Simple Music for Simple Times

from Simple Music for Simple Times by Circular Reasoning

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lyrics

Opened up my door this morning, the birds weren’t blue
They were some motley array of shades and hues
The clouds were whisperin’ as the sun screamed down
Through my eyes refract the waves from all around

And I can feel it in the air, the sweeping fabric starts to tear
Not the worst but not the best, on this sphere I’m just a guest

From conveyor belt sidewalks you can hear the boomin’ chimes
Just the sound of simple music for simple times

The lilac trees were swayin’, singin’ their songs
Leaves sound like radio static if you listen too long
Picked up the paper, same old news, they say
The world’s spinnin’ a little faster than yesterday

And I can feel it in the air, the sweeping fabric starts to tear
Not the worst but not the best, on this sphere I’m just a guest

Strollin’ without a care between paradigms
To the tune of simple music for simple times

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from Simple Music for Simple Times, released February 29, 2024
Written by Mikko Nynäs

Vocals/Keyboards/Alto Sax: Mikko Nynäs
Tenor Sax: Charlie Phillips
Trombone: Christian Read
Bari Sax: Noah Baseleon-Abbott
Guitars: James Vincent Sloan
Bass: David Murray
Drums: Tai Taitano

Mixing: Mikko Nynäs
Mastering: Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering

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Circular Reasoning Seattle, Washington

Circular Reasoning is an unconventional retrofitting of R&B and funk from the fertile grounds of the Seattle music scene, overlaying psychedelic, jazzy abstractions over old-school stone grooves. Materialized in the U-District by arranger/keyboardist Mikko Nynäs, CR has been romping around the Seattle area since 2011, spewing novel sounds and unorthodox lyricism. ... more