Wake Up Your Second Chakra with a Lawn Mower, Life is Always Just Life
Hey friends :) This morning I recorded a new episode for you showcasing how low, deep, bass, sounds felt in the lowest parts of our human bodies (in chakra terms, these low frequency sounds are stimulating energy movement in the first (root) chakra and the second (sacral) chakra. If you want to learn about chakras, read Western Body, Eastern Mind — it’s the best books I’ve found so far on this subject. These sounds we’re playing with today are growls, grinding, crunching, guttural, boom, stomp sounds that wake up our physicality, animalistic feelings, sexuality, tribalness, make you feel connected to earth. If you want to start exploring cool sounds for yourself and get obsessed with sound play like me, get a subscription to Splice. If you really want a taste of some monster bass music created by adorably sexy badass women, check out Whipped Cream and CRAY. Especially Whipped Cream. She’s inspiring me so much right now — I want to learn how to create sounds like hers, like smooth thunder.
In this episode we also create the sound of a lawn mover, with the frequencies turned up, slightly distorted, panning from the left to the right speaker, with a cello over the top and the sound of a bird chirping…just so I could prove to you that I can create any random ass sound in the universe — a demonstration of how unlimited we are in making electronic music, thus my obsession. So, I’m sorry guitar, I love you but you just can’t do everything I need you to do. It’s not you, it’s me. My need for fresh sounds is just too intense for one instrument. ;)
The lyrics in this episode were drawn from this “Letter from God” in my journal — see image below. I started writing ‘Letters from God’ in my journal as a way to speak to myself in a wiser, chiller, less stressed out or biased voice. I wanted to hear praise and love coming to me from somewhere outside myself. And yet, since I’m writing these letters, this message is coming from within me. It’s been a beautiful project that I’ve worked on now for months and every time I finish a letter, I look back in a little surprise realizing I almost have no recollection of what I wrote, it felt like I was just listening through the paper and hearing what I most needed to hear. A gift to myself. Do it.
And so we meet again, you beautiful mischievous creature,
Can you tell by your actions, using courage take care,
You'll feel your best, when the stories in your head,
Every time you say no, you become stronger
Movements are slow, movements are slow
Every time you say no, you become stronger,
Moments are slow, movements are slow.
You've been doubting yourself, every turn, every step
It's the doubts that destroy you,
Do not forget.
You have many things to do and enjoy.
Your intention can carry them all with love.
Life is always just life. x4
The more still you become, around you will move.
Stay in your center, stay in your center, Move slow.
Life is always just life. Always just life.
“When creating music, let your songs grow in the direction that feels good. Same in life. Grow in the direction that feels good.”
Once you finish listening to my new podcast episode, if you need something else to do, watch the Our Plant: Behind the Scenes documentary on Netflix. Warning, heartstring pulling will happen and help you believe in climate change (if you’re not already convinced), as you watch walruses committing stupid suicide, jumping off cliffs. Christ this is depressing.
Want something more uplifting? — Pick up some pro-tips of creating a successful business, listen to Entrepreneur on Fire, hosted by John Lee Dumas who will drill into your head that FOCUS stands for “Follow One Course Until Success”.
LOVE,
CHA🍍WILDE