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american dream

by Ben Vining

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This very experimental track began with the first two verses of lyrics, which were fueled by political & financial anger and anxiety. When I began producing the music, I realized I didn't want to convey anger at all, but rather a sense of undeniable dread. The dark EQing and resonant bass frequencies combined with the slow toiling along of the lazy kick drum are meant to create an atmosphere of inescapable doom. welcome to america.

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wake, rise, leave
work
home, sleep, repeat.

rent, food, car
not cheap
none to keep.

is this how it's supposed to be?
is no one looking out for me?

read, watch, hope
vote
but still no change.

stable health care
out of reach
unless you can pay.

is the best that we can do?
no help for folks like me and you?

this is the american dream.

stay home please
unless you're essential.

your wage will be the same
but now your life is the gamble.

is that too high a price to pay?
don't you want your insurance to stay?

we're all free to work and free to die
they could save us, but what's the fee to try?

is this the dream that we deserve?
or maybe we should get our turn...

this is the american dream...

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released May 11, 2020
Composition, performance, electronic production, mixing & mastering: Ben Vining

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Ben Vining Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I'm Ben! I'm a producer, composer, and songwriter from Phoenix, AZ. I love experimenting with unconventional production techniques, and also creating my own custom digital instruments and effects.

My favorite artists to listen to are Flume, Porter Robinson, Bon Iver, Madeon, and Louis The Child. I love vocal effects, processing, pitch shifting, and just all-around mangling of an audio signal. ... more

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