Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Sound of Time is a companion piece of Shiny New Spoons. The approach is again experimental, with influences from Jazz, Funk, Blues, and Rock.
The subject matter is time itself. Time would seem to be the very definition of consistency and certainty. But as a concept, it is fluid and open. Consider the sentiment, " The only time that matters is the one happening now." That certainly seems sensible, as we might all fare better if we could only be more present in the moment. But thinkers about time have concluded something contradictory: Time cannot be in the present, because the present immediately becomes either past (memory) or future (anticipation).
I can't settle the matter, nor do I spend much time trying. But I am fascinated by how it is always with us, keeping its pace. It is always in the background, just as consistent as can be, and occasionally reminds us that it is keeping watch.
I've tried to explore this consistency, fullness, and movement in the song. Thanks for listening (and reading), and I do hope that you enjoy it.
This song was recorded primarily with Fender Stratocasters and hardware from Universal Audio. The song was mixed and mastered in the box using plug-ins from Universal Audio and Reaper.
This song is available for purchase on iTunes, and it can also be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and here on YouTube. You can follow this song at my distribution page distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gbfusion/the-sound-of-time
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Feel free to ask me any questions about the song, influences, the recording process, or anything else that comes to mind.
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The Sound of Time is a companion piece of Shiny New Spoons. The approach is again experimental, with influences from Jazz, Funk, Blues, and Rock.
The subject matter is time itself. Time would seem to be the very definition of consistency and certainty. But as a concept, it is fluid and open. Consider the sentiment, " The only time that matters is the one happening now." That certainly seems sensible, as we might all fare better if we could only be more present in the moment. But thinkers about time have concluded something contradictory: Time cannot be in the present, because the present immediately becomes either past (memory) or future (anticipation).
I can't settle the matter, nor do I spend much time trying. But I am fascinated by how it is always with us, keeping its pace. It is always in the background, just as consistent as can be, and occasionally reminds us that it is keeping watch.
I've tried to explore this consistency, fullness, and movement in the song. Thanks for listening (and reading), and I do hope that you enjoy it.
This song was recorded primarily with Fender Stratocasters and hardware from Universal Audio. The song was mixed and mastered in the box using plug-ins from Universal Audio and Reaper.
This song is available for purchase on iTunes, and it can also be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and here on YouTube. You can follow this song at my distribution page distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gbfusion/the-sound-of-time
or check it out on Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/3deWUxvUC2q8HpGvxF1sCF?si=wF9_yFamSaG_l6DasswU7Q&dl_branch=1
Are you not subscribed? Well, by all means, if you like this music, join the party -- here on YouTube and on Spotify. I have so much material on the way. I commit to improving my skills every day as a guitarist, songwriter, and recording and audio engineer. I am also devoting more time to making videos for the music. So yes, this is a journey, and I would love to take it with you!
Feel free to ask me any questions about the song, influences, the recording process, or anything else that comes to mind.
Copyright gb fusion 2021
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![Straight through the window // gb fusion // [original instrumental guitar]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6CpX8qNqA4I/mqdefault.jpg "Straight through the window // gb fusion // [original instrumental guitar]
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![Kick it like Luco [RECUT] (Lyric Video) // gb fusion](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9HeDDoWuqUk/mqdefault.jpg "Kick it like Luco [RECUT] (Lyric Video) // gb fusion
This video is the second in a new series where I reconfigure some of my songs and re-release them as fresh ideas. Its not re-packaging. Rather, its transforming a song into something completely new.
In these reconfigurations I make the song less guitar-centric and focus instead on bringing out other potentials in the music that lean towards simplicity, vibe consistency, mood suggestion, or just general genre change. This involves substantial production changes and the re-writing of key musical ideas.
I call it the RECUT series, and this is the RECUT version of Kick it like Luco.
This song is about the existential conditions of the creative act, though I’m cautious of what the term ‘existential’ does in this description. For to describe this as an existential analysis of creativity would be like saying that one is going to offer a water analysis of swimming. I suppose its purpose is to alert the listener that the song isn’t about a creative act in particular or even a method of creating something. Rather, it is about the act of creation at its most abstracted level of lived operation.
I say abstract, but not on all points. As it happens, in our analysis we are guided once again by our old friend, Luco. So, the existential analysis is of Luco’s experience rather than that of a universal creativity.
As we saw in the original version of Kick it like Luco, Luco is in perfect synchrony with the world with regard to the timing of things. He experiences a life where he feels always connected to the movement of the world—but important too—his self is nourished and developed in the process. So, one might say that there is a perfect union between the movement of the world and the drive of Luco. [Incidentally, if you need a refresher on our last glimpse of Luco, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/b6ktibRIb0s?si=WdV5vmm3KjDORz0k]
In our current song, Luco is telling us that he is also enjoys this synchrony in his artistic pursuits. Lucky Luco. But I suppose we needn’t be surprised.
Luco lets us see his philosophical approach to the act of creation.
One can certainly find the relevance of philosophy here puzzling: When things are rendered down to the most explicit terms of the matter, at the end of the day what we really all want to do is sit down and play something that makes us feel attuned to something beyond. Or write something that blooms enough life that it can carry us away. Or paint something that reveals new light.
That is evident enough, yet equally, and quite often, painfully clear is that playing, painting, writing, dancing etc isn’t sufficient in itself for bridging that connection between our acts and their echoes in the world. We seek inspiration and then fail to find it. When we do find inspiration, it can lead us too far from the world and thus what we produce seems to have no meaningful place in the world-body of artistic space. So, although it may be clear what we want, how to get it is elusive.
The question is raised: How we can be more in touch with inspiration so that we produce a link to something greater with our acts— something that does have a meaningful place.
I personally can’t hear a clear answer in what Luco tells us, but perhaps I shouldn’t expect a fine point on such a murky, impossible question. What is clear to me is that Luco gives us at least a hope for an answer. For just as he lives his life in perfect synchrony with the world, in his creative pursuits Luco enjoys a perfect relationship between his creations and the world. Indeed, I believe I hear him suggesting that he is most in synch during creative acts, and it is the acts themselves that foster the bond that he enjoys in his life more generally. To my mind, then, what Luco shows us is that the central goal is to produce something that perfectly expresses its intention while also being bonded with the world. Lucky Luco indeed.
Lyrics:
Luco changes his self
Luco changes the world
See
The self needs world, but the world needs self
Simultaneously
Fundamentally interconnected self-world
These are not (merely) my rules
These are our rules
Luco knows
Luco knows
I throw it
I throw it
I throw it
I throw it over
So, what does that mean
So, what does that mean
The victory is to find the space between to know the truth that
You are not opposed to the world, and the world is not opposed to you
How long
How long
How long
How long
How long
There is a space where you can be truly connected to the world
Its the creative act
I throw it for the horizon
I throw it over the thick of trees
I throw it for the horizon
I throw it over the thick of trees
I throw it for the horizon
I throw it over the thick of trees
I throw it for the horizon
I throw it over the thick of trees
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