Radical Face - The Mute (Official Video) Radical Face 2014-07-08 | This was another video with the friends and family, without any real budget. Thanks again to Rick for letting us take over his house, and to everyone involved for helping on such short notice. As always, I really appreciate it. For those wondering: We used a rock as a stunt double for the fish. We did not put a fresh water fish in the ocean. Credits: The Mute - Myla HubbardThe Dad - Rick ColadoThe Mom - Robin RütenbergWritten and edited by Ben CooperConcept by Ben and Emeral CooperFootage by Destyn Patera, Mark Hubbard and Laura BearlCostume, clothing and props by Brittany, Diana and Emeral Cooper, and Laura BearlThe Bastards: Volume Four is available for free download on Noisetrade - http://noisetrade.com/radicalfaceNew album available 2016Radical Face - Holy Branches (Official Video) The Family Tree: The BranchesDigital: http://smarturl.it/thebranchesPhysical: http://smarturl.it/thebranchesvinylhttp://radicalface.comhttp://facebook.com/radicalfacehttp://twitter.com/radicalfacehttp://google.com/+radicalfaceRadical Face YouTube Playlist:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz0NgKsarCsQMQzR1V1LxF0lTyFNP8hUnDownload The Bastards: Volume Twohttp://noisetrade.com/radicalfaceSubscribe to Radical Face's YouTube Channel - http://bit.ly/1bfP0CD===Tom, the Neighbor, never told Victoria how he truly felt. Instead, he married a woman that “made sense for him” and they had a son. The son could not speak, and Tom did not know how to handle him. He often felt his son's muteness was a punishment for loving another woman. Phillip, The Mute, eventually runs away.
Radical Face - One Last Dream Radical Face 2021-06-24 | So this one was has a bit of story behind it. Last Friday I got contacted out of the blue by the creator of the show "The Blacklist." There was a very important final scene in the the season finale, and there was suddenly an issue with the music that was slated to go along with it. I was asked if I could come up with something for the scene over the weekend, as it was due to air on Wednesday. But it was a long cue -- about 5 minutes. We had never spoken before that moment, but they've featured me on the show multiple times and it's been a really big reason that people have heard of me at all. So of course I was happy to at least try. I got a cut of the scene, some notes about the tone and the mood, and then the work started. Writing to cues is a bit different than writing songs, because the tempo and mood have to fit something that already exists. It's about amplifying a mood instead of generating it from scratch. So just sorting the structure can take a lot of time. I could also tell right from the start that I'd need strings on this, so I asked Josh, my partner, to help me come up with some cello parts. He's really great at playing emotively, so we got all that sorted in a couple hours. The rest was a blur. But it's fun to just move sometimes and go entirely with gut responses. There wasn't time to second guess anything. And luckily it was all moods and tones that are well within my wheelhouse. To jump to the end, the piece worked out well and was accepted. And since it will have already aired before I put out my next newsletter, I am uploading it early. Oh, and if you would like to hear more of Josh's string work, he records lots of classical music, and also has compositions of his own. Check out his new channel at: youtube.com/JoshLee415For the art, I just grabbed one of the images from my "Rain" series I did earlier this year that felt like it paired pretty well. It's something I painted on Procreate, on my iPad.
