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Determinism

by Jeremy Blake

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Jaime Thundercat
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Jaime Thundercat This album absolutely sounds beautiful. The texture of the sounds really pull each track together. But that's not what makes this album special to me. It's the ethos you've put into the theme. The realization that "Yeah, I think what I have going for me is predetermined by factors outside of my control. But I at least have the illusion of choice, and I'm going to put whatever chosen good I can into the world."
It's similar to my own feelings of determinism, and it makes me feel seen. Favorite track: Determinism.
SAILOR TOMB
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SAILOR TOMB damn dude this is classic shit
rikiba
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rikiba An exceptional electronica album. Deserves to sit near the front of the collection of anyone who loves electronic music in most of its forms. 'U Can't Break Me' stuns where the rest of the album dazzles, and the front to back experience satisfies completely. Brilliant! Favorite track: U Can't Break Me.
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TailStrike This really is some phenomenal work!! Favorite track: U Can't Break Me.
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Waking up again at 5 in the morning Welcome to the next day of your life Count up all the ways the day could fuck up Lose count again Hope that you slept good last night Slow morning The world is on fire again You try and tune it out but A friend of a friend just died and It’s on the news and the tv and the feeds And the coffee isn’t strong enough for this Didn’t think we could be so tired While being so fucking pissed We all had something on our minds yeah Don’t think we’re gonna shake it this time Maybe we can light it up and Sit on back and watch it burn Trying to go to sleep at 10 in the evening Gonna lay awake at least till 3 Count up all the ways I made the same mistakes Lose count again This can’t be all there is to me Why fight it I’m gonna be a wreck again I’d end it, but a friend of a friend of a friend Just died and I know It seems selfish to live a life so fucking small But this world it beats me until I fit right in your palm
2.
I should have known by now Uh-huh Was something I could see A mile away But I never thought of permanence When it came to trading blows And now it’s blown up in my face I say Hey baby, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down Ah yes aint that fresh Something’s always pulling me Something I can feel but never see The problem isn’t body It’s a sickness of the mind The problem is the center of my soul always Seems so hard to find And so I’m always right on The verge of some collapse I would take the right direction but Seems I’ve burned up all the maps I say Hey baby, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down Ah yes aint that fresh Something’s always pulling me Something I can feel but never see Gravity and sleepless nights Someone get me out of here Before i disappear
3.
I’ve got a feeling that it’s gonna be a good one I’ve got a feeling that is welling up in me I’ve got blood and all the tubes i need to use it Is this love or is it just anxiety Well the sun is shining And my heart is pumping And my head is telling me ok ok You should cross your fingers You should hold it back now Cos from here it’s only one step away I'm out of control I’ve got restlessness that i cannot contain Sickness that gets into everything i do I’ve got thoughts that will not keep to themselves So tell me, what the hell am i supposed to do Well the sun is beating On this pregnant feeling And I’m worried that my head just might explode I’ve tried to explain it Nothing can constrain it Maybe I would be much better off alone I’m a cannonball I’m a sinking ship I’m a neutron that refuses to decay I am telling you No I am begging you Please, just get out of my way
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Determinism 05:16
I've been loaded up I've been loaded up Took a little vacation I've been loaded up Never ever wanna hurt someone, just wanna get unstuck I've been loaded up Come on I've been frozen up I've been frozen up Took a little tumble down I've been frozen up I ain't got no prospects, yeah, I ain't got no luck I've been frozen up Come on Just wanna get unstuck. I've been all locked up I've been all locked up Determinism..., I've been all locked up I need a little probability in my cup I've been all locked up Come on Never ever wanna hurt someone Just wanna get unstuck
5.
Hear you've been looking for me I'm going across the delta Gonna see what I can see
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Falling out of love yeah On my own Kick me while I’m down better I should know My heart like a garden Watch it grow U cant break me Times are a troubling Burden grows Face to the wind now Off we go Always feel like I’m crumbling I know you know U can't break me Waiting on a new wave Watch me flow Waiting on a new dance Do see do Gotta watch out for the darkness Undertow U can't break me
7.
R U OK 05:36
Lately, I’ve been watching Watching from across the room Our lives, are they broken? Is it just too soon For us To all this, you have been woken For All love, or all alone For this, i have been spoken All lives, all in bloom Lately, I’ve been searching Floating across the moon Tone deaf, I’ve been joking Give in, but not too soon And sail There’s no better mistake Then my Midas touch I’ve been so wrong It’s been a rush It’s time to fly again Above all decay But as I look down I ask myself Are you ok?
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I’ve been down this road before Dark or light, it’s one, it’s hard And do you run, or do you fight? Do you know, or do you lie? Can you face another day? No more. Do you run, or do you fight? Do you know, or do you lie? And when it’s done will you be right?
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Sublimity 04:49
Drown I fell down Under the sea I was so tired under the sea You came down for me How can I forget you? The moon in your eyes And the sun behind Deep down inside We fell inside I’ll never become I’ll never be gone Deep down inside
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We found the nighttime High up on the hill The moon shines it’s face at us The grass is the palest it’s been Goodnight my love I’ll see you when I die

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released February 8, 2024

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