Monoliths of Stone

by Isaac Cabrera

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"Monoliths of Stone" is Isaac Cabrera's first song in the dream pop/post rock genre. This song is an experimental track about a man living alone at the end of the apocalypse who gazes at a world he no longer recognizes, before making a final journey to the sea. “Monoliths of Stone” was Isaac Cabrera’s first dive into more electronic and experimental forms of music. Specifically, he was interested in creating movement and space through sound. This production is unique for Isaac because of its almost exclusive use of synthesizers and sampled guitars to create lush soundscapes. This song arose out of a fusion of two separate songs (one pure electronic and one post rock) that Isaac wrote and then combined into one.

*Release Notes: Isaac took the photographs for the cover art when he traveled to Cambodia after graduating from college. If you listen closely, during the quiet verses you can hear a shower running in the background. Isaac's former roommate was showering while he recorded the vocals and Isaac decided to keep the sound in because it added to the dreamy guitar texture.

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Standing alone,
mind close to the edge.
Far from home,
looking for signs of life.

Monoliths of stone,
meanings lost long ago.
Messages of old,
now crumbled and gone.

Twilight,
big city,
lights fill the air.

Starlight,
streets are empty,
what happened here?

Wander back to the sea;
It’s where I’m supposed to be.
Melting with the waves,
waiting for a better day.

Ashes from the trees,
float along the bay.
Fire that destroyed time,
now a distant memory.

My body’s frozen,
these bones are broken,
this life has drifted away.

Across the ocean,
to foreign coastlines,
will I sink or swim?

Where did everyone go?
Where did everyone go?
Where did everyone go?

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released September 20, 2019
Lyrics and Music: Isaac A Cabrera

Mixing: Isaac A Cabrera

Mastering: Isaac A Cabrera

Published by Engineered and Orchestrated Music

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Isaac Cabrera San Diego, California

Isaac Cabrera is an independent musician based out of San Diego, California. He writes and records music as a way to relax from his day job as an engineer. He enjoys creating contemporary music to express complex emotions. Trained as a classical musician, he is equally likely to be playing in a symphony as a band. He also enjoys cooking elaborate meals to fuel his multiple passions. ... more

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