Radical Face - Dreamless Sleep Radical Face 2021-06-01 | So this is another single for my newsletter (www.hiddenhollow.online). I wanted to write a song for the small window of time between awake and sleep. I don't know how universal this is, but for me it's got a floating warmth to it that I really love. Almost feels like melting, but in a good way. Lyrically? This could be about anything from taking a nap to dying. Your call on that one. For the art, I originally had a very different image and color pallet in mind. This was just a kind of free-form doodle that I was gonna use as the test. But for some reason I liked the look of bright, neon colors and just kept going with it. It makes for an odd pairing, but I liked something about the two together, so I kept it. Lyrics:Lay you downThere's nothing to be scared ofAll your fears are in the breezePay no mindAll is taken care ofIt's all a dreamless sleepBehind those heavy eyesThe warm sort of dark fills your mindFree from the cold grip of timeThe worries all meltClose your eyesAll is taken care ofAll your thoughts are in the windGo to sleepThere's naught for you to dream ofJust wind beneath your feetBehind those heavy eyesA warm sort of dark fills your mindFree form the cold grip of timeThe worries just meltAnd nothing is feltYour body could burstAnd none of it would hurtA return to the earth
Radical Face - Under The Same Sun Radical Face 2021-02-02 | This is the final song for this first "Hidden Hollow" EP. For those of you that don't know what that means, "Hidden Hollow" is the name of my monthly newsletter, where I include all these one-off recordings that I've been making, as well as share lots of book, art and media recommendations. You can sign up for the newsletter here, if that sounds interesting to you: www.hiddehollow.onlineAnd to be totally clear, none of these tracks are related to my new album. That is a much larger project, which will begin this year. I'll make a video explaining it all, because I never do anything simple and the record has spiraled into a 30 song multi-media project. Ha. As for this track, this one is a throwback of sorts. It's a riff on another song of mine (guess which?). The chord/picking pattern was originally something for the Family Tree project, but I never used it. The chords popped up out of the blue last month, so I just rolled with them, started tracking, and this is where I wound up. This whole "Hidden Hollow" series has been about not overthinking anything very much and finishing songs quickly. To be honest, I prefer overthinking -- I love details -- but I have appreciated the change of pace. Side note: I plan to do a short "Missing Film" EP for the space between this EP and my next record, so the next batch of songs will likely be instrumentals that anyone can use. Lyrics:Stopped time, the time has stoppedAnd all the earth stands stillAll our plans are just feathers in the breezeI fall asleep in the backseat of your old carOutside the gods fall to their kneesWhen I said I'd live a life that was a different oneI meant a different oneNot always picking up the pieces of a former oneI thought I'd find a different world under a different sunBut there's no different sunYeah, there is only oneSo now I sit in silence as it warms my skinAnd I don't need to planOr even know where we areBecause it's all the same sunI'm looking out the window at a different roadIs it a different road?If I always take it with me and don't let it go?I need to let it goUntil I let it go it makes every road I travel down the sameThis might all feel like we're stumbling in the darkBut it's all under the same sun
Radical Face - The River With No Name Radical Face 2020-11-03 | The short description of this track: It's a song about moving. We will be moving again next year, and this will be the ninth time for me. Moving used to feel overwhelming. It was something I dreaded. So when we moved to where we are living now, and I set up a studio in the garage, I was convinced I was going to stay in place for a while. But a pandemic wasn’t a part of the plan. Like any major life event, it shifted priorities and outlook a huge amount. So we are back to the drawing board.But I noticed it wasn’t bothering me this time. I’ve gotten good at it. And I can have fun doing all the research for potential places to live and mentally trying them on. Since this is something I’ve been doing in my spare time, and I have been using these newsletter songs as an excuse to make “slice of life” moments into music, it felt like as good a topic as any. Musically, the major influences were some old Bossa Nova compilations, French pop music from the 60s, and the theme from “The Reading Rainbow.” Odd combination, but these have been in rotation for me while drawing lately. I’ve been enjoying letting things influence me with no intention of being clever or particularly mindful about it. There’s something fun about being very unfiltered and spontaneous. I think these are the only songs I’ve ever made where I have had no rewrites involved. It’s been a great counterpoint to working on such an elaborate record.As with the other Hidden Hollow singles, the video is just a time-lapse of me painting the cover on Procreate. LYRICS:Maybe this time we will get rightEvery step’s just a step until the one where you stopThey say the third time’s a charmYeah, well, how about the ninth? Or maybe look at this a different wayYou only know where you’ve beenNot where you’re going to beIf you learn as you go, you gotta go just to learnSo take a step into the river with no nameAnd you’ll be carried off into a horizon that you’ve never knownDon’t close your eyes, it’ll all be okayCome dry yourself beside the fireMade of all those former worries that you’ve carried inside youThere’s no need for namesJust let them burn and warm yourself by the flamesWe thought this time would be a different caseThat we know where we are and we know what we wantIt only lasted two yearsBut, hey, that’s better than oneSo back to throwing ideas at the wallMy throwing arm is getting goodYeah, I could do it all dayAnd you know I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t funLet’s take a step into the river with no nameAnd we’ll be carried off into a horizon that we’ve never knownDon’t close your eyes, it’ll all be okayCome dry yourself beside the fireMade of all those former worries that you’ve carried inside youThere’s no need for namesJust let them burn, we’ll warm ourselves with the flames
