Elsewise

from Abandon Ship EP by Isobel Morris & Ali A.B.

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"Elsewise" was produced, composed, and performed by Isobel Morris. It's an electronic rock track with a driving beat courtesy of modern and vintage Moog, Sequential, Arturia, and Kawai analog synths. As the track evolves, organic elements such as electric guitar, string quartet, percussion, and drums creep in.

"Elsewise" is based around experiments with paraphony, specifically running a polyphonic synthesizer through the filter of a monophonic synth.

lyrics

There's a fly in the typewriter
Somewhere in between the one and zero keys
So drop your weapons
Get on your knees
And scream your incantations
Into a tin can

Up in arms
With a list of your demands
An incinerated plan
Seven fingers on your hand
And a razor up your sleeve
There's a price
Someone placed upon your pride
With your fear as their guide
Like some ancient suicide
Pleading for a reprieve

There's a ghost in the starting gun
Somewhere in between the hammer and your thumb
Some backwards antidote has left you numb
Sending your invitations to the garbageman

Up in arms
With a list of your demands
An incinerated plan
Seven fingers on your hand
And a razor up your sleeve
There's a price
Someone placed upon your pride
With your fear as their guide
Like some ancient suicide
Pleading for a reprieve

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from Abandon Ship EP, released August 31, 2017
"Elsewise"
Produced, written and performed by Isobel Morris

Isobel - Lead and Backing Vocals / Bass Guitar / Electric Guitars / Banjo / Synthesisers (Kawai SX240 via Moog Slim, SCI Six-Trak via Arturia Microbrute) / Tambourine / Panting / Vibraphone Samples / Drums and Drum Programming / Percussion (Congas, Djembe, Maracas, Tambourines)

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Isobel Morris Brooklyn, New York

Isobel Morris is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer.

She produces adventuresome, psychedelic rock both solo and as frontwoman of Whipping Girl and Analog Birds.

See more at mountvalley.net or follow @isobelmorrisxy on Instagram. ... more

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