So a few days ago, Ze Frank released a neat song called “chillout”. Check it out here:
It seems quite simplistic but I think the sentiment expressed in this song is something many of us could use when we are feeling overwhelmed, especially when you combine it with the story of how it was made.
The mantra-like, repetitive nature of the chorus made me think about what it would be like if it just repeated forever. Then I remembered that “Hey! I have a copy of GarageBand, why don’t I find out?” After some careful cropping and a little crossfade tweaking, I made a little 14 sec chunk of the chorus that loops perfectly (to my ear, anyway). Perhaps someone else will find it reassuring to listen to when they are going through a rough patch and need a little reminder, so I present it here for your downloading pleasure:
Chillout Repeat [mp3]
Recommended Usage:
- Download mp3 file
- Import into iTunes
- Set iTunes to repeat just that song (double click the repeat icon in the lower left corner)
- Sit back, relax and just breathe
- Buy the full song from Ze Frank’s Bandcamp Page
If you don’t use iTunes, steps 2 +3 can be replaced by any other way to get a music file to repeat.
Obviously the song is copyright to Ze Frank so I hope he doesn’t mind me chopping it up.
Hey
you’re ok
you’ll be fine
just breathe
Comments (2)
I did a similar thing with the Bill Nye the Science Guy theme song.
BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL
well, I am not sure if either Paul has disbanded “somwhatniffty” or my computer is just malfunctioning. but on the slight chance he ma y get bored one night and check this blog i shall comment on a post from 2010 because I am cool like that. The song has a strange vibe to after a few seconds I started to “bob” my head and so forth, but then this what ican only describe as a child (or perhaps a woman with a rather child like voice) and it changed it all. The tone seemed softer it seemed like (this may be the wannabe director in me) a foreground song in a montage, I am aware that sounds generic but it just… hits me that way. I well i dig it this song is going on my ipod and I think ill check out “Ze frank”.