Hello,
well, it's almost 2 weeks after the album has been released in public. The album has been downloaded at least 50 times in various countries! I don't know what to do with this piece of statistic yet, just wanted to share it with you beside some other details that I like to share about this release.
so about the album title "Heart Discharge" it's very obvious that it is an attempt to empty my heart from all the shit that is accumulated inside. some shit is dark, some is bright, some is funny...etc
this album has been written and produced in almost 2 years... I started working on it immediately after the 25th Jan revolution in Egypt. with a lot of serious events happening to me personally , to my country and to the world, I had a lot of ideas and philosophies to express and record.
I found no more suitable name for this album other than HD. Actually HD is a song that I wrote more than 10 years ago when I started learning the guitar. at that time I had no idea about anything.. in fact, I didn't know that there is something called a scale or harmony or any other musical shit. all what I knew is that there are notes, and they are what matters in the end.
so I only wrote what sounded good to me, and what had an expression of some idea or feeling.
so the album has 20 tracks in the list, with about 1:24:00 in duration.
here are some details about each track from this record:
01 - 3 Sagayer
this track is about the fear of running out of resources. I had 3 cigarettes only left one night. I had a strong anxiety about what I may suffer when those 3 cigarettes are finished. so that started the main idea about this track and I thought why not to waste time in a useful manner rather than fear or tension.
this was the very first track to be composed in this album
02 - Janum
this is a love song that I dedicated to my falanka. I finished writing and recording this song soon after I participated in the guitarist festival II in sakia. this song has some strong Arabic lines. and I call it Arabic because I tend to play some Arabic scales that always influenced my music. I don't call it oriental cause I think oriental is more like music coming from the far east.. china, japan... I don't know if this is correct or not.
anyway for those who always criticize me for using the word Arabic as a description of my music. or others who say that Arabic is a language, I like to update your knowledge that Arabic also is an adjective and you can look that up in your dictionary if you have one. if you don't you can try to install Babylon or some similar software. this kind of technology is very useful for you.
03 - Deadly Craving
this one is about some sorts of addictions in general. life is full of things that one can be addicted to. some addictions are ok like food or air for instance, some other are destructive. but anyway, the craving is always bad and might be deadly not because your body won't stand the craving itself, but because many people tend to end this craving by submitting to the substance they are addicted to again, or in some cases, end their own lives as to escape the suffering of the deadly craving.
04 - Lost Words
ok, here comes some bright shit. this one is about the moment you realize that something or someone is beyond anyway of description in any word from any language. I'm talking positive here regarding this one in specific, cause I think you must be sure that sometimes you can't describe how shitty someone or something is!
so this happened to me quite a few times, but this kind of experience always reinforced the belief that speaking words might be a good and an effective way of communication, but expression without no words is always stronger and may leave a permanent impact. this applies to many forms of art if you know what I mean.
05 - Heart Discharge
I already mentioned some details about this one above in the intro of this post,
but I like to dedicate special thanks to my friend Mohamed Said "Diesel" for lending me his guitar during the time I wrote this song.
06 - Bela Maseer
this one is about a desire to reject fate. some people believe that everything is already decided for you and your life before you were born and some similar ideas with the same concept.
I actually find it very hard for me to believe in such a thing. I think that life is a journey ok, but most of the events and consequences that happen to any person have different causes and some decisions. one important lesson I learned is to always take the responsibility of what I do. this doesn't mean that it is very simple or that I can fully control my life. but most of the time what happens in my life is a result or a reaction to a decision I made or a path that I followed. this makes much more sense I guess.
07 - Rabonshy
This one is another love song that I dedicated to my falanka. simple chords and melody. a bit repetitive in different energy levels. but there is not much to say when the main topic is love!
08 - The Third Eye
one of my biggest interests is energy and how to control it and make good use of it.
I was inspired to write this song while reading some info about chakras, or energy centers in all living bodies.
anyway, if you are interested in more details about this you can use this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra#Ajna:_The_Brow_Chakra
09 - Pheromone Spray
this one has a strong Arabic flavor, simple chord progression and melody, and it's one of my favorites to play.
the main subject of this song is how cheap, abusive, manipulative and commercial our reality has become. there is so many examples that prove this fact that we are living in the world today.
I found it really fucked-up to have some product in the supermarket that you can spray on your body to attract more women to you! I don't care about if that works or NOT cause I never really tried it, but to actually see some people have no problem to pay money to use this fucking product is really very provocative to me. beside that I feel helpless trying to imagine what else can happen in the near future! it seems that there is no way to escape this kind of cheap SCAM!
FUCK, I need to get the fuck out of here!
