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Blue Days (LP)

by Mariuk

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  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks)
    Cassette + Digital Album

    A deluxe edition of the record that includes the 12 official songs + 4 unreleased bonus track.

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks) + Signed Original Painting nº1
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Signed original painting + the deluxe edition of the the cassette that includes the 12 official songs from the record (+ 4 unreleased bonus track).

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    Painting is an original. Size A4 made by hand with black and blue pencils

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks) + Signed Original Painting nº2
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Signed original painting + the deluxe edition of the the cassette that includes the 12 official songs from the record (+ 4 unreleased bonus track).

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    Painting is an original. Size A4 made by hand with black and blue pencils

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks) + Signed Original Painting nº3
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Signed original painting + the deluxe edition of the the cassette that includes the 12 official songs from the record (+ 4 unreleased bonus track).

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    Painting is an original. Size A4 made by hand with black and blue pencils

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks) + Signed Original Painting nº4
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Signed original painting + the deluxe edition of the the cassette that includes the 12 official songs from the record (+ 4 unreleased bonus track).

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    Painting is an original. Size A4 made by hand with black and blue pencils

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

  • Limited Deluxe Edition Cassette (Exclusive Access to Bonus Tracks) + Signed Original Painting nº5
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Signed original painting + the deluxe edition of the the cassette that includes the 12 official songs from the record (+ 4 unreleased bonus track).

    All orders will receive 2 individual bandcamp codes to acces:
    - the official album
    - the 4 bonus tracks

    Painting is an original. Size A4 made by hand with black and blue pencils

    All cassettes include an 5 panel inlay with lyrics and liner notes, full colour on both sides.

    Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
    Cassette printed and manufactured by The Audio Tape People in United Kingdom

    Includes unlimited streaming of Blue Days (LP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more

