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Cool Calm Collected

by alpha-ray

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With "Cool Calm Collected" alpha-ray paint vivid imagery of inner turmoil and contemplation. The song's narrative invites introspection, asks us to question what these observations tell us about our own lives. Musically, the track captures the feeling of being disconnected from reality and experiencing the passage of time in a way that seems beyond the ordinary.
"Cool Calm Collected" delves deep into the complex emotions of being absent and detached from the world and our surroundings.

The lyrics tell of the desire for completeness and the struggles that come with it: "I've been trying to fill an empty space inside myself for quite some time now”– raw, honest words reflecting the journey to understanding mental health and self-worth. "Cool Calm Collected" is an honest confession of singer Annina Mossoni’s innermost thoughts and experiences, delivered with soft, calming vocals, getting to the essence of vulnerability.

Musically alpha-ray conveys these topics with incredible ease, transporting surreal dream scenarios with distorted synths and trumpet melodies over laid-back grooves in which drum and bass playfully join hands.

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hanging from the ceiling
-of mice and fur-
writing the tales of dried fruit
of blood vessels filled to the brim

quite a strange sensation
being gone for ages
the weeks disappearing
pretty sure two centuries have passed me by a small eternity

and I’ve been trying to fill an empty space
inside myself for quite some time now
and I’ve been keeping score of my mental health in words and songs, I wrote it all down

I drive by a cemetery four times a week without noticing:
a quiet observation
what does that say about me?

and I’ve been trying to fill an empty space
inside myself for quite some time now
and I’ve been keeping score of my mental health in words and songs, I write it all down
I wrote it all down for you

and I’m so cool, calm, collected
not dazed and confused
there is no need to put the blame upon my shoulders cause I’ve got nothing to lose but my expectation

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released February 23, 2024
Recording: Luk Kipfer & alpha-ray @ GrooveFactory Ateliers, Bern
Mixing: Linus Gmünder
Mastering: Martin Ruch

Artwork: studio muchogusto

Lyrics: Annina Mossoni

Music:
Annina Mossoni (voc, synth, guit)
Jaronas Höhener (electr, synth)
Jan Dintheer (guit, bass)
Flo Hufschmid (drums, perc)

Published by: Unit Records

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alpha-ray Bern, Switzerland

Annina Mossoni (vocals, synth, guit.), Jaronas Höhener (trumpet, synth, electronics),
Jan Dintheer (guit., bass, synth), Flo Hufschmid (drums).

When asked how to describe their music, the band chose: trip-hop-inspired, jazz-influenced, synthesizer-backed hybrid-pop - and all these concepts can be felt and heard when immersing into the alpha-sound. ... more

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