syndrome

For some time near the frontline, in order to stabilize a little, I transformed my thoughts into a kind of musical lyrics. This was in the period from August 2022 to January 2023. Later, I lost this possibillity and, although I periodically picked up an instrument, it was no longer possible to squeeze at least something out of myself. I put the hastily invented compositions to the network as videos, in which a scary bearded guy in a "pixel" plays the guitalele.

Now I'm on an assignment on a big land and I think a lot in retrospect. I also remembered those music drafts. From those few videos, I selected four and, using the opportunity, decided to record them in my introvert laboratory.

The first 3 compositions were born in the south of Ukraine, the last in the east. The music is quite simple in terms of harmony and structure. The words, according to the subject matter and conditions, are not too funny. In the last six months before the full-scale war, I discovered the limitless world of guitar effects, so the brevity of the tracks complements the psychedelic arrangement a bit. Unlike my previous works, everything except the sampled drums and voice is guitar here.

I dedicate the first composition to all my comrades from the unit where I had the honor to serve during these one and a half years: Ukrainian tankers are a powerful force. Second and third to my beloved wife, whom we married during the war. The fourth to all those involved in the armed defense of our free land (special thanks to Skif for the chorus). I have many other associations with these texts, but I will not talk about them today.

If you like what came out, don't forget to share it, if you want to motivate me to make more music - here is my patreon. The work turned out to be quite intimate. birdsandpeople in common is not about major music, but here it turned out to be quite sad. And what did you want :) Just as real war is different from what you see in the news, real war music is different from what is played on the radio.