Loanwords
by Kaveh Kanes
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Birds of Paradise
03:46
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Stranded on this island, searching to fill my empty heart, to
live and to feel.
I found you watching the sun go down, like you saw your
own life in the past.
You cut me in half, now you see what's inside me owh love
owh it's love-
My hands and legs are mine, my eyes and lips are mine,
but I am not. I am yours.
Like living in a dream that never ends. Too young, too old.
But we are we not, we both are birds of paradise.
I'll replace your first bad memories, time will always tell.
The whole island tells me so and makes sure it will be
done.
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The Fountain
03:03
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Seven years we’ve been together but now it's gone and
now it's done. Looking back when we chased the dream,
crushing on your lips and crushing on my feet. All the tears
that made a river. The mourning dove cooed in our ears.
Now we know that love is moving to a better place on top of
the fountain, the fountain.
Say hello to both of your parents, let them know that we
both have changed and older, grown older.
In the shadow of the dying flames, we made promises that
we were gonna try. Aphrodite is not in our stars, redefine
the changes in my heart.
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Ambushed
04:00
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Through the fire and the waves. No kind heart can be
threatened. I am lucky cause I found it through your eyes.
Now I’m coming back to where I should belong. No ceiling
above me or heart inside the cage.
Oh the shadow needs light just like how I need you. Here I
am, I’m coming back to life.
I remember when the loneliness ambush my night. Come to
me with no warning, just like a tsunami. That’s when I’m at
my wit’s end.
Now those days have gone away, and I’m sailing to the
west. It’s a whole new world ahead but it feels so familiar.
Oh the shadow needs light, just like how I need you.
I'm coming back to breathe.
I remember when the loneliness ambush my night. Come
with no warning, just like a tsunami. That's when I’m at my
wit’s end.
Now those days have gone away, and the sun is coming
up. Time for both of us to wait for the brave one to come.
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Father's Bridge
03:36
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Who you are from 9 to 5 is what the moon knows you. Why
do you carry all that weight? That’s tragic.
How come no one ever tries to found the dragon? They say
"are you out of your mind?" Well, maybe.
Floating in this sonic world
Found silence in the crowd
It is wonderful.
So where does the time fly to? Did it fly to a warmer place?
If it is so, can I fly with it? Just let me.
Floating in this sonic world
It’s getting harder to find the silence in the crowd
Now all the buildings take control over you.
It’s your Father’s bridge that you burn down
Now you’ll never know where you belong
It's the sign of the time that will remain
Better to be alone than feel wrong.
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Light Fright
03:58
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Back to 1998, when there's a carnival of hate. Such a weird
time to live in, wish that Dragon Ball was real.
Some people are hard as stone and sometimes I pity for
myself, but all the while a great wind carries me across the
sky.
This is the right time
To reveal all the crime
Just break that genie lamp
Here comes my light fright
Does Rock N Roll make you feel alive? Mother smiles and
thinks, that's not right.
I look around there's only fools, never really think they're
cool.
The sun’s not shining in your great phone,
Constantly making you feel numb. Need to find the way out,
there's always light in the dark.
This is the right time
To reveal all the crime
Just break that genie lamp
Here comes my light fright, my only light
Living in the future makes you scared
You live in the past, that makes you sad
No one will ever help you but your mind
This is the right time
To reveal all the crime inside my head
Life is for the strong
Here comes my light fright, my last wish, my only light.
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How So
03:19
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There’s a thundering rain in the middle of the night
And I remember all my friends who has passed away.
I know, I know, no one stays forever.
There’s no happiness based on someone else's life
And all the crazy thoughts keep circling and go around.
I know, I know, no one stays forever.
How so? How so? You keep everything on the edge.
Now rest all the fire melting down the ice and everything will
be alright.
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Cake
02:11
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This is not my place
This is not my throne
Not like a cake in each other's face
Everything has changed.
Decisions have been made
This way is mine and that’s yours.
