godspeed (feat. shing02) - a tribute to the japanese affected by the sendai earthquake

in light of recent events, i wanted to make a track that captured the timeless samurai spirit. what better way than to illustrate the duality of the calm within the storm, reflected in the way the japanese as a whole cooly and almost serenly conducted themselves while the forces of nature laid their country to waste. history repeats itself and japan will bounce back yet again.

keep japan in your prayers.

support the red cross relief effort: http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG...

mp3: http://tindeck.com/listen/jpsc

photo/video credits: nhk, reuters, wikipedia

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[suckapunch565]

Damn, the flooding is like what hapened in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.

[xRisingForcex]

@suckapunch565 yea it is definitely comparable.

[wagneristhebest]

Nice song but how does this capture the torment of the earthquake? A rap with a piano ostinato? I think it was a little more painful than that.

[xRisingForcex]

@wagneristhebest nice reductionist fallacy. nature's discomforting lack of empathy towards its destructive tendencies is more effectively evoked with modern idioms over the orchestral dissonances, now-cliched orchestral stabs, and painfully long, deliberating pieces of a bygone era. the huge drums are interruptive yet embrace the introspective piano line and are an elegant metaphor for the duality of the calm within the storm. the more you ignore jazz the more you will stagnate as an artist.

[Renulph]

Feelin' the groove in the bassline.

I had you pegged as only a guitar player, interesting, interesting...

[xRisingForcex]

@Renulph heehee

[skippy2k7]

This ish go so hard..and is so real..its the perfect lyrics. Japan has been here before and will rise again...god bless.

[S0ulcreat1ve]

Beautiful tribute to Japan!

[mr559]

the instrumental is mind-blowing!

[Cubanito884]

Wow is theere an instrumental?

[nyskate08]

this is going into my ipod :D

[SabrinaValenzuela]

Why'd I just notice this now!? ..wonderful work! ^__^

[gik29]

this is excellent man, bravo! It's become my favorite version. Thank you for sharing.

[ASIANphantom]

who the hell dislike this masterpiece

[MrEddieBTV]

Speechless......just amazing.

[xRisingForcex]

@ChromaticJester subscribe and youtube will take care of that for you!

[ChromaticJester]

@xRisingForcex Well please send me a message when you upload any more instrumentals you make. very nice..... VERY VERY nice

[xRisingForcex]

@ChromaticJester that's 100% done from scratch

[ChromaticJester]

@xRisingForcex

I meant for the instrumental

[ChocoaNuggetz]

OFWGKTA! !! !!!

[xRisingForcex]

@ChromaticJester sample is shing02, battlecry

[ChromaticJester]

Nice job on the instrumental very very chill. I'm guessing you used a sample but I didn't recognize the artist you mind sharing the name I would love to check out their music ^.^

[slickshark89]

saw your instrumental on soulcreative's page n came here to send my regards man; the japanese, imo, are prime examples of endurance. awesome tribute

[blitzwater]

Sounds great. I'm still blown away on how much damage there is there.

[pjdorothy]

I made a quick video yesterday of the tragedy after hearing a song on my mp3 player. I posted it as a video response but I have to say yours is very beautiful. I'm impressed!