Radical Face - More Clay Than Stone (Still On Our Way) Radical Face 2020-10-06 | I read a lot about the mind. Call it a hobby. I wrote this song specifically after reading about memories and how we rewrite them every time we revisit them. They're not as reliable as we often believe, and that's where the title “More Clay Than Stone” came from. The rest of the lyrics spread from there and, to my own surprise, they took an optimistic turn. I started thinking that if they're going to change anyway, why not make them something a little better?But the parenthetical half of the song title, (Still On Our Way), came about in a funny way. I was working out the vocal melody and the ending of each section sounded super familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on what it was. And then it clicked – it's something I've already written. “We're On Our Way” had the same melody in it. Well, since I can't get in trouble for copying myself, I decided to keep it. And since that was a song about moving from a bad spot to something better, it paired well with this song's subject matter. Maybe that's just a melody I drum up when I'm being more positive? Might be something to that. But yeah, I made an accidental sequel. I have also been really into humming lately. Not sure what that's about.For the artwork, I was just curious about painting an eyeball. I've never painted one before and it made sense with the song's subject, so I figured I'd give it a go. And like the others in this Hidden Hollow series (that's the name of my monthly newsletter), it was done in Procreate. Lyrics: I was out for a walkSomewhere that I can't be foundLike a forest, but one that's only in my mindBuilt of memories only you and I have sharedI have come to acceptMy past is more clay than stoneAnd I can shape it into nicer formsOnes where you and I were better than we wereAll I see is that empty landAnd the long-gone street full of long-gone plansBut I turn my head up and I watch the changing skyAnd I leave the ground then and I finally understand whyI couldn't see itThat the street was not a streetIt's just a circle meant to keep you where you areI'm back in my spotThe one where I can't be foundWrapped in storiesThe ones where we were goodAnd our dreams were more than ways to pass the time
Radical Face - Sunlight Radical Face 2020-09-03 | I've been working on portrait painting in my spare time for the past few months, and I like listening to calm music when I paint. Lately, it has mostly been lofi hiphop playlists and movie soundtracks. I was having an off day recently and decided I would make a song to distract myself. I gave myself 24 hours to complete it, which is a trick I use if I don't want to overthink things. The music I've been listening to while painting was an obvious influence. For the video, I played the instrumental of the track on loop and painted a portrait. Rather than worry about the subject matter matching the lyrics, I wanted to see if I could get the mood across in the facial expression. I got it pretty close, I think. And all of these singles are a part of my monthly mailing list where I share all kinds of art and music. It's called "The Hidden Hollow", so sign up if any of that sounds interesting. Here's the link: http://eepurl.com/hb4lwfLyrics: In a search for the words I filled page after pageStill not sure what to sayThe knot in my chest is not in my chestIt's just a trick of the brainCould you share a little piece of your sunlight?Or carry me off in the cold night?I don't really care where I landCould you teach me how to walk in the moonlight?Or show me how to bury these old knives?I'd like to get them out of my handsSo I'm back at the start to try my new handThis all looks the sameBut now I'm further along; I'm not at the startAnother trick of the brainCould you share a little piece of your sunlight?Or carry me off in the cold night?I don't really care where I landCould you teach me how to walk in the moonlight?Or show me how to bury these old knives?I'd like to get them out of my hands
Radical Face - The Missing Road Radical Face 2020-08-04 | This song is an actual single, meaning it is not related to anything else. I have started a monthly mailer called "Hidden Hollow" (https://hiddenhollow.online/), and I am challenging myself to include original, non-album songs in every issue. This will give me a chance to release music freely while I'm finishing my new album, which is fun. Sometimes a one-and-done is really nice. This particular track began while experimenting with an open-tuning (DADGAF# ... for all you guitarists). I wrote the chords and melodies over the course of a day, but the words came out a few weeks later, after a read of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken". Reading it again got me thinking about some of the "almosts" in my life -- roads I nearly went down but in the end chose another -- but not in a negative way. More in a curious one, I'd say. I wrote the lyrics in one sitting later that day, and sang them immediately after. For the cover image, I decided I would paint the first picture that caught my eye on a google image search on Procreate, then I used the time-lapse of it for the video. Lyrics:TimeTicking in the back of my mind‘Cause I know what I’ll findIf I sit in placeSo I walkNever really sure where I’m goingBut it’s better than knowingWhat everyday will beI am who I amAnd I know what I knowBut I don’t know my wayI just go where I goBut I never could forget your faceIt finds me in my sleepAnd I’d like to tell you about those dreamsBut talk is always cheapSo I go where I goThat road is goneNow it just lives in this songI’ve seen all I’ve seenBut I sometimes wonderIf you still think of meI never meant to fade awayIt’s just the way I’m madeI hope if you ever hear my nameThat it doesn’t bring you painAnd just know that I knowYeah, just know that I knowThat those days were goldAnd a heart always holdsOnto missing roads
