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The Handbook
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Third Cat

Entry from The Handbook in Nur Ein XV.

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"The Handbook" - Third Cat

first you must unbecome
so you'll be unborn
unmade, unformed

second step; feel the light
'till you're Syd from Floyd
fall in the void

third step is let go
'till you really know
energy flow

the handbook to nothing
a pathway to peace
true it can be hard
hard to release

nowhere
and there's no one
you can really leave
no words
no story
you have to believe

the handbook to nothing
a pathway to peace
true it can be hard
hard to release

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vowlvom

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gorgeous interlocking, jangling guitar parts and production, this is total ear-candy. The lyrics are intriguingly abstract and a good mix for the dreamy instrumentation. The chorus (and particularly the first chorus) doesn't capture my attention quite as vividly as the initial verse section with the steps does, but that helps the second chorus make more of an impact so I won't complain too much.

glowworm

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really cool effects throughout, digging the gang vocals and harmonies

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owl

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I didn’t find this song terribly memorable, I couldn’t sing any melodic hook back to you or quote back any lyrics, but I enjoy hearing that intro kick in every time it comes up on the playlist. It just sounds really nice and there are all kinds of little production details to pay attention to as you listen--I love the warm washes of harmonies, the guitar jangles and chucka chuck strums, and the various reverse delay type sounds. The hippy dippy acid trip lyrics work for the general mood and style of the song. Still, I’d love to hear a song next time that’s a bit hookier and catchier.

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bennyharv3

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This is a nice song! I like the vocals and the vocal effects, but don't really have anything to add or detract. It's a solid Third Cat song.

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Cybronica

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I really like your lyrics. The poetry in them flows both on the page and in the song. The sounds of the words themselves are really well chosen and well arranged. The focus on sound vs. meaning makes it a bit vague, but the vagueness is what it’s all about, right? Dissolving into the ether. The sounds you orchestrate in the mix complement the words really well. I especially love clav in my right ear and the backwards reverb sounds. As always I L O V E your vocals. What do you use to process them? They have an amazing timbre. That’s actually the conclusion of this review: I am obsessed with what you do with timbre.

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