Perspective
by Dr. J
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Digital Album
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Grow
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It Begins Tonight
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Microwave
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Unspoken Words
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Triplet State
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Hope Deferred
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Before Dawn
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Questionable Motives
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Trust (feat. Iman)
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Home Grown
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Nowhere To Hide
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about
Perspective is the debut full-length LP from Dr. J.
2 years in the making, it condenses the listening to and the creation of hours of music into just over an hour of electronic soul. Expect a collision of the melodic, harmonic and low frequency sound in various measures throughout! Be it the hybrid dubstep of "Before Dawn" or the downtempo crescendo of "Unspoken Words" the 2-step influenced "Trust" or the hip-hop electro stomp of "Hope Deferred", the album draws together a rich heritage of soul-inspired, bassline-driven music.
Lyrically, Perspective presents the most intimate work to date, drawing upon personal experiences to illustrate the highs and lows of a life lived and a faith tested.
The album is available for FREE if you want it, just hit "Buy Now" and set price to "zero". However, if you'd like to make a contribution, it would be most welcome and would make the production of more music possible in the future! And if you do get it for free, please don't enjoy it quietly, but tell somebody!
Want to listen to the whole thing but don't have an hour? Then why not check out the album minimix! All 12 tracks in under 15 minutes as a FREE DOWNLOAD: snd.sc/HAhFXo
2 years in the making, it condenses the listening to and the creation of hours of music into just over an hour of electronic soul. Expect a collision of the melodic, harmonic and low frequency sound in various measures throughout! Be it the hybrid dubstep of "Before Dawn" or the downtempo crescendo of "Unspoken Words" the 2-step influenced "Trust" or the hip-hop electro stomp of "Hope Deferred", the album draws together a rich heritage of soul-inspired, bassline-driven music.
Lyrically, Perspective presents the most intimate work to date, drawing upon personal experiences to illustrate the highs and lows of a life lived and a faith tested.
The album is available for FREE if you want it, just hit "Buy Now" and set price to "zero". However, if you'd like to make a contribution, it would be most welcome and would make the production of more music possible in the future! And if you do get it for free, please don't enjoy it quietly, but tell somebody!
Want to listen to the whole thing but don't have an hour? Then why not check out the album minimix! All 12 tracks in under 15 minutes as a FREE DOWNLOAD: snd.sc/HAhFXo
credits
released 16 April 2012
All tracks written, arranged, recorded and produced by J. Piper. Additional contributions on track 9 from Iman Djalloul.
Vocals on track 9 sung by Iman Djalloul
Vocals on track 10 sung by Lauren Hill
Additional percussion on track 11 played by Michael Topping.
All tracks written, arranged, recorded and produced by J. Piper. Additional contributions on track 9 from Iman Djalloul.
Vocals on track 9 sung by Iman Djalloul
Vocals on track 10 sung by Lauren Hill
Additional percussion on track 11 played by Michael Topping.
tags
license
all rights reserved
feeds
feeds for about
There's only one rule when it comes to music I make or play. It's gotta have soul.
shows
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Sep 22Colchester, UK
discography
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Apr 2012 -
Sep 2011 -
Jun 2011 -
Mar 2011 -
Dec 2010 -
May 2010
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- Track Name: Grow
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One step at a time, no need to rush away
I’ve seen each tear you’ve cried, and heard you call my name
Chorus
This is how we grow (And it’s not easy, but you’ve gotta know)
You are not alone (The light is leading you, keep heading home)
Always there with you (But do you trust me with your every move)
Come, I’m calling you (Follow me and see your hope renewed.)
Maybe I was too sure//Of myself and what I wanna do
Always running ahead//Not taking time to wait and be with you
Then I got it all wrong//With perfect punches beaten black and blue
One by one taken down//The substitutes that I’d been clinging to
Lying here, out on the floor
I know I’ve been here before
I’m coming round, I’m letting go,
I’m giving it all back to you
Chorus
Instrumental
Chorus - Track Name: It Begins Tonight
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(Tonight)
(Begins Tonight)
(It Begins Tonight)
Refrain
So come on,
This is something we've been waiting for.
You get on,
Let's go somewhere we've not been before.
(Repeat)
Bridge
Can you feel the rhythm,
Out here on the floor?
I could do this with you,
This dance forevermore
I will hold on to you,
Point you into the light.
Let's live this life together
It Begins Tonight - Track Name: Hope Deferred
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Fading away (X2)
Oh!
Fading away
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away.
Yeah hope deferred makes the heart sick,
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away.
Yeah hope deferred
Yeah hope def-
Cos hope deferred
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away.
Yeah hope deferred...
Oh!
Hope deferred...
Fading away
Instrumental
Hope deferred makes the heart,
Oh!
I'm looking-
I'm fading-
Hope de-... the heart sick,
Oh!
I'm looking to You now...
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away.
Yeah hope deferred makes the heart sick,
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away.
Cos hope deferred
Oh!
I'm looking to You now,
Cos I'm fading away. - Track Name: Before Dawn
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You know the dawn is coming.
Joy comes in the morning. - Track Name: Trust (feat. Iman)
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In many ways, I never think twice.
With the everyday, I pay no mind.
Simple things hold, great expectations.
So far above, their place or due.
In another way, I’m begged the question:
“Do you trust Me?” and “How much?”
Deeper things draw, deeper tensions.
Reflecting life that’s lived with you.
Chorus
In the calm before the storm,
There is a moment of wait and see.
I just wanted you to know,
I’m holding on.
As the day rolls into night,
And then the darkness is closing in.
I will stand right here with you,
I’m holding on
Now looking back, I see more clearly.
The way things were, the way things are.
The truth unfolds, before my own eyes.
Time to stand up, and live this life!
Where I left it, is where I found it.
Safer hands, just don’t exist.
And even when, I just don’t get it;
I will never, be left alone.
Chorus - Track Name: Disentanglement (feat. Lauren Hill)
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I... have... been... set... free... from... you...
No... turning... back... no... holding... on
At long last, I’m cut loose.
No more ropes around, these hands and feet.
I’m untied from the grip of your barbed tongue.
Your words just stand to prove, what’s in your heart.
The dust is shaken off
The past where it belongs
My heart is with the Son
The weak has been made strong
Bridge (Twice)
And now the time has come for me,
I know the chains are gone.
I won’t be turning back again,
The healing has begun.
Now awake, to the truth,
Scaling walls that I, I never thought I’d climb!
Letting go of the things that hold me back,
Making peace again, and moving on.
I’ve hid for far too long
I won’t hide any more
My mind is being made new
And I’ve been brought to life - Track Name: Nowhere To Hide
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You don't know what you're doing to me.
There is so much I wish you could see.
I still feel you though you're far away.
"How much longer?" are the words I pray.
My heart aches at the thought of you.
Part of me whispers, "I wish she knew."
I know this is in my Father's hands.
It's on His faithfulness I'll stand.
I think I'm falling for you.
And now there's nowhere to hide.
I'm left here counting these moments,
And laying down my pride.
Oh to be wise and discerning,
And let patience lead and guide
Not waking love from its sleep, now -
It's all a matter of time.