Radical Face - Ship In Port (Tutorial) Radical Face 2020-05-20 | Alright. Finally got this all edited. The plus side of this new tutorial format is that it is much quicker to film, but I make up for it in the editing. So it goes.If you have any questions, let me know in the comments and I will do my best to answer them.Link to the reference recording: youtube.com/watch?v=A5AiC_pucQY
Radical Face - The Ship In Port (Acoustic) Radical Face 2020-05-12 | This took longer to make than expected. I am still learning how to operate a camera myself and it was my first time personally working with a key light. So there was a good bit of reshooting along the way while I figured it all out. But I also learned about editing with proxies, which is a game changer!So when I was working on the original version of "The Ship In Port", Nico's "These Days" was a big reference. I have loved that song since I heard it in high school, and I wanted to capture some of that mood. So when I sat down to work on a video treatment for this, Wes Anderson instantly sprang to mind. His use of These Days in "The Royal Tenenbaums" is forever paired for me (as well as "Needle In The Hay"), so I decided on flat backgrounds and a Futura font as a direct nod to him. Josh and I just shot a bunch of surfaces around the house for backgrounds (rugs, towels, carpets, astroturf, doormats, walls, etc), and used as many flat surfaces as we could. I've been enjoying this constant rethinking of the house, and this was a fun one to make.Tutorial for this song coming soon. Then on to the next one. I hope everyone is well.Lyrics:Some say our dreams are a distant roadDown which our hearts would like to goBut I have always stayed in placeUnder that old illusion that it's safeYou said, "The ship in port is the safer one,but it's not the reason it was made."So forgive me if I wander offAnd forgive me more if I just staySing another song for the lost ones'Cause we're the ones who need it the mostEvery time you run it'll cost yaBut that doesn't stop us runningIf a coward dies a thousand timesThen there's a graveyard in my head'Cause it took me years to say the wordsThat you did not even need saidSing another song for the lost ones'Cause we're the ones that need it the mostNothing that you fear is forgottenIt follows you around like ...Then everything danced to a stranger tuneWe found our song and we found our truthNow that we know, it's that we always knewFarewell to the chains we were born intoThen we danced among the ashes of our lives and laughed it offAnd then we burned our tiny worlds and found the oceanJust beyond those paper walls
Radical Face - Doorways (Guitar Tutorial) Radical Face 2020-05-03 | This is a tutorial for the acoustic version of Doorways. I will be doing this for all of these home acoustic videos I'm making. Let me know how this new format works for you, and if there are other songs you'd like me to teach. Hopefully it's more helpful than my "20 minutes of rambling" earlier tutorials. Relevant LinksOriginal Video: youtube.com/watch?v=doONWDqSlIkI made a single image of the chords for download, if that's an easier reference for you. It's on my website here: radicalface.com/tutorialsTime stamps to skip over explanations1:38 - Part 1 (First Half)2:50 - Part 1 (Second Half)4:29 - Part 2 (Simple Chords)6:50 - Part 2 (With Hammering)8:46 - Part 3
Radical Face - Doorways (Acoustic) Radical Face 2020-04-20 | Here's the second in this stay home series. The original "Doorways" was written for three pianos and strings, so getting it down to guitar and viol that Josh and I could play live required a bit of a rewrite. It's a pretty similar process for building new versions of songs for tour, but some are trickier than others to pair down. This one was stubborn and took a few drafts to figure out.I also figured since making things entirely at home is our reality, I might as well get a good camera. I've always made all my records at home, so no real changes there, but I usually hire people to do video work with me, as they would have both the equipment and the knowledge. Well, since we're all staying in place, it's time I acquired those. I've spent the past week learning how to shoot a lot better, both video and photo, and it's been fun! I'm gonna punch up more detailed thoughts for my website after this. And I have my first 4k video now, which is pretty neat. And lastly, I am also using these acoustic videos as a challenge to get back into drawing. I drew all the time growing up, originally wanting to be an illustrator. I later shelved that for writing, thinking I'd be a novelist. Music was the third thing I really made a go at, only starting to take it seriously in my early twenties. I still really enjoy the other art forms, but often can't find the time for them. But nowadays, I've got nothing but time. So I'm getting back into them and remembering why I enjoyed them so much. But with all of that going on, and me fumbling through a lot of things at once, this took a lot longer than expected. I will be quicker for the next one. Lyrics:When I was just a boy, still owl-eyedI liked to drink the rain, to taste the skyI tried to count the stars while in my bedTo keep the thoughts of monsters from my headAnd I believed the stars were wishesI believed the world was goodI believed things hid in the darkAnd that all would turn out just how it shouldI believed in all your storiesI believed you'd never lieI believed if I could climb the trees behind the house,I'd touch the skyAnd I believed the skies were doorways home
