Audio nirvana
I recently decided that I should more regularly expand the topics I cover here on this blog as previously I have unnecessarily limited myself to mainly discussing recently released tracks or my newly discovered artists but despite always having a backlog I am not always inspired in those directions. Hopefully this will be the first of many posts like this to come. As I have previously established I do not know much about the creation of music. So I am exceptionally enamored by individuals who can create these impressive song loops by seamlessly weaving all these different parts from various instruments together into fantastic song performances. An artist that consistently surprises and amazes me with such impressive creations is Kendra Lyssa.
Catch a performance by following on Twitch and stream “your party” on all major music streaming platforms.
Not only will Kendra compile parts from the various instruments she plays including the piano, cello, and guitar but she always creates straight up magic with audio mixing. There are so many buttons and knobs being used it's like the cockpit of a starship. I have no idea what is going on but I know that the end result always takes me to this state of audio nirvana. It is well established that I am a huge Swiftie and yet I cannot even count on both hands how many times I have enjoyed Kendra’s version of a T-Swift track more than the original. This is true of many other songs as well. In fact I enjoy them so much that I will capture the audio and save the track so that I can listen to them repeatedly, which I do. There is a brilliance to the way Kendra put all the various pieces together, she has such an ear for music and this magnificence is so understated by her humble and down to earth attitude. The fact that she is always so kind and genuine really adds to the enjoyment of her music. She really makes every track her own there are quite a few songs that I will only listen to the Kendra version because I never really liked the track until I she performed it.
Spectacular covers aren’t the only reason that I thoroughly enjoy watching her perform on Twitch. The original music that she creates is outstanding; I previously talked about her debut single “your party” which is superb and the music video is marvelous as well. I am pulled in by how real and vulnerable the song is and the video compliments this perfectly. There is so much raw emotion as Kendra just tells it how it is. It is such a relatable and engaging track, I think many people who listen to it find themselves thinking “yeah I have definitely felt that.” All of Kendra’s original music has this same quality to it. I always feel introspective and all up in my own feelings whenever She performs any original music. My favorite yet to be released tracks include: “Run”, “Expectations” and “Nothing Left”. They speak on topics such as feeling like you have given all you have and not received the same in return, fear of the what might or could happen and what the future holds, as well as the pressures of life specifically those we place on ourselves as those are often the painful especially when we get caught up in the comparison game. Speaking of pressure, it is not my intention to put any undue pressure on anyone but I am highly anticipating the day when there is more of Kendra’s original music available for regular consumption because I so thoroughly enjoy it.
