Long Held Grudges, by The Drop

Long Held Grudges

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1.	Outerloper 02:22	buy track
2.	5lide 02:57	buy track
3.	Classical Space Jazz 1 02:24	buy track
4.	Breaking the Shadow 02:09	buy track
5.	Flunky Fesh 03:17	buy track
6.	Mellow Mind Thump 02:19	buy track
7.	Floating and Gone 02:44	buy track
8.	Treading Too Deep 04:13	buy track
9.	Redemption 04:00	buy track
10.	Ghosts of Home 03:15	buy track
11.	Rocket Trip, Man - BONUS TRACK 02:44	buy track

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Soundtrack pieces & music beds. Most tracks are pre-existing material, either used as is in film or web projects, or modified for reuse in the future (tracks 1, 2 & 6). Track 5 is entirely new.

The title has kind of a double meaning.
1. It refers to the fact that most of these tracks are several years old, and released only as part of film or web projects. This is music I held onto, begrudgingly hoping it would be heard by a wider audience, and realized after some recent events that I had to be the one to let it go.
2. It also alludes to some of the relationships I forged because of this music, most of which generated some kind of bad blood. Some of these relationships ended badly, some came to a quietly positive but distinctly altered state, and others have never been fully resolved. Like with sharing the music, I realized it's up to me to let go.

Thanks to Daniel Cousins for his work on many of the older tracks, and his musical & personal support in general.

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released July 9, 2022

All songs composed by Nick DeMatteo except Track 3 (traditional) and Track 11 (adaptation of Elton John's "Rocket Man").
All songs produced by Nick DeMatteo & Daniel Cousins except Tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6 - produced by Nick DeMatteo.
Instruments & programming by Nick DeMatteo & Daniel Cousins.

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REC New York, New York

REC is a NYC electro power pop band formed in 2004, emerging from Nick DeMatteo's solo career, and featuring Nick DeMatteo on vocals and writing duties.
Since 1996, Nick & REC have released over a dozen albums/EPs. Nick is also a podcaster for MUSIC is not a GENRE (MxG), actor, voice over artist, director, graphic designer, and writer. Check out REC & MxG merch at the Bonfire link below! ... more

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