Archive for March, 2009

Abstrakt News (and olds)

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Earthlings,
I apologize for the delay in posts. I recently got a new job working at a high school and my focus this week has been on settling in with that. So far so good–I’m liking the job and learning a lot. In this economy, I am grateful to be working. Let’s hope Obama’s plans really turn the tides–this depression is depressing.

I want you all to know that music is being made–lots of music. I’ve been writing more than ever. The majority of the words I am writing rhyme with other words, but the idea is that I am writing things that have never been written–playing with words, twisting ideas and concepts into beautifully obscure shapes. I’m drawing inspiration from a number of new places, most notably Alice in Wonderland. I finished a song that uses a number of characters, images, and ideas from Alice as metaphors. It’s amazing how socially, politically, and religiously relevant children’s stories are; powerful morals hidden within playful oddities. The hook sort of encompasses the main theme:

Everyone’s an Alice who wonders where they’ll land, when they catch up with the time but have grown too tall to
understand.

The beat is pretty much all finished as well. It is sounding good. Logic Pro is a quality music program. My love of travel and fear of monotony inspired the song “Nomad,” which is also completely done, beat and all. My girlfriend is an amazing singer and is going to sing the chorus. Her voice really sounds good with the guitar and flute loops I have in the beat. After almost 6 years, I finally have a beat for my song “Merry Sheep,” which I have performed many times (check the video section for my “Merry Sheep” performance from the Netherlands). Until now, I had always performed it a cappella, which is perfectly fine considering I love spoken word. I was very picky about what beat would work best with the words, which have their own natural rhythm. The beat I came up with is unique, particularly for a hip hop song, and you’ll hear why very soon. I have a song called “The Dance” that was inspired by Tim Burton’s imagery. I tackle the war head-on in another song: “Take a deep breath for veterans in the desert growing faceless, and hold it ’til we discover an oasis” (the first verse of this song can also be seen in my video section under the title Political Message). In all I probably have 8-10 tracks ready for the studio (anybody have a studio?!?). I’m really working hard to make good music, meaning not just lyrics with a beat, but rather sounds and ideas that complement each other, blend, and combine to create an overall unique aural experience. I am passionate about music and a perfectionist when I write, and because of that, this process of recording a full album has been somewhat slow (some might say extremely slow). However, I get so much pleasure out of actually creating it, that the experience hasn’t been overly frustrating or drawn-out (”the pleasure is in the journey…”). Seriously, though. Studio? Anyone? Bueller?

I’ll keep you all updated on how the album is coming–definitely keep checking back for new beats and lyrics. I’ll have a new video up sometime this week. I truly appreciate the support, and like any artist, feed off of your encouragement. I love to be inspired. Peace.

Abstrakt

Question of the day.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Important one. What is your favorite cereal?

Few more new ones from OminousOne

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

losers die, and so do the winners
it only matters what we are in tha begginin
we’re all the same, it’s all a game, it’s all for fame
and i call it strange that we all will play
so fuck this, fuck the entirety
fuck the emotions, fuck the society
i gotta get out, without the doubt inside of me
projectin a project of what i try to be every day
ive forgotton how to embrace pain in plenty ways

It’s funny, i date girls, you con hunnies, i make raps, but you make the money
we all in this togetha, so i dont see whats better in stackin cheddar
with every letter you produce cause the weather is rough like zeus
dont give a fuck bout you when i touch that caboose of the girl
you be stickin, world fulla chicken heads its like love is a different pledge
you cant make even if ya got the donation, a heart’s hard to come by but
spot all the patience, most heads cant take it, fallin offa bridges
onta pavement, scraps for the vagrants its amazin, our cicle of life
it aint like what you see on tv honestly, it’s an ugly place
statein truths as i run through space, it’s a hunt an chase, bumpin bass
in a sunken state.. incomplete.

