We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Other Imperfect EP

by said the starling

supported by
Mads Porsborg
Mads Porsborg thumbnail
Mads Porsborg Over a melancholic and somehow both disjointed yet beautiful production from Hectic Zeniths, Ryan delivers a great verse with his distinct voice and flow. A track that I keep returning to. Favorite track: Made of Metal.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD  or more

     

1.
I met her in a dream, the quietest of places, the perfect little hideaway to try to get away from the giants that our days brung, the lies and all the makeup, the hiding and the trying and the prizes and the paycuts. We sighed out expectations, freed the tension from our backs and diamonds from our faces. We weren't crying; we were maps. We were treasure. We were tracks. We were heaven in a basement. Our arms were made of wax; as I covered her, she bathed me. I told her she was perfect, and she told me the same. We rode a wave of grace and screamed each other's names. We made the night a baby and held it there between us. We knew we had to love it. We knew we couldn't leave it. We knew we couldn't wake up. But we knew we were dreaming, and we knew that we were floating in an in between that's fleeting, and we both knew, any moment, eyes would open and we'd be in different places, missing something we couldn't remember. She was made of metal; I was meant to lay my ear to her side and hear what she'd say. We were meant to be; we were not meant to stay. We were made of dreams and dreams are meant to fade. She was made of metal; I was meant to lay my ear to her side and hear what she'd say. We were meant to be; but only 'til we changed. We were made of dreams and dreams are meant to fade. I caught a glimpse of her, one morning, wide awake. She was gorgeous purity and sureness in a tiny frame, tons of water running forward, rushing toward me, and I came to jump right off the high dive and to try to ride that wave, like a pride of lions racing from the irons of the cage. But this is not that dream. Dreams die in the day. The wilds we released were caught by time and tamed. We met in a dream; then we got in the way. We doubted what we found and drowned the sounds we used to make, and wondered if our love was worth the space it seemed to take up. We were both awake but blind to what we were. The diamonds from our faces just made our vision blurred. The sirens that we sang became lies that we had heard. And the secrets that we shared were too dangerous for words. The safety that we bathed in, the truth that washed our skin was a shotty ladder wobbling in the wind. We were meant to shake. We were meant to break and then fall. We were meant to wake up small, human after all. We were meant to run away from each other, when it got tough, and lose touch with the one we found, once we got up, and not trust the false fluff that dreams flaunt to taunt us. We can't stand on beams made of magic beans and sawdust. So after I got what I could've sworn was perfect, all there was left to do was desert it. She was made of metal; I was meant to lay my ear to her side and hear what she'd say. We were meant to be; we were not meant to stay. We were made of dreams and dreams are meant to fade. She was made of metal; I was meant to lay my ear to her side and hear what she'd say. We were meant to be; but only 'til we changed. We were made of dreams and dreams are meant to fade.
2.
Past Time 03:43
3.
Bad Bearings 02:58
My knee cracks. I broke a bone in my toe, a while ago, but it still hurts when it gets cold. I'm getting old. The older moan. Nowhere close to elderly. But I'm only getting closer, so much older than I used to be. But dreams remain proof to me that days are always beautifully constructed epic poems. I'm just slow on the translation. I've been prone to hesitation since I first met my maker and found out that Now & Laters might be better eaten now. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but knowing that it's gotta end makes it hard for me to bring this candy to my mouth. I've got a long commute. I waste a lot of time, deciding what to do between today and when I die. When a sailor sees the sky, he sees the sea's humble reflection, so whatever way he goes, he's moving in the right direction. But what the hell do I know about that profession. When I see the sky, I don't know if it's greater than or less than or equal to the people moving under it. Indecision wins, so I sit and let the compass spin. Whether a gust of wind or just a light breeze, I'm such a slight leaf, tied to the end of this kite's string.
4.
Silverware 03:15
5.
Piece 02:53

about

The Other Imperfect EP is an honest conversation between generations. Throughout its five tracks, street and subway musicians, parades and festivals, restaurants, pool halls, household appliances and dads are among the recordings stitched together as a soundscape for Ryan Vinson and Adam Prince's collaborative EP as Said the Starling. Using this intimate production as a backdrop, Ryan (sketch lightly) delivers thoughtfully crafted verses reflecting on relationships, loneliness, aging, and hope. The EP also prominently features voicemail recordings from Ryan's father, and bass playing by Dave Cohen.

Ryan and Adam (Hectic Zeniths) met while attending Drexel University around 2003. They initially bonded over hip-hop from the likes of QN5 and Doomtree, as well as their own projects, but it wasn't until 2011 that they made any music together. They previously collaborated on "Cocoon" on sketch lightly's BLUE IN THE FACE EP, and "Beau Geste (After Midnight Remix)" on Hectic Zeniths' Type One Era EP. They began The Other Imperfect during the Winter of 2013, molding it in short bursts, between moves, marriages, and career changes.

credits

released December 1, 2015

vocals: ryan vinson
samples/production: ryan vinson + adam prince
voicemails: sylvester vinson
bass: dave cohen
mixed by sam greenberg
mastered by ryan schwabe

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

said the starling Seattle, Washington

Said the Starling is rapper Ryan Vinson (sketch lightly), multi-instrumentalist producer Adam Prince (Hectic Zeniths), and a small room of collected sounds.

contact / help

Contact said the starling

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like said the starling, you may also like: