Wanted to make this one drive. It's meant to be listened to as loud as possible.

i am thinking about words tonight they can be hard as nails they-can be as shapeless as water they can break your heart they can hang like a chain hold you up for years cause you to think twice take away your fears you are falling in love…

The image of cherry blossoms folding into a gravel footpath is from a poem by Kanoko Okamoto. Originally from RPM '07 album, this version has been reworked a fair bit.

Originally for (unfinished) RPM '08 album. This song and "shortwave" together probably required more component audio tracks than my entire RPM '09 album, which is one reason RPM '08 didn't see completion.

Originally for (unfinished) RPM '08 album

lyrics by ouroboros orignally from RPM '07 album, also nearly untouched except for a few tweaks to the middle part.

This and BF2 were made up from scraps of songs I was working on for RPM '07 and '08 that never went anywhere

lyrics by ouroboros. Originally for RPM '07 album. The organ interlude is now brought up to audible levels; the vocal effects have been tamed slightly.

the phrase "on thatch, on leaves, on tin, on willow" is from the book "A House in Bali" by Colin McPhee Originally for RPM '07 album. It might drag on a bit long.