    Sold Out

1.
Sad 02:15
I saw us lying on the floor I coulnd't help but feel lost I wish this moment would last forever How could you not feel sad? I'm afraid of dying all the time How could you not feel sad? Oh, I wish this life would never end
2.
Son 03:16
Words flew from his mouth like knives right into my heart Nothing lasts forever Nothing lasts forever Nothing lasts forever I knew but I jumped anyhow Son life is too short it hurts Oh, I know but hold on to it Hold on to it Hold on to it Hold on to it The most precious things lie underneath The most precious things lie underneath
3.
It’s funny how life gets torn when you least expect it It’s funny my heart with his own agenda I cannot control You’ve made me feel for the first time in years How could I ever try to rationalize something so raw something so pure something so rare I know you my old friend the silence at the end of every phrase I’ve been repressing you as far as I remember ‘cause I feel offended that you dare to come back You’ve made me feel for the first time in years How could I ever try to rationalize something so raw something so pure something so rare You’ve made me feel for the first time in years Now I understand now I understand now I understand now I understand I think I understand I understand God, I understand it now
4.
Almost 30 03:39
Once a great dad a delightful joker Now just a picture collecting dust Sometime I see him inside your eyes Eyes I will terribly miss someday I’m almost 30 and half of this seems like a dream the other half is slowing waking up from it so wake up He’ll leave the films I’ll leave the music inside a box collecting dust Maybe you’ll see me inside her eyes but just for a limited amount of time I’m almost 30 and half of this seems like a dream the other half is slowing waking up from it so wake up Wake up
5.
Hunger 04:31
Write it down, make it real learn the lesson Take a picture and carry it always with you I will protect you no matter how I will never be hungry again ‘cause my hunger is their feast feast, feast... With one hand waving free I remembered who I wanted to be I will protect you no matter how I will never be hungry again ‘cause my hunger is their feast Hunger Take a step and move forward leave it behind There’s no reason to cry if there was never a reason to laugh Let them eat the cake let them choke in the past My witness is the sun sun, sun… With one hand waving free I remembered who I wanted to be I will protect you no matter how I will never be hungry again ‘cause my hunger is their feast Hunger Write it down, make it real Write it down, make it real Write it down, make it real Write it down, make it real Write Just write
6.
The Frog 03:01
I’m not a frog said the frog looking in the mirror with her green coat on I’m not in love you said while holding my heart looking in the mirror I saw myself I’m not a storm said the storm destroying every mirror until the sun came out I’m not in love I said while holding your heart looking in the mirror I saw you there Oh, what a beautiful mistake what a beautiful mistake it was to play and pretend I’m not in love we said while holding our hearts looking in the mirror I saw the frog
7.
Void 03:17
You were so open with me in the beginning I thought that was new Now the tables have turned you closed the door right when I was just stepping in I’m used to making a fool of myself that’s not new to me but you will forever remain a mystery Some things are not so easy to replace how can I get you now out of my head Now I spend most of my days battling inside my head I wish you had given me a good reason so I could relate There’s nobody here to blame no justice to be made Oh, you will forever remain a mystery Some things are not so easy to replace how can I get you now out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head Get out of my head
8.
By the Shore 04:36
She sat me down and confessed there’s something in her brain that might kill her some day It’s all meaningless I thought Who cares? It’s been a long and weird summer sitting here by the shore I was there You looked right into my eyes and that was it By the shore I felt young even though I’m getting older every single day It all made sense for a moment There’s nothing nobody can say that would me make less afraid of death It’s all meaningless I thought But who cares? I’ll keep singing my heart out watching the sunset sitting here with you by the shore I was there You looked right into my eyes and that was it By the shore I felt young even though I’m getting older every single day It all made sense for a moment The seagulls will return to their nest We’ll always have this moment between us and it will live forever it will live I was there You looked right into my eyes and that was it By the shore I felt young even though I’m getting older every single day By the shore I was there You looked right into my eyes and that was it By the shore I felt young even though I’m getting older every single day even though I’m getting older every single day even though you’re getting older every single day By the shore
9.
Whatever happens with you and me I want you to know I don’t expect to love someone the way I love you You are not only a lover a gentle voice among the noise you are everything and more I ever dreamt of you already are the greatest ten years of my life We were just kids when we first met but we were hungry for each other Hungry for the world hungry to grow old hungry for the purest love You’ve written the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard Words cannot express how I loved the world we managed to create Whatever happens you already are the greatest ten years of my life
10.
Leaves and alcohol I feel the warmth of the sun on my skin I haven’t slept too much lately I don’t know what’s real I don’t know what anything means but I feel your kindness healing me And I feel like it was yesterday when I hear the song you used to play Oh, I feel, that’s for sure that’s the only thing I know There’s a side of the moon I can’t see What’s behind keeps me up every night Stomach ache I feel the coldness of this room Once again the mirror doesn’t trust itself And I don’t know what’s real I don’t know what anything means but I feel an invisible company There’s a side of the moon I can’t see What’s behind keeps me up every night Give me more I will survive it I will endure Don’t you know I will never be alone and there’s a side of the moon I will never get to see what’s behind kept me alive all these years
11.
Life sometimes feels like a car ride and I’d always been the one who enjoys sitting in the back seat watching all those versions of myself slowly getting smaller through the window, on the horizon slowly dying inside your mid You didn’t really know me and that’s my fault I was not scared of you, I was scared of me of who I had become Well, I’ve turned into a person I’m proud of and embarrassed of on equal amounts and the version of yourself that still lives inside my head has turned into something else Life sometimes feels like a car ride but I’m the one behind the wheel this time around and for the first time in my life I’m not scared, I am in love with who could I become Say goodbye to all those versions of ourselves slowly getting smaller through the window, on the horizon and drive far away Drive far away Just drive far away The world is yours the world is yours the world is yours the world is yours the world is yours the world is f***ng yours
12.
Blue 06:01
I remember the hospital room I remember you screaming and me closing my eyes trying to ignore the pain you were in trying to pretend it didn’t exist I thought about you when you were young way before I was born you look so happy on those photographs you look eternal like you were never going to die How little we knew the world wasn’t ours we were theirs I always forget I opened my eyes a year later all dressed in black a colour you hated Someone showed a photograph from when you were young and I swear I saw you wink the eye and laugh at us I forgot you had Blue eyes Bring back my childhood and my youth Blue eyes All the words unsaid, things undone Blue eyes Always finding a way into my dreams Blue eyes Oh, how I wish you were watching me ‘cause it hurts deep within waking up from these dreams you will never hear my songs you will never see who I’ll become for you Blue eyes Bring back my childhood and my youth Blue eyes All the words unsaid, things undone Blue eyes Always finding a way into my dreams Blue eyes Oh, how I wish you were watching me from above Blue eyes Blue moon Blue days Blue heart

about

Here's a little documentary about the album: youtu.be/JMyz7sRbeLk

On January 1st of 2020 I decided to learn how to play the guitar.
In order to be consistent, I made a public commitment:
Write and record one song made with guitar per month.
By the end of the year, I had to have 12 songs.

Each song had to be recorded and uploaded to the internet on the same day.
I set that limit to avoid losing myself in perfectionism and losing sight of the primary objective of the challenge: learn how to play guitar and document the process.
Little did I know what such limitation would unfold and what 2020 was going to bring us all.

After 12 months, a global pandemic, several lockdowns and several existential crises in between, I had 12 songs (actually 16, 12 official ones and 4 extra secret ones) and even though they were made with basic chords, poor guitar skills and badly recorded, I believe these are some of the best songs I've ever written in my life.

Because I had the limitation of having to completely record, produce and upload them to the internet in one day, I found myself silencing my own inner censorship and my perfectionism. There was no time to be precious or to consider what other people would think of me. I just let the songs be what they were meant to be.

They are imperfect and raw, unfiltered and sometimes even cringe worthy but also beautiful, at least in my eyes.

2020 showed me that there’s nothing better than a crisis of every sort to gain perspective, to remember what’s really important and what’s not. This challenge showed me that there’s nothing better than limitation, of every sort, to make, hopefully, great art.

credits

released December 1, 2021

Each song in the album "Blue Days" was recorded in one day
Music, lyrics, production and mix by Mariuk
Master by Ignacio Simón
Artwork hand-made by Mariuk
Cassette manufactured by The Audio Tape People in the UK

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