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Kairos
03:17
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Woebegone Winona, she asked me out tonight. Could this
be the end? Her eyes said something about the fear.
I look down to her moonstone piece and it’s blindingly
bright. We go hide upon the black sheets, nothings gonna
change at all.
Hole and corner, cloak and dagger, simple matters tell me
who you are. These questions answer never end.
I can see what is there beneath the skin
I can see the world for what it truly is.
Voices on a roller coaster ride above my head, I can't tell at
all. The reality is upside down.
I can see what is there beneath the skin
I can see the world for what it is.
The only thing for you to do is set me free
The only thing to do to sit under the tree.
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Sabine
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Far from the truth. You left and came again.
What did you expect? I'm lost like a ghost. I was wrong and
immature in a quiet funny way, but I don’t have to change,
honey please don’t wake me up, I'll sweep you away.....
Sabine.
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about
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Bittersweet 80s melodies and production may not be novel at this point, but Kaveh Kanes' solid songwriting and economical sense of arrangement makes everything here feel sincere. Melodies and lyrics that evoke longing make this a perfect rainy day driving record. Retro in all the right ways. (Jakarta Post)
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The beauty of Loanwords is in directness. On its second album, Kaveh Kanes wraps melancholy around longing melodies more purposefully - curating dramatic sadness with twilight guitars and patient ryhthms. Its 80s C86 aesthetic finding new ways to communicate, relying less on a blizzard reverbial blanketss, and more on what made that era's pop so affecting - melodies that wash over the mind as if always having been there, waiting to be discovered.
These feel like soundtrack to experiences everyone goes through, even if Asad Gibran's floating hush takes more comfort in whispering words rather spelling them out. There's a generous humanity here, and the song's simplicity makes it easy to bask in. Lost loves, parental longing, tragic romance, and wondrous glimmers through Loanwords.
Weaker acts bury unprepared songwriting in endless cavernous echoes; but Kaveh Kanes's songs - as confident and beautiful with just a voice and acoustic guitar - built a universe through its glacial here.
Marcel Thee (Sajama Cut)
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Bittersweet 80s melodies and production may not be novel at this point, but Kaveh Kanes' solid songwriting and economical sense of arrangement makes everything here feel sincere. Melodies and lyrics that evoke longing make this a perfect rainy day driving record. Retro in all the right ways. (Jakarta Post)
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The beauty of Loanwords is in directness. On its second album, Kaveh Kanes wraps melancholy around longing melodies more purposefully - curating dramatic sadness with twilight guitars and patient ryhthms. Its 80s C86 aesthetic finding new ways to communicate, relying less on a blizzard reverbial blanketss, and more on what made that era's pop so affecting - melodies that wash over the mind as if always having been there, waiting to be discovered.
These feel like soundtrack to experiences everyone goes through, even if Asad Gibran's floating hush takes more comfort in whispering words rather spelling them out. There's a generous humanity here, and the song's simplicity makes it easy to bask in. Lost loves, parental longing, tragic romance, and wondrous glimmers through Loanwords.
Weaker acts bury unprepared songwriting in endless cavernous echoes; but Kaveh Kanes's songs - as confident and beautiful with just a voice and acoustic guitar - built a universe through its glacial here.
Marcel Thee (Sajama Cut)
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credits
released November 12, 2020
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Kaveh Kanes are Asad Gibran (vocal), Za'immuddin Mukkaroh (guitar), Hafid Alattas (bass), Muchammad Najib (drum).
Mixed: Yehezkiel Tambun
Mastered: Dimas Martokoesoemo at Als Studio
Artwork: Ella Wijt
Designed: Jeffry Haryanto
Anoa Records
2018
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Kaveh Kanes are Asad Gibran (vocal), Za'immuddin Mukkaroh (guitar), Hafid Alattas (bass), Muchammad Najib (drum).
Mixed: Yehezkiel Tambun
Mastered: Dimas Martokoesoemo at Als Studio
Artwork: Ella Wijt
Designed: Jeffry Haryanto
Anoa Records
2018
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