New Music: "Piercing the Veil"

"Butterfly Sky" by 0w1-3Y3

Produced by 0w1-3Y3 (Matthew L. Morgan) in honor of his daughter, Annabelle.

"Head Up, Chin Down"

0w1-3Y3 R3M1X "Spirit Love" (Demo)

Cohesion|Tension (Concept Demo)

This demo is a major transformation of "Cohesion-Tension" off my first album,
"Wise 'Trip' EP."
soundcloud.com/wise_from_within/sets/wise-trip-ep

New Percussion & EDM Music

Ambient Hip-Hop Album: "Forever Shadowed"

Destiny 'Trip' (Remastered)

Destiny 'Trip' is a musical metaphor for the human lifespan, with every stage of development represented, from birth to death. It is the first track off of Wise 'Trip' EP, produced by WiseFromWithin/dJ_5entIn3L.

Wise 'Trip' EP is a "concept album," falling under the sub-genres of ambient, ambient industrial, and "space music," that provides the listener with a variety of unique mental impressions united by a thread of universal metaphysical concepts concerning life and reality. 'Trip' has a double-meaning: trip, as in a journey; and trip, as in a "head-trip".

Destiny 'Trip' (Final Fantasy Mix DEMO)

Dedicated Demo 1999

I have a dream of a scene between the green hills
Clouds pull away and the sunlight's revealed
People don't talk about keeping it real
It's understood that they actually will
And intoxicated and stimulated emcees
Staring in the trees, paranoid, are gone in the breeze
Watch them flee, hip-hop hits
Take a walk with me and what you'll see
Is a land where the sand is made up of crushed up wax
And the sky beyond you is krylon glue
And everybody speaks in a dialect of rhyme
And emcees have left materialism behind them
Meanwhile I just grip my mic
And hope me and my team make it through alright
Because say what you will, and say what you might
But don't ignore who it's for at the end of the night

[CHORUS]
Because this is dedicated to the kids
Dedicated to wherever music lives
Dedicated to those tired of the same ol' same
And dedicated to the people advancin' the game
What's real is the kids who know that something's wrong
What's real is the kids who think they don't belong
What's real is the kids who have nowhere to run
Who are hiding in the shadows waiting for the sun

I've seen a lot of shit, I've talked to a bum
Out on sunset strip, he asked me "How would you feel
If everybody acted like you didn't exist
You'd lose your grip, probably eventually flip."
So let it be known, the only reason that we do this
Is so you can pick it up and just bang your head to it
While emcees fight to see who can be the commonest
Be floatin overhead like a space odyssey monolith
Over seeing the game, over being part of the same ol' thing
It's all gonna change in a hurricane of darkness and pain
And acidic rain and promises that you won't do it again
Meanwhile I just grip my mic
And hope me and my team make it through alright
Because say what you will, and say what you might
But don't ignore who it's for at the end of the night

[Repeat Chorus]

Pulling me close, the shadow is warm inside
This is where I feel at home, this is my place to hide
Pulling me close, the shadow is warm inside
This is where I feel at home, this is my place to hide

[Repeat Chorus]

This is dedicated to the kids
Dedicated to wherever music lives
Dedicated to those tired of the same ol' same
And dedicated to the people advancin' the game
What's real, everybody who doesn't feel safe
What's real, everybody who knows they're out of place
What's real, anybody with nowhere to run
Who hides in the shadows waiting for the sun


(C) Linkin Park.

My Debut Album: Wise 'Trip' EP

You can listen to the finalized version of my entire album on SoundCloud.
It is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon MP3, Deezer, and Rdio!

Wise 'Trip' EP is a "concept album," falling under the sub-genres of ambient, ambient industrial, and "space music," that provides the listener with a variety of unique mental impressions united by a thread of universal metaphysical concepts concerning life and reality.  'Trip' has a double-meaning: trip, as in a journey; and trip, as in a "head-trip".

My goal has been to create a truly fresh, unique, and rich listening experience, with each song being structured and composed to serve as a musical metaphor for the concepts and feelings I wanted to share.  I did not wish to be bound by common song structures in doing so--the structures are defined instead by the concepts themselves.

I have thrown in a mellow, alternative genre "bonus track" I recorded and produced in a little over an hour using a full-featured recording studio.  It was intentionally produced to give it an impromptu, "off-the-cuff" performance feel, with every instrumental and vocal track performed by Drake Holliday.  He has my thanks for letting me work with him on it, and for letting me share this song.

The lyrics for "Ascendency" were written by Taylor Podkranic.  I'm grateful to him for writing them specifically for me, and for how personally meaningful they are to me.  I'm further grateful for him transferring copyright ownership of the lyrics over to my record label.  All together, a great example of thoughtful altruism.

"Ascendancy" was a song born from a deeply personal struggle I had for many years. The primary concept conveyed musically is of moving from "darkness to light". The lyrics, which have strong ties to the mythology of the Phoenix (and were written for me by my friend Taylor Podkranic), are perfectly complimentary to the musical development of the song. The purpose of the song, as a whole, is to remind and inspire people, who may be in, or at least remember, that in their darkest hour, they can transcend their limits and struggles to be reborn into whoever they wish to be...

"Ascendancy" Lyrics
(Written by Taylor Podkranic)

©2015 Wise 'Trip' Records

[Verse 1]

Broken and beaten,

to the depths of my soul

Sundered and shaken,

will I ever be whole?

(Repeat Verse)

[Chorus 1]

Climbing higher and higher,

fists to the sky

Through the smoke and the fire,

screaming why... why!

Why did I fracture?

Why did I break?

Can I come back together?

What will it take?

No longer that boy

Reborn as a man

Embers burn in my eyes,

and now here I stand

...now here I stand

[Verse 2]

Self-loathing a cancer,

dragging me down

Choking on silence,

what then is the sound?

Of a soul as it's breaking,

as all lies are lost

As new eyes come open,

I know the cost

[Chorus 2]

Climbing higher and higher,

fists to the sky

Through smoke and the fire,

screaming why... why!

Why did I stumble?

Why did I fall?

Am I worth saving?

Am I worth it at all?

The answer is yes!

We deserve one more chance

A shot at redemption

I'm worth more than a glance

...more than a glance

[Bridge]

Because if you watch,

I'll burst into flames,

soar out of my ashes

Remember my name

Suffering can cleanse you,

each trial a gift

Harder, Faster, Stronger,

even mountains may shift

You have the power

Exert your will

Learn from this lesson,

as I am still...

[Final Chorus]

Climbing higher and higher,

fists to the sky

Through the smoke and the fire,

screaming I will not die

Now I can fly,

fists to the sky

I will not die

Now I can... fly...

[Outro]

What is broken,

may be mended... (x7)

Happy New Year Everyone!

I wish everyone a wonderful 2015, filled with love, happiness, laughter, great music, positive progress, a growth in personal wisdom, good health, family unity, supportive friends, and a genuine sense of fulfillment with all that you accomplish!  I love you all...

One Love,

Matt