I’ll post some more tomorrow

–OminousOne

..More

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

(my) hands grip scripts in sandscript, i manage ta damage the oulandish bandits
rappin famished without a plan, shit, im standin without a scam, get
real before you try ta rip a mic, cause i rol with the gifted type
who always rippin right, pay attention and listen like
you duckin a fuckin fist in flight, cause when i done with my run
there wont be a bitch in sight, my writtens tight, and i lay down the law
and phase crowds with raw straight sounds that drop jaws cause i stay poundin hard
with this rap shit, wack shit is cracked quick when i smash it with action
massive skill that just cant be measured, i crush rants with letters
emcee’s dance with cheddar, but get my flow must grant me better
status, cause these kids is tradgic acts, spittin average crap
patterns wack need a fuckin magic hat to make battle raps worthy of my battle axe
when i spit theres no aftermath, plain and simple? i got phatter raps
and unravel fast style when i free, to catch up youd have to travel back to see
what im about, and im about to leave, a fat gash on your fuckin mountains peak
cause yo i use my mouth to weave my mental fountains leak and gather clout and steeze
while you left out to freeze for doubtin me

–OminousOne

More

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

yo It’s simple, i leave emcees mentally crippled
launchin rhyme like nuclear missles,( i keep my ) brain silos With notes
synchronized im linkin ties to tha rise of underground, an’ you wont miss those
mainstream gay dreams of fake teams with lame steez, i rip jokes
an’ my worth is deep like poetry, what did you think im rich with, gold?
i haunt minds with this flow - cause yalls homo, ya just so so
so-ditch. the lyricUL tryina climb out ya ditch to the top?
kids, your thinkin’s too wishful
i tip toe, stealth like, an belt tykes without help like
steady assassinatin, massive greatness cause i melt mics
avid statements with the basic interprutation cause do it fluent til’ its felt right
like hell might send a hitman, cause i bring heaven on earth, with my own idea of gods
so yo fuck a christian, and the “what would jesus do” wristband
im flowin phat raps with mad cats that match gats like clack clack!
with words and mad tact i smash you herbs with attacks that hurt when i act berserk kids!
cause ive mastered work on track, with ill-verses

–OminousOne

Some raps, not a song yet

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

my science be applied with lyrical violence
flowin real CURses that get ya aparatus to snap
im phatta than cats when i splatter a rap
matterafact you crews cant pathom the facts
i fashion with tact about how im madly in love
with a dream of polishin rap, while mainstream
artist get known but they just scatterin crap
ballistic bullets spray from my mouth
while emcees pray im out of ammo, i cram flow
down they neck without respect, im ghost
found in check without an ounce of rep
bouncin checks of the mental, goin insane with instrumentals
boxin beats with a toxic dream of rockin streets while poppin geeks
with sentences that prove smooth, droppin neat
styles like basketball rhythms, smashin all visions
of bein more than half as raw as livin my life
im rippin the mic like grippin it tight
distilling the right sound that might sound like your favorite emcee
but they get washed cause they wishy, they big dreams soundin iffy
at best they gonna diss me for proven they cant rip me
but yo its shifty, the average cat is fishing for a deal, but cant find one
cause the producers are actually listening
at least they should be….
lookin at mtv with all these could be’s, but they style’s all hooks, see?
i took a look see, to find they all shook trees, makin money insteada leaves
i better be, top rated when compared, cause i dared to flare a real glare at the prize
i stare at the size, of my tries, and lable them despised by the guys who write lies
in these lyrical slump, lyrics i dump out could be material for material chumps
im clearly in front, so back of the bus, its cool until the bus stops and ya wack as the rust
you turned out to be, you mastered the fuss of how to be a g
but cant make one until ya image is faked, uh! you snakes run cause ya late ta class
im makin fast riffs, with phat spliffs and a hint of magic

–OminousOne

Start with a poem

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

old rhymes/are you the flame or the moth?

