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EMEFE

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The Random Rave I have a party called, @The_Random_Rave and I bought this CD to give away as a door prize. I hope to bring you more fans bro!! Awesome!! Favorite track: The One.
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Marcy I just love the sound in this album, its something I can just listen to the entire way through. Favorite track: Sun Spat.
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Dylan Sullivan It's like the best Funk-Pop-Jazz stir fry you've ever had. Addictive melodies will leave you in withdrawal after their moments pass as lovely vocals cool that easing sensation as you lust for more. That and some great horn solos make for an enticing album and one of my favorite releases of 2015. Favorite track: Sun Spat.
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1.
[introduction] 00:40
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2.
The One 05:38
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3.
Come Back to Me 04:04
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4.
CB2M [reprise] 00:54
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5.
Same Thing 04:07
lyrics
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Every day (same thing) Every night (same thing) Got to break! Same old way (same thing) Same old sight (same thing) Got to break! When I go through my day, all I end up doing... When I go through my day, all I end up seeing... Not okay (same thing) Not alright (same thing) Got to break! Find a way (same thing) End the fight (same thing) Got to break! When I go through my day, all I end up doing... (da do da da do da do) When I go through my day, all I end up seeing... (da do da da do da do) I have to make a change, it won't come right away (da do da da do da do) I have to make a change, yes I have to make a..........................
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Sun Spat 03:35
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7.
Summer 06:26
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8.
Listen Closely 01:31
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9.
Free to Scream 04:50
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10.
40 Watt 06:08
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11.
Dream Your Life Away 06:29
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about

Presenting EMEFE: a concept album debuting the band's fearless funk-pop music in an unparalleled listening experience.
EMEFE is about breaking through static, the undefinable noise and clutter of everyday life. The album’s concepts were inspired by French author Jacques Lusseyran’s And There Was Light, chronicling a blind man’s realization of light and love in his time during the French resistance movement. After years of creating an original and fearless pop style showcased through their live performances, EMEFE’s signature style is finally exhibited on their new record. EMEFE’s beats are a cross between Fela Kuti and Prince, with vocals reminiscent of the Talking Heads’ candor and the Beach Boys’ lushness... all with a unique pop sensibility. Coming to terms with frustration, anxiety and fear, the album pits complacency against change. The first half of the album (the ‘Tension Suite’) descends into these static emotions without ever escaping them; the second half (the ‘Release Suite’) ascends beyond, into a place of clarity and peace.

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released May 5, 2015

Full credits/lyrics are included with download.
View full credits & lyrics at www.emefemusic.com

Produced by Miles Francis, Jake Pinto & EMEFE
Additional production by Jacob Blumberg & Jas Walton
Mixed & mastered by Jacob Blumberg
Recorded (& additional mixing) by Dan Knobler
Mixed at Mason Jar Music, Lido & Cornelia Street Studio
Recorded at Casa Ramos, Mason Jar Music, Cornelia Street & Lido
All songs written by Miles Francis Arntzen [smilesahead, ASCAP] except:
Sun Spat: Jas Walton [Mo Boogie Music, ASCAP]
Come Back to Me [reprise]: Miles Francis Arntzen & Jas Walton
Additional writing on The One, Come Back to Me & Dream Your Life Away: Jas Walton
Performed by EMEFE:
Miles Francis Arntzen (vocals, drums)
Jas Walton (saxophones, vocals)
Jake Pinto (keyboards)
Doug Berns (bass)
Javier Ramos (percussion)
Deen Anbar (guitar)
Michael Harlen (guitar)
Michael Fatum (trumpet)
Additional performers:
Trombone, vocals, tuba: Raymond Mason
Baritone saxophone, vocals: Zach Mayer
Electric guitar: Dan Knobler
Laughter: The Ramos Family
Dream Your Life Away singers: Melody Rabe, Mary Knapp, Claire Clayton, Lily Wen, Jenny Tangen, Alix Eve Schram, Miriam van
Eck, Hannah Herman
Album art & design: The Collected Works
All songs copyright 2015
Thank you to Melody Rabe, Dan Knobler, Jacob Blumberg, our families
and loved ones, and all of our fans who have supported EMEFE.

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