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Beat Smoothie

by Guzzalina

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1.
Make Do 04:28
Three years ago I was in love, yeah I was in love two years ago, too A year ago, I was in love with you Now I just make do I don't have you, no But I make do There are few who would do What I have done for you I say these things and I mean them at the time I say these things and I mean them at the time But that doesn't mean I'm gonna That doesn't mean I'm not gonna change my mind
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But I Think 03:40
What should I do now? I could fly to the moon What should I do now? I could stand out in the fields What should I do now? I could swim with the dolphins What should I do now? I could dig in the dirt for some relics But I think I’m just gonna go home But I think home may be too far away But I think it’ll be okay But I may be wrong What will I do now? I could jump for joy on a pogo stick What will I do now? I could sit with my head in my hands What will I do now? I could travel to the desert What will I do now? I could work in a tourist town But I think I’m just gonna go home But I think home may be too far away But I think it’ll be okay But I may be wrong Whatever I do I'll be thinking of you Wherever I go I want you to know you'll be in my soul But I think I’m just gonna go home But I think home may be too far away But I think it’ll be okay But I may be wrong I don’t like it when I catch myself oh talking to myself I know I can be alone with me, here I am with myself, with myself (2x) But I think I’m just gonna go home But I think home may be too far away But I think it’ll be okay But I may be wrong I could be (4x) wrong I could be (4x) wrong
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I love the things I never had almost as much as things I have no more cause too much of a good thing too much of a good thing can be a bore If you’re never scared if you're never hurt what are you living for? Throw it down and see if it blows See if you learn something you don't already know Send it up · see if it flies See if you stay or you go or you hide Throw it up · see if it blows See if you learn something you don't already know Send it up · see if it flies See if you stay or you go or you hide The love of things I never had Almost gets stuck with things I’ve had before a ship in port is safe but that's not what ships are built for If you're always warm if you're always tucked in where you gonna go? where you gonna go? Throw it down and see if it blows see if you learn something you don't already know Send it up · see if it flies See if you stay or you go or you hide Throw it down and see if it blows see if you learn something you don't already know Send it up · see if it flies See if you stay or you go or you hide Falling is not like dancing the tango falling is not like dancing alone we don't fall together in lockstep sometimes we don't fall at all If you’re never scared (If you're always safe) if you're never hurt what are you living for? what are you living for? Throw it down and see if it blows See if you learn something you don't already know Send it up · see if it flies See if you stay or you go or hide
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Some hidden things i keep are hidden places out of reach of normal speech Sometimes I wish I knew another language i could use to talk to you Some things in understanding are not helped by clarity of vision Some things in my experience are not hurt by ambiguity One phrase escapes my lips but I don't want to talk but you will want to hear the rest It's not to keep you here it's not to make you think it's just to keep myself from floating free You can have the upper hand but I will hide one hand behind my back and never let you see Everybody needs a little euphoria I'm so tired of self­ denial Go to be hungry wake up starving waiting for someone like you
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I Feel You 2 00:46
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Oh sh*t Oh F*CK Are you kidding me? This is crazy!
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Solid Hymn 07:12
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Making Time 04:27
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Beat Smoothie is an indie blend of danceable beats, home-studio recordings, jazz, funk, honk and global samples, heartfelt lyrics and a sound that has both smoothness and sharp edges. Twelve original tracks, half with vocals, half instrumentals.

Never boring, the album’s 12 tracks move from old-school beats, like a blend of Luscious Jackson and Beth Orton, to newer keyboard-and-guitar-driven indie sounds in the vein of Little Dragon, Sylvan Esso and Phantogram. The tracks with vocals include Make Do (tracks 1 and 12 - extended mix), with its funky basslines driving a catchy, upbeat sad song; But I Think, which was originally written while living abroad after hearing the news of a family member's cancer; Things I Never Had, a hypnotic journey through regret; and A Little Euphoria, a slower meander through spacey, psychedelic trip-hop.

Beat Smoothie includes an instrumental track started on election night, 2016 (Election Night) as well as several energetic dance tracks with global samples -- including mash-ups of indie rock classics (Looks Like Rain) and Boards-of-Canada-esque keyboards over a driving Mediterranean beat (Making Time) with a guest appearance from the Appalachias. Then there's the dub-flavored paen to the Spacey Invasion, like a soundtrack for a dub robot melting down. Rounding out the album are Solid Hymn, a club-ready hymn to the dance floor; and Beat Smoothie - representing the idea of the whole album: transcendental honk-tronica, complex beats, blended up and served to your ears for maximum fun.

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released March 1, 2018

Guzzalina wrote, arranged, produced, sang, played (guitar, drums, keyboards), mixed, and mastered the album in her home studio.

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Guzzalina Boston, Massachusetts

Guzzalina is an indie and electronic music project fronted by the multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and vocalist known as Lisa Guzzalina. As paths twist and turn, the latest evolution of the project — now based in Los Angeles and no longer just solo — infuses indie rock sounds into the melange. ... more

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