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Strike a match, wake the bats, shake the cave and laugh at complacency’s collapse, break the traps, lay the tracks, let the face replace the mask, bring a tear to the eye of the needle within a haystack. My all too unusual scrupulous views are beautiful when measured next to the doom of Rubix cubicle suitable. Here’s a funeral for the Jack that’s actually trapped in his box, obviously the last of his flock to master his thoughts. I scatter the rocks you call stepping stones and make a modern mosaic of a pattern that was once thought of as basic. The expression on the faceless shows shock of my intrusion, confusion to illusions i’m using to raise some eyebrows, like why plow the field if you’re not planting the seeds? I challenge a different breed to impede with their apple trees. Riddle me this: a tired man is sitting upon a rock resting his feet while under it a centipede enjoys his walk. Something is lost when the teacher becomes the student and the student misses the cue to improve and nothing is taught, the movement is stopped, like Captain Ahab lacking zephyr and choosing to curse the weather instead of just acting clever. That’s the measure of a go-getter who’s become a deer in the high-beams, vulnerable exposure like the eye of the storm with Visine. My dreams consist of the most incredible spectacles never to bless the devilish festivals in your widescreen. Picture that, freedom, presented without commercial interference, or the false appearance of a true experience. Humanity’s a consequence of our developed institutions and we’ve become the victims of our systematic disillusion. Who is here simply because they were being herded toward it? Who is bundled up in a metaphoric corset? Who’s the most unfortunate? Who’s absorbed in the corporate? And who painted a self-portrait but then felt less important for it? These are just the orders that we’re given, and too many people die without ever actually living. I want a palette to explode all over every single canvas that harbors nervous glances from those afraid of taking chances.

flame and moth

Abstrakt

Two scoops of political humor

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Ben & Jerry’s created “Yes Pecan!” ice
cream flavor for Obama. They
then asked people to fill in the blank to the following:

For George W. Bush, we should create “_________”.

Here are some of their favorite responses:

1. Grape Depression
2. Abu Grape
3. Cluster Fudge
4. Nut’n Accomplished
5. Iraqi Road
6. Chock ‘n Awe
7. WireTapioca
8. Impeach Cobbler
9. Guantanmallow
10. imPeachMint
11. Good Riddance You Lousy Motherfucker… Swirl
12. Heck of a Job, Brownie!
13. Neocon Politan
14. RockyRoad to Fascism
15. The Reese’s-cession
16. Cookie D’oh!
17.The Housing Crunch
18. Nougalar Proliferation
19. Death by Chocolate… and Torture
20. Credit Crunch
21. Country Pumpkin
22. Chunky Monkey in Chief
23. George Bush Doesn’t Care About Dark Chocolate
24. WM Delicious
25. Chocolate Chimp
26. Bloody Sundae
27. Caramel Preemptive Stripe
28. I broke the law and am responsible for the deaths of
thousands…with nuts

Diggin’ through my book of rhymes.

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

And thus we pedal into the puddle, rippling every pixel of the puzzle as it bubbles for the thrill of a little struggle, but even a simple rebuttal will render a system crippled, like a million cynics when huddled will buckle the bridge in the middle.  Life’s a bitch with a sickle and the will to swing it at random, whistling opera anthems and leaving disfigured phantoms, once handsome.  When self-perception alone is a lethal weapon, we build a castle of mirrors using just our neighbor’s reflection, dressed in a festive costume, looking like Warhol models, “i promise to be standing when the last domino topples,” said Picasso to his canvas prior to cubist blueprints, ’cause he pictured a circle of life spun with Rubix improvements, and thus, art became more than simply amusement for the bandwagon passengers, critics, and rebel students.  It’s evolution with a capital R that starts a riot, it’s that moment when the caterpillar metamorphosed to pilot, to infinity and beyond, we wander until we’re honored, like the night the child conquered a closet of conjured monsters, for fear of being afraid, we’re made to believe a system, but a system of belief is something completely different, thus we’re victims of a capitalist hoax practical joke, where fifty percent of us sit with anchors, the other half of us float and cut away the ropes that mold us, controlling our focused motives, it’s like learning about voltage while holding a bowl of explosives over an open flame that glows in a knowing brain that is going against the grain of a motoring clone on novocaine.  A rose is still the same even by a different title, so i chose to be the poppy that arose to rival the cycle, with one hand on a shovel and integrity in my free hand, waving at every man living life in a sardine can.

 

Abstrakt