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Birth of the Chill

by Chill Beenz

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Midnight Marauder Lyrics by Khalil Habrih Verse 1: He’s a man of many ladies And of as many mysteries He keeps his mind unkept And what he wants he gets He speaks with great verve Often swings and swerves He has told many lies And often comes in disguise You will not read his face Yet in his eyes detect a trace Of a longing desire To stand next to her fire Chorus: The Midnight Marauder undressed her with his eyes With a subtle stare, began to untie The hooks and the knots leading to her soul He’s not a crook, yet sought to take her whole Verse 2: A silver tongue like a snake He could effortlessly take Her smiles and innocence In a ritual or tribal dance And although it may seem It is all but a dream Once she wakes in the morn’ The bruises and the scorns Upon her dignity he left Will have been proof of the theft And as a robber he’d steal away Leaving her where she lays Chorus: The Midnight Marauder undressed her with his eyes With a subtle stare, began to untie The hooks and the knots leading to her soul He’s not a crook, yet sought to take her whole Verse 3: He’s says he’s too tired Can barely communicate Or that he’s wired, Can’t concentrate It’s her thoughts playing tricks On his body and soul Oh, her mind is electric It has taken him whole Well, the sapphire approaches And in its midst the feeling Which with her voice sends, launches The marauder twirling Well, he has found a true rival Beauty immaculate A bond of intellect Not solely bestial Last chorus: And now, he no longer runs Finds himself staring at the sun In the morning when it rises, evening when it sets Yes, he just lets His imagination flow…
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SloMaudtion 03:17
SloMaudtion Lyrics by Maud Koenig O’Carroll Verse: I can feel the summer breeze that blows for me As it lifts me off my feet Whispering a melody that rings so sweet Tenderly carrying me off to sleep I can feel the crisp cold of the night On my lips its touch so slight Carry me to Morpheus’s den To dream again and again Chorus: Oh baby please, will you let me be Your favourite memory Shelter me from the rain Be the cure to my pain Baby please, will you let me be Your favourite memory Shelter me from the storm Be the rose to my thorn
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Tell You Anyway Words and music by Daniel Nothaft verse 1 You didn't strike me as one to be struck by love It's simply society's construction is something you'd say But if there's one thing worse than love unrequited It's trying to fight it and just keeping quiet So I'm gonna tell you anyway verse 2 I too have doubted my own belief in love So I don't mind admittin' that I may just be smitten instead But if this ain't love, it's the closest thing to it And you know I'm not joking girl you'd see straight through it So I'm gonna tell you anyway bridge But if you confirm my fears And my words fall on deaf ears I'd say, just listen my dear though this may not last for years I can give you myself for each second we're here, So I'm telling you I love you anyway sax solo verse 3 Though it's so hard to define Babe, we both know when we find it So let's leave philosophy for tomorrow and just feel lots of it for today when I tell you that I love you anyway
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B-Side 03:59
B-Side Baby Lyrics by Daniel Nothaft Verse (V) 1: It wouldn't matter if this song weren't worth a shit cuz they'd still dance with just a kick drum and a snare hit but I ain't looking for no one hit wonder I'd rather something set apart from all the others Pre-Chorus (PC) 1: so you don't have to be a show stopper (woah woah woah) you don't have to be a chart topper (no no no) you don't have to be the A-side of the single just be my B-side babe Chorus (C) 1: oh won't you be my b-side baby oh won't you stay beside of me baby oh won't you be my b-side baby oh won't you stay beside of me baby V2: society will try to ostracize those those who it can't subdue so selfishness is sometimes not a vice but a virtue there's a thousand people telling me exactly what to think and feel that's why i'm always wary about satisfying mass appeal PC2 Bridge: babe so let us be lovers cuz just cuz ppl can't be perfect doesn't mean they can't be perfect for each other V3: They'll probably make a dubstep remix of this song mess with the melody and get all the lyrics wrong I won't listen to it but, hey, when it goes number 1 I'll keep the royalties, take the money, and run PC3 C3
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K-Phunk 04:20

about

Birth of the Chill embodies one and a half years of musical creation and representation of the Sciences Po Paris campus of Reims.

The first 10 tracks of the album were recorded during one monstrous session from 9h30 to 18h30 on Thursday May 9th, 2013 at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Reims. The Beenz are eternally grateful for the Conservatoire faculty, especially François Eberlé and Nicholas Bouvier, for their invaluable help. The tracks were recorded live with a few overdubs. The album name is an homage to Miles Davis’ groundbreaking album, “Birth of the Cool,” which set the standard for following recordings in the genre of cool jazz.

The Beenz didn't have enough time to record the last track, “K-Phunk” at the conservatoire, so they had to engineer a trans-Atlantic recording session. Chill Beenz gives an enormous thank you to Pat Fisher, who laid down a sick impromptu drum track for this tune, while visiting Dan's home studio in Vienna, Virginia, USA. Loïc sent his keyboard track all the way from Paris, France, and Khalil (Special K) threw down the vocals from Toronto, Canada. This track truly encapsulates the Chill Beenz philosophy, and it simply had to be on the album. Chill Beenz has both the wonders of 21st century technology to thank for the recording of K-Phunk, as well as the talent and generosity of people like Pat and our friends John Fee and Nate Wilkinson and who kindly lent us their drumset and garage, respectively, for the recording.

The release of “Birth of the Chill” in February, 2014 coincides with the closing days of Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness month. Cholangiocarcinoma, (also known as bile duct cancer) is a rare form cancer that has touched the lives of close friends of the Chill Beenz circle—Lori Sachare, who is bravely fighting the disease today, and Ron Moehle, a dear friend who has passed away. 100% of proceeds from online sales of this album will be donated directly to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. The members of Chill Beenz have never sought to profit from their music, and respectfully invite fans that wish to support the research and patient care sponsored by the foundation, to consider donating, if they have the means.

www.cholangiocarcinoma.org


A big thanks to Daniel Christensen, an art student at Rhode Island School of Design and long time friend of Dan Nothaft, who donated his time and talent to design the album cover. Check out his work at the link below.

anobelisk.com

(Props as well to Henry Paikin for the epic graffiti Chill Beenz logo featured at top right)

Also, thank you, Reims administration, especially Olivier Ruchet and Nathalie Jacquet, who supported our collaborative project from the start.


Last but not least, look out for the hard copy of Birth of the Chill, available soon on CD!


Note: payments for the download in currencies other than euros will be automatically adjusted to euros at the current prevailing exchange rate.

credits

released February 24, 2014

The Beenz:
Henry Paikin - guitar, vocals
Maud Koenig-O'Carroll - vocals
Romain Cluzel - percussion
Daniel Nothaft - guitar, bass, vocals
Loïc Vigor - keyboard
Akos Palencsar - saxophone
Khalil Habrih - bass, guitar, vocals
Dong Kun Guo - trumpet

Session Musicians:
Pat Fisher - percussion on K-Phunk

A very special thanks to all past and future Chill Beenz, especially past members:
Luc Berman - guitar
Maeva Amarger - bass
Matthieu Kuzdzal - vocals
Samuel Prostrednik - guitar
Michael Von Dundas - bass

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Chill Beenz Reims, France

Chill Beenz was formed in 2011 by students at the Reims campus of Sciences Po Paris. Although the original band members went their separate ways, the legacy of the Chill Beenz lives on. The band rose again like a phoenix in 2013-2014, incorporating new members. Thus, the release of "Birth of the Chill" marks both a culmination of two years of the Chill, and a [Re]Birth of the Chill. ... more

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