Radical Face - Small Hands (Acoustic/Live) Radical Face 2020-04-03 | So we're all stuck at home and need things to do. I have a few new projects in mind. For this first one here, I am filming acoustic versions of songs and building a little set somewhere in my house for each one. If there is a song in my catalog (Electric President included!) that you'd like me to make a small acoustic version of, feel free to comment down below, or send me a note through my website. And I started with this song, Small Hands, because it's one people often ask me to play on tour, but I never have. There are some songs I've written during really bad times, or about very personal subjects, and I don't include those on set lists. Because you don't play the song just once, or even a couple times. Between teaching songs to the live band and the amount of shows that follow, I might play the song 50 to 60 times. And there are things I've written that I simply don't want to think about that much. This song is one of them. So to make up for that, I decided to just record it here.I will also be doing more tutorials on how to play things, as well as updating the "How to record at home" series. So if any of this sounds interesting or helpful in all of the strangeness we are currently experiencing, just let me know what you'd like to see/hear next. Otherwise, I hope everyone is healthy and well, physically and mentally.Lyrics:Well, the world might cut you down againBut you know the way back homeAnd your best might not be good enoughBut just know you're not aloneAnd if you slip and lose your way againWell, know that you will be all rightYou still gotta tryIf you need come build your home in meAnd you know I won't complainAnd I can't fix what was done to youBut I'll shield you from the rainAnd if the walls they build become too highThen step up on my back and climb'Cause I never mindNo matter the day or timeI never mindAnd all the anchors that they hid inside your chestWe will unravel all of the chainsAnd toss the remnants all down the drainAnd though my hands are much too small to hold you upI will be there to pick up the piecesAnd keep you housed while you mend them upWell, if you wind up in the dark againJust turn and call my nameAnd if the fire in your chest goes outWell, I'll hold you all the sameAnd if you need to take this out on meWell, you know I won't complain
Radical Face - Reveries Radical Face 2020-01-21 | Whenever I am working on a new record, I always write songs that I like, but don't work for the larger concept. Something about the mood, the lyrics, or the production make them an odd fit. In the past, I would stop working on those songs once I recognized this, or I'd finish them up and they'd just sit on a hard drive somewhere. I've decided while working on "Into The Woods" to release them as singles along the way instead. "Reveries" is the first of these. There are already others. And as for the track itself, it covers a similar theme, I guess. It's about people that don't quite fit together anymore, but there's no anger or resentment in it. It's a drifting apart, not a breakup. And while you still care about each other in your ways, it's time to move on, and neither party owes the other anything.Lyrics:Light spills in through the windowAnd I watch the dust as drifts through the sunbeamsAll while you stand cold in the kitchenAnd all you've been wanting collects in the space behind your eyesBut I still wonder where my teeth wentI used to fear nothingBut now I just contemplate ...The light spills in through the windowAnd you watch the clouds in the distanceAnd know we're out of timeYou don't owe meYou don't me a thingI have always been lost; It's a comfortable placeI don't owe youI don't owe you a thingYou were always just something that I could never saveTime stops and all my old nightmares are standing before meI wonder how they ever did their jobsAnd I lay on the carpet and sift through my reveriesTry on the ones that still biteSometimes I wonder where you are nowAnd if you ever found some happiness,Or just another way to kill the timeBut I knew when this started thatI was never permanentI was just another stop along the lineYou don't owe meYou don't me a thingI have always been lost; It's a comfortable placeI don't owe youI don't owe you a thingYou were always just something that I could never save
Radical Face - Home (You Feel Like) Radical Face 2019-10-25 | A B-Side from "Ghost", recorded in 2006. It's been sitting on a hard drive for 13 years, and was never entirely finished, but I figured I might as well upload it.
Radical Face - Asleep On A Train (Piano) Radical Face 2019-10-18 | Piano version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."
Radical Face - The Strangest Things (Music Box) Radical Face 2019-10-18 | A music box version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."
Radical Face - Sleepwalking (Acoustic) Radical Face 2019-10-18 | Acoustic version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."
Radical Face - Haunted (Instrumental) Radical Face 2019-10-18 | An instrumental version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."
Radical Face - Let The River In (Instrumental) Radical Face 2019-10-18 | Instrumental version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."
