Evolution of the Blood Star (A slinky slice of smokyfunkypop. Musically a cross between the B52s, Sade and Flunk, which are three very good things.)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

A slinky slice of smokyfunkypop. Musically a cross between the B52s, Sade and Flunk, which are three very good things. A great example of a song that does its own thing,

Q (evolution of the blood star) Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals Norine Braun BG Vocals : Allan Rodger (featuring Hal 9000) Produced by Allan Rodger All Instruments by Allan Rodger Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Papa can you hear me that I made the grade Papa can you hear me that I made the grade You find soul in whole In my ruins Feel protected not neglected Safe amid the loons In the middle of the riddle You will find balloons To make you higher, lighter, brighter Than the moon I’ll find you some metal deep beneath the wounds Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Papa can you hear me that I made the grade Papa can you hear me that I made the grade I am the Q Without the U, U hear nothing I am a firm believer And it’s gotta mean something Queer and quintessential Blindly unassuming Empowered not embittered Freedom’s day will soon be looming Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Iˇll find you a medal deep beneath the wound Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Papa can you hear me that I made the grade Papa can you hear me that I made the grade Yeah Yeah Yeah........ Wander the rhythm of the blood star boom Climb into the wonder of the evolution tune And in the paces, hurried spaces Between your thoughts Lies a longing, calming, belonging, to love lost I’ll find a revolution for the thirst you face I’ll find a revolution for the thirst you face I’ll find a revolution for the thirst you face Evolution of the blood star becomes the first race Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Mama you can heal me When you bake the cake Papa can you hear me that I made the grade Papa can you hear me that I made the grade....

Be Brave (Do It Right Blaxcot Remix) ( a sweet down tempo track. Norine’s voice is haunting and floats over the lazy, funky mix. it almost reminds me of Massive Attack.)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

 a sweet down tempo track apparently remixed by Blaxcot. Norine’s voice is haunting and floats over the lazy, funky mix. it almost reminds me of Massive Attack. KEITH KEHRER - Kamakaze Music

 

"'Be Brave' was a song I wrote a couple of weeks after my father's death, I was trying to make sense and be brave of losing someone I love and of my own immortality, the impermanence of life, how we must say goodbye to everyone and everything and that nothing is forever. We must be brave.

Be Brave (Do it Right - Blaxcot ReMiX) Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals (from the original recording produced by James Bowers) : Norine Braun Arrangement and Remix by Mike Ogletree Do it Right Vocals by Amy Sax by Spike

 

In the name of love We must face this night We will build the fires Of eternal light For the day will come When survivors none We will walk alone In the setting sun When we take that step We can still be brave For the love we take Is the love we gave Yes, When we take that step We can still be brave For the love we take Is the love we gave And if we live our lives With this thought in mind We will not be lost We will just be kind.

Stone and Feather (This song almost reminds me of that new wave band Romeo Void. Norine’s voice sounds like she would kick your ass and then it’s a duet between her sweet girly voice and the bad asswomen.)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

This song almost reminds me of that new wave band Romeo Void. Norine’s voice sounds like she would kick your ass and then it’s a duet between her sweet girly voice and the bad asswomen.  - Keith Kehrer

Stone and Feather Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals: Norine Braun All Instruments: Allan Rodger Produced by Allan Rodger Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Where do you come from? I don´t know I said now where do you come from? I don’t know Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Here we learn the art of release Medicine shield mandela peace We find our voice Name the name Climb those walls To give back again In the back alley haze Where we’ve wandered all dazed The damage long done Oh those battles hard won We’ll give thanks to the sun For the journey’s begun Back home Back home Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Stone and feather Bone and leather We flock together To come home Where do you come from? I don´t know Where do you come from? I don’t know Stone and feather Bone and leather Stone and feather Bone and leather

Crystallize (Here’s that jazzy Dusty sound I was talking about. Norine really has a stylistic range that is stunning. She croons like K.D. Lang’s lost sister)

(Evolution of the Blood Star and Next Wave)
Norine Braun music and lyrics

Here’s that jazzy Dusty sound I was talking about. Norine really has a stylistic range that is stunning. She croons like K.D. Lang’s lost sister.  Keith Kehrer Kamikaze Music

