mixing contrast that could playfully break the patterns in unexpected ways, ebbs and flows so that there’d be enough time to gradually amplify or decrease the difficulty of certain sections. All of this while simultaneously just writing music that I connect to, as I’ve always appreciated the balance and friction between the playfulness of the game, and the fact that the song itself remains genuine and heartfelt.

At times it felt like the abstractions provided by the game’s visuals collided with the songs to create some other form of unexpected meaning. This back and forth between the game's vocabulary and my own gave life to a surprisingly cohesive set of tracks. I'm happy that they now get to coexist in a space of their own.

credits

released October 11, 2023

All songs written, composed, performed by Louis-Louise Kay
(except track 1 written and composed by Louis-Louise Kay & Angèle Towt)

Mixed and Produced by Louis-Louise Kay
Recorded & Mastered at [partial:order] / France
Graphics Design : T1W2
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