Algorithm Ghetto: The Song

Mystic Blues meets Dystopian Sound Alchemy - This Belongs to You Now:

Friends, it's an honor to share this with you specifically.

A lot of you have been on this journey with me, the wild metamorphosis we’ve all poetically and philosophically been weaving collectively.

I did not feel comfortable putting this out there publicly. To be honest, with the events of the last week, I wasn’t much thinking about it.

I was on the phone with my mom tonight and somehow it slipped out of my mouth that as of midnight, I have officially released my first song in what has now been over a year.

I’ve been feeling numb, rage, or dead inside the last week. A small flicker of life turned on when I said that out loud. Oh, there’s that.

That’s something, because a year ago I thought I was going to die. Things are unbelievably different now, even in the midst of regional crisis and great tragedy.

If you are new here, I am a singer and songwriter. It saved me from a heroin addiction nearly 15 years ago. To be separated from it is to be a bird without wings, and I had to grow some new ones this past year.

Over a year ago I was in an abusive relationship and couldn’t look myself in the mirror or go outside. I felt as though I’d been reduced to nothing.

When I left this person, a minute to get back to the music, you know, the thing I have lived for - this individual would attack me where he knew it’d hurt the most, and music was one of those areas, so for the first few months it was hard to even mess around on a guitar without hearing his voice in my head.

Alas, all of that has been removed entirely, by the grace of God, and a little relentlessness on this end never hurt nobody.

However,

Given the recent passing of my friend, and given the immense grief and mayhem going on with hurricane helene, I did not feel it would be appropriate to treat this like a normal music release - promoting, talking about it, posting, yada yada.

I didn’t say shit, and to be honest, wasn’t thinking about it. You’ve seen what’s been on my mind by what I’ve been sharing here daily.

I’ve hit some seriously low points and that’s not surprising given the circumstances, and I know I’m not alone in that experience. So the flame was dim, and I have thrown myself into local service as a way to cope with grief.

I thought to myself,

who could listen to music now?

We’re all in a crisis here in the southeast.

I don’t know if anything matters anymore - except the fight.

However,

I did think it was important to acknowledge that wow…

It’s been over a year since I’ve released music.

I got away from a relationship that almost took my life.

I never thought I would survive.

Now, there’s an entirely new sound. It’s not hip hop. It’s mystic gypsy blues. We created the sound from scratch, me and Cris Cordero.

I wrote these lyrics two years ago.. it has not been until this very moment that it is shared.

It’s a soft or quiet release I guess. But it’s one I want to share with you, because you’ve been here with me throughout the whole journey.

I love you, thank you for being here with me.

I’m sharing this with you and only you for now.

Later on, when the music video is finished, and the time feels right, I’ll do a more public release along with the video. For now, the audio is out on all platforms.

To listen on BandCamp, you may do so here:

To listen on Spotify, you may do so here:

To listen on all streaming services like iTunes, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, etc, go to this link here: https://lnk.to/AlgorithmGhetto

The music video will come out when the time feels right. Things are subject to change wildly and it feels like dropping a giant reactive question mark into a field of landmines. Perhaps that’s what life is.

To be continued, but please do enjoy the song. And thank you for being here for me all this way. I am so grateful that I survived that shit, that I found community with you guys, and I found my voice again here. That is because of you. The rest of these digital spaces are knife fights at best, and not the fun kind.

XO