Baltimore Checkerspot

by Vanszi

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Samuel Holloway It's so exciting to see how Vanszi's sound is evolving. He's still got the same love of detail and textures, but it's a treat to hear his wonderful, sincere vocals and profound lyrics sitting atop these exquisitely crafted songs. Each one is bursting at the seams with emotions and the joy of being alive. Favorite track: Five Minus Four.

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1.	Click Here (Refresh) 02:14	lyrics	buy track
Lips tied to an anchor of unbecoming me and you. Sink down - double-clicked into an ocean of Surkovian blue. Sing not what you feel, but what sells our souls short. Click here to remember your name To refresh your domain. The living room is the factory - the product being manufactured is you. People wondering whether we will survive - I think that people are good. Proper ideas come back and the whole world nurtured back to life. The doors are opening. Humans sacrifice. The more determined among us are doing something about it. This explains why the sword is always inserted in the same places more than once. It's amazing - But we are leaves.
2.	Five Minus Four 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Favor, disgrace - meaningless Like drifting clouds across the moon Speck of dust on the city of the mind. If I've given to be forgiven I am one with the light. If I've built a new beginning I'm willing to give you my life. You are the forest with mines of precious stone. South bridge Ash burn Land Slide Boulder Canyon Settling Sun Floods Midwest Passage There is another choice Have a cheap book Say no, my darling. This is a good book Looking for proof among the bramble Setting fire to our feathered souls My love has been the same for generations My love is a safe space My love can't be subverted My love is a lighthouse for you. Don't bite that rotten peach I'll prove the truth to you Be brave - take a chance.
3.	Baltimore Checkerspot 02:12	lyrics	buy track
We plan this sonnet light, Some grassy spectacles Fatherless fauns in the meadow Burying antlers in disdain For those who've over sculpted the seed We escaped the zoo - Some sacrifices, our sacrifice is a sacrifice. I've been hiding too long To not show my self any mercy (mercy) Escape the zoo - go outside Again. We float down the river, Foxgloves to her nose My heart stopped in my wake She's lilting - Baltimore Checkerspot.
4.	Yellow Poplar 01:30	lyrics	buy track
(instrumental)
5.	Things Folks Done Used To Say 03:16		buy track

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Baltimore Checkerspot EP tells a story of a young man fighting against the snares of isolation and the pressures of an ideologically hypothermic society and the love that pulled him out from the trap of self-defeat. Chopping down the family tree and burning the logs to keep warm until the thaw of spring. It's a call to arms - to fight against the darkness with light.

Through layered polyrhythms of field recordings and foley sounds with 808s, utilizing binaural beats for subtle bass drops and reworking the melodies of birdsongs accompanied by soft, timid, inviting vocals; he crafts his songs into a sample-based blend of folk and electronic music.

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released December 17, 2019

Violin, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Programming & Vocals/Lyrics were written and performed by M. Vance Hooper.
Mixed & Mastered by Vanszi
Recorded in Forest Hill, Maryland over the spring & summer of 2019.

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Vanszi Forest Hill, Maryland

Vanszi (vahn-see) is a composer and electronic music producer rooted in Forest Hill, a town just North of Baltimore City.

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