Crystallize Words and Music by Norine Braun

Vocals: Norine Braun Produced by Allan Rodger

All Instruments by Allan Rodger

Stay awake November dream The mist is on the rise If you dance around a clouded wink There’s distance in the skies You could wash away soiled tears Give them alibis You will find the word on baby’s breath The mystery is in the why’s For all the wounds, all the wear, all the fools Forget them All the hopes, all the dreams in all the stars Forget them Even if a shadow falls Oh the wonder lifts you high You can glide Crystallize Harmonize We come together In the night time you shine like ebony Fragrant you are my ecstasy Drift along a sandy brook Mischievous you glide Get all tangled in the underbrush It catches by surprise You can free the knot you find yourself The slip is in the try You can glide Crystallize Harmonize We come together In the night time you shine like ebony Fragrant you are my ecstasy Wash away soiled tears Wash away soiled tears Wash away soiled tears © Norine Braun 2006

CONFORMITY 451 (It is in a class all by itself. Sinister synths and evil Norine meets swoopy jazz girl Norine. Trippy as hell.)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

I was inspired by the novel Fahrenheit 451’s cinematic qualities and strange dreamlike logic. Ray Bradbury’s insight and foresight regarding intellectual freedom with censorship and brainwashing at its core ignited me. He dared ask the question of being happy and fulfilled of his main character. The timeliness and contemporary feel of this novel was irresistible. I focused on the conformity aspect and how this creates the illusion of security and prevents people from looking for fulfillment and searching for freedom. I encapsulated the highlights of the novel and styled it into a rap rock funk ambient fusion to reflect today’s energy and world. Winner of the Artists For Literacy International Songwriting Competition. I sent a copy to Ray Bradbury and his daughter emailed me back saying he loved the tune! How cool is that! nb

 

It is in a class all by itself. Sinister synths and evil Norine meets swoopy jazz girl Norine. Trippy as hell. - Keith Kehrer Kamikaze Music

Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals: Norine Braun All Instruments by James Bowers Produced by James Bowers Conformity You must conform to me Your rebel look a uniformity Mass conformity You seek security There is no certainty But conformity You must conform to me When our hero meets the girl She beams a ray of hope in his world She breaks Conformity You must conform to me Your rebel look a uniformity Mass conformity When the guy comes home From burning pages Of the sages All his rage is Quieted with a pill He finds his wife Who’s lying still Their zombie life Is dying still With a tv blaring Denies she’s daring To leave Resuscitate her Regurgitate her Transfusion aid her Surround sounds abound As the tv’s on Its always on She’s Conformity You must conform to me Your rebel look a uniformity Mass conformity Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run Conformity You must conform to me Your rebel look a uniformity Mass conformity You seek security There is no certainty But conformity You must conform to me When our hero meets his guide A revolution is started inside He breaks Conformity You must conform to me Your rebel look a uniformity Mass conformity With sun burned hands He held the fire The sun burned time And his desire Was awakened With no mistakes and He’d chose a mind That’s free to fill On the ground Authority spilled The hunted man They want to kill On a tv fake show Hounds of hell float They dropped the bomb And it was gone But our guy lived on The words he’d learned went on He’d leave a sign for all time Of having been here He vowed aloud He would dig a grave Big enough to bury War Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run Wake up wake up 451 Wake up, wake up run...... In the city All the people Gone forever War is futile In the city All the people Gone forever War is futile..... © Norine Braun

Rock and A hard Place

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
Rock And A Hard Place
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals: Norine Braun
All Instruments: Allan Rodger
Produced by Allan Rodger

I want to be free again
Would you please kick the can
I want to be free again
Would you please just kick the can
You were a girl then
But now you are a man

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I remember you laughing through your tears
A gender outlaw hiding from those fears
They blamed the victim struggling all those years

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

Self imprisoned to a safe but lonely cell
The great pretender masks an empty well
I want to help you but I can´t get out

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I know the shadow scares us all
There’s things that you can’t tell at all
Your life riddles you inside

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I want to be free again....

