Greetings beloved Meaningwave enjoyer! It was another glorious week in Wavetown, packed with high-energy live shows, and we even got a new music video!
THOSE DAYS ft Jocko Willink dropped this week (https://linktw.in/IdNoSI), a suitably high-powered visual to go with one of the highlights of an album full of highlights, the beloved GET SOME LP (https://go.meaningwave.com/GETSOME). Is a new Jocko full-length coming in 24?! DARE TO DREAM!
There was also a lil short showing some of the behind-the-scenes action that went into the making of the video…
(https://linktw.in/glSZQS)
ALSO THIS WEEK! I was invited onto Chris Boyle, AKA Best Tie Placement In The News Game’s show on OANN, if you missed that live and you have a subscription, you can watch that back here, and look out for clips next week…
(https://live.oann.com/browse#/show/2048)
Meanwhile in the epic arena of MEANING STREAMS…
On Saturday, we had a very cosy and joyful CHILLING STREAM (https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM486), replete with 2 hours of lofi and downtempo Meaningwave classics.
Then on Sunday, we executed an irreducible 2 hour set of nothing but 70s classics (https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM487), from New Wave to Reagge, Disco to Prog, rock anthems and beyond, an unforgettable DJ set that could only be witnessed on the Meaning Stream…
GET AFTER IT! | MEANINGSTREAM 488
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM488)
We kicked off the week with a tight and powerful set of Meaningwave bangers…
ANTHEMS! | MEANINGSTREAM 489
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM489)
Another tight and powerful set stacked with pure Meaningwave Anthems to ignite a raging inferno in the coldest of hearts
UNSTOPPABLE | MEANINGSTREAM 490
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM490)
A powerful themed stream on MAKING YOURSELF UNSTOPPABLE, including some deep Meaningwave Akira The Don lore, going back 20 years…
Jayson Eva said, “A great comeback from 2 early-ended streams. Pure bliss with historical Meaningwave songs. The whole stream was simply UNSTOPPABLE”
NUKES | MEANINGSTREAM 491
(https://go.meaningwave.com/MEANINGSTREAM491)
Jayson Eva says: Wisdom and epicness combined in one stream. 2-hours of nothing but NUKES!
Then tonight, of course it’s our very epic and joyful PARTY (https://linktw.in/HICxBG)… Last week’s incredible PARTY stream - described by one viewer as "The best DJ set I have ever witnessed" - remains blocked on youtube a week later, after receiving 56 copyright strikes and getting blocked in 42 countries, with NO OPTION to mute the offending tracks like usual, for some reason that I do not understand. NEVER FEAR! Supporters on Patreon can watch back the show (https://www.patreon.com/posts/party-285-stream-97360957), and both Patrons and YT channel members can download the audio and video, and enjoy it forever.
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU!
(https://linktw.in/HICxBG)
New mixtape and music video next week!
LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
AKIRA THE DON, Don Studios Mexico, Feb ‘24
PS - It’s Bandcamp Friday, which means all the proceeds go to Meaningwave and Bandcamp doesn’t take a cut, so if you were thinking of getting an album of 100, today’s a good day!
(https://akirathedon.bandcamp.com/)
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
“You can't pursue happiness
You could pursue a wild animal
You could pursue a ball
That's rolling downhill
You could pursue a car
You could pursue a dog
Because those are all real
But happiness you can't pursue
You could end up happy
But you can't pursue happiness
There are two things
You can pursue
That'll get you there…”
Make some noise for the grand return of Scott Adams () to the Meaningwave Universe! And with a song that couldn’t be more perfectly Meaningwave if it was synthesized in a lab by a team of 100 genius-level Meaningwave scholars 2000 years from now...
CHASING MEANING
(https://go.meaningwave.com/CHASINGMEANING)
…is out now!
I sent it to Scott last week, and he replied straight away, “I love it! But I am biased.” Which is fair. I love it too, and I hope you do too. Hey look! Here’s the music video!
(https://linktw.in/USRVHE)
Wonder where it’s gonna show up in next month’s MEANINGWAVE TOP 50, huh? SPEAKING OF THE TOP 50!
The MEANINGWAVE TOP 50 ...
It’s Friday, which means NEW MEANINGWAVE, and it’s BLACK FRIDAY which means up to 75% off at meaningwave.com! Use code BF24 at checkout!
(http://meaningwave.com)
"Mr. Hitchcock
What is your definition
Of happiness?
A clear horizon
Nothing to worry about
On your plate
Only
Things that are creative"
We are joined this week in the Meaningwave Universe by a new voice, that of legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, speaking to us across space and time of happiness, on this soaring new instant classic, with vocals sampled from 1964’s CBS TV special, Telescope, A Talk with Alfred Hitchcock.
A CLEAR HORIZON
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
Is out now on all platforms!
(https://go.meaningwave.com/ACLEARHORIZON)
And you can enjoy the music video here
(https://linktw.in/BzBjIc)
MEANWHILE! It’s our biggest sale of the year right now at meaningwave.com. We’re offering 25% off EVERYTHING, including clothing, vinyl, posters, CDs… In addition, all digital bundles have been slashed by ...
It's the most wonderful time of the year... I am blessed and proud to present your annual gift of low fidelity yuletide glory and wonderment...
LOFI CHRISTMAS VII
(https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII)
…a cozy, crackling carefully crafted collection of Lofi Christmas perfection to soundtrack your holiday season.
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As is only right and traditional, the mix is comprised of a smorgasbord of delightful new winter bumps, 14 in total.
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As always, an instrumental version is available to stream (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) and download (https://akirathedon.bandcamp.com/album/lofi-christmas-vii) on all platforms (https://go.meaningwave.com/LOFICHRISTMASVII) … and a special vocal-sample-infused version will be dropping on Youtube at 1 CT (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl), and available to download for our supporters. This version is peppered with samples from some of my favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. Can you spot them all? (https://linktw.in/tFeIKl)
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MEANWHILE!...
