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Soft Power

by Balloonbear

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about

It always seemed to me that the lyrics to the album were a very important thing. Especially when albums come out as rarely as mine. The name Soft Power is about empathy, understanding, and support for power that denies the use of brute force and manipulation. But it seems to me that Soft Power is the ability of people to fall in love with others around them.

Each track on the album embodies one of the stages of a relationship. As much as we would like to, but we live according to common patterns.

1. At First Sight - as many people say to me: “you can't make a first impression twice,” but when I meet, I sometimes manage to screw it up. In the track, as in life, everything starts very unpretentiously and it seems that it is even protracted. But in the second part, it develops into much more powerful emotions.
2. Unrequited Love - Relationships may not develop at all the way they would like, right? And it's good if you manage to move away from the thought of a person very quickly ... Sometimes people get stuck in worries about those who don't like them. With me, too, this was - from this I was simply torn apart by emotions.
3. Luscious - love can be so strong that it sometimes seems luscious. It seems to me that this is not bad. Although, now I remembered the phrase of my class teacher about the "candy-flower period". And you know, I don't think that this should be a period. People who truly value each other should not divide their lives into periods and look for a reason for gifts.
4. Ultimate Gold is gold as an absolute measure of success. When everything goes well, you feel like you're at the top.
5. Nostalgic vibes - even if the relationship ended long ago, we think about it and try to understand what we did wrong. It is better not to reflect, but to remember only the good and not dwell on the unpleasant, so as not to go crazy.

July 1st is my brother's birthday, so I want to release the album today. Thank you for being reliable support and example for me all these years. All the best to you. And I also want to say thank you to all the musicians who agreed to write remixes for me, I appreciate it a lot.

Everything connected with the epidemic, with my long separation from many people I love, made me appreciate them more. Appreciate communication with them, every minute that you manage to spend together. Due to the constant uncertainty in the world, people began to hate each other more. They find it increasingly difficult to engage in open dialogue, think critically, or find a compromise. That is why it is extremely important today and now to find a corner for love in your heart, even if you have to use Soft Power for this.

credits

released July 1, 2021

Art: instagram.com/danisenvevo
Mixed and mastered by Неверовер Rec.: vk.com/uslisheto
Many thanks to Polina for help with composing the text: vk.com/polinatch

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