Radical Face - Wrapped In Piano Strings (Live) Radical Face 2019-10-17 | Live version from "Ghost: Anniversary Edition."Josh Lee: Viola Da GambaJeremiah Johnson: PianoClay Doran: BassGriffin Kisner: DrumsBen Cooper: Other Stuff
Radical Face - Glory (Live) Radical Face 2019-10-16 | Live version for the "Ghost: Anniversary Edition"Griffin Kisner - DrumsBen Cooper - Other Stuff
Radical Face - Winter Is Coming (Live) Radical Face 2019-10-16 | The live version from "Ghost: Anniversary Edition".Josh Lee: Viola Da GambaJeremiah Johnson: PianoClay Doran: BassGriffin Kisner: DrumsBen Cooper: Other Stuff
Radical Face - Asleep On A Train (Strings) Radical Face 2019-10-15 | String version for "Ghost: Anniversary Edition." Performed by: Josh Lee
Radical Face - Along The Road (Live) Radical Face 2019-10-15 | A recording of the live version for the "Ghost: Anniversary Edition". Viola Da Gamba: Josh LeeElectric Guitar: Jeremiah JohnsonDrums: Griffin KisnerOther Stuff: Ben Cooper
Radical Face - Homesick (Piano) Radical Face 2019-09-27 | Piano version of "Homesick" from "Ghost: Anniversary Edition." Strings by Josh Lee.
Radical Face - Welcome Home, Son (Orchestral) Radical Face 2019-09-06 | Orchestration by Josh Lee.From the "Ghost: Anniversary Edition", available fall of 2019.
Radical Face - Doubt (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-24 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: Staring into the sunalways looking for an answerwhen I know there isn't oneI get-get-get what I can'cause now I knowthat those heartfelt wordswere all empty vesselsI don't know if this all will endI don't know who to call my friendsI don't know how to choose my sinsI don't know how much more I can bendI don't know if these plans will takeI don't know if it's all just a wasteI don't know if our heart's will breakI just know that we're hereand that's enough for todaydrifting through another daycan't connect to what's around melaugh or cry, it's all the sameI gotta sleep when I canbut I have learnedthat nothing lastsnot even problemsI don't know if this all will endI don't know who to call my friendsI don't know how to choose my sinsI don't know how much more I can bendI don't know if these plans will takeI don't know if it's all just a wasteI don't know if our heart's will breakI just know that we're hereand that's enough for today
Radical Face - Guilt (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-24 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: I thought I'd walked a thousand milesBut it was all inside my headMy feet were almost where I started offAnd I couldn't tell you why I'd bledAnd I'm not surprised by what was saidbut it still hit me all the samejust 'cause you see the stormit doesn't mean you're ready for the rainAnd I was dancing with my ghosts'Cause I could never let them goOh, no, well I've got toThey're no longer hereAnd no one is watchingSometimes your guilt just wears a faceAnd I would whistle in the dark'Cause I felt safe while all aloneWell, it's time that I let all the dead be the deadThere's no honor in sufferingNo reward 'cause you've bledThe rest can sort itself outIt's hard to say when things have run their coursewhile in the fog and still afraidAnd once you see what lies behind a maskthat mask will never look the sameAnd once the pattern shows itselfYou can't pretend that nothing's changedIt's hard to fake it when you see the stepsbefore they're even madeAnd I was dancing with my ghosts'Cause I could never let them go, go, goBut I've got toThey're no longer hereAnd no one is watchingSometimes your guilt just wears a faceAnd I would whistle in the dark'Cause I felt safe while all aloneWell, it's time that I let all the dead be the deadThere's no honor in sufferingNo reward 'cause you've bledThe rest can sort itself out
Radical Face - Better Days (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-24 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: I know right now it feels like hellAnd nothing's going all that wellWhen it's always raining in your headAnd it's hard to see beyond your bedJust remind yourself:It's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findYeah, it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findWhen you're always drifting out to seaBecause the ground won't stay beneath your feetAnd your head is pouring gasolineOn the person you prefer to beTry to remind yourself:That it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findYeah, it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to find
Radical Face - Hard Of Hearing (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-24 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: Another evening spent in the corners of my brainwhere I wander off into the darkAnd I close my eyes and hope the wolves won't follow mebut hope's hard of hearing, so I'm waiting for the teethI had to learn that the helping hand can be the same that holds the knifeAnd no, I'm not well, but I'm alrightYou gotta learn how to take your hits when your hands are always tiedAnd no, I'm not well, but I'm alrightI memorize the ceiling with a fire at my feetwhile I give myself advice that I can't keepI no longer ask myself what any of this meansI just want my mind to quit so I can finally fall asleepYeah, I'm just waiting for my mind to quitSo I can finally fall asleepI kept falling for the broken wing because I couldn't pick the fightBut don't believe them when they tell you that the bird won't biteI can't tell you if it got this way or if it started as a lieAnd no, I'm not well, but I'm alrightI kept falling for the broken wing because I couldn't pick the fightBut don't believe them when they tell you that the bird won't …I had to learn that the helping hand can be the same that holds the knifeAnd no, I'm not well, but I'm alright