Skylight (semi classical pop)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

"I like the classic style piano. It brings a level of Nora Jones eleagance to the song. And your voice is velvet smooth and cuts thru the air like a knife. I listened to the song the first time and did not pay attention to any of the words. Just the sound alone caried the song. "Under the skylight" very good a love song.With that voice you do not sound like someone who would have a problem getting a date on Saturday night. With that voice you could rule the world." Mark Gruebel 

"A semi classical pop intro, (at times reminiscent of Chicago's "Color my world) leading into an incredibly exceptional vocalist! Wow! Voice is my bag, and this is an amazing instrument. Depth, style, character, you name it. She knows her instrument and plays with it at will. Fabulous! The song is jazzy and bluesy at the same time, and a very good composition. That's a voice that could turn anything to gold! In this case though, everything was in a different class ... an extremely high one." Louis Gentile Eitorf-Bach Germany, Europe’s Leading Wagnerian Tenor

Skylight Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals: Norine Braun Piano: Alice Fraser Produced by James Bowers You and me lost under the skylight You told me it would take all night Persuade me I begged you Hiding my eyes Hoping you were looking at the moon You and me lost in some fantasy One of my own accord Reality is too scary My dreams unprepared My silent wishes Just weren’t sure You and me lost under the skylight Hiding from what we really need Finding words enough to say You and me lost under the skylight Persuade me I begged you Hiding my eyes Hoping you were looking at the moon You and me lost under the skylight FIghting this emotion that drowns You touched In me Something undisturbed

ALBERTA (haunting epic pop)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)

ALBERTA Words and Music by Norine Braun Vocals and Rhythm Guitar: Norine Braun All other instruments: James Bowers Produced by James Bowers The wind she always blows Hollow valleys through my soul Cleans me straight up like the snow Always follows where I go I grew up in Alberta With the big sky tumbling down Those 4 strong winds can really Push you around Ramblin’ cowboys in pickup trucks Stereotypes I’d have to buck somehow I grew up in Alberta With the big sky tumbling down Those 4 strong winds can really Push you around Mum and Dad they taught me well Be good for heaven Work like hell All day Know winds can change Blow winds blow I needed love to find me I asked for truth to guide me To heal the old one Who is bitter and afraid I grew up in Alberta With the big sky tumbling down Those 4 strong winds can really Push you around The wind she always blows Hollow valleys through my soul Cleans me straight up like the snow Always follows where I go © 2005 Norine Braun SOCAN

Doesn’t Matter Anyway

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
Doesn’t Matter Anyway
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals Norine Braun
BG Vocals : Allan Rodger
Produced by Allan Rodger
All Instruments: Allan Rodger

Old man in shiny shoes
Yells where you been
You bugger you
Don’t you remember me?
Our brightest was in victory
He laughs

Oh It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
No It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
No,It Doesn’t Matter Anyway

Old woman dons a hat
Recalls old suits
With shoes dyed to match
I want to live in yesterday
I want to go back that’s where I’ll stay
She laughs


It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
Oh no It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
Oh No,It Doesn’t Matter Anyway

We value the ageless
Yet destiny is dangerous
If looking back is better than ahead

Oh then ahead yeah then ahead oh then ahead

Old man in shiny shoes
Yells where you been
You bugger you
Don’t you remember me?
Our brightest was in victory
He laughs

It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
No It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
No,It Doesn’t Matter Anyway

In Space

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
In Space
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals: Norine Braun
Sax and Flute: Tom Keenlyside
All other instruments: James Bowers
Produced by James Bowers

I remember as a child
I’d climb a hill and sit awhile
Watch the sun become the moon
All the stars that died too soon

In space
That’s where I’ll find you
In space
That’s where I’ll meet you
In space
That’s where I’ll take you

But then, but then., but then, but then

Had to grow up, had to get a job I had to change my ways
No staring out an empty sky
No wasting life away
No more dreaming of my starry nights
No looking no looking at the moon