10 - Seeds in the Desert
this one is about making a tough decision. sometimes the only hope is to face difficulties... sometimes you have to learn the hard way.. actually learning the hard way is much more effective and lasts longer. so this is the main subject of this song. beside making some stupid decisions too, like leaving a whole sea and fish in a spot that already has 100 fishermen and expect to have any chance!
Arabic flavor, Dark, a bit aggressive and I love to play it!
11 - Darkness Shine
the main subject of this one is that sometimes the only solution can be very unexpected. so it's always good to think outside the box like they say. it's also good when you don't tend to judge things before enough experience. most people judge because it's easier, or they get influenced by others... less risk... but I personally tend to try everything myself then can form a judgement based on my experience. to be honest this caused me many problems, but it's just something that's against human nature. and I like to tame it!
12 - Tatumour
another love song dedicated to my falanka... had some funny words that I don't need to share now!
very Arabic and actually was a new experience to play along some new time signature and some new Arabic beats.
13 - Brain Leaks intro
brain leak = heart discharge. the only difference is that you do discharge your heart when you will, but the leaks start to appear as a result of too much oppression! or pressure. and there is no way to avoid that except free thinking.
14 - Brain Leaks
the discharge material that comes out of brains is usually less aromatic than the material that comes out of the heart, but the one that comes out of the heart is more poisonous!
the main riff of this track has been composed by me long time ago, I used to play it over and over for many years just for practicing as I think it's full of power and some aggression.
then I decided to extend it to be a full instrumental rock song in 2012 to be released in my Heart Discharge album.
15 - Baree2
one of the most popular ways people use to victimize each other is to use guilt. people will try to make you feel guilty about anything that makes you unique or different. of course, one of the most important methods to manipulate or control someone is to make him feel guilty deep inside using religions. this was one of the biggest traps that I suffered for sometime before I started to break free.
I composed a song before that I called "NOT Guilty" about the same topic.
this time I still insist on the same point of view, in a positive way this time, just to add a bit more emphasis and make it stronger.
It was never my choice or decision to exist in this life. I am what I am. I do what I do.
I like what I like and I believe in what I believe in!
this is just me and I no longer feel guilty about the nature of myself. I still have some regrets regarding some acts that I have done in the past. this is also one big source that enforces guilt, but in the end, I'm sure that if I stand anywhere in front of any number of juries I'm going to be judged as "NOT Guilty" and if not, this is how I see myself.
16 - Robski Man
regardless of what is or who is Robski! , this one is about being controlled consciously or sub-consciously by something or someone. sometimes you can be enslaved by some part of your own body. your mind, your stomach, your heart...etc
it might be very sad to know this at first, but in all cases, it's much better to realize what is controlling you and try to free yourself from this slavery than just denial or thinking otherwise.
17 - Vague Vision
one of the best quotes that I read some where, is that you don't have to see the whole staircase to reach up, all what you need is to use the first step... then move on!
so I was inspired to write this song after some experience that I had.
one night, I was at my place with a friend who lived 65 kilometers far from my place. it used to take around 30 minutes to drive from my place to my friend's place. anyway, time passed quickly and I had to drive him back to his place. when we went out to get in my car we discovered that the road was totally foggy! it was only possible to see a few meters ahead.
I decided to take the road and it was a great experience! all what I needed is to see were those few meters while driving slowly. The more I moved forward the more meters were revealed clear to see.
it took a bit longer than usual of course, but this experience changed the belief that I need to see all the way clearly between any two points to start moving... most of the time it's enough to move a small step forward then the rest of the way will unfold automatically and make you have a new vision that you would never have if you never moved.
18 - Hollow Trap
this one again is about being trapped in life! or on this planet... the more time I spend in this life the more I feel sure that life is just an illusion that we perceive through our limited senses.
there is not much to talk about regarding this topic here, but this topic is one of my biggest interests to think about and contemplate, so I'm going to write some more about it in future posts.
19 - Absolutely Outer
I was inspired to write this song as a dedication to some very good friends that I was lucky to meet and have in life.
No one is perfect this is a fact, and I don't believe in angels, but to be honest only a few people I met made me believe they can't be really humans... they must have come here from outer space. from some planet where people are good and faithful...
20 - Wage Slaves
Money can't buy happiness. I'm sure you heard this cliche' before... I'm not here to disagree with it.
I just like to make it a bit clearer to you.
Money can't buy happiness, Money is happiness itself!
and to gain money you need a job
a job that pays you a wage.
this song is dedicated to all people around the world... all people.. all wage slaves!
inspired by Zeitgeist documentary.
for more details you can follow this link:
www.thezeitgeistmovement.com
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