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SALT MERIDIAN

DESERT WATER

Three men who record in a shed in the desert and refuse to release anything made in a city

vex on it

the run

Honest use case: People who appreciate atmospheric electronica with a thoughtful, introspective edge.

Exhibit:And this is the most honest four minutes of the year

style

  • melodic house
  • indie dance
  • deep rolling bassline
  • atmospheric pads
  • live drums layered with electronic kick
  • emotional reverbed male vocal
  • slow euphoric build
  • australian accent
  • cinematic and yearning
  • australian accent

the numbers

bpm
123
key
G# major
energy
0.74
dance
0.94
valence
0.38
vocal at
2.8s
length
3:49
words
145
clichés
0
language
En

most sung: “desert” ×9 · “water” ×9 · “including” ×6

shared with the crate: 90 other songs use “light” · 71 other songs use “night” · 48 other songs use “morning”

lyrics

(desert water)

The light comes up out here like something being decided
Not gradually. All at once. Like a switch in a distant room.
And we are still awake and nobody wants to be the first
To say the thing that means the night is over

And you are holding a cup of something cold
And I am watching you not drink it
And this is the most honest four minutes of the year

Desert water, desert water
Everything out here is further than it looks
Desert water, desert water
Including you, including me, including morning

In the city we are careful. Out here we are just tired.
And tired is the closest either of us gets to honest.

Desert water, desert water
Everything out here is further than it looks
Desert water, desert water
Including you, including me, including morning

(further than it looks)