Chorus

Had to adapt, had to join the day, I had to settle down
No northern lights to dance with me
No meteoric sound
No more dreaming of my starry nights
No looking, no looking at the moon
I remember as a child
I’d climb a hill and sit awhile
The lonely moon it was my friend
The stars at night
I could pretend (repeat verse)

Lonesome Side of Truth

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
Lonesome Side of Truth
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals:Norine Braun
All Instruments: James Bowers
Produced by James Bowers

Lingering doubts
Swallow tails and swim
Seamlessly in shallows
Far deeper than skin
Not every diver can reach
Beneath the darkened edged sword
Shadow and light
Breath and stillness
I hold

Do you believe
in ghosts
Only you believe
me most

Lingering doubts
Swallow tails and swim
Seamlessly in shallows
Far deeper than skin
Not every diver can reach
Beneath the darkened edged sword
Shadow and light
Breath and stillness
I hold

Even if I figured out, divined with all the clues
I’d second guess myself so I could never lose
I’ll never give you up, for you my only muse
I’m living on the lonesome side of truth

Lingering doubts
Swallow tails and swim
Seamlessly in shallows
Far deeper than skin
Not every diver can reach
Beneath the darkened edged sword
Shadow and light
Breath and stillness
I hold

Even if I figured out, divined with all the clues
I’d second guess myself so I could never lose
I’ll never give you up, for you my only muse
I’m living on the lonesome side of truth

Do you believe in ghosts
Only you believe me most

IF I Could Be The One

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
If I Could Be The One
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals:Norine Braun
All Instruments: James Bowers
Produced by James Bowers

If I could be the one who leaves you laughing
If I could be the one who leaves you trembling
If I could be the one who leaves you thinking

If I could be the one who leaves you who leads you to discover
That in between the sheets
The truth you will uncover
No second chances
No parting glances

If all the world’s a stage
Are we merely acting
When does a life get real
Or are we just imagining
Somebody else's dream
Lost in unconscious feelings

If I could be the one who leaves you who leads you to discover
Hidden between your thoughts
A shy self wants a lover
No grand delusions
No false conclusions

Am I ever gonna this through you
Maybe
Ever gonna make love to you
Maybe
Ever gonna get to get to move you
Maybe
The loneliest voice is not alone

In this moment hanging on every word I say
A nervous laugh while hands shake
Gives you away
A subtle touch
I am passing heaven’s gate

If I could be the one who leaves you who leads you to discover
Behind your fragile mask
A heart waits to recover
It’s missing pieces
The longing seizes

If I could be the one who leaves you laughing
If I could be the one who leaves you trembling
If I could be the one who leaves you thinking

Be Brave(dub-triphop remix)

(Evolution of the Blood Star)
Be Brave (Dub-TripHop ReMiX)
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals (from the original recording produced by James Bowers) : Norine Braun
Arrangement, Instruments and Remix by Antony Raijekov

I want to be free again
Would you please kick the can
I want to be free again
Would you please just kick the can
You were a girl then
But now you are a man

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I remember you laughing through your tears
A gender outlaw hiding from those fears
They blamed the victim struggling all those years

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

Self imprisoned to a safe but lonely cell
The great pretender masks an empty well
I want to help you but I can´t get out

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I know the shadow scares us all
There’s things that you can’t tell at all
Your life riddles you inside

Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock,
Always caught between a rock and a hard place

I want to be free again....


Be Brave (Do it Right Blaxcot ReMiX)
Words and Music by Norine Braun
Vocals (from the original recording produced by James Bowers) : Norine Braun
Arrangement and Remix by Blaxcot - Mike Ogletree
Do it Right Vocals by Amy
Sax by Spike


In the name of love
We must face this night
We will build the fires
Of eternal light

For the day will come
When survivors none
We will walk alone
In the setting sun

When we take that step
We can still be brave
For the love we take
Is the love we gave

Yes, When we take that step
We can still be brave
For the love we take
Is the love we gave

And if we live our lives
With this thought in mind
We will not be lost
We will just be kind
All Songs ©Norine Braun SOCAN 2007 Braun and Brains Music All Rights Reserved.

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