Radical Face - Personal Giants (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-24 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: When I was lostyou stood there silentand kept the light on inside meand when I broke downand all the world turned to grayyou told me time would be gentleAnd nobody knows your nameYeah, nobody knows your nameTo me you're a mountainOr some shining lighthouse that guided my wayBut nobody knows your nameYou held me upWhen I was drowningAnd wrapped me in your spare blanketsAnd you held my headWhile I lay brokenAnd told me I would sleep soundlyAnd that life goes onAnd nobody knows your nameYeah, nobody knows your nameTo me you're a giantOr some distant lighthouse that guided my wayBut nobody knows …Now that I'm goneAnd standing on my own two feetI still remember you fondly
Radical Face - Dead Ends (Alternate Reality Version) Radical Face 2019-05-23 | While recording this EP, I made two versions of every song as a kind of experiment. The first versions were more produced, and these second versions were more acoustic. Or another way to think of it -- the first style was just making a record, and this second style is how I arrange for live shows. I'd never recorded the two methods side-by-side before, and I always see EPs and short form releases as a place to experiment and try different ideas on, so that's where the "Alternate Reality Versions" of these tracks stemmed from. Lyrics: Hello, hope, it's been a whileI thought I was damned to watch life through my handsNow I'm not in the place I thought I'd beMakes looking back a whole lot simplerI thought that I could be the differenceI thought I could outsmart all the painBut like life advice that's scrawled across a bathroom stallIt wasted everyone's timeSo now I'm saying goodbyeAnd I'm learning to fend for myselfNow, we started playing with fireBelieving that it would just keep us warmWell, there's no need to runWhen you're traveling down the wrong roadNo, yeah … There's no need to runWhen you're traveling down the wrong roadCan't see the forest for the treesHeard it plenty of times, but now I know what it meansIf you hold too tight you're bound to loseThe very things you've decided are preciousNow I've learned I'm not so specialNo need to carry all that weightYou don't have to ask if you're allowed to fall apartSo now I just say:There ain't no fixing this, but I like that you triedSometimes the hardest part is being rightThere ain't no helping me, but I like that you liedSometimes it's worth the burn marks to feel the lightAnd I don't wanna know whyI just want to know how to move on nowThe past is buried in timeAnd the future's an anxious inventionOh, and you never arriveUnless you accept your dead endsYeah, you will never arriveUnless you make peace with your dead ends
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Radical Face - Personal Giants Radical Face 2019-04-26 | Track 3 from the "Therapy" EP. Lyrics:When I was lostyou stood there silentand kept the light on inside meand when I broke downand all the world turned to grayyou told me time would be gentleAnd nobody knows your nameYeah, nobody knows your nameTo me you're a mountainOr some shining lighthouse that guided my wayBut nobody knows your nameYou held me upWhen I was drowningAnd wrapped me in your spare blanketsAnd you held my headWhile I lay brokenAnd told me I would sleep soundlyAnd that life goes onAnd nobody knows your nameYeah, nobody knows your nameTo me you're a giantOr some distant lighthouse that guided my wayBut nobody knows …Now that I'm goneAnd standing on my own two feetI still remember you fondly
Radical Face - Guilt Radical Face 2019-04-26 | Track 4 from the "Therapy" EP. Side note: the chords for this song were originally written for the "Severus and Stone" bloodline, but I never finished it or added any words. But I still liked the mood, so I used them here. Lyrics: I thought I'd walked a thousand milesBut it was all inside my headMy feet were almost where I started offAnd I couldn't tell you why I'd bledAnd I'm not surprised by what was saidbut it still hit me all the samejust 'cause you see the stormit doesn't mean you're ready for the rainAnd I was dancing with my ghosts'Cause I could never let them goOh, no, well I've got toThey're no longer hereAnd no one is watchingSometimes your guilt just wears a faceAnd I would whistle in the dark'Cause I felt safe while all aloneWell, it's time that I let all the dead be the deadThere's no honor in sufferingNo reward 'cause you've bledThe rest can sort itself outIt's hard to say when things have run their coursewhile in the fog and still afraidAnd once you see what lies behind a maskthat mask will never look the sameAnd once the pattern shows itselfYou can't pretend that nothing's changedIt's hard to fake it when you see the stepsbefore they're even madeAnd I was dancing with my ghosts'Cause I could never let them go, go, goBut I've got toThey're no longer hereAnd no one is watchingSometimes your guilt just wears a faceAnd I would whistle in the dark'Cause I felt safe while all aloneWell, it's time that I let all the dead be the deadThere's no honor in sufferingNo reward 'cause you've bledThe rest can sort itself out
