STREAM: https://go.meaningwave.com/TGSFTP
VINYL: https://www.meaningwave.com/collections/vinyl
MERCH: https://www.meaningwave.com/pages/search-results-page?q=the+government
Brothers and sisters, please make some fucking noise for the Meaningwave Universe’s newest member, the honourable Pope NICK REKIETA, smashing into the MU with the instant monster smash record, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FEAR THE PEOPLE!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/TGSFTP)
As you may know, I have years worth of Meaningwave records planned out years in advance, each building on what came before, each part of a grand narrative, and each able to exist on its own…But I always make sure to leave some room for that unplanned lightning bolt stroke of SUDDEN INSPIRATION, which must always be acted upon immediately, for as we know, inspiration is perishable…
This was one of those situations, whereon I happened upon a clip of everyone’s favourite public-facing lawyer slash cultural commentator slash toast-master slash pope, breaking down something crucial and fundamental with such utter brutal glittering clarity that I had to drop everything I was doing and with extreme violent urgency tear the song that appeared in my head out of 5D idea space and into our own existence.
I got most of it out into being in a few hours, then spent about a month chiseling away at the sonic detailing, those tiny little things like drum rolls and lasers and the exact right guitar tone and a choir of glitter particles to explode forth from the final wails of the solo… and that was BEFORE I handed it over to my guy mighty James Millar for the final mix and master polish, and I do believe he sent over about 8 versions before it was deemed ready to be unleashed upon an unsuspecting populace.
Well, now it’s unleashed, and it’s yours, and I hope you enjoy its existence as much as I enjoyed participating in the creation of it.
Special thanks to Pope Nick for blessing its release, and spitting the bars of righteousness in the first place.
LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
Akira The Don
Don Studios Playa Del Carmen MKII, May 2023
ELSEWHERE IN THE MU:
MUSIC VIDEO: Akira The Don - INVICTUS | Music Video
(https://linktw.in/vzu6ng)
MIXTAPE: THE HERO'S STORY | A Zelda Meaningwave Mixtape
(https://shorturl.at/hnPRT)
INTERVIEW: I was on The Hrvoje Moric Show on TBT radio
(https://tntradiolive.podbean.com/e/akira-the-don-on-the-hrvoje-moric-show-16-may-2023/)
Oh, and I had a birthday!
(https://www.instagram.com/p/CsY0Le9tiEs/)
Timelapse of me drawing my new avatar
Tools: Procreate on iPad with Apple Pencil
Own the NFT at https://opensea.io/akirathedon !
BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER FROM BERTON AND THE DON!
TELL THEM NOW!
With lyrics adapted from Berton Braley's poem of 100 years hence!
STREAM https://go.meaningwave.com/TELLTHEMNOW
Art by me!
Own the NFT! https://opensea.io/akirathedon
What’s a Yuga? What’s a Satya Yuga? Or a Treta, or a Dvapara? What’s Kali Yuga? Why are we in it? How long’s it go on for? Also Akira, when are you going to put some Gregorian chants in a song again?
SO MANY QUESTIONS! And yet somehow, all of them just so happen to be answered right here, with the assistance of the great David Lynch, on this brand new Meaningwave masterpiece…
KALI YUGA
(https://go.meaningwave.com/KALIYUGA)
It’s not all bad! But! You could say, we all deserve to be here… during this time…
KALI YUGA (https://go.meaningwave.com/KALIYUGA) is out now on all platforms (https://go.meaningwave.com/KALIYUGA), and you can enjoy the glorious music video, that samples Ron Fricke’s 1985 abstract masterpiece, Chronos, right here.
(https://linktw.in/Sregmk)
In other news, it’s Mammadon’s birthday. Happy birthday Mammadon!
Hold tight for the HANK (https://go.meaningwave.com/HANK) instrumentals coming next week, and thank you for all the beautiful messages you’ve ...
HANK is the brand new album from Akira The Don and Charles Bukowski.
(https://go.meaningwave.com/HANK)
HANK (https://go.meaningwave.com/HANK) draws from years of interviews and poems to create 14 beautiful songs - 11 brand new, including the instant classics BLUEBIRD (https://go.meaningwave.com/BLUEBIRD) ft Harry Dean Stanton, LET IT DIE (https://go.meaningwave.com/LETITDIE), and THE CRUNCH (https://go.meaningwave.com/THECRUNCH), along with a gang more that you will come to love, featuring Bukowski’s meditations on life, loss, loneliness, love and all that comes between and after, entwined with an exquisite string soaked soundtrack from Akira.
The set also features a trio of beloved Meaningwave Masterpieces - The Genius of The Crowd (https://go.meaningwave.com/THEGENIUS), plus the Tom Waits-voiced Nirvana (https://go.meaningwave.com/NIRVANA) and The Laughing Heart (https://go.meaningwave.com/THELAUGHINGHEART).
You can read about how Akira came to discover Charles Bukowski and the inspiration behind ...
It’s a new month, which means it's time to count down the most steamed Meaningwave songs across DSPs for the past month, on the
MEANINGWAVE TOP 50
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MeaningwaveTop50)
Chart data is compiled from streams across digital streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and now YouTube and X. We have a gang of new entries this month, along with some major re-entries… is your favorite in the chart? And who’s at number one? Tune in live now and find out!
(https://linktw.in/kPmkGt)
LABOR DAY SALE!
(https://www.meaningwave.com/)
It’s Labor Day in the USA, and in keeping with tradition we have a sale on for the next 24 hours… get 20% off everything with code WORK at checkout now!
(https://www.meaningwave.com/)
GAINS!
(https://twitter.com/akirathedon/status/1830001558823846150)
Good news! I transcended my goal of being able to lift my bodyweight this week. I wasn’t expecting to hit that for a few weeks… but I jumped 20lb after doing extra bench practice 3...
