People of the Abyss is the brainchild of Portland-based hip hop artist Trevor Brown. Trevor is a multi-instrumentalist who utilizes live instruments, percussion, and original samples to create his unique and smooth sound. Having spent several years playing in different bands and venues across the Pacific Northwest, Trevor created a new solo music project aimed at voicing the discontent many of us feel with the status quo of our political and social systems.
On the debut album from People of the Abyss, Trevor rallies the troops while defiantly expressing his frustration over our seemingly endless need to repeat previous mistakes. His visionary dreamcrafting on this album is bold, mesmerizing, and inventive, all while telling a story that is both compelling and evocative. Staring at the abyss ahead, Trevor takes us right to the edge and poetically dives right in.
lyrics
There’s a storm that's coming our way
Just enough time to get away
Best fall in step to safety don’t you ever think to stray
And the time is now so run and pack your bags there can be no delay
Shut your eyes, clench your fist, flex your arms, think of a brand new day
Cuz you know its bending man pretty soon something has got to give
What’s more important than this life we live
Don’t know but some people just watch as those pieces fall
Fall they will, the water’s looming, gonna rise and make us all look small
Like a single piece of sand scattered across the beach
You try so hard, you’ve come so far but it’s simply out of reach.
And the time has come to turn our worlds just upside down
So grab onto something real tight hold your breath and try not to drown
We’ve known about this wave
Many years
But we’ve misbehaved
And now that it is finally here
We can stand tall and face our fears
Pretty soon we’ll all get wet
When that storm comes on that last sunset
And we look to the levees now
To save us and protect our town
credits
from A Fable Agreed Upon,
released October 6, 2017
All songs written by Trevor Brown
All instruments and vocals performed by Trevor Brown
Produced by Hans Twite, Trevor Brown, and Greg Mattson
Recorded, Engineered, and Mixed by Hans Twite
Mastered by Adam Straney @ Breakpoint Mastering, Portland, Oregon
Artwork by Chaz Brown @Storyville Studios, Portland, Oregon
Recorded at Ether Room Studios, Seattle, Washington and Beam Me Up Music, Portland, Oregon
People of the Abyss is the brainchild of Portland-based hip hop artist Trevor Brown. Trevor is a multi-instrumentalist who utilizes live instruments, percussion, and original samples to create his unique and smooth sound.
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