Radical Face - Dead Ends Radical Face 2019-04-25 | Track 6 from the "Therapy" EP. Lyrics:Hello, hope, it's been a whileI thought I was damned to watch life through my handsNow I'm not in the place I thought I'd beMakes looking back a whole lot simplerI thought that I could be the differenceI thought I could outsmart all the painBut like life advice that's scrawled across a bathroom stallIt wasted everyone's timeSo now I'm saying goodbyeAnd I'm learning to fend for myselfNow, we started playing with fireBelieving that it would just keep us warmWell, there's no need to runWhen you're traveling down the wrong roadNo, yeah … There's no need to runWhen you're traveling down the wrong roadCan't see the forest for the treesHeard it plenty of times, but now I know what it meansIf you hold too tight you're bound to loseThe very things you've decided are preciousNow I've learned I'm not so specialNo need to carry all that weightYou don't have to ask if you're allowed to fall apartSo now I just say:There ain't no fixing this, but I like that you triedSometimes the hardest part is being rightThere ain't no helping me, but I like that you liedSometimes it's worth the burn marks to feel the lightAnd I don't wanna know whyI just want to know how to move on nowThe past is buried in timeAnd the future's an anxious inventionOh, and you never arriveUnless you accept your dead endsYeah, you will never arriveUnless you make peace with your dead ends
Radical Face - Better Days Radical Face 2019-04-25 | Track 5 from the Therapy EP. Lyrics:I know right now it feels like hellAnd nothing's going all that wellWhen it's always raining in your headAnd it's hard to see beyond your bedJust remind yourself:It's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findYeah, it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findWhen you're always drifting out to seaBecause the ground won't stay beneath your feetAnd your head is pouring gasolineOn the person you prefer to beTry to remind yourself:That it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to findYeah, it's probably gonna take some timeBut there are better days to find
Radical Face - Doubt Radical Face 2019-03-28 | This video was a pain to make. I wanted to do everything in camera, only using software to cross-fading the clips. So no post was added -- not even basics like color-correction. I learned the hard way that sitting that still for 30 to 45 minutes at a time is way more difficult than it sounds. But I find it pretty funny that the most physically demanding video I've ever made involved not moving. Thanks again to Jeremiah and Roy in the shooting of this. It was a long week. From the "Therapy" EPDirected and Edited By: Ben Cooper (www.radicalface.com)Filmed By: Roy Berry (www.royalbertberry.com)Lighting By: Roy Berry and Jeremiah JohnsonMake-Up By: Katie ParisiProduction Management: Jeremiah Johnson
Radical Face - Hard Of Hearing Radical Face 2019-02-21 | Written, Directed and Edited by - Ben Cooper (www.radicalface.com)Film and Lighting by - Roy Berry (www.royalbertberry.com)Project Management / Make-up and Costumes by - Katie ParisiProject Assistance by - Josh Lee and Jeremiah JohnsonExtras: Katie Parisi, Jeremiah Johnson, Clay Doran, Amber Halford, Sam Trainer, Matt Delatorre, Blythe Scott, Josh Lee, and Britany Golden.
How To Request Music For Your Videos Radical Face 2018-11-26 | I have gotten enough emails about this that it felt simpler to make a video explaining things. So here is a quick break down about music rights, and some tips on how to request songs for your projects.
Radical Face - Horizon Lines (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:noisetrade.com/radicalfaceAnd if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - We All Fall Down (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - The Lost Garden (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Hunted (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Waltzing In The Ashes (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Leaving The Ground (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Tension (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Hearsay (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
Radical Face - Home Movies (Missing Film) Radical Face 2018-11-16 | "Missing Film" is a selection of instrumental music I've written and recorded over the past two years. These tracks range from film and TV commissions that didn't pan out, to one-off experiments that have no home. Instead of letting these just sit idly on harddrives, I thought I would make these tracks available to film makers to use, royalty-free, in any of their personal work. So as long as it's non-commercial, you can use any of these tracks for your work and do not need my explicit permission. The entire album is a free download, and Noisetrade has been kind enough to host for me. So if you want to download for your projects, or you'd just like to listen, here's the link:https://noisetrade.com/radicalface/mi...And if you're happy with your result, feel free to share what you make with me by sending an email through my website. I'd love to see what people do with this. This is also the first volume in a series, so I will be putting out a "Missing Film: Volume 2" sometime in the future.
