Eigengrau

from SpinTunes 18 by Jocko Homomorphism

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Eigengrau is the color that one perceives when their eyes are closed. It is a dark grey without visual contrast. Translated literally it means "inherent grey", eigen being German for "own".

When I desperately need to relax, I imagine the things I've seen and heard come pouring back out of my ears and eyes, leaving me be. "Eigengrau" finds the listener reclining in a twilight between sleeping and waking. The verses use extended chords to give a sense of movement without firmly establishing tonal location, as in a dream. The arpeggios slow down when the harmony accelerates; running without getting anywhere.

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Lay the head then close the eyes
All alone without disguise
Color overtakes the mind
Color of another kind

Noises trickle out the ears
Then let flow the taxing tears
Clouded grey that shimmers prime
Eigengrau as old as time

Not a single sun beam breaks
Nothing sleeps and nothing wakes
Here you see not light of day
Nothing takes what's yours away

Mind that wanders, mind that's still
Cast aside what work made ill
Lying here light matters not
Gazing on the world of thought

Not a single sun beam breaks
Nothing sleeps and nothing wakes
Here you see not light of day
Nothing takes what's yours away

Keeping still at end of day
Consciousness recedes to grey
Head is lain and eyes are sealed
Inner self is now revealed

Not a single sun beam breaks
Nothing sleeps and nothing wakes
Here you see not light of day
Nothing takes what's yours away

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from SpinTunes 18, released October 3, 2021

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Jocko Homo + J-Homomorphism = Jocko Homomorphism

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