FAWM: "the lost signal"

the lost signal

Liner Notes

opening this month's album, dial tone, with this ambient, atmospheric track– a moment suspended between reaching out and being left on the line.

it establishes the album’s emotional landscape: missed calls, fading connections, static where a voice should be.

each song that follows feels like dialing again and again, hoping someone’s still there, hoping the line hasn’t gone dead. from there, the album unfolds like a series of attempts to reconnect: voicemails, echoes, unanswered rings, and the quiet hope that someone is still listening on the other end.

this record lives in that space between connection and silence, between what was said and what never made it through.

welcome to the world of dial tone.

#ambient #atmospheric #harmonies

Lyrics

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Comments

@musicsongwriter 3d

Hauntingly beautiful music. Your liner notes are spot on. Brilliant tags. Your music is atmospheric and it takes the listener someone to the space or other worlds. Silence meets the unknown, sadness meets hope. Waiting for questions being resolved.

@sadcoolgirl 2d

thank you for this kind review! i appreciate when people take the time to listen and read the liner notes. ♡

@mtanguay 3d

I love this! What a gorgeous way to open an album, and with such a clear focus on the concept.

@sadcoolgirl 2d

(ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈)ꕤ.ﾟ thank you!

@dr_griff 5d

This beautiful piece of work gets you a follow from me. Wow. I'm getting chills, listening to it. Your harmonies are gorgeous.

@sadcoolgirl 3d

thank you so much!! harmonies are my speciality and are woven into most of my pieces if not all. thanks for the follow and for listening.

@musiquetaboue 6d

all so dreamy and ethereal - vocals are lush, sounds like a multi-layer comfort blanket

@sadcoolgirl 5d

aw beautiful imagery, thank you for listening!

@durt3113 6d

This could be the opening scene music in a movie. It’s giving large lush landscapes. Great job!

@sadcoolgirl 6d

thank you!!

@corvisier 1w

These heavenly voices are so soothing!

@sadcoolgirl 6d

thank you so much!!!

@iwilleatyou 1w

Very nice. I could go for 10 more minutes

@sadcoolgirl 6d

maybe i'll consider an extended version sometime! thanks for the feedback and for listening! :))

@sierain 1w

Atmospheric indeed! Seems like a very fitting opening track for the album.

@sadcoolgirl 6d

thanks for thinking so and for the kind words! i appreciate you listening

@dannen 1w

lovely, meditative, so many layers, could hear something different every time I listen

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you!

@ayeahmur 1w

Well this is just gorgeous. Love your vocal tone and your harmony choices. Beautiful how they ebb and flow in that big old ehoey space. Props too for your synth textures - nothing egregious, nothing superfluous, everything perfectly placed. And I love the concept and title too. I need to hear more!

@sadcoolgirl 1w

i so appreciate your kind review and feedback, i feel really seen in it! thank you! more to come :))

@nagavaeoe 1w

Really beautiful soundscape. Love your voice. The harmonies are so well done, in and out of dissonance.

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you so much!

@songbird63 1w

I like the idea of such an album. This opening track is perfect for it. Dreamy, Brings a David Lynch kinda feeling to me. Wondering what will happen next. I love it.

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you so much! i appreciate that!

@elltarune 1w

this is so prettyyyyy I love the harmonies. It's very reminiscent of the Hollowknight soundtrack. This has inspired me to mess around with some cool dissonance now

@sadcoolgirl 1w

ooh thank you, i'd be curious to hear yours!

@hummingbear 1w

I like the layered resonances. The opening static resolves into a running-water sounds as the piece progresses. Whether this was intended or just how my computer processes it, it adds a natural element. My ear was happy and intrigued to listen carefully. Enjoyable!

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you so much!

@halfwalk 1w

Really evocative! The vocals have a haunting quality, and the little harmonic flourishes are really neat. It feels very personal and vulnerable; reading those liner notes, I'd say you pretty much nailed what you were going for.

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thanks this is a really kind review! :)

@markipp 1w

Stunning. Absolutely love the melody, harmony and the vocal arrangement. It's like hearing someone singing lush piano chords covering the entire tonal range. Would love to know more about your approach to production and how you are producing these magnificent tones. Look forward to hearing more.

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you so much! it's about 20 vocal tracks layered with lots of reverb over a few synth and keyboards. i kind of go in "blind" to harmonies - feel out whatever organically comes from the call of the main vocal line and then whatever response feels natural, build from there. i'm a big fan of harmonies that have texture and dissonance and don't make a perfect major chord. thanks for listening, i'm excited to share more! let me know if you have any more questions and feel free to reach out via my contact info on my page :)

@markipp 1w

Impressive. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Encourages me to do some experimentation on my own.

@kwillsen 1w

What a cool idea! This is lovely to listen to on a loop...

I can hear the unresolved, expectant mood very clearly. Whatever plays after this will feel like it had this track as an intro.

@sadcoolgirl 1w

thank you so much for the kind words! i'm glad i was intentional in making this the opening track to an album i'm working on from songs made this month. thanks for listening!